Plan a flight · Mon 5:44 am EDT (09:44 UTC)

Laurence G Hanscom Field to Dallas-Fort Worth International BED → DFW

1,345 nautical miles (1,547 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 253°, about 269° magnetic at the departure end (variation 16W). At 120 knots that is 11 h 48 min at the quickest height in today's winds (6,500 ft, a 6-knot headwind), arriving about 4:32 pm CDT (21:32 UTC). Right now BED is IFR, wind from the north-northeast (020°) at 4 knots; DFW is VFR, wind from the south (190°) at 15 knots, gusting to 22. For planning, not a briefing: the legal preflight briefing comes from Flight Service (1-800-WX-BRIEF) or the FAA's own tools. Airlines fly this pair: 1 flights in the DOT's last twelve reported months, the route's page.

The route the straight line, the warnings crossed, restrictions, pilot reports and the airports along the way · click a mark for its words

Green, blue, red and purple airport dots are the flying conditions reported there now (VFR, marginal VFR, IFR, low IFR); grey means no report. Red areas are SIGMETs, orange areas AIRMETs, hatched red areas temporary flight restrictions. Map tiles: OpenFreeMap, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Warnings the route crosses SIGMETs and AIRMETs whose area the line passes through or comes within 25 nm of

AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist, fog). Over the first 797 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 24,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 269 nm of the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the route from 139 to 468 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft. Near the route, 329 nm along the route.

A SIGMET warns of weather hazardous to all aircraft; an AIRMET of weather that matters to small aircraft and to flying without instruments. "From 60 to 180 nm out" is measured along the route from BED.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

A321 at 9,500 ft, 9 nm east, 5:05 am EDT (09:05 UTC): moderate turbulence, remarks: moderate turbulence during the descent jfund arrival from from 9,500 ft to 7,000 ft, smooth below. At the departure end, 9 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
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BOS UA /OV BOS350010/TM 0905/FL095/TP A321/TB MOD/RM MOD TB DURD JFUND ARR FROM 095-070, SMOOTH BELOW
```
Report
a routine report filed through BOS
Where
10 nm north (350°) of BOS
Time
09:05 UTC
Height
at 9,500 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
moderate
Remarks
moderate turbulence during the descent jfund arrival from from 9,500 ft to 7,000 ft, smooth below
GL7T at 1,500 ft, 11 nm northwest, 5:02 am EDT (09:02 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 408 nm along the route, 11 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
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AGC UA /OV KAGC/TM 0902/FL015/TP GL7T/SK B015
```
Report
a routine report filed through AGC
Where
over KAGC
Time
09:02 UTC
Height
at 1,500 ft
Aircraft
GL7T
Sky
B015
B737 at 39,000 ft, 49 nm north, 4:40 am EDT (08:40 UTC): light chop turbulence. 528 nm along the route, 49 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
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CMH UA /OV APE/TM 0840/FL390/TP B737/TB CONS LGT CHOP 390 NEG 350-330
```
Report
a routine report filed through CMH
Where
over APE
Time
08:40 UTC
Height
at 39,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
continuous light chop at 39,000 ft no from 35,000 ft to 33,000 ft
B763 at 100 ft, 28 nm north, 5:05 am EDT (09:05 UTC): sky obscured, remarks: during the climb. 647 nm along the route, 28 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
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CVG UA /OV CVG270001/TM 0905/FL001/TP B763/SK VV001/RM DURC
```
Report
a routine report filed through CVG
Where
1 nm west (270°) of CVG
Time
09:05 UTC
Height
at 100 ft
Aircraft
B763
Sky
sky obscured from 100 ft
Remarks
during the climb
B763 at 200 ft, 28 nm north, 4:05 am EDT (08:05 UTC): sky obscured, remarks: during the climb. 647 nm along the route, 28 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
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CVG UA /OV CVG270001/TM 0805/FL002/TP B763/SK VV002/RM DURC
```
Report
a routine report filed through CVG
Where
1 nm west (270°) of CVG
Time
08:05 UTC
Height
at 200 ft
Aircraft
B763
Sky
sky obscured from 200 ft
Remarks
during the climb
B752 climbing, 30 nm northwest, 3:37 am EDT (07:37 UTC): overcast. 647 nm along the route, 30 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CVG UA /OV 5 W CVG/TM 0737/FLDURC/TP B752/SK B001 OVC T015
```
Report
a routine report filed through CVG
Where
5 west cvg
Time
07:37 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
B752
Sky
B001 overcast T015
CRJ7 at 5,000 ft, 24 nm south, 5:37 am EDT (09:37 UTC): scattered clouds above 10,000 ft, remarks: during the climb. 657 nm along the route, 24 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
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LEX UA /OV HYK330010/TM 0937/FL050/TP CRJ7/SK SCT001/RM DURC
```
Report
a routine report filed through LEX
Where
10 nm northwest (330°) of HYK
Time
09:37 UTC
Height
at 5,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ7
Sky
scattered clouds from 100 ft
Remarks
during the climb

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 08:00–15:00 UTC · at 120 knots true airspeed

The westbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: even thousands plus 500 ft; above 18,000 ft the forecast levels), with the wind averaged along the line from the 15 forecast points nearest it (BOS, BDL, ALB, AVP, PSB, AGC, CMH, CVG, LOU, EVV, CGI, MEM, LIT, FSM, DAL). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

Height	Average wind	Head- or tailwind	Temperature	Ground speed	Time en route	Arrival
4,500 ft	290° at 11 kt	+8 kt	12 °C	112 kt	12 h 01 min	4:45 pm CDT (21:45 UTC)
6,500 ft	300° at 12 kt	+6 kt	13 °C	114 kt	11 h 48 min	4:32 pm CDT (21:32 UTC)
8,500 ft	310° at 12 kt	+6 kt	10 °C	114 kt	11 h 48 min	4:32 pm CDT (21:32 UTC)
10,500 ft	300° at 13 kt	+8 kt	7 °C	112 kt	12 h 01 min	4:45 pm CDT (21:45 UTC)
12,500 ft	300° at 15 kt	+9 kt	3 °C	111 kt	12 h 07 min	4:51 pm CDT (21:51 UTC)
14,500 ft	300° at 17 kt	+11 kt	-1 °C	109 kt	12 h 20 min	5:04 pm CDT (22:04 UTC)
16,500 ft	300° at 20 kt	+13 kt	-5 °C	107 kt	12 h 34 min	5:18 pm CDT (22:18 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	300° at 22 kt	+14 kt	-8 °C	106 kt	12 h 41 min	5:25 pm CDT (22:25 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	300° at 27 kt	+17 kt	-19 °C	103 kt	13 h 03 min	5:47 pm CDT (22:47 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	310° at 36 kt	+17 kt	-34 °C	103 kt	13 h 03 min	5:47 pm CDT (22:47 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	300° at 46 kt	+23 kt	-41 °C	97 kt	13 h 52 min	6:36 pm CDT (23:36 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	310° at 44 kt	+19 kt	-51 °C	101 kt	13 h 19 min	6:03 pm CDT (23:03 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 UTC; temperatures above 24,000 ft are below zero. Heights are above sea level; a height is left out when the forecast has no wind for it over most of the line (the ground is higher). Ground speed is the airspeed less the headwind; the time en route is for the straight line and ignores climb, descent and routing around weather.

The forecast points as issued

Point	From	3,000	6,000	9,000	12,000	18,000	24,000	30,000	34,000	39,000
BOS	used from 0 nm out; 36 nm from the line	020/10	360/20 10°	340/19 7°	290/21 2°	270/35 -9°	260/42 -22°	250/55 -38°	240/75 -43°	250/72 -51°
BDL	used from 50 nm out; 13 nm from the line	020/15	010/19 10°	340/10 7°	300/17 3°	280/23 -10°	250/35 -22°	250/44 -38°	250/55 -42°	250/57 -51°
ALB	used from 100 nm out; 55 nm from the line	340/22	340/19 9°	320/16 7°	330/16 2°	330/19 -11°	320/21 -23°	320/25 -39°	280/30 -44°	270/41 -51°
AVP	used from 149 nm out; 35 nm from the line	010/20	020/24 11°	360/19 8°	350/23 2°	320/24 -11°	330/25 -22°	330/27 -37°	310/28 -42°	290/30 -50°
PSB	used from 249 nm out; 46 nm from the line		020/21 12°	360/28 7°	360/29 1°	350/33 -10°	350/42 -22°	350/49 -37°	340/63 -43°	350/39 -52°
AGC	used from 349 nm out; 37 nm from the line	340/11	350/12 11°	360/25 7°	340/30 2°	340/41 -8°	340/44 -21°	350/59 -36°	340/68 -42°	340/50 -51°
CMH	used from 498 nm out; 50 nm from the line	320/12	340/26 15°	340/22 9°	320/24 3°	320/32 -7°	320/36 -20°	330/42 -35°	320/59 -44°	320/57 -50°
CVG	used from 598 nm out; 34 nm from the line	300/19	310/23 15°	320/20 9°	310/18 3°	300/26 -6°	290/36 -19°	310/32 -34°	310/53 -43°	310/61 -51°
LOU	used from 647 nm out; 32 nm from the line	300/16	310/19 15°	310/17 9°	300/15 4°	300/26 -6°	280/34 -19°	290/30 -34°	310/49 -42°	310/58 -51°
EVV	used from 747 nm out; 38 nm from the line	270/25	290/17 15°	260/10 8°	270/16 5°	280/29 -6°	280/33 -19°	290/38 -33°	300/53 -41°	310/54 -51°
CGI	used from 847 nm out; 44 nm from the line	260/22	250/15 15°	250/13 11°	250/16 6°	270/29 -7°	280/30 -18°	290/40 -31°	290/55 -40°	300/51 -51°
MEM	used from 946 nm out; 69 nm from the line	250/19	260/19 17°	270/20 12°	270/16 6°	270/21 -6°	290/27 -17°	300/37 -30°	300/49 -40°	310/40 -51°
LIT	used from 996 nm out; 69 nm from the line	250/22	250/25 18°	240/23 12°	240/20 7°	250/17 -6°	260/25 -17°	300/45 -29°	300/49 -40°	310/43 -51°
FSM	used from 1145 nm out; 56 nm from the line	230/33	260/23 15°	240/23 11°	230/18 8°	230/20 -8°	250/31 -17°	280/51 -30°	280/52 -39°	300/47 -51°
DAL	used from 1245 nm out; 69 nm from the line	190/30	200/28 18°	220/18 13°	250/13 8°	240/24 -6°	270/20 -14°	270/35 -29°	290/34 -39°	310/41 -51°

The weather now: both ends and the airports along the way public airports with a weather report within 25 nm of the line, one for each stretch

Airport	Where	Conditions	Wind	Visibility	Ceiling	Elevation	Reported
BED Bedford, MA	departure	IFR Sky: overcast at 500 feet	from the north-northeast (020°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	500 ft	132 ft	5:34 am EDT (09:34 UTC)
CEF Springfield/Chicopee, MA	60 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line, tower	IFR Sky: overcast at 800 feet	from the north (010°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	800 ft	241 ft	08:55 UTC
AVP Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA	209 nm out, 2 nm south of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,200 feet	calm	10+ mi	1,200 ft	961 ft	08:54 UTC
LBE Latrobe, PA	388 nm out, 2 nm south of the line, tower	IFR Sky: overcast at 700 feet Weather: mist	calm	2.5 mi	700 ft	1,198 ft	09:35 UTC
AGC Pittsburgh, PA	408 nm out, 11 nm northwest of the line, tower	low IFR Sky: overcast at 400 feet Weather: mist	from the north-northwest (330°) at 7 knots	6 mi	400 ft	1,251 ft	08:53 UTC
AMT West Union, OH	598 nm out, 4 nm south of the line	no report just now				896 ft
SDF Louisville, KY	707 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line, tower	marginal VFR Weather: mist	calm	5 mi	none	500 ft	08:56 UTC
PAH Paducah, KY	867 nm out, 10 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	410 ft	00:00 UTC
PGR Paragould, AR	966 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line	no report just now				290 ft
BDQ Morrilton, AR	1096 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line	VFR	from the east-southeast (120°) at 2 knots	10+ mi	none	321 ft	09:35 UTC
TKI Dallas, TX	1315 nm out, 3 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	588 ft	08:53 UTC
DFW Dallas-Fort Worth, TX	destination	VFR	from the south (190°) at 15 knots, gusting to 22	10+ mi	none	606 ft	3:53 am CDT (08:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,251 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At DFW when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:32 pm CDT (21:32 UTC)

Wind from the south at 12 knots, gusting to 23, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 20,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for DFW

From Mon 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the south at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the south at 12 knots, gusting to 23, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 20,000 feet
From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet

The forecast for BED, the departure

From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 6 knots, visibility 3 miles, light rain, mist, overcast at 500 feet
From Mon 7:00 am EDT (11:00 UTC): wind from the north at 7 knots, visibility 5 miles, mist, overcast at 500 feet
From Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 1,500 feet
From Mon 1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 9,000 feet

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

6/8802 Foxborough, MA, Saturday, October 17, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 22 nm from the route, at the departure end · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Saturday 17 October · ZBW
6/8029 Cincinnati, OH, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 24 nm from the route, 637 nm along the route · a VIP movement · until 12 October · ZID
9/2934 DALLAS, TX 6 nm from the route, at the destination end · a VIP movement · ZFW
6/8646 Arlington, TX, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Friday, October 16, 2026 UTC 8 nm from the route, at the destination end · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Thursday 15 October · ZFW

Daylight

Sunset at BED 6:08 pm EDT (22:08 UTC), at DFW 6:58 pm CDT (23:58 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:23 pm CDT (00:23 UTC)).

Each restriction opens the FAA's own page with the exact area, heights and times. Ordinary notices to air missions (closed runways, lights out) are not shown: the FAA's notice search is not open to sites like this one at this time.

Radar and forecast charts for the regions crossed government pictures, the latest each time the page loads

Radar now, the Northeast · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

Sources: the Aviation Weather Center's data service (SIGMETs, AIRMETs, graphical AIRMETs, pilot reports, winds and temperatures aloft, observations and terminal forecasts), the National Weather Service radar, the Weather Prediction Center's charts, the FAA's temporary flight restriction list and shapes, and the FAA's airport file for the positions, elevations and magnetic variation. Fetched when the page is viewed and kept a few minutes. Each leg is the straight line between its two airports; airways, terrain and airspace are not considered. The airports in detail: Laurence G Hanscom Field, Dallas-Fort Worth International.