The U.S. aircraft register, updated daily
Plan a flight · Sun 8:09 pm EDT (00:09 UTC)

Laurence G Hanscom Field to William P Hobby Airport BED → HOU

1,388 nautical miles (1,597 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 244°, about 260° magnetic at the departure end (variation 16W). At 120 knots that is 12 h 11 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 6-knot headwind), arriving about 7:20 am CDT (12:20 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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: 4 flights in the DOT's last twelve reported months, the route's page.

The return flight

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

  • SIGMET E16E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 32,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 25 knots, until 9:55 pm EDT (01:55 UTC). Near the route, 399 nm along the route.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 112355
    MKCE WST 112355
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 16E
    VALID UNTIL 0155Z
    NY NJ PA DE MD VA DC WV AND NJ NY CSTL WTRS
    FROM SAX-30SE JFK-10N DCA-60ENE EKN-SAX
    AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 22025KT. TOPS TO FL320.
  • SIGMET E17E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 31,000 ft, moving from the west at 15 knots, until 9:55 pm EDT (01:55 UTC). Over the route from 409 to 579 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 112355
    MKCE WST 112355
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 17E
    VALID UNTIL 0155Z
    PA MD VA NC WV OH KY
    FROM 30WSW EWC-20E RIC-70NNE ILM-70W BKW-10ESE APE-30WSW EWC
    AREA TS MOV FROM 28015KT. TOPS TO FL310.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the first 779 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET ZULU 1C: moderate icing up to 24,000 ft. Over the first 90 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 449 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the first 330 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the route from 160 to 330 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 290 to 739 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 6W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 28,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the route from 789 to 909 nm out.

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

Not fetched just now.

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 20:00–03:00 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 16 forecast points nearest it (BOS, BDL, JFK, AVP, PSB, EKN, CRW, TRI, TYS, BNA, HSV, MEM, JAN, SHV, LCH, HOU). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft260° at 7 kt+6 kt13 °C114 kt12 h 11 min7:20 am CDT (12:20 UTC)
6,500 ft280° at 10 kt+8 kt13 °C112 kt12 h 24 min7:33 am CDT (12:33 UTC)
8,500 ft280° at 11 kt+7 kt10 °C113 kt12 h 17 min7:26 am CDT (12:26 UTC)
10,500 ft290° at 13 kt+8 kt7 °C112 kt12 h 24 min7:33 am CDT (12:33 UTC)
12,500 ft290° at 15 kt+8 kt3 °C112 kt12 h 24 min7:33 am CDT (12:33 UTC)
14,500 ft290° at 16 kt+10 kt0 °C110 kt12 h 37 min7:46 am CDT (12:46 UTC)
16,500 ft290° at 18 kt+11 kt-4 °C109 kt12 h 44 min7:53 am CDT (12:53 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180280° at 19 kt+12 kt-7 °C108 kt12 h 51 min8:00 am CDT (13:00 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240270° at 23 kt+19 kt-18 °C101 kt13 h 45 min8:54 am CDT (13:54 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300260° at 34 kt+28 kt-32 °C92 kt15 h 05 min10:14 am CDT (15:14 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340270° at 37 kt+30 kt-40 °C90 kt15 h 25 min10:34 am CDT (15:34 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390270° at 38 kt+32 kt-50 °C88 kt15 h 46 min10:55 am CDT (15:55 UTC)

Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
BOSused from 0 nm out; 35 nm from the line160/27190/23 9°260/20 7°260/32 1°250/48 -7°240/56 -17°240/59 -33°250/75 -43°250/94 -55°
BDLused from 50 nm out; 5 nm from the line140/28180/29 10°220/38 8°250/30 3°250/40 -8°240/46 -18°240/58 -32°240/80 -41°240/89 -55°
JFKused from 100 nm out; 54 nm from the line140/43170/35 13°230/18 9°250/25 5°240/40 -7°230/50 -17°230/75 -31°230/78 -41°230/88 -53°
AVPused from 150 nm out; 45 nm from the line110/36190/34 13°230/11 8°230/16 4°230/26 -8°220/40 -19°230/73 -33°230/98 -41°230/87 -51°
PSBused from 250 nm out; 71 nm from the line260/13 13°220/12 8°220/11 4°230/27 -11°210/31 -21°220/73 -32°220/75 -40°230/66 -50°
EKNused from 350 nm out; 71 nm from the line270/18 13°310/5 7°140/7 3°210/16 -9°220/41 -20°210/57 -32°220/57 -38°230/49 -47°
CRWused from 499 nm out; 17 nm from the line320/16310/16 12°320/12 7°320/12 2°330/15 -11°280/11 -22°230/26 -30°240/33 -37°240/37 -47°
TRIused from 599 nm out; 59 nm from the line310/28 11°320/32 7°330/30 2°300/28 -9°280/34 -21°250/37 -31°240/39 -38°250/35 -48°
TYSused from 649 nm out; 62 nm from the line290/19310/22 11°330/25 7°330/34 3°320/37 -7°300/37 -18°300/37 -34°280/29 -39°270/29 -48°
BNAused from 749 nm out; 52 nm from the line280/13340/34 16°330/38 10°330/44 5°330/39 -8°330/38 -19°320/49 -34°330/53 -40°330/35 -47°
HSVused from 849 nm out; 32 nm from the line290/15330/34 16°330/38 11°330/40 5°320/36 -7°320/31 -18°320/44 -34°330/53 -41°330/34 -48°
MEMused from 949 nm out; 84 nm from the line240/9280/14 17°280/20 12°290/25 5°320/25 -6°330/31 -18°320/52 -32°330/58 -41°320/42 -50°
JANused from 999 nm out; 71 nm from the line260/6310/14 17°280/13 12°290/19 6°310/22 -5°310/28 -17°320/44 -32°330/48 -41°320/52 -51°
SHVused from 1148 nm out; 95 nm from the line190/11230/19 17°230/26 12°260/15 7°280/16 -4°300/17 -15°300/34 -30°300/31 -41°310/42 -52°
LCHused from 1198 nm out; 79 nm from the line190/6180/8 18°170/13 12°220/12 7°290/10 -4°280/15 -14°320/30 -31°320/32 -40°320/39 -53°
HOUused from 1348 nm out; 20 nm from the line160/18160/14 17°180/19 12°190/11 8°260/12 -4°260/14 -13°310/26 -30°310/30 -40°320/21 -52°

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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
BED Bedford, MA departure no report just now 132 ft
BDL Windsor Locks, CT 70 nm out, 1 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 173 ft
SWF New York, NY 140 nm out, 5 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 490 ft
CXY Harrisburg, PA 290 nm out, 6 nm east of the line, tower no report just now 346 ft
CRW Charleston, WV 529 nm out, 16 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 947 ft
PBX Pikeville, KY 599 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line no report just now 1,464 ft
RNC Mc Minnville, TN 789 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line no report just now 1,031 ft
TUP Tupelo, MS 959 nm out, 11 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 346 ft
GWO Greenwood, MS 1039 nm out, 13 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 162 ft
AEX Alexandria, LA 1218 nm out, 12 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 88 ft
HPY Baytown, TX 1368 nm out, 5 nm south of the line no report just now 33 ft
HOU Houston, TX destination no report just now 46 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,464 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At HOU when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:20 am CDT (12:20 UTC)

HOU has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.

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 20 nm from the route, at the departure end · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Saturday 17 October · ZBW
  • 6/7153 North Sicuate, RI, Saturday, October 10, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 25 nm from the route, at the departure end · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 12 October · ZBW

Daylight

Sunset at BED 6:08 pm EDT (22:08 UTC), at HOU 6:55 pm CDT (23:55 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:19 pm CDT (00:19 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at HOU is before sunrise there (7:20 am CDT (12:20 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
Radar now, the Northeast · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the central Great Lakes
Radar now, the central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley
Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the whole country
Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service
Surface analysis now
Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead
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, William P Hobby Airport.