Plan a flight · Mon 1:53 am EDT (05:53 UTC)

Laurence G Hanscom Field to Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport BED → OAK

2,321 nautical miles (2,671 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 281°, about 297° magnetic at the departure end (variation 16W). At 120 knots that is 21 h 06 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 10-knot headwind), arriving about 7:59 pm PDT (02:59 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now BED is marginal VFR, wind from the north-northeast (020°) at 7 knots; OAK is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 7 knots. 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: 2 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

SIGMET W14W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 28,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 2:55 am EDT (06:55 UTC). Over the route from 1963 to 2092 nm out.
as issued
```
WSUS33 KKCI 120455
MKCW WST 120455
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 14W
VALID UNTIL 0655Z
NV
FROM 40NW BVL-20WNW ELY-20SSE OAL-40WNW OAL-50NE BAM-40NW BVL
AREA TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL280.
```
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 628 nm of the route.
AIRMET ZULU 1C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the first 159 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 269 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 10,000 ft. Over the first 70 nm of the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 70 to 229 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: 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 787 to 1385 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1255 to 1385 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 38,000 ft. Over the route from 1395 to 1773 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 1445 to 1953 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 1W: 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 1494 to 1664 nm out.
AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 1564 to 2082 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1564 to 2072 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 5W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots). Over the route from 1574 to 1664 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the last 110 nm of 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

UAL330 at 35,000 ft, 25 nm north, 12:30 am EDT (04:30 UTC): moderate turbulence, wind 235° at 92 knots. At the departure end, 25 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ARP UAL330 4257N 07145W 0430 F350 235/092KT TB MOD TURB CONT MOD CHOP IC
```
Report
a routine report filed through ARP
B738 at 300 ft, 14 nm southeast, 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC): a broken layer above 500 ft, remarks: during the descent runway 4R bos. At the departure end, 14 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BOS UA /OV KBOS/TM 0300/FL003/TP B738/SK BKN005/RM DURD RY 4R BOS
```
Report
a routine report filed through BOS
Where
over KBOS
Time
03:00 UTC
Height
at 300 ft
Aircraft
B738
Sky
a broken layer from 500 ft
Remarks
during the descent runway 4R bos
CRJ7 descending, 26 nm north, 12:09 am EDT (04:09 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the departure end, 26 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MHT UA /OV RWY 6/TM 0409/FLDURD/TP CRJ7/SK 006
```
Report
a routine report filed through MHT
Where
runway 6
Time
04:09 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
CRJ7
Sky
at 600 ft
CRJ9 descending, 26 nm north, 11:16 pm EDT (03:16 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the departure end, 26 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MHT UA /OV RWY 6/TM 0316/FLDURD/TP CRJ9/SK 004
```
Report
a routine report filed through MHT
Where
runway 6
Time
03:16 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
CRJ9
Sky
at 400 ft

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 02:00–09:00 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 20 forecast points nearest it (BOS, ALB, SYR, BUF, CLE, TVC, MKG, GRB, LSE, MCW, FSD, ONL, BFF, RKS, SLC, ELY, BAM, RNO, SAC, SFO). 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	230° at 12 kt	+10 kt	20 °C	110 kt	21 h 06 min	7:59 pm PDT (02:59 UTC)
6,500 ft	240° at 10 kt	+10 kt	13 °C	110 kt	21 h 06 min	7:59 pm PDT (02:59 UTC)
8,500 ft	230° at 13 kt	+13 kt	8 °C	107 kt	21 h 41 min	8:34 pm PDT (03:34 UTC)
10,500 ft	230° at 15 kt	+14 kt	5 °C	106 kt	21 h 54 min	8:47 pm PDT (03:47 UTC)
12,500 ft	240° at 16 kt	+16 kt	1 °C	104 kt	22 h 19 min	9:12 pm PDT (04:12 UTC)
14,500 ft	240° at 18 kt	+18 kt	-3 °C	102 kt	22 h 45 min	9:38 pm PDT (04:38 UTC)
16,500 ft	250° at 20 kt	+21 kt	-8 °C	99 kt	23 h 27 min	10:20 pm PDT (05:20 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	250° at 22 kt	+22 kt	-11 °C	98 kt	23 h 41 min	10:34 pm PDT (05:34 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	240° at 27 kt	+27 kt	-22 °C	93 kt	24 h 57 min	11:50 pm PDT (06:50 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	250° at 33 kt	+34 kt	-33 °C	86 kt	26 h 59 min	1:52 am PDT (08:52 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	250° at 43 kt	+44 kt	-39 °C	76 kt	30 h 32 min	5:25 am PDT (12:25 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	260° at 49 kt	+51 kt	-48 °C	69 kt	33 h 38 min	8:31 am PDT (15:31 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 00:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 06:00 UTC for use 02:00 to 09:00 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; 39 nm from the line	110/20	200/26 12°	280/24 8°	260/29 3°	250/47 -10°	230/59 -19°	230/74 -33°	240/95 -41°	240/96 -53°
ALB	used from 50 nm out; 38 nm from the line	120/9	270/8 10°	L/V 5°	260/9 1°	260/34 -10°	250/42 -22°	240/57 -35°	240/70 -42°	240/65 -50°
SYR	used from 149 nm out; 42 nm from the line	280/13	350/18 10°	340/10 6°	300/15 1°	280/17 -12°	270/16 -23°	280/25 -38°	250/40 -42°	240/53 -50°
BUF	used from 249 nm out; 58 nm from the line	320/10	010/16 10°	360/10 6°	340/13 2°	330/22 -11°	300/25 -23°	320/31 -38°	300/29 -44°	280/36 -50°
CLE	used from 448 nm out; 121 nm from the line	340/7	010/16 13°	350/18 8°	350/20 3°	340/31 -10°	340/46 -21°	340/54 -37°	330/62 -44°	340/65 -49°
TVC	used from 498 nm out; 131 nm from the line	260/31	280/22 15°	290/18 10°	270/13 2°	290/25 -10°	300/35 -21°	310/52 -37°	320/59 -47°	300/84 -54°
MKG	used from 548 nm out; 88 nm from the line	260/22	290/16 15°	300/11 10°	290/5 3°	300/26 -9°	300/32 -20°	320/48 -36°	320/61 -45°	310/74 -53°
GRB	used from 697 nm out; 61 nm from the line	250/36	270/23 16°	270/14 9°	240/18 4°	280/26 -9°	280/29 -20°	290/42 -36°	290/51 -45°	290/72 -55°
LSE	used from 797 nm out; 60 nm from the line	230/40	240/24 17°	240/13 10°	250/13 6°	280/22 -9°	250/28 -21°	250/41 -34°	260/42 -44°	270/62 -53°
MCW	used from 897 nm out; 48 nm from the line	220/44	250/30 17°	230/14 12°	240/17 6°	250/22 -8°	270/29 -20°	250/34 -34°	260/52 -43°	260/59 -51°
FSD	used from 1046 nm out; 53 nm from the line	190/9	230/30 18°	240/23 13°	240/20 6°	260/22 -9°	250/31 -21°	250/43 -36°	260/49 -43°	270/53 -47°
ONL	used from 1146 nm out; 45 nm from the line		210/31 20°	230/27 13°	230/18 7°	220/19 -8°	240/26 -20°	250/44 -35°	270/52 -39°	260/57 -47°
BFF	used from 1295 nm out; 111 nm from the line		180/28	220/33 15°	210/31 7°	230/32 -9°	220/41 -21°	220/40 -33°	240/47 -36°	250/54 -46°
RKS	used from 1544 nm out; 104 nm from the line			200/41	220/44 1°	220/35 -11°	220/46 -24°	210/53 -27°	220/62 -35°	230/61 -44°
SLC	used from 1744 nm out; 43 nm from the line		200/5	230/8 2°	220/20 -2°	210/40 -12°	190/53 -25°	210/62 -30°	220/69 -34°	220/64 -43°
ELY	used from 1893 nm out; 59 nm from the line			200/39 3°	210/27 -2°	210/45 -15°	220/56 -24°	210/60 -28°	210/63 -34°	220/61 -43°
BAM	used from 2042 nm out; 79 nm from the line			310/7 0°	270/19 -7°	200/38 -17°	190/49 -28°	220/69 -29°	220/63 -33°	230/48 -41°
RNO	used from 2092 nm out; 78 nm from the line		010/9	320/10 -2°	210/23 -9°	210/34 -19°	220/36 -25°	230/31 -29°	230/41 -33°	230/38 -42°
SAC	used from 2192 nm out; 62 nm from the line	110/6	L/V 4°	010/11 -2°	350/11 -7°	340/24 -16°	360/44 -23°	330/24 -30°	270/21 -35°	230/23 -43°
SFO	used from 2292 nm out; 24 nm from the line	120/13	090/14 5°	040/14 -1°	350/17 -5°	360/42 -14°	360/64 -23°	350/38 -32°	300/19 -37°	250/18 -44°

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	marginal VFR Sky: a few clouds at 600 feet, overcast at 1,000 feet Weather: light rain, mist	from the north-northeast (020°) at 7 knots	3 mi	1,000 ft	132 ft	1:41 am EDT (05:41 UTC)
ALB Albany, NY	110 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line, tower	IFR Sky: a broken layer at 600 feet, overcast at 1,400 feet Weather: light drizzle, mist	from the north (360°) at 5 knots	6 mi	600 ft	284 ft	04:51 UTC
ROC Rochester, NY	279 nm out, 6 nm west of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,000 feet, overcast at 6,500 feet	from the southwest (230°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	6,500 ft	558 ft	04:54 UTC
MBS Saginaw, MI	568 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	668 ft	04:53 UTC
MSN Madison, WI	797 nm out, 21 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	886 ft	04:53 UTC
SHL Sheldon, IA	1076 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line	VFR	from the south-southeast (150°) at 4 knots	9 mi	none	1,419 ft	05:35 UTC
AGZ Wagner, SD	1186 nm out, 7 nm north of the line	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 700 feet	from the north (350°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	1,477 ft	05:35 UTC
GUR Guernsey, WY	1475 nm out, 10 nm north of the line, tower	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 14,000 feet, scattered clouds at 16,000 feet	from the east (080°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	4,401 ft	05:24 UTC
SLC Salt Lake City, UT	1813 nm out, 7 nm north of the line, tower	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 1,800 feet, scattered clouds at 7,000 feet, a broken layer at 13,000 feet, overcast at 16,000 feet	from the east (100°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	13,000 ft	4,230 ft	04:54 UTC
TMT Austin, NV	2062 nm out, 9 nm northwest of the line	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 6,500 feet, a broken layer at 8,000 feet, overcast at 11,000 feet	calm	10+ mi	8,000 ft	5,735 ft	05:35 UTC
SCK Stockton, CA	2272 nm out, 9 nm south of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 8,500 feet	from the west (270°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	none	32 ft	04:55 UTC
OAK Oakland, CA	destination	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,600 feet	from the south-southwest (210°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	9 ft	9:53 pm PDT (04:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 5,735 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At OAK when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:59 pm PDT (02:59 UTC)

Wind from the west at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR

The whole forecast for OAK

From Sun 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 1,500 feet
From Mon 2:00 am PDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 1,500 feet
From Mon 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the west at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

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
6/7231 Santa Clara, CA, Sunday, October 11, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 22 nm from the route, at the destination end · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 12 October · ZOA

Daylight

Sunset at BED 6:08 pm EDT (22:08 UTC), at OAK 6:35 pm PDT (01:35 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:02 pm PDT (02:02 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at OAK is after sunset there (6:35 pm PDT (01:35 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 upper 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, Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport.