Plan a flight · Sun 8:08 pm EDT (00:08 UTC)

Laurence G Hanscom Field to Frederick Douglass/Greater Rochester International BED → ROC

284 nautical miles (327 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 280°, about 296° magnetic at the departure end (variation 16W). At 120 knots that is 2 h 17 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 4-knot tailwind), arriving about 10:25 pm EDT (02:25 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now BED is IFR, wind from the east (080°) at 3 knots; ROC is marginal VFR, wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 6 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

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 whole route.
AIRMET ZULU 1C: moderate icing up to 24,000 ft. Over the whole route.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the whole route.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the whole route.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 69 to 235 nm out.
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). Near the route, 235 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

BCS3 at 13,000 ft, 15 nm southeast, 7:03 pm EDT (23:03 UTC): moderate turbulence from 13,000 ft to 16,000 ft, heavy rain, remarks: during the climb. At the departure end, 15 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BOS UA /OV BOS18005/TM 2303/FL130/TP BCS3/WX +RA/TB MOD 130-160/RM DURC
```
Report
a routine report filed through BOS
Where
BOS18005
Time
23:03 UTC
Height
at 13,000 ft
Aircraft
BCS3
Weather
heavy rain
Turbulence
moderate from 13,000 ft to 16,000 ft
Remarks
during the climb
E75L at 11,000 ft, 34 nm south, 6:05 pm EDT (22:05 UTC): moderate turbulence from 11,000 ft to 15,000 ft. At the departure end, 34 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BOS UA /OV BOS220030/TM 2205/FL110/TP E75L/TB MOD 150-110
```
Report
a routine report filed through BOS
Where
30 nm southwest (220°) of BOS
Time
22:05 UTC
Height
at 11,000 ft
Aircraft
E75L
Turbulence
moderate from 15,000 ft to 11,000 ft
E75S at 16,000 ft, 32 nm south, 7:35 pm EDT (23:35 UTC): moderate clear-air turbulence above 16,000 ft, remarks: moderate in +ra to light chop. 20 nm along the route, 32 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SFZ UA /OV PUT360003/TM 2335/FL160/TP E75S/TB MOD 160 CAT/RM MOD IN +RA TO LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through SFZ
Where
3 nm north (360°) of PUT
Time
23:35 UTC
Height
at 16,000 ft
Aircraft
E75S
Turbulence
moderate at 16,000 ft clear-air turbulence
Remarks
moderate in +ra to light chop
GLEX at 26,000 ft, 17 nm north, 7:54 pm EDT (23:54 UTC): moderate clear-air turbulence. 98 nm along the route, 17 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ALB UA /OV CAM/TM 2354/FL260/TP GLEX/TB MOD CAT 260-230 LGT MOD CAT BLO 230
```
Report
a routine report filed through ALB
Where
over CAM
Time
23:54 UTC
Height
at 26,000 ft
Aircraft
GLEX
Turbulence
moderate clear-air turbulence from 26,000 ft to 23,000 ft light moderate clear-air turbulence below 23,000 ft
E75S at 10,000 ft, 45 nm south, 7:53 pm EDT (23:53 UTC): moderate clear-air turbulence. 98 nm along the route, 45 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
POU UA /OV PWL350015/TM 2353/FL100/TP E75S/TB MOD CAT
```
Report
a routine report filed through POU
Where
15 nm north (350°) of PWL
Time
23:53 UTC
Height
at 10,000 ft
Aircraft
E75S
Turbulence
moderate clear-air turbulence
A388 at 34,000 ft, 29 nm south, 7:19 pm EDT (23:19 UTC): moderate chop turbulence. 98 nm along the route, 29 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
POU UA /OV PWL010030/TM 2319/FL340/TP A388/TB MOD CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through POU
Where
30 nm north (010°) of PWL
Time
23:19 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
A388
Turbulence
moderate chop
PC12 at 8,000 ft, 43 nm south, 7:29 pm EDT (23:29 UTC): moderate clear-air turbulence. 127 nm along the route, 43 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
POU UA /OV IGN340030/TM 2329/FL080/TP PC12/TB MOD CAT
```
Report
a routine report filed through POU
Where
30 nm north (340°) of IGN
Time
23:29 UTC
Height
at 8,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Turbulence
moderate clear-air turbulence
E75 at 34,000 ft, 7 nm northeast, 7:15 pm EDT (23:15 UTC): moderate turbulence. 176 nm along the route, 7 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
RME UA /OV UCA/TM 2315/FL340/TP E75/TB CONS MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through RME
Where
over UCA
Time
23:15 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
E75
Turbulence
continuous moderate
A21N at 35,000 ft, 7 nm northeast, 6:57 pm EDT (22:57 UTC): moderate turbulence. 176 nm along the route, 7 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
RME UA /OV UCA/TM 2257/FL350/TP A21N/TB CONS MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through RME
Where
over UCA
Time
22:57 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
A21N
Turbulence
continuous moderate
CRJ7 at 33,000 ft, 32 nm south, 6:31 pm EDT (22:31 UTC): moderate turbulence. 225 nm along the route, 32 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ITH UA /OV ITH/TM 2231/FL330/TP CRJ7/TB MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through ITH
Where
over ITH
Time
22:31 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ7
Turbulence
moderate
E75L at 31,000 ft, 32 nm south, 6:27 pm EDT (22:27 UTC): moderate turbulence. 225 nm along the route, 32 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ITH UA /OV ITH/TM 2227/FL310/TP E75L/TB CONS MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through ITH
Where
over ITH
Time
22:27 UTC
Height
at 31,000 ft
Aircraft
E75L
Turbulence
continuous moderate
DH8D at 19,000 ft, 0 nm southwest, 7:35 pm EDT (23:35 UTC): moderate chop turbulence, remarks: zob. At the destination end, 0 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ROC UA /OV ROC/TM 2335/FL190/TP DH8D/TB CONS MOD CHOP/RM ZOB
```
Report
a routine report filed through ROC
Where
over ROC
Time
23:35 UTC
Height
at 19,000 ft
Aircraft
DH8D
Turbulence
continuous moderate chop
Remarks
zob
E170 at 25,000 ft, 40 nm west, 6:37 pm EDT (22:37 UTC): moderate turbulence above 25,000 ft, remarks: zob. At the destination end, 40 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BUF UA /OV BUF120010/TM 2237/FL250/TP E170/TB MOD 250/RM ZOB
```
Report
a routine report filed through BUF
Where
10 nm southeast (120°) of BUF
Time
22:37 UTC
Height
at 25,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
moderate at 25,000 ft
Remarks
zob
E75S at 11,000 ft, 32 nm south, 7:59 pm EDT (23:59 UTC): light to moderate turbulence. At the departure end, 32 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BOS UA /OV BOS210025/TM 2359/FL110/TP E75S/TB LGT TO MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through BOS
Where
25 nm southwest (210°) of BOS
Time
23:59 UTC
Height
at 11,000 ft
Aircraft
E75S
Turbulence
light to moderate

16 more routine reports are on the map.

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 3 forecast points nearest it (BOS, ALB, SYR). 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	180° at 20 kt	−4 kt		124 kt	2 h 17 min	10:25 pm EDT (02:25 UTC)
6,500 ft	200° at 19 kt	+4 kt	9 °C	116 kt	2 h 27 min	10:35 pm EDT (02:35 UTC)
8,500 ft	220° at 17 kt	+8 kt	7 °C	112 kt	2 h 32 min	10:40 pm EDT (02:40 UTC)
10,500 ft	230° at 14 kt	+10 kt	4 °C	110 kt	2 h 35 min	10:43 pm EDT (02:43 UTC)
12,500 ft	240° at 13 kt	+11 kt	1 °C	109 kt	2 h 36 min	10:44 pm EDT (02:44 UTC)
14,500 ft	250° at 16 kt	+14 kt	-3 °C	106 kt	2 h 41 min	10:49 pm EDT (02:49 UTC)
16,500 ft	250° at 19 kt	+17 kt	-7 °C	103 kt	2 h 45 min	10:53 pm EDT (02:53 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	250° at 21 kt	+19 kt	-10 °C	101 kt	2 h 49 min	10:57 pm EDT (02:57 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	230° at 36 kt	+25 kt	-19 °C	95 kt	2 h 59 min	11:07 pm EDT (03:07 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	230° at 64 kt	+40 kt	-34 °C	80 kt	3 h 33 min	11:41 pm EDT (03:41 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	240° at 87 kt	+65 kt	-42 °C	55 kt	5 h 10 min	1:18 am EDT (05:18 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	240° at 85 kt	+65 kt	-52 °C	55 kt	5 h 10 min	1:18 am EDT (05:18 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

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; 38 nm from the line	160/27	190/23 9°	260/20 7°	260/32 1°	250/48 -7°	240/56 -17°	240/59 -33°	250/75 -43°	250/94 -55°
ALB	used from 49 nm out; 39 nm from the line	160/27	190/16 9°	200/29 7°	230/21 3°	240/24 -9°	240/43 -19°	230/65 -33°	240/91 -42°	230/99 -53°
SYR	used from 147 nm out; 45 nm from the line	160/17	200/22 10°	250/10 6°	L/V 1°	270/11 -11°	220/25 -20°	220/66 -36°	230/89 -42°	240/74 -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 1,700 feet Weather: heavy rain, mist	from the east (080°) at 3 knots	2.5 mi	1,700 ft	132 ft	7:51 pm EDT (23:51 UTC)
ORH Worcester, MA	20 nm out, 17 nm southwest of the line, tower	low IFR Sky: sky obscured at 200 feet Weather: heavy rain, fog	from the east (080°) at 6 knots	0.5 mi	200 ft	1,009 ft	23:54 UTC
ORE Orange, MA	49 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line	marginal VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,600 feet, overcast at 3,000 feet Weather: rain, mist	from the northeast (050°) at 3 knots	4 mi	3,000 ft	555 ft	23:52 UTC
SCH Schenectady, NY	117 nm out, 4 nm north of the line, tower	IFR Sky: a broken layer at 600 feet, a broken layer at 1,400 feet, overcast at 2,200 feet Weather: rain	from the north-northeast (030°) at 4 knots	7 mi	600 ft	377 ft	23:59 UTC
RME Rome, NY	186 nm out, 18 nm north of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,700 feet, a broken layer at 4,500 feet, overcast at 10,000 feet Weather: rain	from the east (100°) at 8 knots	7 mi	4,500 ft	504 ft	23:53 UTC
SYR Syracuse, NY	215 nm out, 7 nm north of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 700 feet, a broken layer at 6,500 feet, overcast at 11,000 feet Weather: light rain	from the east-northeast (060°) at 8 knots	7 mi	6,500 ft	421 ft	23:54 UTC
SDC Williamson/Sodus, NY	264 nm out, 10 nm northeast of the line	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, overcast at 5,000 feet Weather: light rain	calm	7 mi	5,000 ft	424 ft	22:15 UTC
ROC Rochester, NY	destination	marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 2,100 feet, overcast at 4,500 feet Weather: light rain, mist	from the south-southeast (150°) at 6 knots	4 mi	4,500 ft	558 ft	8:03 pm EDT (00:03 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,009 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At ROC when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:25 pm EDT (02:25 UTC)

Wind from the southeast at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,500 feet marginal VFR

30% chance between Sun 9:00 pm EDT (01:00 UTC) and 12:00 am EDT (04:00 UTC): visibility 4 miles, light rain, overcast at 1,000 feet marginal VFR

The whole forecast for ROC

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain, overcast at 1,500 feet
From Sun 9:00 pm EDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,500 feet
30% chance between Sun 9:00 pm EDT (01:00 UTC) and 12:00 am EDT (04:00 UTC): visibility 4 miles, light rain, overcast at 1,000 feet
From Mon 1:00 am EDT (05:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility 6 miles, mist, a broken layer at 700 feet
From Mon 3:00 am EDT (07:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility 4 miles, mist, overcast at 300 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the west at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,500 feet
From Mon 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the west at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 2,000 feet

The forecast for BED, the departure

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 3 knots, visibility 4 miles, rain, mist, overcast at 2,500 feet
From Sun 10:00 pm EDT (02:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility 2 miles, light rain, mist, overcast at 800 feet
From Sun 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility 1½ miles, light rain, mist, overcast at 300 feet
From Mon 3:00 am EDT (07:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 4 knots, visibility 2 miles, mist, overcast at 300 feet
30% chance between Mon 3:00 am EDT (07:00 UTC) and 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC): visibility 1 mile, light rain showers, mist, overcast at 100 feet
From Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 1,000 feet
From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 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

Daylight

Sunset at BED 6:08 pm EDT (22:08 UTC), at ROC 6:33 pm EDT (22:33 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:01 pm EDT (23:01 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at ROC is after sunset there (6:34 pm EDT (22:34 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, 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, Frederick Douglass/Greater Rochester International.