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Laurence G Hanscom Field to Mineta San Jose International BED → SJC

2,317 nautical miles (2,667 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 280°, about 296° magnetic at the departure end (variation 16W). At 120 knots that is 22 h 04 min at the quickest height in today's winds (6,500 ft, a 15-knot headwind), arriving about 11:43 pm PDT (06:43 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: 3 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 W17W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 5:55 am EDT (09:55 UTC). Over the route from 1898 to 1978 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 120755
    MKCW WST 120755
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 17W
    VALID UNTIL 0955Z
    AZ UT NV
    FROM 20WNW BVL-30N BCE-60SSW BCE-50NNE LAS-60NNW ELY-20WNW BVL
    AREA TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL300.
  • 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 579 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 160 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET ZULU 1C: moderate icing from 12,000 ft to 24,000 ft. Near the route, at the departure end.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 70 to 230 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 759 to 1259 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 1219 to 1378 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 1438 to 1638 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 42,000 ft. Over the route from 1438 to 1798 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 1448 to 1958 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1558 to 2088 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 1578 to 2098 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 1578 to 1598 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the last 130 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

Not fetched just now.

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 20 forecast points nearest it (BOS, ALB, SYR, BUF, CLE, MKG, GRB, DBQ, LSE, MCW, FSD, ONL, BFF, RKS, SLC, ELY, BAM, BIH, SAC, SFO). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft270° at 15 kt+16 kt22 °C104 kt22 h 17 min11:56 pm PDT (06:56 UTC)
6,500 ft270° at 14 kt+15 kt13 °C105 kt22 h 04 min11:43 pm PDT (06:43 UTC)
8,500 ft260° at 15 kt+16 kt8 °C104 kt22 h 17 min11:56 pm PDT (06:56 UTC)
10,500 ft260° at 17 kt+18 kt4 °C102 kt22 h 43 min12:22 am PDT (07:22 UTC)
12,500 ft260° at 19 kt+20 kt0 °C100 kt23 h 10 min12:49 am PDT (07:49 UTC)
14,500 ft260° at 19 kt+21 kt-4 °C99 kt23 h 24 min1:03 am PDT (08:03 UTC)
16,500 ft260° at 19 kt+21 kt-9 °C99 kt23 h 24 min1:03 am PDT (08:03 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180250° at 20 kt+21 kt-12 °C99 kt23 h 24 min1:03 am PDT (08:03 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240250° at 26 kt+28 kt-22 °C92 kt25 h 11 min2:50 am PDT (09:50 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300260° at 33 kt+36 kt-34 °C84 kt27 h 35 min5:14 am PDT (12:14 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340260° at 39 kt+42 kt-40 °C78 kt29 h 42 min7:21 am PDT (14:21 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390270° at 42 kt+46 kt-47 °C74 kt31 h 19 min8:58 am PDT (15:58 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
BOSused from 0 nm out; 39 nm from the line020/10360/20 10°340/19 7°290/21 2°270/35 -9°260/42 -22°250/55 -38°240/75 -43°250/72 -51°
ALBused from 50 nm out; 37 nm from the line340/22340/19 9°320/16 7°330/16 2°330/19 -11°320/21 -23°320/25 -39°280/30 -44°270/41 -51°
SYRused from 150 nm out; 41 nm from the line330/17320/14 9°350/18 8°350/26 2°340/25 -11°360/34 -22°350/43 -39°330/50 -46°350/50 -54°
BUFused from 250 nm out; 56 nm from the line300/11330/15 11°340/26 8°330/28 2°340/31 -10°340/32 -21°340/52 -37°340/59 -46°330/66 -53°
CLEused from 449 nm out; 116 nm from the line310/7350/20 14°340/16 9°320/21 2°320/32 -8°330/34 -20°330/45 -36°320/60 -45°320/64 -51°
MKGused from 549 nm out; 85 nm from the line260/28260/18 15°250/16 9°260/22 4°280/31 -9°270/35 -21°270/44 -35°270/42 -45°290/61 -51°
GRBused from 749 nm out; 75 nm from the line250/32250/22 17°240/18 8°280/21 6°280/34 -11°280/35 -21°280/39 -37°270/52 -45°290/60 -49°
DBQused from 799 nm out; 63 nm from the line250/27260/23 17°240/26 10°260/30 4°280/26 -9°280/36 -21°270/41 -36°280/52 -41°290/67 -48°
LSEused from 849 nm out; 37 nm from the line250/25240/21 17°240/28 11°250/28 5°280/24 -10°280/31 -21°260/35 -37°270/45 -43°280/59 -47°
MCWused from 899 nm out; 45 nm from the line250/36250/24 19°240/26 11°250/30 5°270/22 -9°260/30 -21°260/31 -36°280/53 -38°280/66 -48°
FSDused from 1049 nm out; 59 nm from the line210/20230/23 21°220/25 14°230/30 5°230/26 -9°240/30 -21°270/33 -36°260/47 -37°270/58 -47°
ONLused from 1149 nm out; 36 nm from the line250/31 22°230/27 16°220/25 8°230/25 -9°220/29 -22°250/42 -33°250/48 -36°250/52 -46°
BFFused from 1298 nm out; 106 nm from the line280/28260/39 11°240/34 5°210/38 -11°210/52 -22°230/61 -31°230/61 -36°240/56 -45°
RKSused from 1548 nm out; 104 nm from the line250/9230/21 -1°210/43 -14°220/59 -23°220/55 -32°220/53 -35°220/48 -44°
SLCused from 1748 nm out; 47 nm from the line200/16210/23 4°220/34 -3°210/40 -16°220/66 -23°220/64 -31°220/57 -36°220/50 -43°
ELYused from 1898 nm out; 44 nm from the line210/34 1°220/40 -4°220/39 -17°210/51 -24°220/65 -30°220/60 -37°220/56 -44°
BAMused from 2048 nm out; 102 nm from the line280/9 -2°260/18 -8°190/47 -19°200/50 -29°210/56 -29°220/54 -34°220/45 -42°
BIHused from 2098 nm out; 75 nm from the lineL/V020/6 0°140/7 -7°210/31 -16°230/34 -26°220/43 -30°220/52 -36°220/46 -43°
SACused from 2197 nm out; 73 nm from the lineL/VL/V 4°340/9 -4°340/22 -8°360/71 -12°360/82 -23°350/58 -37°310/30 -40°270/25 -44°
SFOused from 2297 nm out; 32 nm from the line090/9050/12 4°010/17 -2°350/34 -3°360/70 -11°360/75 -22°350/57 -38°330/37 -42°280/25 -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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
BED Bedford, MA departure no report just now 132 ft
ALB Albany, NY 110 nm out, 3 nm west of the line, tower no report just now 284 ft
ROC Rochester, NY 280 nm out, 4 nm west of the line, tower no report just now 558 ft
MBS Saginaw, MI 569 nm out, 10 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 668 ft
MSN Madison, WI 799 nm out, 13 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 886 ft
MCW Mason City, IA 969 nm out, 1 nm north of the line no report just now 1,213 ft
RBE Bassett, NE 1249 nm out, 3 nm east of the line no report just now 2,349 ft
SAA Saratoga, WY 1578 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line no report just now 7,014 ft
PVU Provo, UT 1808 nm out, 9 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 4,496 ft
ELY Ely, NV 1968 nm out, 16 nm southeast of the line no report just now 6,259 ft
MOD Modesto, CA 2267 nm out, 4 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 99 ft
SJC San Jose, CA destination no report just now 62 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 7,014 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At SJC when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:43 pm PDT (06:43 UTC)

SJC 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 22 nm from the route, at the departure end · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Saturday 17 October · ZBW
  • 6/7094 45NM NE MERCED, CA, Sunday, October 4, 2026 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 UTC 22 nm from the route, 2217 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 20 October · ZOA

Daylight

Sunset at BED 6:08 pm EDT (22:08 UTC), at SJC 6:33 pm PDT (01:33 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:59 pm PDT (01:59 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at SJC is before sunrise there (7:13 am PDT (14:13 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 upper Mississippi valley
Radar now, the upper 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, Mineta San Jose International.