Plan a flight · Mon 3:40 am CDT (08:40 UTC)

Nashville International to Laurence G Hanscom Field BNA → BED

808 nautical miles (930 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 057°, about 060° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3W). At 120 knots that is 5 h 59 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 15-knot tailwind), arriving about 10:39 am EDT (14:39 UTC). Right now BNA is VFR, wind calm; BED is low IFR, wind from the north (360°) 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: 9 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 whole route.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 200 to 599 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 240 nm of the route.
AIRMET ZULU 1C: moderate icing from 12,000 ft to 24,000 ft. Near the route, at the destination end.

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 BNA.

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

B763 descending, 29 nm north, 1:21 am CDT (06:21 UTC): overcast above 40,000 ft. At the destination end, 29 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MHT UA /OV KMHT/TM 0621/FLDURD/TP B763/SK OVC004
```
Report
a routine report filed through MHT
Where
over KMHT
Time
06:21 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
B763
Sky
overcast from 400 ft
B763 descending, 29 nm north, 12:55 am CDT (05:55 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the destination end, 29 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MHT UA /OV RWY 35/TM 0555/FLDURD/TP B763/SK 004-005 FT
```
Report
a routine report filed through MHT
Where
runway 35
Time
05:55 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
B763
Sky
from 400 ft to 500 ft ft

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 eastbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: odd thousands plus 500 ft; above 18,000 ft the forecast levels), with the wind averaged along the line from the 11 forecast points nearest it (BNA, LOU, TRI, CRW, EKN, AGC, PSB, AVP, JFK, BDL, BOS). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

Height	Average wind	Head- or tailwind	Temperature	Ground speed	Time en route	Arrival
3,500 ft	340° at 15 kt	+3 kt		117 kt	6 h 54 min	11:34 am EDT (15:34 UTC)
5,500 ft	350° at 17 kt	+5 kt	11 °C	115 kt	7 h 02 min	11:42 am EDT (15:42 UTC)
7,500 ft	350° at 19 kt	+5 kt	10 °C	115 kt	7 h 02 min	11:42 am EDT (15:42 UTC)
9,500 ft	340° at 21 kt	+4 kt	7 °C	116 kt	6 h 58 min	11:38 am EDT (15:38 UTC)
11,500 ft	340° at 23 kt	+2 kt	4 °C	118 kt	6 h 51 min	11:31 am EDT (15:31 UTC)
13,500 ft	330° at 24 kt	+1 kt	0 °C	119 kt	6 h 47 min	11:27 am EDT (15:27 UTC)
15,500 ft	330° at 26 kt	−1 kt	-4 °C	121 kt	6 h 41 min	11:21 am EDT (15:21 UTC)
17,500 ft	330° at 28 kt	−2 kt	-7 °C	122 kt	6 h 37 min	11:17 am EDT (15:17 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	330° at 29 kt	−3 kt	-8 °C	123 kt	6 h 34 min	11:14 am EDT (15:14 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	320° at 29 kt	−5 kt	-21 °C	125 kt	6 h 28 min	11:08 am EDT (15:08 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	320° at 37 kt	−4 kt	-35 °C	124 kt	6 h 31 min	11:11 am EDT (15:11 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	320° at 46 kt	−11 kt	-42 °C	131 kt	6 h 10 min	10:50 am EDT (14:50 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	310° at 36 kt	−15 kt	-51 °C	135 kt	5 h 59 min	10:39 am EDT (14:39 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
BNA	used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line	300/20	300/14 15°	300/14 10°	300/13 4°	310/22 -5°	280/24 -18°	310/37 -33°	310/50 -41°	320/49 -51°
LOU	used from 100 nm out; 82 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°
TRI	used from 150 nm out; 91 nm from the line		340/25 11°	350/37 9°	350/34 6°	340/39 -7°	340/43 -19°	340/55 -32°	330/58 -42°	320/37 -50°
CRW	used from 200 nm out; 54 nm from the line	320/17	340/23 12°	340/32 8°	340/35 4°	330/40 -7°	340/45 -20°	340/57 -34°	340/64 -42°	320/38 -50°
EKN	used from 299 nm out; 46 nm from the line		330/20 10°	350/29 7°	340/32 2°	340/44 -8°	350/50 -21°	350/63 -35°	340/69 -40°	330/42 -50°
AGC	used from 399 nm out; 59 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°
PSB	used from 449 nm out; 48 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°
AVP	used from 549 nm out; 33 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°
JFK	used from 649 nm out; 57 nm from the line	020/25	290/9 12°	300/12 7°	320/14 3°	290/17 -10°	240/27 -21°	240/44 -36°	240/53 -41°	240/51 -50°
BDL	used from 699 nm out; 16 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°
BOS	used from 798 nm out; 18 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°

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
BNA Nashville, TN	departure	VFR	calm	9 mi	none	599 ft	2:53 am CDT (07:53 UTC)
TZV Tompkinsville, KY	60 nm out, 4 nm north of the line	no report just now				1,036 ft
SME Somerset, KY	110 nm out, 7 nm southeast of the line	low IFR Sky: overcast at 300 feet Weather: mist	calm	6 mi	300 ft	927 ft	08:35 UTC
HTS Huntington, WV	240 nm out, 12 nm northwest of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,000 feet	from the northwest (310°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	1,000 ft	828 ft	07:51 UTC
CRW Charleston, WV	279 nm out, 11 nm south of the line, tower	IFR Sky: overcast at 800 feet Weather: light rain, mist	variable at 4 knots	6 mi	800 ft	947 ft	07:54 UTC
CKB Clarksburg, WV	359 nm out, 7 nm north of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: a few clouds at 700 feet, a broken layer at 1,400 feet, overcast at 1,900 feet Weather: light rain	from the west-northwest (300°) at 5 knots	9 mi	1,400 ft	1,223 ft	08:09 UTC
CBE Cumberland, MD	429 nm out, 9 nm southeast of the line	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 2,200 feet	calm	10+ mi	2,200 ft	757 ft	08:15 UTC
CXY Harrisburg, PA	529 nm out, 18 nm south of the line, tower	IFR Sky: overcast at 700 feet	from the northwest (320°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	700 ft	346 ft	07:56 UTC
AVP Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA	599 nm out, 20 nm northwest of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,400 feet	calm	10+ mi	1,400 ft	961 ft	08:12 UTC
SWF New York, NY	669 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line, tower	IFR Sky: overcast at 500 feet Weather: mist	from the northeast (040°) at 8 knots	5 mi	500 ft	490 ft	07:45 UTC
ORH Worcester, MA	779 nm out, 2 nm east of the line, tower	low IFR Sky: sky obscured at 200 feet Weather: mist	from the north (010°) at 9 knots	1 mi	200 ft	1,009 ft	08:22 UTC
BED Bedford, MA	destination	low IFR Sky: overcast at 400 feet Weather: mist	from the north (360°) at 6 knots	2 mi	400 ft	132 ft	4:20 am EDT (08:20 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,223 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At BED when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:39 am EDT (14:39 UTC)

Wind from the north at 7 knots, visibility 5 miles, mist, overcast at 500 feet IFR

The whole forecast for BED

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

The forecast for BNA, the departure

From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 4 knots, visibility 6 miles, mist, clear skies
From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south at 2 knots, visibility 5 miles, mist, scattered clouds at 300 feet
From Mon 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 20,000 feet
From Mon 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

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

6/0708 Goodlettsville, TN, Saturday, August 1, 2026 through Sunday, August 1, 2027 UTC 11 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · until 1 August · ZME
6/8802 Foxborough, MA, Saturday, October 17, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 20 nm from the route, at the destination end · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Saturday 17 October · ZBW

Daylight

Sunset at BNA 6:15 pm CDT (23:15 UTC), at BED 6:08 pm EDT (22:08 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:36 pm EDT (22:36 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 lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

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

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: Nashville International, Laurence G Hanscom Field.