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Nashville International to General Edward Lawrence Logan International BNA → BOS

818 nautical miles (941 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 058°, about 061° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3W). At 120 knots that is 4 h 45 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 52-knot tailwind), arriving about 12:33 am EDT (04:33 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: 5,743 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 E13E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 32,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 15 knots, until 7:55 pm CDT (00:55 UTC). Over the route from 239 to 389 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 112255
    MKCE WST 112255
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 13E
    VALID UNTIL 0055Z
    PA MD VA NC WV OH KY
    FROM 30NNW AIR-30NNE RIC-60S RIC-30NW HMV-10ESE APE-30NNW AIR
    AREA TS MOV FROM 24015KT. TOPS TO FL320.
  • SIGMET E12E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 30 knots, until 7:55 pm CDT (00:55 UTC). Over the route from 548 to 618 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 112255
    MKCE WST 112255
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 12E
    VALID UNTIL 0055Z
    NJ PA DE MD VA DC WV AND NJ CSTL WTRS
    FROM 30WNW SAX-40ESE CYN-20SW DCA-50SSE JST-30WNW SAX
    AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 24030KT. TOPS TO FL340.
  • AIRMET TANGO 6W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 28,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the first 20 nm of the route.
  • 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 route from 70 to 808 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 150 to 558 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 459 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 479 to 648 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the last 339 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET ZULU 1C: moderate icing up to 24,000 ft. Over the last 90 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 BNA.

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 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 10 forecast points nearest it (BNA, LOU, TRI, CRW, EKN, PSB, AVP, JFK, BDL, BOS). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
3,500 ft140° at 8 kt+3 kt117 kt6 h 59 min2:47 am EDT (06:47 UTC)
5,500 ft250° at 9 kt−8 kt13 °C128 kt6 h 23 min2:11 am EDT (06:11 UTC)
7,500 ft270° at 11 kt−9 kt10 °C129 kt6 h 20 min2:08 am EDT (06:08 UTC)
9,500 ft280° at 13 kt−9 kt7 °C129 kt6 h 20 min2:08 am EDT (06:08 UTC)
11,500 ft290° at 13 kt−9 kt4 °C129 kt6 h 20 min2:08 am EDT (06:08 UTC)
13,500 ft280° at 15 kt−11 kt0 °C131 kt6 h 15 min2:03 am EDT (06:03 UTC)
15,500 ft270° at 17 kt−14 kt-4 °C134 kt6 h 06 min1:54 am EDT (05:54 UTC)
17,500 ft270° at 19 kt−17 kt-8 °C137 kt5 h 58 min1:46 am EDT (05:46 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180270° at 20 kt−18 kt-9 °C138 kt5 h 56 min1:44 am EDT (05:44 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240250° at 27 kt−26 kt-20 °C146 kt5 h 36 min1:24 am EDT (05:24 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300240° at 46 kt−45 kt-32 °C165 kt4 h 57 min12:45 am EDT (04:45 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340240° at 53 kt−52 kt-39 °C172 kt4 h 45 min12:33 am EDT (04:33 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390240° at 52 kt−52 kt-49 °C172 kt4 h 45 min12:33 am EDT (04:33 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
BNAused from 0 nm out; 25 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°
LOUused from 100 nm out; 84 nm from the line320/15340/24 14°330/28 9°340/34 4°340/37 -9°340/42 -20°320/39 -35°320/45 -39°330/40 -47°
TRIused from 150 nm out; 89 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°
CRWused from 199 nm out; 54 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°
EKNused from 299 nm out; 44 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°
PSBused from 449 nm out; 54 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°
AVPused from 548 nm out; 39 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°
JFKused from 648 nm out; 48 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°
BDLused from 698 nm out; 17 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°
BOSused from 798 nm out; 10 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°

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
BNA Nashville, TN departure no report just now 599 ft
TZV Tompkinsville, KY 60 nm out, 5 nm north of the line no report just now 1,036 ft
SME Somerset, KY 110 nm out, 6 nm east of the line no report just now 927 ft
HTS Huntington, WV 239 nm out, 15 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 828 ft
CRW Charleston, WV 279 nm out, 7 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 947 ft
CKB Clarksburg, WV 359 nm out, 11 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 1,223 ft
HGR Hagerstown, MD 479 nm out, 20 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 703 ft
CXY Harrisburg, PA 528 nm out, 11 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 346 ft
ABE Allentown, PA 598 nm out, 15 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 393 ft
SWF New York, NY 668 nm out, 7 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 490 ft
BDL Windsor Locks, CT 738 nm out, 5 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 173 ft
BOS Boston, MA destination no report just now 19 ft

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 BOS when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:33 am EDT (04:33 UTC)

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

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
  • 6/7153 North Sicuate, RI, Saturday, October 10, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 16 nm from the route, 778 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 12 October · ZBW
  • 6/8802 Foxborough, MA, Saturday, October 17, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 10 nm from the route, at the destination end · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Saturday 17 October · ZBW

Daylight

Sunset at BNA 6:16 pm CDT (23:16 UTC), at BOS 6:07 pm EDT (22:07 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:35 pm EDT (22:35 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at BOS is before sunrise there (6:53 am EDT (10:53 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
Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the central Great Lakes
Radar now, the central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the Northeast
Radar now, the Northeast · 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: Nashville International, General Edward Lawrence Logan International.