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General Edward Lawrence Logan International to Austin-Bergstrom International BOS → AUS

1,474 nautical miles (1,696 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 249°, about 264° magnetic at the departure end (variation 15W). At 120 knots that is 12 h 56 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 6-knot headwind), arriving about 10:30 am CDT (15:30 UTC). 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: 3,264 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 6E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 11:55 pm EDT (03:55 UTC). Over the route from 189 to 209 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 120155
    MKCE WST 120155
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 6E
    VALID UNTIL 0355Z
    NY NJ PA DE MD AND DE NJ NY MD CSTL WTRS
    FROM 20WNW SAX-70S HTO-50ESE SBY-30WSW HAR-20WNW SAX
    AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 22020KT. TOPS TO FL300.
  • SIGMET 7E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 33,000 ft, moving from the west at 15 knots, until 11:55 pm EDT (03:55 UTC). Over the route from 359 to 548 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 120155
    MKCE WST 120155
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 7E
    VALID UNTIL 0355Z
    PA MD VA DC WV OH
    FROM 10NNE JST-30WNW SBY-40ENE RIC-50SW BKW-20SE APE-10NNE JST
    AREA TS MOV FROM 28015KT. TOPS TO FL330.
  • 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 727 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET ZULU 1C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the first 40 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 438 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 13,000 ft. Over the first 229 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 239 to 588 nm out.

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 BOS.

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 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 12 forecast points nearest it (BOS, BDL, AVP, PSB, EKN, CRW, LOU, BNA, MEM, LIT, SHV, CLL). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft280° at 7 kt+6 kt12 °C114 kt12 h 56 min10:30 am CDT (15:30 UTC)
6,500 ft290° at 11 kt+8 kt14 °C112 kt13 h 10 min10:44 am CDT (15:44 UTC)
8,500 ft290° at 15 kt+10 kt11 °C110 kt13 h 24 min10:58 am CDT (15:58 UTC)
10,500 ft290° at 14 kt+9 kt7 °C111 kt13 h 17 min10:51 am CDT (15:51 UTC)
12,500 ft290° at 14 kt+9 kt4 °C111 kt13 h 17 min10:51 am CDT (15:51 UTC)
14,500 ft290° at 15 kt+10 kt0 °C110 kt13 h 24 min10:58 am CDT (15:58 UTC)
16,500 ft290° at 17 kt+11 kt-4 °C109 kt13 h 31 min11:05 am CDT (16:05 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180290° at 18 kt+11 kt-7 °C109 kt13 h 31 min11:05 am CDT (16:05 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240280° at 20 kt+14 kt-18 °C106 kt13 h 54 min11:28 am CDT (16:28 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300290° at 33 kt+21 kt-32 °C99 kt14 h 53 min12:27 pm CDT (17:27 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340280° at 38 kt+27 kt-40 °C93 kt15 h 51 min1:25 pm CDT (18:25 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390290° at 36 kt+24 kt-50 °C96 kt15 h 21 min12:55 pm CDT (17:55 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
BOSused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line110/20200/26 12°280/24 8°260/29 3°250/47 -10°230/59 -19°230/74 -33°240/95 -41°240/96 -53°
BDLused from 50 nm out; 6 nm from the line120/24290/23 12°280/21 8°250/36 3°250/41 -11°230/48 -21°230/78 -32°230/96 -41°230/86 -52°
AVPused from 149 nm out; 50 nm from the line150/5350/13 12°270/20 8°260/17 4°260/25 -11°240/31 -22°240/54 -35°230/61 -41°240/55 -49°
PSBused from 299 nm out; 45 nm from the line360/13 13°330/14 7°300/11 3°290/12 -11°240/23 -23°270/25 -36°250/34 -40°250/45 -48°
EKNused from 398 nm out; 40 nm from the line330/21 12°330/25 7°350/22 2°330/24 -10°310/27 -21°320/33 -35°290/31 -39°290/34 -47°
CRWused from 498 nm out; 24 nm from the line330/20330/23 11°340/25 8°340/21 2°340/33 -9°340/41 -20°330/42 -35°320/44 -39°320/43 -47°
LOUused from 647 nm out; 79 nm from the line310/18340/28 16°340/29 10°350/27 3°330/27 -7°340/39 -19°330/58 -33°330/67 -41°330/40 -49°
BNAused from 747 nm out; 48 nm from the line310/20340/20 17°330/24 10°340/22 5°330/26 -6°340/29 -18°330/52 -33°320/62 -41°340/45 -50°
MEMused from 896 nm out; 69 nm from the line230/19260/16 15°270/17 12°300/13 6°300/15 -5°300/26 -18°300/34 -32°300/41 -40°310/46 -52°
LITused from 1046 nm out; 64 nm from the line220/21230/17 16°250/24 12°260/15 7°260/13 -5°280/25 -16°290/35 -30°300/42 -40°300/40 -52°
SHVused from 1145 nm out; 65 nm from the line200/18230/24 18°230/24 12°240/14 8°260/12 -4°240/11 -15°300/31 -29°300/32 -40°300/36 -52°
CLLused from 1344 nm out; 42 nm from the line170/22170/26 18°200/15 14°240/13 8°240/15 -5°260/17 -13°290/27 -29°290/22 -40°320/30 -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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
BOS Boston, MA departure no report just now 19 ft
BDL Windsor Locks, CT 80 nm out, 4 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 173 ft
SWF New York, NY 149 nm out, 4 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 490 ft
MGW Morgantown, WV 438 nm out, 15 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 1,243 ft
CKB Clarksburg, WV 458 nm out, 3 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 1,223 ft
RGA Richmond, KY 677 nm out, 7 nm north of the line no report just now 1,002 ft
JWN Nashville, TN 827 nm out, 7 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 501 ft
OLV Olive Branch, MS 986 nm out, 7 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 401 ft
ELD El Dorado, AR 1165 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line no report just now 277 ft
DTN Shreveport, LA 1225 nm out, 6 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 179 ft
CLL College Station, TX 1404 nm out, 22 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 320 ft
AUS Austin, TX destination no report just now 541 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,243 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At AUS when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:30 am CDT (15:30 UTC)

AUS 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 11 nm from the route, at the departure end · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Saturday 17 October · ZBW
  • 6/7153 North Sicuate, RI, Saturday, October 10, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 17 nm from the route, at the departure end · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 12 October · ZBW
  • 6/0708 Goodlettsville, TN, Saturday, August 1, 2026 through Sunday, August 1, 2027 UTC 4 nm from the route, 807 nm along the route · security · until 1 August · ZME
  • 6/5849 Austin, TX, Friday, October 2, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 6 nm from the route, at the destination end · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 12 October · ZHU

Daylight

Sunset at BOS 6:07 pm EDT (22:07 UTC), at AUS 7:03 pm CDT (00:03 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:27 pm CDT (00:27 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 lower Mississippi valley
Radar now, the lower 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: General Edward Lawrence Logan International, Austin-Bergstrom International.