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General Edward Lawrence Logan International to Nashville International BOS → BNA

818 nautical miles (941 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 248°, about 263° magnetic at the departure end (variation 15W). At 120 knots that is 7 h 03 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 4-knot headwind), arriving about 2:34 am CDT (07:34 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now BOS is marginal VFR, wind from the east (100°) at 8 knots; BNA is VFR, wind variable at 3 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: 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 E16E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 32,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 25 knots, until 9:55 pm EDT (01:55 UTC). Near the route, 179 nm along the route.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 112355
    MKCE WST 112355
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 16E
    VALID UNTIL 0155Z
    NY NJ PA DE MD VA DC WV AND NJ NY CSTL WTRS
    FROM SAX-30SE JFK-10N DCA-60ENE EKN-SAX
    AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 22025KT. TOPS TO FL320.
  • SIGMET E17E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 31,000 ft, moving from the west at 15 knots, until 9:55 pm EDT (01:55 UTC). Over the route from 419 to 588 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 112355
    MKCE WST 112355
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 17E
    VALID UNTIL 0155Z
    PA MD VA NC WV OH KY
    FROM 30WSW EWC-20E RIC-70NNE ILM-70W BKW-10ESE APE-30WSW EWC
    AREA TS MOV FROM 28015KT. TOPS TO FL310.
  • 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 429 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET ZULU 1C: moderate icing up to 24,000 ft. Over the first 90 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 459 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the first 339 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 169 to 339 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 259 to 668 nm out.
  • 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 479 to 758 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 6W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 28,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the last 20 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 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 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 9 forecast points nearest it (BOS, BDL, JFK, AVP, PSB, EKN, CRW, LOU, BNA). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft220° at 6 kt+4 kt13 °C116 kt7 h 03 min2:34 am CDT (07:34 UTC)
6,500 ft250° at 10 kt+9 kt12 °C111 kt7 h 22 min2:53 am CDT (07:53 UTC)
8,500 ft270° at 12 kt+9 kt9 °C111 kt7 h 22 min2:53 am CDT (07:53 UTC)
10,500 ft280° at 13 kt+10 kt6 °C110 kt7 h 26 min2:57 am CDT (07:57 UTC)
12,500 ft280° at 14 kt+10 kt2 °C110 kt7 h 26 min2:57 am CDT (07:57 UTC)
14,500 ft280° at 16 kt+13 kt-2 °C107 kt7 h 39 min3:10 am CDT (08:10 UTC)
16,500 ft270° at 18 kt+15 kt-6 °C105 kt7 h 47 min3:18 am CDT (08:18 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180270° at 20 kt+17 kt-9 °C103 kt7 h 57 min3:28 am CDT (08:28 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240250° at 26 kt+25 kt-20 °C95 kt8 h 37 min4:08 am CDT (09:08 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300240° at 45 kt+44 kt-32 °C76 kt10 h 46 min6:17 am CDT (11:17 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340240° at 53 kt+52 kt-40 °C68 kt12 h 02 min7:33 am CDT (12:33 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390240° at 53 kt+52 kt-50 °C68 kt12 h 02 min7:33 am CDT (12:33 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
BOSused from 0 nm out; 25 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°
BDLused from 50 nm out; 7 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°
JFKused from 150 nm out; 50 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°
AVPused from 199 nm out; 29 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°
PSBused from 299 nm out; 51 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°
EKNused from 399 nm out; 35 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°
CRWused from 499 nm out; 18 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°
LOUused from 648 nm out; 90 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°
BNAused from 748 nm out; 45 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°

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 marginal VFR Sky: a few clouds at 600 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet, overcast at 6,000 feet Weather: heavy rain, mist from the east (100°) at 8 knots 3 mi 5,000 ft 19 ft 8:04 pm EDT (00:04 UTC)
BDL Windsor Locks, CT 80 nm out, 5 nm north of the line, tower low IFR Sky: a broken layer at 400 feet, a broken layer at 1,300 feet, overcast at 3,600 feet Weather: rain, mist from the north-northeast (020°) at 8 knots 2 mi 400 ft 173 ft 23:51 UTC
SWF New York, NY 150 nm out, 7 nm north of the line, tower marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 600 feet, overcast at 1,000 feet Weather: mist from the east-northeast (070°) at 10 knots 4 mi 1,000 ft 490 ft 22:45 UTC
ABE Allentown, PA 219 nm out, 15 nm south of the line, tower marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 700 feet, a broken layer at 1,500 feet, overcast at 2,000 feet from the east-northeast (070°) at 13 knots 10+ mi 1,500 ft 393 ft 23:51 UTC
CXY Harrisburg, PA 289 nm out, 11 nm south of the line, tower IFR Sky: overcast at 800 feet from the northeast (050°) at 7 knots, gusting to 15 10+ mi 800 ft 346 ft 23:56 UTC
HGR Hagerstown, MD 339 nm out, 20 nm south of the line, tower marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 500 feet, overcast at 1,100 feet from the north (350°) at 8 knots 10+ mi 1,100 ft 703 ft 23:53 UTC
CKB Clarksburg, WV 459 nm out, 11 nm north of the line, tower marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 1,700 feet, overcast at 2,600 feet Weather: light rain from the northwest (320°) at 3 knots 10+ mi 1,700 ft 1,223 ft 23:53 UTC
CRW Charleston, WV 538 nm out, 7 nm south of the line, tower IFR Sky: a broken layer at 700 feet, overcast at 2,000 feet Weather: light rain, mist from the northwest (310°) at 8 knots 1 mi 700 ft 947 ft 23:54 UTC
HTS Huntington, WV 578 nm out, 15 nm northwest of the line, tower IFR Sky: overcast at 700 feet Weather: mist variable at 5 knots 1 mi 700 ft 828 ft 23:51 UTC
SME Somerset, KY 708 nm out, 6 nm east of the line IFR Sky: a broken layer at 800 feet, overcast at 1,400 feet from the west (280°) at 6 knots 10+ mi 800 ft 927 ft 00:15 UTC
TZV Tompkinsville, KY 758 nm out, 5 nm north of the line no report just now 1,036 ft
BNA Nashville, TN destination VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,400 feet variable at 3 knots 10+ mi none 599 ft 6:53 pm CDT (23:53 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 BNA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:34 am CDT (07:34 UTC)

Wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR

The whole forecast for BNA
  • From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
  • From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 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
The forecast for BOS, the departure
  • From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 4 knots, visibility 4 miles, heavy rain, mist, scattered clouds at 2,200 feet, a broken layer at 2,800 feet and more above
  • From Sun 10:00 pm EDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 5 knots, visibility 3 miles, light rain, mist, overcast at 1,000 feet
  • From Sun 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the east at 6 knots, visibility 2 miles, light rain, mist, overcast at 800 feet
  • From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 8 knots, visibility 2 miles, light rain showers, mist, overcast at 300 feet
  • From Mon 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the north at 7 knots, visibility 3 miles, mist, a broken layer at 800 feet
  • From Mon 1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 15,000 feet
  • From Mon 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,500 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 10 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 16 nm from the route, 40 nm along the route · 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 11 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · until 1 August · ZME

Daylight

Sunset at BOS 6:07 pm EDT (22:07 UTC), at BNA 6:15 pm CDT (23:15 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:40 pm CDT (23:40 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at BNA is before sunrise there (6:50 am CDT (11:50 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, Nashville International.