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General Edward Lawrence Logan International to Bozeman Yellowstone International BOS → BZN

1,725 nautical miles (1,986 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 291°, about 306° magnetic at the departure end (variation 15W). At 120 knots that is 14 h 01 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 3-knot tailwind), arriving about 8:21 am MDT (14:21 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: 395 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 W70W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 32,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 9:55 pm EDT (01:55 UTC). Near the route, 1516 nm along the route.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 112355
    MKCW WST 112355
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 70W
    VALID UNTIL 0155Z
    MT WY
    FROM 30SSW MLS-60WNW BFF-40SSE OCS-10S BPI-10S BIL-30SSW MLS
    AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL320.
  • AIRMET ZULU 1C: moderate icing up to 24,000 ft. Over the first 259 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 259 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the first 259 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 10 to 249 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 80 to 219 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 last 349 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the last 329 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 130 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Near the route, 1636 nm along 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 14 forecast points nearest it (BOS, BDL, ALB, SYR, BUF, TVC, GRB, DLH, AXN, ABR, DIK, MLS, BIL, DLN). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft170° at 8 kt−3 kt6 °C123 kt14 h 01 min8:21 am MDT (14:21 UTC)
6,500 ft210° at 8 kt+2 kt11 °C118 kt14 h 37 min8:57 am MDT (14:57 UTC)
8,500 ft230° at 11 kt+8 kt9 °C112 kt15 h 24 min9:44 am MDT (15:44 UTC)
10,500 ft230° at 15 kt+11 kt5 °C109 kt15 h 50 min10:10 am MDT (16:10 UTC)
12,500 ft230° at 19 kt+15 kt1 °C105 kt16 h 26 min10:46 am MDT (16:46 UTC)
14,500 ft240° at 22 kt+19 kt-3 °C101 kt17 h 05 min11:25 am MDT (17:25 UTC)
16,500 ft250° at 25 kt+23 kt-7 °C97 kt17 h 47 min12:07 pm MDT (18:07 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180250° at 28 kt+25 kt-10 °C95 kt18 h 09 min12:29 pm MDT (18:29 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240250° at 36 kt+33 kt-21 °C87 kt19 h 50 min2:10 pm MDT (20:10 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300250° at 42 kt+37 kt-36 °C83 kt20 h 47 min3:07 pm MDT (21:07 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340250° at 54 kt+49 kt-45 °C71 kt24 h 18 min6:38 pm MDT (00:38 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390260° at 68 kt+63 kt-52 °C57 kt30 h 16 min12:36 am MDT (06:36 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; 51 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°
ALBused from 100 nm out; 20 nm from the line160/27190/16 9°200/29 7°230/21 3°240/24 -9°240/43 -19°230/65 -33°240/91 -42°230/99 -53°
SYRused from 199 nm out; 31 nm from the line160/17200/22 10°250/10 6°L/V 1°270/11 -11°220/25 -20°220/66 -36°230/89 -42°240/74 -51°
BUFused from 299 nm out; 74 nm from the line170/19L/V 10°040/9 6°220/8 2°230/15 -11°220/33 -22°220/47 -35°230/55 -41°230/56 -50°
TVCused from 499 nm out; 129 nm from the line210/17290/14 15°310/20 9°310/18 2°310/24 -11°320/35 -22°320/53 -39°310/45 -49°290/58 -51°
GRBused from 698 nm out; 74 nm from the line240/24260/18 16°270/20 11°290/14 4°280/24 -9°300/34 -21°310/51 -38°310/54 -48°300/71 -51°
DLHused from 848 nm out; 84 nm from the line240/6230/22 15°250/28 11°230/22 4°270/33 -12°280/47 -21°280/59 -37°290/65 -47°290/88 -55°
AXNused from 997 nm out; 49 nm from the lineL/V220/23 17°230/24 12°240/25 5°260/32 -11°260/40 -21°270/50 -35°270/57 -45°270/81 -55°
ABRused from 1147 nm out; 54 nm from the line030/24220/5 16°230/18 12°230/32 5°240/38 -10°250/37 -20°240/40 -35°240/56 -44°250/72 -52°
DIKused from 1297 nm out; 63 nm from the line110/15 6°200/17 5°230/31 1°240/47 -10°240/52 -20°230/52 -36°240/57 -45°250/67 -51°
MLSused from 1446 nm out; 36 nm from the line120/22 5°170/18 4°200/33 1°230/49 -10°230/58 -21°220/54 -37°230/64 -44°250/74 -49°
BILused from 1546 nm out; 47 nm from the line080/24130/14 -1°180/33 0°210/43 -10°220/58 -21°200/55 -36°220/75 -44°240/83 -48°
DLNused from 1696 nm out; 81 nm from the line080/10 -3°180/8 -3°180/23 -14°200/58 -22°200/80 -36°220/85 -41°230/81 -45°

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
ASH Nashua, NH 30 nm out, 16 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 200 ft
RME Rome, NY 199 nm out, 15 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 504 ft
CYOS Owen Sound, 449 nm out, 1 nm southeast of the line no report just now 1,007 ft
APN Alpena, MI 569 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 689 ft
PKF Park Falls, WI 858 nm out, 7 nm northwest of the line no report just now 1,501 ft
HYR Hayward, WI 908 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line no report just now 1,215 ft
BWP Wahpeton, ND 1117 nm out, 2 nm northwest of the line no report just now 968 ft
HEI Hettinger, ND 1366 nm out, 16 nm south of the line no report just now 2,705 ft
BWW Bowman, ND 1396 nm out, 5 nm south of the line no report just now 2,965 ft
BIL Billings, MT 1616 nm out, 11 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 3,662 ft
BZN Bozeman, MT destination no report just now 4,473 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 4,473 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At BZN when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 8:21 am MDT (14:21 UTC)

BZN 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 19 nm from the route, at the departure end · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Saturday 17 October · ZBW

Daylight

Sunset at BOS 6:07 pm EDT (22:07 UTC), at BZN 6:44 pm MDT (00:44 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:14 pm MDT (01:14 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: General Edward Lawrence Logan International, Bozeman Yellowstone International.