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 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.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,500 ft | 170° at 8 kt | −3 kt | 6 °C | 123 kt | 14 h 01 min | 8:21 am MDT (14:21 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 210° at 8 kt | +2 kt | 11 °C | 118 kt | 14 h 37 min | 8:57 am MDT (14:57 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 230° at 11 kt | +8 kt | 9 °C | 112 kt | 15 h 24 min | 9:44 am MDT (15:44 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 230° at 15 kt | +11 kt | 5 °C | 109 kt | 15 h 50 min | 10:10 am MDT (16:10 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 230° at 19 kt | +15 kt | 1 °C | 105 kt | 16 h 26 min | 10:46 am MDT (16:46 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 240° at 22 kt | +19 kt | -3 °C | 101 kt | 17 h 05 min | 11:25 am MDT (17:25 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 250° at 25 kt | +23 kt | -7 °C | 97 kt | 17 h 47 min | 12:07 pm MDT (18:07 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 250° at 28 kt | +25 kt | -10 °C | 95 kt | 18 h 09 min | 12:29 pm MDT (18:29 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 250° at 36 kt | +33 kt | -21 °C | 87 kt | 19 h 50 min | 2:10 pm MDT (20:10 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 250° at 42 kt | +37 kt | -36 °C | 83 kt | 20 h 47 min | 3:07 pm MDT (21:07 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 250° at 54 kt | +49 kt | -45 °C | 71 kt | 24 h 18 min | 6:38 pm MDT (00:38 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 260° at 68 kt | +63 kt | -52 °C | 57 kt | 30 h 16 min | 12:36 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
| Point | From | 3,000 | 6,000 | 9,000 | 12,000 | 18,000 | 24,000 | 30,000 | 34,000 | 39,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 160/27 | 190/23 9° | 260/20 7° | 260/32 1° | 250/48 -7° | 240/56 -17° | 240/59 -33° | 250/75 -43° | 250/94 -55° |
| BDL | used from 50 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 140/28 | 180/29 10° | 220/38 8° | 250/30 3° | 250/40 -8° | 240/46 -18° | 240/58 -32° | 240/80 -41° | 240/89 -55° |
| ALB | used from 100 nm out; 20 nm from the line | 160/27 | 190/16 9° | 200/29 7° | 230/21 3° | 240/24 -9° | 240/43 -19° | 230/65 -33° | 240/91 -42° | 230/99 -53° |
| SYR | used from 199 nm out; 31 nm from the line | 160/17 | 200/22 10° | 250/10 6° | L/V 1° | 270/11 -11° | 220/25 -20° | 220/66 -36° | 230/89 -42° | 240/74 -51° |
| BUF | used from 299 nm out; 74 nm from the line | 170/19 | L/V 10° | 040/9 6° | 220/8 2° | 230/15 -11° | 220/33 -22° | 220/47 -35° | 230/55 -41° | 230/56 -50° |
| TVC | used from 499 nm out; 129 nm from the line | 210/17 | 290/14 15° | 310/20 9° | 310/18 2° | 310/24 -11° | 320/35 -22° | 320/53 -39° | 310/45 -49° | 290/58 -51° |
| GRB | used from 698 nm out; 74 nm from the line | 240/24 | 260/18 16° | 270/20 11° | 290/14 4° | 280/24 -9° | 300/34 -21° | 310/51 -38° | 310/54 -48° | 300/71 -51° |
| DLH | used from 848 nm out; 84 nm from the line | 240/6 | 230/22 15° | 250/28 11° | 230/22 4° | 270/33 -12° | 280/47 -21° | 280/59 -37° | 290/65 -47° | 290/88 -55° |
| AXN | used from 997 nm out; 49 nm from the line | L/V | 220/23 17° | 230/24 12° | 240/25 5° | 260/32 -11° | 260/40 -21° | 270/50 -35° | 270/57 -45° | 270/81 -55° |
| ABR | used from 1147 nm out; 54 nm from the line | 030/24 | 220/5 16° | 230/18 12° | 230/32 5° | 240/38 -10° | 250/37 -20° | 240/40 -35° | 240/56 -44° | 250/72 -52° |
| DIK | used from 1297 nm out; 63 nm from the line | 110/15 6° | 200/17 5° | 230/31 1° | 240/47 -10° | 240/52 -20° | 230/52 -36° | 240/57 -45° | 250/67 -51° | |
| MLS | used from 1446 nm out; 36 nm from the line | 120/22 5° | 170/18 4° | 200/33 1° | 230/49 -10° | 230/58 -21° | 220/54 -37° | 230/64 -44° | 250/74 -49° | |
| BIL | used from 1546 nm out; 47 nm from the line | 080/24 | 130/14 -1° | 180/33 0° | 210/43 -10° | 220/58 -21° | 200/55 -36° | 220/75 -44° | 240/83 -48° | |
| DLN | used from 1696 nm out; 81 nm from the line | 080/10 -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
| Airport | Where | Conditions | Wind | Visibility | Ceiling | Elevation | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
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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.
