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General Edward Lawrence Logan International to Bill And Hillary Clinton Ntl/Adams Field BOS → LIT

1,093 nautical miles (1,258 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 252°, about 267° magnetic at the departure end (variation 15W). At 120 knots that is 9 h 25 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 4-knot headwind), arriving about 7:53 am CDT (12:53 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 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 E10E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 39,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 35 knots, until 12:55 am EDT (04:55 UTC). Near the route, at the departure end.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 120255
    MKCE WST 120255
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 10E
    VALID UNTIL 0455Z
    MA RI CT NY AND MA RI NJ NY CT CSTL WTRS
    FROM 20NW PVD-70SSE ACK-190SSE HTO-70ESE CYN-30SW BDL-20NW PVD
    AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 24035KT. TOPS TO FL390.
  • SIGMET E11E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 12:55 am EDT (04:55 UTC). Near the route, 377 nm along the route.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 120255
    MKCE WST 120255
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 11E
    VALID UNTIL 0455Z
    NY NJ PA DE MD VA DC WV AND DE NJ NY MD CT VA CSTL WTRS
    FROM 20NE JFK-90SE SIE-20NNW ORF-30ENE EKN-10S JST-20NE JFK
    AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL340.
  • 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 795 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET ZULU 1C: moderate icing up to 25,000 ft. Over the first 50 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 467 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 13,000 ft. Over the first 248 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 199 to 507 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 13 forecast points nearest it (BOS, BDL, AVP, PSB, AGC, EKN, CRW, CVG, LOU, BNA, CGI, MEM, LIT). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft310° at 10 kt+4 kt13 °C116 kt9 h 25 min7:53 am CDT (12:53 UTC)
6,500 ft320° at 15 kt+5 kt13 °C115 kt9 h 30 min7:58 am CDT (12:58 UTC)
8,500 ft310° at 18 kt+7 kt10 °C113 kt9 h 40 min8:08 am CDT (13:08 UTC)
10,500 ft310° at 17 kt+8 kt6 °C112 kt9 h 46 min8:14 am CDT (13:14 UTC)
12,500 ft300° at 16 kt+8 kt3 °C112 kt9 h 46 min8:14 am CDT (13:14 UTC)
14,500 ft300° at 18 kt+10 kt-1 °C110 kt9 h 56 min8:24 am CDT (13:24 UTC)
16,500 ft300° at 19 kt+11 kt-5 °C109 kt10 h 02 min8:30 am CDT (13:30 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180300° at 21 kt+13 kt-8 °C107 kt10 h 13 min8:41 am CDT (13:41 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240290° at 23 kt+16 kt-20 °C104 kt10 h 31 min8:59 am CDT (13:59 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300290° at 35 kt+24 kt-34 °C96 kt11 h 23 min9:51 am CDT (14:51 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340280° at 42 kt+33 kt-41 °C87 kt12 h 34 min11:02 am CDT (16:02 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390280° at 39 kt+31 kt-50 °C89 kt12 h 17 min10:45 am CDT (15:45 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; 4 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; 47 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 298 nm out; 27 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°
AGCused from 397 nm out; 30 nm from the line350/14330/20 11°340/18 8°330/17 3°340/22 -11°340/31 -22°330/33 -36°300/34 -41°300/35 -47°
EKNused from 447 nm out; 56 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 497 nm out; 50 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°
CVGused from 596 nm out; 59 nm from the line320/18350/32 16°350/35 10°350/30 3°330/30 -7°340/44 -20°340/58 -35°330/72 -41°320/36 -49°
LOUused from 646 nm out; 52 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 795 nm out; 61 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°
CGIused from 844 nm out; 74 nm from the line240/20270/15 15°280/15 11°300/13 6°290/20 -6°280/24 -18°300/34 -32°300/47 -41°310/49 -51°
MEMused from 944 nm out; 44 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 1043 nm out; 25 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°

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 79 nm out, 1 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 173 ft
POU Poughkeepsie, NY 139 nm out, 3 nm east of the line, tower no report just now 163 ft
AVP Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA 219 nm out, 12 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 961 ft
JST Johnstown, PA 377 nm out, 9 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 2,284 ft
PKB Parkersburg, WV 507 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 858 ft
PMH Portsmouth, OH 576 nm out, 4 nm west of the line no report just now 663 ft
LEX Lexington, KY 676 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 979 ft
HVC Hopkinsville, KY 825 nm out, 5 nm south of the line no report just now 563 ft
HKA Blytheville, AR 954 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line no report just now 255 ft
SRC Searcy, AR 1053 nm out, 13 nm northwest of the line no report just now 264 ft
LIT Little Rock, AR destination no report just now 266 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 2,284 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At LIT when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:53 am CDT (12:53 UTC)

LIT 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 12 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 19 nm from the route, at the departure end · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 12 October · ZBW

Daylight

Sunset at BOS 6:07 pm EDT (22:07 UTC), at LIT 6:38 pm CDT (23:38 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:03 pm CDT (00:03 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, Bill And Hillary Clinton Ntl/Adams Field.