Plan a flight · Mon 10:05 am EDT (14:05 UTC)

General Edward Lawrence Logan International to Kansas City Downtown/Wheeler Field BOS → MKC

1,087 nautical miles (1,251 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 268°, about 283° magnetic at the departure end (variation 15W). At 120 knots that is 9 h 42 min at the quickest height in today's winds (6,500 ft, a 8-knot headwind), arriving about 6:47 pm CDT (23:47 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now BOS is IFR, wind from the north-northeast (020°) at 3 knots; MKC is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 16 knots, gusting to 22. 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 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

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 20 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 24,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the first 130 nm of the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the route from 110 to 369 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 189 to 439 nm out.
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 last 120 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

A320 at 24,000 ft, 4 nm south, 9:42 am EDT (13:42 UTC): moderate turbulence. At the departure end, 4 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ORH UA /OV ORH/TM 1342/FL240/TP A320/TB MOD 240-270 CONS LGT 280-ABV
```
Report
a routine report filed through ORH
Where
over ORH
Time
13:42 UTC
Height
at 24,000 ft
Aircraft
A320
Turbulence
moderate from 24,000 ft to 27,000 ft continuous light 280-ABV
CL30 at 34,000 ft, 21 nm north, 9:56 am EDT (13:56 UTC): moderate turbulence. 179 nm along the route, 21 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
OIC UA /OV N66/TM 1356/FL340/TP CL30/TB MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through OIC
Where
over N66
Time
13:56 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
CL30
Turbulence
moderate
H25B at 600 ft, 41 nm south, 9:46 am EDT (13:46 UTC): overcast above 600 ft. At the departure end, 41 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
EWB UA /OV EWB RY05 DEPT/TM 1346/FL006/TP H25B/SK OVC006
```
Report
a routine report filed through EWB
Where
ewb runway 05 dept
Time
13:46 UTC
Height
at 600 ft
Aircraft
H25B
Sky
overcast from 600 ft
A321 at 600 ft, 1 nm southeast, 9:43 am EDT (13:43 UTC): a broken layer above 600 ft. At the departure end, 1 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BOS UA /OV BOS/TM 1343/FL006/TP A321/SK BKN006
```
Report
a routine report filed through BOS
Where
over BOS
Time
13:43 UTC
Height
at 600 ft
Aircraft
A321
Sky
a broken layer from 600 ft
C700 at 600 ft, 14 nm north, 9:40 am EDT (13:40 UTC): overcast above 600 ft. At the departure end, 14 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BVY UA /OV BVY/TM 1340/FL006/TP C700/SK OVC006-TOPUNKN
```
Report
a routine report filed through BVY
Where
over BVY
Time
13:40 UTC
Height
at 600 ft
Aircraft
C700
Sky
overcast from 600 ft, tops unknown
C182 at 500 ft, 41 nm south, 9:26 am EDT (13:26 UTC): overcast above 500 ft, sand, dust whirls. At the departure end, 41 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
EWB UA /OV EWB RY05 APCH/TM 1326/FL005/TP C182/SK OVC005/WX SAW AIRPORT ON 1/2 NM FINAL
```
Report
a routine report filed through EWB
Where
ewb runway 05 approach
Time
13:26 UTC
Height
at 500 ft
Aircraft
C182
Sky
overcast from 500 ft
Weather
sand w, airport, on, 1/2, nautical miles, final
B738 at 600 ft, 1 nm southeast, 9:05 am EDT (13:05 UTC): a broken layer above 600 ft. At the departure end, 1 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BOS UA /OV BOS/TM 1305/FL006/TP B738/SK BKN006
```
Report
a routine report filed through BOS
Where
over BOS
Time
13:05 UTC
Height
at 600 ft
Aircraft
B738
Sky
a broken layer from 600 ft
E75S at 600 ft, 1 nm southeast, 8:53 am EDT (12:53 UTC): a broken layer above 600 ft. At the departure end, 1 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BOS UA /OV BOS/TM 1253/FL006/TP E75S/SK BKN006
```
Report
a routine report filed through BOS
Where
over BOS
Time
12:53 UTC
Height
at 600 ft
Aircraft
E75S
Sky
a broken layer from 600 ft
A321 at 500 ft, 1 nm southeast, 8:15 am EDT (12:15 UTC): a broken layer above 500 ft. At the departure end, 1 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BOS UA /OV BOS/TM 1215/FL005/TP A321/SK BKN005
```
Report
a routine report filed through BOS
Where
over BOS
Time
12:15 UTC
Height
at 500 ft
Aircraft
A321
Sky
a broken layer from 500 ft
SR22 at 400 ft, 41 nm south, 7:56 am EDT (11:56 UTC): light turbulence, overcast above 40,000 ft. At the departure end, 41 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
EWB UA /OV EWB RY05 DEPT/TM 1156/FL004/TP SR22/SK OVC004/TB LT TBC
```
Report
a routine report filed through EWB
Where
ewb runway 05 dept
Time
11:56 UTC
Height
at 400 ft
Aircraft
SR22
Sky
overcast from 400 ft
Turbulence
lt tbc
E175 at 500 ft, 1 nm southeast, 7:50 am EDT (11:50 UTC): a broken layer above 500 ft. At the departure end, 1 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BOS UA /OV BOS/TM 1150/FL005/TP E175/SK BKN005
```
Report
a routine report filed through BOS
Where
over BOS
Time
11:50 UTC
Height
at 500 ft
Aircraft
E175
Sky
a broken layer from 500 ft
C402 at 500 ft, 41 nm south, 7:14 am EDT (11:14 UTC): overcast above 500 ft. At the departure end, 41 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
EWB UA /OV EWB RY 05 DEPT/TM 1114/FL005/TP C402/SK OVC005
```
Report
a routine report filed through EWB
Where
ewb runway 05 dept
Time
11:14 UTC
Height
at 500 ft
Aircraft
C402
Sky
overcast from 500 ft
B738 at 600 ft, 1 nm southeast, 7:07 am EDT (11:07 UTC): a broken layer above 600 ft. At the departure end, 1 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BOS UA /OV BOS/TM 1107/FL006/TP B738/SK BKN006
```
Report
a routine report filed through BOS
Where
over BOS
Time
11:07 UTC
Height
at 600 ft
Aircraft
B738
Sky
a broken layer from 600 ft
CL60 at 700 ft, 7 nm north, 9:40 am EDT (13:40 UTC): overcast above 700 ft. At the departure end, 7 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BED UA /OV BED/TM 1340/FL007/TP CL60/SK OVC007
```
Report
a routine report filed through BED
Where
over BED
Time
13:40 UTC
Height
at 700 ft
Aircraft
CL60
Sky
overcast from 700 ft

16 more routine reports are on the map.

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 08:00–15:00 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, AVP, PSB, BUF, CLE, FWA, IND, JOT, SPI, BRL, COU, MKC). 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	300° at 13 kt	+11 kt	12 °C	109 kt	9 h 58 min	7:03 pm CDT (00:03 UTC)
6,500 ft	320° at 12 kt	+8 kt	13 °C	112 kt	9 h 42 min	6:47 pm CDT (23:47 UTC)
8,500 ft	310° at 12 kt	+8 kt	10 °C	112 kt	9 h 42 min	6:47 pm CDT (23:47 UTC)
10,500 ft	310° at 14 kt	+10 kt	6 °C	110 kt	9 h 53 min	6:58 pm CDT (23:58 UTC)
12,500 ft	300° at 16 kt	+13 kt	2 °C	107 kt	10 h 10 min	7:15 pm CDT (00:15 UTC)
14,500 ft	300° at 19 kt	+15 kt	-1 °C	105 kt	10 h 21 min	7:26 pm CDT (00:26 UTC)
16,500 ft	300° at 22 kt	+17 kt	-6 °C	103 kt	10 h 33 min	7:38 pm CDT (00:38 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	300° at 24 kt	+19 kt	-8 °C	101 kt	10 h 46 min	7:51 pm CDT (00:51 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	290° at 28 kt	+24 kt	-20 °C	96 kt	11 h 19 min	8:24 pm CDT (01:24 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	290° at 37 kt	+31 kt	-35 °C	89 kt	12 h 13 min	9:18 pm CDT (02:18 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	290° at 48 kt	+40 kt	-43 °C	80 kt	13 h 35 min	10:40 pm CDT (03:40 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	300° at 52 kt	+42 kt	-51 °C	78 kt	13 h 56 min	11:01 pm CDT (04:01 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 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	020/10	360/20 10°	340/19 7°	290/21 2°	270/35 -9°	260/42 -22°	250/55 -38°	240/75 -43°	250/72 -51°
BDL	used from 50 nm out; 22 nm from the line	020/15	010/19 10°	340/10 7°	300/17 3°	280/23 -10°	250/35 -22°	250/44 -38°	250/55 -42°	250/57 -51°
ALB	used from 100 nm out; 30 nm from the line	340/22	340/19 9°	320/16 7°	330/16 2°	330/19 -11°	320/21 -23°	320/25 -39°	280/30 -44°	270/41 -51°
AVP	used from 199 nm out; 48 nm from the line	010/20	020/24 11°	360/19 8°	350/23 2°	320/24 -11°	330/25 -22°	330/27 -37°	310/28 -42°	290/30 -50°
PSB	used from 299 nm out; 62 nm from the line		020/21 12°	360/28 7°	360/29 1°	350/33 -10°	350/42 -22°	350/49 -37°	340/63 -43°	350/39 -52°
BUF	used from 349 nm out; 74 nm from the line	300/11	330/15 11°	340/26 8°	330/28 2°	340/31 -10°	340/32 -21°	340/52 -37°	340/59 -46°	330/66 -53°
CLE	used from 399 nm out; 64 nm from the line	310/7	350/20 14°	340/16 9°	320/21 2°	320/32 -8°	330/34 -20°	330/45 -36°	320/60 -45°	320/64 -51°
FWA	used from 548 nm out; 68 nm from the line	270/20	300/16 15°	290/14 10°	280/17 3°	290/25 -7°	280/30 -19°	280/34 -35°	290/48 -44°	300/64 -52°
IND	used from 698 nm out; 69 nm from the line	270/22	290/19 15°	270/19 8°	270/18 4°	290/28 -7°	280/35 -20°	270/37 -34°	300/51 -42°	300/61 -51°
JOT	used from 748 nm out; 59 nm from the line	250/25	260/22 14°	250/17 9°	270/21 5°	280/28 -8°	280/36 -20°	270/41 -35°	280/57 -42°	290/65 -50°
SPI	used from 798 nm out; 40 nm from the line	260/28	250/22 15°	250/14 9°	260/20 6°	280/27 -7°	280/34 -19°	280/48 -32°	280/59 -41°	300/60 -49°
BRL	used from 897 nm out; 52 nm from the line	250/32	250/19 17°	260/15 11°	270/16 3°	290/23 -7°	260/42 -20°	270/52 -34°	280/63 -39°	290/64 -48°
COU	used from 947 nm out; 52 nm from the line	250/36	260/14 16°	250/5 12°	260/12 6°	260/24 -7°	260/35 -19°	280/58 -31°	280/62 -40°	290/60 -49°
MKC	used from 1047 nm out; 20 nm from the line	240/49	240/21 20°	220/19 13°	230/21 6°	260/26 -7°	250/37 -19°	270/66 -31°	270/65 -38°	280/60 -48°

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	IFR Sky: a broken layer at 700 feet	from the north-northeast (020°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	700 ft	19 ft	9:54 am EDT (13:54 UTC)
ORH Worcester, MA	40 nm out, 4 nm south of the line, tower	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 800 feet	variable at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	1,009 ft	13:54 UTC
GBR Great Barrington, MA	110 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line	no report just now				739 ft
BGM Binghamton, NY	219 nm out, 7 nm north of the line, tower	low IFR Sky: overcast at 200 feet	from the northwest (310°) at 6 knots	9 mi	200 ft	1,635 ft	13:53 UTC
ERI Erie, PA	409 nm out, 22 nm north of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 3,000 feet	variable at 4 knots	10+ mi	3,000 ft	732 ft	00:51 UTC
BKL Cleveland, OH	479 nm out, 1 nm southwest of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,600 feet	from the west-southwest (240°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	1,600 ft	583 ft	13:53 UTC
FWA Fort Wayne, IN	638 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 15,000 feet, a broken layer at 25,000 feet	from the south (180°) at 5 knots	8 mi	25,000 ft	814 ft	13:54 UTC
GUS Peru, IN	688 nm out, 14 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the southwest (220°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	810 ft	13:55 UTC
BMI Bloomington/Normal, IL	818 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	871 ft	13:56 UTC
UIN Quincy, IL	917 nm out, 5 nm west of the line	VFR	from the south-southwest (210°) at 12 knots	10+ mi	none	768 ft	13:54 UTC
GPH Mosby, MO	1067 nm out, 9 nm northwest of the line	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	777 ft	13:55 UTC
MKC Kansas City, MO	destination	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 16 knots, gusting to 22	10+ mi	none	756 ft	8:54 am CDT (13:54 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,635 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At MKC when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:47 pm CDT (23:47 UTC)

Wind from the south-southwest at 16 knots, gusting to 28, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for MKC

From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 12 knots, gusting to 21, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 16 knots, gusting to 28, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 11 knots, gusting to 19, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Tue 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

The forecast for BOS, the departure

From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 700 feet
From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the north at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,500 feet
From Mon 1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the north at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet
At times between Mon 1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC) and 3:00 pm EDT (19:00 UTC): a broken layer at 3,000 feet
From Tue 12:00 am EDT (04:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 3,000 feet
From Tue 6:00 am EDT (10:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain, overcast at 800 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 15 nm from the route, at the departure end · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Saturday 17 October · ZBW
6/8587 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local on the route, 429 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
6/8888 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 21 nm from the route, 439 nm along the route · security · today · ZOB
6/8829 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 17 nm from the route, 439 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB

Daylight

Sunset at BOS 6:07 pm EDT (22:07 UTC), at MKC 6:44 pm CDT (23:44 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:11 pm CDT (00:11 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at MKC is after sunset there (6:44 pm CDT (23:44 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 · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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, Kansas City Downtown/Wheeler Field.