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General Edward Lawrence Logan International to Albert J Ellis Airport BOS → OAJ

548 nautical miles (631 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 217°, about 232° magnetic at the departure end (variation 15W). At 120 knots that is 5 h 22 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 18-knot headwind), arriving about 6:46 am EDT (10:46 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now BOS is IFR, wind from the north-northeast (030°) at 11 knots; OAJ is VFR, wind from the west-southwest (240°) at 8 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: 1 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 E18E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 35 knots, until 2:55 am EDT (06:55 UTC). Over the route from 30 to 50 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 120455
    MKCE WST 120455
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 18E
    VALID UNTIL 0655Z
    MA RI CT AND MA RI NY CSTL WTRS
    FROM 40E BOS-130SE ACK-170S ACK-50SE HTO-20NW PVD-40E BOS
    AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 24035KT. TOPS TO FL300.
  • SIGMET E19E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 43,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 2:55 am EDT (06:55 UTC). Over the route from 110 to 329 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 120455
    MKCE WST 120455
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 19E
    VALID UNTIL 0655Z
    CT NY NJ PA DE MD VA DC WV AND DE NJ NY MD CT VA CSTL WTRS
    FROM 20NNW HTO-70SSE HTO-90SE SIE-20WNW LYH-40ESE AIR-20NNW HTO
    AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL430.
  • 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 379 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 139 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 10,000 ft. Over the first 100 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

  • UAL932 at 35,000 ft, 50 nm east, 12:34 am EDT (04:34 UTC): moderate turbulence, wind 240° at 69 knots. At the departure end, 50 nm east of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    ARP UAL932 4206N 06957W 0434 F350 240/069KT TB MOD TURB IC
    Report
    a routine report filed through ARP
  • UAL932 at 35,000 ft, 47 nm east, 12:33 am EDT (04:33 UTC): moderate turbulence. At the departure end, 47 nm east of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    ARP UAL932 4206N 07001W 0433 F350 TB MODERATE SK CLEAR IC NONE
    Report
    a routine report filed through ARP
  • UAL330 at 35,000 ft, 48 nm northwest, 12:30 am EDT (04:30 UTC): moderate turbulence, wind 235° at 92 knots. At the departure end, 48 nm northwest of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    ARP UAL330 4257N 07145W 0430 F350 235/092KT TB MOD TURB CONT MOD CHOP IC
    Report
    a routine report filed through ARP
  • A319 at 23,000 ft, 46 nm northwest, 11:21 pm EDT (03:21 UTC): moderate turbulence. 209 nm along the route, 46 nm northwest of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    MJX UA /OV CYN345010/TM 0321/FL230/TP A319/TB MOD
    Report
    a routine report filed through MJX
    Where
    10 nm north (345°) of CYN
    Time
    03:21 UTC
    Height
    at 23,000 ft
    Aircraft
    A319
    Turbulence
    moderate
  • CRJ7 descending, 39 nm northwest, 12:09 am EDT (04:09 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the departure end, 39 nm northwest of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    MHT UA /OV RWY 6/TM 0409/FLDURD/TP CRJ7/SK 006
    Report
    a routine report filed through MHT
    Where
    runway 6
    Time
    04:09 UTC
    Height
    during the descent
    Aircraft
    CRJ7
    Sky
    at 600 ft
  • CRJ9 descending, 39 nm northwest, 11:16 pm EDT (03:16 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the departure end, 39 nm northwest of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    MHT UA /OV RWY 6/TM 0316/FLDURD/TP CRJ9/SK 004
    Report
    a routine report filed through MHT
    Where
    runway 6
    Time
    03:16 UTC
    Height
    during the descent
    Aircraft
    CRJ9
    Sky
    at 400 ft
  • B738 at 300 ft, 0 nm south, 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC): a broken layer above 500 ft, remarks: during the descent runway 4R bos. At the departure end, 0 nm south of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    BOS UA /OV KBOS/TM 0300/FL003/TP B738/SK BKN005/RM DURD RY 4R BOS
    Report
    a routine report filed through BOS
    Where
    over KBOS
    Time
    03:00 UTC
    Height
    at 300 ft
    Aircraft
    B738
    Sky
    a broken layer from 500 ft
    Remarks
    during the descent runway 4R bos
  • B38M descending, 39 nm northwest, 10:53 pm EDT (02:53 UTC): overcast above 1,500 ft; scattered clouds above 500 ft. At the departure end, 39 nm northwest of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    MHT UA /OV RWY 17/TM 0253/FLDURD/TP B38M/SK 015 OVC / 005 SCT
    Report
    a routine report filed through MHT
    Where
    runway 17
    Time
    02:53 UTC
    Height
    during the descent
    Aircraft
    B38M
    Sky
    at 1,500 ft overcast; at 500 ft scattered
  • A320 descending, 21 nm northwest, 10:45 pm EDT (02:45 UTC): remarks: final runway 24. 130 nm along the route, 21 nm northwest of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    ISP UA /OV ISP/TM 0245/FLDURD/TP A320/SK BCN007/RM FINAL RY24
    Report
    a routine report filed through ISP
    Where
    over ISP
    Time
    02:45 UTC
    Height
    during the descent
    Aircraft
    A320
    Sky
    BCN007
    Remarks
    final runway 24
  • A321 at 700 ft, 41 nm northwest, 10:46 pm EDT (02:46 UTC): overcast above 700 ft. 159 nm along the route, 41 nm northwest of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    JFK UA /OV KJFK225002/TM 0246/FL007/TP A321/SK OVC007
    Report
    a routine report filed through JFK
    Where
    2 nm southwest (225°) of KJFK
    Time
    02:46 UTC
    Height
    at 700 ft
    Aircraft
    A321
    Sky
    overcast from 700 ft

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 6 forecast points nearest it (BOS, BDL, JFK, ACY, ORF, ILM). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft240° at 19 kt+18 kt102 kt5 h 22 min6:46 am EDT (10:46 UTC)
6,500 ft240° at 25 kt+23 kt12 °C97 kt5 h 39 min7:03 am EDT (11:03 UTC)
8,500 ft230° at 30 kt+28 kt10 °C92 kt5 h 57 min7:21 am EDT (11:21 UTC)
10,500 ft230° at 32 kt+31 kt7 °C89 kt6 h 09 min7:33 am EDT (11:33 UTC)
12,500 ft230° at 35 kt+34 kt4 °C86 kt6 h 22 min7:46 am EDT (11:46 UTC)
14,500 ft230° at 38 kt+36 kt0 °C84 kt6 h 31 min7:55 am EDT (11:55 UTC)
16,500 ft230° at 40 kt+38 kt-4 °C82 kt6 h 41 min8:05 am EDT (12:05 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180230° at 42 kt+40 kt-7 °C80 kt6 h 51 min8:15 am EDT (12:15 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240230° at 55 kt+51 kt-19 °C69 kt7 h 57 min9:21 am EDT (13:21 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300220° at 85 kt+83 kt-31 °C37 kt14 h 49 min4:13 pm EDT (20:13 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340230° at 95 kt+93 kt-40 °C27 kt20 h 18 min9:42 pm EDT (01:42 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390230° at 81 kt+78 kt-51 °C42 kt13 h 03 min2:27 pm EDT (18:27 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; 47 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°
JFKused from 100 nm out; 52 nm from the line250/18250/23 14°240/33 9°240/33 4°240/38 -10°240/45 -21°230/86 -32°230/102 -40°230/84 -51°
ACYused from 199 nm out; 33 nm from the line220/19220/18 14°210/36 9°210/35 5°220/36 -8°240/49 -21°220/90 -31°230/103 -40°230/81 -50°
ORFused from 299 nm out; 83 nm from the line250/24230/32 11°220/37 10°220/37 6°230/47 -5°230/62 -17°220/89 -30°220/93 -40°230/77 -51°
ILMused from 498 nm out; 61 nm from the line270/22270/23 11°260/35 10°240/41 6°240/49 -5°240/61 -16°230/74 -30°220/79 -40°230/71 -51°

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 IFR Sky: a broken layer at 500 feet, a broken layer at 2,700 feet, overcast at 4,000 feet Weather: light rain, mist from the north-northeast (030°) at 11 knots 4 mi 500 ft 19 ft 12:57 am EDT (04:57 UTC)
PVD Providence, RI 40 nm out, 8 nm southeast of the line, tower IFR Sky: overcast at 800 feet Weather: light rain, mist from the north (010°) at 14 knots 3 mi 800 ft 54 ft 04:59 UTC
GON Groton (New London), CT 80 nm out, 2 nm north of the line, tower marginal VFR Sky: a few clouds at 800 feet, overcast at 1,400 feet from the north (010°) at 13 knots 10+ mi 1,400 ft 9 ft 05:15 UTC
FOK Westhampton Beach, NY 120 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line, tower IFR Sky: overcast at 500 feet Weather: light rain, mist from the north (360°) at 13 knots, gusting to 18 6 mi 500 ft 66 ft 04:53 UTC
OXB Ocean City, MD 309 nm out, 14 nm northwest of the line low IFR Sky: overcast at 400 feet from the south-southwest (210°) at 5 knots 7 mi 400 ft 15 ft 05:20 UTC
MFV Melfa, VA 359 nm out, 17 nm northwest of the line VFR from the west-southwest (250°) at 6 knots 10+ mi none 47 ft 05:15 UTC
ORF Norfolk, VA 408 nm out, 10 nm northwest of the line, tower VFR Sky: a broken layer at 5,000 feet from the west-southwest (240°) at 10 knots 10+ mi 5,000 ft 26 ft 04:51 UTC
PMZ Plymouth, NC 478 nm out, 4 nm east of the line no report just now 36 ft
EWN New Bern, NC 518 nm out, 16 nm southeast of the line, tower VFR from the southwest (230°) at 9 knots 10+ mi none 17 ft 04:54 UTC
OAJ Jacksonville, NC destination VFR Sky: overcast at 4,100 feet from the west-southwest (240°) at 8 knots 10+ mi 4,100 ft 92 ft 9:56 pm EDT (01:56 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 92 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At OAJ when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:46 am EDT (10:46 UTC)

Wind from the west-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 3,500 feet VFR

The whole forecast for OAJ
  • From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,000 feet, a broken layer at 4,000 feet
  • From Mon 4:00 am EDT (08:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 3,500 feet
  • From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,000 feet
  • From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet
  • From Mon 5:00 pm EDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 20,000 feet
The forecast for BOS, the departure
  • From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 12 knots, visibility 3 miles, light rain showers, mist, overcast at 300 feet
  • From Mon 7:00 am EDT (11:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 11 knots, visibility 5 miles, mist, a broken layer at 800 feet
  • From Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the north at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 15,000 feet
  • From Mon 3:00 pm EDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 15,000 feet
  • From Mon 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 10 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 on 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 on the route, 40 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 12 October · ZBW

Daylight

Sunset at BOS 6:07 pm EDT (22:07 UTC), at OAJ 6:39 pm EDT (22:39 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:05 pm EDT (23:05 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at OAJ is before sunrise there (7:13 am EDT (11:13 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 Southeast
Radar now, the Southeast · 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, Albert J Ellis Airport.