General Edward Lawrence Logan International to Chicago O'Hare International BOS → ORD
751 nautical miles (865 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 274°, about 289° magnetic at the departure end (variation 15W). At 120 knots that is 6 h 46 min at the quickest height in today's winds (6,500 ft, a 9-knot headwind), arriving about 2:54 pm CDT (19:54 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: 15,048 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 623 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 24,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 356 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the route from 89 to 306 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 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 9 forecast points nearest it (BOS, BDL, ALB, SYR, BUF, CLE, FWA, MKG, JOT). 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 | 320° at 13 kt | +10 kt | 110 kt | 6 h 50 min | 2:58 pm CDT (19:58 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 320° at 15 kt | +9 kt | 11 °C | 111 kt | 6 h 46 min | 2:54 pm CDT (19:54 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 320° at 15 kt | +9 kt | 9 °C | 111 kt | 6 h 46 min | 2:54 pm CDT (19:54 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 320° at 17 kt | +11 kt | 5 °C | 109 kt | 6 h 53 min | 3:01 pm CDT (20:01 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 310° at 20 kt | +14 kt | 2 °C | 106 kt | 7 h 05 min | 3:13 pm CDT (20:13 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 310° at 21 kt | +15 kt | -2 °C | 105 kt | 7 h 09 min | 3:17 pm CDT (20:17 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 310° at 23 kt | +17 kt | -6 °C | 103 kt | 7 h 17 min | 3:25 pm CDT (20:25 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 310° at 25 kt | +18 kt | -9 °C | 102 kt | 7 h 22 min | 3:30 pm CDT (20:30 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 310° at 26 kt | +20 kt | -21 °C | 100 kt | 7 h 31 min | 3:39 pm CDT (20:39 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 310° at 34 kt | +26 kt | -37 °C | 94 kt | 7 h 59 min | 4:07 pm CDT (21:07 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 300° at 43 kt | +36 kt | -44 °C | 84 kt | 8 h 56 min | 5:04 pm CDT (22:04 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 51 kt | +41 kt | -52 °C | 79 kt | 9 h 30 min | 5:38 pm CDT (22:38 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 49 nm out; 30 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 99 nm out; 17 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° |
| SYR | used from 198 nm out; 36 nm from the line | 330/17 | 320/14 9° | 350/18 8° | 350/26 2° | 340/25 -11° | 360/34 -22° | 350/43 -39° | 330/50 -46° | 350/50 -54° |
| BUF | used from 297 nm out; 34 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 445 nm out; 61 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 544 nm out; 100 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° |
| MKG | used from 643 nm out; 62 nm from the line | 260/28 | 260/18 15° | 250/16 9° | 260/22 4° | 280/31 -9° | 270/35 -21° | 270/44 -35° | 270/42 -45° | 290/61 -51° |
| JOT | used from 692 nm out; 56 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° |
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 | ||||
| ORH Worcester, MA | 40 nm out, 8 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,009 ft | ||||
| BAF Westfield/Springfield, MA | 79 nm out, 17 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 270 ft | ||||
| BGM Binghamton, NY | 217 nm out, 18 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,635 ft | ||||
| ITH Ithaca, NY | 237 nm out, 5 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,099 ft | ||||
| DKK Dunkirk, NY | 366 nm out, 1 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 692 ft | ||||
| ERI Erie, PA | 405 nm out, 23 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 732 ft | ||||
| JXN Jackson, MI | 593 nm out, 4 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,000 ft | ||||
| AZO Kalamazoo, MI | 643 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 873 ft | ||||
| GYY Gary/Chicago, IN | 731 nm out, 24 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 596 ft | ||||
| ORD Chicago, IL | destination | no report just now | 680 ft |
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 ORD when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:54 pm CDT (19:54 UTC)
ORD 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 16 nm from the route, at the departure end · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Saturday 17 October · ZBW
- 6/8992 Monroe, MI, Thursday, October 15, 2026 Local 18 nm from the route, 554 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts Thursday 15 October · ZOB
Daylight
Sunset at BOS 6:07 pm EDT (22:07 UTC), at ORD 6:15 pm CDT (23:15 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:43 pm CDT (23:43 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
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, Chicago O'Hare International.