Denver International to Laurence G Hanscom Field DEN → BED
1,507 nautical miles (1,735 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 073°, about 065° magnetic at the departure end (variation 8E). At 120 knots that is 8 h 52 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 50-knot tailwind), arriving about 11:35 am EDT (15:35 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: 7 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 TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 38,000 ft. Over the first 110 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the first 70 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: 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 route from 90 to 669 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 last 669 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 279 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1238 to 1437 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 1C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the last 130 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 10,000 ft. Over the last 70 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 DEN.
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 eastbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: odd 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 (DEN, GLD, GRI, OMA, DSM, DBQ, JOT, MKG, CLE, BUF, SYR, ALB, BDL, BOS). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,500 ft | 240° at 15 kt | −15 kt | 135 kt | 11 h 10 min | 1:53 pm EDT (17:53 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 260° at 17 kt | −18 kt | 21 °C | 138 kt | 10 h 55 min | 1:38 pm EDT (17:38 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 260° at 15 kt | −16 kt | 12 °C | 136 kt | 11 h 05 min | 1:48 pm EDT (17:48 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 260° at 12 kt | −13 kt | 9 °C | 133 kt | 11 h 20 min | 2:03 pm EDT (18:03 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 260° at 13 kt | −14 kt | 5 °C | 134 kt | 11 h 15 min | 1:58 pm EDT (17:58 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 260° at 15 kt | −16 kt | 1 °C | 136 kt | 11 h 05 min | 1:48 pm EDT (17:48 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 270° at 18 kt | −19 kt | -4 °C | 139 kt | 10 h 51 min | 1:34 pm EDT (17:34 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 270° at 21 kt | −22 kt | -8 °C | 142 kt | 10 h 37 min | 1:20 pm EDT (17:20 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 270° at 22 kt | −23 kt | -9 °C | 143 kt | 10 h 32 min | 1:15 pm EDT (17:15 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 270° at 27 kt | −28 kt | -21 °C | 148 kt | 10 h 11 min | 12:54 pm EDT (16:54 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 270° at 36 kt | −37 kt | -34 °C | 157 kt | 9 h 36 min | 12:19 pm EDT (16:19 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 270° at 47 kt | −46 kt | -41 °C | 166 kt | 9 h 05 min | 11:48 am EDT (15:48 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 270° at 51 kt | −50 kt | -50 °C | 170 kt | 8 h 52 min | 11:35 am EDT (15:35 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
| Point | From | 3,000 | 6,000 | 9,000 | 12,000 | 18,000 | 24,000 | 30,000 | 34,000 | 39,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 240/21 14° | 250/44 6° | 220/49 -8° | 220/49 -21° | 230/54 -30° | 240/57 -35° | 240/49 -45° | ||
| GLD | used from 100 nm out; 66 nm from the line | 230/49 | 230/42 15° | 220/26 8° | 240/18 -7° | 230/27 -21° | 240/62 -30° | 240/61 -35° | 250/57 -47° | |
| GRI | used from 200 nm out; 74 nm from the line | 230/35 21° | 230/23 13° | 220/20 7° | 240/25 -8° | 240/37 -20° | 250/49 -33° | 260/57 -38° | 260/58 -47° | |
| OMA | used from 349 nm out; 37 nm from the line | 220/47 | 240/33 19° | 250/18 11° | 230/17 6° | 260/29 -8° | 250/33 -19° | 250/51 -33° | 260/61 -40° | 270/62 -49° |
| DSM | used from 449 nm out; 41 nm from the line | 230/40 | 250/33 17° | 250/18 12° | 240/17 5° | 260/28 -8° | 270/34 -19° | 260/41 -33° | 260/55 -41° | 270/62 -51° |
| DBQ | used from 599 nm out; 28 nm from the line | 230/33 | 250/30 16° | 280/15 9° | 260/15 5° | 260/21 -7° | 260/24 -20° | 250/37 -33° | 270/42 -43° | 280/63 -52° |
| JOT | used from 699 nm out; 61 nm from the line | 250/23 | 270/22 15° | 250/16 10° | 240/9 4° | 280/22 -7° | 280/29 -19° | 300/29 -34° | 290/50 -43° | 300/64 -52° |
| MKG | used from 799 nm out; 46 nm from the line | 260/22 | 290/16 15° | 300/11 10° | 290/5 3° | 300/26 -9° | 300/32 -20° | 320/48 -36° | 320/61 -45° | 310/74 -53° |
| CLE | used from 948 nm out; 102 nm from the line | 340/7 | 010/16 13° | 350/18 8° | 350/20 3° | 340/31 -10° | 340/46 -21° | 340/54 -37° | 330/62 -44° | 340/65 -49° |
| BUF | used from 1098 nm out; 56 nm from the line | 320/10 | 010/16 10° | 360/10 6° | 340/13 2° | 330/22 -11° | 300/25 -23° | 320/31 -38° | 300/29 -44° | 280/36 -50° |
| SYR | used from 1248 nm out; 32 nm from the line | 280/13 | 350/18 10° | 340/10 6° | 300/15 1° | 280/17 -12° | 270/16 -23° | 280/25 -38° | 250/40 -42° | 240/53 -50° |
| ALB | used from 1348 nm out; 24 nm from the line | 120/9 | 270/8 10° | L/V 5° | 260/9 1° | 260/34 -10° | 250/42 -22° | 240/57 -35° | 240/70 -42° | 240/65 -50° |
| BDL | used from 1447 nm out; 44 nm from the line | 120/24 | 290/23 12° | 280/21 8° | 250/36 3° | 250/41 -11° | 230/48 -21° | 230/78 -32° | 230/96 -41° | 230/86 -52° |
| BOS | used from 1497 nm out; 19 nm from the line | 110/20 | 200/26 12° | 280/24 8° | 260/29 3° | 250/47 -10° | 230/59 -19° | 230/74 -33° | 240/95 -41° | 240/96 -53° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN Denver, CO | departure | no report just now | 5,433 ft | ||||
| AKO Akron, CO | 70 nm out, 1 nm south of the line | no report just now | 4,716 ft | ||||
| GRI Grand Island, NE | 299 nm out, 11 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,847 ft | ||||
| OMA Omaha, NE | 409 nm out, 13 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 984 ft | ||||
| CID Cedar Rapids, IA | 599 nm out, 11 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 869 ft | ||||
| RFD Chicago/Rockford, IL | 719 nm out, 8 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 742 ft | ||||
| UGN Chicago/Waukegan, IL | 779 nm out, 5 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 728 ft | ||||
| PTK Pontiac, MI | 968 nm out, 3 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 980 ft | ||||
| BUF Buffalo, NY | 1178 nm out, 12 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 726 ft | ||||
| ITH Ithaca, NY | 1278 nm out, 13 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,099 ft | ||||
| ALB Albany, NY | 1397 nm out, 8 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 284 ft | ||||
| BED Bedford, MA | destination | no report just now | 132 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 5,433 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At BED when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:35 am EDT (15:35 UTC)
BED 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 22 nm from the route, at the destination end · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Saturday 17 October · ZBW
Daylight
Sunset at DEN 6:22 pm MDT (00:22 UTC), at BED 6:08 pm EDT (22:08 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:36 pm EDT (22:36 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: Denver International, Laurence G Hanscom Field.