Valley International to Laurence G Hanscom Field HRL → BED
1,619 nautical miles (1,863 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 046°, about 043° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3E). At 120 knots that is 11 h 54 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 16-knot tailwind), arriving about 3:55 pm EDT (19:55 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: 16 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, fog). Over the last 860 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 860 to 1299 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 29,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Near the route, 1030 nm along the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 10,000 ft. Over the route from 1099 to 1289 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 260 nm of the route.
- AIRMET ZULU 1C: moderate icing from 12,000 ft to 24,000 ft. Near the route, at the destination end.
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 HRL.
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 17 forecast points nearest it (BRO, CRP, PSX, HOU, LCH, JAN, BHM, HSV, TYS, TRI, CRW, EKN, PSB, AVP, JFK, 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 | 200° at 5 kt | −4 kt | 124 kt | 13 h 03 min | 5:04 pm EDT (21:04 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 290° at 6 kt | −3 kt | 12 °C | 123 kt | 13 h 10 min | 5:11 pm EDT (21:11 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 300° at 9 kt | −5 kt | 13 °C | 125 kt | 12 h 57 min | 4:58 pm EDT (20:58 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 300° at 12 kt | −5 kt | 9 °C | 125 kt | 12 h 57 min | 4:58 pm EDT (20:58 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 300° at 12 kt | −5 kt | 6 °C | 125 kt | 12 h 57 min | 4:58 pm EDT (20:58 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 300° at 14 kt | −5 kt | 2 °C | 125 kt | 12 h 57 min | 4:58 pm EDT (20:58 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 300° at 15 kt | −6 kt | -2 °C | 126 kt | 12 h 51 min | 4:52 pm EDT (20:52 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 300° at 17 kt | −7 kt | -6 °C | 127 kt | 12 h 45 min | 4:46 pm EDT (20:46 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 300° at 17 kt | −7 kt | -7 °C | 127 kt | 12 h 45 min | 4:46 pm EDT (20:46 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 290° at 19 kt | −10 kt | -18 °C | 130 kt | 12 h 27 min | 4:28 pm EDT (20:28 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 290° at 29 kt | −13 kt | -32 °C | 133 kt | 12 h 10 min | 4:11 pm EDT (20:11 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 290° at 32 kt | −16 kt | -40 °C | 136 kt | 11 h 54 min | 3:55 pm EDT (19:55 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 30 kt | −12 kt | -50 °C | 132 kt | 12 h 16 min | 4:17 pm EDT (20:17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRO | used from 0 nm out; 37 nm from the line | 150/22 | 160/18 18° | 160/13 14° | 150/9 10° | 050/5 -3° | L/V -15° | 100/13 -29° | 120/15 -40° | 080/9 -52° |
| CRP | used from 50 nm out; 62 nm from the line | 150/24 | 180/19 19° | 190/13 14° | 200/14 9° | 230/5 -4° | 170/6 -14° | 360/6 -29° | L/V -40° | 350/18 -52° |
| PSX | used from 100 nm out; 66 nm from the line | 160/24 | 160/23 19° | 180/14 15° | 210/11 9° | 240/8 -4° | 250/8 -13° | 320/14 -29° | 300/16 -40° | 340/17 -51° |
| HOU | used from 200 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 160/22 | 150/27 19° | 180/16 14° | 250/7 9° | 270/10 -5° | 270/16 -13° | 310/23 -29° | 310/26 -40° | 330/20 -52° |
| LCH | used from 250 nm out; 58 nm from the line | 160/21 | 160/18 18° | 180/13 12° | 230/6 8° | 280/10 -4° | 260/13 -14° | 310/29 -30° | 320/32 -40° | 330/33 -53° |
| JAN | used from 450 nm out; 65 nm from the line | 230/10 | 270/13 18° | 270/11 12° | 310/11 6° | 300/15 -4° | 300/22 -16° | 310/33 -31° | 320/37 -41° | 330/41 -52° |
| BHM | used from 650 nm out; 59 nm from the line | 310/19 | 330/20 17° | 320/28 11° | 340/21 6° | 310/22 -7° | 330/33 -17° | 330/50 -32° | 330/57 -41° | 330/41 -50° |
| HSV | used from 700 nm out; 32 nm from the line | 310/20 | 330/20 16° | 320/27 11° | 340/23 5° | 320/23 -7° | 340/30 -17° | 320/50 -33° | 330/61 -41° | 340/41 -50° |
| TYS | used from 850 nm out; 36 nm from the line | 320/20 | 340/18 11° | 340/32 9° | 340/36 4° | 330/37 -7° | 330/38 -19° | 330/50 -34° | 330/53 -38° | 330/44 -48° |
| TRI | used from 950 nm out; 35 nm from the line | 330/22 11° | 330/29 7° | 330/32 3° | 330/36 -8° | 320/34 -19° | 320/36 -34° | 320/43 -39° | 320/46 -47° | |
| CRW | used from 1050 nm out; 44 nm from the line | 330/20 | 330/23 11° | 340/25 8° | 340/21 2° | 340/33 -9° | 340/41 -20° | 330/42 -35° | 320/44 -39° | 320/43 -47° |
| EKN | used from 1149 nm out; 20 nm from the line | 330/21 12° | 330/25 7° | 350/22 2° | 330/24 -10° | 310/27 -21° | 320/33 -35° | 290/31 -39° | 290/34 -47° | |
| PSB | used from 1249 nm out; 82 nm from the line | 360/13 13° | 330/14 7° | 300/11 3° | 290/12 -11° | 240/23 -23° | 270/25 -36° | 250/34 -40° | 250/45 -48° | |
| AVP | used from 1349 nm out; 56 nm from the line | 150/5 | 350/13 12° | 270/20 8° | 260/17 4° | 260/25 -11° | 240/31 -22° | 240/54 -35° | 230/61 -41° | 240/55 -49° |
| JFK | used from 1449 nm out; 41 nm from the line | 250/18 | 250/23 14° | 240/33 9° | 240/33 4° | 240/38 -10° | 240/45 -21° | 230/86 -32° | 230/102 -40° | 230/84 -51° |
| BDL | used from 1499 nm out; 25 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 1599 nm out; 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HRL Harlingen, TX | departure | no report just now | 36 ft | ||||
| LCH Lake Charles, LA | 330 nm out, 13 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 14 ft | ||||
| JAN Jackson, MS | 540 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 346 ft | ||||
| HSV Huntsville, AL | 760 nm out, 11 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 628 ft | ||||
| TYS Knoxville, TN | 910 nm out, 17 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 986 ft | ||||
| LWB Lewisburg, WV | 1119 nm out, 17 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 2,301 ft | ||||
| MRB Martinsburg, WV | 1259 nm out, 6 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 564 ft | ||||
| ABE Allentown, PA | 1399 nm out, 4 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 393 ft | ||||
| BDL Windsor Locks, CT | 1549 nm out, 2 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 173 ft | ||||
| BED Bedford, MA | destination | no report just now | 132 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 2,301 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, 3:55 pm EDT (19:55 UTC)
BED has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 5/6914 South Padre Island, TX, Tuesday, May 6, 2025 Local 24 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · ended 6 May · ZHU
- 4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA 24 nm from the route, 1279 nm along the route · security · ZDC
- 6/7153 North Sicuate, RI, Saturday, October 10, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 23 nm from the route, at the destination end · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 12 October · ZBW
- 6/8802 Foxborough, MA, Saturday, October 17, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 20 nm from the route, at the destination end · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Saturday 17 October · ZBW
Daylight
Sunset at HRL 7:04 pm CDT (00:04 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: Valley International, Laurence G Hanscom Field.