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Huntsville Intl-Carl T Jones Field to General Edward Lawrence Logan International HSV → BOS

872 nautical miles (1,003 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 053°, about 057° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4W). At 120 knots that is 5 h 42 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 33-knot tailwind), arriving about 7:17 am EDT (11:17 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: 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 E19E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 43,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 1:55 am CDT (06:55 UTC). Over the route from 416 to 664 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.
  • SIGMET E18E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 35 knots, until 1:55 am CDT (06:55 UTC). Near the route, 832 nm along the route.
    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.
  • 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 whole route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 109 to 525 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, 268 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 377 to 406 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 416 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 10,000 ft. Over the last 89 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET ZULU 1C: moderate icing up to 22,000 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 HSV.

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 11 forecast points nearest it (HSV, BNA, TYS, TRI, CRW, EKN, PSB, AVP, JFK, BDL, BOS). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
3,500 ft320° at 6 kt0120 kt7 h 16 min8:51 am EDT (12:51 UTC)
5,500 ft320° at 15 kt−1 kt12 °C121 kt7 h 12 min8:47 am EDT (12:47 UTC)
7,500 ft320° at 18 kt−3 kt10 °C123 kt7 h 05 min8:40 am EDT (12:40 UTC)
9,500 ft310° at 21 kt−5 kt7 °C125 kt6 h 59 min8:34 am EDT (12:34 UTC)
11,500 ft310° at 19 kt−5 kt4 °C125 kt6 h 59 min8:34 am EDT (12:34 UTC)
13,500 ft310° at 20 kt−7 kt0 °C127 kt6 h 52 min8:27 am EDT (12:27 UTC)
15,500 ft300° at 21 kt−8 kt-4 °C128 kt6 h 49 min8:24 am EDT (12:24 UTC)
17,500 ft300° at 23 kt−10 kt-8 °C130 kt6 h 42 min8:17 am EDT (12:17 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180300° at 23 kt−10 kt-9 °C130 kt6 h 42 min8:17 am EDT (12:17 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240280° at 24 kt−16 kt-20 °C136 kt6 h 25 min8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300280° at 35 kt−25 kt-34 °C145 kt6 h 01 min7:36 am EDT (11:36 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340270° at 41 kt−33 kt-40 °C153 kt5 h 42 min7:17 am EDT (11:17 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390270° at 39 kt−31 kt-49 °C151 kt5 h 46 min7:21 am EDT (11:21 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
HSVused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line310/20330/20 16°320/27 11°340/23 5°320/23 -7°340/30 -17°320/50 -33°330/61 -41°340/41 -50°
BNAused from 50 nm out; 71 nm from the line310/20340/20 17°330/24 10°340/22 5°330/26 -6°340/29 -18°330/52 -33°320/62 -41°340/45 -50°
TYSused from 99 nm out; 36 nm from the line320/20340/18 11°340/32 9°340/36 4°330/37 -7°330/38 -19°330/50 -34°330/53 -38°330/44 -48°
TRIused from 198 nm out; 37 nm from the line330/22 11°330/29 7°330/32 3°330/36 -8°320/34 -19°320/36 -34°320/43 -39°320/46 -47°
CRWused from 297 nm out; 40 nm from the line330/20330/23 11°340/25 8°340/21 2°340/33 -9°340/41 -20°330/42 -35°320/44 -39°320/43 -47°
EKNused from 347 nm out; 51 nm from the line330/21 12°330/25 7°350/22 2°330/24 -10°310/27 -21°320/33 -35°290/31 -39°290/34 -47°
PSBused from 495 nm out; 84 nm from the line360/13 13°330/14 7°300/11 3°290/12 -11°240/23 -23°270/25 -36°250/34 -40°250/45 -48°
AVPused from 595 nm out; 60 nm from the line150/5350/13 12°270/20 8°260/17 4°260/25 -11°240/31 -22°240/54 -35°230/61 -41°240/55 -49°
JFKused from 694 nm out; 33 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°
BDLused from 743 nm out; 29 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°
BOSused from 842 nm out; 15 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°

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
HSV Huntsville, AL departure no report just now 628 ft
MDQ Huntsville, AL 20 nm out, 5 nm west of the line no report just now 763 ft
TYS Knoxville, TN 149 nm out, 23 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 986 ft
LNP Wise, VA 248 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line no report just now 2,684 ft
BKW Beckley, WV 337 nm out, 5 nm south of the line no report just now 2,503 ft
LWB Lewisburg, WV 367 nm out, 19 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 2,301 ft
MRB Martinsburg, WV 505 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 564 ft
LNS Lancaster, PA 595 nm out, 5 nm east of the line, tower no report just now 402 ft
RDG Reading, PA 614 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 343 ft
DXR Danbury, CT 743 nm out, 3 nm east of the line, tower no report just now 456 ft
HFD Hartford, CT 793 nm out, 3 nm west of the line, tower no report just now 18 ft
BOS Boston, MA destination no report just now 19 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 2,684 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At BOS when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:17 am EDT (11:17 UTC)

BOS has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

  • 4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA 21 nm from the route, 525 nm along the route · security · ZDC
  • 5/2811 NEW YORK, NY, Monday, October 20, 2025 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Local 22 nm from the route, 713 nm along the route · security · until 20 October · ZNY
  • 6/7153 North Sicuate, RI, Saturday, October 10, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 13 nm from the route, 832 nm along the route · 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 9 nm from the route, at the destination end · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Saturday 17 October · ZBW

Daylight

Sunset at HSV 6:16 pm CDT (23:16 UTC), at BOS 6:07 pm EDT (22:07 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:35 pm EDT (22:35 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 lower Mississippi valley
Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the Southeast
Radar now, the Southeast · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the Northeast
Radar now, the Northeast · 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: Huntsville Intl-Carl T Jones Field, General Edward Lawrence Logan International.