Frederick W Smith Intl/Memphis Airport to Manchester Boston Regional MEM → MHT
983 nautical miles (1,132 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 056°, about 057° magnetic at the departure end (variation 1W). At 120 knots that is 6 h 33 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 30-knot tailwind), arriving about 9:06 am EDT (13:06 UTC). Right now MEM is VFR, wind from the south (180°) at 6 knots; MHT is marginal VFR, wind from the north (360°) at 4 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: 459 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 last 824 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 477 to 894 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 358 nm of the route.
- AIRMET ZULU 1C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the last 79 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 MEM.
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 12 forecast points nearest it (MEM, BNA, LOU, CVG, CRW, EKN, AGC, PSB, AVP, 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 | 310° at 8 kt | −2 kt | 122 kt | 8 h 03 min | 10:36 am EDT (14:36 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 330° at 14 kt | −1 kt | 13 °C | 121 kt | 8 h 07 min | 10:40 am EDT (14:40 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 320° at 17 kt | −2 kt | 11 °C | 122 kt | 8 h 03 min | 10:36 am EDT (14:36 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 320° at 18 kt | −4 kt | 8 °C | 124 kt | 7 h 56 min | 10:29 am EDT (14:29 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 320° at 16 kt | −4 kt | 5 °C | 124 kt | 7 h 56 min | 10:29 am EDT (14:29 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 310° at 17 kt | −5 kt | 0 °C | 125 kt | 7 h 52 min | 10:25 am EDT (14:25 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 310° at 19 kt | −7 kt | -3 °C | 127 kt | 7 h 44 min | 10:17 am EDT (14:17 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 300° at 21 kt | −9 kt | -8 °C | 129 kt | 7 h 37 min | 10:10 am EDT (14:10 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 300° at 21 kt | −10 kt | -9 °C | 130 kt | 7 h 34 min | 10:07 am EDT (14:07 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 300° at 23 kt | −12 kt | -20 °C | 132 kt | 7 h 27 min | 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 290° at 35 kt | −21 kt | -34 °C | 141 kt | 6 h 58 min | 9:31 am EDT (13:31 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 280° at 42 kt | −30 kt | -41 °C | 150 kt | 6 h 33 min | 9:06 am EDT (13:06 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 280° at 37 kt | −27 kt | -49 °C | 147 kt | 6 h 41 min | 9:14 am EDT (13:14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEM | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 230/19 | 260/16 15° | 270/17 12° | 300/13 6° | 300/15 -5° | 300/26 -18° | 300/34 -32° | 300/41 -40° | 310/46 -52° |
| BNA | used from 99 nm out; 57 nm from the line | 310/20 | 340/20 17° | 330/24 10° | 340/22 5° | 330/26 -6° | 340/29 -18° | 330/52 -33° | 320/62 -41° | 340/45 -50° |
| LOU | used from 248 nm out; 47 nm from the line | 310/18 | 340/28 16° | 340/29 10° | 350/27 3° | 330/27 -7° | 340/39 -19° | 330/58 -33° | 330/67 -41° | 330/40 -49° |
| CVG | used from 348 nm out; 70 nm from the line | 320/18 | 350/32 16° | 350/35 10° | 350/30 3° | 330/30 -7° | 340/44 -20° | 340/58 -35° | 330/72 -41° | 320/36 -49° |
| CRW | used from 397 nm out; 50 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 497 nm out; 57 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° | |
| AGC | used from 546 nm out; 24 nm from the line | 350/14 | 330/20 11° | 340/18 8° | 330/17 3° | 340/22 -11° | 340/31 -22° | 330/33 -36° | 300/34 -41° | 300/35 -47° |
| PSB | used from 596 nm out; 43 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 695 nm out; 51 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° |
| ALB | used from 844 nm out; 34 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 894 nm out; 35 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 944 nm out; 46 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEM Memphis, TN | departure | VFR | from the south (180°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 340 ft | 12:54 am CDT (05:54 UTC) |
| MKL Jackson, TN | 60 nm out, 3 nm east of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 434 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| CKV Clarksville, TN | 159 nm out, 10 nm northwest of the line | low IFR Weather: fog | calm | 0.25 mi | none | 549 ft | 05:59 UTC |
| BWG Bowling Green, KY | 209 nm out, 2 nm northwest of the line | low IFR Sky: sky obscured at 100 feet Weather: fog | calm | 0.25 mi | 100 ft | 547 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| LEX Lexington, KY | 318 nm out, 11 nm northwest of the line, tower | low IFR Sky: overcast at 200 feet Weather: mist | from the southwest (230°) at 4 knots | 3 mi | 200 ft | 979 ft | 06:12 UTC |
| PKB Parkersburg, WV | 487 nm out, 6 nm west of the line, tower | IFR Sky: a broken layer at 800 feet, overcast at 1,500 feet | from the west-northwest (290°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | 800 ft | 858 ft | 06:15 UTC |
| MGW Morgantown, WV | 556 nm out, 14 nm south of the line, tower | IFR Sky: a broken layer at 500 feet, overcast at 1,100 feet Weather: mist | calm | 2.5 mi | 500 ft | 1,243 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| JST Johnstown, PA | 616 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line, tower | low IFR Sky: sky obscured at 200 feet Weather: light rain, mist | from the northwest (310°) at 5 knots | 0.75 mi | 200 ft | 2,284 ft | 06:25 UTC |
| IPT Williamsport, PA | 715 nm out, 9 nm north of the line, tower | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,800 feet | calm | 10+ mi | 1,800 ft | 528 ft | 05:54 UTC |
| GBR Great Barrington, MA | 884 nm out, 7 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 739 ft | ||||
| BAF Westfield/Springfield, MA | 914 nm out, 21 nm south of the line, tower | IFR Sky: a broken layer at 600 feet, overcast at 1,300 feet | from the north-northeast (020°) at 9 knots | 9 mi | 600 ft | 270 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| MHT Manchester, NH | destination | marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 400 feet, overcast at 1,200 feet Weather: light rain, mist | from the north (360°) at 4 knots | 5 mi | 1,200 ft | 266 ft | 1:53 am EDT (05:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 2,284 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At MHT when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:06 am EDT (13:06 UTC)
Wind from the north at 5 knots, visibility 4 miles, light rain, mist, scattered clouds at 400 feet, overcast at 1,000 feet marginal VFR
The whole forecast for MHT
- From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the north at 5 knots, visibility 4 miles, light rain, mist, scattered clouds at 400 feet, overcast at 1,000 feet
- From Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
- From Tue 1:00 am EDT (05:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility 3 miles, mist, overcast at 1,500 feet
The forecast for MEM, the departure
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 10 knots, gusting to 17, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/0708 Goodlettsville, TN, Saturday, August 1, 2026 through Sunday, August 1, 2027 UTC 22 nm from the route, 179 nm along the route · security · until 1 August · ZME
Daylight
Sunset at MEM 6:29 pm CDT (23:29 UTC), at MHT 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: Frederick W Smith Intl/Memphis Airport, Manchester Boston Regional.