Manchester Boston Regional to Lakeland Linder International MHT → LAL
1,034 nautical miles (1,190 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 213°, about 228° magnetic at the departure end (variation 15W). At 120 knots that is 9 h 29 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 11-knot headwind), arriving about 12:32 pm EDT (16:32 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 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 408 nm of the route.
- AIRMET ZULU 1C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the first 30 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 239 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 10,000 ft. Over the first 99 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Near the route, at the departure 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 MHT.
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 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 12 forecast points nearest it (BOS, BDL, JFK, ACY, ORF, RDU, ILM, CHS, SAV, JAX, MLB, PIE). 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 | 260° at 16 kt | +11 kt | 109 kt | 9 h 29 min | 12:32 pm EDT (16:32 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 260° at 19 kt | +14 kt | 13 °C | 106 kt | 9 h 45 min | 12:48 pm EDT (16:48 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 250° at 24 kt | +18 kt | 11 °C | 102 kt | 10 h 08 min | 1:11 pm EDT (17:11 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 250° at 27 kt | +22 kt | 8 °C | 98 kt | 10 h 33 min | 1:36 pm EDT (17:36 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 240° at 30 kt | +26 kt | 5 °C | 94 kt | 11 h | 2:03 pm EDT (18:03 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 240° at 33 kt | +28 kt | 0 °C | 92 kt | 11 h 14 min | 2:17 pm EDT (18:17 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 240° at 36 kt | +31 kt | -4 °C | 89 kt | 11 h 37 min | 2:40 pm EDT (18:40 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 240° at 39 kt | +33 kt | -7 °C | 87 kt | 11 h 53 min | 2:56 pm EDT (18:56 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 240° at 48 kt | +42 kt | -18 °C | 78 kt | 13 h 15 min | 4:18 pm EDT (20:18 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 230° at 69 kt | +67 kt | -31 °C | 53 kt | 19 h 31 min | 10:34 pm EDT (02:34 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 230° at 79 kt | +77 kt | -40 °C | 43 kt | 24 h 03 min | 3:06 am EDT (07:06 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 230° at 69 kt | +65 kt | -51 °C | 55 kt | 18 h 48 min | 9:51 pm EDT (01:51 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | used from 0 nm out; 35 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° |
| BDL | used from 50 nm out; 15 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° |
| JFK | used from 149 nm out; 15 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° |
| ACY | used from 199 nm out; 30 nm from the line | 220/19 | 220/18 14° | 210/36 9° | 210/35 5° | 220/36 -8° | 240/49 -21° | 220/90 -31° | 230/103 -40° | 230/81 -50° |
| ORF | used from 348 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 250/24 | 230/32 11° | 220/37 10° | 220/37 6° | 230/47 -5° | 230/62 -17° | 220/89 -30° | 220/93 -40° | 230/77 -51° |
| RDU | used from 497 nm out; 77 nm from the line | 280/33 | 300/23 11° | 300/28 8° | 290/28 4° | 260/41 -6° | 240/52 -18° | 230/66 -31° | 230/76 -39° | 240/52 -49° |
| ILM | used from 547 nm out; 31 nm from the line | 270/22 | 270/23 11° | 260/35 10° | 240/41 6° | 240/49 -5° | 240/61 -16° | 230/74 -30° | 220/79 -40° | 230/71 -51° |
| CHS | used from 696 nm out; 46 nm from the line | 280/21 | 270/23 12° | 280/28 11° | 260/35 6° | 250/41 -5° | 250/45 -16° | 230/59 -32° | 220/74 -40° | 230/67 -52° |
| SAV | used from 795 nm out; 80 nm from the line | 280/23 | 300/22 14° | 290/27 11° | 270/31 6° | 260/36 -5° | 260/38 -17° | 240/49 -32° | 230/68 -40° | 230/59 -51° |
| JAX | used from 845 nm out; 58 nm from the line | 290/14 | 300/16 17° | 280/22 14° | 280/24 8° | 250/32 -6° | 250/37 -17° | 230/50 -31° | 220/52 -41° | 220/51 -52° |
| MLB | used from 944 nm out; 66 nm from the line | 230/6 | 230/12 17° | 240/13 12° | 240/14 7° | 240/20 -5° | 240/24 -16° | 210/21 -32° | 190/33 -41° | 200/36 -52° |
| PIE | used from 994 nm out; 50 nm from the line | 350/6 | L/V 18° | 290/6 14° | 280/9 9° | 250/18 -6° | 250/23 -17° | 240/30 -31° | 220/31 -41° | 220/30 -52° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MHT Manchester, NH | departure | no report just now | 266 ft | ||||
| HFD Hartford, CT | 89 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 18 ft | ||||
| HVN New Haven, CT | 119 nm out, 0 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 12 ft | ||||
| ACY Atlantic City, NJ | 249 nm out, 10 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 74 ft | ||||
| SBY Salisbury, MD | 328 nm out, 13 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 52 ft | ||||
| ORF Norfolk, VA | 427 nm out, 5 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 26 ft | ||||
| OAJ Jacksonville, NC | 567 nm out, 6 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 92 ft | ||||
| CRE North Myrtle Beach, SC | 646 nm out, 13 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 31 ft | ||||
| SGJ St Augustine, FL | 915 nm out, 22 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 9 ft | ||||
| FIN Palm Coast, FL | 934 nm out, 3 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 33 ft | ||||
| LAL Lakeland, FL | destination | no report just now | 141 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 266 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At LAL when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:32 pm EDT (16:32 UTC)
LAL has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8298 Daytona Beach, FL, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 13 nm from the route, 944 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZJX
- 4/3634 DISNEY WORLD THEME PARK, ORLANDO, FL 7 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · ZJX
Daylight
Sunset at MHT 6:08 pm EDT (22:08 UTC), at LAL 7:02 pm EDT (23:02 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:25 pm EDT (23:25 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: Manchester Boston Regional, Lakeland Linder International.