Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain Airport to General Edward Lawrence Logan International MSP → BOS
974 nautical miles (1,121 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 091°, about 091° magnetic at the departure end (variation 0E). At 120 knots that is 5 h 44 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 50-knot tailwind), arriving about 11:28 am EDT (15:28 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: 4,322 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 2W: 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 50 to 398 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, fog). Over the last 537 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 24,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 229 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the route from 746 to 895 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 1C: moderate icing from 12,000 ft to 24,000 ft. Near the route, 895 nm along 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 MSP.
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 08:00–15:00 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 9 forecast points nearest it (MSP, LSE, GRB, TVC, 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 | 280° at 17 kt | −18 kt | 138 kt | 7 h 03 min | 12:47 pm EDT (16:47 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 290° at 15 kt | −16 kt | 136 kt | 7 h 10 min | 12:54 pm EDT (16:54 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 290° at 15 kt | −15 kt | 11 °C | 135 kt | 7 h 13 min | 12:57 pm EDT (16:57 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 290° at 16 kt | −17 kt | 7 °C | 137 kt | 7 h 07 min | 12:51 pm EDT (16:51 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 290° at 19 kt | −20 kt | 4 °C | 140 kt | 6 h 57 min | 12:41 pm EDT (16:41 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 290° at 21 kt | −21 kt | 0 °C | 141 kt | 6 h 54 min | 12:38 pm EDT (16:38 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 300° at 22 kt | −22 kt | -5 °C | 142 kt | 6 h 52 min | 12:36 pm EDT (16:36 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 300° at 24 kt | −23 kt | -9 °C | 143 kt | 6 h 49 min | 12:33 pm EDT (16:33 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 300° at 24 kt | −23 kt | -10 °C | 143 kt | 6 h 49 min | 12:33 pm EDT (16:33 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 300° at 29 kt | −27 kt | -21 °C | 147 kt | 6 h 38 min | 12:22 pm EDT (16:22 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 300° at 33 kt | −32 kt | -37 °C | 152 kt | 6 h 24 min | 12:08 pm EDT (16:08 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 290° at 43 kt | −42 kt | -45 °C | 162 kt | 6 h 01 min | 11:45 am EDT (15:45 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 53 kt | −50 kt | -51 °C | 170 kt | 5 h 44 min | 11:28 am EDT (15:28 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSP | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 250/12 | 250/17 17° | 240/26 12° | 250/26 5° | 280/26 -9° | 280/32 -22° | 270/37 -38° | 280/47 -41° | 280/55 -48° |
| LSE | used from 50 nm out; 59 nm from the line | 250/25 | 240/21 17° | 240/28 11° | 250/28 5° | 280/24 -10° | 280/31 -21° | 260/35 -37° | 270/45 -43° | 280/59 -47° |
| GRB | used from 149 nm out; 46 nm from the line | 250/32 | 250/22 17° | 240/18 8° | 280/21 6° | 280/34 -11° | 280/35 -21° | 280/39 -37° | 270/52 -45° | 290/60 -49° |
| TVC | used from 249 nm out; 53 nm from the line | 270/31 | 280/23 15° | 260/22 8° | 260/29 4° | 280/29 -11° | 280/42 -21° | 270/42 -36° | 270/54 -47° | 290/67 -51° |
| BUF | used from 497 nm out; 123 nm from the line | 300/11 | 330/15 11° | 340/26 8° | 330/28 2° | 340/31 -10° | 340/32 -21° | 340/52 -37° | 340/59 -46° | 330/66 -53° |
| SYR | used from 696 nm out; 28 nm from the line | 330/17 | 320/14 9° | 350/18 8° | 350/26 2° | 340/25 -11° | 360/34 -22° | 350/43 -39° | 330/50 -46° | 350/50 -54° |
| ALB | used from 795 nm out; 31 nm from the line | 340/22 | 340/19 9° | 320/16 7° | 330/16 2° | 330/19 -11° | 320/21 -23° | 320/25 -39° | 280/30 -44° | 270/41 -51° |
| BDL | used from 895 nm out; 46 nm from the line | 020/15 | 010/19 10° | 340/10 7° | 300/17 3° | 280/23 -10° | 250/35 -22° | 250/44 -38° | 250/55 -42° | 250/57 -51° |
| BOS | used from 944 nm out; 15 nm from the line | 020/10 | 360/20 10° | 340/19 7° | 290/21 2° | 270/35 -9° | 260/42 -22° | 250/55 -38° | 240/75 -43° | 250/72 -51° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSP Minneapolis, MN | departure | no report just now | 841 ft | ||||
| EAU Eau Claire, WI | 70 nm out, 5 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 913 ft | ||||
| CWA Mosinee, WI | 149 nm out, 2 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,277 ft | ||||
| GRB Green Bay, WI | 219 nm out, 13 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 695 ft | ||||
| TVC Traverse City, MI | 328 nm out, 13 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 623 ft | ||||
| OSC Oscoda, MI | 418 nm out, 8 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 633 ft | ||||
| CYOO Oshawa, | 616 nm out, 8 nm north of the line | no report just now | 459 ft | ||||
| RME Rome, NY | 775 nm out, 2 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 504 ft | ||||
| SCH Schenectady, NY | 845 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 377 ft | ||||
| ORH Worcester, MA | 934 nm out, 17 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,009 ft | ||||
| BOS Boston, MA | destination | no report just now | 19 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,277 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, 11:28 am EDT (15:28 UTC)
BOS has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/6656 ANOKA, MN, Monday, October 5, 2026 through Monday, October 19, 2026 Local 19 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · until 19 October · ZMP
- 6/8802 Foxborough, MA, Saturday, October 17, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 18 nm from the route, at the destination end · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Saturday 17 October · ZBW
Daylight
Sunset at MSP 6:33 pm CDT (23:33 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
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: Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain Airport, General Edward Lawrence Logan International.