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Philadelphia International to Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field PHL → BOI

1,831 nautical miles (2,107 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 291°, about 303° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12W). At 120 knots that is 16 h 21 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 8-knot headwind), arriving about 1:56 pm MDT (19:56 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 E11E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 12:55 am EDT (04:55 UTC). Over the first 90 nm of the route.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 120255
    MKCE WST 120255
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 11E
    VALID UNTIL 0455Z
    NY NJ PA DE MD VA DC WV AND DE NJ NY MD CT VA CSTL WTRS
    FROM 20NE JFK-90SE SIE-20NNW ORF-30ENE EKN-10S JST-20NE JFK
    AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL340.
  • SIGMET 1C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 12:55 am EDT (04:55 UTC). Near the route, 1314 nm along the route.
    as issued
    WSUS32 KKCI 120255
    MKCC WST 120255
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 1C
    VALID UNTIL 0455Z
    SD ND MT WY
    FROM 30WSW DIK-50NW DPR-60WNW RAP-50ENE SHR-30WSW DIK
    AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. 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 first 518 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 13,000 ft. Over the first 60 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 80 to 219 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Near the route, 866 nm along the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Near the route, 1065 nm along the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1154 to 1772 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 1274 to 1563 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 1354 to 1622 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: 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 1383 to 1582 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1413 to 1811 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the last 388 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 1732 to 1752 nm out.

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 PHL.

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 16 forecast points nearest it (ACY, PSB, AGC, CLE, FWA, MKG, JOT, DBQ, LSE, MCW, FSD, PIR, RAP, LND, PIH, BOI). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft230° at 11 kt+8 kt13 °C112 kt16 h 21 min1:56 pm MDT (19:56 UTC)
6,500 ft240° at 10 kt+9 kt13 °C111 kt16 h 30 min2:05 pm MDT (20:05 UTC)
8,500 ft230° at 12 kt+10 kt10 °C110 kt16 h 39 min2:14 pm MDT (20:14 UTC)
10,500 ft230° at 14 kt+12 kt6 °C108 kt16 h 57 min2:32 pm MDT (20:32 UTC)
12,500 ft240° at 16 kt+14 kt2 °C106 kt17 h 16 min2:51 pm MDT (20:51 UTC)
14,500 ft240° at 18 kt+16 kt-3 °C104 kt17 h 36 min3:11 pm MDT (21:11 UTC)
16,500 ft240° at 20 kt+19 kt-7 °C101 kt18 h 08 min3:43 pm MDT (21:43 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180250° at 22 kt+21 kt-10 °C99 kt18 h 30 min4:05 pm MDT (22:05 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240250° at 28 kt+28 kt-22 °C92 kt19 h 54 min5:29 pm MDT (23:29 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300250° at 34 kt+34 kt-34 °C86 kt21 h 17 min6:52 pm MDT (00:52 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340260° at 44 kt+44 kt-40 °C76 kt24 h 06 min9:41 pm MDT (03:41 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390260° at 48 kt+50 kt-48 °C70 kt26 h 09 min11:44 pm MDT (05:44 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
ACYused from 0 nm out; 64 nm from the line220/19220/18 14°210/36 9°210/35 5°220/36 -8°240/49 -21°220/90 -31°230/103 -40°230/81 -50°
PSBused from 50 nm out; 70 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°
AGCused from 199 nm out; 44 nm from the line350/14330/20 11°340/18 8°330/17 3°340/22 -11°340/31 -22°330/33 -36°300/34 -41°300/35 -47°
CLEused from 249 nm out; 42 nm from the line340/7010/16 13°350/18 8°350/20 3°340/31 -10°340/46 -21°340/54 -37°330/62 -44°340/65 -49°
FWAused from 398 nm out; 78 nm from the line300/17320/20 16°330/20 10°340/15 3°310/27 -8°320/37 -20°330/52 -36°330/65 -43°330/60 -50°
MKGused from 448 nm out; 73 nm from the line260/22290/16 15°300/11 10°290/5 3°300/26 -9°300/32 -20°320/48 -36°320/61 -45°310/74 -53°
JOTused from 597 nm out; 77 nm from the line250/23270/22 15°250/16 10°240/9 4°280/22 -7°280/29 -19°300/29 -34°290/50 -43°300/64 -52°
DBQused from 647 nm out; 58 nm from the line230/33250/30 16°280/15 9°260/15 5°260/21 -7°260/24 -20°250/37 -33°270/42 -43°280/63 -52°
LSEused from 746 nm out; 47 nm from the line230/40240/24 17°240/13 10°250/13 6°280/22 -9°250/28 -21°250/41 -34°260/42 -44°270/62 -53°
MCWused from 796 nm out; 20 nm from the line220/44250/30 17°230/14 12°240/17 6°250/22 -8°270/29 -20°250/34 -34°260/52 -43°260/59 -51°
FSDused from 896 nm out; 66 nm from the line190/9230/30 18°240/23 13°240/20 6°260/22 -9°250/31 -21°250/43 -36°260/49 -43°270/53 -47°
PIRused from 1045 nm out; 77 nm from the line170/22 19°190/25 13°210/32 6°240/23 -9°250/32 -21°250/38 -36°260/44 -40°260/52 -47°
RAPused from 1194 nm out; 41 nm from the line180/23 12°200/38 13°210/38 6°220/28 -10°230/34 -21°230/37 -36°250/52 -38°250/59 -46°
LNDused from 1393 nm out; 115 nm from the line200/23 6°220/31 1°220/39 -11°230/39 -23°220/51 -28°220/66 -37°230/68 -45°
PIHused from 1592 nm out; 82 nm from the lineL/V240/13 1°240/15 -3°210/42 -15°200/70 -25°220/74 -29°220/71 -36°220/62 -43°
BOIused from 1742 nm out; 65 nm from the line300/7 2°280/5 -4°210/16 -9°210/60 -20°210/75 -29°210/63 -32°220/64 -32°220/54 -39°

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
PHL Philadelphia, PA departure no report just now 35 ft
LNS Lancaster, PA 50 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 402 ft
BKL Cleveland, OH 309 nm out, 1 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 583 ft
AZO Kalamazoo, MI 488 nm out, 3 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 873 ft
ENW Kenosha, WI 597 nm out, 6 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 742 ft
DEH Decorah, IA 766 nm out, 3 nm north of the line no report just now 1,157 ft
FSD Sioux Falls, SD 985 nm out, 8 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 1,430 ft
RAP Rapid City, SD 1264 nm out, 3 nm east of the line, tower no report just now 3,203 ft
ECS Newcastle, WY 1314 nm out, 10 nm south of the line no report just now 4,177 ft
JAC Jackson, WY 1592 nm out, 20 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 6,451 ft
SUN Hailey, ID 1752 nm out, 14 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 5,319 ft
BOI Boise, ID destination no report just now 2,871 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 6,451 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At BOI when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:56 pm MDT (19:56 UTC)

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

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

  • 6/8587 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local on the route, 229 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
  • 6/8888 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 1 nm from the route, 259 nm along the route · security · today · ZOB
  • 6/8829 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local on the route, 259 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB

Daylight

Sunset at PHL 6:26 pm EDT (22:26 UTC), at BOI 7:06 pm MDT (01:06 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:35 pm MDT (01:35 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 Northeast
Radar now, the Northeast · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the central Great Lakes
Radar now, the central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · 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: Philadelphia International, Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field.