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San Francisco International to General Edward Lawrence Logan International SFO → BOS

2,344 nautical miles (2,698 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 066°, about 052° magnetic at the departure end (variation 14E). At 120 knots that is 13 h 10 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 58-knot tailwind), arriving about 10:53 am EDT (14:53 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: 9,306 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 5W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 33,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 7:55 pm PDT (02:55 UTC). Over the route from 239 to 369 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 120055
    MKCW WST 120055
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 5W
    VALID UNTIL 0255Z
    NV
    FROM 10NNE BAM-40WSW BVL-60SW ELY-10SE OAL-30WNW OAL-10NNE BAM
    AREA TS MOV FROM 23020KT. TOPS TO FL330.
  • SIGMET 1W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 7:55 pm PDT (02:55 UTC). Near the route, 718 nm along the route.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 120055
    MKCW WST 120055
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 1W
    VALID UNTIL 0255Z
    CO NM WY AZ UT
    FROM 40NNW CHE-40WNW TBE-60WNW CME-40N SJN-40ESE MTU-40NNW CHE
    AREA SEV TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL340.
    WIND GUSTS TO 60KT POSS.
  • SIGMET 3W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 31,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 7:55 pm PDT (02:55 UTC). Over the route from 788 to 808 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 120055
    MKCW WST 120055
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 3W
    VALID UNTIL 0255Z
    MT WY
    FROM 10WSW MLS-70E DDY-20N LAR-50E BPI-30NE BIL-10WSW MLS
    AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL310.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the first 50 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Over the route from 130 to 209 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 3C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 199 to 718 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 219 to 948 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 269 to 718 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 319 to 888 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 2E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 519 to 598 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 598 to 818 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 5W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots). Over the route from 638 to 738 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). Over the route from 1287 to 1406 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). Over the last 529 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 349 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET ZULU 1C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the last 249 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 2105 to 2264 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 13,000 ft. Over the last 209 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 SFO.

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 20:00–03:00 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 20 forecast points nearest it (SFO, SAC, RNO, BAM, ELY, SLC, RKS, BFF, ONL, FSD, MCW, LSE, GRB, MKG, CLE, BUF, SYR, ALB, BDL, BOS). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
3,500 ft200° at 14 kt−4 kt124 kt18 h 54 min4:37 pm EDT (20:37 UTC)
5,500 ft210° at 9 kt−5 kt17 °C125 kt18 h 45 min4:28 pm EDT (20:28 UTC)
7,500 ft220° at 15 kt−11 kt10 °C131 kt17 h 54 min3:37 pm EDT (19:37 UTC)
9,500 ft220° at 18 kt−15 kt7 °C135 kt17 h 22 min3:05 pm EDT (19:05 UTC)
11,500 ft230° at 20 kt−18 kt3 °C138 kt16 h 59 min2:42 pm EDT (18:42 UTC)
13,500 ft230° at 22 kt−20 kt-1 °C140 kt16 h 45 min2:28 pm EDT (18:28 UTC)
15,500 ft230° at 23 kt−22 kt-5 °C142 kt16 h 30 min2:13 pm EDT (18:13 UTC)
17,500 ft240° at 25 kt−24 kt-9 °C144 kt16 h 17 min2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180240° at 25 kt−24 kt-10 °C144 kt16 h 17 min2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240240° at 31 kt−30 kt-21 °C150 kt15 h 38 min1:21 pm EDT (17:21 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300240° at 41 kt−39 kt-33 °C159 kt14 h 45 min12:28 pm EDT (16:28 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340250° at 52 kt−50 kt-40 °C170 kt13 h 47 min11:30 am EDT (15:30 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390250° at 59 kt−58 kt-48 °C178 kt13 h 10 min10:53 am EDT (14:53 UTC)

Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 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
SFOused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line220/11L/V 5°280/7 1°270/15 -3°290/23 -14°310/29 -24°280/26 -28°250/30 -34°250/36 -43°
SACused from 50 nm out; 36 nm from the line270/5L/V 5°L/V -1°240/11 -5°250/22 -15°270/25 -24°260/31 -27°240/39 -33°240/39 -42°
RNOused from 100 nm out; 65 nm from the line320/7260/13 1°230/21 -7°210/38 -17°220/43 -26°230/54 -29°230/59 -32°230/54 -41°
BAMused from 249 nm out; 77 nm from the line270/8 4°230/27 -4°220/49 -18°210/52 -26°220/77 -29°220/71 -33°220/63 -43°
ELYused from 299 nm out; 55 nm from the line210/20 4°240/21 -1°230/37 -13°200/58 -25°220/73 -27°220/73 -36°220/69 -44°
SLCused from 449 nm out; 47 nm from the line280/8210/39 5°210/52 -1°200/50 -11°200/56 -23°220/61 -28°230/73 -37°230/73 -45°
RKSused from 598 nm out; 41 nm from the line190/43210/65 3°210/57 -9°210/56 -21°210/47 -33°230/63 -37°240/77 -46°
BFFused from 798 nm out; 81 nm from the line120/24180/31 13°210/26 7°230/25 -7°240/41 -20°230/52 -36°250/56 -41°260/57 -45°
ONLused from 997 nm out; 103 nm from the line200/20 17°230/26 14°240/21 7°250/27 -9°260/32 -19°240/44 -34°240/56 -41°250/62 -51°
FSDused from 1197 nm out; 34 nm from the line200/16220/20 17°240/26 13°230/19 6°240/25 -9°240/28 -20°250/39 -33°250/44 -43°260/63 -52°
MCWused from 1297 nm out; 41 nm from the line200/35240/33 18°250/20 10°260/10 6°270/18 -8°260/28 -19°280/30 -34°290/49 -43°280/70 -54°
LSEused from 1396 nm out; 45 nm from the line220/33250/29 17°250/15 9°260/12 6°280/21 -9°280/33 -20°300/43 -36°310/56 -45°300/79 -53°
GRBused from 1546 nm out; 65 nm from the line240/24260/18 16°270/20 11°290/14 4°280/24 -9°300/34 -21°310/51 -38°310/54 -48°300/71 -51°
MKGused from 1596 nm out; 54 nm from the line250/5320/10 15°310/19 9°320/21 3°310/23 -10°330/37 -22°330/51 -38°320/44 -47°300/60 -49°
CLEused from 1795 nm out; 127 nm from the line340/5320/13 14°300/12 8°310/10 2°310/14 -10°340/14 -23°320/27 -35°260/28 -40°250/36 -48°
BUFused from 1895 nm out; 83 nm from the line170/19L/V 10°040/9 6°220/8 2°230/15 -11°220/33 -22°220/47 -35°230/55 -41°230/56 -50°
SYRused from 2045 nm out; 46 nm from the line160/17200/22 10°250/10 6°L/V 1°270/11 -11°220/25 -20°220/66 -36°230/89 -42°240/74 -51°
ALBused from 2145 nm out; 49 nm from the line160/27190/16 9°200/29 7°230/21 3°240/24 -9°240/43 -19°230/65 -33°240/91 -42°230/99 -53°
BDLused from 2244 nm out; 39 nm from the line140/28180/29 10°220/38 8°250/30 3°250/40 -8°240/46 -18°240/58 -32°240/80 -41°240/89 -55°
BOSused from 2294 nm out; 25 nm from the line160/27190/23 9°260/20 7°260/32 1°250/48 -7°240/56 -17°240/59 -33°250/75 -43°250/94 -55°

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
SFO San Francisco, CA departure no report just now 13 ft
LVK Livermore, CA 30 nm out, 7 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 399 ft
TMT Austin, NV 269 nm out, 12 nm northwest of the line no report just now 5,735 ft
SLC Salt Lake City, UT 519 nm out, 10 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 4,230 ft
GUR Guernsey, WY 858 nm out, 13 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 4,401 ft
ANW Ainsworth, NE 1067 nm out, 7 nm south of the line no report just now 2,588 ft
SPW Spencer, IA 1277 nm out, 3 nm east of the line no report just now 1,338 ft
MSN Madison, WI 1536 nm out, 18 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 886 ft
MBS Saginaw, MI 1766 nm out, 6 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 668 ft
ROC Rochester, NY 2045 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 558 ft
ALB Albany, NY 2214 nm out, 4 nm east of the line, tower no report just now 284 ft
BOS Boston, MA destination no report just now 19 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 5,735 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, 10:53 am EDT (14:53 UTC)

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

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

  • 6/7231 Santa Clara, CA, Sunday, October 11, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 19 nm from the route, at the departure end · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 12 October · ZOA
  • 6/6740 SACRAMENTO, CA, Thursday, October 8, 2026 through Sunday, October 11, 2026 Local 24 nm from the route, at the departure end · air shows/sports · ended 11 October · ZOA
  • 6/8802 Foxborough, MA, Saturday, October 17, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 17 nm from the route, at the destination end · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Saturday 17 October · ZBW

Daylight

Sunset at SFO 6:36 pm PDT (01:36 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 Pacific Southwest
Radar now, the Pacific Southwest · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the southern Rockies
Radar now, the southern Rockies · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the northern Rockies
Radar now, the northern Rockies · 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: San Francisco International, General Edward Lawrence Logan International.