Shenandoah Valley Regional to Laurence G Hanscom Field SHD → BED
430 nautical miles (494 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 052°, about 061° magnetic at the departure end (variation 9W). At 120 knots that is 2 h 46 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 35-knot tailwind), arriving about 8:31 am EDT (12:31 UTC). Right now SHD is low IFR, wind calm; BED is IFR, wind from the north-northeast (020°) 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: 2 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
- SIGMET E31E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, until 6:55 am EDT (10:55 UTC). Near the route, 50 nm along the route.
as issued
WSUS31 KKCI 120855 MKCE WST 120855 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 31E VALID UNTIL 1055Z MD VA DC FROM 20NNE DCA-30WSW SBY-RIC-CSN-20NNE DCA AREA TS MOV LTL. 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, fog). Over the whole route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft. Over the first 120 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Near the route, 90 nm along the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 24,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 310 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 SHD.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- A321 at 9,500 ft, 9 nm east, 5:05 am EDT (09:05 UTC): moderate turbulence, remarks: moderate turbulence during the descent jfund arrival from from 9,500 ft to 7,000 ft, smooth below. At the destination end, 9 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
BOS UA /OV BOS350010/TM 0905/FL095/TP A321/TB MOD/RM MOD TB DURD JFUND ARR FROM 095-070, SMOOTH BELOW
- Report
- a routine report filed through BOS
- Where
- 10 nm north (350°) of BOS
- Time
- 09:05 UTC
- Height
- at 9,500 ft
- Aircraft
- A321
- Turbulence
- moderate
- Remarks
- moderate turbulence during the descent jfund arrival from from 9,500 ft to 7,000 ft, smooth below
- B737 at 700 ft, 21 nm southeast, 5:33 am EDT (09:33 UTC): remarks: light rain. 120 nm along the route, 21 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
BWI UA /OV BWI/TM 0933/FL007/TP B737/RM LIGHT RAIN
- Report
- a routine report filed through BWI
- Where
- over BWI
- Time
- 09:33 UTC
- Height
- at 700 ft
- Aircraft
- B737
- Remarks
- light rain
- B737 at 800 ft, 21 nm southeast, 3:30 am EDT (07:30 UTC): remarks: bases 800 ft. 120 nm along the route, 21 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
BWI UA /OV BWI/TM 0730/FL008/TP B737/RM BASES 008
- Report
- a routine report filed through BWI
- Where
- over BWI
- Time
- 07:30 UTC
- Height
- at 800 ft
- Aircraft
- B737
- Remarks
- bases 800 ft
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 7 forecast points nearest it (EKN, RIC, PSB, ACY, JFK, 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 | 010° at 18 kt | +13 kt | 107 kt | 4 h 01 min | 9:46 am EDT (13:46 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 350° at 16 kt | +8 kt | 11 °C | 112 kt | 3 h 50 min | 9:35 am EDT (13:35 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 340° at 16 kt | +6 kt | 9 °C | 114 kt | 3 h 46 min | 9:31 am EDT (13:31 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 340° at 18 kt | +4 kt | 6 °C | 116 kt | 3 h 42 min | 9:27 am EDT (13:27 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 330° at 19 kt | +2 kt | 3 °C | 118 kt | 3 h 39 min | 9:24 am EDT (13:24 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 320° at 20 kt | −1 kt | 0 °C | 121 kt | 3 h 33 min | 9:18 am EDT (13:18 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 310° at 21 kt | −3 kt | -5 °C | 123 kt | 3 h 30 min | 9:15 am EDT (13:15 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 310° at 22 kt | −6 kt | -9 °C | 126 kt | 3 h 25 min | 9:10 am EDT (13:10 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 310° at 22 kt | −6 kt | -10 °C | 126 kt | 3 h 25 min | 9:10 am EDT (13:10 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 290° at 23 kt | −14 kt | -22 °C | 134 kt | 3 h 13 min | 8:58 am EDT (12:58 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 270° at 32 kt | −25 kt | -36 °C | 145 kt | 2 h 58 min | 8:43 am EDT (12:43 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 270° at 41 kt | −33 kt | -41 °C | 153 kt | 2 h 49 min | 8:34 am EDT (12:34 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 260° at 40 kt | −35 kt | -50 °C | 155 kt | 2 h 46 min | 8:31 am EDT (12:31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EKN | used from 0 nm out; 68 nm from the line | 330/20 10° | 350/29 7° | 340/32 2° | 340/44 -8° | 350/50 -21° | 350/63 -35° | 340/69 -40° | 330/42 -50° | |
| RIC | used from 50 nm out; 93 nm from the line | 350/34 | 340/27 12° | 340/36 8° | 330/31 3° | 310/32 -9° | 320/34 -21° | 300/37 -34° | 290/37 -39° | 290/42 -46° |
| PSB | used from 100 nm out; 101 nm from the line | 020/21 12° | 360/28 7° | 360/29 1° | 350/33 -10° | 350/42 -22° | 350/49 -37° | 340/63 -43° | 350/39 -52° | |
| ACY | used from 150 nm out; 71 nm from the line | 350/12 | 340/12 11° | 340/12 6° | 340/13 2° | 270/10 -10° | 240/17 -23° | 230/46 -33° | 230/46 -40° | 240/46 -49° |
| JFK | used from 200 nm out; 58 nm from the line | 020/25 | 290/9 12° | 300/12 7° | 320/14 3° | 290/17 -10° | 240/27 -21° | 240/44 -36° | 240/53 -41° | 240/51 -50° |
| BDL | used from 300 nm out; 37 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 400 nm out; 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHD Staunton/Waynesboro/Harrisonburg, VA | departure | low IFR Sky: overcast at 200 feet Weather: fog | calm | 0.25 mi | 200 ft | 1,201 ft | 5:35 am EDT (09:35 UTC) |
| LUA Luray, VA | 30 nm out, 7 nm northwest of the line | marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 200 feet, overcast at 2,200 feet | calm | 10+ mi | 2,200 ft | 902 ft | 09:35 UTC |
| JYO Leesburg, VA | 80 nm out, 0 nm southwest of the line, tower | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,400 feet | from the north (350°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | 1,400 ft | 389 ft | 09:35 UTC |
| FDK Frederick, MD | 100 nm out, 11 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 4,800 feet, overcast at 5,500 feet | from the north (010°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | 5,500 ft | 308 ft | 09:35 UTC |
| LNS Lancaster, PA | 160 nm out, 15 nm north of the line, tower | marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 1,000 feet, overcast at 1,600 feet | from the north-northwest (340°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | 1,000 ft | 402 ft | 09:06 UTC |
| ABE Allentown, PA | 210 nm out, 18 nm north of the line, tower | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,100 feet | from the north (350°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | 1,100 ft | 393 ft | 08:51 UTC |
| TTN Trenton, NJ | 220 nm out, 19 nm southeast of the line, tower | IFR Sky: overcast at 800 feet | from the north (360°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | 800 ft | 212 ft | 08:53 UTC |
| MMU Morristown, NJ | 260 nm out, 4 nm south of the line, tower | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,300 feet | from the north (350°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | 1,300 ft | 186 ft | 09:35 UTC |
| DXR Danbury, CT | 310 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line, tower | IFR Sky: overcast at 900 feet | from the northeast (040°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | 900 ft | 456 ft | 08:53 UTC |
| HFD Hartford, CT | 360 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line, tower | IFR Sky: overcast at 600 feet | from the north (360°) at 12 knots, gusting to 22 | 10+ mi | 600 ft | 18 ft | 08:53 UTC |
| ORH Worcester, MA | 400 nm out, 5 nm north of the line, tower | low IFR Sky: overcast at 200 feet Weather: mist | from the north-northeast (030°) at 11 knots, gusting to 17 | 1.75 mi | 200 ft | 1,009 ft | 08:54 UTC |
| BED Bedford, MA | destination | IFR Sky: overcast at 500 feet | from the north-northeast (020°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | 500 ft | 132 ft | 5:34 am EDT (09:34 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,201 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At BED when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 8:31 am EDT (12:31 UTC)
Wind from the north at 7 knots, visibility 5 miles, mist, overcast at 500 feet IFR
The whole forecast for BED
- From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 6 knots, visibility 3 miles, light rain, mist, overcast at 500 feet
- From Mon 7:00 am EDT (11:00 UTC): wind from the north at 7 knots, visibility 5 miles, mist, overcast at 500 feet
- From Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 1,500 feet
- From Mon 1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 9,000 feet
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA 10 nm from the route, 90 nm along the route · security · ZDC
- 6/8600 Sterling, VA, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 3 nm from the route, 90 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZDC
- 6/8800 Baltimore, MD, Saturday, October 17, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 16 nm from the route, 120 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Saturday 17 October · ZDC
- 5/2811 NEW YORK, NY, Monday, October 20, 2025 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Local 16 nm from the route, 270 nm along the route · security · until 20 October · ZNY
- 6/7153 North Sicuate, RI, Saturday, October 10, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 21 nm from the route, 400 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 12 October · ZBW
- 6/8802 Foxborough, MA, Saturday, October 17, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 19 nm from the route, at the destination end · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Saturday 17 October · ZBW
Daylight
Sunset at SHD 6:42 pm EDT (22:42 UTC), at BED 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: Shenandoah Valley Regional, Laurence G Hanscom Field.