Plan a flight · Mon 1:03 am CDT (06:03 UTC)

Waukegan Ntl Airport to Laurence G Hanscom Field UGN → BED

733 nautical miles (844 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 084°, about 087° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3W). At 120 knots that is 4 h 25 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 46-knot tailwind), arriving about 6:28 am EDT (10:28 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now UGN is VFR, wind from the southwest (230°) at 7 knots; BED is marginal VFR, wind from the north (010°) 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

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 674 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 277 nm of the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 466 to 664 nm out.
AIRMET ZULU 1C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the last 129 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 10,000 ft. Over the last 69 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 UGN.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

urgent B39M at 35,000 ft, 16 nm south, 10:15 pm CDT (03:15 UTC): remarks: no inj/dmg zob. 337 nm along the route, 16 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DKK UUA /OV DKK280040/TM 0315/FL350/TP B39M/TB MTN WVE ACTN +/-5KTS/RM NO INJ/DMG ZOB
```
Report
an urgent report filed through DKK
Where
40 nm west (280°) of DKK
Time
03:15 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
B39M
Turbulence
mountain wve actn a 5-knot loss of airspeed
Remarks
no inj/dmg zob
UAL330 at 35,000 ft, 27 nm north, 11:30 pm CDT (04:30 UTC): moderate turbulence, wind 235° at 92 knots. At the destination end, 27 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ARP UAL330 4257N 07145W 0430 F350 235/092KT TB MOD TURB CONT MOD CHOP IC
```
Report
a routine report filed through ARP
A333 descending, 28 nm south, 12:44 am CDT (05:44 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 198 nm along the route, 28 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DTW UA /OV DTW/TM 0544/FLDURD/TP A333/SK TOPS 025
```
Report
a routine report filed through DTW
Where
over DTW
Time
05:44 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
A333
Sky
tops 2,500 ft
B739 descending, 28 nm south, 11:54 pm CDT (04:54 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 198 nm along the route, 28 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DTW UA /OV DTW/TM 0454/FLDURD/TP B739/SK BASES 011
```
Report
a routine report filed through DTW
Where
over DTW
Time
04:54 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
B739
Sky
bases 1,100 ft
A320 descending, 28 nm south, 10:27 pm CDT (03:27 UTC): overcast above 1,400 ft. 198 nm along the route, 28 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DTW UA /OV DTW/TM 0327/FLDURD/TP A320/SK 014 OVC
```
Report
a routine report filed through DTW
Where
over DTW
Time
03:27 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
A320
Sky
at 1,400 ft overcast
B763 descending, 27 nm north, 12:55 am CDT (05:55 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the destination end, 27 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MHT UA /OV RWY 35/TM 0555/FLDURD/TP B763/SK 004-005 FT
```
Report
a routine report filed through MHT
Where
runway 35
Time
05:55 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
B763
Sky
from 400 ft to 500 ft ft
CRJ7 descending, 27 nm north, 11:09 pm CDT (04:09 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the destination end, 27 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MHT UA /OV RWY 6/TM 0409/FLDURD/TP CRJ7/SK 006
```
Report
a routine report filed through MHT
Where
runway 6
Time
04:09 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
CRJ7
Sky
at 600 ft
CRJ9 descending, 27 nm north, 10:16 pm CDT (03:16 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the destination end, 27 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MHT UA /OV RWY 6/TM 0316/FLDURD/TP CRJ9/SK 004
```
Report
a routine report filed through MHT
Where
runway 6
Time
03:16 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
CRJ9
Sky
at 400 ft

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 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 (MKG, CLE, 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 6 kt	−6 kt		126 kt	5 h 49 min	7:52 am EDT (11:52 UTC)
5,500 ft	320° at 10 kt	−6 kt		126 kt	5 h 49 min	7:52 am EDT (11:52 UTC)
7,500 ft	320° at 10 kt	−6 kt	10 °C	126 kt	5 h 49 min	7:52 am EDT (11:52 UTC)
9,500 ft	320° at 10 kt	−6 kt	6 °C	126 kt	5 h 49 min	7:52 am EDT (11:52 UTC)
11,500 ft	300° at 11 kt	−9 kt	3 °C	129 kt	5 h 41 min	7:44 am EDT (11:44 UTC)
13,500 ft	300° at 14 kt	−12 kt	-1 °C	132 kt	5 h 33 min	7:36 am EDT (11:36 UTC)
15,500 ft	290° at 18 kt	−16 kt	-5 °C	136 kt	5 h 23 min	7:26 am EDT (11:26 UTC)
17,500 ft	290° at 22 kt	−20 kt	-9 °C	140 kt	5 h 14 min	7:17 am EDT (11:17 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	290° at 23 kt	−21 kt	-10 °C	141 kt	5 h 12 min	7:15 am EDT (11:15 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	280° at 27 kt	−25 kt	-21 °C	145 kt	5 h 03 min	7:06 am EDT (11:06 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	290° at 34 kt	−30 kt	-36 °C	150 kt	4 h 53 min	6:56 am EDT (10:56 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	280° at 44 kt	−40 kt	-43 °C	160 kt	4 h 35 min	6:38 am EDT (10:38 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	280° at 49 kt	−46 kt	-51 °C	166 kt	4 h 25 min	6:28 am EDT (10:28 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
MKG	used from 0 nm out; 64 nm from the line	260/22	290/16 15°	300/11 10°	290/5 3°	300/26 -9°	300/32 -20°	320/48 -36°	320/61 -45°	310/74 -53°
CLE	used from 198 nm out; 88 nm from the line	340/7	010/16 13°	350/18 8°	350/20 3°	340/31 -10°	340/46 -21°	340/54 -37°	330/62 -44°	340/65 -49°
BUF	used from 297 nm out; 83 nm from the line	320/10	010/16 10°	360/10 6°	340/13 2°	330/22 -11°	300/25 -23°	320/31 -38°	300/29 -44°	280/36 -50°
SYR	used from 446 nm out; 54 nm from the line	280/13	350/18 10°	340/10 6°	300/15 1°	280/17 -12°	270/16 -23°	280/25 -38°	250/40 -42°	240/53 -50°
ALB	used from 545 nm out; 52 nm from the line	120/9	270/8 10°	L/V 5°	260/9 1°	260/34 -10°	250/42 -22°	240/57 -35°	240/70 -42°	240/65 -50°
BDL	used from 644 nm out; 37 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°
BOS	used from 694 nm out; 33 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°

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
UGN Chicago/Waukegan, IL	departure	VFR	from the southwest (230°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	728 ft	12:51 am CDT (05:51 UTC)
LWA South Haven, MI	69 nm out, 11 nm south of the line	VFR	from the south (180°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	665 ft	05:55 UTC
BTL Battle Creek, MI	119 nm out, 17 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (190°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	951 ft	05:53 UTC
PTK Pontiac, MI	198 nm out, 1 nm west of the line, tower	IFR Sky: overcast at 700 feet	from the west-southwest (240°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	700 ft	980 ft	05:53 UTC
PHN Port Huron, MI	238 nm out, 13 nm north of the line	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,100 feet	from the southwest (220°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	1,100 ft	650 ft	05:55 UTC
CYQS St Thomas,	297 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line	no report just now				776 ft
BUF Buffalo, NY	406 nm out, 12 nm north of the line, tower	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 12,000 feet, a broken layer at 14,000 feet	from the south (170°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	14,000 ft	726 ft	05:54 UTC
ITH Ithaca, NY	505 nm out, 13 nm south of the line, tower	IFR Sky: a broken layer at 500 feet Weather: mist	calm	1 mi	500 ft	1,099 ft	05:56 UTC
SYR Syracuse, NY	515 nm out, 25 nm north of the line, tower	low IFR Sky: a broken layer at 400 feet, overcast at 4,000 feet	from the northeast (050°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	400 ft	421 ft	05:54 UTC
ALB Albany, NY	624 nm out, 8 nm north of the line, tower	IFR Sky: a broken layer at 600 feet, overcast at 1,100 feet Weather: light drizzle, mist	from the north (350°) at 5 knots	5 mi	600 ft	284 ft	05:51 UTC
ORH Worcester, MA	704 nm out, 15 nm south of the line, tower	low IFR Sky: overcast at 200 feet Weather: light rain, mist	from the north-northeast (020°) at 8 knots	2 mi	200 ft	1,009 ft	05:54 UTC
BED Bedford, MA	destination	marginal VFR Sky: a few clouds at 600 feet, overcast at 1,200 feet Weather: light rain, mist	from the north (010°) at 4 knots	3 mi	1,200 ft	132 ft	1:51 am EDT (05:51 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,099 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, 6:28 am EDT (10:28 UTC)

Wind from the north-northeast at 6 knots, visibility 3 miles, light rain, 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

6/8802 Foxborough, MA, Saturday, October 17, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 22 nm from the route, at the destination end · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Saturday 17 October · ZBW

Daylight

Sunset at UGN 6:14 pm CDT (23:14 UTC), at BED 6:08 pm EDT (22:08 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:36 pm EDT (22:36 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at BED is before sunrise there (6:54 am EDT (10:54 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 upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the Northeast · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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: Waukegan Ntl Airport, Laurence G Hanscom Field.