Plan a flight · Mon 9:06 am CDT (14:06 UTC)

Algona Municipal to Republic Airport AXA → FRG

940 nautical miles (1,082 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 091°, about 088° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3E). At 120 knots that is 5 h 34 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 49-knot tailwind), arriving about 3:40 pm EDT (19:40 UTC). Right now AXA is VFR, wind from the south (170°) at 9 knots; FRG is marginal VFR, wind from the north (010°) at 11 knots, gusting to 18. 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 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 route from 614 to 762 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the route from 663 to 841 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 24,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the last 40 nm of the route.
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 30 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 AXA.

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

E170 at 28,000 ft, 13 nm north, 8:10 am CDT (13:10 UTC): moderate chop turbulence. 386 nm along the route, 13 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GRR UA /OV VIO/TM 1310/FL280/TP E170/TB OCNL MOD CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through GRR
Where
over VIO
Time
13:10 UTC
Height
at 28,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
occasional moderate chop
BE36 at 6,000 ft, 35 nm north, 8:12 am CDT (13:12 UTC): no turbulence. At the departure end, 35 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FRM UA /OV FRM/TM 1312/FL060/TP BE36/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through FRM
Where
over FRM
Time
13:12 UTC
Height
at 6,000 ft
Aircraft
BE36
Turbulence
none
B38M at 32,000 ft, 23 nm south, 6:35 am CDT (11:35 UTC): light chop turbulence above 32,000 ft. At the departure end, 23 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FOD UA /OV FOD075035/TM 1135/FL320/TP B38M/TB CONS LGT CHOP 320/INTMT LGT CHOP 340
```
Report
a routine report filed through FOD
Where
35 nm east (075°) of FOD
Time
11:35 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
continuous light chop 320/INTMT light chop at 34,000 ft
P46T at 31,000 ft, 28 nm south, 8:37 am CDT (13:37 UTC): light chop turbulence. 79 nm along the route, 28 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ALO UA /OV ALO270005/TM 1337/FL310/TP P46T/TB INTMT LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through ALO
Where
5 nm west (270°) of ALO
Time
13:37 UTC
Height
at 31,000 ft
Aircraft
P46T
Turbulence
intermittent light chop
B752 at 34,000 ft, 23 nm south, 7:23 am CDT (12:23 UTC): light chop turbulence. 139 nm along the route, 23 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DBQ UA /OV DBQ300020/TM 1223/FL340/TP B752/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through DBQ
Where
20 nm northwest (300°) of DBQ
Time
12:23 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
B752
Turbulence
occasional light chop
PC12 at 20,000 ft, 17 nm north, 8:27 am CDT (13:27 UTC): no turbulence. 178 nm along the route, 17 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LNR UA /OV 0WI4/TM 1327/FL200/TP PC12/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through LNR
Where
over 0WI4
Time
13:27 UTC
Height
at 20,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Turbulence
none
C510 at 17,000 ft, 17 nm north, 8:27 am CDT (13:27 UTC): no turbulence. 178 nm along the route, 17 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LNR UA /OV LNR/TM 1327/FL170/TP C510/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through LNR
Where
over LNR
Time
13:27 UTC
Height
at 17,000 ft
Aircraft
C510
Turbulence
none
B39M at 36,000 ft, 34 nm south, 8:18 am CDT (13:18 UTC): no turbulence. 277 nm along the route, 34 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PWK UA /OV OBK/TM 1318/FL360/TP B39M/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through PWK
Where
over OBK
Time
13:18 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
B39M
Turbulence
none
B39M at 34,000 ft, 3 nm northwest, 9:01 am CDT (14:01 UTC): no turbulence. 336 nm along the route, 3 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BIV UA /OV PMM300030/TM 1401/FL340/TP B39M/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through BIV
Where
30 nm northwest (300°) of PMM
Time
14:01 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
B39M
Turbulence
none
B752 at 32,000 ft, 11 nm southwest, 8:03 am CDT (13:03 UTC): light chop turbulence. 366 nm along the route, 11 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BIV UA /OV PMM/TM 1303/FL320/TP B752/TB CONS LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through BIV
Where
over PMM
Time
13:03 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
B752
Turbulence
continuous light chop
B738 at 34,000 ft, 20 nm north, 8:18 am CDT (13:18 UTC): light chop turbulence from 32,000 ft to 34,000 ft, remarks: zob. 465 nm along the route, 20 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FNT UA /OV FNT179015/TM 1318/FL340/TP B738/TB LGT CHOP 340-320/RM ZOB
```
Report
a routine report filed through FNT
Where
15 nm south (179°) of FNT
Time
13:18 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
light chop from 34,000 ft to 32,000 ft
Remarks
zob
E55P at 3,000 ft, 8 nm south, 8:41 am CDT (13:41 UTC): no turbulence, overcast from 20,000 ft to 30,000 ft, nearby, remarks: during the climb. 475 nm along the route, 8 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DTW UA /OV YIP/TM 1341/FL030/TP E55P/SK 002 OVC 003/WX VCM AT 030/TB NEG/RM DURC
```
Report
a routine report filed through DTW
Where
over YIP
Time
13:41 UTC
Height
at 3,000 ft
Aircraft
E55P
Sky
at 200 ft overcast at 300 ft
Weather
nearby m, at, at 3,000 ft
Turbulence
none
Remarks
during the climb
F2TH descending, 48 nm south, 8:17 am CDT (13:17 UTC): remarks: base 900 ft top 1,500 ft. 475 nm along the route, 48 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TOL UA /OV TOL/TM 1317/FLDURD/TP F2TH/RM BASE 009 TOP 015
```
Report
a routine report filed through TOL
Where
over TOL
Time
13:17 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
F2TH
Remarks
base 900 ft top 1,500 ft
P28A at 1,300 ft, 48 nm south, 8:00 am CDT (13:00 UTC): remarks: base 1,000 ft tops 1,300 ft runway 25 final. 475 nm along the route, 48 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TOL UA /OV TOL/TM 1300/FL013/TP P28A/RM BASE 010 TOPS 013 RY25 FINAL
```
Report
a routine report filed through TOL
Where
over TOL
Time
13:00 UTC
Height
at 1,300 ft
Aircraft
P28A
Remarks
base 1,000 ft tops 1,300 ft runway 25 final

16 more routine reports are on the map.

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 (MCW, DBQ, JOT, MKG, CLE, BUF, PSB, AVP, JFK). 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 15 kt	−16 kt		136 kt	6 h 55 min	5:01 pm EDT (21:01 UTC)
5,500 ft	300° at 12 kt	−12 kt	12 °C	132 kt	7 h 07 min	5:13 pm EDT (21:13 UTC)
7,500 ft	300° at 12 kt	−12 kt	12 °C	132 kt	7 h 07 min	5:13 pm EDT (21:13 UTC)
9,500 ft	290° at 13 kt	−14 kt	8 °C	134 kt	7 h 01 min	5:07 pm EDT (21:07 UTC)
11,500 ft	300° at 18 kt	−18 kt	4 °C	138 kt	6 h 49 min	4:55 pm EDT (20:55 UTC)
13,500 ft	300° at 20 kt	−20 kt	0 °C	140 kt	6 h 43 min	4:49 pm EDT (20:49 UTC)
15,500 ft	300° at 22 kt	−21 kt	-4 °C	141 kt	6 h 40 min	4:46 pm EDT (20:46 UTC)
17,500 ft	300° at 24 kt	−23 kt	-8 °C	143 kt	6 h 34 min	4:40 pm EDT (20:40 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	300° at 25 kt	−23 kt	-9 °C	143 kt	6 h 34 min	4:40 pm EDT (20:40 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	300° at 28 kt	−26 kt	-21 °C	146 kt	6 h 26 min	4:32 pm EDT (20:32 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	300° at 33 kt	−32 kt	-36 °C	152 kt	6 h 11 min	4:17 pm EDT (20:17 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	300° at 45 kt	−43 kt	-43 °C	163 kt	5 h 46 min	3:52 pm EDT (19:52 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	300° at 53 kt	−49 kt	-50 °C	169 kt	5 h 34 min	3:40 pm EDT (19:40 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
MCW	used from 0 nm out; 17 nm from the line	250/36	250/24 19°	240/26 11°	250/30 5°	270/22 -9°	260/30 -21°	260/31 -36°	280/53 -38°	280/66 -48°
DBQ	used from 99 nm out; 48 nm from the line	250/27	260/23 17°	240/26 10°	260/30 4°	280/26 -9°	280/36 -21°	270/41 -36°	280/52 -41°	290/67 -48°
JOT	used from 247 nm out; 77 nm from the line	250/25	260/22 14°	250/17 9°	270/21 5°	280/28 -8°	280/36 -20°	270/41 -35°	280/57 -42°	290/65 -50°
MKG	used from 297 nm out; 43 nm from the line	260/28	260/18 15°	250/16 9°	260/22 4°	280/31 -9°	270/35 -21°	270/44 -35°	270/42 -45°	290/61 -51°
CLE	used from 445 nm out; 99 nm from the line	310/7	350/20 14°	340/16 9°	320/21 2°	320/32 -8°	330/34 -20°	330/45 -36°	320/60 -45°	320/64 -51°
BUF	used from 643 nm out; 73 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°
PSB	used from 693 nm out; 45 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°
AVP	used from 792 nm out; 16 nm from the line	010/20	020/24 11°	360/19 8°	350/23 2°	320/24 -11°	330/25 -22°	330/27 -37°	310/28 -42°	290/30 -50°
JFK	used from 891 nm out; 14 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°

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
AXA Algona, IA	departure	VFR	from the south (170°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	1,216 ft	8:55 am CDT (13:55 UTC)
CCY Charles City, IA	69 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 17,000 feet, scattered clouds at 19,000 feet	from the south (180°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	17,000 ft	1,125 ft	13:55 UTC
MRJ Mineral Point, WI	178 nm out, 3 nm south of the line	no report just now				1,170 ft
MKE Milwaukee, WI	277 nm out, 10 nm north of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 18,000 feet, a broken layer at 25,000 feet	from the south-southwest (210°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	25,000 ft	728 ft	13:52 UTC
UGN Chicago/Waukegan, IL	287 nm out, 21 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the southwest (230°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	728 ft	13:51 UTC
ARB Ann Arbor, MI	465 nm out, 10 nm south of the line, tower	reported, no category	calm		none	839 ft	13:53 UTC
DET Detroit, MI	495 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 700 feet	from the south-southwest (210°) at 7 knots	7 mi	none	624 ft	13:53 UTC
ERI Erie, PA	623 nm out, 9 nm north of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 3,000 feet	variable at 4 knots	10+ mi	3,000 ft	732 ft	00:51 UTC
BFD Bradford, PA	693 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line	IFR Sky: overcast at 700 feet Weather: mist	from the west-northwest (290°) at 8 knots	4 mi	700 ft	2,143 ft	13:53 UTC
AVP Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA	831 nm out, 9 nm north of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,100 feet	from the northwest (310°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	1,100 ft	961 ft	13:54 UTC
TEB Teterboro, NJ	910 nm out, 1 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,000 feet, a broken layer at 3,600 feet	from the north-northeast (020°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	3,600 ft	8 ft	13:51 UTC
FRG Farmingdale, NY	destination	marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 1,400 feet	from the north (010°) at 11 knots, gusting to 18	10+ mi	1,400 ft	81 ft	9:53 am EDT (13:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 2,143 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At FRG when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:40 pm EDT (19:40 UTC)

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

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

6/8992 Monroe, MI, Thursday, October 15, 2026 Local 19 nm from the route, 485 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts Thursday 15 October · ZOB
6/8829 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 17 nm from the route, 614 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
6/8587 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 17 nm from the route, 614 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
5/2811 NEW YORK, NY, Monday, October 20, 2025 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Local 6 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · until 20 October · ZNY

Daylight

Sunset at AXA 6:39 pm CDT (23:39 UTC), at FRG 6:18 pm EDT (22:18 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:45 pm EDT (22:45 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: Algona Municipal, Republic Airport.