The Eastern Iowa Airport to Roanoke/Blacksburg Regional (Woodrum Field) CID → ROA
607 nautical miles (699 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 113°, about 111° magnetic at the departure end (variation 2E). At 120 knots that is 3 h 46 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 41-knot tailwind), arriving about 1:34 am EDT (05:34 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now CID is VFR, wind from the south (170°) at 7 knots; ROA is marginal VFR, wind from the north-northeast (030°) at 3 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: 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
- SIGMET 3E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 31,000 ft, moving from the west at 15 knots, until 9:55 pm CDT (02:55 UTC). Over the last 139 nm of the route.
as issued
WSUS31 KKCI 120055 MKCE WST 120055 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 3E VALID UNTIL 0255Z PA MD VA NC WV OH KY FROM 20NE APE-30SE JST-30SSE DCA-40SW ECG-70NNW HMV-20NE APE AREA TS MOV FROM 28015KT. TOPS TO FL310.
- 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 398 to 597 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 129 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 8,000 ft. Over the last 20 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 CID.
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 7 forecast points nearest it (DBQ, BRL, JOT, IND, CVG, CRW, ROA). 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 | 300° at 9 kt | −9 kt | 129 kt | 4 h 42 min | 2:30 am EDT (06:30 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 310° at 14 kt | −14 kt | 134 kt | 4 h 32 min | 2:20 am EDT (06:20 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 320° at 16 kt | −15 kt | 11 °C | 135 kt | 4 h 30 min | 2:18 am EDT (06:18 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 320° at 16 kt | −15 kt | 8 °C | 135 kt | 4 h 30 min | 2:18 am EDT (06:18 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 330° at 17 kt | −15 kt | 4 °C | 135 kt | 4 h 30 min | 2:18 am EDT (06:18 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 330° at 17 kt | −15 kt | 0 °C | 135 kt | 4 h 30 min | 2:18 am EDT (06:18 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 320° at 17 kt | −16 kt | -4 °C | 136 kt | 4 h 28 min | 2:16 am EDT (06:16 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 320° at 17 kt | −16 kt | -8 °C | 136 kt | 4 h 28 min | 2:16 am EDT (06:16 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 320° at 17 kt | −16 kt | -9 °C | 136 kt | 4 h 28 min | 2:16 am EDT (06:16 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 320° at 24 kt | −22 kt | -20 °C | 142 kt | 4 h 16 min | 2:04 am EDT (06:04 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 310° at 30 kt | −29 kt | -34 °C | 149 kt | 4 h 04 min | 1:52 am EDT (05:52 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 300° at 37 kt | −36 kt | -41 °C | 156 kt | 3 h 53 min | 1:41 am EDT (05:41 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 42 kt | −41 kt | -48 °C | 161 kt | 3 h 46 min | 1:34 am EDT (05:34 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
| Point | From | 3,000 | 6,000 | 9,000 | 12,000 | 18,000 | 24,000 | 30,000 | 34,000 | 39,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DBQ | used from 0 nm out; 46 nm from the line | 220/23 | 240/22 16° | 240/24 10° | 260/18 5° | 270/16 -8° | 290/27 -19° | 310/42 -35° | 320/55 -44° | 300/71 -52° |
| BRL | used from 50 nm out; 56 nm from the line | 200/20 | 250/21 16° | 240/22 10° | 260/20 5° | 270/16 -7° | 290/22 -18° | 320/41 -34° | 320/56 -43° | 310/68 -53° |
| JOT | used from 100 nm out; 53 nm from the line | 230/11 | 290/12 16° | 300/19 10° | 320/19 4° | 300/17 -9° | 330/31 -20° | 320/49 -37° | 320/53 -45° | 320/67 -49° |
| IND | used from 199 nm out; 56 nm from the line | 320/10 | 350/30 16° | 350/32 10° | 350/30 4° | 340/31 -10° | 340/42 -21° | 340/49 -37° | 320/46 -41° | 320/47 -47° |
| CVG | used from 299 nm out; 43 nm from the line | 350/13 | 340/20 13° | 340/22 8° | 350/30 3° | 340/30 -9° | 340/38 -21° | 330/37 -35° | 320/38 -40° | 310/35 -47° |
| CRW | used from 448 nm out; 40 nm from the line | 320/16 | 310/16 12° | 320/12 7° | 320/12 2° | 330/15 -11° | 280/11 -22° | 230/26 -30° | 240/33 -37° | 240/37 -47° |
| ROA | used from 548 nm out; 35 nm from the line | 280/9 | 290/15 12° | 290/11 8° | 210/6 3° | 210/30 -6° | 220/46 -19° | 210/74 -30° | 220/78 -39° | 220/64 -48° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CID Cedar Rapids, IA | departure | VFR | from the south (170°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 869 ft | 7:52 pm CDT (00:52 UTC) |
| MLI Moline, IL | 60 nm out, 3 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southeast (160°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 589 ft | 00:52 UTC |
| EZI Kewanee, IL | 90 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 858 ft | ||||
| PNT Pontiac, IL | 149 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line | VFR | from the south (180°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 666 ft | 01:35 UTC |
| LAF Lafayette, IN | 229 nm out, 10 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 605 ft | 00:54 UTC |
| IND Indianapolis, IN | 279 nm out, 15 nm southwest of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 796 ft | 00:54 UTC |
| HAO Hamilton, OH | 358 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,700 feet | calm | 10+ mi | 1,700 ft | 631 ft | 00:53 UTC |
| LUK Cincinnati, OH | 368 nm out, 9 nm south of the line, tower | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,900 feet | from the northwest (320°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | 1,900 ft | 481 ft | 00:53 UTC |
| HTS Huntington, WV | 468 nm out, 6 nm south of the line, tower | IFR Sky: overcast at 700 feet Weather: mist | from the west-northwest (300°) at 6 knots | 1 mi | 700 ft | 828 ft | 00:51 UTC |
| CRW Charleston, WV | 508 nm out, 16 nm northeast of the line, tower | IFR Sky: a broken layer at 700 feet, overcast at 1,500 feet Weather: mist | variable at 6 knots | 1 mi | 700 ft | 947 ft | 00:54 UTC |
| LWB Lewisburg, WV | 577 nm out, 18 nm north of the line, tower | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,200 feet Weather: light rain | calm | 3 mi | 1,200 ft | 2,301 ft | 22:51 UTC |
| ROA Roanoke, VA | destination | marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 3,000 feet, overcast at 4,600 feet Weather: light rain, mist | from the north-northeast (030°) at 3 knots | 6 mi | 3,000 ft | 1,175 ft | 8:54 pm EDT (00:54 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 2,301 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At ROA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:34 am EDT (05:34 UTC)
Wind from the northwest at 4 knots, visibility 4 miles, mist, overcast at 1,200 feet marginal VFR
The whole forecast for ROA
- From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the north at 5 knots, visibility 5 miles, mist, a broken layer at 800 feet, a broken layer at 2,500 feet and more above
- From Mon 12:00 am EDT (04:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 4 knots, visibility 4 miles, mist, overcast at 1,200 feet
- From Mon 4:00 am EDT (08:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 11 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 600 feet, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet and more above
- From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 13 knots, gusting to 23, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet
The forecast for CID, the departure
- From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 12:00 am CDT (05:00 UTC): wind from the south at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 15 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8029 Cincinnati, OH, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 13 nm from the route, 368 nm along the route · a VIP movement · until 12 October · ZID
Daylight
Sunset at CID 6:30 pm CDT (23:30 UTC), at ROA 6:47 pm EDT (22:47 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:13 pm EDT (23:13 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at ROA is before sunrise there (7:24 am EDT (11:24 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: The Eastern Iowa Airport, Roanoke/Blacksburg Regional (Woodrum Field).