Newark Liberty International to Austin-Bergstrom International EWR → AUS
1,305 nautical miles (1,502 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 249°, about 262° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13W). At 120 knots that is 11 h 21 min at the quickest height in today's winds (8,500 ft, a 5-knot headwind), arriving about 4:03 pm CDT (21:03 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: 4,025 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, fog). Over the first 687 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 24,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 130 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft. Over the route from 130 to 329 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the route from 169 to 528 nm out.
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 EWR.
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 08:00–15:00 UTC · at 120 knots true airspeed
The westbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: even thousands plus 500 ft; above 18,000 ft the forecast levels), with the wind averaged along the line from the 13 forecast points nearest it (JFK, AVP, PSB, EKN, CRW, TRI, TYS, BNA, MEM, LIT, SHV, CLL, SAT). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,500 ft | 290° at 9 kt | +7 kt | 11 °C | 113 kt | 11 h 33 min | 4:15 pm CDT (21:15 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 300° at 10 kt | +6 kt | 14 °C | 114 kt | 11 h 27 min | 4:09 pm CDT (21:09 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 310° at 12 kt | +5 kt | 11 °C | 115 kt | 11 h 21 min | 4:03 pm CDT (21:03 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 310° at 14 kt | +5 kt | 7 °C | 115 kt | 11 h 21 min | 4:03 pm CDT (21:03 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 310° at 15 kt | +5 kt | 4 °C | 115 kt | 11 h 21 min | 4:03 pm CDT (21:03 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 310° at 17 kt | +6 kt | 0 °C | 114 kt | 11 h 27 min | 4:09 pm CDT (21:09 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 310° at 19 kt | +7 kt | -4 °C | 113 kt | 11 h 33 min | 4:15 pm CDT (21:15 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 310° at 21 kt | +8 kt | -7 °C | 112 kt | 11 h 39 min | 4:21 pm CDT (21:21 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 310° at 23 kt | +8 kt | -18 °C | 112 kt | 11 h 39 min | 4:21 pm CDT (21:21 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 320° at 37 kt | +8 kt | -32 °C | 112 kt | 11 h 39 min | 4:21 pm CDT (21:21 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 320° at 45 kt | +10 kt | -41 °C | 110 kt | 11 h 52 min | 4:34 pm CDT (21:34 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 320° at 38 kt | +7 kt | -51 °C | 113 kt | 11 h 33 min | 4:15 pm CDT (21:15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JFK | used from 0 nm out; 41 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° |
| AVP | used from 50 nm out; 67 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° |
| PSB | used from 100 nm out; 87 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° | |
| EKN | used from 199 nm out; 60 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° | |
| CRW | used from 349 nm out; 12 nm from the line | 320/17 | 340/23 12° | 340/32 8° | 340/35 4° | 330/40 -7° | 340/45 -20° | 340/57 -34° | 340/64 -42° | 320/38 -50° |
| TRI | used from 448 nm out; 75 nm from the line | 340/25 11° | 350/37 9° | 350/34 6° | 340/39 -7° | 340/43 -19° | 340/55 -32° | 330/58 -42° | 320/37 -50° | |
| TYS | used from 498 nm out; 76 nm from the line | 330/16 | 350/32 14° | 350/37 9° | 340/30 5° | 330/28 -6° | 340/36 -19° | 330/40 -33° | 330/51 -41° | 330/36 -51° |
| BNA | used from 548 nm out; 76 nm from the line | 300/20 | 300/14 15° | 300/14 10° | 300/13 4° | 310/22 -5° | 280/24 -18° | 310/37 -33° | 310/50 -41° | 320/49 -51° |
| MEM | used from 747 nm out; 57 nm from the line | 250/19 | 260/19 17° | 270/20 12° | 270/16 6° | 270/21 -6° | 290/27 -17° | 300/37 -30° | 300/49 -40° | 310/40 -51° |
| LIT | used from 897 nm out; 73 nm from the line | 250/22 | 250/25 18° | 240/23 12° | 240/20 7° | 250/17 -6° | 260/25 -17° | 300/45 -29° | 300/49 -40° | 310/43 -51° |
| SHV | used from 996 nm out; 45 nm from the line | 210/20 | 210/20 18° | 230/20 11° | 240/16 7° | 270/17 -7° | 250/11 -15° | 300/34 -30° | 310/34 -40° | 320/36 -51° |
| CLL | used from 1146 nm out; 68 nm from the line | 180/24 | 170/21 19° | 180/10 14° | 230/7 8° | 230/16 -6° | 260/20 -13° | 290/23 -29° | 320/21 -39° | 340/35 -51° |
| SAT | used from 1295 nm out; 62 nm from the line | 160/18 | 180/22 17° | 190/16 14° | 210/16 9° | 220/16 -5° | 200/11 -14° | 250/8 -29° | 330/8 -40° | 020/26 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EWR Newark, NJ | departure | no report just now | 17 ft | ||||
| LNS Lancaster, PA | 100 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 402 ft | ||||
| MRB Martinsburg, WV | 189 nm out, 4 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 564 ft | ||||
| CRW Charleston, WV | 369 nm out, 12 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 947 ft | ||||
| SJS Prestonsburg, KY | 428 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 1,221 ft | ||||
| MQY Smyrna, TN | 648 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 543 ft | ||||
| JWN Nashville, TN | 657 nm out, 13 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 501 ft | ||||
| OLV Olive Branch, MS | 817 nm out, 22 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 401 ft | ||||
| GLH Greenville, MS | 917 nm out, 24 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 130 ft | ||||
| SHV Shreveport, LA | 1066 nm out, 1 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 257 ft | ||||
| CLL College Station, TX | 1235 nm out, 19 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 320 ft | ||||
| AUS Austin, TX | destination | no report just now | 541 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,221 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At AUS when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:03 pm CDT (21:03 UTC)
AUS has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 5/2811 NEW YORK, NY, Monday, October 20, 2025 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Local 9 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · until 20 October · ZNY
- 4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA 22 nm from the route, 159 nm along the route · security · ZDC
- 6/0708 Goodlettsville, TN, Saturday, August 1, 2026 through Sunday, August 1, 2027 UTC 17 nm from the route, 638 nm along the route · security · until 1 August · ZME
Daylight
Sunset at EWR 6:21 pm EDT (22:21 UTC), at AUS 7:02 pm CDT (00:02 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:26 pm CDT (00:26 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: Newark Liberty International, Austin-Bergstrom International.