Republic Airport to St. Louis Lambert International FRG → STL
791 nautical miles (910 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 267°, about 281° magnetic at the departure end (variation 14W). At 120 knots that is 7 h 04 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 8-knot headwind), arriving about 8:41 am CDT (13:41 UTC). Right now FRG is IFR, wind from the north-northeast (020°) at 8 knots, gusting to 18; STL is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 7 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
- 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 first 652 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 247 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 148 to 336 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 FRG.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- B763 at 800 ft, 6 nm southeast, 1:51 am EDT (05:51 UTC): a broken layer, remarks: bases at at 80,000 ft and tops 1500. At the departure end, 6 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
JFK UA /OV JFK 2 MILES SOUTHEAST/TM 0551/FL008/TP B763/SK BKN/RM BASES AT 800 AND TOPS 1500
- Report
- a routine report filed through JFK
- Where
- jfk 2 miles southeast
- Time
- 05:51 UTC
- Height
- at 800 ft
- Aircraft
- B763
- Sky
- a broken layer
- Remarks
- bases at at 80,000 ft and tops 1500
- GA6C descending, 48 nm north, 12:32 am EDT (04:32 UTC): overcast above 1,000 ft, remarks: bases OVC010. At the departure end, 48 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
SWF UA /OV SWF 270005/TM 0432/FLDURD/TP GA6C/SK OVC010/RM BASES OVC010
- Report
- a routine report filed through SWF
- Where
- 5 nm west (270°) of SWF
- Time
- 04:32 UTC
- Height
- during the descent
- Aircraft
- GA6C
- Sky
- overcast from 1,000 ft
- Remarks
- bases OVC010
- MD83 climbing, 8 nm south, 1:04 am EDT (05:04 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 435 nm along the route, 8 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
CMH UA /OV LCK/TM 0504/FLDURC/TP MD83/SK B010 T037
- Report
- a routine report filed through CMH
- Where
- over LCK
- Time
- 05:04 UTC
- Height
- during the climb
- Aircraft
- MD83
- Sky
- B010 T037
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 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 10 forecast points nearest it (JFK, AVP, PSB, AGC, CMH, CVG, IND, EVV, SPI, STL). 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 | 310° at 12 kt | +8 kt | 13 °C | 112 kt | 7 h 04 min | 8:41 am CDT (13:41 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 320° at 16 kt | +9 kt | 13 °C | 111 kt | 7 h 08 min | 8:45 am CDT (13:45 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 310° at 17 kt | +11 kt | 10 °C | 109 kt | 7 h 15 min | 8:52 am CDT (13:52 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 310° at 16 kt | +10 kt | 6 °C | 110 kt | 7 h 11 min | 8:48 am CDT (13:48 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 310° at 15 kt | +10 kt | 3 °C | 110 kt | 7 h 11 min | 8:48 am CDT (13:48 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 310° at 17 kt | +12 kt | -1 °C | 108 kt | 7 h 19 min | 8:56 am CDT (13:56 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 300° at 19 kt | +14 kt | -6 °C | 106 kt | 7 h 28 min | 9:05 am CDT (14:05 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 300° at 21 kt | +15 kt | -9 °C | 105 kt | 7 h 32 min | 9:09 am CDT (14:09 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 300° at 26 kt | +18 kt | -21 °C | 102 kt | 7 h 45 min | 9:22 am CDT (14:22 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 300° at 33 kt | +24 kt | -35 °C | 96 kt | 8 h 14 min | 9:51 am CDT (14:51 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 290° at 44 kt | +36 kt | -41 °C | 84 kt | 9 h 25 min | 11:02 am CDT (16:02 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 290° at 41 kt | +33 kt | -49 °C | 87 kt | 9 h 06 min | 10:43 am CDT (15:43 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JFK | used from 0 nm out; 9 nm from the line | 250/18 | 250/23 14° | 240/33 9° | 240/33 4° | 240/38 -10° | 240/45 -21° | 230/86 -32° | 230/102 -40° | 230/84 -51° |
| AVP | used from 49 nm out; 52 nm from the line | 150/5 | 350/13 12° | 270/20 8° | 260/17 4° | 260/25 -11° | 240/31 -22° | 240/54 -35° | 230/61 -41° | 240/55 -49° |
| PSB | used from 148 nm out; 46 nm from the line | 360/13 13° | 330/14 7° | 300/11 3° | 290/12 -11° | 240/23 -23° | 270/25 -36° | 250/34 -40° | 250/45 -48° | |
| AGC | used from 247 nm out; 27 nm from the line | 350/14 | 330/20 11° | 340/18 8° | 330/17 3° | 340/22 -11° | 340/31 -22° | 330/33 -36° | 300/34 -41° | 300/35 -47° |
| CMH | used from 346 nm out; 65 nm from the line | 330/15 | 340/22 14° | 340/24 9° | 340/23 4° | 340/35 -9° | 340/49 -20° | 340/58 -37° | 330/70 -42° | 340/55 -47° |
| CVG | used from 494 nm out; 39 nm from the line | 320/18 | 350/32 16° | 350/35 10° | 350/30 3° | 330/30 -7° | 340/44 -20° | 340/58 -35° | 330/72 -41° | 320/36 -49° |
| IND | used from 544 nm out; 29 nm from the line | 290/16 | 310/20 16° | 320/21 10° | 330/13 3° | 300/25 -7° | 320/32 -19° | 330/46 -34° | 320/61 -43° | 320/63 -50° |
| EVV | used from 642 nm out; 72 nm from the line | 280/15 | 290/12 17° | 310/16 10° | 320/13 5° | 310/22 -6° | 320/26 -18° | 320/38 -33° | 310/56 -41° | 320/55 -51° |
| SPI | used from 692 nm out; 63 nm from the line | 220/21 | 250/23 16° | 260/27 9° | 270/14 6° | 270/23 -7° | 270/31 -19° | 270/28 -33° | 290/48 -42° | 300/55 -52° |
| STL | used from 741 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 250/24 | 250/24 16° | 260/23 9° | 270/16 6° | 260/25 -6° | 270/29 -19° | 290/34 -33° | 290/48 -41° | 290/54 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRG Farmingdale, NY | departure | IFR Sky: overcast at 700 feet | from the north-northeast (020°) at 8 knots, gusting to 18 | 10+ mi | 700 ft | 81 ft | 1:53 am EDT (05:53 UTC) |
| LGA New York, NY | 20 nm out, 4 nm north of the line, tower | IFR Sky: a broken layer at 900 feet, overcast at 1,400 feet | from the north (010°) at 10 knots | 10+ mi | 900 ft | 20 ft | 05:51 UTC |
| ABE Allentown, PA | 89 nm out, 4 nm west of the line, tower | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,900 feet | from the northeast (040°) at 10 knots | 10+ mi | 1,900 ft | 393 ft | 05:51 UTC |
| UNV State College, PA | 198 nm out, 23 nm north of the line, tower | IFR Sky: overcast at 500 feet Weather: mist | from the north (350°) at 3 knots | 3 mi | 500 ft | 1,231 ft | 06:15 UTC |
| LBE Latrobe, PA | 277 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line, tower | IFR Sky: overcast at 600 feet | from the northwest (310°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | 600 ft | 1,198 ft | 06:35 UTC |
| HLG Wheeling, WV | 336 nm out, 4 nm east of the line, tower | low IFR Sky: overcast at 400 feet | from the northwest (310°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | 400 ft | 1,194 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| TZR Columbus, OH | 445 nm out, 3 nm west of the line, tower | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,200 feet | from the west-northwest (300°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | 1,200 ft | 904 ft | 06:15 UTC |
| DAY Dayton, OH | 494 nm out, 8 nm northwest of the line, tower | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,200 feet | from the west-northwest (290°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | 1,200 ft | 1,009 ft | 05:56 UTC |
| IND Indianapolis, IN | 593 nm out, 15 nm north of the line, tower | VFR | from the southeast (140°) at 4 knots | 8 mi | none | 796 ft | 05:54 UTC |
| HUF Terre Haute, IN | 642 nm out, 9 nm north of the line, tower | marginal VFR Weather: mist | calm | 5 mi | none | 589 ft | 06:34 UTC |
| ALN Alton/St Louis, IL | 771 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (180°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 543 ft | 06:15 UTC |
| STL St Louis, MO | destination | VFR | from the south-southwest (210°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 617 ft | 12:51 am CDT (05:51 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,231 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At STL when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 8:41 am CDT (13:41 UTC)
Wind from the south-southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for STL
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 12 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 6:00 pm CDT (23:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
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 5 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · until 20 October · ZNY
Daylight
Sunset at FRG 6:18 pm EDT (22:18 UTC), at STL 6:27 pm CDT (23:27 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:54 pm CDT (23:54 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
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: Republic Airport, St. Louis Lambert International.