Lea County Regional to Central Wisconsin Airport HOB → CWA
962 nautical miles (1,107 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 037°, about 030° magnetic at the departure end (variation 7E). At 120 knots that is 5 h 44 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 48-knot tailwind), arriving about 3:23 pm CDT (20:23 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: 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 TANGO 2W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the route from 347 to 654 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 HOB.
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 14:00–21:00 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 10 forecast points nearest it (LBB, AMA, GAG, ICT, SLN, OMA, DSM, MCW, LSE, GRB). 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 | 220° at 24 kt | −24 kt | 144 kt | 6 h 41 min | 4:20 pm CDT (21:20 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 230° at 27 kt | −26 kt | 20 °C | 146 kt | 6 h 35 min | 4:14 pm CDT (21:14 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 230° at 29 kt | −28 kt | 17 °C | 148 kt | 6 h 30 min | 4:09 pm CDT (21:09 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 230° at 30 kt | −30 kt | 13 °C | 150 kt | 6 h 25 min | 4:04 pm CDT (21:04 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 240° at 29 kt | −29 kt | 8 °C | 149 kt | 6 h 27 min | 4:06 pm CDT (21:06 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 240° at 31 kt | −30 kt | 3 °C | 150 kt | 6 h 25 min | 4:04 pm CDT (21:04 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 240° at 34 kt | −32 kt | -2 °C | 152 kt | 6 h 20 min | 3:59 pm CDT (20:59 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 240° at 36 kt | −34 kt | -7 °C | 154 kt | 6 h 15 min | 3:54 pm CDT (20:54 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 240° at 37 kt | −34 kt | -8 °C | 154 kt | 6 h 15 min | 3:54 pm CDT (20:54 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 250° at 46 kt | −41 kt | -19 °C | 161 kt | 5 h 59 min | 3:38 pm CDT (20:38 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 260° at 60 kt | −48 kt | -30 °C | 168 kt | 5 h 44 min | 3:23 pm CDT (20:23 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 270° at 62 kt | −44 kt | -37 °C | 164 kt | 5 h 52 min | 3:31 pm CDT (20:31 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 270° at 58 kt | −41 kt | -48 °C | 161 kt | 5 h 59 min | 3:38 pm CDT (20:38 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 18:00 UTC for use 14:00 to 21:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LBB | used from 0 nm out; 67 nm from the line | 240/21 20° | 230/20 15° | 210/19 8° | 230/39 -6° | 230/48 -16° | 240/57 -27° | 250/51 -37° | 240/45 -50° | |
| AMA | used from 149 nm out; 34 nm from the line | 240/20 | 230/25 14° | 230/31 8° | 230/42 -7° | 240/50 -18° | 240/69 -27° | 250/68 -37° | 250/58 -49° | |
| GAG | used from 198 nm out; 52 nm from the line | 230/27 21° | 230/27 15° | 230/26 8° | 240/41 -7° | 250/54 -19° | 250/72 -27° | 260/70 -37° | 260/64 -49° | |
| ICT | used from 347 nm out; 52 nm from the line | 200/26 | 240/31 21° | 230/30 14° | 240/30 7° | 250/38 -8° | 240/49 -19° | 260/73 -27° | 270/69 -37° | 270/63 -48° |
| SLN | used from 446 nm out; 23 nm from the line | 210/26 | 250/36 22° | 240/39 14° | 240/38 7° | 240/42 -9° | 240/49 -20° | 260/75 -27° | 260/76 -36° | 270/71 -48° |
| OMA | used from 545 nm out; 76 nm from the line | 210/23 | 240/34 20° | 230/40 14° | 220/43 7° | 240/38 -8° | 250/47 -21° | 270/70 -29° | 270/79 -36° | 270/68 -48° |
| DSM | used from 644 nm out; 33 nm from the line | 230/34 | 230/32 20° | 220/33 12° | 240/35 5° | 250/39 -7° | 250/43 -21° | 280/61 -31° | 280/73 -37° | 280/67 -47° |
| MCW | used from 744 nm out; 47 nm from the line | 220/19 | 210/29 20° | 230/35 13° | 250/35 5° | 250/33 -9° | 260/44 -21° | 260/46 -33° | 270/58 -37° | 270/59 -46° |
| LSE | used from 793 nm out; 58 nm from the line | 240/16 | 230/27 20° | 250/35 12° | 260/28 5° | 260/30 -9° | 260/37 -21° | 260/38 -36° | 280/44 -37° | 280/52 -47° |
| GRB | used from 942 nm out; 74 nm from the line | 260/10 | 240/27 16° | 260/31 10° | 270/25 5° | 280/31 -10° | 280/35 -22° | 270/46 -37° | 290/43 -40° | 300/64 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOB Hobbs, NM | departure | no report just now | 3,660 ft | ||||
| LBB Lubbock, TX | 89 nm out, 20 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 3,282 ft | ||||
| PVW Plainview, TX | 119 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 3,374 ft | ||||
| GAG Gage, OK | 278 nm out, 2 nm south of the line | no report just now | 2,223 ft | ||||
| BFK Buffalo, OK | 307 nm out, 15 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 1,822 ft | ||||
| HUT Hutchinson, KS | 416 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,542 ft | ||||
| MHK Manhattan, KS | 506 nm out, 6 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,066 ft | ||||
| ICL Clarinda, IA | 625 nm out, 3 nm west of the line | no report just now | 995 ft | ||||
| DSM Des Moines, IA | 704 nm out, 11 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 957 ft | ||||
| ALO Waterloo, IA | 783 nm out, 9 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 873 ft | ||||
| CMY Sparta, WI | 892 nm out, 3 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 839 ft | ||||
| CWA Mosinee, WI | destination | no report just now | 1,277 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 3,660 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At CWA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:23 pm CDT (20:23 UTC)
CWA has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
No temporary flight restriction on or near this route right now.
Daylight
Sunset at HOB 6:22 pm MDT (00:22 UTC), at CWA 6:19 pm CDT (23:19 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:48 pm CDT (23:48 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: Lea County Regional, Central Wisconsin Airport.