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Idaho Falls Regional to Roanoke/Blacksburg Regional (Woodrum Field) IDA → ROA

1,503 nautical miles (1,730 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 093°, about 081° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12E). At 120 knots that is 8 h 57 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 48-knot tailwind), arriving about 7:07 am EDT (11:07 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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 return flight

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 8W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 35,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 9:55 pm MDT (03:55 UTC). Over the route from 179 to 338 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 120155
    MKCW WST 120155
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 8W
    VALID UNTIL 0355Z
    CO MT WY
    FROM 40N SHR-60WNW RAP-20ENE CYS-30SW CYS-10NW BOY-40N SHR
    AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL350.
  • SIGMET 7E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 33,000 ft, moving from the west at 15 knots, until 9:55 pm MDT (03:55 UTC). Over the route from 1404 to 1493 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 120155
    MKCE WST 120155
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 7E
    VALID UNTIL 0355Z
    PA MD VA DC WV OH
    FROM 10NNE JST-30WNW SBY-40ENE RIC-50SW BKW-20SE APE-10NNE JST
    AREA TS MOV FROM 28015KT. TOPS TO FL330.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the first 139 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET ZULU 3C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the first 219 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the first 418 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 219 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 30 to 329 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: 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 50 to 279 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: 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 677 to 856 nm out.
  • 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 1304 to 1493 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 139 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 IDA.

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 12 forecast points nearest it (PIH, LND, BFF, ONL, OMA, DSM, BRL, SPI, IND, CVG, CRW, ROA). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
3,500 ft230° at 10 kt−7 kt127 kt11 h 50 min10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC)
5,500 ft230° at 8 kt−6 kt17 °C126 kt11 h 56 min10:06 am EDT (14:06 UTC)
7,500 ft230° at 11 kt−8 kt13 °C128 kt11 h 45 min9:55 am EDT (13:55 UTC)
9,500 ft230° at 13 kt−10 kt9 °C130 kt11 h 34 min9:44 am EDT (13:44 UTC)
11,500 ft240° at 14 kt−12 kt5 °C132 kt11 h 23 min9:33 am EDT (13:33 UTC)
13,500 ft240° at 16 kt−14 kt1 °C134 kt11 h 13 min9:23 am EDT (13:23 UTC)
15,500 ft240° at 17 kt−16 kt-3 °C136 kt11 h 03 min9:13 am EDT (13:13 UTC)
17,500 ft250° at 19 kt−18 kt-7 °C138 kt10 h 53 min9:03 am EDT (13:03 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180250° at 20 kt−18 kt-8 °C138 kt10 h 53 min9:03 am EDT (13:03 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240250° at 23 kt−22 kt-20 °C142 kt10 h 35 min8:45 am EDT (12:45 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300250° at 28 kt−25 kt-34 °C145 kt10 h 22 min8:32 am EDT (12:32 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340260° at 41 kt−40 kt-41 °C160 kt9 h 24 min7:34 am EDT (11:34 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390270° at 48 kt−48 kt-48 °C168 kt8 h 57 min7:07 am EDT (11:07 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
PIHused from 0 nm out; 59 nm from the line270/10270/13 1°210/16 -2°200/56 -11°200/51 -23°200/68 -33°220/77 -37°230/73 -44°
LNDused from 50 nm out; 80 nm from the line180/33 10°190/50 3°210/59 -9°200/50 -21°190/41 -34°230/55 -39°240/65 -47°
BFFused from 249 nm out; 123 nm from the line120/24180/31 13°210/26 7°230/25 -7°240/41 -20°230/52 -36°250/56 -41°260/57 -45°
ONLused from 498 nm out; 70 nm from the line200/20 17°230/26 14°240/21 7°250/27 -9°260/32 -19°240/44 -34°240/56 -41°250/62 -51°
OMAused from 647 nm out; 60 nm from the line190/34230/34 19°250/25 12°250/18 6°250/22 -7°250/28 -19°260/34 -32°260/39 -41°280/56 -51°
DSMused from 796 nm out; 18 nm from the line200/32240/27 17°260/19 10°260/16 5°260/19 -7°240/22 -19°270/20 -32°270/38 -42°290/58 -53°
BRLused from 896 nm out; 24 nm from the line200/20250/21 16°240/22 10°260/20 5°270/16 -7°290/22 -18°320/41 -34°320/56 -43°310/68 -53°
SPIused from 996 nm out; 26 nm from the line210/13260/11 17°270/18 10°290/21 4°310/20 -8°330/25 -19°320/49 -34°320/60 -44°320/59 -50°
INDused from 1095 nm out; 58 nm from the line320/10350/30 16°350/32 10°350/30 4°340/31 -10°340/42 -21°340/49 -37°320/46 -41°320/47 -47°
CVGused from 1195 nm out; 40 nm from the line350/13340/20 13°340/22 8°350/30 3°340/30 -9°340/38 -21°330/37 -35°320/38 -40°310/35 -47°
CRWused from 1344 nm out; 47 nm from the line320/16310/16 12°320/12 7°320/12 2°330/15 -11°280/11 -22°230/26 -30°240/33 -37°240/37 -47°
ROAused from 1444 nm out; 35 nm from the line280/9290/15 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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
IDA Idaho Falls, ID departure no report just now 4,743 ft
JAC Jackson, WY 60 nm out, 10 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 6,451 ft
CPR Casper, WY 249 nm out, 14 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 5,344 ft
CDR Chadron, NE 398 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line no report just now 3,297 ft
ANW Ainsworth, NE 528 nm out, 14 nm northeast of the line no report just now 2,588 ft
OMA Omaha, NE 727 nm out, 21 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 984 ft
DSM Des Moines, IA 816 nm out, 19 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 957 ft
PIA Peoria, IL 1005 nm out, 21 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 660 ft
CMI Champaign/Urbana, IL 1085 nm out, 7 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 754 ft
BAK Columbus, IN 1205 nm out, 4 nm west of the line, tower no report just now 656 ft
HTS Huntington, WV 1364 nm out, 8 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 828 ft
ROA Roanoke, VA destination no report just now 1,175 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 6,451 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, 7:07 am EDT (11:07 UTC)

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

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 5 nm from the route, 1254 nm along the route · a VIP movement · until 12 October · ZID

Daylight

Sunset at IDA 6:50 pm MDT (00:50 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

Radar now, the Pacific Northwest
Radar now, the Pacific Northwest · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the northern Rockies
Radar now, the northern Rockies · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the whole country
Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service
Surface analysis now
Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead
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: Idaho Falls Regional, Roanoke/Blacksburg Regional (Woodrum Field).