Plan a flight · Mon 1:03 am CDT (06:03 UTC)

Lubbock Preston Smith International to Newark Liberty International LBB → EWR

1,382 nautical miles (1,590 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 064°, about 058° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6E). At 120 knots that is 8 h 52 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 36-knot tailwind), arriving about 10:55 am EDT (14:55 UTC). Right now LBB is VFR, wind from the south (180°) at 16 knots; EWR is marginal VFR, wind from the north-northeast (020°) at 12 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: 2 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 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 169 to 408 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 last 636 nm of the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1054 to 1253 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 219 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 LBB.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

A319 at 23,000 ft, 41 nm south, 10:21 pm CDT (03:21 UTC): moderate turbulence. At the destination end, 41 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MJX UA /OV CYN345010/TM 0321/FL230/TP A319/TB MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through MJX
Where
10 nm north (345°) of CYN
Time
03:21 UTC
Height
at 23,000 ft
Aircraft
A319
Turbulence
moderate
MD83 climbing, 30 nm north, 12:04 am CDT (05:04 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 974 nm along the route, 30 nm north 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
E145 at 600 ft, 10 nm south, 10:20 pm CDT (03:20 UTC): overcast above 600 ft. 1263 nm along the route, 10 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MDT UA /OV MDT/TM 0320/FL006/TP E145/SK OVC 006
```
Report
a routine report filed through MDT
Where
over MDT
Time
03:20 UTC
Height
at 600 ft
Aircraft
E145
Sky
overcast from 600 ft
GA6C descending, 48 nm north, 11:32 pm CDT (04:32 UTC): overcast above 1,000 ft, remarks: bases OVC010. At the destination 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

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 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 14 forecast points nearest it (LBB, SPS, OKC, TUL, SGF, CGI, EVV, LOU, CVG, CMH, AGC, PSB, AVP, JFK). 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	240° at 15 kt	−16 kt		136 kt	10 h 10 min	12:13 pm EDT (16:13 UTC)
5,500 ft	260° at 14 kt	−14 kt	16 °C	134 kt	10 h 19 min	12:22 pm EDT (16:22 UTC)
7,500 ft	280° at 14 kt	−13 kt	13 °C	133 kt	10 h 23 min	12:26 pm EDT (16:26 UTC)
9,500 ft	290° at 14 kt	−12 kt	10 °C	132 kt	10 h 28 min	12:31 pm EDT (16:31 UTC)
11,500 ft	290° at 13 kt	−10 kt	7 °C	130 kt	10 h 38 min	12:41 pm EDT (16:41 UTC)
13,500 ft	290° at 14 kt	−11 kt	2 °C	131 kt	10 h 33 min	12:36 pm EDT (16:36 UTC)
15,500 ft	290° at 15 kt	−13 kt	-2 °C	133 kt	10 h 23 min	12:26 pm EDT (16:26 UTC)
17,500 ft	290° at 17 kt	−14 kt	-6 °C	134 kt	10 h 19 min	12:22 pm EDT (16:22 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	290° at 17 kt	−15 kt	-7 °C	135 kt	10 h 14 min	12:17 pm EDT (16:17 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	290° at 22 kt	−19 kt	-19 °C	139 kt	9 h 57 min	12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	290° at 37 kt	−30 kt	-32 °C	150 kt	9 h 13 min	11:16 am EDT (15:16 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	290° at 44 kt	−36 kt	-40 °C	156 kt	8 h 52 min	10:55 am EDT (14:55 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	290° at 40 kt	−31 kt	-50 °C	151 kt	9 h 09 min	11:12 am EDT (15:12 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
LBB	used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line		200/36 18°	220/19 15°	240/20 8°	230/24 -4°	240/37 -16°	250/57 -28°	250/51 -38°	270/47 -50°
SPS	used from 99 nm out; 63 nm from the line	200/39	220/28 17°	230/27 12°	240/15 9°	250/15 -4°	250/24 -15°	260/45 -28°	270/43 -39°	280/45 -51°
OKC	used from 199 nm out; 12 nm from the line	200/44	230/32 18°	240/13 15°	240/10 9°	240/20 -5°	250/27 -16°	260/47 -28°	270/48 -39°	270/45 -50°
TUL	used from 298 nm out; 20 nm from the line	210/37	240/29 17°	260/15 14°	260/11 7°	240/22 -6°	250/29 -16°	270/45 -29°	270/47 -40°	280/44 -50°
SGF	used from 398 nm out; 53 nm from the line	230/33	230/28 15°	250/20 13°	240/18 7°	250/20 -6°	250/24 -17°	280/42 -31°	280/49 -40°	290/46 -51°
CGI	used from 547 nm out; 70 nm from the line	240/20	270/15 15°	280/15 11°	300/13 6°	290/20 -6°	280/24 -18°	300/34 -32°	300/47 -41°	310/49 -51°
EVV	used from 696 nm out; 25 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°
LOU	used from 795 nm out; 30 nm from the line	310/18	340/28 16°	340/29 10°	350/27 3°	330/27 -7°	340/39 -19°	330/58 -33°	330/67 -41°	330/40 -49°
CVG	used from 845 nm out; 20 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°
CMH	used from 944 nm out; 42 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°
AGC	used from 1044 nm out; 59 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°
PSB	used from 1193 nm out; 44 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°
AVP	used from 1243 nm out; 71 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°
JFK	used from 1342 nm out; 37 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°

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
LBB Lubbock, TX	departure	VFR	from the south (180°) at 16 knots	10+ mi	none	3,282 ft	12:53 am CDT (05:53 UTC)
CDS Childress, TX	89 nm out, 9 nm northwest of the line	VFR	from the south (190°) at 13 knots, gusting to 21	10+ mi	none	1,953 ft	05:53 UTC
OUN Norman, OK	239 nm out, 5 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (160°) at 12 knots	10+ mi	none	1,181 ft	05:55 UTC
XNA Fayetteville/Springdale/Rogers, AR	398 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	1,288 ft	05:53 UTC
BBG Branson, MO	457 nm out, 10 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (160°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	1,302 ft	05:55 UTC
MDH Carbondale/Murphysboro, IL	656 nm out, 5 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (190°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	411 ft	05:52 UTC
EVV Evansville, IN	746 nm out, 14 nm south of the line, tower	marginal VFR Weather: mist	calm	4 mi	none	421 ft	05:54 UTC
CVG Covington, KY	885 nm out, 7 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the west (260°) at 4 knots	7 mi	none	896 ft	05:52 UTC
PKB Parkersburg, WV	1034 nm out, 15 nm southeast of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 800 feet, overcast at 1,300 feet	from the west-northwest (290°) at 3 knots	8 mi	1,300 ft	858 ft	05:53 UTC
MGW Morgantown, WV	1113 nm out, 13 nm south of the line, tower	IFR Sky: a broken layer at 500 feet, overcast at 1,100 feet Weather: mist	calm	2.5 mi	500 ft	1,243 ft	05:53 UTC
RDG Reading, PA	1302 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line, tower	IFR Sky: overcast at 900 feet	from the north-northeast (030°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	900 ft	343 ft	05:54 UTC
EWR Newark, NJ	destination	marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 800 feet, overcast at 1,300 feet	from the north-northeast (020°) at 12 knots	10+ mi	1,300 ft	17 ft	1:51 am EDT (05:51 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 3,282 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At EWR when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:55 am EDT (14:55 UTC)

Wind from the north at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 800 feet, overcast at 1,500 feet IFR

The whole forecast for EWR

From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 14 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, overcast at 800 feet
From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the north at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 800 feet, overcast at 1,500 feet
From Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the north at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,500 feet
From Mon 1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet
From Mon 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the north at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet, a few clouds at 15,000 feet

The forecast for LBB, the departure

From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 15 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

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 2 nm from the route, 885 nm along the route · a VIP movement · until 12 October · ZID
5/2811 NEW YORK, NY, Monday, October 20, 2025 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Local 9 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · until 20 October · ZNY

Daylight

Sunset at LBB 7:16 pm CDT (00:16 UTC), at EWR 6:21 pm EDT (22:21 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:48 pm EDT (22:48 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

Radar now, the southern Plains · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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: Lubbock Preston Smith International, Newark Liberty International.