Lake Charles Regional to Roswell Air Center Airport LCH → ROW
608 nautical miles (699 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 291°, about 288° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3E). At 120 knots that is 4 h 59 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 2-knot tailwind), arriving about 9:55 am MDT (15:55 UTC). Right now LCH is VFR, wind from the east-southeast (110°) at 3 knots; ROW is VFR, wind from the south (190°) at 4 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 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). Near the route, 428 nm along 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 LCH.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- SF30 at 21,000 ft, 48 nm south, 4:35 am CDT (09:35 UTC): light rime icing, -10 °C, remarks: zhu. 100 nm along the route, 48 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
IAH UA /OV DAS02002/TM 0935/FL210/TP SF30/TA M10/IC LGT RIME/RM ZHU
- Report
- a routine report filed through IAH
- Where
- DAS02002
- Time
- 09:35 UTC
- Height
- at 21,000 ft
- Aircraft
- SF30
- Temperature
- −10 °C
- Icing
- light rime
- Remarks
- zhu
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 7 forecast points nearest it (LCH, HOU, CLL, ABI, LBB, INK, ROW). 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 | 190° at 22 kt | −2 kt | 20 °C | 122 kt | 4 h 59 min | 9:55 am MDT (15:55 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 190° at 20 kt | −1 kt | 18 °C | 121 kt | 5 h 01 min | 9:57 am MDT (15:57 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 200° at 13 kt | +1 kt | 15 °C | 119 kt | 5 h 07 min | 10:03 am MDT (16:03 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 210° at 11 kt | +3 kt | 11 °C | 117 kt | 5 h 12 min | 10:08 am MDT (16:08 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 220° at 12 kt | +5 kt | 7 °C | 115 kt | 5 h 17 min | 10:13 am MDT (16:13 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 230° at 15 kt | +7 kt | 2 °C | 113 kt | 5 h 23 min | 10:19 am MDT (16:19 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 230° at 17 kt | +9 kt | -2 °C | 111 kt | 5 h 29 min | 10:25 am MDT (16:25 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 230° at 19 kt | +11 kt | -6 °C | 109 kt | 5 h 35 min | 10:31 am MDT (16:31 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 250° at 28 kt | +22 kt | -14 °C | 98 kt | 6 h 12 min | 11:08 am MDT (17:08 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 250° at 33 kt | +28 kt | -29 °C | 92 kt | 6 h 37 min | 11:33 am MDT (17:33 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 270° at 30 kt | +29 kt | -39 °C | 91 kt | 6 h 41 min | 11:37 am MDT (17:37 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 290° at 28 kt | +28 kt | -51 °C | 92 kt | 6 h 37 min | 11:33 am MDT (17:33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LCH | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 170/21 | 160/23 18° | 170/13 13° | 170/6 8° | 300/12 -7° | 280/16 -14° | 320/27 -30° | 330/23 -41° | 340/38 -51° |
| HOU | used from 50 nm out; 66 nm from the line | 180/22 | 180/20 16° | 170/7 15° | L/V 8° | 220/11 -6° | 260/15 -13° | 310/20 -30° | 320/20 -40° | 350/32 -51° |
| CLL | used from 100 nm out; 48 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° |
| ABI | used from 249 nm out; 86 nm from the line | 200/30 19° | 220/12 16° | 220/11 9° | 230/15 -5° | 250/26 -15° | 250/39 -28° | 270/36 -38° | 280/30 -51° | |
| LBB | used from 448 nm out; 59 nm from the line | 220/25 21° | 230/20 15° | 220/20 7° | 230/36 -6° | 240/50 -15° | 240/59 -28° | 260/52 -37° | 260/45 -50° | |
| INK | used from 498 nm out; 70 nm from the line | 220/17 21° | 230/12 14° | 210/13 7° | 220/29 -5° | 240/41 -14° | 230/43 -28° | 250/41 -38° | 250/33 -51° | |
| ROW | used from 548 nm out; 35 nm from the line | 230/12 | 230/17 13° | 220/30 7° | 230/41 -5° | 240/52 -17° | 230/66 -28° | 240/63 -38° | 240/60 -50° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LCH Lake Charles, LA | departure | VFR | from the east-southeast (110°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 14 ft | 4:53 am CDT (09:53 UTC) |
| ORG Orange, TX | 30 nm out, 14 nm south of the line | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 3,200 feet | calm | 10+ mi | none | 13 ft | 10:30 UTC |
| UTS Huntsville, TX | 130 nm out, 8 nm south of the line | VFR | from the east (090°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 362 ft | 10:53 UTC |
| ACT Waco, TX | 229 nm out, 13 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the southeast (130°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 516 ft | 10:51 UTC |
| MNZ Hamilton, TX | 269 nm out, 1 nm northwest of the line | VFR | from the south-southeast (160°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,304 ft | 10:35 UTC |
| ABI Abilene, TX | 359 nm out, 18 nm north of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (170°) at 13 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,790 ft | 10:52 UTC |
| SWW Sweetwater, TX | 398 nm out, 10 nm northeast of the line | reported, no category | from the south (180°) at 18 knots, gusting to 23 | 10+ mi | none | 2,379 ft | 10:35 UTC |
| LUV Lamesa, TX | 468 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line | VFR | from the south-southeast (160°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 2,998 ft | 10:35 UTC |
| HOB Hobbs, NM | 538 nm out, 18 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (190°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 3,660 ft | 10:35 UTC |
| ROW Roswell, NM | destination | VFR | from the south (190°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 3,671 ft | 4:51 am MDT (10:51 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 3,671 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At ROW when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:55 am MDT (15:55 UTC)
Wind from the south at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 9,000 feet, scattered clouds at 20,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for ROW
- From Mon 12:00 am MDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 9,000 feet, scattered clouds at 20,000 feet
- 30% chance between Mon 12:00 am MDT (06:00 UTC) and 2:00 am MDT (08:00 UTC): wind variable at 10 knots, gusting to 20, visibility 6 miles, light thunderstorms with rain, a broken layer at 9,000 feet (thunderheads)
- From Mon 2:00 pm MDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 14 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 8,000 feet
- From Mon 7:00 pm MDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 8,000 feet, a broken layer at 20,000 feet
The forecast for LCH, the departure
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/0543 MCGREGOR, TX 3 nm from the route, 229 nm along the route · security · ZFW
Daylight
Sunset at LCH 6:45 pm CDT (23:45 UTC), at ROW 6:27 pm MDT (00:27 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:52 pm MDT (00:52 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: Lake Charles Regional, Roswell Air Center Airport.