Plan a flight · Mon 8:08 am CDT (13:08 UTC)

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 12:07 pm MDT (18:07 UTC). Right now LCH is VFR, wind from the east-southeast (110°) at 7 knots; ROW is VFR, wind from the south (180°) at 6 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

E145 at 19,000 ft, 25 nm south, 8:02 am CDT (13:02 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. 40 nm along the route, 25 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BPT UA /OV BPT/TM 1302/FL190/TP E145/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through BPT
Where
over BPT
Time
13:02 UTC
Height
at 19,000 ft
Aircraft
E145
Turbulence
continuous light chop
Remarks
zhu
A21N at 32,000 ft, 48 nm south, 7:04 am CDT (12:04 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: zhu. 100 nm along the route, 48 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IAH UA /OV KDAS134010/TM 1204/FL320/TP A21N/TB NEG/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through IAH
Where
10 nm southeast (134°) of KDAS
Time
12:04 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
A21N
Turbulence
none
Remarks
zhu
B36M at 18,000 ft, 15 nm southwest, 7:24 am CDT (12:24 UTC): light clear-air turbulence, remarks: zhu. 110 nm along the route, 15 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
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IAH UA /OV KIAH355035/TM 1224/FL180/TP B36M/TB LGT CAT/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through IAH
Where
35 nm north (355°) of KIAH
Time
12:24 UTC
Height
at 18,000 ft
Aircraft
B36M
Turbulence
light clear-air turbulence
Remarks
zhu
F2TH at 18,000 ft, 8 nm south, 7:20 am CDT (12:20 UTC): no turbulence from 17,300 ft to 29,000 ft, remarks: zhu. 130 nm along the route, 8 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
UTS UA /OV KLOA30035-KLOA190020/TM 1220/FL180/TP F2TH/TB NEG 290-173/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through UTS
Where
KLOA30035-KLOA190020
Time
12:20 UTC
Height
at 18,000 ft
Aircraft
F2TH
Turbulence
no from 29,000 ft to 17,300 ft
Remarks
zhu
B738 at 18,000 ft, 8 nm south, 6:59 am CDT (11:59 UTC): light turbulence, remarks: zhu. 130 nm along the route, 8 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
UTS UA /OV KLOA155020/TM 1159/FL180/TP B738/TB LGT CHOPN 180-230/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through UTS
Where
20 nm southeast (155°) of KLOA
Time
11:59 UTC
Height
at 18,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
light chopn from 18,000 ft to 23,000 ft
Remarks
zhu
B738 at 21,000 ft, 31 nm south, 6:48 am CDT (11:48 UTC): light to moderate turbulence, remarks: flight level at 19,000 ft FL220 zhu. 169 nm along the route, 31 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
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CLL UA /OV KTNV200020/TM 1148/FL210/TP B738/TB LGT-MOD/RM FL 190 FL220 ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through CLL
Where
20 nm south (200°) of KTNV
Time
11:48 UTC
Height
at 21,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
light to moderate
Remarks
flight level at 19,000 ft FL220 zhu
B737 at 20,000 ft, 31 nm south, 6:35 am CDT (11:35 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. 169 nm along the route, 31 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
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CLL UA /OV KTNV/TM 1135/FL200/TP B737/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through CLL
Where
over KTNV
Time
11:35 UTC
Height
at 20,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
continuous light chop
Remarks
zhu
PC12 descending, 48 nm south, 8:02 am CDT (13:02 UTC): a broken layer above 2,200 ft. 229 nm along the route, 48 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GTU UA /OV 5NM N/TM 1302/FLDURD/TP PC12/SK BKN022 - TOPUNK
```
Report
a routine report filed through GTU
Where
5NM north
Time
13:02 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
PC12
Sky
BKN022 topunk
BE20 climbing, 48 nm south, 7:22 am CDT (12:22 UTC): overcast from 2,800 ft to 4,000 ft, remarks: higher layer above. 229 nm along the route, 48 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GTU UA /OV 3NM SW/TM 1222/FLDURC/TP BE20/SK OVC028 - TOP040/RM HIGHER LAYER ABOVE
```
Report
a routine report filed through GTU
Where
3NM southwest
Time
12:22 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
BE20
Sky
overcast from 2,800 ft, tops 4,000 ft
Remarks
higher layer above
B737 at 38,000 ft, 49 nm south, 6:05 am CDT (11:05 UTC): light chop turbulence, wind 306° at 27 knots. 309 nm along the route, 49 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BWD UA /OV SJT094066/TM 1105/FL380/TP B737/WV 306027KT/TB LGT CHOP CONS/RM AWC-WEB
```
Report
a routine report filed through BWD
Where
66 nm east (094°) of SJT
Time
11:05 UTC
Height
at 38,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Wind
from 306° at 27 knots
Turbulence
light chop continuous
Remarks
E170 at 20,000 ft, 3 nm south, 6:49 am CDT (11:49 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZFW82. 528 nm along the route, 3 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
HOB UA /OV HOB030020/TM 1149/FL200/TP E170/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZFW82
```
Report
a routine report filed through HOB
Where
20 nm northeast (030°) of HOB
Time
11:49 UTC
Height
at 20,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
continuous light chop
Remarks
ZFW82

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	12:07 pm MDT (18:07 UTC)
6,500 ft	190° at 20 kt	−1 kt	18 °C	121 kt	5 h 01 min	12:09 pm MDT (18:09 UTC)
8,500 ft	200° at 13 kt	+1 kt	15 °C	119 kt	5 h 07 min	12:15 pm MDT (18:15 UTC)
10,500 ft	210° at 11 kt	+3 kt	11 °C	117 kt	5 h 12 min	12:20 pm MDT (18:20 UTC)
12,500 ft	220° at 12 kt	+5 kt	7 °C	115 kt	5 h 17 min	12:25 pm MDT (18:25 UTC)
14,500 ft	230° at 15 kt	+7 kt	2 °C	113 kt	5 h 23 min	12:31 pm MDT (18:31 UTC)
16,500 ft	230° at 17 kt	+9 kt	-2 °C	111 kt	5 h 29 min	12:37 pm MDT (18:37 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	230° at 19 kt	+11 kt	-6 °C	109 kt	5 h 35 min	12:43 pm MDT (18:43 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	250° at 28 kt	+22 kt	-14 °C	98 kt	6 h 12 min	1:20 pm MDT (19:20 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	250° at 33 kt	+28 kt	-29 °C	92 kt	6 h 37 min	1:45 pm MDT (19:45 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	270° at 30 kt	+29 kt	-39 °C	91 kt	6 h 41 min	1:49 pm MDT (19:49 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	290° at 28 kt	+28 kt	-51 °C	92 kt	6 h 37 min	1:45 pm MDT (19:45 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 7 knots	10+ mi	none	14 ft	7:53 am CDT (12:53 UTC)
ORG Orange, TX	30 nm out, 14 nm south of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	13 ft	12:50 UTC
UTS Huntsville, TX	130 nm out, 8 nm south of the line	VFR	from the east-southeast (120°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	362 ft	12:53 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	12:51 UTC
MNZ Hamilton, TX	269 nm out, 1 nm northwest of the line	IFR Sky: overcast at 900 feet	from the south-southeast (150°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	900 ft	1,304 ft	12:55 UTC
ABI Abilene, TX	359 nm out, 18 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (170°) at 12 knots	10+ mi	none	1,790 ft	12:52 UTC
SWW Sweetwater, TX	398 nm out, 10 nm northeast of the line	reported, no category	from the south (180°) at 13 knots	10+ mi	none	2,379 ft	12:55 UTC
LUV Lamesa, TX	468 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line	VFR	from the south-southeast (150°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	2,998 ft	12:55 UTC
HOB Hobbs, NM	538 nm out, 18 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (190°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	3,660 ft	12:50 UTC
ROW Roswell, NM	destination	VFR	from the south (180°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	3,671 ft	6:51 am MDT (12:51 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, 12:07 pm MDT (18:07 UTC)

Wind from the south at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 6,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for ROW

From Mon 6:00 am MDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 6,000 feet
From Mon 2:00 pm MDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 12 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
From Tue 1:00 am MDT (07:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 7,000 feet

The forecast for LCH, the departure

From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 9 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 southeast at 5 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

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

Radar now, the southern Plains · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the southern Rockies · 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: Lake Charles Regional, Roswell Air Center Airport.