Plan a flight · Sun 8:46 pm EDT (00:46 UTC)

Miami International to Roswell Air Center Airport MIA → ROW

1,340 nautical miles (1,542 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 295°, about 300° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 11 h 10 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, no wind along the track), arriving about 5:56 am MDT (11:56 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now MIA is VFR, wind from the east-southeast (110°) at 7 knots; ROW is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (150°) 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 6W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 28,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the route from 450 to 480 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 MIA.

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

B738 at 19,000 ft, 34 nm northeast, 6:05 pm EDT (22:05 UTC): moderate turbulence. At the departure end, 34 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PBI UA /OV PBI260030/TM 2205/FL190/TP B738/TB CONS MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through PBI
Where
30 nm west (260°) of PBI
Time
22:05 UTC
Height
at 19,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
continuous moderate
B789 at 27,000 ft, 40 nm south, 8:30 pm EDT (00:30 UTC): moderate clear-air turbulence, remarks: zhu. 710 nm along the route, 40 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LFT UA /OV LLA270030/TM 0030/FL270/TP B789/TB MOD CAT/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through LFT
Where
30 nm west (270°) of LLA
Time
00:30 UTC
Height
at 27,000 ft
Aircraft
B789
Turbulence
moderate clear-air turbulence
Remarks
zhu
GLF5 at 10,000 ft, 48 nm south, 6:06 pm EDT (22:06 UTC): moderate turbulence. 1050 nm along the route, 48 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TEB UA /OV MUGSY/TM 2206/FL100/TP GLF5/TB MODERATE FROM 100 TO 50
```
Report
a routine report filed through TEB
Where
mugsy
Time
22:06 UTC
Height
at 10,000 ft
Aircraft
GLF5
Turbulence
moderate from 10,000 ft to 50
GLF6 at 17,000 ft, 29 nm northeast, 7:00 pm EDT (23:00 UTC): no turbulence, clear from 17,000 ft to 60,000 ft. 80 nm along the route, 29 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
RSW UA /OV LBV180002/TM 2300/FL170/TP GLF6/SK SKC/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through RSW
Where
2 nm south (180°) of LBV
Time
23:00 UTC
Height
at 17,000 ft
Aircraft
GLF6
Sky
clear
Turbulence
none
PAY1 at 12,000 ft, 41 nm northeast, 6:59 pm EDT (22:59 UTC): no turbulence. 90 nm along the route, 41 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
RSW UA /OV RSW030035/TM 2259/FL120/TP PAY1/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through RSW
Where
35 nm northeast (030°) of RSW
Time
22:59 UTC
Height
at 12,000 ft
Aircraft
PAY1
Turbulence
none
MD11 at 35,000 ft, 46 nm northeast, 7:18 pm EDT (23:18 UTC): no turbulence. 140 nm along the route, 46 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SRQ UA /OV SRQ080015/TM 2318/FL350/TP MD11/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through SRQ
Where
15 nm east (080°) of SRQ
Time
23:18 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
MD11
Turbulence
none
B38M at 27,000 ft, 46 nm northeast, 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC): light chop turbulence. 170 nm along the route, 46 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SRQ UA /OV SRQ330018/TM 2200/FL270/TP B38M/TB LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through SRQ
Where
18 nm northwest (330°) of SRQ
Time
22:00 UTC
Height
at 27,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
light chop
A21N at 32,000 ft, 40 nm south, 7:15 pm EDT (23:15 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. 540 nm along the route, 40 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MSY UA /OV LEV154030/TM 2315/FL320/TP A21N/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through MSY
Where
30 nm southeast (154°) of LEV
Time
23:15 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
A21N
Turbulence
light chop
Remarks
zhu
E75L at 27,000 ft, 18 nm south, 8:20 pm EDT (00:20 UTC): remarks: zhu. 730 nm along the route, 18 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LCH UA /OV LCH08510/TM 0020/FL270/TP E75L/TB CONS CHOP/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through LCH
Where
LCH08510
Time
00:20 UTC
Height
at 27,000 ft
Aircraft
E75L
Turbulence
continuous chop
Remarks
zhu
B737 at 28,000 ft, 45 nm south, 6:52 pm EDT (22:52 UTC): light to moderate turbulence above 28,000 ft, remarks: below 26,000 ft zhu. 730 nm along the route, 45 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BPT UA /OV BPT109042/TM 2252/FL280/TP B737/TB INTMT LGT-MOD FL280 /RM BLO FL260. ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through BPT
Where
42 nm east (109°) of BPT
Time
22:52 UTC
Height
at 28,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
intermittent light to moderate FL280
Remarks
below 26,000 ft zhu

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 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 12 forecast points nearest it (MIA, PIE, TLH, MOB, MSY, LCH, HOU, CLL, DAL, ABI, LBB, 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 8 kt	0	18 °C	120 kt	11 h 10 min	5:56 am MDT (11:56 UTC)
6,500 ft	210° at 7 kt	+2 kt	17 °C	118 kt	11 h 21 min	6:07 am MDT (12:07 UTC)
8,500 ft	220° at 9 kt	+4 kt	13 °C	116 kt	11 h 33 min	6:19 am MDT (12:19 UTC)
10,500 ft	240° at 11 kt	+7 kt	10 °C	113 kt	11 h 52 min	6:38 am MDT (12:38 UTC)
12,500 ft	250° at 14 kt	+10 kt	7 °C	110 kt	12 h 11 min	6:57 am MDT (12:57 UTC)
14,500 ft	250° at 14 kt	+11 kt	2 °C	109 kt	12 h 18 min	7:04 am MDT (13:04 UTC)
16,500 ft	250° at 15 kt	+13 kt	-2 °C	107 kt	12 h 31 min	7:17 am MDT (13:17 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	260° at 16 kt	+13 kt	-5 °C	107 kt	12 h 31 min	7:17 am MDT (13:17 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	260° at 20 kt	+17 kt	-15 °C	103 kt	13 h 01 min	7:47 am MDT (13:47 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	280° at 25 kt	+25 kt	-30 °C	95 kt	14 h 06 min	8:52 am MDT (14:52 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	280° at 23 kt	+23 kt	-40 °C	97 kt	13 h 49 min	8:35 am MDT (14:35 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	290° at 23 kt	+23 kt	-52 °C	97 kt	13 h 49 min	8:35 am MDT (14:35 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

Point	From	3,000	6,000	9,000	12,000	18,000	24,000	30,000	34,000	39,000
MIA	used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line	190/8	L/V 18°	180/5 14°	L/V 9°	190/10 -5°	160/10 -16°	150/13 -30°	160/26 -40°	150/23 -52°
PIE	used from 100 nm out; 76 nm from the line	310/7	270/12 17°	270/14 13°	260/14 8°	240/22 -5°	230/24 -16°	220/26 -31°	200/31 -41°	180/33 -53°
TLH	used from 300 nm out; 163 nm from the line	300/17	340/32 17°	320/27 13°	300/27 8°	280/23 -7°	250/37 -17°	230/44 -33°	220/53 -41°	220/48 -51°
MOB	used from 350 nm out; 163 nm from the line	310/7	350/18 18°	330/16 12°	300/18 7°	320/17 -6°	330/27 -17°	340/52 -33°	350/53 -43°	330/38 -50°
MSY	used from 500 nm out; 65 nm from the line	L/V	020/6 18°	L/V 12°	300/11 7°	330/15 -4°	320/22 -16°	330/38 -32°	350/47 -42°	340/56 -52°
LCH	used from 650 nm out; 61 nm from the line	190/6	180/8 18°	170/13 12°	220/12 7°	290/10 -4°	280/15 -14°	320/30 -31°	320/32 -40°	320/39 -53°
HOU	used from 800 nm out; 82 nm from the line	160/18	160/14 17°	180/19 12°	190/11 8°	260/12 -4°	260/14 -13°	310/26 -30°	310/30 -40°	320/21 -52°
CLL	used from 850 nm out; 50 nm from the line	160/18	190/18 16°	200/19 12°	220/14 7°	260/18 -5°	250/20 -13°	290/29 -29°	290/31 -40°	300/22 -53°
DAL	used from 950 nm out; 77 nm from the line	180/21	190/24 15°	230/20 12°	220/23 8°	240/22 -5°	230/18 -15°	280/33 -29°	280/36 -39°	300/33 -52°
ABI	used from 1000 nm out; 66 nm from the line		180/26 17°	220/18 12°	230/25 8°	230/28 -5°	240/29 -14°	250/35 -28°	270/37 -39°	280/37 -51°
LBB	used from 1150 nm out; 66 nm from the line		180/26 20°	210/21 13°	230/21 7°	250/25 -5°	250/34 -16°	250/52 -28°	260/47 -38°	260/49 -50°
ROW	used from 1250 nm out; 65 nm from the line		180/23	190/24 15°	210/27 7°	230/35 -6°	240/53 -17°	240/62 -27°	250/64 -38°	260/60 -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
MIA Miami, FL	departure	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,800 feet	from the east-southeast (110°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	9 ft	7:53 pm EDT (23:53 UTC)
RSW Fort Myers, FL	90 nm out, 7 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	29 ft	23:53 UTC
VNC Venice, FL	140 nm out, 21 nm northeast of the line	VFR	from the northwest (310°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	18 ft	22:15 UTC
HUM Houma, LA	600 nm out, 8 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	calm	7 mi	none	8 ft	23:47 UTC
ARA New Iberia, LA	670 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (190°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	24 ft	23:53 UTC
DKR Crockett, TX	860 nm out, 10 nm north of the line	no report just now				348 ft
ACT Waco, TX	960 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (170°) at 11 knots	10+ mi	none	516 ft	23:51 UTC
ABI Abilene, TX	1090 nm out, 10 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (160°) at 16 knots, gusting to 25	10+ mi	none	1,790 ft	23:52 UTC
HOB Hobbs, NM	1270 nm out, 20 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the southeast (140°) at 15 knots	10+ mi	none	3,660 ft	23:50 UTC
ROW Roswell, NM	destination	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 9,000 feet	from the south-southeast (150°) at 12 knots	10+ mi	none	3,671 ft	5:51 pm MDT (23:51 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, 5:56 am MDT (11:56 UTC)

Wind from the south at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 20,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for ROW

From Sun 6:00 pm MDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 14 knots, gusting to 24, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 9,000 feet
From Sun 8:00 pm MDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the south at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 9,000 feet, a broken layer at 15,000 feet
30% chance between Sun 9:00 pm MDT (03:00 UTC) and 12:00 am MDT (06:00 UTC): wind variable at 15 knots, gusting to 25, visibility 6 miles, light thunderstorms with rain, a broken layer at 9,000 feet (thunderheads)
From Mon 3:00 am MDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the south at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 20,000 feet
From Mon 2:00 pm MDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the south at 13 knots, gusting to 21, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 8,000 feet

The forecast for MIA, the departure

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet
From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet
From Mon 9:00 pm EDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

6/0543 MCGREGOR, TX 15 nm from the route, 960 nm along the route · security · ZFW

Daylight

Sunset at MIA 6:56 pm EDT (22:56 UTC), at ROW 6:28 pm MDT (00:28 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:53 pm MDT (00:53 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at ROW is before sunrise there (7:00 am MDT (13:00 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 Southeast · loop National Weather Service

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

Radar now, the southern Plains · 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: Miami International, Roswell Air Center Airport.