Rhode Island TF Green International to Las Cruces International PVD → LRU
1,779 nautical miles (2,047 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 263°, about 278° magnetic at the departure end (variation 15W). At 120 knots that is 16 h 57 min at the quickest height in today's winds (8,500 ft, a 15-knot headwind), arriving about 5:45 pm MDT (23:45 UTC). 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 SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the first 750 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 320 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 10,000 ft. Over the first 60 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 170 to 410 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 1049 to 1389 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 PVD.
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 02:00–09:00 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 19 forecast points nearest it (BDL, JFK, AVP, PSB, AGC, CMH, CVG, IND, EVV, STL, COU, SGF, TUL, OKC, GAG, AMA, LBB, ROW, ELP). 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 | 240° at 15 kt | +16 kt | 16 °C | 104 kt | 17 h 06 min | 5:54 pm MDT (23:54 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 260° at 15 kt | +17 kt | 14 °C | 103 kt | 17 h 16 min | 6:04 pm MDT (00:04 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 270° at 15 kt | +15 kt | 11 °C | 105 kt | 16 h 57 min | 5:45 pm MDT (23:45 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 270° at 15 kt | +15 kt | 8 °C | 105 kt | 16 h 57 min | 5:45 pm MDT (23:45 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 260° at 15 kt | +15 kt | 4 °C | 105 kt | 16 h 57 min | 5:45 pm MDT (23:45 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 260° at 17 kt | +18 kt | 0 °C | 102 kt | 17 h 26 min | 6:14 pm MDT (00:14 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 260° at 19 kt | +20 kt | -4 °C | 100 kt | 17 h 47 min | 6:35 pm MDT (00:35 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 260° at 21 kt | +22 kt | -7 °C | 98 kt | 18 h 09 min | 6:57 pm MDT (00:57 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 260° at 28 kt | +28 kt | -19 °C | 92 kt | 19 h 20 min | 8:08 pm MDT (02:08 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 270° at 40 kt | +39 kt | -32 °C | 81 kt | 21 h 58 min | 10:46 pm MDT (04:46 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 270° at 47 kt | +44 kt | -40 °C | 76 kt | 23 h 24 min | 12:12 am MDT (06:12 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 280° at 44 kt | +40 kt | -49 °C | 80 kt | 22 h 14 min | 11:02 pm MDT (05:02 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BDL | used from 0 nm out; 35 nm from the line | 120/24 | 290/23 12° | 280/21 8° | 250/36 3° | 250/41 -11° | 230/48 -21° | 230/78 -32° | 230/96 -41° | 230/86 -52° |
| JFK | used from 100 nm out; 51 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° |
| AVP | used from 150 nm out; 20 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° |
| PSB | used from 250 nm out; 30 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° | |
| AGC | used from 350 nm out; 24 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° |
| CMH | used from 450 nm out; 56 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° |
| CVG | used from 600 nm out; 39 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° |
| IND | used from 650 nm out; 24 nm from the line | 290/16 | 310/20 16° | 320/21 10° | 330/13 3° | 300/25 -7° | 320/32 -19° | 330/46 -34° | 320/61 -43° | 320/63 -50° |
| EVV | used from 750 nm out; 59 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° |
| STL | used from 800 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 250/24 | 250/24 16° | 260/23 9° | 270/16 6° | 260/25 -6° | 270/29 -19° | 290/34 -33° | 290/48 -41° | 290/54 -51° |
| COU | used from 949 nm out; 57 nm from the line | 230/31 | 230/30 15° | 260/16 11° | 270/14 6° | 260/24 -6° | 270/27 -18° | 270/37 -32° | 280/49 -41° | 290/56 -51° |
| SGF | used from 999 nm out; 28 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° |
| TUL | used from 1099 nm out; 65 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° |
| OKC | used from 1249 nm out; 38 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° |
| GAG | used from 1349 nm out; 58 nm from the line | 220/40 19° | 230/28 14° | 240/23 8° | 230/21 -6° | 240/31 -19° | 250/66 -29° | 260/58 -38° | 260/47 -49° | |
| AMA | used from 1399 nm out; 56 nm from the line | 210/38 | 230/29 14° | 240/29 7° | 220/27 -5° | 240/37 -18° | 240/66 -28° | 250/59 -37° | 260/47 -49° | |
| LBB | used from 1499 nm out; 46 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° | |
| ROW | used from 1549 nm out; 70 nm from the line | 190/33 | 210/27 14° | 220/28 6° | 230/36 -6° | 230/56 -15° | 230/63 -27° | 250/59 -37° | 260/57 -49° | |
| ELP | used from 1699 nm out; 59 nm from the line | 290/17 | 210/11 13° | 200/18 5° | 220/46 -6° | 230/64 -14° | 230/63 -27° | 240/55 -37° | 240/44 -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
| Airport | Where | Conditions | Wind | Visibility | Ceiling | Elevation | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PVD Providence, RI | departure | no report just now | 54 ft | ||||
| SWF New York, NY | 120 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 490 ft | ||||
| AVP Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA | 190 nm out, 7 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 961 ft | ||||
| CMH Columbus, OH | 530 nm out, 5 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 815 ft | ||||
| OSU Columbus, OH | 540 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 905 ft | ||||
| BLV Belleville, IL | 860 nm out, 6 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 459 ft | ||||
| TBN Fort Leonard Wood, MO | 979 nm out, 7 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,159 ft | ||||
| JLN Joplin, MO | 1099 nm out, 2 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 977 ft | ||||
| CSM Burns Flat, OK | 1349 nm out, 10 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,922 ft | ||||
| PRZ Portales, NM | 1569 nm out, 16 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 4,077 ft | ||||
| ROW Roswell, NM | 1639 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 3,671 ft | ||||
| LRU Las Cruces, NM | destination | no report just now | 4,456 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 4,456 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At LRU when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:45 pm MDT (23:45 UTC)
LRU has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8802 Foxborough, MA, Saturday, October 17, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 22 nm from the route, at the departure end · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Saturday 17 October · ZBW
- 6/7153 North Sicuate, RI, Saturday, October 10, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 4 nm from the route, at the departure end · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 12 October · ZBW
- 6/8829 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 7 nm from the route, 420 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
- 6/8587 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 7 nm from the route, 420 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
- 6/8722 ALAMOGORDO, NM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 4 nm from the route, 1699 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB
Daylight
Sunset at PVD 6:09 pm EDT (22:09 UTC), at LRU 6:37 pm MDT (00:37 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:02 pm MDT (01:02 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: Rhode Island TF Green International, Las Cruces International.