Frederick Douglass/Greater Rochester International to Laredo International ROC → LRD
1,411 nautical miles (1,624 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 236°, about 248° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12W). At 120 knots that is 11 h 51 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 1-knot headwind), arriving about 12:40 pm CDT (17:40 UTC). Right now ROC is VFR, wind from the southwest (230°) at 3 knots; LRD is VFR, wind from the east-southeast (110°) at 14 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: 5 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 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Near the route, 80 nm along the route.
- 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 route from 179 to 566 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 ROC.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- urgent B39M at 35,000 ft, 33 nm northwest, 11:15 pm EDT (03:15 UTC): remarks: no inj/dmg zob. 109 nm along the route, 33 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
DKK UUA /OV DKK280040/TM 0315/FL350/TP B39M/TB MTN WVE ACTN +/-5KTS/RM NO INJ/DMG ZOB
- Report
- an urgent report filed through DKK
- Where
- 40 nm west (280°) of DKK
- Time
- 03:15 UTC
- Height
- at 35,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B39M
- Turbulence
- mountain wve actn a 5-knot loss of airspeed
- Remarks
- no inj/dmg zob
- MD83 climbing, 21 nm southeast, 1:04 am EDT (05:04 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 308 nm along the route, 21 nm southeast 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
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 13 forecast points nearest it (BUF, CLE, CMH, CVG, LOU, EVV, CGI, MEM, LIT, SHV, CLL, SAT, LRD). 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 7 kt | +8 kt | 112 kt | 12 h 36 min | 1:25 pm CDT (18:25 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 270° at 7 kt | +6 kt | 15 °C | 114 kt | 12 h 23 min | 1:12 pm CDT (18:12 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 280° at 9 kt | +6 kt | 12 °C | 114 kt | 12 h 23 min | 1:12 pm CDT (18:12 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 290° at 9 kt | +5 kt | 8 °C | 115 kt | 12 h 16 min | 1:05 pm CDT (18:05 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 300° at 10 kt | +3 kt | 5 °C | 117 kt | 12 h 04 min | 12:53 pm CDT (17:53 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 300° at 12 kt | +4 kt | 1 °C | 116 kt | 12 h 10 min | 12:59 pm CDT (17:59 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 300° at 14 kt | +4 kt | -3 °C | 116 kt | 12 h 10 min | 12:59 pm CDT (17:59 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 300° at 16 kt | +5 kt | -6 °C | 115 kt | 12 h 16 min | 1:05 pm CDT (18:05 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 310° at 20 kt | +4 kt | -17 °C | 116 kt | 12 h 10 min | 12:59 pm CDT (17:59 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 320° at 32 kt | +2 kt | -32 °C | 118 kt | 11 h 57 min | 12:46 pm CDT (17:46 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 310° at 38 kt | +5 kt | -41 °C | 115 kt | 12 h 16 min | 1:05 pm CDT (18:05 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 320° at 38 kt | +1 kt | -51 °C | 119 kt | 11 h 51 min | 12:40 pm CDT (17:40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | used from 0 nm out; 26 nm from the line | 320/10 | 010/16 10° | 360/10 6° | 340/13 2° | 330/22 -11° | 300/25 -23° | 320/31 -38° | 300/29 -44° | 280/36 -50° |
| CLE | used from 149 nm out; 45 nm from the line | 340/7 | 010/16 13° | 350/18 8° | 350/20 3° | 340/31 -10° | 340/46 -21° | 340/54 -37° | 330/62 -44° | 340/65 -49° |
| CMH | used from 248 nm out; 30 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 348 nm out; 28 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° |
| LOU | used from 447 nm out; 16 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° |
| EVV | used from 497 nm out; 39 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° |
| CGI | used from 596 nm out; 66 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° |
| MEM | used from 696 nm out; 37 nm from the line | 230/19 | 260/16 15° | 270/17 12° | 300/13 6° | 300/15 -5° | 300/26 -18° | 300/34 -32° | 300/41 -40° | 310/46 -52° |
| LIT | used from 795 nm out; 45 nm from the line | 220/21 | 230/17 16° | 250/24 12° | 260/15 7° | 260/13 -5° | 280/25 -16° | 290/35 -30° | 300/42 -40° | 300/40 -52° |
| SHV | used from 894 nm out; 77 nm from the line | 200/18 | 230/24 18° | 230/24 12° | 240/14 8° | 260/12 -4° | 240/11 -15° | 300/31 -29° | 300/32 -40° | 300/36 -52° |
| CLL | used from 1093 nm out; 49 nm from the line | 170/22 | 170/26 18° | 200/15 14° | 240/13 8° | 240/15 -5° | 260/17 -13° | 290/27 -29° | 290/22 -40° | 320/30 -51° |
| SAT | used from 1242 nm out; 48 nm from the line | 150/26 | 180/18 19° | 180/18 14° | 200/14 9° | 230/16 -6° | 210/9 -13° | 270/8 -29° | 280/6 -39° | 340/19 -51° |
| LRD | used from 1342 nm out; 45 nm from the line | 150/27 | 170/24 17° | 170/20 14° | 180/12 10° | 230/19 -4° | 160/10 -14° | 130/10 -28° | 110/7 -39° | 010/22 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROC Rochester, NY | departure | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,000 feet, overcast at 6,500 feet | from the southwest (230°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | 6,500 ft | 558 ft | 12:54 am EDT (04:54 UTC) |
| ERI Erie, PA | 129 nm out, 13 nm northwest of the line, tower | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 3,000 feet | variable at 4 knots | 10+ mi | 3,000 ft | 732 ft | 00:51 UTC |
| CAK Akron, OH | 219 nm out, 11 nm southeast of the line, tower | low IFR Sky: a broken layer at 400 feet, overcast at 1,600 feet Weather: light rain, mist | from the west-northwest (300°) at 6 knots | 4 mi | 400 ft | 1,225 ft | 05:38 UTC |
| OSU Columbus, OH | 308 nm out, 6 nm east of the line, tower | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,400 feet | from the west-northwest (300°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | 1,400 ft | 905 ft | 04:53 UTC |
| OWB Owensboro, KY | 537 nm out, 9 nm northwest of the line, tower | marginal VFR Weather: mist | calm | 4 mi | none | 407 ft | 04:56 UTC |
| CEY Murray, KY | 626 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line | VFR | from the south-southwest (210°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 577 ft | 05:35 UTC |
| NQA Millington, TN | 735 nm out, 13 nm southeast of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 322 ft | 23:50 UTC |
| PBF Pine Bluff, AR | 855 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line | VFR | from the south (170°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 205 ft | 04:53 UTC |
| SHV Shreveport, LA | 994 nm out, 5 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southwest (200°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 257 ft | 04:56 UTC |
| CLL College Station, TX | 1163 nm out, 9 nm west of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southeast (160°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | none | 320 ft | 04:53 UTC |
| PEZ Pleasanton, TX | 1312 nm out, 22 nm northwest of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 430 ft | 05:35 UTC |
| LRD Laredo, TX | destination | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 4,500 feet | from the east-southeast (110°) at 14 knots | 10+ mi | none | 508 ft | 11:56 pm CDT (04:56 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,225 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At LRD when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:40 pm CDT (17:40 UTC)
Wind from the south-southeast at 16 knots, gusting to 23, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for LRD
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet, a broken layer at 10,000 feet
- From Mon 3:00 am CDT (08:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,000 feet, overcast at 10,000 feet
- At times between Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC) and 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): a broken layer at 2,500 feet
- From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 16 knots, gusting to 23, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet
The forecast for ROC, the departure
- From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility 6 miles, mist, a broken layer at 2,000 feet
- From Mon 3:00 am EDT (07:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility 4 miles, mist, overcast at 1,200 feet
- From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the west at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 700 feet
- From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the west at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 1,500 feet
- From Mon 3:00 pm EDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the west at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 3,500 feet
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8587 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local on the route, 159 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
- 6/8888 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 12 nm from the route, 169 nm along the route · security · today · ZOB
- 6/8829 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 6 nm from the route, 179 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
- 6/8029 Cincinnati, OH, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 2 nm from the route, 398 nm along the route · a VIP movement · until 12 October · ZID
Daylight
Sunset at ROC 6:33 pm EDT (22:33 UTC), at LRD 7:11 pm CDT (00:11 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:34 pm CDT (00:34 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.
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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: Frederick Douglass/Greater Rochester International, Laredo International.