Roswell Air Center Airport to Joe Foss Field ROW → FSD
717 nautical miles (825 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 028°, about 018° magnetic at the departure end (variation 10E). At 120 knots that is 4 h 15 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 49-knot tailwind), arriving about 10:50 am CDT (15:50 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: 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). Over the route from 359 to 677 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Near the route, at the destination end.
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 ROW.
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 08:00–15:00 UTC · at 120 knots true airspeed
The eastbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: odd thousands plus 500 ft; above 18,000 ft the forecast levels), with the wind averaged along the line from the 8 forecast points nearest it (ROW, TCC, AMA, GCK, GLD, GRI, ONL, FSD). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,500 ft | 240° at 30 kt | −27 kt | 22 °C | 147 kt | 4 h 53 min | 11:28 am CDT (16:28 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 240° at 29 kt | −26 kt | 18 °C | 146 kt | 4 h 55 min | 11:30 am CDT (16:30 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 230° at 29 kt | −26 kt | 13 °C | 146 kt | 4 h 55 min | 11:30 am CDT (16:30 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 230° at 29 kt | −28 kt | 8 °C | 148 kt | 4 h 51 min | 11:26 am CDT (16:26 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 230° at 31 kt | −29 kt | 3 °C | 149 kt | 4 h 49 min | 11:24 am CDT (16:24 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 230° at 33 kt | −31 kt | -2 °C | 151 kt | 4 h 45 min | 11:20 am CDT (16:20 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 230° at 35 kt | −33 kt | -6 °C | 153 kt | 4 h 41 min | 11:16 am CDT (16:16 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 230° at 35 kt | −33 kt | -7 °C | 153 kt | 4 h 41 min | 11:16 am CDT (16:16 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 45 kt | −41 kt | -20 °C | 161 kt | 4 h 27 min | 11:02 am CDT (16:02 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 250° at 61 kt | −49 kt | -30 °C | 169 kt | 4 h 15 min | 10:50 am CDT (15:50 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 250° at 63 kt | −46 kt | -36 °C | 166 kt | 4 h 19 min | 10:54 am CDT (15:54 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 260° at 61 kt | −42 kt | -48 °C | 162 kt | 4 h 26 min | 11:01 am CDT (16:01 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROW | used from 0 nm out; 25 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° | |
| TCC | used from 50 nm out; 49 nm from the line | 240/20 | 230/22 13° | 230/27 6° | 230/40 -7° | 240/55 -18° | 240/74 -27° | 240/68 -37° | 250/64 -49° | |
| AMA | used from 199 nm out; 86 nm from the line | 230/32 | 230/28 14° | 230/27 7° | 230/38 -6° | 230/50 -17° | 250/69 -28° | 260/62 -37° | 270/65 -49° | |
| GCK | used from 249 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 240/40 22° | 240/40 14° | 240/38 7° | 230/39 -7° | 230/45 -20° | 250/73 -28° | 260/74 -36° | 260/64 -49° | |
| GLD | used from 398 nm out; 69 nm from the line | 260/37 | 260/25 14° | 250/27 8° | 230/36 -8° | 230/49 -21° | 250/71 -30° | 260/82 -36° | 250/73 -48° | |
| GRI | used from 448 nm out; 79 nm from the line | 230/39 23° | 230/32 15° | 210/29 7° | 230/31 -8° | 230/43 -21° | 250/52 -31° | 260/59 -35° | 260/59 -46° | |
| ONL | used from 598 nm out; 37 nm from the line | 250/31 22° | 230/27 16° | 220/25 8° | 230/25 -9° | 220/29 -22° | 250/42 -33° | 250/48 -36° | 250/52 -46° | |
| FSD | used from 647 nm out; 45 nm from the line | 210/20 | 230/23 21° | 220/25 14° | 230/30 5° | 230/26 -9° | 240/30 -21° | 270/33 -36° | 260/47 -37° | 270/58 -47° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROW Roswell, NM | departure | no report just now | 3,671 ft | ||||
| FSU Fort Sumner, NM | 70 nm out, 20 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 4,164 ft | ||||
| TCC Tucumcari, NM | 120 nm out, 14 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 4,064 ft | ||||
| DHT Dalhart, TX | 189 nm out, 7 nm east of the line | no report just now | 3,991 ft | ||||
| EHA Elkhart, KS | 259 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 3,621 ft | ||||
| JHN Johnson City, KS | 289 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 3,325 ft | ||||
| TQK Scott City, KS | 359 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 2,968 ft | ||||
| HDE Holdrege, NE | 498 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 2,313 ft | ||||
| EAR Kearney, NE | 518 nm out, 7 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 2,131 ft | ||||
| BVN Albion, NE | 588 nm out, 12 nm east of the line | no report just now | 1,806 ft | ||||
| YKN Yankton, SD | 667 nm out, 2 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 1,305 ft | ||||
| FSD Sioux Falls, SD | destination | no report just now | 1,430 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 4,164 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At FSD when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:50 am CDT (15:50 UTC)
FSD has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
No temporary flight restriction on or near this route right now.
Daylight
Sunset at ROW 6:27 pm MDT (00:27 UTC), at FSD 6:49 pm CDT (23:49 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:17 pm CDT (00:17 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: Roswell Air Center Airport, Joe Foss Field.