Plan a flight · Mon 6:20 am MDT (12:20 UTC)

Roswell Air Center Airport to William P Hobby Airport ROW → HOU

522 nautical miles (601 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 112°, about 102° magnetic at the departure end (variation 10E). At 120 knots that is 3 h 33 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 27-knot tailwind), arriving about 10:53 am CDT (15:53 UTC). Right now ROW is VFR, wind from the south (170°) at 5 knots; HOU is VFR, wind from the southeast (130°) 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

No SIGMET or AIRMET covers any part of this route right now.

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

E45X at 32,000 ft, 26 nm south, 6:05 am MDT (12:05 UTC): moderate chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. 394 nm along the route, 26 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AUS UA /OV KCWK090015/TM 1205/FL320/TP E45X/TB MOD CHOP/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through AUS
Where
15 nm east (090°) of KCWK
Time
12:05 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
E45X
Turbulence
moderate chop
Remarks
zhu
E170 at 20,000 ft, 7 nm northeast, 5:49 am MDT (11:49 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZFW82. 79 nm along the route, 7 nm northeast 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
B737 at 38,000 ft, 13 nm southwest, 5:05 am MDT (11:05 UTC): light chop turbulence, wind 306° at 27 knots. 305 nm along the route, 13 nm southwest 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
B737 at 2,500 ft, 26 nm south, 6:05 am MDT (12:05 UTC): remarks: B025 T045. 394 nm along the route, 26 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AUS UA /OV 5N/TM 1205/FL025/TP B737/RM B025 T045
```
Report
a routine report filed through AUS
Where
5N
Time
12:05 UTC
Height
at 2,500 ft
Aircraft
B737
Remarks
B025 T045
B738 at 35,000 ft, 26 nm south, 5:58 am MDT (11:58 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. 394 nm along the route, 26 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AUS UA /OV KCWK/TM 1158/FL350/TP B738/TB INTMT LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through AUS
Where
over KCWK
Time
11:58 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
intermittent light chop
Remarks
zhu
B738 at 38,000 ft, 26 nm south, 5:22 am MDT (11:22 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: zhu. 394 nm along the route, 26 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AUS UA /OV KCWK360015/TM 1122/FL380/TP B738/TB NEG/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through AUS
Where
15 nm north (360°) of KCWK
Time
11:22 UTC
Height
at 38,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
none
Remarks
zhu
B748 at 40,000 ft, 26 nm south, 5:17 am MDT (11:17 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: smooth zhu. 394 nm along the route, 26 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AUS UA /OV KCWK270015/TM 1117/FL400/TP B748/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through AUS
Where
15 nm west (270°) of KCWK
Time
11:17 UTC
Height
at 40,000 ft
Aircraft
B748
Turbulence
none
Remarks
smooth zhu
B738 at 21,000 ft, 24 nm northeast, 5:48 am MDT (11:48 UTC): light to moderate turbulence, remarks: flight level at 19,000 ft FL220 zhu. 443 nm along the route, 24 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
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, 24 nm northeast, 5:35 am MDT (11:35 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. 443 nm along the route, 24 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
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
A21N at 32,000 ft, 15 nm north, 6:04 am MDT (12:04 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: zhu. At the destination end, 15 nm north 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
SF30 at 21,000 ft, 15 nm north, 3:35 am MDT (09:35 UTC): light rime icing, -10 °C, remarks: zhu. At the destination end, 15 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IAH UA /OV DAS02002/TM 0935/FL210/TP SF30/TA M10/IC LGT RIME/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through IAH
Where
DAS02002
Time
09:35 UTC
Height
at 21,000 ft
Aircraft
SF30
Temperature
−10 °C
Icing
light rime
Remarks
zhu

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 6 forecast points nearest it (ROW, INK, ABI, SAT, CLL, HOU). 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	200° at 22 kt	+3 kt	20 °C	117 kt	4 h 28 min	11:48 am CDT (16:48 UTC)
7,500 ft	200° at 16 kt	+1 kt	17 °C	119 kt	4 h 23 min	11:43 am CDT (16:43 UTC)
9,500 ft	210° at 12 kt	−2 kt	14 °C	122 kt	4 h 17 min	11:37 am CDT (16:37 UTC)
11,500 ft	220° at 12 kt	−3 kt	9 °C	123 kt	4 h 15 min	11:35 am CDT (16:35 UTC)
13,500 ft	220° at 14 kt	−4 kt	5 °C	124 kt	4 h 13 min	11:33 am CDT (16:33 UTC)
15,500 ft	220° at 17 kt	−6 kt	0 °C	126 kt	4 h 09 min	11:29 am CDT (16:29 UTC)
17,500 ft	230° at 19 kt	−7 kt	-4 °C	127 kt	4 h 07 min	11:27 am CDT (16:27 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	230° at 20 kt	−8 kt	-5 °C	128 kt	4 h 05 min	11:25 am CDT (16:25 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	250° at 28 kt	−18 kt	-14 °C	138 kt	3 h 47 min	11:07 am CDT (16:07 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	250° at 33 kt	−23 kt	-28 °C	143 kt	3 h 39 min	10:59 am CDT (15:59 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	270° at 30 kt	−27 kt	-38 °C	147 kt	3 h 33 min	10:53 am CDT (15:53 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	290° at 25 kt	−25 kt	-51 °C	145 kt	3 h 36 min	10:56 am CDT (15:56 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°
INK	used from 49 nm out; 63 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°
ABI	used from 148 nm out; 88 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°
SAT	used from 345 nm out; 80 nm from the line	160/18	180/22 17°	190/16 14°	210/16 9°	220/16 -5°	200/11 -14°	250/8 -29°	330/8 -40°	020/26 -51°
CLL	used from 394 nm out; 37 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°
HOU	used from 492 nm out; 15 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°

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	VFR	from the south (170°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	3,671 ft	5:51 am MDT (11:51 UTC)
HOB Hobbs, NM	79 nm out, 9 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	3,660 ft	11:50 UTC
MDD Midland, TX	138 nm out, 22 nm south of the line	VFR	from the south (180°) at 13 knots, gusting to 17	10+ mi	none	2,805 ft	11:55 UTC
BPG Big Spring, TX	167 nm out, 2 nm west of the line	VFR	from the south (190°) at 11 knots	10+ mi	none	2,572 ft	12:15 UTC
BBD Brady, TX	295 nm out, 10 nm southwest of the line	VFR	from the south-southeast (150°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	1,827 ft	11:55 UTC
GRK Fort Hood (Killeen), TX	364 nm out, 17 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,200 feet, scattered clouds at 15,000 feet	from the south-southeast (150°) at 4 knots	9 mi	none	1,015 ft	11:55 UTC
GTU Georgetown, TX	384 nm out, 1 nm west of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 2,200 feet, overcast at 2,700 feet	from the south-southeast (150°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	2,200 ft	789 ft	11:55 UTC
GYB Giddings, TX	433 nm out, 13 nm southwest of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	484 ft	11:55 UTC
TME Houston, TX	492 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 2,800 feet, overcast at 3,300 feet	calm	10+ mi	2,800 ft	165 ft	07:55 UTC
HOU Houston, TX	destination	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 3,000 feet, a broken layer at 23,000 feet	from the southeast (130°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	23,000 ft	46 ft	6:53 am CDT (11:53 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 HOU when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:53 am CDT (15:53 UTC)

Wind from the southeast at 13 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,500 feet, a broken layer at 25,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for HOU

From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 13 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,500 feet, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
30% chance between Mon 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC) and 3:00 pm CDT (20:00 UTC): light rain showers
From Mon 3:00 pm CDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 13 knots, gusting to 21, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet
From Mon 9:00 pm CDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 5,000 feet

The forecast for ROW, the departure

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

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

6/4240 SAN ANGELO, TX, Sunday, March 8, 2026 through Sunday, November 1, 2026 Local 23 nm from the route, 246 nm along the route · security · until 1 November · ZFW

Daylight

Sunset at ROW 6:27 pm MDT (00:27 UTC), at HOU 6:54 pm CDT (23:54 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:18 pm CDT (00:18 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 southern Rockies · 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: Roswell Air Center Airport, William P Hobby Airport.