Plan a flight · Mon 9:50 am MDT (15:50 UTC)

Roswell Air Center Airport to Lake Charles Regional ROW → LCH

608 nautical miles (699 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 105°, about 095° magnetic at the departure end (variation 10E). At 120 knots that is 4 h 13 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 24-knot tailwind), arriving about 3:03 pm CDT (20:03 UTC). Right now ROW is VFR, wind from the south (180°) at 9 knots; LCH is VFR, wind from the east-southeast (120°) 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: 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

B737 at 37,000 ft, 21 nm south, 7:43 am MDT (13:43 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZFW82. 70 nm along the route, 21 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
HOB UA /OV HOB/TM 1343/FL370/TP B737/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZFW82
```
Report
a routine report filed through HOB
Where
over HOB
Time
13:43 UTC
Height
at 37,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
occasional light chop
Remarks
ZFW82
B738 at 36,000 ft, 11 nm south, 8:14 am MDT (14:14 UTC): light chop turbulence above 36,000 ft, remarks: ZFW82. 159 nm along the route, 11 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BPG UA /OV BGS/TM 1414/FL360/TP B738/TB OCNL LGT CHOP FL 360/RM ZFW82
```
Report
a routine report filed through BPG
Where
over BGS
Time
14:14 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
occasional light chop flight level at 36,000 ft
Remarks
ZFW82
TBM8 at 30,000 ft, 32 nm north, 7:43 am MDT (13:43 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ZFW62. 369 nm along the route, 32 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ACT UA /OV ACT340020/TM 1343/FL300/TP TBM8/TB NEG/RM ZFW62
```
Report
a routine report filed through ACT
Where
20 nm north (340°) of ACT
Time
13:43 UTC
Height
at 30,000 ft
Aircraft
TBM8
Turbulence
none
Remarks
ZFW62
P28A descending, 48 nm south, 9:43 am MDT (15:43 UTC): a broken layer above 2,400 ft. 379 nm along the route, 48 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GTU UA /OV 4NM N/TM 1543/FLDURD/TP P28A/SK BKN024 - TOPUNK
```
Report
a routine report filed through GTU
Where
4NM north
Time
15:43 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
P28A
Sky
BKN024 topunk
C172 at 7,500 ft, 42 nm north, 9:07 am MDT (15:07 UTC): a broken layer from 2,000 ft to 5,000 ft. 379 nm along the route, 42 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
INJ UA /OV INJ /TM 1507 /FL075 /TP C172 /SK BKN020-TOP050 /WX FV10SM
```
Report
a routine report filed through INJ
Where
over INJ
Time
15:07 UTC
Height
at 7,500 ft
Aircraft
C172
Sky
a broken layer from 2,000 ft, tops 5,000 ft
Weather
flight visibility 10 miles
P28A descending, 48 nm south, 8:58 am MDT (14:58 UTC): overcast from 1,800 ft to 2,300 ft. 379 nm along the route, 48 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GTU UA /OV 4NM N/TM 1458/FLDURD/TP P28A/SK OVC018 - TOP023
```
Report
a routine report filed through GTU
Where
4NM north
Time
14:58 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
P28A
Sky
overcast from 1,800 ft, tops 2,300 ft
PC12 descending, 48 nm south, 7:02 am MDT (13:02 UTC): a broken layer above 2,200 ft. 379 nm along the route, 48 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GTU UA /OV 5NM N/TM 1302/FLDURD/TP PC12/SK BKN022 - TOPUNK
```
Report
a routine report filed through GTU
Where
5NM north
Time
13:02 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
PC12
Sky
BKN022 topunk
C560 at 2,300 ft, 48 nm south, 9:45 am MDT (15:45 UTC): remarks: zhu. 508 nm along the route, 48 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IAH UA /OV 0XA5/TM 1545/FL023/TP C560/SK BASE 023/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through IAH
Where
over 0XA5
Time
15:45 UTC
Height
at 2,300 ft
Aircraft
C560
Sky
base 2,300 ft
Remarks
zhu
A320 at 2,000 ft, 48 nm south, 8:07 am MDT (14:07 UTC): a broken layer, remarks: bases BKN020 during the descent. 508 nm along the route, 48 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IAH UA /OV DURD/TM 1407/FL020/TP A320/SK BKN/RM BASES BKN020 DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through IAH
Where
over DURD
Time
14:07 UTC
Height
at 2,000 ft
Aircraft
A320
Sky
a broken layer
Remarks
bases BKN020 during the descent
E145 at 19,000 ft, 25 nm south, 7:02 am MDT (13:02 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. 568 nm along the route, 25 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BPT UA /OV BPT/TM 1302/FL190/TP E145/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through BPT
Where
over BPT
Time
13:02 UTC
Height
at 19,000 ft
Aircraft
E145
Turbulence
continuous light chop
Remarks
zhu
HELO at 1,700 ft, 26 nm southwest, 7:43 am MDT (13:43 UTC): a few clouds above 2,000 ft, remarks: during the climb. 578 nm along the route, 26 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BPT UA /OV KBPT160002/TM 1343/FL017/TP HELO/SK FEW020/RM DURC
```
Report
a routine report filed through BPT
Where
2 nm south (160°) of KBPT
Time
13:43 UTC
Height
at 1,700 ft
Aircraft
HELO
Sky
a few clouds from 2,000 ft
Remarks
during the climb

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 14:00–21:00 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 7 forecast points nearest it (ROW, INK, LBB, ABI, CLL, HOU, LCH). 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	210° at 18 kt	−3 kt	20 °C	123 kt	4 h 57 min	3:47 pm CDT (20:47 UTC)
7,500 ft	210° at 16 kt	−4 kt	16 °C	124 kt	4 h 54 min	3:44 pm CDT (20:44 UTC)
9,500 ft	210° at 15 kt	−3 kt	13 °C	123 kt	4 h 57 min	3:47 pm CDT (20:47 UTC)
11,500 ft	210° at 15 kt	−2 kt	9 °C	122 kt	4 h 59 min	3:49 pm CDT (20:49 UTC)
13,500 ft	220° at 16 kt	−5 kt	5 °C	125 kt	4 h 52 min	3:42 pm CDT (20:42 UTC)
15,500 ft	230° at 19 kt	−10 kt	0 °C	130 kt	4 h 41 min	3:31 pm CDT (20:31 UTC)
17,500 ft	240° at 22 kt	−14 kt	-4 °C	134 kt	4 h 32 min	3:22 pm CDT (20:22 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	240° at 23 kt	−15 kt	-5 °C	135 kt	4 h 30 min	3:20 pm CDT (20:20 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	240° at 31 kt	−20 kt	-14 °C	140 kt	4 h 21 min	3:11 pm CDT (20:11 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	250° at 32 kt	−24 kt	-28 °C	144 kt	4 h 13 min	3:03 pm CDT (20:03 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	260° at 26 kt	−24 kt	-38 °C	144 kt	4 h 13 min	3:03 pm CDT (20:03 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	280° at 17 kt	−18 kt	-51 °C	138 kt	4 h 24 min	3:14 pm CDT (20:14 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 18:00 UTC for use 14:00 to 21:00 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		230/6	220/20 13°	210/37 7°	220/48 -6°	220/52 -16°	230/65 -27°	230/67 -37°	240/64 -49°
INK	used from 50 nm out; 71 nm from the line		240/15 21°	200/12 15°	190/15 8°	220/28 -5°	230/40 -14°	230/43 -27°	240/39 -38°	230/36 -50°
LBB	used from 100 nm out; 58 nm from the line		240/21 20°	230/20 15°	210/19 8°	230/39 -6°	230/48 -16°	240/57 -27°	250/51 -37°	240/45 -50°
ABI	used from 199 nm out; 31 nm from the line		210/22 19°	210/14 15°	210/19 8°	240/17 -4°	240/31 -15°	240/35 -27°	260/30 -37°	260/18 -51°
CLL	used from 349 nm out; 78 nm from the line	180/21	200/24 17°	200/15 13°	200/7 8°	260/21 -5°	230/25 -13°	260/18 -29°	310/16 -39°	360/27 -51°
HOU	used from 498 nm out; 65 nm from the line	160/21	180/12 17°	210/11 13°	200/7 8°	280/7 -5°	260/19 -13°	290/16 -30°	340/15 -40°	010/27 -51°
LCH	used from 548 nm out; 35 nm from the line	170/9	180/18 18°	190/13 13°	190/6 8°	270/11 -6°	290/20 -13°	320/21 -30°	350/23 -40°	360/25 -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 (180°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	3,671 ft	8:51 am MDT (14:51 UTC)
HOB Hobbs, NM	70 nm out, 18 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	3,660 ft	14:50 UTC
LUV Lamesa, TX	139 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 13 knots, gusting to 17	10+ mi	none	2,998 ft	15:35 UTC
SWW Sweetwater, TX	209 nm out, 10 nm northeast of the line	reported, no category	from the south (190°) at 17 knots, gusting to 23	10+ mi	none	2,379 ft	15:35 UTC
ABI Abilene, TX	249 nm out, 18 nm north of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 2,200 feet, overcast at 2,700 feet	from the south (190°) at 14 knots, gusting to 27	10+ mi	2,200 ft	1,790 ft	14:52 UTC
MNZ Hamilton, TX	339 nm out, 1 nm northwest of the line	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,500 feet	from the south (170°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	1,500 ft	1,304 ft	15:35 UTC
ACT Waco, TX	379 nm out, 13 nm northeast of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 2,200 feet	from the south-southeast (160°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	2,200 ft	516 ft	14:51 UTC
UTS Huntsville, TX	478 nm out, 8 nm south of the line	VFR	from the south-southeast (150°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	362 ft	14:53 UTC
ORG Orange, TX	578 nm out, 14 nm south of the line	marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 3,000 feet, a broken layer at 3,600 feet	from the south-southeast (150°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	3,000 ft	13 ft	15:30 UTC
LCH Lake Charles, LA	destination	VFR	from the east-southeast (120°) at 12 knots	10+ mi	none	14 ft	9:53 am CDT (14:53 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 LCH when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:03 pm CDT (20:03 UTC)

Wind from the south-southeast at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for LCH

From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 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

6/0543 MCGREGOR, TX 3 nm from the route, 379 nm along the route · security · ZFW

Daylight

Sunset at ROW 6:27 pm MDT (00:27 UTC), at LCH 6:45 pm CDT (23:45 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:09 pm CDT (00:09 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 now, the lower Mississippi valley · 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, Lake Charles Regional.