Roswell Air Center Airport to Midland International Air And Space Port ROW → MAF
143 nautical miles (165 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 124°, about 114° magnetic at the departure end (variation 10E). At 120 knots that is 59 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 25-knot tailwind), arriving about 9:58 am CDT (14:58 UTC). Right now ROW is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 5 knots; MAF is VFR, wind from the south (180°) at 16 knots, gusting to 21. 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: 3 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, 3 nm north, 7:43 am MDT (13:43 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZFW82. 76 nm along the route, 3 nm north 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
- E170 at 20,000 ft, 23 nm northeast, 5:49 am MDT (11:49 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZFW82. 76 nm along the route, 23 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
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 2 forecast points nearest it (ROW, INK). 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 | 220° at 15 kt | −2 kt | 21 °C | 122 kt | 1 h 10 min | 10:09 am CDT (15:09 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 230° at 14 kt | −3 kt | 18 °C | 123 kt | 1 h 10 min | 10:09 am CDT (15:09 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 230° at 14 kt | −3 kt | 13 °C | 123 kt | 1 h 10 min | 10:09 am CDT (15:09 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 220° at 18 kt | −1 kt | 8 °C | 121 kt | 1 h 11 min | 10:10 am CDT (15:10 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 220° at 22 kt | −2 kt | 4 °C | 122 kt | 1 h 10 min | 10:09 am CDT (15:09 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 220° at 27 kt | −3 kt | 0 °C | 123 kt | 1 h 10 min | 10:09 am CDT (15:09 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 220° at 32 kt | −5 kt | -4 °C | 125 kt | 1 h 09 min | 10:08 am CDT (15:08 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 33 kt | −6 kt | -5 °C | 126 kt | 1 h 08 min | 10:07 am CDT (15:07 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 240° at 45 kt | −19 kt | -15 °C | 139 kt | 1 h 02 min | 10:01 am CDT (15:01 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 230° at 51 kt | −14 kt | -28 °C | 134 kt | 1 h 04 min | 10:03 am CDT (15:03 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 250° at 48 kt | −25 kt | -38 °C | 145 kt | 59 min | 9:58 am CDT (14:58 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 250° at 42 kt | −21 kt | -51 °C | 141 kt | 1 h 01 min | 10:00 am CDT (15:00 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; 24 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 48 nm out; 51 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° |
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-southeast (150°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 3,671 ft | 7:51 am MDT (13:51 UTC) |
| ATS Artesia, NM | 19 nm out, 21 nm southwest of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 3,544 ft | 13:55 UTC |
| HOB Hobbs, NM | 76 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (180°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 3,660 ft | 13:50 UTC |
| MAF Midland, TX | destination | VFR | from the south (180°) at 16 knots, gusting to 21 | 10+ mi | none | 2,872 ft | 8:53 am CDT (13:53 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 MAF when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:58 am CDT (14:58 UTC)
Wind from the south at 13 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for MAF
- From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south at 13 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
No temporary flight restriction on or near this route right now.
Daylight
Sunset at ROW 6:27 pm MDT (00:27 UTC), at MAF 7:19 pm CDT (00:19 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:43 pm CDT (00:43 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, Midland International Air And Space Port.