Roswell Air Center Airport to South Bend International ROW → SBN
1,001 nautical miles (1,151 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 054°, about 044° magnetic at the departure end (variation 10E). At 120 knots that is 6 h at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 47-knot tailwind), arriving about 10:02 am EDT (14:02 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 3W: 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 188 to 753 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 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 02:00–09:00 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 11 forecast points nearest it (ROW, TCC, AMA, GAG, ICT, MKC, COU, BRL, SPI, JOT, FWA). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,500 ft | 220° at 32 kt | −31 kt | 151 kt | 6 h 38 min | 10:40 am EDT (14:40 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 230° at 31 kt | −31 kt | 19 °C | 151 kt | 6 h 38 min | 10:40 am EDT (14:40 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 230° at 26 kt | −26 kt | 14 °C | 146 kt | 6 h 51 min | 10:53 am EDT (14:53 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 240° at 21 kt | −21 kt | 11 °C | 141 kt | 7 h 06 min | 11:08 am EDT (15:08 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 240° at 19 kt | −19 kt | 7 °C | 139 kt | 7 h 12 min | 11:14 am EDT (15:14 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 240° at 19 kt | −19 kt | 3 °C | 139 kt | 7 h 12 min | 11:14 am EDT (15:14 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 250° at 20 kt | −21 kt | -1 °C | 141 kt | 7 h 06 min | 11:08 am EDT (15:08 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 250° at 22 kt | −22 kt | -5 °C | 142 kt | 7 h 03 min | 11:05 am EDT (15:05 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 250° at 22 kt | −22 kt | -6 °C | 142 kt | 7 h 03 min | 11:05 am EDT (15:05 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 250° at 32 kt | −32 kt | -18 °C | 152 kt | 6 h 35 min | 10:37 am EDT (14:37 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 250° at 48 kt | −47 kt | -30 °C | 167 kt | 6 h | 10:02 am EDT (14:02 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 270° at 52 kt | −47 kt | -39 °C | 167 kt | 6 h | 10:02 am EDT (14:02 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 280° at 53 kt | −43 kt | -50 °C | 163 kt | 6 h 08 min | 10:10 am EDT (14:10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROW | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 190/33 | 210/27 14° | 220/28 6° | 230/36 -6° | 230/56 -15° | 230/63 -27° | 250/59 -37° | 260/57 -49° | |
| TCC | used from 50 nm out; 72 nm from the line | 210/42 | 230/33 14° | 230/32 6° | 220/35 -6° | 230/49 -19° | 240/72 -27° | 250/62 -36° | 250/52 -48° | |
| AMA | used from 99 nm out; 59 nm from the line | 210/38 | 230/29 14° | 240/29 7° | 220/27 -5° | 240/37 -18° | 240/66 -28° | 250/59 -37° | 260/47 -49° | |
| GAG | used from 248 nm out; 28 nm from the line | 220/40 19° | 230/28 14° | 240/23 8° | 230/21 -6° | 240/31 -19° | 250/66 -29° | 260/58 -38° | 260/47 -49° | |
| ICT | used from 347 nm out; 67 nm from the line | 200/48 | 230/39 19° | 240/24 14° | 240/20 8° | 240/22 -6° | 250/31 -18° | 250/61 -29° | 260/58 -38° | 270/54 -49° |
| MKC | used from 495 nm out; 81 nm from the line | 220/44 | 250/28 18° | 250/18 13° | 240/12 6° | 280/24 -6° | 240/34 -18° | 260/47 -30° | 260/51 -40° | 270/58 -50° |
| COU | used from 644 nm out; 38 nm from the line | 230/31 | 230/30 15° | 260/16 11° | 270/14 6° | 260/24 -6° | 270/27 -18° | 270/37 -32° | 280/49 -41° | 290/56 -51° |
| BRL | used from 743 nm out; 47 nm from the line | 230/24 | 240/29 15° | 290/16 10° | 280/15 4° | 260/23 -7° | 260/32 -19° | 260/36 -33° | 280/48 -41° | 280/59 -52° |
| SPI | used from 793 nm out; 35 nm from the line | 220/21 | 250/23 16° | 260/27 9° | 270/14 6° | 270/23 -7° | 270/31 -19° | 270/28 -33° | 290/48 -42° | 300/55 -52° |
| JOT | used from 842 nm out; 59 nm from the line | 250/23 | 270/22 15° | 250/16 10° | 240/9 4° | 280/22 -7° | 280/29 -19° | 300/29 -34° | 290/50 -43° | 300/64 -52° |
| FWA | used from 991 nm out; 69 nm from the line | 300/17 | 320/20 16° | 330/20 10° | 340/15 3° | 310/27 -8° | 320/37 -20° | 330/52 -36° | 330/65 -43° | 330/60 -50° |
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 | ||||
| PRZ Portales, NM | 79 nm out, 10 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 4,077 ft | ||||
| AMA Amarillo, TX | 178 nm out, 15 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 3,606 ft | ||||
| HHF Canadian, TX | 258 nm out, 13 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 2,396 ft | ||||
| MDF Mooreland, OK | 327 nm out, 12 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 1,970 ft | ||||
| BEC Wichita, KS | 446 nm out, 23 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,408 ft | ||||
| OJC Olathe, KS | 575 nm out, 24 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,096 ft | ||||
| RCM Warrensburg, MO | 614 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 797 ft | ||||
| UIN Quincy, IL | 753 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 768 ft | ||||
| PIA Peoria, IL | 832 nm out, 10 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 660 ft | ||||
| GYY Gary/Chicago, IN | 951 nm out, 16 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 596 ft | ||||
| SBN South Bend, IN | destination | no report just now | 798 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 4,077 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At SBN when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:02 am EDT (14:02 UTC)
SBN has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/7634 CENTRALIA, MO, Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 19 nm from the route, 693 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · today · ZKC
Daylight
Sunset at ROW 6:27 pm MDT (00:27 UTC), at SBN 7:09 pm EDT (23:09 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:36 pm EDT (23:36 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, South Bend International.