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St. Louis Lambert International to Republic Airport STL → FRG

791 nautical miles (910 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 076°, about 077° magnetic at the departure end (variation 1W). At 120 knots that is 4 h 57 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 40-knot tailwind), arriving about 2:37 am EDT (06:37 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now STL is VFR, wind from the southeast (130°) at 7 knots; FRG is IFR, wind from the northeast (050°) at 12 knots, gusting to 20. 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 return flight

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

  • SIGMET 3E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 31,000 ft, moving from the west at 15 knots, until 9:55 pm CDT (02:55 UTC). Over the route from 385 to 455 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 120055
    MKCE WST 120055
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 3E
    VALID UNTIL 0255Z
    PA MD VA NC WV OH KY
    FROM 20NE APE-30SE JST-30SSE DCA-40SW ECG-70NNW HMV-20NE APE
    AREA TS MOV FROM 28015KT. TOPS TO FL310.
  • SIGMET 2E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 31,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 9:55 pm CDT (02:55 UTC). Over the last 128 nm of the route.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 120055
    MKCE WST 120055
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 2E
    VALID UNTIL 0255Z
    CT NY NJ PA DE MD AND NJ NY CT CSTL WTRS
    FROM 30NE SAX-30SSW HTO-30ESE EMI-50WSW HAR-30NE SAX
    AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 22020KT. TOPS TO FL310.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the last 504 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 464 to 652 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the route from 484 to 731 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 13,000 ft. Over the last 99 nm of the route.

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 STL.

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 20:00–03:00 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 10 forecast points nearest it (STL, SPI, EVV, IND, CVG, CMH, AGC, PSB, AVP, JFK). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
3,500 ft110° at 3 kt+3 kt117 kt6 h 46 min4:26 am EDT (08:26 UTC)
5,500 ft290° at 6 kt−4 kt13 °C124 kt6 h 23 min4:03 am EDT (08:03 UTC)
7,500 ft300° at 9 kt−6 kt11 °C126 kt6 h 17 min3:57 am EDT (07:57 UTC)
9,500 ft310° at 10 kt−6 kt8 °C126 kt6 h 17 min3:57 am EDT (07:57 UTC)
11,500 ft310° at 11 kt−7 kt5 °C127 kt6 h 14 min3:54 am EDT (07:54 UTC)
13,500 ft310° at 12 kt−8 kt0 °C128 kt6 h 11 min3:51 am EDT (07:51 UTC)
15,500 ft300° at 13 kt−9 kt-4 °C129 kt6 h 08 min3:48 am EDT (07:48 UTC)
17,500 ft300° at 15 kt−11 kt-8 °C131 kt6 h 02 min3:42 am EDT (07:42 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180300° at 15 kt−11 kt-9 °C131 kt6 h 02 min3:42 am EDT (07:42 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240280° at 16 kt−13 kt-20 °C133 kt5 h 57 min3:37 am EDT (07:37 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300270° at 33 kt−30 kt-34 °C150 kt5 h 16 min2:56 am EDT (06:56 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340260° at 42 kt−40 kt-40 °C160 kt4 h 57 min2:37 am EDT (06:37 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390260° at 42 kt−40 kt-49 °C160 kt4 h 57 min2:37 am EDT (06:37 UTC)

Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
STLused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line210/13260/16 17°270/21 10°280/24 5°310/20 -7°320/22 -18°320/44 -33°320/59 -43°310/69 -51°
SPIused from 49 nm out; 63 nm from the line210/13260/11 17°270/18 10°290/21 4°310/20 -8°330/25 -19°320/49 -34°320/60 -44°320/59 -50°
EVVused from 99 nm out; 72 nm from the line310/13340/26 16°330/29 10°330/32 4°330/30 -9°340/38 -20°330/60 -35°320/57 -41°330/39 -48°
INDused from 148 nm out; 29 nm from the line320/10350/30 16°350/32 10°350/30 4°340/31 -10°340/42 -21°340/49 -37°320/46 -41°320/47 -47°
CVGused from 247 nm out; 39 nm from the line350/13340/20 13°340/22 8°350/30 3°340/30 -9°340/38 -21°330/37 -35°320/38 -40°310/35 -47°
CMHused from 296 nm out; 34 nm from the line340/14320/13 12°350/12 8°360/10 2°350/27 -10°340/20 -22°320/31 -35°270/25 -39°260/32 -48°
AGCused from 445 nm out; 24 nm from the line140/12350/10 12°L/V 9°L/V 3°200/11 -11°220/21 -22°220/47 -33°230/51 -39°230/45 -48°
PSBused from 544 nm out; 29 nm from the line260/13 13°220/12 8°220/11 4°230/27 -11°210/31 -21°220/73 -32°220/75 -40°230/66 -50°
AVPused from 642 nm out; 49 nm from the line110/36190/34 13°230/11 8°230/16 4°230/26 -8°220/40 -19°230/73 -33°230/98 -41°230/87 -51°
JFKused from 741 nm out; 9 nm from the line140/43170/35 13°230/18 9°250/25 5°240/40 -7°230/50 -17°230/75 -31°230/78 -41°230/88 -53°

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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
STL St Louis, MO departure VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet from the southeast (130°) at 7 knots 10+ mi none 617 ft 7:51 pm CDT (00:51 UTC)
ALN Alton/St Louis, IL 20 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line, tower VFR from the southeast (140°) at 6 knots 10+ mi none 543 ft 00:50 UTC
HUF Terre Haute, IN 148 nm out, 9 nm north of the line, tower VFR calm 10+ mi none 589 ft 00:53 UTC
IND Indianapolis, IN 198 nm out, 15 nm north of the line, tower VFR calm 10+ mi none 796 ft 00:54 UTC
DAY Dayton, OH 296 nm out, 8 nm northwest of the line, tower marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 1,000 feet, overcast at 1,400 feet from the north-northwest (330°) at 6 knots 7 mi 1,000 ft 1,009 ft 01:18 UTC
TZR Columbus, OH 346 nm out, 3 nm west of the line, tower IFR Sky: a broken layer at 700 feet, overcast at 1,900 feet from the northwest (310°) at 4 knots 10+ mi 700 ft 904 ft 01:15 UTC
HLG Wheeling, WV 455 nm out, 4 nm east of the line, tower marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,900 feet from the northeast (050°) at 6 knots 10+ mi 1,900 ft 1,194 ft 00:53 UTC
LBE Latrobe, PA 514 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line, tower marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,600 feet from the northeast (040°) at 11 knots 10+ mi 1,600 ft 1,198 ft 00:47 UTC
CXY Harrisburg, PA 632 nm out, 19 nm south of the line, tower IFR Sky: overcast at 700 feet Weather: mist from the northeast (040°) at 7 knots 3 mi 700 ft 346 ft 01:33 UTC
ABE Allentown, PA 702 nm out, 4 nm west of the line, tower IFR Sky: overcast at 900 feet from the north (360°) at 8 knots 10+ mi 900 ft 393 ft 01:22 UTC
LGA New York, NY 771 nm out, 4 nm north of the line, tower IFR Sky: a broken layer at 900 feet, overcast at 1,500 feet Weather: light rain, mist from the northeast (050°) at 19 knots, gusting to 31 3 mi 900 ft 20 ft 00:55 UTC
FRG Farmingdale, NY destination IFR Sky: a broken layer at 900 feet, overcast at 1,700 feet Weather: light rain from the northeast (050°) at 12 knots, gusting to 20 9 mi 900 ft 81 ft 9:23 pm EDT (01:23 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,198 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At FRG when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:37 am EDT (06:37 UTC)

FRG has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.

The forecast for STL, the departure
  • From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
  • From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
  • From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 12 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet

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

  • 5/2811 NEW YORK, NY, Monday, October 20, 2025 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Local 5 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · until 20 October · ZNY

Daylight

Sunset at STL 6:27 pm CDT (23:27 UTC), at FRG 6:18 pm EDT (22:18 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:45 pm EDT (22:45 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at FRG is before sunrise there (7:01 am EDT (11:01 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 upper Mississippi valley
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the central Great Lakes
Radar now, the central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the Northeast
Radar now, the Northeast · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the whole country
Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service
Surface analysis now
Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead
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: St. Louis Lambert International, Republic Airport.