Plan a flight · Mon 9:03 am CDT (14:03 UTC)

Abilene Regional to Hector International ABI → FAR

881 nautical miles (1,014 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 008°, about 003° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5E). At 120 knots that is 6 h 05 min at the quickest height in today's winds (24,000 ft, a 25-knot tailwind), arriving about 3:08 pm CDT (20:08 UTC). Right now ABI is VFR, wind from the south (170°) at 15 knots; FAR is low IFR, wind from the north (010°) at 10 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: 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

AIRMET TANGO 2W: 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 287 to 445 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the last 267 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 ABI.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

B737 at 22,000 ft, 34 nm east, 6:35 am CDT (11:35 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence from 22,000 ft to 24,000 ft, remarks: ZFW49. 208 nm along the route, 34 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
OKC UA /OV IRW290045/TM 1135/FL220/TP B737/TB CONS LGT-MOD CHOP 220-240/RM -ZFW49
```
Report
a routine report filed through OKC
Where
45 nm west (290°) of IRW
Time
11:35 UTC
Height
at 22,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
continuous light to moderate chop from 22,000 ft to 24,000 ft
Remarks
ZFW49
CRJ7 at 28,000 ft, 36 nm west, 6:25 am CDT (11:25 UTC): light turbulence, remarks: zkc fd dl. 317 nm along the route, 36 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DDC UA /OV DDC090024/TM 1125/FL280/TP CRJ7/TB LGT/RM ZKC FD DL
```
Report
a routine report filed through DDC
Where
24 nm east (090°) of DDC
Time
11:25 UTC
Height
at 28,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ7
Turbulence
light
Remarks
zkc fd dl
B38M at 39,000 ft, 39 nm west, 7:43 am CDT (12:43 UTC): light chop turbulence. 495 nm along the route, 39 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
HSI UA /OV HSI270030/TM 1243/FL390/TP B38M/TB CONS LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through HSI
Where
30 nm west (270°) of HSI
Time
12:43 UTC
Height
at 39,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
continuous light chop
UAL1095 at 36,000 ft, 35 nm east, 8:00 am CDT (13:00 UTC): no turbulence, -41 °C, wind 253° at 52 knots. 683 nm along the route, 35 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ARP UAL1095 4338N 09646W 1300 F360 MS41 253/052KT TB NONE SK CLEAR IC
```
Report
a routine report filed through ARP
C25A at 7,500 ft, 6 nm east, 7:31 am CDT (12:31 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, remarks: during the climb. 762 nm along the route, 6 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ATY UA /OV ATY/TM 1231/FL075/TP C25A/SK BASEUNKN/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURC
```
Report
a routine report filed through ATY
Where
over ATY
Time
12:31 UTC
Height
at 7,500 ft
Aircraft
C25A
Sky
baseunkn
Turbulence
none
Icing
none
Remarks
during the climb
C441 at 5,000 ft, 50 nm west, 6:52 am CDT (11:52 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, remarks: during the climb. 782 nm along the route, 50 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ABR UA /OV ABR/TM 1152/FL050/TP C441/SK BASEUNKN-TOP032/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURC
```
Report
a routine report filed through ABR
Where
over ABR
Time
11:52 UTC
Height
at 5,000 ft
Aircraft
C441
Sky
BASEUNKN-TOP032
Turbulence
none
Icing
none
Remarks
during the climb
A321 at 1,200 ft, 0 nm southeast, 7:16 am CDT (12:16 UTC): overcast from 1,200 ft to 2,900 ft. At the destination end, 0 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FAR UA /OV FAR/TM 1216/FL012/TP A321/SK OVC012-TOP029
```
Report
a routine report filed through FAR
Where
over FAR
Time
12:16 UTC
Height
at 1,200 ft
Aircraft
A321
Sky
overcast from 1,200 ft, tops 2,900 ft
E75L at 1,300 ft, 0 nm southeast, 6:20 am CDT (11:20 UTC): overcast from 1,300 ft to 2,900 ft. At the destination end, 0 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FAR UA /OV FAR/TM 1120/FL013/TP E75L/SK OVC013-TOP029
```
Report
a routine report filed through FAR
Where
over FAR
Time
11:20 UTC
Height
at 1,300 ft
Aircraft
E75L
Sky
overcast from 1,300 ft, tops 2,900 ft
PC12 at 3,500 ft, 5 nm west, 8:39 am CDT (13:39 UTC): overcast from 1,200 ft to 3,500 ft, 10 °C. At the destination end, 5 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FAR UA /OV KFAR270005/TM 1339/FL035/TP PC12/SK OVC012-TOP035/TA 10
```
Report
a routine report filed through FAR
Where
5 nm west (270°) of KFAR
Time
13:39 UTC
Height
at 3,500 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Sky
overcast from 1,200 ft, tops 3,500 ft
Temperature
10 °C
K100 at 2,800 ft, 39 nm east, 8:07 am CDT (13:07 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, 10 °C. At the destination end, 39 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DTL UA /OV DTL/TM 1307/FL028/TP K100/SK BASE028/TA 10/TB NEG/IC NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through DTL
Where
over DTL
Time
13:07 UTC
Height
at 2,800 ft
Aircraft
K100
Sky
BASE028
Temperature
10 °C
Turbulence
none
Icing
none
TBM8 at 2,700 ft, 0 nm southwest, 8:03 am CDT (13:03 UTC): overcast from 1,300 ft to 2,700 ft. At the destination end, 0 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FAR UA /OV KFAR/TM 1303/FL027/TP TBM8/SK OVC013-TOP027
```
Report
a routine report filed through FAR
Where
over KFAR
Time
13:03 UTC
Height
at 2,700 ft
Aircraft
TBM8
Sky
overcast from 1,300 ft, tops 2,700 ft
M600 at 2,800 ft, 2 nm west, 7:36 am CDT (12:36 UTC): overcast up to 2,800 ft. At the destination end, 2 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FAR UA /OV KFAR270002/TM 1236/FL028/TP M600/SK OVCUNKN-TOP028
```
Report
a routine report filed through FAR
Where
2 nm west (270°) of KFAR
Time
12:36 UTC
Height
at 2,800 ft
Aircraft
M600
Sky
overcast, tops 2,800 ft
B190 at 1,100 ft, 2 nm south, 7:30 am CDT (12:30 UTC): overcast from 1,200 ft to 2,700 ft, remarks: during the descent the ILS approach to runway 36. At the destination end, 2 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FAR UA /OV KFAR180002/TM 1230/FL011/TP B190/SK OVC012-TOP027/RM DURD ILS36
```
Report
a routine report filed through FAR
Where
2 nm south (180°) of KFAR
Time
12:30 UTC
Height
at 1,100 ft
Aircraft
B190
Sky
overcast from 1,200 ft, tops 2,700 ft
Remarks
during the descent the ILS approach to runway 36

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 10 forecast points nearest it (ABI, SPS, GAG, ICT, SLN, GRI, ONL, FSD, ABR, AXN). 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 24 kt	−20 kt		140 kt	6 h 18 min	3:21 pm CDT (20:21 UTC)
5,500 ft	230° at 29 kt	−21 kt	22 °C	141 kt	6 h 15 min	3:18 pm CDT (20:18 UTC)
7,500 ft	230° at 26 kt	−19 kt	17 °C	139 kt	6 h 20 min	3:23 pm CDT (20:23 UTC)
9,500 ft	230° at 24 kt	−18 kt	13 °C	138 kt	6 h 23 min	3:26 pm CDT (20:26 UTC)
11,500 ft	230° at 23 kt	−18 kt	8 °C	138 kt	6 h 23 min	3:26 pm CDT (20:26 UTC)
13,500 ft	230° at 24 kt	−18 kt	3 °C	138 kt	6 h 23 min	3:26 pm CDT (20:26 UTC)
15,500 ft	230° at 26 kt	−19 kt	-2 °C	139 kt	6 h 20 min	3:23 pm CDT (20:23 UTC)
17,500 ft	240° at 28 kt	−19 kt	-7 °C	139 kt	6 h 20 min	3:23 pm CDT (20:23 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	240° at 28 kt	−19 kt	-8 °C	139 kt	6 h 20 min	3:23 pm CDT (20:23 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	240° at 37 kt	−25 kt	-20 °C	145 kt	6 h 05 min	3:08 pm CDT (20:08 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	260° at 53 kt	−21 kt	-31 °C	141 kt	6 h 15 min	3:18 pm CDT (20:18 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	270° at 54 kt	−12 kt	-37 °C	132 kt	6 h 40 min	3:43 pm CDT (20:43 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	270° at 55 kt	−9 kt	-48 °C	129 kt	6 h 50 min	3:53 pm CDT (20:53 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
ABI	used from 0 nm out; 25 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°
SPS	used from 49 nm out; 54 nm from the line	220/35	220/31 18°	230/16 14°	230/10 8°	250/18 -5°	250/32 -16°	260/51 -28°	280/46 -38°	300/50 -50°
GAG	used from 148 nm out; 68 nm from the line		240/35 22°	240/27 14°	230/25 6°	240/38 -7°	230/44 -19°	250/73 -28°	270/66 -37°	270/58 -49°
ICT	used from 297 nm out; 64 nm from the line	230/45	240/33 21°	230/23 14°	230/22 7°	240/29 -7°	240/36 -20°	260/78 -29°	270/69 -36°	270/56 -49°
SLN	used from 346 nm out; 48 nm from the line	230/49	240/41 22°	230/26 15°	220/21 7°	240/38 -8°	240/44 -21°	260/77 -29°	270/70 -36°	270/63 -48°
GRI	used from 445 nm out; 48 nm from the line		230/39 23°	230/32 15°	210/29 7°	230/31 -8°	230/43 -21°	250/52 -31°	260/59 -35°	260/59 -46°
ONL	used from 544 nm out; 52 nm from the line		250/31 22°	230/27 16°	220/25 8°	230/25 -9°	220/29 -22°	250/42 -33°	250/48 -36°	250/52 -46°
FSD	used from 643 nm out; 40 nm from the line	210/20	230/23 21°	220/25 14°	230/30 5°	230/26 -9°	240/30 -21°	270/33 -36°	260/47 -37°	270/58 -47°
ABR	used from 742 nm out; 55 nm from the line	080/12	210/12 17°	220/22 12°	230/26 5°	220/28 -10°	230/41 -21°	250/36 -36°	260/47 -39°	260/63 -47°
AXN	used from 841 nm out; 76 nm from the line	110/6	260/10 16°	240/17 12°	250/20 5°	260/29 -10°	260/35 -22°	260/29 -38°	270/48 -41°	270/61 -48°

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
ABI Abilene, TX	departure	VFR	from the south (170°) at 15 knots	10+ mi	none	1,790 ft	8:52 am CDT (13:52 UTC)
AXS Altus, OK	139 nm out, 2 nm west of the line	VFR	from the south-southeast (150°) at 12 knots	10+ mi	none	1,433 ft	13:35 UTC
CSM Burns Flat, OK	178 nm out, 1 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (190°) at 19 knots, gusting to 25	10+ mi	none	1,922 ft	13:53 UTC
PTT Pratt, KS	317 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line	VFR	from the south (180°) at 12 knots	10+ mi	none	1,952 ft	13:55 UTC
GBD Great Bend, KS	356 nm out, 10 nm west of the line	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 17 knots	10+ mi	none	1,886 ft	13:56 UTC
GRI Grand Island, NE	515 nm out, 8 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (190°) at 12 knots	10+ mi	none	1,847 ft	13:53 UTC
BVN Albion, NE	564 nm out, 3 nm west of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	1,806 ft	13:55 UTC
YKN Yankton, SD	643 nm out, 16 nm east of the line	low IFR Sky: overcast at 200 feet Weather: mist	from the west (280°) at 5 knots	1 mi	200 ft	1,305 ft	13:56 UTC
ATY Watertown, SD	762 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line	low IFR Sky: sky obscured at 300 feet Weather: fog	from the east-northeast (070°) at 8 knots	0.25 mi	300 ft	1,749 ft	13:53 UTC
BWP Wahpeton, ND	841 nm out, 15 nm east of the line	VFR	from the northwest (310°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	968 ft	13:55 UTC
FAR Fargo, ND	destination	low IFR Sky: overcast at 300 feet Weather: mist	from the north (010°) at 10 knots	1.5 mi	300 ft	901 ft	8:53 am CDT (13:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,952 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At FAR when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:08 pm CDT (20:08 UTC)

Wind from the north-northeast at 12 knots, visibility 6 miles, light rain showers, overcast at 700 feet IFR

The whole forecast for FAR

From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the north at 10 knots, visibility 4 miles, mist, overcast at 500 feet
From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 12 knots, visibility 6 miles, light rain showers, overcast at 700 feet
From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 600 feet

The forecast for ABI, the departure

From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 8:30 am CDT (13:30 UTC): wind from the south at 15 knots, gusting to 25, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 3,500 feet
From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the south at 16 knots, gusting to 24, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 4,000 feet
From Mon 2:00 pm CDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the south at 17 knots, gusting to 26, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 5,000 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 ABI 7:08 pm CDT (00:08 UTC), at FAR 6:45 pm CDT (23:45 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:16 pm CDT (00:16 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 Plains · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the northern Rockies · 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: Abilene Regional, Hector International.