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Atlantic City International to William P Hobby Airport ACY → HOU

1,177 nautical miles (1,354 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 246°, about 256° magnetic at the departure end (variation 10W). At 120 knots that is 10 h 36 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 9-knot headwind), arriving about 7:47 am CDT (12:47 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: 2 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 6E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 11:55 pm EDT (03:55 UTC). Over the first 70 nm of the route.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 120155
    MKCE WST 120155
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 6E
    VALID UNTIL 0355Z
    NY NJ PA DE MD AND DE NJ NY MD CSTL WTRS
    FROM 20WNW SAX-70S HTO-50ESE SBY-30WSW HAR-20WNW SAX
    AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 22020KT. TOPS TO FL300.
  • SIGMET 7E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 33,000 ft, moving from the west at 15 knots, until 11:55 pm EDT (03:55 UTC). Over the route from 100 to 289 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 120155
    MKCE WST 120155
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 7E
    VALID UNTIL 0355Z
    PA MD VA DC WV OH
    FROM 10NNE JST-30WNW SBY-40ENE RIC-50SW BKW-20SE APE-10NNE JST
    AREA TS MOV FROM 28015KT. TOPS TO FL330.
  • 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 first 439 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the route from 110 to 160 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 229 to 558 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 8,000 ft. Over the route from 289 to 409 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 ACY.

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 westbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: even 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 (ACY, RIC, ROA, TRI, TYS, HSV, BHM, JAN, SHV, LCH, HOU). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft270° at 11 kt+9 kt11 °C111 kt10 h 36 min7:47 am CDT (12:47 UTC)
6,500 ft290° at 13 kt+9 kt14 °C111 kt10 h 36 min7:47 am CDT (12:47 UTC)
8,500 ft280° at 14 kt+10 kt11 °C110 kt10 h 42 min7:53 am CDT (12:53 UTC)
10,500 ft290° at 14 kt+10 kt8 °C110 kt10 h 42 min7:53 am CDT (12:53 UTC)
12,500 ft290° at 15 kt+10 kt4 °C110 kt10 h 42 min7:53 am CDT (12:53 UTC)
14,500 ft280° at 17 kt+12 kt0 °C108 kt10 h 54 min8:05 am CDT (13:05 UTC)
16,500 ft280° at 19 kt+14 kt-3 °C106 kt11 h 06 min8:17 am CDT (13:17 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180280° at 21 kt+16 kt-6 °C104 kt11 h 19 min8:30 am CDT (13:30 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240270° at 28 kt+24 kt-17 °C96 kt12 h 16 min9:27 am CDT (14:27 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300270° at 34 kt+29 kt-32 °C91 kt12 h 56 min10:07 am CDT (15:07 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340270° at 35 kt+29 kt-40 °C91 kt12 h 56 min10:07 am CDT (15:07 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390270° at 34 kt+29 kt-50 °C91 kt12 h 56 min10:07 am CDT (15:07 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
ACYused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line230/15230/22 15°230/31 11°230/27 6°230/40 -7°230/51 -17°230/71 -31°230/81 -41°230/86 -53°
RICused from 100 nm out; 67 nm from the line190/33200/29 14°210/31 12°210/38 6°230/42 -7°230/68 -16°220/84 -29°220/86 -40°220/81 -52°
ROAused from 199 nm out; 60 nm from the line280/9290/15 12°290/11 8°210/6 3°210/30 -6°220/46 -19°210/74 -30°220/78 -39°220/64 -48°
TRIused from 349 nm out; 38 nm from the line310/28 11°320/32 7°330/30 2°300/28 -9°280/34 -21°250/37 -31°240/39 -38°250/35 -48°
TYSused from 449 nm out; 25 nm from the line290/19310/22 11°330/25 7°330/34 3°320/37 -7°300/37 -18°300/37 -34°280/29 -39°270/29 -48°
HSVused from 598 nm out; 31 nm from the line290/15330/34 16°330/38 11°330/40 5°320/36 -7°320/31 -18°320/44 -34°330/53 -41°330/34 -48°
BHMused from 698 nm out; 58 nm from the line300/16330/32 16°320/37 11°330/37 6°310/33 -7°310/30 -18°320/40 -34°330/43 -41°330/30 -49°
JANused from 748 nm out; 94 nm from the line260/6310/14 17°280/13 12°290/19 6°310/22 -5°310/28 -17°320/44 -32°330/48 -41°320/52 -51°
SHVused from 947 nm out; 105 nm from the line190/11230/19 17°230/26 12°260/15 7°280/16 -4°300/17 -15°300/34 -30°300/31 -41°310/42 -52°
LCHused from 997 nm out; 63 nm from the line190/6180/8 18°170/13 12°220/12 7°290/10 -4°280/15 -14°320/30 -31°320/32 -40°320/39 -53°
HOUused from 1097 nm out; 55 nm from the line160/18160/14 17°180/19 12°190/11 8°260/12 -4°260/14 -13°310/26 -30°310/30 -40°320/21 -52°

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
ACY Atlantic City, NJ departure no report just now 74 ft
DOV Dover, DE 50 nm out, 4 nm east of the line, tower no report just now 28 ft
CHO Charlottesville, VA 199 nm out, 5 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 640 ft
ROA Roanoke, VA 289 nm out, 8 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 1,175 ft
TRI Bristol/Johnson/Kingsport, TN 409 nm out, 4 nm west of the line, tower no report just now 1,518 ft
TYS Knoxville, TN 499 nm out, 5 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 986 ft
HSV Huntsville, AL 648 nm out, 13 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 628 ft
GTR Columbus/W Point/Starkville, MS 768 nm out, 2 nm east of the line, tower no report just now 264 ft
HKS Jackson, MS 868 nm out, 13 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 341 ft
AEX Alexandria, LA 1007 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 88 ft
BPT Beaumont/Port Arthur, TX 1117 nm out, 23 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 14 ft
HOU Houston, TX destination no report just now 46 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,518 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At HOU when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:47 am CDT (12:47 UTC)

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

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

  • 6/8719 Greenwood, DE, Friday, October 16, 2026 through Saturday, October 17, 2026 UTC 9 nm from the route, 60 nm along the route · air shows/sports · starts Friday 16 October · ZDC
  • 6/8886 Greenwood, DE, Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 9 nm from the route, 60 nm along the route · air shows/sports · starts Sunday 18 October · ZDC
  • 4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA 2 nm from the route, 120 nm along the route · security · ZDC

Daylight

Sunset at ACY 6:24 pm EDT (22:24 UTC), at HOU 6:54 pm CDT (23:54 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:18 pm CDT (00:18 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 Northeast
Radar now, the Northeast · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the Southeast
Radar now, the Southeast · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley
Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · 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: Atlantic City International, William P Hobby Airport.