Rick Husband Amarillo International to North Platte Rgnl/Lee Bird Field AMA → LBF
358 nautical miles (412 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 007°, about 359° magnetic at the departure end (variation 8E). At 120 knots that is 2 h 19 min at the quickest height in today's winds (24,000 ft, a 35-knot tailwind), arriving about 5:58 am CDT (10:58 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now AMA is VFR, wind from the southwest (220°) at 17 knots; LBF is VFR, wind from the east-northeast (070°) at 6 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: 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 whole 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 AMA.
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 08:00–15:00 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 4 forecast points nearest it (AMA, GCK, GLD, GRI). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,500 ft | 250° at 36 kt | −19 kt | 22 °C | 139 kt | 2 h 35 min | 6:14 am CDT (11:14 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 250° at 35 kt | −18 kt | 21 °C | 138 kt | 2 h 36 min | 6:15 am CDT (11:15 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 240° at 31 kt | −17 kt | 15 °C | 137 kt | 2 h 37 min | 6:16 am CDT (11:16 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 240° at 30 kt | −17 kt | 10 °C | 137 kt | 2 h 37 min | 6:16 am CDT (11:16 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 240° at 30 kt | −19 kt | 6 °C | 139 kt | 2 h 35 min | 6:14 am CDT (11:14 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 240° at 33 kt | −22 kt | 1 °C | 142 kt | 2 h 31 min | 6:10 am CDT (11:10 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 230° at 35 kt | −25 kt | -4 °C | 145 kt | 2 h 28 min | 6:07 am CDT (11:07 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 230° at 37 kt | −28 kt | -7 °C | 148 kt | 2 h 25 min | 6:04 am CDT (11:04 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 48 kt | −35 kt | -20 °C | 155 kt | 2 h 19 min | 5:58 am CDT (10:58 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 250° at 70 kt | −33 kt | -29 °C | 153 kt | 2 h 20 min | 5:59 am CDT (10:59 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 260° at 74 kt | −22 kt | -36 °C | 142 kt | 2 h 31 min | 6:10 am CDT (11:10 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 260° at 67 kt | −22 kt | -48 °C | 142 kt | 2 h 31 min | 6:10 am CDT (11:10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMA | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 230/32 | 230/28 14° | 230/27 7° | 230/38 -6° | 230/50 -17° | 250/69 -28° | 260/62 -37° | 270/65 -49° | |
| GCK | used from 99 nm out; 50 nm from the line | 240/40 22° | 240/40 14° | 240/38 7° | 230/39 -7° | 230/45 -20° | 250/73 -28° | 260/74 -36° | 260/64 -49° | |
| GLD | used from 199 nm out; 40 nm from the line | 260/37 | 260/25 14° | 250/27 8° | 230/36 -8° | 230/49 -21° | 250/71 -30° | 260/82 -36° | 250/73 -48° | |
| GRI | used from 348 nm out; 108 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° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMA Amarillo, TX | departure | VFR | from the southwest (220°) at 17 knots | 10+ mi | none | 3,606 ft | 2:53 am CDT (07:53 UTC) |
| BGD Borger, TX | 30 nm out, 11 nm east of the line | VFR Sky: a broken layer at 10,000 feet | from the south-southwest (210°) at 11 knots, gusting to 19 | 10+ mi | 10,000 ft | 3,055 ft | 07:51 UTC |
| GUY Guymon, OK | 89 nm out, 2 nm west of the line | VFR | from the south (180°) at 13 knots | 10+ mi | none | 3,125 ft | 07:53 UTC |
| HQG Hugoton, KS | 119 nm out, 2 nm south of the line | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 11,000 feet | from the south (190°) at 18 knots, gusting to 23 | 10+ mi | none | 3,134 ft | 08:15 UTC |
| ULS Ulysses, KS | 139 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line | VFR | from the south (190°) at 18 knots, gusting to 29 | 10+ mi | none | 3,071 ft | 08:35 UTC |
| TQK Scott City, KS | 199 nm out, 13 nm east of the line | VFR | from the south (190°) at 17 knots | 10+ mi | none | 2,968 ft | 08:15 UTC |
| CBK Colby, KS | 258 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line | VFR | from the south-southwest (210°) at 13 knots, gusting to 18 | 10+ mi | none | 3,188 ft | 08:15 UTC |
| ADT Atwood, KS | 278 nm out, 6 nm west of the line | VFR | from the south-southwest (200°) at 15 knots, gusting to 22 | 10+ mi | none | 2,990 ft | 08:15 UTC |
| LBF North Platte, NE | destination | VFR | from the east-northeast (070°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 2,777 ft | 2:53 am CDT (07:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 3,606 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At LBF when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:58 am CDT (10:58 UTC)
Wind from the east-southeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for LBF
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 9:00 pm CDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 14 knots, gusting to 26, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
The forecast for AMA, the departure
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 19 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 17 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 11,000 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 AMA 7:14 pm CDT (00:14 UTC), at LBF 7:05 pm CDT (00:05 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:33 pm CDT (00:33 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at LBF is before sunrise there (7:50 am CDT (12:50 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: Rick Husband Amarillo International, North Platte Rgnl/Lee Bird Field.