Naples Municipal to George Bush Intcntl/Houston Airport APF → IAH
754 nautical miles (868 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 291°, about 294° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3W). At 120 knots that is 6 h 11 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 2-knot tailwind), arriving about 10:14 am CDT (15:14 UTC). Right now APF is VFR, wind from the northeast (050°) at 4 knots; IAH is VFR, wind calm. 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
No SIGMET or AIRMET covers any part of this route right now.
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 APF.
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 6 forecast points nearest it (PIE, TLH, MOB, MSY, LCH, HOU). 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 | 150° at 3 kt | −2 kt | 122 kt | 6 h 11 min | 10:14 am CDT (15:14 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 150° at 2 kt | −1 kt | 17 °C | 121 kt | 6 h 14 min | 10:17 am CDT (15:17 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | light and variable | +1 kt | 14 °C | 119 kt | 6 h 20 min | 10:23 am CDT (15:23 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 290° at 3 kt | +3 kt | 10 °C | 117 kt | 6 h 27 min | 10:30 am CDT (15:30 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 280° at 5 kt | +5 kt | 6 °C | 115 kt | 6 h 33 min | 10:36 am CDT (15:36 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 280° at 8 kt | +8 kt | 2 °C | 112 kt | 6 h 44 min | 10:47 am CDT (15:47 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 290° at 12 kt | +12 kt | -3 °C | 108 kt | 6 h 59 min | 11:02 am CDT (16:02 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 290° at 14 kt | +14 kt | -6 °C | 106 kt | 7 h 07 min | 11:10 am CDT (16:10 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 300° at 17 kt | +17 kt | -16 °C | 103 kt | 7 h 19 min | 11:22 am CDT (16:22 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 310° at 22 kt | +21 kt | -32 °C | 99 kt | 7 h 37 min | 11:40 am CDT (16:40 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 320° at 22 kt | +19 kt | -41 °C | 101 kt | 7 h 28 min | 11:31 am CDT (16:31 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 330° at 24 kt | +17 kt | -51 °C | 103 kt | 7 h 19 min | 11:22 am CDT (16:22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIE | used from 0 nm out; 100 nm from the line | 360/10 | 340/12 18° | 330/9 13° | 290/12 8° | 260/21 -7° | 280/18 -18° | 250/20 -33° | 250/26 -41° | 250/20 -51° |
| TLH | used from 248 nm out; 200 nm from the line | 340/23 | 350/26 17° | 350/21 11° | 300/13 6° | 320/25 -6° | 340/35 -16° | 350/44 -32° | 360/51 -42° | 350/33 -52° |
| MOB | used from 298 nm out; 169 nm from the line | L/V | L/V 18° | 020/8 11° | L/V 6° | 330/12 -5° | 330/23 -17° | 330/30 -32° | 350/39 -41° | 340/40 -53° |
| MSY | used from 347 nm out; 147 nm from the line | 150/9 | 140/8 18° | L/V 13° | L/V 6° | 320/15 -5° | 310/16 -16° | 320/32 -31° | 340/35 -40° | 350/34 -52° |
| LCH | used from 546 nm out; 87 nm from the line | 170/21 | 160/23 18° | 170/13 13° | 170/6 8° | 300/12 -7° | 280/16 -14° | 320/27 -30° | 330/23 -41° | 340/38 -51° |
| HOU | used from 695 nm out; 32 nm from the line | 180/22 | 180/20 16° | 170/7 15° | L/V 8° | 220/11 -6° | 260/15 -13° | 310/20 -30° | 320/20 -40° | 350/32 -51° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APF Naples, FL | departure | VFR | from the northeast (050°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 8 ft | 4:53 am EDT (08:53 UTC) |
| BPT Beaumont/Port Arthur, TX | 685 nm out, 16 nm north of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southeast (150°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | none | 14 ft | 08:53 UTC |
| IAH Houston, TX | destination | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 3,300 feet, overcast at 23,000 feet | calm | 10+ mi | 23,000 ft | 95 ft | 3:53 am CDT (08:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 95 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At IAH when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:14 am CDT (15:14 UTC)
Wind from the east-southeast at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for IAH
- From Mon 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,500 feet, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
- 30% chance between Mon 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC) and 5:00 pm CDT (22:00 UTC): light rain showers
The forecast for APF, the departure
- From Mon 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet
- From Mon 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet
- From Mon 5:00 pm EDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the north at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet
- From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
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 APF 7:02 pm EDT (23:02 UTC), at IAH 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
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: Naples Municipal, George Bush Intcntl/Houston Airport.