Austin-Bergstrom International to Robert Gray Army Airfield AUS → GRK
53 nautical miles (61 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 351°, about 347° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4E). At 120 knots that is 22 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 24-knot tailwind), arriving about 2:29 am CDT (07:29 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now AUS is VFR, wind from the south (180°) at 3 knots; GRK is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 8 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: 4 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 AUS.
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 02:00–09:00 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 1 forecast point nearest it (CLL). 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 | 170° at 24 kt | −24 kt | 144 kt | 22 min | 2:29 am CDT (07:29 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 170° at 24 kt | −24 kt | 17 °C | 144 kt | 22 min | 2:29 am CDT (07:29 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 190° at 16 kt | −15 kt | 15 °C | 135 kt | 24 min | 2:31 am CDT (07:31 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 220° at 13 kt | −9 kt | 11 °C | 129 kt | 25 min | 2:32 am CDT (07:32 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 240° at 13 kt | −5 kt | 7 °C | 125 kt | 25 min | 2:32 am CDT (07:32 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 240° at 14 kt | −5 kt | 3 °C | 125 kt | 25 min | 2:32 am CDT (07:32 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 240° at 15 kt | −5 kt | -2 °C | 125 kt | 25 min | 2:32 am CDT (07:32 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 240° at 15 kt | −5 kt | -5 °C | 125 kt | 25 min | 2:32 am CDT (07:32 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 260° at 17 kt | 0 | -13 °C | 120 kt | 26 min | 2:33 am CDT (07:33 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 290° at 27 kt | +13 kt | -29 °C | 107 kt | 30 min | 2:37 am CDT (07:37 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 290° at 22 kt | +11 kt | -40 °C | 109 kt | 29 min | 2:36 am CDT (07:36 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 320° at 30 kt | +26 kt | -51 °C | 94 kt | 34 min | 2:41 am CDT (07:41 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 00:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 06:00 UTC for use 02:00 to 09:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLL | used from 0 nm out; 71 nm from the line | 170/22 | 170/26 18° | 200/15 14° | 240/13 8° | 240/15 -5° | 260/17 -13° | 290/27 -29° | 290/22 -40° | 320/30 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS Austin, TX | departure | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 12,000 feet | from the south (180°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 541 ft | 1:53 am CDT (06:53 UTC) |
| GTU Georgetown, TX | 27 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,100 feet, overcast at 20,000 feet | from the south-southeast (160°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | 20,000 ft | 789 ft | 06:55 UTC |
| GRK Fort Hood (Killeen), TX | destination | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,700 feet, scattered clouds at 18,000 feet | from the south-southeast (150°) at 8 knots | 9 mi | none | 1,015 ft | 1:55 am CDT (06:55 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,015 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At GRK when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:29 am CDT (07:29 UTC)
Wind from the south-southeast at 9 knots, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet
The whole forecast for GRK
- From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 9 knots, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet
- Changing between Mon 3:00 am CDT (08:00 UTC) and 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC) to: wind from the southeast at 6 knots, a broken layer at 1,500 feet
- Changing between Mon 4:00 pm CDT (21:00 UTC) and 5:00 pm CDT (22:00 UTC) to: wind from the south-southeast at 12 knots, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
- Changing between Mon 10:00 pm CDT (03:00 UTC) and 11:00 pm CDT (04:00 UTC) to: wind from the south-southeast at 9 knots, a broken layer at 1,500 feet
The forecast for AUS, the departure
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 1,500 feet, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 6:00 am CDT (11:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,500 feet
- From Mon 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the south at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 3,500 feet
- 30% chance between Mon 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC) and 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): light thunderstorms with rain, a broken layer at 3,500 feet (thunderheads)
- From Mon 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
- From Tue 2:00 am CDT (07:00 UTC): wind from the south at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,500 feet
- At times between Tue 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC) and 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): a broken layer at 800 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 AUS 7:02 pm CDT (00:02 UTC), at GRK 7:02 pm CDT (00:02 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:26 pm CDT (00:26 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at GRK is before sunrise there (7:31 am CDT (12:31 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: Austin-Bergstrom International, Robert Gray Army Airfield.