Plan a flight · Mon 6:02 am CDT (11:02 UTC)

Austin-Bergstrom International to Lea County Regional AUS → HOB

321 nautical miles (370 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 299°, about 295° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4E). At 120 knots that is 2 h 37 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 3-knot tailwind), arriving about 7:39 am MDT (13:39 UTC). Right now AUS is VFR, wind from the east (090°) at 3 knots; HOB is VFR, wind from the west-southwest (250°) at 5 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

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

A320 at 21,000 ft, 45 nm southeast, 5:45 am CDT (10:45 UTC): moderate chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. At the departure end, 45 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SAT UA /OV SAT090060/TM 1045/FL210/TP A320/TB OCNL MOD CHOP/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through SAT
Where
60 nm east (090°) of SAT
Time
10:45 UTC
Height
at 21,000 ft
Aircraft
A320
Turbulence
occasional moderate chop
Remarks
zhu
A320 at 2,300 ft, 49 nm southwest, 5:37 am CDT (10:37 UTC): remarks: KSAT base 2,300 ft, on top 4,000 ft. 19 nm along the route, 49 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SAT UA /OV SAT/TM 1037/FL023/TP A320/RM KSAT BASE 023, ON TOP 040
```
Report
a routine report filed through SAT
Where
over SAT
Time
10:37 UTC
Height
at 2,300 ft
Aircraft
A320
Remarks
KSAT base 2,300 ft, on top 4,000 ft

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 3 forecast points nearest it (SAT, ABI, INK). 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	200° at 21 kt	−3 kt	20 °C	123 kt	2 h 37 min	7:39 am MDT (13:39 UTC)
6,500 ft	200° at 20 kt	−2 kt	18 °C	122 kt	2 h 38 min	7:40 am MDT (13:40 UTC)
8,500 ft	210° at 14 kt	0	15 °C	120 kt	2 h 40 min	7:42 am MDT (13:42 UTC)
10,500 ft	210° at 13 kt	+1 kt	11 °C	119 kt	2 h 42 min	7:44 am MDT (13:44 UTC)
12,500 ft	210° at 14 kt	+1 kt	7 °C	119 kt	2 h 42 min	7:44 am MDT (13:44 UTC)
14,500 ft	220° at 16 kt	+3 kt	3 °C	117 kt	2 h 45 min	7:47 am MDT (13:47 UTC)
16,500 ft	220° at 19 kt	+4 kt	-2 °C	116 kt	2 h 46 min	7:48 am MDT (13:48 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	220° at 21 kt	+5 kt	-5 °C	115 kt	2 h 47 min	7:49 am MDT (13:49 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	240° at 26 kt	+14 kt	-14 °C	106 kt	3 h 02 min	8:04 am MDT (14:04 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	240° at 31 kt	+16 kt	-28 °C	104 kt	3 h 05 min	8:07 am MDT (14:07 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	260° at 28 kt	+23 kt	-39 °C	97 kt	3 h 19 min	8:21 am MDT (14:21 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	280° at 19 kt	+19 kt	-51 °C	101 kt	3 h 11 min	8:13 am MDT (14:13 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
SAT	used from 0 nm out; 55 nm from the line	160/18	180/22 17°	190/16 14°	210/16 9°	220/16 -5°	200/11 -14°	250/8 -29°	330/8 -40°	020/26 -51°
ABI	used from 97 nm out; 75 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°
INK	used from 195 nm out; 91 nm from the line		220/17 21°	230/12 14°	210/13 7°	220/29 -5°	240/41 -14°	230/43 -28°	250/41 -38°	250/33 -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: scattered clouds at 2,700 feet, scattered clouds at 3,500 feet	from the east (090°) at 3 knots	9 mi	none	541 ft	5:53 am CDT (10:53 UTC)
DZB Horseshoe Bay, TX	39 nm out, 2 nm northwest of the line	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 1,600 feet	calm	10+ mi	none	1,093 ft	10:55 UTC
AQO Llano, TX	58 nm out, 7 nm north of the line	marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 2,100 feet, overcast at 2,900 feet	calm	10+ mi	2,100 ft	1,101 ft	10:55 UTC
BBD Brady, TX	107 nm out, 11 nm northeast of the line	VFR	from the southeast (140°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	1,827 ft	10:55 UTC
SJT San Angelo, TX	165 nm out, 9 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (170°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	1,918 ft	10:51 UTC
BPG Big Spring, TX	234 nm out, 13 nm northeast of the line	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 11 knots	10+ mi	none	2,572 ft	10:55 UTC
MAF Midland, TX	253 nm out, 17 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 14 knots	10+ mi	none	2,872 ft	10:53 UTC
GNC Seminole, TX	292 nm out, 13 nm north of the line	VFR	from the south (190°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	3,314 ft	10:30 UTC
HOB Hobbs, NM	destination	VFR	from the west-southwest (250°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	3,660 ft	4:55 am MDT (10:55 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 3,660 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At HOB when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:39 am MDT (13:39 UTC)

Wind from the south at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for HOB

From Mon 12:00 am MDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 15 knots, gusting to 23, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 10,000 feet
From Mon 1:00 am MDT (07:00 UTC): wind from the south at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet

The forecast for AUS, the departure

From Mon 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 1,500 feet, scattered clouds at 12,000 feet and more above
From Mon 6:00 am CDT (11:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer 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

6/4240 SAN ANGELO, TX, Sunday, March 8, 2026 through Sunday, November 1, 2026 Local 5 nm from the route, 156 nm along the route · security · until 1 November · ZFW

Daylight

Sunset at AUS 7:02 pm CDT (00:02 UTC), at HOB 6:22 pm MDT (00:22 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:47 pm MDT (00:47 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 southern 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: Austin-Bergstrom International, Lea County Regional.