Austin-Bergstrom International to Laguardia Airport AUS → LGA
1,319 nautical miles (1,518 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 055°, about 051° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4E). At 120 knots that is 9 h 21 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 21-knot tailwind), arriving about 11:05 am EDT (15:05 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: 11 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
- SIGMET E19E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 43,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 1:55 am CDT (06:55 UTC). Over the last 300 nm of the route.
as issued
WSUS31 KKCI 120455 MKCE WST 120455 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 19E VALID UNTIL 0655Z CT NY NJ PA DE MD VA DC WV AND DE NJ NY MD CT VA CSTL WTRS FROM 20NNW HTO-70SSE HTO-90SE SIE-20WNW LYH-40ESE AIR-20NNW HTO AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL430.
- 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 last 690 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 800 to 1130 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 10,000 ft. Near the route, 1010 nm along the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 260 nm of the 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 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 eastbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: odd thousands plus 500 ft; above 18,000 ft the forecast levels), with the wind averaged along the line from the 13 forecast points nearest it (CLL, SHV, LIT, MEM, HSV, BNA, TYS, TRI, CRW, EKN, PSB, AVP, JFK). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,500 ft | 250° at 10 kt | −10 kt | 130 kt | 10 h 09 min | 11:53 am EDT (15:53 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 280° at 10 kt | −8 kt | 12 °C | 128 kt | 10 h 18 min | 12:02 pm EDT (16:02 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 290° at 12 kt | −9 kt | 13 °C | 129 kt | 10 h 13 min | 11:57 am EDT (15:57 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 290° at 15 kt | −9 kt | 9 °C | 129 kt | 10 h 13 min | 11:57 am EDT (15:57 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 300° at 14 kt | −7 kt | 6 °C | 127 kt | 10 h 23 min | 12:07 pm EDT (16:07 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 300° at 14 kt | −7 kt | 2 °C | 127 kt | 10 h 23 min | 12:07 pm EDT (16:07 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 300° at 16 kt | −7 kt | -2 °C | 127 kt | 10 h 23 min | 12:07 pm EDT (16:07 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 300° at 17 kt | −8 kt | -6 °C | 128 kt | 10 h 18 min | 12:02 pm EDT (16:02 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 300° at 17 kt | −8 kt | -7 °C | 128 kt | 10 h 18 min | 12:02 pm EDT (16:02 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 300° at 20 kt | −11 kt | -18 °C | 131 kt | 10 h 04 min | 11:48 am EDT (15:48 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 300° at 33 kt | −16 kt | -32 °C | 136 kt | 9 h 42 min | 11:26 am EDT (15:26 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 290° at 37 kt | −21 kt | -40 °C | 141 kt | 9 h 21 min | 11:05 am EDT (15:05 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 35 kt | −17 kt | -50 °C | 137 kt | 9 h 38 min | 11:22 am EDT (15:22 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; 48 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° |
| SHV | used from 150 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 200/18 | 230/24 18° | 230/24 12° | 240/14 8° | 260/12 -4° | 240/11 -15° | 300/31 -29° | 300/32 -40° | 300/36 -52° |
| LIT | used from 350 nm out; 73 nm from the line | 220/21 | 230/17 16° | 250/24 12° | 260/15 7° | 260/13 -5° | 280/25 -16° | 290/35 -30° | 300/42 -40° | 300/40 -52° |
| MEM | used from 400 nm out; 67 nm from the line | 230/19 | 260/16 15° | 270/17 12° | 300/13 6° | 300/15 -5° | 300/26 -18° | 300/34 -32° | 300/41 -40° | 310/46 -52° |
| HSV | used from 550 nm out; 78 nm from the line | 310/20 | 330/20 16° | 320/27 11° | 340/23 5° | 320/23 -7° | 340/30 -17° | 320/50 -33° | 330/61 -41° | 340/41 -50° |
| BNA | used from 600 nm out; 32 nm from the line | 310/20 | 340/20 17° | 330/24 10° | 340/22 5° | 330/26 -6° | 340/29 -18° | 330/52 -33° | 320/62 -41° | 340/45 -50° |
| TYS | used from 750 nm out; 74 nm from the line | 320/20 | 340/18 11° | 340/32 9° | 340/36 4° | 330/37 -7° | 330/38 -19° | 330/50 -34° | 330/53 -38° | 330/44 -48° |
| TRI | used from 800 nm out; 77 nm from the line | 330/22 11° | 330/29 7° | 330/32 3° | 330/36 -8° | 320/34 -19° | 320/36 -34° | 320/43 -39° | 320/46 -47° | |
| CRW | used from 850 nm out; 61 nm from the line | 330/20 | 330/23 11° | 340/25 8° | 340/21 2° | 340/33 -9° | 340/41 -20° | 330/42 -35° | 320/44 -39° | 320/43 -47° |
| EKN | used from 1000 nm out; 6 nm from the line | 330/21 12° | 330/25 7° | 350/22 2° | 330/24 -10° | 310/27 -21° | 320/33 -35° | 290/31 -39° | 290/34 -47° | |
| PSB | used from 1100 nm out; 82 nm from the line | 360/13 13° | 330/14 7° | 300/11 3° | 290/12 -11° | 240/23 -23° | 270/25 -36° | 250/34 -40° | 250/45 -48° | |
| AVP | used from 1199 nm out; 69 nm from the line | 150/5 | 350/13 12° | 270/20 8° | 260/17 4° | 260/25 -11° | 240/31 -22° | 240/54 -35° | 230/61 -41° | 240/55 -49° |
| JFK | used from 1249 nm out; 47 nm from the line | 250/18 | 250/23 14° | 240/33 9° | 240/33 4° | 240/38 -10° | 240/45 -21° | 230/86 -32° | 230/102 -40° | 230/84 -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 | no report just now | 541 ft | ||||
| CLL College Station, TX | 70 nm out, 19 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 320 ft | ||||
| SHV Shreveport, LA | 240 nm out, 1 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 257 ft | ||||
| GLH Greenville, MS | 390 nm out, 24 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 130 ft | ||||
| OLV Olive Branch, MS | 490 nm out, 22 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 401 ft | ||||
| JWN Nashville, TN | 650 nm out, 13 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 501 ft | ||||
| MQY Smyrna, TN | 660 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 543 ft | ||||
| SJS Prestonsburg, KY | 870 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 1,221 ft | ||||
| CRW Charleston, WV | 930 nm out, 13 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 947 ft | ||||
| MRB Martinsburg, WV | 1110 nm out, 5 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 564 ft | ||||
| LNS Lancaster, PA | 1199 nm out, 6 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 402 ft | ||||
| LGA New York, NY | destination | no report just now | 20 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,221 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At LGA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:05 am EDT (15:05 UTC)
LGA has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/0708 Goodlettsville, TN, Saturday, August 1, 2026 through Sunday, August 1, 2027 UTC 17 nm from the route, 660 nm along the route · security · until 1 August · ZME
- 4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA 21 nm from the route, 1140 nm along the route · security · ZDC
- 5/2811 NEW YORK, NY, Monday, October 20, 2025 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Local 4 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · until 20 October · ZNY
Daylight
Sunset at AUS 7:02 pm CDT (00:02 UTC), at LGA 6:20 pm EDT (22:20 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:47 pm EDT (22:47 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
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, Laguardia Airport.