Asheville Regional to William P Hobby Airport AVL → HOU
731 nautical miles (842 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 245°, about 252° magnetic at the departure end (variation 7W). At 120 knots that is 6 h 21 min at the quickest height in today's winds (6,500 ft, a 5-knot headwind), arriving about 3:09 am CDT (08:09 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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: 52 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 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 8,000 ft. Over the first 69 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 119 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 AVL.
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 20:00–03:00 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 8 forecast points nearest it (GSP, TYS, ATL, HSV, BHM, JAN, 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 | 300° at 12 kt | +6 kt | 114 kt | 6 h 25 min | 3:13 am CDT (08:13 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 310° at 15 kt | +5 kt | 15 °C | 115 kt | 6 h 21 min | 3:09 am CDT (08:09 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 310° at 15 kt | +7 kt | 12 °C | 113 kt | 6 h 28 min | 3:16 am CDT (08:16 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 310° at 18 kt | +8 kt | 8 °C | 112 kt | 6 h 32 min | 3:20 am CDT (08:20 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 310° at 21 kt | +9 kt | 5 °C | 111 kt | 6 h 35 min | 3:23 am CDT (08:23 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 310° at 22 kt | +10 kt | 1 °C | 110 kt | 6 h 39 min | 3:27 am CDT (08:27 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 300° at 23 kt | +11 kt | -2 °C | 109 kt | 6 h 42 min | 3:30 am CDT (08:30 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 300° at 24 kt | +12 kt | -5 °C | 108 kt | 6 h 46 min | 3:34 am CDT (08:34 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 300° at 25 kt | +14 kt | -17 °C | 106 kt | 6 h 54 min | 3:42 am CDT (08:42 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 310° at 35 kt | +13 kt | -32 °C | 107 kt | 6 h 50 min | 3:38 am CDT (08:38 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 320° at 36 kt | +10 kt | -41 °C | 110 kt | 6 h 39 min | 3:27 am CDT (08:27 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 310° at 34 kt | +12 kt | -51 °C | 108 kt | 6 h 46 min | 3:34 am CDT (08:34 UTC) |
Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GSP | used from 0 nm out; 44 nm from the line | 300/22 | 310/22 11° | 300/22 7° | 290/28 5° | 270/36 -5° | 250/42 -18° | 230/54 -31° | 230/59 -40° | 230/65 -50° |
| TYS | used from 49 nm out; 54 nm from the line | 290/19 | 310/22 11° | 330/25 7° | 330/34 3° | 320/37 -7° | 300/37 -18° | 300/37 -34° | 280/29 -39° | 270/29 -48° |
| ATL | used from 99 nm out; 58 nm from the line | 300/23 | 320/26 14° | 320/34 10° | 320/41 5° | 290/32 -6° | 290/31 -18° | 280/28 -33° | 260/32 -41° | 250/28 -50° |
| HSV | used from 148 nm out; 60 nm from the line | 290/15 | 330/34 16° | 330/38 11° | 330/40 5° | 320/36 -7° | 320/31 -18° | 320/44 -34° | 330/53 -41° | 330/34 -48° |
| BHM | used from 198 nm out; 17 nm from the line | 300/16 | 330/32 16° | 320/37 11° | 330/37 6° | 310/33 -7° | 310/30 -18° | 320/40 -34° | 330/43 -41° | 330/30 -49° |
| JAN | used from 346 nm out; 49 nm from the line | 260/6 | 310/14 17° | 280/13 12° | 290/19 6° | 310/22 -5° | 310/28 -17° | 320/44 -32° | 330/48 -41° | 320/52 -51° |
| LCH | used from 544 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 190/6 | 180/8 18° | 170/13 12° | 220/12 7° | 290/10 -4° | 280/15 -14° | 320/30 -31° | 320/32 -40° | 320/39 -53° |
| HOU | used from 692 nm out; 20 nm from the line | 160/18 | 160/14 17° | 180/19 12° | 190/11 8° | 260/12 -4° | 260/14 -13° | 310/26 -30° | 310/30 -40° | 320/21 -52° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVL Asheville, NC | departure | no report just now | 2,163 ft | ||||
| RHP Andrews, NC | 69 nm out, 15 nm north of the line | no report just now | 1,698 ft | ||||
| DZJ Blairsville, GA | 79 nm out, 1 nm south of the line | no report just now | 1,906 ft | ||||
| GAD Gadsden, AL | 198 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 569 ft | ||||
| TCL Tuscaloosa, AL | 287 nm out, 9 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 169 ft | ||||
| AIV Aliceville, AL | 316 nm out, 3 nm east of the line | no report just now | 150 ft | ||||
| JAN Jackson, MS | 415 nm out, 5 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 346 ft | ||||
| HEZ Natchez, MS | 494 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 272 ft | ||||
| AEX Alexandria, LA | 554 nm out, 15 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 88 ft | ||||
| DRI De Ridder, LA | 613 nm out, 10 nm north of the line | no report just now | 201 ft | ||||
| BPT Beaumont/Port Arthur, TX | 662 nm out, 19 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 14 ft | ||||
| HOU Houston, TX | destination | no report just now | 46 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 2,163 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At HOU when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:09 am CDT (08:09 UTC)
HOU has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
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 AVL 6:59 pm EDT (22:59 UTC), at HOU 6:54 pm CDT (23:54 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:18 pm CDT (00:18 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at HOU is before sunrise there (7:20 am CDT (12:20 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: Asheville Regional, William P Hobby Airport.