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Boeing Fld/King County International to Laredo International BFI → LRD

1,607 nautical miles (1,850 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 130°, about 115° magnetic at the departure end (variation 15E). At 120 knots that is 12 h 33 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 8-knot tailwind), arriving about 1:26 pm CDT (18:26 UTC). Right now BFI is VFR, wind calm; LRD is VFR, wind from the east-southeast (110°) at 14 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 return flight

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 7C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 11:55 pm PDT (06:55 UTC). Near the route, 938 nm along the route.
    as issued
    WSUS32 KKCI 120455
    MKCC WST 120455
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 7C
    VALID UNTIL 0655Z
    TX OK CO NM
    FROM 40NNW PUB-70WSW LBL-40NE CME-40ESE RSK-30ENE HBU-40NNW PUB
    AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL340.
  • SIGMET 9C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 30 knots, until 11:55 pm PDT (06:55 UTC). Over the route from 1128 to 1188 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS32 KKCI 120455
    MKCC WST 120455
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 9C
    VALID UNTIL 0655Z
    TX NM
    FROM 50NNW CME-40ENE CME-50SE ELP-20WSW ELP-30E TCS-50NNW CME
    AREA TS MOV FROM 22030KT. TOPS TO FL300.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the first 220 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 130 to 270 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 190 to 858 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 309 to 459 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 389 to 759 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 589 to 1118 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 38,000 ft. Over the route from 639 to 849 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 858 to 1048 nm out.

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 BFI.

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 (SEA, YKM, LWS, BOI, PIH, SLC, GJT, FMN, ABQ, ROW, INK, DRT, LRD). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
5,500 ft180° at 10 kt+9 kt10 °C111 kt14 h 29 min3:22 pm CDT (20:22 UTC)
7,500 ft210° at 13 kt+6 kt7 °C114 kt14 h 06 min2:59 pm CDT (19:59 UTC)
9,500 ft220° at 13 kt+3 kt5 °C117 kt13 h 44 min2:37 pm CDT (19:37 UTC)
11,500 ft220° at 16 kt+3 kt1 °C117 kt13 h 44 min2:37 pm CDT (19:37 UTC)
13,500 ft220° at 20 kt+4 kt-3 °C116 kt13 h 51 min2:44 pm CDT (19:44 UTC)
15,500 ft220° at 23 kt+4 kt-7 °C116 kt13 h 51 min2:44 pm CDT (19:44 UTC)
17,500 ft220° at 27 kt+4 kt-10 °C116 kt13 h 51 min2:44 pm CDT (19:44 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180220° at 28 kt+4 kt-11 °C116 kt13 h 51 min2:44 pm CDT (19:44 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240220° at 34 kt+5 kt-21 °C115 kt13 h 58 min2:51 pm CDT (19:51 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300230° at 41 kt−1 kt-30 °C121 kt13 h 17 min2:10 pm CDT (19:10 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340240° at 44 kt−8 kt-36 °C128 kt12 h 33 min1:26 pm CDT (18:26 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390240° at 39 kt−7 kt-45 °C127 kt12 h 39 min1:32 pm CDT (18:32 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
SEAused from 0 nm out; 22 nm from the line050/7050/11 1°050/12 -5°030/31 -7°010/61 -15°010/69 -26°360/73 -40°360/62 -47°330/21 -43°
YKMused from 50 nm out; 18 nm from the line070/10040/15 -1°020/27 -8°030/25 -13°020/48 -20°010/83 -27°010/77 -37°010/49 -40°350/14 -41°
LWSused from 200 nm out; 95 nm from the line070/10080/12 -2°030/12 -6°080/7 -10°170/34 -21°160/46 -32°200/33 -35°220/22 -35°230/18 -38°
BOIused from 250 nm out; 75 nm from the line300/7 2°280/5 -4°210/16 -9°210/60 -20°210/75 -29°210/63 -32°220/64 -32°220/54 -39°
PIHused from 449 nm out; 84 nm from the lineL/V240/13 1°240/15 -3°210/42 -15°200/70 -25°220/74 -29°220/71 -36°220/62 -43°
SLCused from 499 nm out; 78 nm from the line200/5230/8 2°220/20 -2°210/40 -12°190/53 -25°210/62 -30°220/69 -34°220/64 -43°
GJTused from 699 nm out; 89 nm from the line210/43 7°230/45 1°220/49 -12°220/62 -22°220/59 -28°230/60 -33°220/55 -45°
FMNused from 799 nm out; 76 nm from the line220/28 9°220/40 2°220/53 -10°220/62 -22°230/79 -28°240/91 -34°230/71 -45°
ABQused from 948 nm out; 57 nm from the line220/27 11°210/35 5°220/46 -9°230/62 -20°240/78 -25°240/80 -35°240/56 -47°
ROWused from 1098 nm out; 51 nm from the line190/33210/27 14°220/28 6°230/36 -6°230/56 -15°230/63 -27°250/59 -37°260/57 -49°
INKused from 1248 nm out; 15 nm from the line190/23 20°200/18 15°230/18 8°240/23 -4°240/37 -14°240/46 -27°250/42 -38°260/36 -50°
DRTused from 1398 nm out; 50 nm from the line160/31170/28 16°200/14 16°210/15 9°210/15 -4°240/12 -12°240/18 -28°300/11 -38°320/18 -50°
LRDused from 1547 nm out; 35 nm from the line150/27170/24 17°170/20 14°180/12 10°230/19 -4°160/10 -14°130/10 -28°110/7 -39°010/22 -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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
BFI Seattle, WA departure VFR calm 10+ mi none 21 ft 9:53 pm PDT (04:53 UTC)
YKM Yakima, WA 90 nm out, 4 nm east of the line, tower VFR Sky: overcast at 9,500 feet from the west-southwest (240°) at 5 knots 10+ mi 9,500 ft 1,098 ft 04:53 UTC
PDT Pendleton, OR 180 nm out, 12 nm northeast of the line, tower VFR Sky: overcast at 5,500 feet from the north-northeast (030°) at 4 knots 10+ mi 5,500 ft 1,494 ft 04:53 UTC
TWF Twin Falls, ID 449 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line, tower VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 4,200 feet, overcast at 5,000 feet from the west-southwest (250°) at 8 knots 10+ mi 5,000 ft 4,153 ft 04:53 UTC
PVU Provo, UT 629 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line, tower VFR Sky: a broken layer at 6,500 feet, a broken layer at 8,000 feet, overcast at 9,500 feet Weather: light rain from the east-southeast (120°) at 7 knots 10+ mi 6,500 ft 4,496 ft 04:56 UTC
CNY Moab, UT 759 nm out, 11 nm northeast of the line VFR from the south (190°) at 13 knots, gusting to 20 10+ mi none 4,579 ft 04:53 UTC
FMN Farmington, NM 898 nm out, 13 nm southwest of the line, tower VFR from the south-southwest (210°) at 8 knots 10+ mi none 5,506 ft 04:53 UTC
ABQ Albuquerque, NM 1028 nm out, 18 nm southwest of the line, tower VFR Sky: a few clouds at 10,000 feet from the south (170°) at 4 knots 10+ mi none 5,354 ft 04:52 UTC
ROW Roswell, NM 1178 nm out, 5 nm west of the line, tower VFR Sky: a broken layer at 8,500 feet from the south-southwest (210°) at 12 knots 10+ mi 8,500 ft 3,671 ft 04:51 UTC
INK Wink, TX 1288 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line reported, no category from the south-southeast (150°) at 14 knots none 2,821 ft 04:53 UTC
DRT Del Rio, TX 1477 nm out, 5 nm north of the line VFR Sky: overcast at 6,000 feet from the east-southeast (120°) at 9 knots 10+ mi 6,000 ft 1,002 ft 04:53 UTC
LRD Laredo, TX destination VFR Sky: a few clouds at 4,500 feet from the east-southeast (110°) at 14 knots 10+ mi none 508 ft 11:56 pm CDT (04:56 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 5,506 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At LRD when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:26 pm CDT (18:26 UTC)

Wind from the south-southeast at 16 knots, gusting to 23, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for LRD
  • From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet, a broken layer at 10,000 feet
  • From Mon 3:00 am CDT (08:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,000 feet, overcast at 10,000 feet
  • At times between Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC) and 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): a broken layer at 2,500 feet
  • From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 16 knots, gusting to 23, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet
The forecast for BFI, the departure
  • From Sun 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
  • From Mon 3:00 am PDT (10:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, patches of fog, clear skies
  • From Mon 9:00 am PDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
  • From Mon 12:00 pm PDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
  • From Mon 2:00 pm PDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
  • From Mon 7:00 pm PDT (02:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

  • 6/8722 ALAMOGORDO, NM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 15 nm from the route, 1118 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB

Daylight

Sunset at BFI 6:27 pm PDT (01:27 UTC), at LRD 7:11 pm CDT (00:11 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:34 pm CDT (00:34 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 Pacific Northwest
Radar now, the Pacific Northwest · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the southern Rockies
Radar now, the southern Rockies · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the southern Plains
Radar now, the southern Plains · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the whole country
Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service
Surface analysis now
Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead
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: Boeing Fld/King County International, Laredo International.