Plan a flight · Mon 9:45 am CDT (14:45 UTC)

Jack Brooks Regional to Austin-Bergstrom International BPT → AUS

190 nautical miles (219 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 275°, about 274° magnetic at the departure end (variation 1E). At 120 knots that is 1 h 34 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 1-knot tailwind), arriving about 11:19 am CDT (16:19 UTC). Right now BPT is VFR, wind from the east-southeast (120°) at 7 knots; AUS is VFR, wind from the south (170°) at 6 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 BPT.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

E45X at 32,000 ft, 0 nm southwest, 7:05 am CDT (12:05 UTC): moderate chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. At the destination end, 0 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AUS UA /OV KCWK090015/TM 1205/FL320/TP E45X/TB MOD CHOP/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through AUS
Where
15 nm east (090°) of KCWK
Time
12:05 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
E45X
Turbulence
moderate chop
Remarks
zhu
HELO at 1,700 ft, 2 nm south, 8:43 am CDT (13:43 UTC): a few clouds above 2,000 ft, remarks: during the climb. At the departure end, 2 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BPT UA /OV KBPT160002/TM 1343/FL017/TP HELO/SK FEW020/RM DURC
```
Report
a routine report filed through BPT
Where
2 nm south (160°) of KBPT
Time
13:43 UTC
Height
at 1,700 ft
Aircraft
HELO
Sky
a few clouds from 2,000 ft
Remarks
during the climb
E145 at 19,000 ft, 0 nm south, 8:02 am CDT (13:02 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. At the departure end, 0 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BPT UA /OV BPT/TM 1302/FL190/TP E145/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through BPT
Where
over BPT
Time
13:02 UTC
Height
at 19,000 ft
Aircraft
E145
Turbulence
continuous light chop
Remarks
zhu
B739 at 34,000 ft, 45 nm south, 9:07 am CDT (14:07 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: smooth zhu. 38 nm along the route, 45 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GLS UA /OV KVUH135158/TM 1407/FL340/TP B739/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through GLS
Where
158 nm southeast (135°) of KVUH
Time
14:07 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
B739
Turbulence
none
Remarks
smooth zhu
A320 at 2,000 ft, 6 nm southwest, 9:07 am CDT (14:07 UTC): a broken layer, remarks: bases BKN020 during the descent. 67 nm along the route, 6 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IAH UA /OV DURD/TM 1407/FL020/TP A320/SK BKN/RM BASES BKN020 DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through IAH
Where
over DURD
Time
14:07 UTC
Height
at 2,000 ft
Aircraft
A320
Sky
a broken layer
Remarks
bases BKN020 during the descent
B38M at 2,000 ft, 21 nm south, 8:22 am CDT (13:22 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 67 nm along the route, 21 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IAH UA /OV 5NW HOU/TM 1322/FL020/TP B38M/SK BASE 020
```
Report
a routine report filed through IAH
Where
5NW hou
Time
13:22 UTC
Height
at 2,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Sky
base 2,000 ft
A21N at 32,000 ft, 6 nm southwest, 7:04 am CDT (12:04 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: zhu. 67 nm along the route, 6 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IAH UA /OV KDAS134010/TM 1204/FL320/TP A21N/TB NEG/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through IAH
Where
10 nm southeast (134°) of KDAS
Time
12:04 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
A21N
Turbulence
none
Remarks
zhu
B36M at 18,000 ft, 31 nm north, 7:24 am CDT (12:24 UTC): light clear-air turbulence, remarks: zhu. 76 nm along the route, 31 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IAH UA /OV KIAH355035/TM 1224/FL180/TP B36M/TB LGT CAT/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through IAH
Where
35 nm north (355°) of KIAH
Time
12:24 UTC
Height
at 18,000 ft
Aircraft
B36M
Turbulence
light clear-air turbulence
Remarks
zhu
F2TH at 18,000 ft, 41 nm north, 7:20 am CDT (12:20 UTC): no turbulence from 17,300 ft to 29,000 ft, remarks: zhu. 86 nm along the route, 41 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
UTS UA /OV KLOA30035-KLOA190020/TM 1220/FL180/TP F2TH/TB NEG 290-173/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through UTS
Where
KLOA30035-KLOA190020
Time
12:20 UTC
Height
at 18,000 ft
Aircraft
F2TH
Turbulence
no from 29,000 ft to 17,300 ft
Remarks
zhu
B738 at 18,000 ft, 41 nm north, 6:59 am CDT (11:59 UTC): light turbulence, remarks: zhu. 86 nm along the route, 41 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
UTS UA /OV KLOA155020/TM 1159/FL180/TP B738/TB LGT CHOPN 180-230/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through UTS
Where
20 nm southeast (155°) of KLOA
Time
11:59 UTC
Height
at 18,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
light chopn from 18,000 ft to 23,000 ft
Remarks
zhu
C525 at 22,000 ft, 6 nm south, 7:40 am CDT (12:40 UTC): light rime icing, -12 °C, remarks: during the climb from 19,000 ft to 24,000 ft zhu. 105 nm along the route, 6 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IAH UA /OV IAH270035/TM 1240/FL220/TP C525/TA M12/IC LGT RIME/RM DURC 190-240 ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through IAH
Where
35 nm west (270°) of IAH
Time
12:40 UTC
Height
at 22,000 ft
Aircraft
C525
Temperature
−12 °C
Icing
light rime
Remarks
during the climb from 19,000 ft to 24,000 ft zhu
B738 at 21,000 ft, 29 nm north, 6:48 am CDT (11:48 UTC): light to moderate turbulence, remarks: flight level at 19,000 ft FL220 zhu. 124 nm along the route, 29 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CLL UA /OV KTNV200020/TM 1148/FL210/TP B738/TB LGT-MOD/RM FL 190 FL220 ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through CLL
Where
20 nm south (200°) of KTNV
Time
11:48 UTC
Height
at 21,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
light to moderate
Remarks
flight level at 19,000 ft FL220 zhu
F900 , 34 nm southwest, 9:38 am CDT (14:38 UTC): a broken layer above 1,500 ft. At the destination end, 34 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BAZ UA /OV KBAZ310004/TM 1438/FLUNKN/TP F900/SK BKN015-TOPUNKN
```
Report
a routine report filed through BAZ
Where
4 nm northwest (310°) of KBAZ
Time
14:38 UTC
Height
height not given
Aircraft
F900
Sky
a broken layer from 1,500 ft, tops unknown
SR22 , 39 nm southwest, 8:48 am CDT (13:48 UTC): a broken layer above 1,600 ft. At the destination end, 39 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BAZ UA /OV KBAZ170004/TM 1348/FLUNKN/TP SR22/SK BKN016-TOPUNKN
```
Report
a routine report filed through BAZ
Where
4 nm south (170°) of KBAZ
Time
13:48 UTC
Height
height not given
Aircraft
SR22
Sky
a broken layer from 1,600 ft, tops unknown

11 more routine reports are on the map.

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 14:00–21:00 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 2 forecast points nearest it (HOU, 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	180° at 19 kt	−1 kt		121 kt	1 h 34 min	11:19 am CDT (16:19 UTC)
6,500 ft	190° at 17 kt	+3 kt	16 °C	117 kt	1 h 37 min	11:22 am CDT (16:22 UTC)
8,500 ft	200° at 14 kt	+4 kt	14 °C	116 kt	1 h 38 min	11:23 am CDT (16:23 UTC)
10,500 ft	200° at 10 kt	+3 kt	10 °C	117 kt	1 h 37 min	11:22 am CDT (16:22 UTC)
12,500 ft	210° at 7 kt	+3 kt	7 °C	117 kt	1 h 37 min	11:22 am CDT (16:22 UTC)
14,500 ft	240° at 8 kt	+7 kt	3 °C	113 kt	1 h 41 min	11:26 am CDT (16:26 UTC)
16,500 ft	260° at 11 kt	+11 kt	-2 °C	109 kt	1 h 45 min	11:30 am CDT (16:30 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	260° at 14 kt	+14 kt	-5 °C	106 kt	1 h 48 min	11:33 am CDT (16:33 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	240° at 21 kt	+18 kt	-13 °C	102 kt	1 h 52 min	11:37 am CDT (16:37 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	270° at 16 kt	+16 kt	-30 °C	104 kt	1 h 50 min	11:35 am CDT (16:35 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	320° at 15 kt	+10 kt	-40 °C	110 kt	1 h 44 min	11:29 am CDT (16:29 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	360° at 27 kt	0	-51 °C	120 kt	1 h 35 min	11:20 am CDT (16:20 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 18:00 UTC for use 14:00 to 21:00 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
HOU	used from 0 nm out; 46 nm from the line	160/21	180/12 17°	210/11 13°	200/7 8°	280/7 -5°	260/19 -13°	290/16 -30°	340/15 -40°	010/27 -51°
CLL	used from 95 nm out; 29 nm from the line	180/21	200/24 17°	200/15 13°	200/7 8°	260/21 -5°	230/25 -13°	260/18 -29°	310/16 -39°	360/27 -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
BPT Beaumont/Port Arthur, TX	departure	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 2,700 feet, scattered clouds at 3,400 feet	from the east-southeast (120°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	14 ft	8:53 am CDT (13:53 UTC)
IAH Houston, TX	67 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 2,800 feet, overcast at 24,000 feet	from the east-southeast (110°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	24,000 ft	95 ft	13:53 UTC
GYB Giddings, TX	152 nm out, 2 nm northwest of the line	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 2,600 feet, scattered clouds at 3,100 feet	from the south-southeast (150°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	484 ft	14:35 UTC
AUS Austin, TX	destination	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,300 feet, scattered clouds at 2,400 feet, a broken layer at 4,500 feet, a broken layer at 13,000 feet	from the south (170°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	4,500 ft	541 ft	9:37 am CDT (14:37 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 541 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At AUS when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:19 am CDT (16:19 UTC)

Wind from the south-southeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,200 feet marginal VFR

The whole forecast for AUS

From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 3,500 feet, overcast at 12,000 feet
From Mon 7:30 am CDT (12:30 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,200 feet
At times between Mon 8:00 am CDT (13:00 UTC) and 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): a broken layer at 1,800 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 5:00 am CDT (10:00 UTC) and 8:00 am CDT (13:00 UTC): a broken layer at 800 feet

The forecast for BPT, the departure

From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet
From Mon 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 5,000 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 BPT 6:48 pm CDT (23:48 UTC), at AUS 7:02 pm CDT (00:02 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:26 pm CDT (00:26 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, 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: Jack Brooks Regional, Austin-Bergstrom International.