Jack Brooks Regional to Midland International Air And Space Port BPT → MAF
438 nautical miles (504 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 288°, about 287° magnetic at the departure end (variation 1E). At 120 knots that is 3 h 27 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 7-knot tailwind), arriving about 1:32 am CDT (06:32 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: 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
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 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 5 forecast points nearest it (HOU, CLL, 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 | 180° at 25 kt | −7 kt | 18 °C | 127 kt | 3 h 27 min | 1:32 am CDT (06:32 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 180° at 24 kt | −6 kt | 18 °C | 126 kt | 3 h 29 min | 1:34 am CDT (06:34 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 190° at 19 kt | −1 kt | 15 °C | 121 kt | 3 h 37 min | 1:42 am CDT (06:42 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 210° at 14 kt | +4 kt | 12 °C | 116 kt | 3 h 47 min | 1:52 am CDT (06:52 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 240° at 13 kt | +8 kt | 8 °C | 112 kt | 3 h 55 min | 2:00 am CDT (07:00 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 240° at 13 kt | +9 kt | 3 °C | 111 kt | 3 h 57 min | 2:02 am CDT (07:02 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 240° at 14 kt | +10 kt | -2 °C | 110 kt | 3 h 59 min | 2:04 am CDT (07:04 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 250° at 14 kt | +11 kt | -5 °C | 109 kt | 4 h 01 min | 2:06 am CDT (07:06 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 250° at 20 kt | +16 kt | -13 °C | 104 kt | 4 h 13 min | 2:18 am CDT (07:18 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 270° at 26 kt | +25 kt | -28 °C | 95 kt | 4 h 37 min | 2:42 am CDT (07:42 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 280° at 26 kt | +26 kt | -39 °C | 94 kt | 4 h 40 min | 2:45 am CDT (07:45 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 28 kt | +27 kt | -51 °C | 93 kt | 4 h 43 min | 2:48 am CDT (07:48 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | used from 0 nm out; 49 nm from the line | 160/22 | 150/27 19° | 180/16 14° | 250/7 9° | 270/10 -5° | 270/16 -13° | 310/23 -29° | 310/26 -40° | 330/20 -52° |
| CLL | used from 99 nm out; 3 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° |
| SAT | used from 199 nm out; 91 nm from the line | 150/26 | 180/18 19° | 180/18 14° | 200/14 9° | 230/16 -6° | 210/9 -13° | 270/8 -29° | 280/6 -39° | 340/19 -51° |
| ABI | used from 249 nm out; 76 nm from the line | 200/31 17° | 210/21 15° | 240/15 9° | 250/14 -4° | 250/24 -14° | 250/36 -28° | 270/35 -38° | 290/41 -50° | |
| INK | used from 398 nm out; 71 nm from the line | 190/23 20° | 200/18 15° | 230/18 8° | 240/23 -4° | 240/37 -14° | 240/46 -27° | 250/42 -38° | 260/36 -50° |
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 | no report just now | 14 ft | ||||
| HPY Baytown, TX | 40 nm out, 24 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 33 ft | ||||
| CXO Houston, TX | 80 nm out, 3 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 244 ft | ||||
| CLL College Station, TX | 129 nm out, 2 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 320 ft | ||||
| RCK Rockdale, TX | 159 nm out, 6 nm south of the line | no report just now | 474 ft | ||||
| GRK Fort Hood (Killeen), TX | 209 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,015 ft | ||||
| LZZ Lampasas, TX | 229 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 1,214 ft | ||||
| BBD Brady, TX | 289 nm out, 9 nm south of the line | no report just now | 1,827 ft | ||||
| SJT San Angelo, TX | 348 nm out, 13 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,918 ft | ||||
| BPG Big Spring, TX | 408 nm out, 24 nm north of the line | no report just now | 2,572 ft | ||||
| MAF Midland, TX | destination | no report just now | 2,872 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 2,872 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At MAF when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:32 am CDT (06:32 UTC)
MAF has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
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 11 nm from the route, 338 nm along the route · security · until 1 November · ZFW
Daylight
Sunset at BPT 6:48 pm CDT (23:48 UTC), at MAF 7:20 pm CDT (00:20 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:44 pm CDT (00:44 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at MAF is before sunrise there (7:49 am CDT (12:49 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: Jack Brooks Regional, Midland International Air And Space Port.