Southeast Iowa Regional to Laredo International BRL → LRD
895 nautical miles (1,030 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 210°, about 209° magnetic at the departure end (variation 1E). At 120 knots that is 7 h 06 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 6-knot tailwind), arriving about 1:04 pm CDT (18:04 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: 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
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the first 388 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 BRL.
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 08:00–15:00 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 (BRL, COU, SGF, FSM, DAL, CLL, SAT, LRD). 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 | 220° at 21 kt | +21 kt | 99 kt | 9 h 02 min | 3:00 pm CDT (20:00 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 220° at 17 kt | +17 kt | 16 °C | 103 kt | 8 h 41 min | 2:39 pm CDT (19:39 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 220° at 15 kt | +14 kt | 13 °C | 106 kt | 8 h 27 min | 2:25 pm CDT (19:25 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 230° at 14 kt | +13 kt | 10 °C | 107 kt | 8 h 22 min | 2:20 pm CDT (19:20 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 240° at 14 kt | +12 kt | 7 °C | 108 kt | 8 h 17 min | 2:15 pm CDT (19:15 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 240° at 16 kt | +14 kt | 2 °C | 106 kt | 8 h 27 min | 2:25 pm CDT (19:25 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 240° at 19 kt | +15 kt | -3 °C | 105 kt | 8 h 31 min | 2:29 pm CDT (19:29 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 240° at 20 kt | +17 kt | -6 °C | 103 kt | 8 h 41 min | 2:39 pm CDT (19:39 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 250° at 24 kt | +17 kt | -16 °C | 103 kt | 8 h 41 min | 2:39 pm CDT (19:39 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 280° at 37 kt | +14 kt | -30 °C | 106 kt | 8 h 27 min | 2:25 pm CDT (19:25 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 290° at 38 kt | +9 kt | -39 °C | 111 kt | 8 h 04 min | 2:02 pm CDT (19:02 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 310° at 39 kt | −6 kt | -50 °C | 126 kt | 7 h 06 min | 1:04 pm CDT (18:04 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRL | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 250/32 | 250/19 17° | 260/15 11° | 270/16 3° | 290/23 -7° | 260/42 -20° | 270/52 -34° | 280/63 -39° | 290/64 -48° |
| COU | used from 50 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 250/36 | 260/14 16° | 250/5 12° | 260/12 6° | 260/24 -7° | 260/35 -19° | 280/58 -31° | 280/62 -40° | 290/60 -49° |
| SGF | used from 199 nm out; 17 nm from the line | 230/37 | 260/20 15° | 250/16 13° | 250/15 8° | 260/28 -7° | 250/31 -17° | 280/59 -31° | 280/59 -39° | 290/55 -50° |
| FSM | used from 298 nm out; 44 nm from the line | 230/33 | 260/23 15° | 240/23 11° | 230/18 8° | 230/20 -8° | 250/31 -17° | 280/51 -30° | 280/52 -39° | 300/47 -51° |
| DAL | used from 448 nm out; 79 nm from the line | 190/30 | 200/28 18° | 220/18 13° | 250/13 8° | 240/24 -6° | 270/20 -14° | 270/35 -29° | 290/34 -39° | 310/41 -51° |
| CLL | used from 647 nm out; 67 nm from the line | 180/24 | 170/21 19° | 180/10 14° | 230/7 8° | 230/16 -6° | 260/20 -13° | 290/23 -29° | 320/21 -39° | 340/35 -51° |
| SAT | used from 696 nm out; 44 nm from the line | 160/18 | 180/22 17° | 190/16 14° | 210/16 9° | 220/16 -5° | 200/11 -14° | 250/8 -29° | 330/8 -40° | 020/26 -51° |
| LRD | used from 845 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 160/22 | 170/23 18° | 190/18 15° | 210/12 10° | 220/17 -4° | 200/11 -15° | 150/13 -29° | 060/8 -40° | 030/28 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRL Burlington, IA | departure | no report just now | 698 ft | ||||
| EOK Keokuk, IA | 20 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 671 ft | ||||
| COU Columbia, MO | 129 nm out, 15 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 889 ft | ||||
| SGF Springfield, MO | 239 nm out, 12 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,268 ft | ||||
| XNA Fayetteville/Springdale/Rogers, AR | 308 nm out, 0 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,288 ft | ||||
| JSV Sallisaw, OK | 368 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 527 ft | ||||
| GVT Greenville, TX | 517 nm out, 12 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 534 ft | ||||
| HQZ Mesquite, TX | 547 nm out, 1 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 446 ft | ||||
| ACT Waco, TX | 627 nm out, 2 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 516 ft | ||||
| SSF San Antonio, TX | 776 nm out, 1 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 577 ft | ||||
| COT Cotulla, TX | 836 nm out, 13 nm west of the line | no report just now | 474 ft | ||||
| LRD Laredo, TX | destination | no report just now | 508 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,288 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, 1:04 pm CDT (18:04 UTC)
LRD has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/7634 CENTRALIA, MO, Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 7 nm from the route, 109 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · today · ZKC
- 9/2934 DALLAS, TX 15 nm from the route, 547 nm along the route · a VIP movement · ZFW
- 6/8646 Arlington, TX, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Friday, October 16, 2026 UTC 25 nm from the route, 557 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Thursday 15 October · ZFW
- 6/0543 MCGREGOR, TX 6 nm from the route, 637 nm along the route · security · ZFW
Daylight
Sunset at BRL 6:29 pm CDT (23:29 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
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: Southeast Iowa Regional, Laredo International.