Cleveland-Hopkins International to Laredo International CLE → LRD
1,201 nautical miles (1,382 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 232°, about 240° magnetic at the departure end (variation 8W). At 120 knots that is 9 h 51 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 2-knot tailwind), arriving about 11:28 am CDT (16:28 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: 17 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 SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the first 347 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 CLE.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- MD83 climbing, 44 nm southeast, 1:04 am EDT (05:04 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 99 nm along the route, 44 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
CMH UA /OV LCK/TM 0504/FLDURC/TP MD83/SK B010 T037
- Report
- a routine report filed through CMH
- Where
- over LCK
- Time
- 05:04 UTC
- Height
- during the climb
- Aircraft
- MD83
- Sky
- B010 T037
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 12 forecast points nearest it (CLE, CMH, CVG, LOU, EVV, CGI, MEM, LIT, SHV, 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 | 230° at 9 kt | +10 kt | 110 kt | 10 h 55 min | 12:32 pm CDT (17:32 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 250° at 9 kt | +9 kt | 16 °C | 111 kt | 10 h 49 min | 12:26 pm CDT (17:26 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 270° at 10 kt | +8 kt | 12 °C | 112 kt | 10 h 43 min | 12:20 pm CDT (17:20 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 280° at 10 kt | +6 kt | 9 °C | 114 kt | 10 h 32 min | 12:09 pm CDT (17:09 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 290° at 10 kt | +4 kt | 5 °C | 116 kt | 10 h 21 min | 11:58 am CDT (16:58 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 300° at 12 kt | +5 kt | 1 °C | 115 kt | 10 h 27 min | 12:04 pm CDT (17:04 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 300° at 14 kt | +5 kt | -3 °C | 115 kt | 10 h 27 min | 12:04 pm CDT (17:04 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 300° at 15 kt | +6 kt | -6 °C | 114 kt | 10 h 32 min | 12:09 pm CDT (17:09 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 310° at 19 kt | +4 kt | -17 °C | 116 kt | 10 h 21 min | 11:58 am CDT (16:58 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 320° at 32 kt | +1 kt | -32 °C | 119 kt | 10 h 06 min | 11:43 am CDT (16:43 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 310° at 39 kt | +3 kt | -40 °C | 117 kt | 10 h 16 min | 11:53 am CDT (16:53 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 320° at 38 kt | −2 kt | -51 °C | 122 kt | 9 h 51 min | 11:28 am CDT (16:28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 340/7 | 010/16 13° | 350/18 8° | 350/20 3° | 340/31 -10° | 340/46 -21° | 340/54 -37° | 330/62 -44° | 340/65 -49° |
| CMH | used from 50 nm out; 40 nm from the line | 330/15 | 340/22 14° | 340/24 9° | 340/23 4° | 340/35 -9° | 340/49 -20° | 340/58 -37° | 330/70 -42° | 340/55 -47° |
| CVG | used from 149 nm out; 32 nm from the line | 320/18 | 350/32 16° | 350/35 10° | 350/30 3° | 330/30 -7° | 340/44 -20° | 340/58 -35° | 330/72 -41° | 320/36 -49° |
| LOU | used from 248 nm out; 39 nm from the line | 310/18 | 340/28 16° | 340/29 10° | 350/27 3° | 330/27 -7° | 340/39 -19° | 330/58 -33° | 330/67 -41° | 330/40 -49° |
| EVV | used from 298 nm out; 17 nm from the line | 280/15 | 290/12 17° | 310/16 10° | 320/13 5° | 310/22 -6° | 320/26 -18° | 320/38 -33° | 310/56 -41° | 320/55 -51° |
| CGI | used from 397 nm out; 46 nm from the line | 240/20 | 270/15 15° | 280/15 11° | 300/13 6° | 290/20 -6° | 280/24 -18° | 300/34 -32° | 300/47 -41° | 310/49 -51° |
| MEM | used from 496 nm out; 42 nm from the line | 230/19 | 260/16 15° | 270/17 12° | 300/13 6° | 300/15 -5° | 300/26 -18° | 300/34 -32° | 300/41 -40° | 310/46 -52° |
| LIT | used from 595 nm out; 29 nm from the line | 220/21 | 230/17 16° | 250/24 12° | 260/15 7° | 260/13 -5° | 280/25 -16° | 290/35 -30° | 300/42 -40° | 300/40 -52° |
| SHV | used from 695 nm out; 68 nm from the line | 200/18 | 230/24 18° | 230/24 12° | 240/14 8° | 260/12 -4° | 240/11 -15° | 300/31 -29° | 300/32 -40° | 300/36 -52° |
| CLL | used from 893 nm out; 38 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 1042 nm out; 42 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° |
| LRD | used from 1141 nm out; 35 nm from the line | 150/27 | 170/24 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
| Airport | Where | Conditions | Wind | Visibility | Ceiling | Elevation | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE Cleveland, OH | departure | no report just now | 799 ft | ||||
| MFD Mansfield, OH | 50 nm out, 10 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,297 ft | ||||
| DAY Dayton, OH | 139 nm out, 3 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,009 ft | ||||
| OWB Owensboro, KY | 327 nm out, 11 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 407 ft | ||||
| PAH Paducah, KY | 417 nm out, 11 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 410 ft | ||||
| HKA Blytheville, AR | 496 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 255 ft | ||||
| SGT Stuttgart, AR | 615 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 224 ft | ||||
| SHV Shreveport, LA | 784 nm out, 14 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 257 ft | ||||
| CLL College Station, TX | 953 nm out, 4 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 320 ft | ||||
| GYB Giddings, TX | 992 nm out, 10 nm west of the line | no report just now | 484 ft | ||||
| PEZ Pleasanton, TX | 1101 nm out, 19 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 430 ft | ||||
| LRD Laredo, TX | destination | no report just now | 508 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,297 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, 11:28 am CDT (16:28 UTC)
LRD has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8829 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 23 nm from the route, at the departure end · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
- 6/8587 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 23 nm from the route, at the departure end · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
- 6/8029 Cincinnati, OH, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 23 nm from the route, 189 nm along the route · a VIP movement · until 12 October · ZID
Daylight
Sunset at CLE 6:51 pm EDT (22:51 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: Cleveland-Hopkins International, Laredo International.