Corpus Christi International to Midland International Air And Space Port CRP → MAF
350 nautical miles (403 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 317°, about 313° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4E). At 120 knots that is 2 h 26 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 24-knot tailwind), arriving about 10:59 pm CDT (03:59 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now CRP is VFR, wind from the southeast (130°) at 10 knots; MAF is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 17 knots, gusting to 24. 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 CRP.
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 20:00–03:00 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 4 forecast points nearest it (CRP, SAT, DRT, 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 | 150° at 24 kt | −24 kt | 20 °C | 144 kt | 2 h 26 min | 10:59 pm CDT (03:59 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 150° at 24 kt | −23 kt | 16 °C | 143 kt | 2 h 27 min | 11:00 pm CDT (04:00 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 170° at 19 kt | −16 kt | 14 °C | 136 kt | 2 h 34 min | 11:07 pm CDT (04:07 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 180° at 15 kt | −10 kt | 10 °C | 130 kt | 2 h 42 min | 11:15 pm CDT (04:15 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 210° at 13 kt | −4 kt | 6 °C | 124 kt | 2 h 49 min | 11:22 pm CDT (04:22 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 220° at 14 kt | −1 kt | 2 °C | 121 kt | 2 h 54 min | 11:27 pm CDT (04:27 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 230° at 17 kt | +1 kt | -1 °C | 119 kt | 2 h 56 min | 11:29 pm CDT (04:29 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 240° at 19 kt | +3 kt | -4 °C | 117 kt | 2 h 59 min | 11:32 pm CDT (04:32 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 22 kt | +3 kt | -13 °C | 117 kt | 2 h 59 min | 11:32 pm CDT (04:32 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 240° at 20 kt | +6 kt | -28 °C | 114 kt | 3 h 04 min | 11:37 pm CDT (04:37 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 270° at 18 kt | +14 kt | -39 °C | 106 kt | 3 h 18 min | 11:51 pm CDT (04:51 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 290° at 26 kt | +24 kt | -51 °C | 96 kt | 3 h 39 min | 12:12 am CDT (05:12 UTC) |
Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRP | used from 0 nm out; 24 nm from the line | 130/19 | 140/20 18° | 160/17 13° | 180/10 7° | 230/9 -3° | 230/11 -13° | 310/6 -29° | 310/5 -39° | 310/13 -52° |
| SAT | used from 49 nm out; 53 nm from the line | 130/22 | 140/24 18° | 170/19 13° | 190/13 7° | 240/15 -4° | 220/14 -13° | 270/11 -28° | 280/10 -40° | 310/18 -51° |
| DRT | used from 146 nm out; 68 nm from the line | 150/25 | 150/27 16° | 170/19 12° | 200/12 7° | 230/23 -4° | 230/27 -12° | 240/24 -28° | 290/20 -38° | 300/28 -51° |
| INK | used from 292 nm out; 77 nm from the line | 160/27 20° | 190/18 13° | 240/19 7° | 250/23 -4° | 250/33 -15° | 230/45 -28° | 250/45 -39° | 270/49 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRP Corpus Christi, TX | departure | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,200 feet, a few clouds at 2,800 feet, a few clouds at 15,000 feet, scattered clouds at 20,000 feet | from the southeast (130°) at 10 knots | 10+ mi | none | 46 ft | 7:51 pm CDT (00:51 UTC) |
| BEA Beeville, TX | 39 nm out, 13 nm northeast of the line | VFR | from the east-southeast (120°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | none | 272 ft | 23:35 UTC |
| HDO Hondo, TX | 126 nm out, 4 nm north of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 930 ft | 00:51 UTC |
| ECU Rocksprings, TX | 194 nm out, 11 nm southwest of the line | reported, no category | from the south-southeast (150°) at 11 knots, gusting to 18 | 10+ mi | none | 2,372 ft | 01:15 UTC |
| SOA Sonora, TX | 233 nm out, 3 nm west of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 2,139 ft | 01:15 UTC |
| OZA Ozona, TX | 263 nm out, 15 nm southwest of the line | VFR | from the south-southeast (160°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | none | 2,376 ft | 01:15 UTC |
| MAF Midland, TX | destination | VFR | from the south-southeast (160°) at 17 knots, gusting to 24 | 10+ mi | none | 2,872 ft | 7:53 pm CDT (00:53 UTC) |
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, 10:59 pm CDT (03:59 UTC)
Wind from the south at 15 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for MAF
- From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 19 knots, gusting to 27, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Sun 10:00 pm CDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the south at 15 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
The forecast for CRP, the departure
- From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 4,000 feet
- From Sun 9:00 pm CDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,000 feet, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet
- 30% chance between Mon 3:00 am CDT (08:00 UTC) and 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): visibility 4 miles, light rain showers, mist, a broken layer at 4,000 feet
- From Mon 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 11 knots, gusting to 24, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,500 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 CRP 7:04 pm CDT (00:04 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 after sunset there (7:21 pm CDT (00:21 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: Corpus Christi International, Midland International Air And Space Port.