Del Rio International to Lancaster Airport DRT → LNS
1,369 nautical miles (1,576 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 055°, about 047° magnetic at the departure end (variation 8E). At 120 knots that is 10 h at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 17-knot tailwind), arriving about 11:47 am EDT (15:47 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
- SIGMET E19E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 43,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 1:55 am CDT (06:55 UTC). Over the last 170 nm of the route.
as issued
WSUS31 KKCI 120455 MKCE WST 120455 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 19E VALID UNTIL 0655Z CT NY NJ PA DE MD VA DC WV AND DE NJ NY MD CT VA CSTL WTRS FROM 20NNW HTO-70SSE HTO-90SE SIE-20WNW LYH-40ESE AIR-20NNW HTO AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL430.
- 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 last 570 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1030 to 1309 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 10,000 ft. Near the route, 1169 nm along the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 130 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 DRT.
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 eastbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: odd thousands plus 500 ft; above 18,000 ft the forecast levels), with the wind averaged along the line from the 13 forecast points nearest it (DRT, SAT, CLL, DAL, SHV, LIT, MEM, BNA, LOU, CRW, EKN, PSB, AVP). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,500 ft | 230° at 10 kt | −10 kt | 130 kt | 10 h 32 min | 12:19 pm EDT (16:19 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 270° at 8 kt | −8 kt | 13 °C | 128 kt | 10 h 42 min | 12:29 pm EDT (16:29 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 280° at 10 kt | −9 kt | 13 °C | 129 kt | 10 h 37 min | 12:24 pm EDT (16:24 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 290° at 12 kt | −9 kt | 10 °C | 129 kt | 10 h 37 min | 12:24 pm EDT (16:24 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 300° at 11 kt | −7 kt | 7 °C | 127 kt | 10 h 47 min | 12:34 pm EDT (16:34 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 300° at 12 kt | −7 kt | 2 °C | 127 kt | 10 h 47 min | 12:34 pm EDT (16:34 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 300° at 13 kt | −7 kt | -1 °C | 127 kt | 10 h 47 min | 12:34 pm EDT (16:34 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 300° at 14 kt | −8 kt | -6 °C | 128 kt | 10 h 42 min | 12:29 pm EDT (16:29 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 300° at 14 kt | −8 kt | -7 °C | 128 kt | 10 h 42 min | 12:29 pm EDT (16:29 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 300° at 18 kt | −10 kt | -17 °C | 130 kt | 10 h 32 min | 12:19 pm EDT (16:19 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 310° at 31 kt | −14 kt | -32 °C | 134 kt | 10 h 13 min | 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 300° at 35 kt | −17 kt | -40 °C | 137 kt | 10 h | 11:47 am EDT (15:47 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 310° at 34 kt | −13 kt | -50 °C | 133 kt | 10 h 18 min | 12:05 pm EDT (16:05 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRT | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 160/31 | 170/28 16° | 200/14 16° | 210/15 9° | 210/15 -4° | 240/12 -12° | 240/18 -28° | 300/11 -38° | 320/18 -50° |
| SAT | used from 50 nm out; 74 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° |
| CLL | used from 200 nm out; 72 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° |
| DAL | used from 250 nm out; 59 nm from the line | 190/29 | 220/23 17° | 220/17 13° | 250/18 8° | 230/18 -5° | 240/18 -15° | 270/34 -29° | 280/33 -39° | 300/36 -51° |
| SHV | used from 350 nm out; 54 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° |
| LIT | used from 450 nm out; 79 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° |
| MEM | used from 600 nm out; 27 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° |
| BNA | used from 750 nm out; 54 nm from the line | 310/20 | 340/20 17° | 330/24 10° | 340/22 5° | 330/26 -6° | 340/29 -18° | 330/52 -33° | 320/62 -41° | 340/45 -50° |
| LOU | used from 900 nm out; 69 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° |
| CRW | used from 1000 nm out; 77 nm from the line | 330/20 | 330/23 11° | 340/25 8° | 340/21 2° | 340/33 -9° | 340/41 -20° | 330/42 -35° | 320/44 -39° | 320/43 -47° |
| EKN | used from 1149 nm out; 16 nm from the line | 330/21 12° | 330/25 7° | 350/22 2° | 330/24 -10° | 310/27 -21° | 320/33 -35° | 290/31 -39° | 290/34 -47° | |
| PSB | used from 1249 nm out; 80 nm from the line | 360/13 13° | 330/14 7° | 300/11 3° | 290/12 -11° | 240/23 -23° | 270/25 -36° | 250/34 -40° | 250/45 -48° | |
| AVP | used from 1349 nm out; 84 nm from the line | 150/5 | 350/13 12° | 270/20 8° | 260/17 4° | 260/25 -11° | 240/31 -22° | 240/54 -35° | 230/61 -41° | 240/55 -49° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRT Del Rio, TX | departure | no report just now | 1,002 ft | ||||
| ECU Rocksprings, TX | 50 nm out, 6 nm north of the line | no report just now | 2,372 ft | ||||
| CNW Waco, TX | 240 nm out, 3 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 470 ft | ||||
| TYR Tyler, TX | 340 nm out, 8 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 543 ft | ||||
| TXK Texarkana, AR | 430 nm out, 13 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 389 ft | ||||
| MEM Memphis, TN | 650 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 340 ft | ||||
| MKL Jackson, TN | 710 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 434 ft | ||||
| GLW Glasgow, KY | 880 nm out, 11 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 716 ft | ||||
| HTS Huntington, WV | 1059 nm out, 14 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 828 ft | ||||
| CRW Charleston, WV | 1099 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 947 ft | ||||
| HGR Hagerstown, MD | 1299 nm out, 1 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 703 ft | ||||
| LNS Lancaster, PA | destination | no report just now | 402 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 2,372 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At LNS when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:47 am EDT (15:47 UTC)
LNS has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/0543 MCGREGOR, TX 2 nm from the route, 220 nm along the route · security · ZFW
- 6/0708 Goodlettsville, TN, Saturday, August 1, 2026 through Sunday, August 1, 2027 UTC 9 nm from the route, 830 nm along the route · security · until 1 August · ZME
Daylight
Sunset at DRT 7:15 pm CDT (00:15 UTC), at LNS 6:30 pm EDT (22:30 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:57 pm EDT (22:57 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: Del Rio International, Lancaster Airport.