Del Rio International to Kansas City International DRT → MCI
670 nautical miles (771 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 026°, about 018° magnetic at the departure end (variation 8E). At 120 knots that is 4 h 18 min at the quickest height in today's winds (3,500 ft, a 36-knot tailwind), arriving about 6:03 am CDT (11:03 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
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: 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 last 296 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 7 forecast points nearest it (DRT, ABI, SPS, OKC, TUL, ICT, MKC). 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 | 200° at 36 kt | −36 kt | 156 kt | 4 h 18 min | 6:03 am CDT (11:03 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 210° at 29 kt | −29 kt | 17 °C | 149 kt | 4 h 30 min | 6:15 am CDT (11:15 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 220° at 22 kt | −22 kt | 16 °C | 142 kt | 4 h 43 min | 6:28 am CDT (11:28 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 230° at 17 kt | −16 kt | 13 °C | 136 kt | 4 h 56 min | 6:41 am CDT (11:41 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 240° at 14 kt | −12 kt | 9 °C | 132 kt | 5 h 05 min | 6:50 am CDT (11:50 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 240° at 14 kt | −12 kt | 5 °C | 132 kt | 5 h 05 min | 6:50 am CDT (11:50 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 240° at 16 kt | −13 kt | 0 °C | 133 kt | 5 h 02 min | 6:47 am CDT (11:47 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 240° at 17 kt | −13 kt | -4 °C | 133 kt | 5 h 02 min | 6:47 am CDT (11:47 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 250° at 17 kt | −14 kt | -5 °C | 134 kt | 5 h | 6:45 am CDT (11:45 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 250° at 25 kt | −19 kt | -15 °C | 139 kt | 4 h 49 min | 6:34 am CDT (11:34 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 260° at 40 kt | −26 kt | -28 °C | 146 kt | 4 h 35 min | 6:20 am CDT (11:20 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 270° at 40 kt | −19 kt | -39 °C | 139 kt | 4 h 49 min | 6:34 am CDT (11:34 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 280° at 41 kt | −12 kt | -50 °C | 132 kt | 5 h 05 min | 6:50 am CDT (11:50 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° |
| ABI | used from 99 nm out; 72 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° | |
| SPS | used from 246 nm out; 34 nm from the line | 200/39 | 220/28 17° | 230/27 12° | 240/15 9° | 250/15 -4° | 250/24 -15° | 260/45 -28° | 270/43 -39° | 280/45 -51° |
| OKC | used from 345 nm out; 31 nm from the line | 200/44 | 230/32 18° | 240/13 15° | 240/10 9° | 240/20 -5° | 250/27 -16° | 260/47 -28° | 270/48 -39° | 270/45 -50° |
| TUL | used from 444 nm out; 42 nm from the line | 210/37 | 240/29 17° | 260/15 14° | 260/11 7° | 240/22 -6° | 250/29 -16° | 270/45 -29° | 270/47 -40° | 280/44 -50° |
| ICT | used from 542 nm out; 79 nm from the line | 200/48 | 230/39 19° | 240/24 14° | 240/20 8° | 240/22 -6° | 250/31 -18° | 250/61 -29° | 260/58 -38° | 270/54 -49° |
| MKC | used from 591 nm out; 49 nm from the line | 220/44 | 250/28 18° | 250/18 13° | 240/12 6° | 280/24 -6° | 240/34 -18° | 260/47 -30° | 260/51 -40° | 270/58 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRT Del Rio, TX | departure | no report just now | 1,002 ft | ||||
| ECU Rocksprings, TX | 49 nm out, 20 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 2,372 ft | ||||
| SOA Sonora, TX | 69 nm out, 19 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 2,139 ft | ||||
| ABI Abilene, TX | 187 nm out, 23 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,790 ft | ||||
| BKD Breckenridge, TX | 227 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 1,284 ft | ||||
| SPS Wichita Falls, TX | 306 nm out, 11 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,019 ft | ||||
| OUN Norman, OK | 394 nm out, 1 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,181 ft | ||||
| SWO Stillwater, OK | 453 nm out, 10 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,000 ft | ||||
| IDP Independence, KS | 532 nm out, 18 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 824 ft | ||||
| UKL Burlington, KS | 591 nm out, 13 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 1,174 ft | ||||
| IXD Olathe, KS | 641 nm out, 7 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,087 ft | ||||
| MCI Kansas City, MO | destination | no report just now | 1,027 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 MCI when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:03 am CDT (11:03 UTC)
MCI 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 19 nm from the route, 118 nm along the route · security · until 1 November · ZFW
Daylight
Sunset at DRT 7:15 pm CDT (00:15 UTC), at MCI 6:44 pm CDT (23:44 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:11 pm CDT (00:11 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at MCI is before sunrise there (7:25 am CDT (12:25 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, Kansas City International.