Plan a flight · Sun 7:48 pm CDT (00:48 UTC)

Northwest Florida Beaches International to Lubbock Preston Smith International ECP → LBB

839 nautical miles (965 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 288°, about 291° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3W). At 120 knots that is 7 h 14 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 4-knot headwind), arriving about 3:02 am CDT (08:02 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now ECP is VFR, wind from the southwest (230°) at 4 knots; LBB is VFR, wind from the south (170°) at 16 knots. 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 6W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 28,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the route from 50 to 140 nm out.

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 ECP.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

B737 at 26,000 ft, 39 nm north, 6:19 pm CDT (23:19 UTC): moderate chop turbulence from 26,000 ft to 28,000 ft, remarks: ZTLFD-11. 100 nm along the route, 39 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GZH UA /OV MVC/TM 2319/FL260/TP B737/TB CONS MOD CHOP 260-280/RM ZTLFD-11
```
Report
a routine report filed through GZH
Where
over MVC
Time
23:19 UTC
Height
at 26,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
continuous moderate chop from 26,000 ft to 28,000 ft
Remarks
ZTLFD-11
B739 at 32,000 ft, 18 nm southwest, 5:23 pm CDT (22:23 UTC): moderate chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. 130 nm along the route, 18 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MOB UA /OV SJI/TM 2223/FL320/TP B739/TB MOD CHOP/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through MOB
Where
over SJI
Time
22:23 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
B739
Turbulence
moderate chop
Remarks
zhu
A320 at 26,500 ft, 6 nm southeast, 5:46 pm CDT (22:46 UTC): moderate clear-air turbulence, remarks: ZFW86. 479 nm along the route, 6 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GGG UA /OV GGG/TM 2246/FL265/TP A320/TB MOD CAT/RM ZFW86
```
Report
a routine report filed through GGG
Where
over GGG
Time
22:46 UTC
Height
at 26,500 ft
Aircraft
A320
Turbulence
moderate clear-air turbulence
Remarks
ZFW86
B739 at 34,000 ft, 4 nm north, 5:27 pm CDT (22:27 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. 120 nm along the route, 4 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MOB UA /OV SJI040025/TM 2227/FL340/TP B739/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through MOB
Where
25 nm northeast (040°) of SJI
Time
22:27 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
B739
Turbulence
continuous light chop
Remarks
zhu
B738 at 34,000 ft, 32 nm south, 5:07 pm CDT (22:07 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. 290 nm along the route, 32 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
HEZ UA /OV HEZ180025/TM 2207/FL340/TP B738/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through HEZ
Where
25 nm south (180°) of HEZ
Time
22:07 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
occasional light chop
Remarks
zhu
B39M at 32,000 ft, 44 nm south, 6:07 pm CDT (23:07 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. 349 nm along the route, 44 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AEX UA /OV AEX/TM 2307/FL320/TP B39M/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through AEX
Where
over AEX
Time
23:07 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
B39M
Turbulence
occasional light chop
Remarks
zhu
BE35 at 4,000 ft, 14 nm south, 5:03 pm CDT (22:03 UTC): light clear-air turbulence above 4,000 ft, wind 133° at 26 knots, remarks: ZFW30. 429 nm along the route, 14 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BAD UA /OV EMG210025/TM 2203/FL040/TP BE35/WV 133026 KT/TB LGT CAT 040/RM ZFW30
```
Report
a routine report filed through BAD
Where
25 nm southwest (210°) of EMG
Time
22:03 UTC
Height
at 4,000 ft
Aircraft
BE35
Wind
wind from 133° at 26 knots knots
Turbulence
light clear-air turbulence at 4,000 ft
Remarks
ZFW30

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 8 forecast points nearest it (TLH, MOB, JAN, SHV, DAL, SPS, ABI, LBB). 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	210° at 9 kt	+4 kt	19 °C	116 kt	7 h 14 min	3:02 am CDT (08:02 UTC)
6,500 ft	240° at 10 kt	+7 kt	16 °C	113 kt	7 h 25 min	3:13 am CDT (08:13 UTC)
8,500 ft	250° at 13 kt	+11 kt	13 °C	109 kt	7 h 42 min	3:30 am CDT (08:30 UTC)
10,500 ft	250° at 15 kt	+14 kt	10 °C	106 kt	7 h 55 min	3:43 am CDT (08:43 UTC)
12,500 ft	260° at 17 kt	+16 kt	6 °C	104 kt	8 h 04 min	3:52 am CDT (08:52 UTC)
14,500 ft	260° at 17 kt	+16 kt	2 °C	104 kt	8 h 04 min	3:52 am CDT (08:52 UTC)
16,500 ft	270° at 17 kt	+17 kt	-2 °C	103 kt	8 h 09 min	3:57 am CDT (08:57 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	270° at 18 kt	+18 kt	-5 °C	102 kt	8 h 14 min	4:02 am CDT (09:02 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	280° at 20 kt	+20 kt	-16 °C	100 kt	8 h 23 min	4:11 am CDT (09:11 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	290° at 34 kt	+34 kt	-30 °C	86 kt	9 h 45 min	5:33 am CDT (10:33 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	300° at 34 kt	+33 kt	-40 °C	87 kt	9 h 39 min	5:27 am CDT (10:27 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	300° at 37 kt	+36 kt	-51 °C	84 kt	9 h 59 min	5:47 am CDT (10:47 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
TLH	used from 0 nm out; 99 nm from the line	300/17	340/32 17°	320/27 13°	300/27 8°	280/23 -7°	250/37 -17°	230/44 -33°	220/53 -41°	220/48 -51°
MOB	used from 50 nm out; 55 nm from the line	310/7	350/18 18°	330/16 12°	300/18 7°	320/17 -6°	330/27 -17°	340/52 -33°	350/53 -43°	330/38 -50°
JAN	used from 200 nm out; 53 nm from the line	260/6	310/14 17°	280/13 12°	290/19 6°	310/22 -5°	310/28 -17°	320/44 -32°	330/48 -41°	320/52 -51°
SHV	used from 349 nm out; 56 nm from the line	190/11	230/19 17°	230/26 12°	260/15 7°	280/16 -4°	300/17 -15°	300/34 -30°	300/31 -41°	310/42 -52°
DAL	used from 499 nm out; 60 nm from the line	180/21	190/24 15°	230/20 12°	220/23 8°	240/22 -5°	230/18 -15°	280/33 -29°	280/36 -39°	300/33 -52°
SPS	used from 649 nm out; 49 nm from the line	180/26	200/25 16°	220/19 13°	220/20 9°	230/26 -5°	230/34 -15°	260/37 -28°	270/42 -39°	280/40 -51°
ABI	used from 699 nm out; 56 nm from the line		180/26 17°	220/18 12°	230/25 8°	230/28 -5°	240/29 -14°	250/35 -28°	270/37 -39°	280/37 -51°
LBB	used from 749 nm out; 65 nm from the line		180/26 20°	210/21 13°	230/21 7°	250/25 -5°	250/34 -16°	250/52 -28°	260/47 -38°	260/49 -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
ECP Panama City, FL	departure	VFR	from the southwest (230°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	68 ft	6:53 pm CDT (23:53 UTC)
VPS Valparaiso/Destin-Ft Walton Beach, FL	40 nm out, 5 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the west-southwest (240°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	84 ft	23:55 UTC
MOB Mobile, AL	130 nm out, 19 nm south of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 4,000 feet	from the south-southwest (210°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	218 ft	23:56 UTC
HBG Hattiesburg, MS	190 nm out, 3 nm east of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	150 ft	23:53 UTC
HEZ Natchez, MS	290 nm out, 9 nm southwest of the line	VFR	from the south-southeast (150°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	272 ft	23:56 UTC
IER Natchitoches, LA	379 nm out, 24 nm southwest of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	121 ft	00:35 UTC
GGG Longview, TX	469 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (150°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	365 ft	23:53 UTC
HQZ Mesquite, TX	569 nm out, 5 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the east-southeast (110°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	446 ft	23:50 UTC
AFW Fort Worth, TX	609 nm out, 2 nm north of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 6,500 feet	from the south (170°) at 17 knots, gusting to 24	10+ mi	none	723 ft	23:53 UTC
ONY Olney, TX	689 nm out, 8 nm north of the line	no report just now				1,275 ft
LBB Lubbock, TX	destination	VFR	from the south (170°) at 16 knots	10+ mi	none	3,282 ft	6:53 pm CDT (23:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 3,282 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At LBB when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:02 am CDT (08:02 UTC)

Wind from the south at 15 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for LBB

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 15 knots, gusting to 25, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 10,000 feet
From Sun 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the south at 15 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet

The forecast for ECP, the departure

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the west at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

9/2934 DALLAS, TX 3 nm from the route, 579 nm along the route · a VIP movement · ZFW
6/8646 Arlington, TX, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Friday, October 16, 2026 UTC 10 nm from the route, 599 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Thursday 15 October · ZFW

Daylight

Sunset at ECP 6:15 pm CDT (23:15 UTC), at LBB 7:17 pm CDT (00:17 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:42 pm CDT (00:42 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at LBB is before sunrise there (7:49 am CDT (12:49 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

Radar now, the Southeast · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the southern Plains · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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: Northwest Florida Beaches International, Lubbock Preston Smith International.