Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International to Del Rio International FLL → DRT
1,120 nautical miles (1,289 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 285°, about 291° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 9 h 11 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 2-knot tailwind), arriving about 5:11 am CDT (10:11 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now FLL is VFR, wind from the southeast (140°) at 4 knots; DRT is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 10 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
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 FLL.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- B738 at 19,000 ft, 22 nm north, 6:05 pm EDT (22:05 UTC): moderate turbulence. At the departure end, 22 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
PBI UA /OV PBI260030/TM 2205/FL190/TP B738/TB CONS MOD
- Report
- a routine report filed through PBI
- Where
- 30 nm west (260°) of PBI
- Time
- 22:05 UTC
- Height
- at 19,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B738
- Turbulence
- continuous moderate
- BCS3 climbing, 36 nm north, 6:05 pm EDT (22:05 UTC): a broken layer above 3,500 ft. At the departure end, 36 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
PBI UA /OV DJT280005/TM 2205/FLDURC/TP BCS3/SK BKN035
- Report
- a routine report filed through PBI
- Where
- 5 nm west (280°) of DJT
- Time
- 22:05 UTC
- Height
- during the climb
- Aircraft
- BCS3
- Sky
- a broken layer from 3,500 ft
- GLF6 at 17,000 ft, 25 nm northeast, 7:00 pm EDT (23:00 UTC): no turbulence, clear from 17,000 ft to 60,000 ft. 79 nm along the route, 25 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
RSW UA /OV LBV180002/TM 2300/FL170/TP GLF6/SK SKC/TB NEG
- Report
- a routine report filed through RSW
- Where
- 2 nm south (180°) of LBV
- Time
- 23:00 UTC
- Height
- at 17,000 ft
- Aircraft
- GLF6
- Sky
- clear
- Turbulence
- none
- PAY1 at 12,000 ft, 39 nm north, 6:59 pm EDT (22:59 UTC): no turbulence. 79 nm along the route, 39 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
RSW UA /OV RSW030035/TM 2259/FL120/TP PAY1/TB NEG
- Report
- a routine report filed through RSW
- Where
- 35 nm northeast (030°) of RSW
- Time
- 22:59 UTC
- Height
- at 12,000 ft
- Aircraft
- PAY1
- Turbulence
- none
- B38M at 31,000 ft, 20 nm north, 8:49 pm EDT (00:49 UTC): light chop turbulence above 31,000 ft. 248 nm along the route, 20 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
SRQ UA /OV SRQ275105/TM 0049/FL310/TP B38M/TB LGT CHOP 310
- Report
- a routine report filed through SRQ
- Where
- 105 nm west (275°) of SRQ
- Time
- 00:49 UTC
- Height
- at 31,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B38M
- Turbulence
- light chop at 31,000 ft
- A21N at 32,000 ft, 41 nm north, 7:15 pm EDT (23:15 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. 545 nm along the route, 41 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
MSY UA /OV LEV154030/TM 2315/FL320/TP A21N/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
- Report
- a routine report filed through MSY
- Where
- 30 nm southeast (154°) of LEV
- Time
- 23:15 UTC
- Height
- at 32,000 ft
- Aircraft
- A21N
- Turbulence
- light chop
- Remarks
- zhu
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 9 forecast points nearest it (MIA, PIE, MOB, MSY, LCH, HOU, PSX, SAT, DRT). 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 | 160° at 5 kt | −2 kt | 122 kt | 9 h 11 min | 5:11 am CDT (10:11 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 170° at 5 kt | −1 kt | 17 °C | 121 kt | 9 h 15 min | 5:15 am CDT (10:15 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 200° at 6 kt | +1 kt | 14 °C | 119 kt | 9 h 25 min | 5:25 am CDT (10:25 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 230° at 7 kt | +5 kt | 10 °C | 115 kt | 9 h 44 min | 5:44 am CDT (10:44 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 250° at 9 kt | +8 kt | 7 °C | 112 kt | 10 h | 6:00 am CDT (11:00 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 260° at 10 kt | +9 kt | 2 °C | 111 kt | 10 h 05 min | 6:05 am CDT (11:05 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 260° at 11 kt | +10 kt | -1 °C | 110 kt | 10 h 11 min | 6:11 am CDT (11:11 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 260° at 12 kt | +11 kt | -4 °C | 109 kt | 10 h 17 min | 6:17 am CDT (11:17 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 260° at 13 kt | +13 kt | -15 °C | 107 kt | 10 h 28 min | 6:28 am CDT (11:28 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 300° at 17 kt | +16 kt | -31 °C | 104 kt | 10 h 46 min | 6:46 am CDT (11:46 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 310° at 15 kt | +12 kt | -41 °C | 108 kt | 10 h 22 min | 6:22 am CDT (11:22 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 310° at 15 kt | +12 kt | -52 °C | 108 kt | 10 h 22 min | 6:22 am CDT (11:22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | used from 0 nm out; 28 nm from the line | 190/8 | L/V 18° | 180/5 14° | L/V 9° | 190/10 -5° | 160/10 -16° | 150/13 -30° | 160/26 -40° | 150/23 -52° |
| PIE | used from 99 nm out; 81 nm from the line | 310/7 | 270/12 17° | 270/14 13° | 260/14 8° | 240/22 -5° | 230/24 -16° | 220/26 -31° | 200/31 -41° | 180/33 -53° |
| MOB | used from 347 nm out; 204 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° |
| MSY | used from 446 nm out; 152 nm from the line | L/V | 020/6 18° | L/V 12° | 300/11 7° | 330/15 -4° | 320/22 -16° | 330/38 -32° | 350/47 -42° | 340/56 -52° |
| LCH | used from 644 nm out; 111 nm from the line | 190/6 | 180/8 18° | 170/13 12° | 220/12 7° | 290/10 -4° | 280/15 -14° | 320/30 -31° | 320/32 -40° | 320/39 -53° |
| HOU | used from 744 nm out; 79 nm from the line | 160/18 | 160/14 17° | 180/19 12° | 190/11 8° | 260/12 -4° | 260/14 -13° | 310/26 -30° | 310/30 -40° | 320/21 -52° |
| PSX | used from 843 nm out; 12 nm from the line | 140/20 | 140/23 18° | 160/17 13° | 240/5 8° | 250/9 -4° | 250/11 -13° | 310/15 -29° | 310/17 -40° | 290/11 -52° |
| SAT | used from 942 nm out; 35 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 1041 nm out; 55 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° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLL Fort Lauderdale, FL | departure | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,400 feet, a few clouds at 3,400 feet | from the southeast (140°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 65 ft | 8:53 pm EDT (00:53 UTC) |
| RSW Fort Myers, FL | 89 nm out, 5 nm north of the line, tower | VFR | from the north-northeast (030°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 29 ft | 00:53 UTC |
| BYY Bay City, TX | 853 nm out, 6 nm north of the line | VFR | from the southeast (130°) at 10 knots | 9 mi | none | 44 ft | 23:35 UTC |
| VCT Victoria, TX | 912 nm out, 9 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | from the east-southeast (120°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 115 ft | 00:51 UTC |
| UVA Uvalde, TX | 1061 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line | VFR | from the southeast (140°) at 13 knots, gusting to 21 | 10+ mi | none | 941 ft | 00:55 UTC |
| DRT Del Rio, TX | destination | VFR | from the south-southeast (150°) at 10 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,002 ft | 7:53 pm CDT (00:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,002 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At DRT when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:11 am CDT (10:11 UTC)
Wind from the east at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,500 feet marginal VFR
The whole forecast for DRT
- From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 18 knots, gusting to 28, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet
- From Sun 9:00 pm CDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 1,500 feet
- From Mon 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the east at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,500 feet
- From Mon 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 13 knots, gusting to 23, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,500 feet
The forecast for FLL, the departure
- From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet
- From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet
- From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 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 FLL 6:55 pm EDT (22:55 UTC), at DRT 7:16 pm CDT (00:16 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:40 pm CDT (00:40 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at DRT is before sunrise there (7:43 am CDT (12:43 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.
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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: Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International, Del Rio International.