Plan a flight · Mon 12:24 pm EDT (16:24 UTC)

Florence Regional to Laredo International FLO → LRD

1,090 nautical miles (1,255 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 254°, about 263° magnetic at the departure end (variation 9W). At 120 knots that is 8 h 31 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 8-knot tailwind), arriving about 7:55 pm CDT (00:55 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: 2 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 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 30,000 ft to 41,000 ft. Near the route, at the departure end.

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 FLO.

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

urgent CRJ9 at 1,800 ft, 15 nm south, 10:55 am EDT (14:55 UTC): remarks: low-level wind shear a 10-knot loss of airspeed final runway 35. 119 nm along the route, 15 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AGS UUA /OV AGS/TM 1455/FL018/TP CRJ9/RM LLWS -10KT FINAL RWY 35
```
Report
an urgent report filed through AGS
Where
over AGS
Time
14:55 UTC
Height
at 1,800 ft
Aircraft
CRJ9
Remarks
low-level wind shear a 10-knot loss of airspeed final runway 35
UAL2084 at 28,000 ft, 26 nm south, 10:03 am EDT (14:03 UTC): light chop turbulence. 59 nm along the route, 26 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ARP UAL2084 3330N 08043W 1403 F280 904/003KT TB CONT LGT CHOP IC
```
Report
a routine report filed through ARP
A320 at 36,000 ft, 0 nm east, 12:14 pm EDT (16:14 UTC): light chop turbulence. 69 nm along the route, 0 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CAE UA /OV CAE/TM 1614/FL360/TP A320/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through CAE
Where
over CAE
Time
16:14 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
A320
Turbulence
occasional light chop
LJ31 descending, 17 nm south, 11:12 am EDT (15:12 UTC): remarks: little bumpy on final runway 35. 119 nm along the route, 17 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AGS UA /OV AGS 170002/TM 1512/FLDURD/TP LJ31/RM LITTLE BUMPY ON FINAL RWY 35
```
Report
a routine report filed through AGS
Where
2 nm south (170°) of AGS
Time
15:12 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
LJ31
Remarks
little bumpy on final runway 35
CRJ9 at 1,800 ft, 20 nm south, 10:55 am EDT (14:55 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 119 nm along the route, 20 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AGS UA /OV BUSHE/TM 1455/FL018/TP CRJ9/WV +-10KT
```
Report
a routine report filed through AGS
Where
bushe
Time
14:55 UTC
Height
at 1,800 ft
Aircraft
CRJ9
Wind
a 10-knot loss of airspeed
CRJ9 at 10,000 ft, 7 nm northwest, 10:40 am EDT (14:40 UTC): wind 360° at 50 knots, remarks: during the descent. 159 nm along the route, 7 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AGS UA /OV KHQU271015/TM 1440/FL100/TP CRJ9/WV 36050KT/RM DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through AGS
Where
15 nm west (271°) of KHQU
Time
14:40 UTC
Height
at 10,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ9
Wind
from 360° at 50 knots
Remarks
during the descent
EPIC at 19,000 ft, 39 nm north, 11:40 am EDT (15:40 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ZTLFD-16. 178 nm along the route, 39 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AHN UA /OV AHN/TM 1540/FL190/TP EPIC/TB NEG/RM ZTLFD-16
```
Report
a routine report filed through AHN
Where
over AHN
Time
15:40 UTC
Height
at 19,000 ft
Aircraft
EPIC
Turbulence
none
Remarks
ZTLFD-16
UAL1064 at 35,000 ft, 39 nm north, 12:11 pm EDT (16:11 UTC): no turbulence, wind 338° at 38 knots. 218 nm along the route, 39 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ARP UAL1064 3343N 08408W 1611 F350 338/038KT TB SMTH IC
```
Report
a routine report filed through ARP
UAL1643 at 35,000 ft, 38 nm north, 10:51 am EDT (14:51 UTC): no turbulence, wind 335° at 42 knots. 238 nm along the route, 38 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ARP UAL1643 3337N 08426W 1451 F350 335/042KT TB NONE SK CLEAR IC NONE
```
Report
a routine report filed through ARP
BE36 at 8,000 ft, 5 nm north, 9:40 am EDT (13:40 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, clear from 8,000 ft to 60,000 ft, 18 °C, wind 270° at 4 knots, remarks: ZME65. 496 nm along the route, 5 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MCB UA /OV LBY045020/TM 1340/FL080/TP BE36/SK SKC/WX NEG/TA 18/WV 270004KT/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM ZME65
```
Report
a routine report filed through MCB
Where
20 nm northeast (045°) of LBY
Time
13:40 UTC
Height
at 8,000 ft
Aircraft
BE36
Sky
clear
Weather
no
Temperature
18 °C
Wind
from 270° at 4 knots
Turbulence
none
Icing
none
Remarks
ZME65
C208 at 2,000 ft, 20 nm north, 11:52 am EDT (15:52 UTC): a broken layer above 2,100 ft. 773 nm along the route, 20 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BPT UA /OV KBPT340010/TM 1552/FL020/TP C208/SK BKN021
```
Report
a routine report filed through BPT
Where
10 nm north (340°) of KBPT
Time
15:52 UTC
Height
at 2,000 ft
Aircraft
C208
Sky
a broken layer from 2,100 ft
HELO at 1,700 ft, 8 nm north, 9:43 am EDT (13:43 UTC): a few clouds above 2,000 ft, remarks: during the climb. 773 nm along the route, 8 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BPT UA /OV KBPT160002/TM 1343/FL017/TP HELO/SK FEW020/RM DURC
```
Report
a routine report filed through BPT
Where
2 nm south (160°) of KBPT
Time
13:43 UTC
Height
at 1,700 ft
Aircraft
HELO
Sky
a few clouds from 2,000 ft
Remarks
during the climb
B739 at 34,000 ft, 11 nm south, 10:07 am EDT (14:07 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: smooth zhu. 823 nm along the route, 11 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GLS UA /OV KVUH135158/TM 1407/FL340/TP B739/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through GLS
Where
158 nm southeast (135°) of KVUH
Time
14:07 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
B739
Turbulence
none
Remarks
smooth zhu
CRJ7 at 24,000 ft, 38 nm northwest, 11:54 am EDT (15:54 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: zhu. 833 nm along the route, 38 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IAH UA /OV KDAS/TM 1554/FL240/TP CRJ7/TB NEG/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through IAH
Where
over KDAS
Time
15:54 UTC
Height
at 24,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ7
Turbulence
none
Remarks
zhu

5 more routine reports are on the map.

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 14:00–21:00 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 13 forecast points nearest it (FLO, CAE, ATL, CSG, MGM, MOB, JAN, MSY, LCH, HOU, PSX, CRP, LRD). 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	220° at 3 kt	+3 kt		117 kt	9 h 19 min	8:43 pm CDT (01:43 UTC)
6,500 ft	230° at 4 kt	+4 kt	16 °C	116 kt	9 h 24 min	8:48 pm CDT (01:48 UTC)
8,500 ft	270° at 4 kt	+4 kt	13 °C	116 kt	9 h 24 min	8:48 pm CDT (01:48 UTC)
10,500 ft	290° at 5 kt	+4 kt	9 °C	116 kt	9 h 24 min	8:48 pm CDT (01:48 UTC)
12,500 ft	300° at 7 kt	+4 kt	6 °C	116 kt	9 h 24 min	8:48 pm CDT (01:48 UTC)
14,500 ft	300° at 9 kt	+5 kt	2 °C	115 kt	9 h 29 min	8:53 pm CDT (01:53 UTC)
16,500 ft	310° at 11 kt	+6 kt	-2 °C	114 kt	9 h 34 min	8:58 pm CDT (01:58 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	310° at 12 kt	+7 kt	-5 °C	113 kt	9 h 39 min	9:03 pm CDT (02:03 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	300° at 13 kt	+9 kt	-16 °C	111 kt	9 h 49 min	9:13 pm CDT (02:13 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	330° at 20 kt	+4 kt	-30 °C	116 kt	9 h 24 min	8:48 pm CDT (01:48 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	340° at 25 kt	0	-40 °C	120 kt	9 h 05 min	8:29 pm CDT (01:29 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	360° at 26 kt	−8 kt	-51 °C	128 kt	8 h 31 min	7:55 pm CDT (00:55 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 18:00 UTC for use 14:00 to 21:00 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
FLO	used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line	330/11	330/15 14°	330/22 10°	350/21 7°	340/30 -5°	350/37 -19°	350/34 -32°	350/32 -42°	310/37 -51°
CAE	used from 50 nm out; 7 nm from the line	340/11	330/13 14°	350/24 11°	350/26 8°	340/26 -5°	350/33 -18°	340/31 -32°	340/30 -41°	330/32 -52°
ATL	used from 149 nm out; 71 nm from the line	340/24	350/18 17°	330/15 11°	320/20 6°	310/16 -4°	300/18 -18°	320/28 -32°	330/43 -40°	340/35 -51°
CSG	used from 248 nm out; 18 nm from the line	340/20	340/15 17°	330/19 11°	320/19 5°	330/11 -4°	300/14 -17°	330/28 -31°	340/42 -40°	350/33 -51°
MGM	used from 297 nm out; 32 nm from the line	350/14	320/18 17°	320/17 11°	300/14 5°	330/13 -5°	310/12 -17°	330/29 -30°	340/40 -40°	350/32 -50°
MOB	used from 446 nm out; 62 nm from the line	L/V	L/V 18°	L/V 11°	300/9 6°	330/12 -4°	330/12 -16°	340/28 -30°	340/36 -40°	360/34 -51°
JAN	used from 496 nm out; 63 nm from the line	210/8	230/13 18°	240/10 11°	260/11 6°	280/16 -5°	260/12 -15°	330/34 -30°	320/39 -40°	340/34 -51°
MSY	used from 545 nm out; 66 nm from the line	170/11	160/13 18°	150/8 12°	L/V 6°	310/12 -5°	290/11 -15°	340/27 -30°	350/32 -40°	360/30 -52°
LCH	used from 644 nm out; 59 nm from the line	170/9	180/18 18°	190/13 13°	190/6 8°	270/11 -6°	290/20 -13°	320/21 -30°	350/23 -40°	360/25 -51°
HOU	used from 793 nm out; 28 nm from the line	160/21	180/12 17°	210/11 13°	200/7 8°	280/7 -5°	260/19 -13°	290/16 -30°	340/15 -40°	010/27 -51°
PSX	used from 892 nm out; 14 nm from the line	180/20	180/15 17°	180/13 14°	180/9 9°	310/11 -5°	240/7 -14°	250/5 -29°	220/6 -39°	030/19 -51°
CRP	used from 942 nm out; 41 nm from the line	170/16	170/18 18°	170/12 14°	190/8 9°	250/17 -4°	230/16 -14°	L/V -29°	120/5 -40°	060/26 -52°
LRD	used from 1041 nm out; 25 nm from the line	160/17	170/28 18°	190/21 15°	180/9 10°	210/17 -4°	210/18 -15°	160/19 -29°	110/12 -40°	070/28 -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	Elevation
FLO Florence, SC	departure	no report just now	146 ft
CAE Columbia, SC	69 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line, tower	no report just now	235 ft
AGS Augusta, GA	119 nm out, 15 nm south of the line, tower	no report just now	145 ft
AUO Auburn, AL	297 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line, tower	no report just now	776 ft
MGM Montgomery, AL	357 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line, tower	no report just now	221 ft
PIB Hattiesburg-Laurel, MS	515 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line	no report just now	297 ft
BTR Baton Rouge, LA	615 nm out, 17 nm south of the line, tower	no report just now	69 ft
LCH Lake Charles, LA	724 nm out, 5 nm west of the line, tower	no report just now	14 ft
BPT Beaumont/Port Arthur, TX	773 nm out, 10 nm north of the line, tower	no report just now	14 ft
VCT Victoria, TX	932 nm out, 13 nm northwest of the line, tower	no report just now	115 ft
BEA Beeville, TX	991 nm out, 6 nm north of the line	no report just now	272 ft
LRD Laredo, TX	destination	no report just now	508 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 776 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At LRD when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:55 pm CDT (00:55 UTC)

LRD has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.

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 FLO 6:48 pm EDT (22:48 UTC), at LRD 7:11 pm CDT (00:11 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:34 pm CDT (00:34 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at LRD is after sunset there (7:12 pm CDT (00:12 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: Florence Regional, Laredo International.