Topeka Regional to William P Hobby Airport FOE → HOU
559 nautical miles (643 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 178°, about 173° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5E). At 120 knots that is 4 h 08 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 15-knot tailwind), arriving about 11:28 pm CDT (04:28 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now FOE is VFR, wind from the south (180°) at 9 knots; HOU is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 8 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: 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
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 FOE.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- A320 at 26,500 ft, 32 nm east, 5:46 pm CDT (22:46 UTC): moderate clear-air turbulence, remarks: ZFW86. 389 nm along the route, 32 nm east 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
- A320 at 24,000 ft, 3 nm southwest, 5:07 pm CDT (22:07 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: during the climb zhu. At the destination end, 3 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
IAH UA /OV IAH/TM 2207/FL240/TP A320/TB OCNL LGT CHOP /RM DURC. ZHU
- Report
- a routine report filed through IAH
- Where
- over IAH
- Time
- 22:07 UTC
- Height
- at 24,000 ft
- Aircraft
- A320
- Turbulence
- occasional light chop
- Remarks
- during the climb 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 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 8 forecast points nearest it (MKC, ICT, TUL, FSM, DAL, SHV, CLL, HOU). 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 | 190° at 21 kt | +21 kt | 99 kt | 5 h 39 min | 12:59 am CDT (05:59 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 200° at 22 kt | +20 kt | 100 kt | 5 h 35 min | 12:55 am CDT (05:55 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 220° at 21 kt | +16 kt | 14 °C | 104 kt | 5 h 22 min | 12:42 am CDT (05:42 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 230° at 20 kt | +12 kt | 11 °C | 108 kt | 5 h 11 min | 12:31 am CDT (05:31 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 240° at 18 kt | +8 kt | 8 °C | 112 kt | 4 h 59 min | 12:19 am CDT (05:19 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 250° at 18 kt | +7 kt | 4 °C | 113 kt | 4 h 57 min | 12:17 am CDT (05:17 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 250° at 19 kt | +6 kt | 0 °C | 114 kt | 4 h 54 min | 12:14 am CDT (05:14 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 260° at 20 kt | +5 kt | -4 °C | 115 kt | 4 h 52 min | 12:12 am CDT (05:12 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 260° at 21 kt | +4 kt | -5 °C | 116 kt | 4 h 49 min | 12:09 am CDT (05:09 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 260° at 21 kt | +3 kt | -15 °C | 117 kt | 4 h 47 min | 12:07 am CDT (05:07 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 280° at 33 kt | −7 kt | -30 °C | 127 kt | 4 h 24 min | 11:44 pm CDT (04:44 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 280° at 36 kt | −10 kt | -40 °C | 130 kt | 4 h 18 min | 11:38 pm CDT (04:38 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 290° at 35 kt | −15 kt | -52 °C | 135 kt | 4 h 08 min | 11:28 pm CDT (04:28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MKC | used from 0 nm out; 61 nm from the line | 200/28 | 220/30 16° | 270/20 11° | 280/22 7° | 260/27 -6° | 270/27 -18° | 280/38 -32° | 270/38 -40° | 280/50 -52° |
| ICT | used from 50 nm out; 87 nm from the line | 190/34 | 210/34 18° | 240/28 13° | 260/23 7° | 250/23 -6° | 240/29 -17° | 260/40 -30° | 260/47 -40° | 270/42 -51° |
| TUL | used from 100 nm out; 43 nm from the line | 200/27 | 210/28 15° | 240/24 13° | 250/19 8° | 250/28 -6° | 260/25 -16° | 270/34 -30° | 280/41 -39° | 280/41 -52° |
| FSM | used from 200 nm out; 56 nm from the line | 200/18 | 210/19 15° | 230/22 13° | 250/18 7° | 270/20 -5° | 280/24 -16° | 280/35 -30° | 290/37 -40° | 300/40 -52° |
| DAL | used from 299 nm out; 83 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° |
| SHV | used from 399 nm out; 85 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° |
| CLL | used from 449 nm out; 60 nm from the line | 160/18 | 190/18 16° | 200/19 12° | 220/14 7° | 260/18 -5° | 250/20 -13° | 290/29 -29° | 290/31 -40° | 300/22 -53° |
| HOU | used from 499 nm out; 35 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° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOE Topeka, KS | departure | VFR | from the south (180°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,077 ft | 6:53 pm CDT (23:53 UTC) |
| UKL Burlington, KS | 40 nm out, 4 nm west of the line | VFR | from the south (190°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,174 ft | 00:15 UTC |
| CFV Coffeyville, KS | 110 nm out, 2 nm south of the line | VFR | from the south (180°) at 9 knots, gusting to 18 | 10+ mi | none | 754 ft | 23:52 UTC |
| GCM Claremore, OK | 160 nm out, 3 nm east of the line | VFR | from the south (190°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | none | 733 ft | 23:55 UTC |
| TUL Tulsa, OK | 170 nm out, 18 nm west of the line, tower | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 15,000 feet, a few clouds at 25,000 feet | from the south (170°) at 13 knots | 10+ mi | none | 677 ft | 23:53 UTC |
| MLC Mc Alester, OK | 240 nm out, 15 nm west of the line | VFR | from the south (180°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 770 ft | 23:53 UTC |
| PRX Paris, TX | 319 nm out, 1 nm west of the line | VFR | from the south (180°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 547 ft | 23:55 UTC |
| JDD Mineola/Quitman, TX | 369 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 432 ft | 23:35 UTC |
| TYR Tyler, TX | 399 nm out, 3 nm north of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southeast (150°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 543 ft | 23:53 UTC |
| DKR Crockett, TX | 459 nm out, 3 nm west of the line | no report just now | 348 ft | ||||
| IAH Houston, TX | 539 nm out, 3 nm west of the line, tower | VFR Sky: a broken layer at 25,000 feet | from the east-southeast (120°) at 11 knots | 10+ mi | 25,000 ft | 95 ft | 23:53 UTC |
| HOU Houston, TX | destination | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 25,000 feet | from the south-southeast (150°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | none | 46 ft | 6:53 pm CDT (23:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,174 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At HOU when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:28 pm CDT (04:28 UTC)
Wind from the southeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for HOU
- From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Sun 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,500 feet, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
- 30% chance between Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC) and 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): light rain showers
- From Mon 5:00 pm CDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 13 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 5,000 feet
The forecast for FOE, the departure
- From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Sun 11:00 pm CDT (04:00 UTC): wind from the south at 16 knots, gusting to 29, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 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 FOE 6:50 pm CDT (23:50 UTC), at HOU 6:55 pm CDT (23:55 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:19 pm CDT (00:19 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at HOU is before sunrise there (7:20 am CDT (12:20 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: Topeka Regional, William P Hobby Airport.