Plan a flight · Mon 9:40 am CDT (14:40 UTC)

Topeka Regional to Valley International FOE → HRL

771 nautical miles (887 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 188°, about 183° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5E). At 120 knots that is 5 h 50 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 12-knot tailwind), arriving about 3:30 pm CDT (20:30 UTC). Right now FOE is VFR, wind from the south (190°) at 11 knots, gusting to 23; HRL is VFR, wind from the east-southeast (120°) at 5 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

AIRMET TANGO 2W: 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 first 128 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 FOE.

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

urgent B763 at 2,000 ft, 0 nm southeast, 6:57 am CDT (11:57 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the departure end, 0 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FOE UUA /OV 130003/TM 1157/FL020/TP B763/WV LLWS
```
Report
an urgent report filed through FOE
Where
wind from 130° at 3 knots
Time
11:57 UTC
Height
at 2,000 ft
Aircraft
B763
Wind
low-level wind shear
E45X at 32,000 ft, 30 nm west, 7:05 am CDT (12:05 UTC): moderate chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. 533 nm along the route, 30 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AUS UA /OV KCWK090015/TM 1205/FL320/TP E45X/TB MOD CHOP/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through AUS
Where
15 nm east (090°) of KCWK
Time
12:05 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
E45X
Turbulence
moderate chop
Remarks
zhu
PC12 at 22,000 ft, 48 nm west, 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): light rime icing, -9 °C, remarks: no icing at FL200 zkcfdc xj. At the departure end, 48 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MHK UA /OV MHK/TM 1200/FL220/TP PC12/TA M09/IC LGT RIME/RM NEG ICING AT FL200 /ZKCFDC XJ
```
Report
a routine report filed through MHK
Where
over MHK
Time
12:00 UTC
Height
at 22,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Temperature
−9 °C
Icing
light rime
Remarks
no icing at FL200 zkcfdc xj
E170 at 26,000 ft, 18 nm east, 7:34 am CDT (12:34 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence, remarks: ZFW50. 168 nm along the route, 18 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TUL UA /OV TUL/TM 1234/FL260/TP E170/TB LGT TO MOD CHOP/RM ZFW50
```
Report
a routine report filed through TUL
Where
over TUL
Time
12:34 UTC
Height
at 26,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
light to moderate chop
Remarks
ZFW50
E145 at 13,000 ft, 43 nm west, 8:38 am CDT (13:38 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ZFW32. 356 nm along the route, 43 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MWL UA /OV MQP030040/TM 1338/FL130/TP E145/TB NEG/RM ZFW32
```
Report
a routine report filed through MWL
Where
40 nm northeast (030°) of MQP
Time
13:38 UTC
Height
at 13,000 ft
Aircraft
E145
Turbulence
none
Remarks
ZFW32
C172 at 1,700 ft, 34 nm west, 8:38 am CDT (13:38 UTC): a broken layer above 2,200 ft. 366 nm along the route, 34 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AFW UA /OV AFW340004/TM 1338/FL017/TP C172/SK BKN022
```
Report
a routine report filed through AFW
Where
4 nm north (340°) of AFW
Time
13:38 UTC
Height
at 1,700 ft
Aircraft
C172
Sky
a broken layer from 2,200 ft
A320 at 2,400 ft, 18 nm west, 7:38 am CDT (12:38 UTC): a few clouds above 2,400 ft, remarks: bases 2400 ft, airport in sight on 8 mile final. 366 nm along the route, 18 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DFW UA /OV DFW/TM 1238/FL024/TP A320/SK FEW024/RM BASES 2400 FT, AIRPORT IN SIGHT ON 8 MILE FINAL
```
Report
a routine report filed through DFW
Where
over DFW
Time
12:38 UTC
Height
at 2,400 ft
Aircraft
A320
Sky
a few clouds from 2,400 ft
Remarks
bases 2400 ft, airport in sight on 8 mile final
B738 at 2,100 ft, 18 nm west, 6:55 am CDT (11:55 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 366 nm along the route, 18 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DFW UA /OV 3 N OF DFW/TM 1155/FL021/TP B738/SK BASE021
```
Report
a routine report filed through DFW
Where
3 north of dfw
Time
11:55 UTC
Height
at 2,100 ft
Aircraft
B738
Sky
BASE021
E170 at 2,200 ft, 18 nm west, 6:42 am CDT (11:42 UTC): scattered clouds above 2,200 ft, remarks: haze layer on final at 2200 ft. 366 nm along the route, 18 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DFW UA /OV DFW/TM 1142/FL022/TP E170/SK SCT022/RM HAZE LAYER ON FINAL AT 2200 FT
```
Report
a routine report filed through DFW
Where
over DFW
Time
11:42 UTC
Height
at 2,200 ft
Aircraft
E170
Sky
scattered clouds from 2,200 ft
Remarks
haze layer on final at 2200 ft
C560 at 2,600 ft, 33 nm west, 8:02 am CDT (13:02 UTC): a broken layer above 2,600 ft. 375 nm along the route, 33 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FTW UA /OV 5 NM W/TM 1302/FL026/TP C560/SK BKN026
```
Report
a routine report filed through FTW
Where
5 nautical miles west
Time
13:02 UTC
Height
at 2,600 ft
Aircraft
C560
Sky
a broken layer from 2,600 ft
C172 at 2,500 ft, 33 nm west, 7:55 am CDT (12:55 UTC): scattered clouds above 2,700 ft. 375 nm along the route, 33 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FTW UA /OV 3 NM NW FTW/TM 1255/FL025/TP C172/SK SCT027
```
Report
a routine report filed through FTW
Where
3 nautical miles northwest ftw
Time
12:55 UTC
Height
at 2,500 ft
Aircraft
C172
Sky
scattered clouds from 2,700 ft
E55P at 11,000 ft, 22 nm east, 7:42 am CDT (12:42 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ZFW83. 375 nm along the route, 22 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TRL UA /OV TRL/TM 1242/FL110/TP E55P/TB NEG/RM ZFW83
```
Report
a routine report filed through TRL
Where
over TRL
Time
12:42 UTC
Height
at 11,000 ft
Aircraft
E55P
Turbulence
none
Remarks
ZFW83
M20P at 3,500 ft, 39 nm west, 7:39 am CDT (12:39 UTC): a broken layer, remarks: during the descent. 395 nm along the route, 39 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DFW UA /OV 50F140007/TM 1239/FL035/TP M20P/SK B035 BKN/RM DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through DFW
Where
7 nm southeast (140°) of 50F
Time
12:39 UTC
Height
at 3,500 ft
Aircraft
M20P
Sky
B035 broken
Remarks
during the descent
TBM8 at 30,000 ft, 26 nm west, 8:43 am CDT (13:43 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ZFW62. 425 nm along the route, 26 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ACT UA /OV ACT340020/TM 1343/FL300/TP TBM8/TB NEG/RM ZFW62
```
Report
a routine report filed through ACT
Where
20 nm north (340°) of ACT
Time
13:43 UTC
Height
at 30,000 ft
Aircraft
TBM8
Turbulence
none
Remarks
ZFW62

13 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 10 forecast points nearest it (MKC, ICT, TUL, OKC, DAL, CLL, SAT, PSX, CRP, BRO). 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	200° at 20 kt	+20 kt		100 kt	7 h 43 min	5:23 pm CDT (22:23 UTC)
6,500 ft	210° at 21 kt	+19 kt	17 °C	101 kt	7 h 38 min	5:18 pm CDT (22:18 UTC)
8,500 ft	210° at 17 kt	+15 kt	15 °C	105 kt	7 h 21 min	5:01 pm CDT (22:01 UTC)
10,500 ft	220° at 14 kt	+12 kt	11 °C	108 kt	7 h 08 min	4:48 pm CDT (21:48 UTC)
12,500 ft	230° at 13 kt	+10 kt	7 °C	110 kt	7 h 01 min	4:41 pm CDT (21:41 UTC)
14,500 ft	240° at 17 kt	+9 kt	3 °C	111 kt	6 h 57 min	4:37 pm CDT (21:37 UTC)
16,500 ft	250° at 20 kt	+9 kt	-2 °C	111 kt	6 h 57 min	4:37 pm CDT (21:37 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	260° at 23 kt	+9 kt	-5 °C	111 kt	6 h 57 min	4:37 pm CDT (21:37 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	250° at 27 kt	+14 kt	-16 °C	106 kt	7 h 16 min	4:56 pm CDT (21:56 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	260° at 34 kt	+8 kt	-28 °C	112 kt	6 h 53 min	4:33 pm CDT (21:33 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	280° at 29 kt	−1 kt	-38 °C	121 kt	6 h 22 min	4:02 pm CDT (21:02 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	310° at 22 kt	−12 kt	-50 °C	132 kt	5 h 50 min	3:30 pm CDT (20:30 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
MKC	used from 0 nm out; 64 nm from the line	220/35	240/30 21°	240/27 13°	240/31 6°	260/31 -7°	250/43 -21°	270/70 -28°	280/72 -36°	280/59 -49°
ICT	used from 49 nm out; 74 nm from the line	200/26	240/31 21°	230/30 14°	240/30 7°	250/38 -8°	240/49 -19°	260/73 -27°	270/69 -37°	270/63 -48°
TUL	used from 99 nm out; 43 nm from the line	210/24	220/29 18°	240/17 14°	250/16 8°	260/28 -6°	260/36 -18°	270/63 -28°	280/54 -37°	290/46 -49°
OKC	used from 247 nm out; 80 nm from the line	200/23	220/26 19°	210/12 16°	230/16 8°	250/36 -6°	250/45 -17°	260/61 -28°	270/51 -37°	270/42 -49°
DAL	used from 296 nm out; 51 nm from the line	200/15	210/22 19°	210/17 13°	230/12 8°	250/26 -5°	250/25 -14°	260/34 -28°	290/32 -38°	310/23 -50°
CLL	used from 445 nm out; 48 nm from the line	180/21	200/24 17°	200/15 13°	200/7 8°	260/21 -5°	230/25 -13°	260/18 -29°	310/16 -39°	360/27 -51°
SAT	used from 543 nm out; 67 nm from the line	160/12	180/23 18°	190/21 14°	200/12 10°	240/19 -5°	220/19 -14°	210/8 -29°	090/9 -39°	050/21 -51°
PSX	used from 593 nm out; 55 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 642 nm out; 11 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°
BRO	used from 741 nm out; 36 nm from the line	160/14	160/14 18°	150/14 14°	150/8 9°	L/V -4°	180/11 -14°	100/15 -30°	090/11 -40°	060/33 -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 (190°) at 11 knots, gusting to 23	10+ mi	none	1,077 ft	8:53 am CDT (13:53 UTC)
UKL Burlington, KS	40 nm out, 3 nm east of the line	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 16 knots, gusting to 22	10+ mi	none	1,174 ft	14:35 UTC
BVO Bartlesville, OK	128 nm out, 4 nm south of the line	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	716 ft	13:53 UTC
RVS Tulsa, OK	178 nm out, 9 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	none	638 ft	13:53 UTC
DUA Durant, OK	306 nm out, 7 nm east of the line	marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 1,500 feet	from the south (180°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	1,500 ft	699 ft	14:15 UTC
TKI Dallas, TX	346 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,200 feet	from the south (170°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	588 ft	13:53 UTC
CNW Waco, TX	445 nm out, 10 nm west of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 2,200 feet Weather: haze	from the southeast (130°) at 6 knots	5 mi	2,200 ft	470 ft	13:55 UTC
RCK Rockdale, TX	504 nm out, 2 nm east of the line	no report just now				474 ft
VCT Victoria, TX	612 nm out, 20 nm east of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 1,400 feet, a broken layer at 2,100 feet, overcast at 4,700 feet	from the southeast (130°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	2,100 ft	115 ft	14:28 UTC
CRP Corpus Christi, TX	682 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,900 feet, a few clouds at 4,700 feet, a broken layer at 23,000 feet	from the south-southeast (150°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	23,000 ft	46 ft	13:51 UTC
HRL Harlingen, TX	destination	VFR	from the east-southeast (120°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	36 ft	8:52 am CDT (13:52 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 HRL when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:30 pm CDT (20:30 UTC)

Wind from the south-southeast at 12 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 7,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for HRL

From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 12 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 7,000 feet
From Mon 9:00 pm CDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet

The forecast for FOE, the departure

From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south at 13 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 17 knots, gusting to 28, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 20,000 feet
From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 15,000 feet
From Tue 3:00 am CDT (08:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 3,000 feet

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

9/2934 DALLAS, TX 6 nm from the route, 366 nm along the route · a VIP movement · ZFW
6/8646 Arlington, TX, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Friday, October 16, 2026 UTC 19 nm from the route, 375 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Thursday 15 October · ZFW

Daylight

Sunset at FOE 6:48 pm CDT (23:48 UTC), at HRL 7:04 pm CDT (00:04 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:28 pm CDT (00:28 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 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: Topeka Regional, Valley International.