East Texas Regional to Lubbock Preston Smith International GGG → LBB
366 nautical miles (421 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 284°, about 281° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3E). At 120 knots that is 3 h 16 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 8-knot headwind), arriving about 9:17 am CDT (14:17 UTC). Right now GGG is VFR, wind from the south (180°) at 5 knots; LBB is VFR, wind from the south (180°) 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
- 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 route from 237 to 316 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 GGG.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
Not fetched just now.
Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 08:00–15:00 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 5 forecast points nearest it (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 28 kt | +8 kt | 20 °C | 112 kt | 3 h 16 min | 9:17 am CDT (14:17 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 210° at 25 kt | +9 kt | 18 °C | 111 kt | 3 h 18 min | 9:19 am CDT (14:19 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 220° at 19 kt | +9 kt | 15 °C | 111 kt | 3 h 18 min | 9:19 am CDT (14:19 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 230° at 15 kt | +9 kt | 11 °C | 111 kt | 3 h 18 min | 9:19 am CDT (14:19 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 230° at 14 kt | +9 kt | 7 °C | 111 kt | 3 h 18 min | 9:19 am CDT (14:19 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 240° at 17 kt | +12 kt | 2 °C | 108 kt | 3 h 23 min | 9:24 am CDT (14:24 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 240° at 20 kt | +15 kt | -2 °C | 105 kt | 3 h 29 min | 9:30 am CDT (14:30 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 240° at 22 kt | +17 kt | -6 °C | 103 kt | 3 h 33 min | 9:34 am CDT (14:34 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 250° at 28 kt | +24 kt | -15 °C | 96 kt | 3 h 49 min | 9:50 am CDT (14:50 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 260° at 42 kt | +39 kt | -29 °C | 81 kt | 4 h 31 min | 10:32 am CDT (15:32 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 280° at 39 kt | +40 kt | -38 °C | 80 kt | 4 h 34 min | 10:35 am CDT (15:35 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 39 kt | +39 kt | -51 °C | 81 kt | 4 h 31 min | 10:32 am CDT (15:32 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHV | used from 0 nm out; 69 nm from the line | 210/20 | 210/20 18° | 230/20 11° | 240/16 7° | 270/17 -7° | 250/11 -15° | 300/34 -30° | 310/34 -40° | 320/36 -51° |
| DAL | used from 49 nm out; 38 nm from the line | 190/30 | 200/28 18° | 220/18 13° | 250/13 8° | 240/24 -6° | 270/20 -14° | 270/35 -29° | 290/34 -39° | 310/41 -51° |
| SPS | used from 148 nm out; 61 nm from the line | 220/35 | 220/31 18° | 230/16 14° | 230/10 8° | 250/18 -5° | 250/32 -16° | 260/51 -28° | 280/46 -38° | 300/50 -50° |
| ABI | used from 247 nm out; 60 nm from the line | 200/30 19° | 220/12 16° | 220/11 9° | 230/15 -5° | 250/26 -15° | 250/39 -28° | 270/36 -38° | 280/30 -51° | |
| LBB | used from 297 nm out; 44 nm from the line | 220/25 21° | 230/20 15° | 220/20 7° | 230/36 -6° | 240/50 -15° | 240/59 -28° | 260/52 -37° | 260/45 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GGG Longview, TX | departure | VFR | from the south (180°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 365 ft | 5:53 am CDT (10:53 UTC) |
| TYR Tyler, TX | 30 nm out, 11 nm southwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (170°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 543 ft | 10:53 UTC |
| GVT Greenville, TX | 79 nm out, 24 nm north of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southeast (160°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 534 ft | 10:35 UTC |
| DAL Dallas, TX | 109 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet | from the south (170°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | none | 486 ft | 10:53 UTC |
| AFW Fort Worth, TX | 138 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,000 feet | from the south (180°) at 10 knots | 10+ mi | none | 723 ft | 10:53 UTC |
| RPH Graham, TX | 198 nm out, 2 nm southwest of the line | reported, no category | variable at 6 knots | none | 1,122 ft | 07:35 UTC | |
| ONY Olney, TX | 218 nm out, 11 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 1,275 ft | ||||
| LBB Lubbock, TX | destination | VFR | from the south (180°) at 10 knots | 10+ mi | none | 3,282 ft | 5:53 am CDT (10:53 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, 9:17 am CDT (14:17 UTC)
Wind from the south at 15 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The whole forecast for LBB
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 15 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
The forecast for GGG, the departure
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the south at 13 knots, gusting to 21, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8926 Tyler, TX, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 6 nm from the route, 30 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts tomorrow · ZFW
- 9/2934 DALLAS, TX 4 nm from the route, 109 nm along the route · a VIP movement · ZFW
- 6/8646 Arlington, TX, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Friday, October 16, 2026 UTC 7 nm from the route, 119 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Thursday 15 October · ZFW
Daylight
Sunset at GGG 6:49 pm CDT (23:49 UTC), at LBB 7:16 pm CDT (00:16 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:41 pm CDT (00:41 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
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: East Texas Regional, Lubbock Preston Smith International.