Central Nebraska Regional to Austin-Bergstrom International GRI → AUS
648 nautical miles (745 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 177°, about 170° magnetic at the departure end (variation 7E). At 120 knots that is 5 h 06 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 7-knot tailwind), arriving about 8:24 am CDT (13:24 UTC). Right now GRI is VFR, wind from the south (180°) at 12 knots; AUS is VFR, wind from the south (170°) at 3 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 3W: 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 399 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 GRI.
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 02:00–09:00 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 7 forecast points nearest it (GRI, SLN, ICT, OKC, SPS, DAL, CLL). 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 | 200° at 37 kt | +34 kt | 86 kt | 7 h 32 min | 10:50 am CDT (15:50 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 220° at 31 kt | +24 kt | 21 °C | 96 kt | 6 h 45 min | 10:03 am CDT (15:03 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 230° at 25 kt | +16 kt | 16 °C | 104 kt | 6 h 14 min | 9:32 am CDT (14:32 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 230° at 18 kt | +11 kt | 13 °C | 109 kt | 5 h 57 min | 9:15 am CDT (14:15 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 240° at 16 kt | +8 kt | 9 °C | 112 kt | 5 h 47 min | 9:05 am CDT (14:05 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 240° at 16 kt | +8 kt | 5 °C | 112 kt | 5 h 47 min | 9:05 am CDT (14:05 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 240° at 18 kt | +9 kt | 0 °C | 111 kt | 5 h 50 min | 9:08 am CDT (14:08 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 240° at 20 kt | +9 kt | -5 °C | 111 kt | 5 h 50 min | 9:08 am CDT (14:08 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 240° at 20 kt | +9 kt | -6 °C | 111 kt | 5 h 50 min | 9:08 am CDT (14:08 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 250° at 26 kt | +9 kt | -16 °C | 111 kt | 5 h 50 min | 9:08 am CDT (14:08 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 260° at 45 kt | +7 kt | -29 °C | 113 kt | 5 h 44 min | 9:02 am CDT (14:02 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 270° at 46 kt | 0 | -39 °C | 120 kt | 5 h 24 min | 8:42 am CDT (13:42 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 280° at 43 kt | −7 kt | -50 °C | 127 kt | 5 h 06 min | 8:24 am CDT (13:24 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 00:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 06:00 UTC for use 02:00 to 09:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRI | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 230/35 21° | 230/23 13° | 220/20 7° | 240/25 -8° | 240/37 -20° | 250/49 -33° | 260/57 -38° | 260/58 -47° | |
| SLN | used from 50 nm out; 62 nm from the line | 210/53 | 230/41 20° | 240/26 14° | 230/16 8° | 240/25 -7° | 240/35 -19° | 250/61 -30° | 260/65 -38° | 260/56 -49° |
| ICT | used from 149 nm out; 41 nm from the line | 200/48 | 230/39 19° | 240/24 14° | 240/20 8° | 240/22 -6° | 250/31 -18° | 250/61 -29° | 260/58 -38° | 270/54 -49° |
| OKC | used from 249 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 200/44 | 230/32 18° | 240/13 15° | 240/10 9° | 240/20 -5° | 250/27 -16° | 260/47 -28° | 270/48 -39° | 270/45 -50° |
| SPS | used from 399 nm out; 31 nm from the line | 200/39 | 220/28 17° | 230/27 12° | 240/15 9° | 250/15 -4° | 250/24 -15° | 260/45 -28° | 270/43 -39° | 280/45 -51° |
| DAL | used from 448 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 190/29 | 220/23 17° | 220/17 13° | 250/18 8° | 230/18 -5° | 240/18 -15° | 270/34 -29° | 280/33 -39° | 300/36 -51° |
| CLL | used from 548 nm out; 87 nm from the line | 170/22 | 170/26 18° | 200/15 14° | 240/13 8° | 240/15 -5° | 260/17 -13° | 290/27 -29° | 290/22 -40° | 320/30 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRI Grand Island, NE | departure | VFR | from the south (180°) at 12 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,847 ft | 2:53 am CDT (07:53 UTC) |
| HSI Hastings, NE | 20 nm out, 7 nm west of the line | VFR | from the south (170°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,961 ft | 07:53 UTC |
| TKO Mankato, KS | 70 nm out, 1 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 1,859 ft | ||||
| HUT Hutchinson, KS | 179 nm out, 13 nm east of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (180°) at 10 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,542 ft | 07:52 UTC |
| ANY Anthony, KS | 229 nm out, 1 nm west of the line | VFR | from the south (190°) at 12 knots, gusting to 18 | 10+ mi | none | 1,343 ft | 07:55 UTC |
| WDG Enid, OK | 279 nm out, 11 nm east of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (190°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,167 ft | 07:55 UTC |
| PWA Oklahoma City, OK | 329 nm out, 16 nm east of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (180°) at 12 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,299 ft | 07:53 UTC |
| DUC Duncan, OK | 389 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line | VFR | from the south-southeast (160°) at 11 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,114 ft | 07:55 UTC |
| FTW Fort Worth, TX | 488 nm out, 23 nm east of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (170°) at 13 knots | 10+ mi | none | 710 ft | 07:53 UTC |
| GOP Gatesville, TX | 578 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line | marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 1,700 feet | from the south-southeast (150°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | 1,700 ft | 905 ft | 07:55 UTC |
| GTU Georgetown, TX | 618 nm out, 1 nm southeast of the line, tower | marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 2,200 feet, overcast at 20,000 feet | from the south-southeast (160°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | 2,200 ft | 789 ft | 07:55 UTC |
| AUS Austin, TX | destination | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 12,000 feet | from the south (170°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 541 ft | 2:53 am CDT (07:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,961 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At AUS when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 8:24 am CDT (13:24 UTC)
Wind from the south-southeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,500 feet marginal VFR
The whole forecast for AUS
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 1,500 feet, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 6:00 am CDT (11:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,500 feet
- From Mon 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the south at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 3,500 feet
- 30% chance between Mon 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC) and 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): light thunderstorms with rain, a broken layer at 3,500 feet (thunderheads)
- From Mon 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
- From Tue 2:00 am CDT (07:00 UTC): wind from the south at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,500 feet
- At times between Tue 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC) and 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): a broken layer at 800 feet
The forecast for GRI, the departure
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 13 knots, gusting to 21, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the west at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 6:00 pm CDT (23:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 10:00 pm CDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the north at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/0543 MCGREGOR, TX 13 nm from the route, 578 nm along the route · security · ZFW
Daylight
Sunset at GRI 6:57 pm CDT (23:57 UTC), at AUS 7:02 pm CDT (00:02 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:26 pm CDT (00:26 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: Central Nebraska Regional, Austin-Bergstrom International.