Henderson Executive to George Bush Intcntl/Houston Airport HND → IAH
1,057 nautical miles (1,217 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 104°, about 091° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13E). At 120 knots that is 6 h 52 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 34-knot tailwind), arriving about 12:53 pm CDT (17:53 UTC). 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: 725 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 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the first 329 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 60 to 200 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 2E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 70 to 190 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 34,000 ft to 43,000 ft. Over the route from 140 to 419 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: 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 150 to 319 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 HND.
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 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 (LAS, PRC, ABQ, ROW, INK, ABI, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,500 ft | 200° at 20 kt | 0 | 17 °C | 120 kt | 8 h 48 min | 2:49 pm CDT (19:49 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 210° at 21 kt | −3 kt | 12 °C | 123 kt | 8 h 36 min | 2:37 pm CDT (19:37 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 210° at 20 kt | −4 kt | 10 °C | 124 kt | 8 h 31 min | 2:32 pm CDT (19:32 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 210° at 22 kt | −5 kt | 6 °C | 125 kt | 8 h 27 min | 2:28 pm CDT (19:28 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 220° at 26 kt | −8 kt | 2 °C | 128 kt | 8 h 15 min | 2:16 pm CDT (19:16 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 220° at 31 kt | −11 kt | -2 °C | 131 kt | 8 h 04 min | 2:05 pm CDT (19:05 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 220° at 35 kt | −14 kt | -7 °C | 134 kt | 7 h 53 min | 1:54 pm CDT (18:54 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 36 kt | −15 kt | -8 °C | 135 kt | 7 h 50 min | 1:51 pm CDT (18:51 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 46 kt | −26 kt | -17 °C | 146 kt | 7 h 14 min | 1:15 pm CDT (18:15 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 230° at 57 kt | −31 kt | -28 °C | 151 kt | 7 h | 1:01 pm CDT (18:01 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 54 kt | −34 kt | -37 °C | 154 kt | 6 h 52 min | 12:53 pm CDT (17:53 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 240° at 48 kt | −32 kt | -49 °C | 152 kt | 6 h 57 min | 12:58 pm CDT (17:58 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAS | used from 0 nm out; 28 nm from the line | 210/20 8° | 210/29 4° | 200/32 -3° | 200/51 -15° | 210/64 -21° | 220/70 -30° | 220/66 -38° | 220/55 -44° | |
| PRC | used from 100 nm out; 48 nm from the line | 200/37 6° | 200/35 0° | 220/60 -11° | 220/71 -20° | 220/88 -29° | 220/98 -35° | 220/94 -45° | ||
| ABQ | used from 299 nm out; 112 nm from the line | 220/19 9° | 220/35 3° | 230/50 -8° | 240/64 -19° | 230/83 -26° | 230/85 -36° | 230/80 -48° | ||
| ROW | used from 449 nm out; 74 nm from the line | 230/12 | 230/17 13° | 220/30 7° | 230/41 -5° | 240/52 -17° | 230/66 -28° | 240/63 -38° | 240/60 -50° | |
| INK | used from 599 nm out; 62 nm from the line | 220/17 21° | 230/12 14° | 210/13 7° | 220/29 -5° | 240/41 -14° | 230/43 -28° | 250/41 -38° | 250/33 -51° | |
| ABI | used from 698 nm out; 83 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° | |
| CLL | used from 898 nm out; 72 nm from the line | 180/24 | 170/21 19° | 180/10 14° | 230/7 8° | 230/16 -6° | 260/20 -13° | 290/23 -29° | 320/21 -39° | 340/35 -51° |
| HOU | used from 1047 nm out; 24 nm from the line | 180/22 | 180/20 16° | 170/7 15° | L/V 8° | 220/11 -6° | 260/15 -13° | 310/20 -30° | 320/20 -40° | 350/32 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HND Las Vegas, NV | departure | no report just now | 2,491 ft | ||||
| FLG Flagstaff, AZ | 180 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 7,014 ft | ||||
| INW Winslow, AZ | 219 nm out, 4 nm east of the line | no report just now | 4,941 ft | ||||
| ONM Socorro, NM | 419 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 4,875 ft | ||||
| SRR Ruidoso, NM | 499 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 6,813 ft | ||||
| ROW Roswell, NM | 549 nm out, 3 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 3,671 ft | ||||
| GNC Seminole, TX | 648 nm out, 1 nm east of the line | no report just now | 3,314 ft | ||||
| COM Coleman, TX | 818 nm out, 17 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 1,696 ft | ||||
| GRK Fort Hood (Killeen), TX | 918 nm out, 7 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,015 ft | ||||
| CLL College Station, TX | 998 nm out, 11 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 320 ft | ||||
| IAH Houston, TX | destination | no report just now | 95 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 7,014 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At IAH when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:53 pm CDT (17:53 UTC)
IAH has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8890 LAS VEGAS, NV, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, at the departure end · a VIP movement · starts tomorrow · ZLA
- 6/8808 Las Vegas, NV, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 5 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · starts tomorrow · ZLA
- 6/8891 Bullhead City, AZ, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local 11 nm from the route, at the departure end · a VIP movement · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZLA
- 6/8722 ALAMOGORDO, NM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, 469 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB
Daylight
Sunset at HND 6:07 pm PDT (01:07 UTC), at IAH 6:54 pm CDT (23:54 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:18 pm CDT (00:18 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: Henderson Executive, George Bush Intcntl/Houston Airport.