Lea County Regional to General Mitchell International HOB → MKE
950 nautical miles (1,093 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 045°, about 038° magnetic at the departure end (variation 7E). At 120 knots that is 5 h 31 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 52-knot tailwind), arriving about 2:45 pm CDT (19:45 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: 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 360 to 670 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 HOB.
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 14:00–21:00 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 (LBB, AMA, GAG, ICT, MKC, BRL, DBQ, JOT). 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 | 230° at 28 kt | −28 kt | 148 kt | 6 h 25 min | 3:39 pm CDT (20:39 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 240° at 26 kt | −26 kt | 20 °C | 146 kt | 6 h 30 min | 3:44 pm CDT (20:44 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 240° at 26 kt | −26 kt | 17 °C | 146 kt | 6 h 30 min | 3:44 pm CDT (20:44 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 240° at 26 kt | −26 kt | 12 °C | 146 kt | 6 h 30 min | 3:44 pm CDT (20:44 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 240° at 27 kt | −26 kt | 8 °C | 146 kt | 6 h 30 min | 3:44 pm CDT (20:44 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 250° at 28 kt | −28 kt | 3 °C | 148 kt | 6 h 25 min | 3:39 pm CDT (20:39 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 250° at 30 kt | −29 kt | -2 °C | 149 kt | 6 h 23 min | 3:37 pm CDT (20:37 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 250° at 33 kt | −31 kt | -6 °C | 151 kt | 6 h 17 min | 3:31 pm CDT (20:31 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 250° at 33 kt | −31 kt | -7 °C | 151 kt | 6 h 17 min | 3:31 pm CDT (20:31 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 250° at 43 kt | −41 kt | -19 °C | 161 kt | 5 h 54 min | 3:08 pm CDT (20:08 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 260° at 60 kt | −52 kt | -29 °C | 172 kt | 5 h 31 min | 2:45 pm CDT (19:45 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 270° at 61 kt | −45 kt | -37 °C | 165 kt | 5 h 45 min | 2:59 pm CDT (19:59 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 270° at 55 kt | −41 kt | -48 °C | 161 kt | 5 h 54 min | 3:08 pm CDT (20:08 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LBB | used from 0 nm out; 67 nm from the line | 240/21 20° | 230/20 15° | 210/19 8° | 230/39 -6° | 230/48 -16° | 240/57 -27° | 250/51 -37° | 240/45 -50° | |
| AMA | used from 150 nm out; 58 nm from the line | 240/20 | 230/25 14° | 230/31 8° | 230/42 -7° | 240/50 -18° | 240/69 -27° | 250/68 -37° | 250/58 -49° | |
| GAG | used from 200 nm out; 61 nm from the line | 230/27 21° | 230/27 15° | 230/26 8° | 240/41 -7° | 250/54 -19° | 250/72 -27° | 260/70 -37° | 260/64 -49° | |
| ICT | used from 350 nm out; 43 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° |
| MKC | used from 500 nm out; 45 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° |
| BRL | used from 650 nm out; 84 nm from the line | 240/28 | 240/25 18° | 250/26 12° | 260/29 5° | 260/24 -8° | 270/36 -20° | 280/57 -33° | 290/65 -37° | 290/54 -46° |
| DBQ | used from 800 nm out; 48 nm from the line | 250/26 | 240/32 19° | 250/35 11° | 260/37 5° | 270/35 -9° | 270/40 -21° | 270/43 -35° | 280/49 -37° | 280/58 -46° |
| JOT | used from 850 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 230/30 | 250/26 16° | 270/27 11° | 280/34 5° | 290/32 -8° | 280/37 -21° | 280/40 -36° | 290/46 -37° | 290/56 -47° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOB Hobbs, NM | departure | no report just now | 3,660 ft | ||||
| LBB Lubbock, TX | 90 nm out, 7 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 3,282 ft | ||||
| PVW Plainview, TX | 120 nm out, 12 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 3,374 ft | ||||
| CSM Burns Flat, OK | 250 nm out, 23 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,922 ft | ||||
| WDG Enid, OK | 350 nm out, 23 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,167 ft | ||||
| BEC Wichita, KS | 420 nm out, 18 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,408 ft | ||||
| IXD Olathe, KS | 550 nm out, 3 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,087 ft | ||||
| MKC Kansas City, MO | 570 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 756 ft | ||||
| MPZ Mount Pleasant, IA | 750 nm out, 1 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 730 ft | ||||
| MLI Moline, IL | 800 nm out, 5 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 589 ft | ||||
| RFD Chicago/Rockford, IL | 880 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 742 ft | ||||
| MKE Milwaukee, WI | destination | no report just now | 728 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 3,660 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At MKE when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:45 pm CDT (19:45 UTC)
MKE has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
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 HOB 6:22 pm MDT (00:22 UTC), at MKE 6:14 pm CDT (23:14 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:42 pm CDT (23:42 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: Lea County Regional, General Mitchell International.