Plan a flight · Mon 3:44 am CDT (08:44 UTC)

William P Hobby Airport to Canyonlands Regional HOU → CNY

901 nautical miles (1,037 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 311°, about 308° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3E). At 120 knots that is 7 h 16 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 4-knot tailwind), arriving about 10:00 am MDT (16:00 UTC). Right now HOU is VFR, wind from the east-southeast (120°) at 5 knots; CNY is VFR, wind from the south (190°) at 13 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 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 42,000 ft. Over the last 317 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the last 307 nm of the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 109 nm of the route.
AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the last 20 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 HOU.

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

A333 at 38,000 ft, 46 nm northeast, 3:23 am CDT (08:23 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: mtw +/-15KT zdvwc. 674 nm along the route, 46 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ALS UA /OV ALS085025/TM 0823/FL380/TP A333/TB LGT CHOP/RM MTW +/-15KT. ZDVWC
```
Report
a routine report filed through ALS
Where
25 nm east (085°) of ALS
Time
08:23 UTC
Height
at 38,000 ft
Aircraft
A333
Turbulence
light chop
Remarks
mtw +/-15KT zdvwc
BE20 at 9,000 ft, 28 nm southwest, 2:52 am CDT (07:52 UTC): light to moderate rime icing, -5 °C, remarks: during the descent zdvwc. 773 nm along the route, 28 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DRO UA /OV DRO/TM 0752/FL090/TP BE20/SK BASE110 TOP165/TA M05/IC LGT-MOD RIME/RM DURD. ZDVWC
```
Report
a routine report filed through DRO
Where
over DRO
Time
07:52 UTC
Height
at 9,000 ft
Aircraft
BE20
Sky
BASE110 TOP165
Temperature
−5 °C
Icing
light to moderate rime
Remarks
during the descent zdvwc
PC12 at 11,000 ft, 28 nm southwest, 1:58 am CDT (06:58 UTC): light turbulence, no icing, remarks: during the descent arrival KFMN ZDVWC-36. 773 nm along the route, 28 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DRO UA /OV DRO/TM 0658/FL110/TP PC12/SK BASE117/TB CONS LGT/IC NEG/RM DURD ARR KFMN. ZDVWC-36
```
Report
a routine report filed through DRO
Where
over DRO
Time
06:58 UTC
Height
at 11,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Sky
BASE117
Turbulence
continuous light
Icing
none
Remarks
during the descent arrival KFMN ZDVWC-36
E170 at 4,800 ft, 50 nm northeast, 1:31 am CDT (06:31 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, clear from 4,800 ft to 60,000 ft, remarks: during the descent rnav Y 11 lgjt zdvwc. 862 nm along the route, 50 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GJT UA /OV GJT/TM 0631/FL048/TP E170/SK SKC/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURD RNAV Y 11 LGJT. ZDVWC
```
Report
a routine report filed through GJT
Where
over GJT
Time
06:31 UTC
Height
at 4,800 ft
Aircraft
E170
Sky
clear
Turbulence
none
Icing
none
Remarks
during the descent rnav Y 11 lgjt zdvwc
PC12 at 12,000 ft, 25 nm northeast, 2:08 am CDT (07:08 UTC): light turbulence, no icing, 4 °C, remarks: instrument conditions ZDVWC-11. At the destination end, 25 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GJT UA /OV JNC237019/TM 0708/FL120/TP PC12/TA 04/TB OCNL LGT/IC NEG/RM IMC. ZDVWC-11
```
Report
a routine report filed through GJT
Where
19 nm southwest (237°) of JNC
Time
07:08 UTC
Height
at 12,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Temperature
4 °C
Turbulence
occasional light
Icing
none
Remarks
instrument conditions ZDVWC-11
A321 at 31,000 ft, 46 nm west, 1:15 am CDT (06:15 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence, remarks: mountain wave zlc. At the destination end, 46 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CNY UA /OV HVE340015/TM 0615/FL310/TP A321/TB OCNL LGT-MOD CHOP /RM MTN WAVE /ZLC
```
Report
a routine report filed through CNY
Where
15 nm north (340°) of HVE
Time
06:15 UTC
Height
at 31,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
occasional light to moderate chop
Remarks
mountain wave zlc

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 10 forecast points nearest it (HOU, CLL, DAL, ABI, LBB, AMA, TCC, ALS, FMN, GJT). 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 23 kt	−4 kt	20 °C	124 kt	7 h 16 min	10:00 am MDT (16:00 UTC)
6,500 ft	210° at 22 kt	−3 kt	18 °C	123 kt	7 h 20 min	10:04 am MDT (16:04 UTC)
8,500 ft	220° at 18 kt	+1 kt	13 °C	119 kt	7 h 34 min	10:18 am MDT (16:18 UTC)
10,500 ft	230° at 20 kt	+4 kt	9 °C	116 kt	7 h 46 min	10:30 am MDT (16:30 UTC)
12,500 ft	230° at 23 kt	+5 kt	5 °C	115 kt	7 h 50 min	10:34 am MDT (16:34 UTC)
14,500 ft	230° at 27 kt	+6 kt	0 °C	114 kt	7 h 54 min	10:38 am MDT (16:38 UTC)
16,500 ft	230° at 31 kt	+6 kt	-4 °C	114 kt	7 h 54 min	10:38 am MDT (16:38 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	230° at 34 kt	+6 kt	-7 °C	114 kt	7 h 54 min	10:38 am MDT (16:38 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	240° at 43 kt	+17 kt	-17 °C	103 kt	8 h 45 min	11:29 am MDT (17:29 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	240° at 56 kt	+24 kt	-28 °C	96 kt	9 h 23 min	12:07 pm MDT (18:07 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	250° at 52 kt	+28 kt	-37 °C	92 kt	9 h 48 min	12:32 pm MDT (18:32 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	260° at 45 kt	+30 kt	-49 °C	90 kt	10 h 01 min	12:45 pm MDT (18:45 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
HOU	used from 0 nm out; 25 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°
CLL	used from 50 nm out; 8 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°
DAL	used from 149 nm out; 94 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°
ABI	used from 198 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 347 nm out; 48 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°
AMA	used from 446 nm out; 51 nm from the line		230/32	230/28 14°	230/27 7°	230/38 -6°	230/50 -17°	250/69 -28°	260/62 -37°	270/65 -49°
TCC	used from 495 nm out; 18 nm from the line		240/20	230/22 13°	230/27 6°	230/40 -7°	240/55 -18°	240/74 -27°	240/68 -37°	250/64 -49°
ALS	used from 644 nm out; 52 nm from the line				240/35 3°	230/54 -9°	240/66 -19°	230/85 -26°	240/87 -34°	240/70 -47°
FMN	used from 743 nm out; 61 nm from the line			220/16 6°	220/39 1°	220/50 -10°	230/67 -23°	230/94 -29°	230/102 -35°	230/90 -46°
GJT	used from 792 nm out; 69 nm from the line			220/26 6°	230/39 0°	220/55 -13°	230/60 -23°	230/78 -31°	230/80 -35°	230/74 -44°

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
HOU Houston, TX	departure	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 3,300 feet, a broken layer at 23,000 feet	from the east-southeast (120°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	23,000 ft	46 ft	2:53 am CDT (07:53 UTC)
CLL College Station, TX	79 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the southeast (140°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	320 ft	07:53 UTC
GRK Fort Hood (Killeen), TX	158 nm out, 21 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,800 feet	from the south-southeast (150°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	1,015 ft	07:55 UTC
MNZ Hamilton, TX	188 nm out, 5 nm west of the line	VFR	from the south (170°) at 13 knots	10+ mi	none	1,304 ft	08:35 UTC
ABI Abilene, TX	277 nm out, 19 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (170°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	1,790 ft	07:52 UTC
PVW Plainview, TX	426 nm out, 1 nm northeast of the line	VFR	from the south (190°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	3,374 ft	08:35 UTC
TCC Tucumcari, NM	535 nm out, 8 nm southwest of the line	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 8,000 feet, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet, a broken layer at 12,000 feet Weather: light rain	from the south-southwest (210°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	12,000 ft	4,064 ft	07:53 UTC
AXX Angel Fire, NM	644 nm out, 5 nm north of the line	VFR	from the west-southwest (250°) at 12 knots	10+ mi	none	8,379 ft	08:35 UTC
PSO Pagosa Springs, CO	743 nm out, 4 nm west of the line	low IFR Sky: a broken layer at 3,900 feet, overcast at 4,900 feet Weather: mist	from the south-southwest (210°) at 1 knots	0.75 mi	3,900 ft	7,663 ft	08:35 UTC
AIB Nucla, CO	842 nm out, 7 nm east of the line	IFR Sky: a few clouds at 8,000 feet, a broken layer at 9,000 feet Weather: haze	from the south-southwest (210°) at 17 knots	1.25 mi	9,000 ft	5,945 ft	06:35 UTC
CNY Moab, UT	destination	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 10,000 feet	from the south (190°) at 13 knots	10+ mi	10,000 ft	4,579 ft	1:53 am MDT (07:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 8,379 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At CNY when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:00 am MDT (16:00 UTC)

Wind from the south at 15 knots, gusting to 23, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 4,500 feet VFR

30% chance between Mon 8:00 am MDT (14:00 UTC) and 2:00 pm MDT (20:00 UTC): visibility 4 miles, light thunderstorms with rain, overcast at 2,500 feet (thunderheads) marginal VFR

The whole forecast for CNY

From Mon 12:00 am MDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 20 knots, gusting to 32, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet, a broken layer at 9,000 feet
30% chance between Mon 2:00 am MDT (08:00 UTC) and 8:00 am MDT (14:00 UTC): visibility 4 miles, light rain showers, a broken layer at 4,000 feet
From Mon 8:00 am MDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south at 15 knots, gusting to 23, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 4,500 feet
30% chance between Mon 8:00 am MDT (14:00 UTC) and 2:00 pm MDT (20:00 UTC): visibility 4 miles, light thunderstorms with rain, overcast at 2,500 feet (thunderheads)
From Mon 2:00 pm MDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the south at 18 knots, gusting to 30, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
30% chance between Mon 2:00 pm MDT (20:00 UTC) and 6:00 pm MDT (00:00 UTC): visibility 4 miles, light thunderstorms with rain, a broken layer at 4,000 feet (thunderheads)
From Mon 6:00 pm MDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 12 knots, gusting to 23, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, scattered clouds at 4,500 feet, a broken layer at 6,000 feet
30% chance between Mon 6:00 pm MDT (00:00 UTC) and 12:00 am MDT (06:00 UTC): visibility 4 miles, light thunderstorms with rain, a broken layer at 4,000 feet (thunderheads)

The forecast for HOU, the departure

From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,500 feet, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
30% chance between Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC) and 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): light rain showers
From Mon 5:00 pm CDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 13 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 5,000 feet
From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 5,000 feet

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

6/0543 MCGREGOR, TX 6 nm from the route, 158 nm along the route · security · ZFW

Daylight

Sunset at HOU 6:54 pm CDT (23:54 UTC), at CNY 6:43 pm MDT (00:43 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:10 pm MDT (01:10 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 now, the southern Rockies · 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: William P Hobby Airport, Canyonlands Regional.