William P Hobby Airport to Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower Ntl Airport HOU → ICT
492 nautical miles (567 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 348°, about 345° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3E). At 120 knots that is 3 h 29 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 21-knot tailwind), arriving about 7:32 am CDT (12:32 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now HOU is VFR, wind from the southeast (130°) at 4 knots; ICT is VFR, wind from the south (190°) at 12 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 last 187 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
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 6 forecast points nearest it (HOU, CLL, DAL, OKC, TUL, ICT). 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 27 kt | −21 kt | 141 kt | 3 h 29 min | 7:32 am CDT (12:32 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 210° at 22 kt | −16 kt | 17 °C | 136 kt | 3 h 37 min | 7:40 am CDT (12:40 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 220° at 15 kt | −9 kt | 15 °C | 129 kt | 3 h 49 min | 7:52 am CDT (12:52 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 230° at 12 kt | −5 kt | 11 °C | 125 kt | 3 h 56 min | 7:59 am CDT (12:59 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 250° at 11 kt | −2 kt | 7 °C | 122 kt | 4 h 02 min | 8:05 am CDT (13:05 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 240° at 14 kt | −4 kt | 2 °C | 124 kt | 3 h 58 min | 8:01 am CDT (13:01 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 240° at 18 kt | −6 kt | -2 °C | 126 kt | 3 h 54 min | 7:57 am CDT (12:57 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 240° at 20 kt | −7 kt | -6 °C | 127 kt | 3 h 52 min | 7:55 am CDT (12:55 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 260° at 24 kt | 0 | -15 °C | 120 kt | 4 h 06 min | 8:09 am CDT (13:09 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 270° at 42 kt | +9 kt | -29 °C | 111 kt | 4 h 26 min | 8:29 am CDT (13:29 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 290° at 37 kt | +18 kt | -38 °C | 102 kt | 4 h 49 min | 8:52 am CDT (13:52 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 310° at 38 kt | +29 kt | -50 °C | 91 kt | 5 h 24 min | 9:27 am CDT (14:27 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 49 nm out; 43 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 148 nm out; 50 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° |
| OKC | used from 295 nm out; 58 nm from the line | 220/43 | 230/31 17° | 260/13 16° | 270/11 7° | 240/20 -6° | 250/32 -17° | 260/60 -28° | 280/50 -37° | 290/45 -50° |
| TUL | used from 394 nm out; 60 nm from the line | 230/42 | 250/23 17° | 220/16 14° | 240/10 8° | 240/20 -6° | 260/28 -17° | 270/61 -29° | 280/52 -38° | 290/46 -50° |
| ICT | used from 443 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 230/45 | 240/33 21° | 230/23 14° | 230/22 7° | 240/29 -7° | 240/36 -20° | 260/78 -29° | 270/69 -36° | 270/56 -49° |
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, overcast at 23,000 feet | from the southeast (130°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | 23,000 ft | 46 ft | 3:53 am CDT (08:53 UTC) |
| IAH Houston, TX | 20 nm out, 1 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 3,300 feet, overcast at 23,000 feet | calm | 10+ mi | 23,000 ft | 95 ft | 08:53 UTC |
| UTS Huntsville, TX | 69 nm out, 2 nm southwest of the line | VFR | from the south-southeast (150°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | none | 362 ft | 08:53 UTC |
| PSN Palestine, TX | 128 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line | VFR | from the south-southeast (150°) at 3 knots | 9 mi | none | 422 ft | 08:55 UTC |
| TRL Terrell, TX | 187 nm out, 11 nm west of the line | VFR | from the south (180°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 474 ft | 08:53 UTC |
| GVT Greenville, TX | 207 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (170°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | none | 534 ft | 08:35 UTC |
| GYI Sherman/Denison, TX | 256 nm out, 17 nm west of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (180°) at 13 knots | 10+ mi | none | 749 ft | 08:55 UTC |
| ADH Ada, OK | 315 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line | VFR | from the south (180°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,015 ft | 08:55 UTC |
| CQB Chandler, OK | 374 nm out, 3 nm east of the line | VFR | from the south (180°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | none | 985 ft | 08:30 UTC |
| SWO Stillwater, OK | 404 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (170°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,000 ft | 08:53 UTC |
| EGT Wellington, KS | 473 nm out, 2 nm west of the line | VFR | from the south (170°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,277 ft | 08:55 UTC |
| ICT Wichita, KS | destination | VFR | from the south (190°) at 12 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,332 ft | 3:53 am CDT (08:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,332 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At ICT when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:32 am CDT (12:32 UTC)
Wind from the south at 12 knots, gusting to 21, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for ICT
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 12 knots, gusting to 21, 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 18 knots, gusting to 28, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
The forecast for HOU, the departure
- 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
No temporary flight restriction on or near this route right now.
Daylight
Sunset at HOU 6:54 pm CDT (23:54 UTC), at ICT 6:56 pm CDT (23:56 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:23 pm CDT (00:23 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at ICT is before sunrise there (7:35 am CDT (12:35 UTC)).
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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, Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower Ntl Airport.