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William P Hobby Airport to Reno/Tahoe International HOU → RNO

1,342 nautical miles (1,544 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 303°, about 300° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3E). At 120 knots that is 10 h 29 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 8-knot tailwind), arriving about 9:22 am PDT (16:22 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: 11 flights in the DOT's last twelve reported months, the route's page.

The return flight

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

  • SIGMET 7C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 1:55 am CDT (06:55 UTC). Over the route from 517 to 547 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS32 KKCI 120455
    MKCC WST 120455
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 7C
    VALID UNTIL 0655Z
    TX OK CO NM
    FROM 40NNW PUB-70WSW LBL-40NE CME-40ESE RSK-30ENE HBU-40NNW PUB
    AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL340.
  • SIGMET 9C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 30 knots, until 1:55 am CDT (06:55 UTC). Near the route, 566 nm along the route.
    as issued
    WSUS32 KKCI 120455
    MKCC WST 120455
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 9C
    VALID UNTIL 0655Z
    TX NM
    FROM 50NNW CME-40ENE CME-50SE ELP-20WSW ELP-30E TCS-50NNW CME
    AREA TS MOV FROM 22030KT. TOPS TO FL300.
  • SIGMET W14W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 28,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 1:55 am CDT (06:55 UTC). Over the route from 1183 to 1242 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 120455
    MKCW WST 120455
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 14W
    VALID UNTIL 0655Z
    NV
    FROM 40NW BVL-20WNW ELY-20SSE OAL-40WNW OAL-50NE BAM-40NW BVL
    AREA TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL280.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 557 to 1153 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 636 to 894 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 845 to 1222 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 38,000 ft. Over the route from 904 to 954 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 934 to 1212 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). Near the route, 944 nm along the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the last 10 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 02:00–09:00 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 11 forecast points nearest it (HOU, CLL, ABI, LBB, ROW, ABQ, FMN, BCE, ELY, BIH, RNO). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft190° at 22 kt−8 kt17 °C128 kt10 h 29 min9:22 am PDT (16:22 UTC)
6,500 ft190° at 21 kt−7 kt17 °C127 kt10 h 34 min9:27 am PDT (16:27 UTC)
8,500 ft210° at 22 kt+1 kt12 °C119 kt11 h 17 min10:10 am PDT (17:10 UTC)
10,500 ft220° at 23 kt+4 kt6 °C116 kt11 h 34 min10:27 am PDT (17:27 UTC)
12,500 ft220° at 24 kt+6 kt2 °C114 kt11 h 46 min10:39 am PDT (17:39 UTC)
14,500 ft220° at 27 kt+7 kt-2 °C113 kt11 h 53 min10:46 am PDT (17:46 UTC)
16,500 ft220° at 30 kt+8 kt-6 °C112 kt11 h 59 min10:52 am PDT (17:52 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180220° at 32 kt+8 kt-9 °C112 kt11 h 59 min10:52 am PDT (17:52 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240230° at 43 kt+17 kt-19 °C103 kt13 h 02 min11:55 am PDT (18:55 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300230° at 51 kt+24 kt-28 °C96 kt13 h 59 min12:52 pm PDT (19:52 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340240° at 51 kt+28 kt-36 °C92 kt14 h 35 min1:28 pm PDT (20:28 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390250° at 42 kt+28 kt-47 °C92 kt14 h 35 min1:28 pm PDT (20:28 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
HOUused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line160/22150/27 19°180/16 14°250/7 9°270/10 -5°270/16 -13°310/23 -29°310/26 -40°330/20 -52°
CLLused from 50 nm out; 18 nm from the line170/22170/26 18°200/15 14°240/13 8°240/15 -5°260/17 -13°290/27 -29°290/22 -40°320/30 -51°
ABIused from 199 nm out; 61 nm from the line200/31 17°210/21 15°240/15 9°250/14 -4°250/24 -14°250/36 -28°270/35 -38°290/41 -50°
LBBused from 348 nm out; 51 nm from the line200/36 18°220/19 15°240/20 8°230/24 -4°240/37 -16°250/57 -28°250/51 -38°270/47 -50°
ROWused from 447 nm out; 69 nm from the line190/33210/27 14°220/28 6°230/36 -6°230/56 -15°230/63 -27°250/59 -37°260/57 -49°
ABQused from 596 nm out; 38 nm from the line220/27 11°210/35 5°220/46 -9°230/62 -20°240/78 -25°240/80 -35°240/56 -47°
FMNused from 745 nm out; 53 nm from the line220/28 9°220/40 2°220/53 -10°220/62 -22°230/79 -28°240/91 -34°230/71 -45°
BCEused from 845 nm out; 104 nm from the line220/27 -1°210/40 -13°220/54 -21°220/64 -30°220/64 -34°220/52 -44°
ELYused from 1043 nm out; 87 nm from the line200/39 3°210/27 -2°210/45 -15°220/56 -24°210/60 -28°210/63 -34°220/61 -43°
BIHused from 1193 nm out; 101 nm from the lineL/V240/7 1°190/13 -3°200/26 -16°210/43 -26°220/54 -28°220/51 -35°220/47 -43°
RNOused from 1242 nm out; 75 nm from the line010/9320/10 -2°210/23 -9°210/34 -19°220/36 -25°230/31 -29°230/41 -33°230/38 -42°

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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
HOU Houston, TX departure no report just now 46 ft
TME Houston, TX 30 nm out, 10 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 165 ft
GRK Fort Hood (Killeen), TX 159 nm out, 3 nm east of the line, tower no report just now 1,015 ft
ABI Abilene, TX 278 nm out, 23 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 1,790 ft
BFE Brownfield, TX 417 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line no report just now 3,264 ft
ABQ Albuquerque, NM 656 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 5,354 ft
RQE Window Rock, AZ 785 nm out, 24 nm south of the line no report just now 6,742 ft
PGA Page, AZ 924 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line no report just now 4,316 ft
CDC Cedar City, UT 1014 nm out, 10 nm northeast of the line no report just now 5,622 ft
GAB Gabbs, NV 1252 nm out, 5 nm south of the line no report just now 4,699 ft
RNO Reno, NV destination no report just now 4,414 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 6,742 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At RNO when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:22 am PDT (16:22 UTC)

RNO 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 HOU 6:54 pm CDT (23:54 UTC), at RNO 6:24 pm PDT (01:24 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:51 pm PDT (01:51 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
Radar now, the southern Plains · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the southern Rockies
Radar now, the southern Rockies · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the Pacific Southwest
Radar now, the Pacific Southwest · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the whole country
Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service
Surface analysis now
Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead
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, Reno/Tahoe International.