Valley International to Albuquerque International Sunport HRL → ABQ
702 nautical miles (808 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 321°, about 318° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3E). At 120 knots that is 5 h 24 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 10-knot tailwind), arriving about 10:51 am MDT (16:51 UTC). Right now HRL is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 6 knots; ABQ is VFR, wind calm. 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: 5 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 (due to mountain wave) from 34,000 ft to 43,000 ft. Over the last 40 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 HRL.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
No pilot reports within 50 nautical miles of the line in the last three hours.
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 (BRO, LRD, DRT, INK, ROW, ABQ). 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 | 190° at 15 kt | −10 kt | 21 °C | 130 kt | 5 h 24 min | 10:51 am MDT (16:51 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 200° at 15 kt | −8 kt | 18 °C | 128 kt | 5 h 29 min | 10:56 am MDT (16:56 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 210° at 15 kt | −6 kt | 15 °C | 126 kt | 5 h 34 min | 11:01 am MDT (17:01 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 210° at 17 kt | −5 kt | 11 °C | 125 kt | 5 h 37 min | 11:04 am MDT (17:04 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 210° at 19 kt | −5 kt | 7 °C | 125 kt | 5 h 37 min | 11:04 am MDT (17:04 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 220° at 22 kt | −4 kt | 3 °C | 124 kt | 5 h 40 min | 11:07 am MDT (17:07 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 220° at 25 kt | −3 kt | -1 °C | 123 kt | 5 h 42 min | 11:09 am MDT (17:09 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 27 kt | −2 kt | -5 °C | 122 kt | 5 h 45 min | 11:12 am MDT (17:12 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 30 kt | +3 kt | -15 °C | 117 kt | 6 h | 11:27 am MDT (17:27 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 220° at 34 kt | −4 kt | -28 °C | 124 kt | 5 h 40 min | 11:07 am MDT (17:07 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 28 kt | +7 kt | -39 °C | 113 kt | 6 h 13 min | 11:40 am MDT (17:40 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 260° at 22 kt | +12 kt | -51 °C | 108 kt | 6 h 30 min | 11:57 am MDT (17:57 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRO | used from 0 nm out; 48 nm from the line | 160/15 | 160/15 18° | 170/11 14° | 150/7 9° | L/V -4° | 170/6 -15° | 100/15 -29° | 100/14 -41° | 040/26 -51° |
| LRD | used from 49 nm out; 54 nm from the line | 160/22 | 170/23 18° | 190/18 15° | 210/12 10° | 220/17 -4° | 200/11 -15° | 150/13 -29° | 060/8 -40° | 030/28 -51° |
| DRT | used from 198 nm out; 36 nm from the line | 160/26 | 180/14 17° | 200/18 15° | 200/20 9° | 210/21 -3° | 220/14 -13° | 210/17 -29° | 280/12 -39° | 320/20 -51° |
| INK | used from 346 nm out; 72 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° | |
| ROW | used from 494 nm out; 36 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° | |
| ABQ | used from 643 nm out; 35 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° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HRL Harlingen, TX | departure | VFR | from the south-southeast (150°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 36 ft | 5:52 am CDT (10:52 UTC) |
| EBG Edinburg, TX | 30 nm out, 12 nm southwest of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 75 ft | 11:15 UTC |
| LRD Laredo, TX | 119 nm out, 25 nm southwest of the line, tower | marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 1,300 feet, a broken layer at 4,300 feet | from the southeast (130°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | 1,300 ft | 508 ft | 11:06 UTC |
| CZT Carrizo Springs, TX | 178 nm out, 3 nm west of the line | reported, no category | from the southeast (130°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 598 ft | 11:15 UTC |
| DRT Del Rio, TX | 257 nm out, 13 nm southwest of the line | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 2,200 feet | from the east-southeast (110°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | 2,200 ft | 1,002 ft | 10:53 UTC |
| INK Wink, TX | 445 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line | reported, no category | from the southeast (140°) at 15 knots | 10,000 ft | 2,821 ft | 10:53 UTC | |
| ROW Roswell, NM | 554 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (190°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 3,671 ft | 10:51 UTC |
| ABQ Albuquerque, NM | destination | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 10,000 feet | calm | 10+ mi | none | 5,354 ft | 4:52 am MDT (10:52 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 5,354 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At ABQ when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:51 am MDT (16:51 UTC)
Wind from the south at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 7,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for ABQ
- From Mon 6:00 am MDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 7,000 feet
- From Mon 1:00 pm MDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 14 knots, gusting to 24, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 7,000 feet
- From Mon 9:00 pm MDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the south at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 7,000 feet
The forecast for HRL, the departure
- From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 12 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 7,000 feet
- From Mon 9:00 pm CDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8722 ALAMOGORDO, NM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 3 nm from the route, 633 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB
Daylight
Sunset at HRL 7:04 pm CDT (00:04 UTC), at ABQ 6:34 pm MDT (00:34 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:59 pm MDT (00:59 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: Valley International, Albuquerque International Sunport.