Valley International to Newark Liberty International HRL → EWR
1,454 nautical miles (1,674 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 047°, about 044° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3E). At 120 knots that is 11 h 44 min at the quickest height in today's winds (3,500 ft, a 4-knot tailwind), arriving about 7:53 pm EDT (23:53 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now HRL is VFR, wind from the southeast (130°) at 3 knots; EWR is marginal VFR, wind from the north (360°) at 13 knots, gusting to 19. 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: 107 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 SIERRA 1E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, mist, fog). Over the route from 359 to 697 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the last 677 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the route from 847 to 1215 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft. Over the route from 1026 to 1285 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 29,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Near the route, 1076 nm along the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 24,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 319 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Near the route, 1166 nm along 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
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 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 16 forecast points nearest it (BRO, CRP, PSX, HOU, LCH, MSY, JAN, BHM, HSV, TYS, TRI, ROA, EKN, RIC, ACY, JFK). 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 | 280° at 5 kt | −4 kt | 124 kt | 11 h 44 min | 7:53 pm EDT (23:53 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 310° at 7 kt | −3 kt | 10 °C | 123 kt | 11 h 49 min | 7:58 pm EDT (23:58 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 320° at 9 kt | −1 kt | 13 °C | 121 kt | 12 h 01 min | 8:10 pm EDT (00:10 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 330° at 11 kt | +1 kt | 9 °C | 119 kt | 12 h 13 min | 8:22 pm EDT (00:22 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 330° at 12 kt | +1 kt | 6 °C | 119 kt | 12 h 13 min | 8:22 pm EDT (00:22 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 330° at 14 kt | +1 kt | 2 °C | 119 kt | 12 h 13 min | 8:22 pm EDT (00:22 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 320° at 16 kt | 0 | -2 °C | 120 kt | 12 h 07 min | 8:16 pm EDT (00:16 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 320° at 18 kt | −1 kt | -6 °C | 121 kt | 12 h 01 min | 8:10 pm EDT (00:10 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 320° at 19 kt | −2 kt | -7 °C | 122 kt | 11 h 55 min | 8:04 pm EDT (00:04 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 320° at 18 kt | −3 kt | -18 °C | 123 kt | 11 h 49 min | 7:58 pm EDT (23:58 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 320° at 30 kt | −1 kt | -32 °C | 121 kt | 12 h 01 min | 8:10 pm EDT (00:10 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 320° at 33 kt | 0 | -40 °C | 120 kt | 12 h 07 min | 8:16 pm EDT (00:16 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 320° at 31 kt | +1 kt | -50 °C | 119 kt | 12 h 13 min | 8:22 pm EDT (00:22 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; 37 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° |
| CRP | used from 50 nm out; 63 nm from the line | 140/21 | 160/22 17° | 180/14 13° | 210/6 9° | 270/10 -5° | 200/8 -13° | L/V -29° | L/V -40° | 030/28 -51° |
| PSX | used from 100 nm out; 69 nm from the line | 160/24 | 190/17 17° | 200/10 15° | L/V 8° | 260/7 -5° | 220/10 -12° | 310/11 -30° | 320/13 -40° | 010/29 -51° |
| HOU | used from 199 nm out; 68 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° |
| LCH | used from 249 nm out; 60 nm from the line | 170/21 | 160/23 18° | 170/13 13° | 170/6 8° | 300/12 -7° | 280/16 -14° | 320/27 -30° | 330/23 -41° | 340/38 -51° |
| MSY | used from 398 nm out; 87 nm from the line | 150/9 | 140/8 18° | L/V 13° | L/V 6° | 320/15 -5° | 310/16 -16° | 320/32 -31° | 340/35 -40° | 350/34 -52° |
| JAN | used from 448 nm out; 68 nm from the line | 240/10 | 260/15 18° | 280/10 11° | 290/6 6° | 290/15 -5° | 300/15 -17° | 320/35 -30° | 330/38 -40° | 330/39 -51° |
| BHM | used from 648 nm out; 52 nm from the line | 310/19 | 310/15 16° | 320/19 11° | 330/15 5° | 330/23 -5° | 320/14 -18° | 320/36 -32° | 330/44 -40° | 340/36 -51° |
| HSV | used from 747 nm out; 31 nm from the line | 300/20 | 310/14 16° | 310/18 10° | 310/15 4° | 320/19 -5° | 290/16 -18° | 320/36 -32° | 320/47 -41° | 330/42 -50° |
| TYS | used from 847 nm out; 35 nm from the line | 330/16 | 350/32 14° | 350/37 9° | 340/30 5° | 330/28 -6° | 340/36 -19° | 330/40 -33° | 330/51 -41° | 330/36 -51° |
| TRI | used from 946 nm out; 23 nm from the line | 340/25 11° | 350/37 9° | 350/34 6° | 340/39 -7° | 340/43 -19° | 340/55 -32° | 330/58 -42° | 320/37 -50° | |
| ROA | used from 1046 nm out; 57 nm from the line | 310/32 | 340/32 14° | 350/25 9° | 340/24 3° | 340/42 -8° | 340/52 -20° | 350/62 -34° | 350/64 -39° | 310/44 -48° |
| EKN | used from 1146 nm out; 44 nm from the line | 330/20 10° | 350/29 7° | 340/32 2° | 340/44 -8° | 350/50 -21° | 350/63 -35° | 340/69 -40° | 330/42 -50° | |
| RIC | used from 1245 nm out; 99 nm from the line | 350/34 | 340/27 12° | 340/36 8° | 330/31 3° | 310/32 -9° | 320/34 -21° | 300/37 -34° | 290/37 -39° | 290/42 -46° |
| ACY | used from 1295 nm out; 98 nm from the line | 350/12 | 340/12 11° | 340/12 6° | 340/13 2° | 270/10 -10° | 240/17 -23° | 230/46 -33° | 230/46 -40° | 240/46 -49° |
| JFK | used from 1395 nm out; 50 nm from the line | 020/25 | 290/9 12° | 300/12 7° | 320/14 3° | 290/17 -10° | 240/27 -21° | 240/44 -36° | 240/53 -41° | 240/51 -50° |
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 southeast (130°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 36 ft | 6:52 am CDT (11:52 UTC) |
| LFT Lafayette, LA | 379 nm out, 19 nm southeast of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 40 ft | 11:53 UTC |
| JAN Jackson, MS | 538 nm out, 17 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the southeast (140°) at 4 knots | 9 mi | none | 346 ft | 11:54 UTC |
| TCL Tuscaloosa, AL | 667 nm out, 17 nm southeast of the line, tower | marginal VFR Weather: mist | calm | 5 mi | none | 169 ft | 11:53 UTC |
| CHA Chattanooga, TN | 827 nm out, 5 nm east of the line, tower | low IFR Sky: sky obscured at 200 feet Weather: fog | from the west (270°) at 3 knots | 0.13 mi | 200 ft | 682 ft | 11:53 UTC |
| TYS Knoxville, TN | 907 nm out, 2 nm northwest of the line, tower | low IFR Weather: fog | from the southwest (220°) at 6 knots | 0.25 mi | none | 986 ft | 11:53 UTC |
| LWB Lewisburg, WV | 1116 nm out, 6 nm north of the line, tower | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,900 feet | from the west (280°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | 1,900 ft | 2,301 ft | 05:55 UTC |
| JYO Leesburg, VA | 1275 nm out, 6 nm south of the line, tower | VFR Sky: overcast at 3,300 feet | from the northwest (320°) at 13 knots, gusting to 16 | 10+ mi | 3,300 ft | 389 ft | 11:55 UTC |
| TTN Trenton, NJ | 1415 nm out, 7 nm southeast of the line, tower | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,000 feet | from the north-northwest (340°) at 10 knots | 10+ mi | 1,000 ft | 212 ft | 11:53 UTC |
| EWR Newark, NJ | destination | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,100 feet | from the north (360°) at 13 knots, gusting to 19 | 10+ mi | 1,100 ft | 17 ft | 7:51 am EDT (11:51 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 2,301 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At EWR when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:53 pm EDT (23:53 UTC)
Wind from the northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for EWR
- From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the north at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 1,000 feet
- From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the north at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,500 feet
- From Mon 1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet
- From Mon 5:00 pm EDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet
- From Mon 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet, a few clouds at 15,000 feet
- From Tue 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,500 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
- 5/6914 South Padre Island, TX, Tuesday, May 6, 2025 Local 24 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · ended 6 May · ZHU
- 6/8600 Sterling, VA, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 7 nm from the route, 1275 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZDC
- 4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA 13 nm from the route, 1285 nm along the route · security · ZDC
- 6/8800 Baltimore, MD, Saturday, October 17, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 16 nm from the route, 1315 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Saturday 17 October · ZDC
- 5/2811 NEW YORK, NY, Monday, October 20, 2025 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Local 9 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · until 20 October · ZNY
Daylight
Sunset at HRL 7:04 pm CDT (00:04 UTC), at EWR 6:21 pm EDT (22:21 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:48 pm EDT (22:48 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at EWR is after sunset there (6:21 pm EDT (22:21 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.
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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: Valley International, Newark Liberty International.