Valley International to Lake City Gateway Airport HRL → LCQ
832 nautical miles (957 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 070°, about 067° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3E). At 120 knots that is 6 h 33 min at the quickest height in today's winds (18,000 ft, a 7-knot tailwind), arriving about 1:41 pm EDT (17:41 UTC). Right now HRL is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 6 knots; LCQ is VFR, wind from the northwest (310°) at 4 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: 8 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
No SIGMET or AIRMET covers any part of this route right now.
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 7 forecast points nearest it (BRO, PSX, LCH, MSY, MOB, TLH, JAX). 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 | 170° at 5 kt | −1 kt | 121 kt | 6 h 53 min | 2:01 pm EDT (18:01 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 170° at 4 kt | −1 kt | 121 kt | 6 h 53 min | 2:01 pm EDT (18:01 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 200° at 1 kt | −1 kt | 15 °C | 121 kt | 6 h 53 min | 2:01 pm EDT (18:01 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 300° at 2 kt | −1 kt | 12 °C | 121 kt | 6 h 53 min | 2:01 pm EDT (18:01 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 280° at 2 kt | −2 kt | 8 °C | 122 kt | 6 h 49 min | 1:57 pm EDT (17:57 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 300° at 5 kt | −4 kt | 4 °C | 124 kt | 6 h 43 min | 1:51 pm EDT (17:51 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 310° at 8 kt | −5 kt | 0 °C | 125 kt | 6 h 39 min | 1:47 pm EDT (17:47 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 310° at 12 kt | −6 kt | -4 °C | 126 kt | 6 h 36 min | 1:44 pm EDT (17:44 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 310° at 12 kt | −7 kt | -5 °C | 127 kt | 6 h 33 min | 1:41 pm EDT (17:41 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 310° at 14 kt | −7 kt | -15 °C | 127 kt | 6 h 33 min | 1:41 pm EDT (17:41 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 330° at 23 kt | −5 kt | -31 °C | 125 kt | 6 h 39 min | 1:47 pm EDT (17:47 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 350° at 26 kt | +1 kt | -41 °C | 119 kt | 6 h 59 min | 2:07 pm EDT (18:07 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 350° at 31 kt | +5 kt | -52 °C | 115 kt | 7 h 14 min | 2:22 pm EDT (18:22 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; 30 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° |
| PSX | used from 99 nm out; 116 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° |
| LCH | used from 248 nm out; 147 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 347 nm out; 116 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° |
| MOB | used from 495 nm out; 108 nm from the line | L/V | L/V 18° | 020/8 11° | L/V 6° | 330/12 -5° | 330/23 -17° | 330/30 -32° | 350/39 -41° | 340/40 -53° |
| TLH | used from 644 nm out; 84 nm from the line | 340/23 | 350/26 17° | 350/21 11° | 300/13 6° | 320/25 -6° | 340/35 -16° | 350/44 -32° | 360/51 -42° | 350/33 -52° |
| JAX | used from 792 nm out; 69 nm from the line | 310/22 | 310/19 16° | 300/22 14° | 290/25 8° | 300/25 -7° | 300/24 -18° | 270/20 -33° | 260/25 -41° | 290/17 -51° |
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) |
| AAF Apalachicola, FL | 703 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line | VFR | from the north-northwest (330°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 19 ft | 10:53 UTC |
| FPY Perry, FL | 782 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line | low IFR Sky: overcast at 300 feet Weather: fog | calm | 0.5 mi | 300 ft | 44 ft | 10:55 UTC |
| LCQ Lake City, FL | destination | VFR | from the northwest (310°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 200 ft | 6:55 am EDT (10:55 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 200 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At LCQ when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:41 pm EDT (17:41 UTC)
LCQ has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
The forecast for HRL, the departure
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 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 7,000 feet
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 5/3678 Brownsville, TX, Thursday, January 1, 2026 through Friday, January 1, 2027 Local 21 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · until 1 January · ZHU
- 5/6914 South Padre Island, TX, Tuesday, May 6, 2025 Local 17 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · ended 6 May · ZHU
- 5/3679 Brownsville, TX, Thursday, January 1, 2026 through Friday, January 1, 2027 Local 20 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · until 1 January · ZHU
Daylight
Sunset at HRL 7:04 pm CDT (00:04 UTC), at LCQ 7:02 pm EDT (23:02 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:27 pm EDT (23:27 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, Lake City Gateway Airport.