Terre Haute Regional to George Bush Intcntl/Houston Airport HUF → IAH
692 nautical miles (797 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 217°, about 219° magnetic at the departure end (variation 2W). At 120 knots that is 5 h 38 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 3-knot tailwind), arriving about 6:51 am CDT (11:51 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now HUF is low IFR, wind calm; IAH is VFR, wind from the east-southeast (110°) 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: 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 SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the first 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 HUF.
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 7 forecast points nearest it (EVV, CGI, MEM, LIT, SHV, LCH, HOU). 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 | 230° at 15 kt | +15 kt | 105 kt | 6 h 35 min | 7:48 am CDT (12:48 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 240° at 14 kt | +13 kt | 16 °C | 107 kt | 6 h 28 min | 7:41 am CDT (12:41 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 250° at 15 kt | +13 kt | 13 °C | 107 kt | 6 h 28 min | 7:41 am CDT (12:41 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 260° at 13 kt | +9 kt | 9 °C | 111 kt | 6 h 14 min | 7:27 am CDT (12:27 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 270° at 11 kt | +6 kt | 6 °C | 114 kt | 6 h 04 min | 7:17 am CDT (12:17 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 280° at 12 kt | +6 kt | 2 °C | 114 kt | 6 h 04 min | 7:17 am CDT (12:17 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 280° at 14 kt | +6 kt | -2 °C | 114 kt | 6 h 04 min | 7:17 am CDT (12:17 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 280° at 14 kt | +6 kt | -5 °C | 114 kt | 6 h 04 min | 7:17 am CDT (12:17 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 280° at 19 kt | +7 kt | -16 °C | 113 kt | 6 h 07 min | 7:20 am CDT (12:20 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 300° at 33 kt | +2 kt | -31 °C | 118 kt | 5 h 52 min | 7:05 am CDT (12:05 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 300° at 41 kt | +1 kt | -40 °C | 119 kt | 5 h 49 min | 7:02 am CDT (12:02 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 310° at 41 kt | −3 kt | -52 °C | 123 kt | 5 h 38 min | 6:51 am CDT (11:51 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
| Point | From | 3,000 | 6,000 | 9,000 | 12,000 | 18,000 | 24,000 | 30,000 | 34,000 | 39,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVV | used from 0 nm out; 65 nm from the line | 280/15 | 290/12 17° | 310/16 10° | 320/13 5° | 310/22 -6° | 320/26 -18° | 320/38 -33° | 310/56 -41° | 320/55 -51° |
| CGI | used from 99 nm out; 48 nm from the line | 240/20 | 270/15 15° | 280/15 11° | 300/13 6° | 290/20 -6° | 280/24 -18° | 300/34 -32° | 300/47 -41° | 310/49 -51° |
| MEM | used from 247 nm out; 57 nm from the line | 230/19 | 260/16 15° | 270/17 12° | 300/13 6° | 300/15 -5° | 300/26 -18° | 300/34 -32° | 300/41 -40° | 310/46 -52° |
| LIT | used from 297 nm out; 53 nm from the line | 220/21 | 230/17 16° | 250/24 12° | 260/15 7° | 260/13 -5° | 280/25 -16° | 290/35 -30° | 300/42 -40° | 300/40 -52° |
| SHV | used from 445 nm out; 58 nm from the line | 200/18 | 230/24 18° | 230/24 12° | 240/14 8° | 260/12 -4° | 240/11 -15° | 300/31 -29° | 300/32 -40° | 300/36 -52° |
| LCH | used from 593 nm out; 88 nm from the line | 160/21 | 160/18 18° | 180/13 12° | 230/6 8° | 280/10 -4° | 260/13 -14° | 310/29 -30° | 320/32 -40° | 330/33 -53° |
| HOU | used from 643 nm out; 42 nm from the line | 160/22 | 150/27 19° | 180/16 14° | 250/7 9° | 270/10 -5° | 270/16 -13° | 310/23 -29° | 310/26 -40° | 330/20 -52° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUF Terre Haute, IN | departure | low IFR Weather: fog | calm | 0.5 mi | none | 589 ft | 2:04 am EDT (06:04 UTC) |
| RSV Robinson, IL | 30 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line | VFR | from the northwest (320°) at 2 knots | 10+ mi | none | 461 ft | 05:55 UTC |
| MWA Marion, IL | 129 nm out, 3 nm west of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southwest (200°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 471 ft | 05:55 UTC |
| CGI Cape Girardeau, MO | 168 nm out, 7 nm west of the line, tower | VFR | from the west-southwest (240°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 341 ft | 20:53 UTC |
| JBR Jonesboro, AR | 267 nm out, 2 nm southwest of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 262 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| DRP Colt, AR | 307 nm out, 18 nm southeast of the line | VFR | from the south (180°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | none | 238 ft | 05:50 UTC |
| PBF Pine Bluff, AR | 386 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 205 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| ELD El Dorado, AR | 455 nm out, 4 nm south of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 277 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| SHV Shreveport, LA | 524 nm out, 16 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southwest (210°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 257 ft | 05:56 UTC |
| LFK Lufkin, TX | 613 nm out, 15 nm northwest of the line | VFR | from the southeast (140°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 295 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| CXO Houston, TX | 673 nm out, 16 nm west of the line, tower | VFR | from the east (100°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 244 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| IAH Houston, TX | destination | VFR Sky: a broken layer at 20,000 feet | from the east-southeast (110°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | 20,000 ft | 95 ft | 12:53 am CDT (05:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 589 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At IAH when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:51 am CDT (11:51 UTC)
Wind from the east-southeast at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for IAH
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 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 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC) and 5:00 pm CDT (22:00 UTC): light rain showers
The forecast for HUF, the departure
- From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility 6 miles, mist, shallow fog, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- At times between Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC) and 6:00 am EDT (10:00 UTC): visibility 1 mile, mist, shallow fog, overcast at 200 feet
- From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility 6 miles, mist, shallow fog, a few clouds at 200 feet
- From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 20,000 feet
- From Mon 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 11 knots, gusting to 19, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 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 HUF 7:14 pm EDT (23:14 UTC), at IAH 6:54 pm CDT (23:54 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:18 pm CDT (00:18 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at IAH is before sunrise there (7:21 am CDT (12:21 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.
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: Terre Haute Regional, George Bush Intcntl/Houston Airport.