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Washington Dulles International to Laredo International IAD → LRD

1,294 nautical miles (1,490 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 245°, about 255° magnetic at the departure end (variation 10W). At 120 knots that is 11 h 09 min at the quickest height in today's winds (12,500 ft, a 4-knot headwind), arriving about 11:58 am CDT (16:58 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: 1 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 E19E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 43,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 2:55 am EDT (06:55 UTC). Over the first 110 nm of the route.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 120455
    MKCE WST 120455
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 19E
    VALID UNTIL 0655Z
    CT NY NJ PA DE MD VA DC WV AND DE NJ NY MD CT VA CSTL WTRS
    FROM 20NNW HTO-70SSE HTO-90SE SIE-20WNW LYH-40ESE AIR-20NNW HTO
    AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL430.
  • 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 518 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 80 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 50 to 398 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 10,000 ft. Over the route from 80 to 189 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, 239 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 IAD.

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 14 forecast points nearest it (RIC, EKN, ROA, TRI, TYS, HSV, MEM, JAN, SHV, LCH, HOU, PSX, CRP, LRD). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft260° at 6 kt+7 kt11 °C113 kt11 h 27 min12:16 pm CDT (17:16 UTC)
6,500 ft280° at 7 kt+6 kt15 °C114 kt11 h 21 min12:10 pm CDT (17:10 UTC)
8,500 ft290° at 10 kt+7 kt12 °C113 kt11 h 27 min12:16 pm CDT (17:16 UTC)
10,500 ft310° at 12 kt+5 kt8 °C115 kt11 h 15 min12:04 pm CDT (17:04 UTC)
12,500 ft310° at 13 kt+4 kt5 °C116 kt11 h 09 min11:58 am CDT (16:58 UTC)
14,500 ft310° at 15 kt+5 kt1 °C115 kt11 h 15 min12:04 pm CDT (17:04 UTC)
16,500 ft310° at 16 kt+7 kt-3 °C113 kt11 h 27 min12:16 pm CDT (17:16 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180300° at 17 kt+8 kt-6 °C112 kt11 h 33 min12:22 pm CDT (17:22 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240300° at 18 kt+9 kt-17 °C111 kt11 h 39 min12:28 pm CDT (17:28 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300310° at 29 kt+10 kt-31 °C110 kt11 h 46 min12:35 pm CDT (17:35 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340310° at 32 kt+10 kt-40 °C110 kt11 h 46 min12:35 pm CDT (17:35 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390320° at 31 kt+5 kt-50 °C115 kt11 h 15 min12:04 pm CDT (17:04 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
RICused from 0 nm out; 81 nm from the line270/23280/19 11°270/18 8°240/22 4°230/39 -7°220/55 -18°220/75 -30°230/83 -39°230/64 -50°
EKNused from 50 nm out; 54 nm from the line330/21 12°330/25 7°350/22 2°330/24 -10°310/27 -21°320/33 -35°290/31 -39°290/34 -47°
ROAused from 100 nm out; 43 nm from the line310/29330/31 13°340/28 7°330/25 3°310/32 -8°300/32 -22°290/32 -31°270/35 -38°270/32 -47°
TRIused from 199 nm out; 59 nm from the line330/22 11°330/29 7°330/32 3°330/36 -8°320/34 -19°320/36 -34°320/43 -39°320/46 -47°
TYSused from 299 nm out; 46 nm from the line320/20340/18 11°340/32 9°340/36 4°330/37 -7°330/38 -19°330/50 -34°330/53 -38°330/44 -48°
HSVused from 448 nm out; 47 nm from the line310/20330/20 16°320/27 11°340/23 5°320/23 -7°340/30 -17°320/50 -33°330/61 -41°340/41 -50°
MEMused from 597 nm out; 89 nm from the line230/19260/16 15°270/17 12°300/13 6°300/15 -5°300/26 -18°300/34 -32°300/41 -40°310/46 -52°
JANused from 647 nm out; 76 nm from the line230/10270/13 18°270/11 12°310/11 6°300/15 -4°300/22 -16°310/33 -31°320/37 -41°330/41 -52°
SHVused from 797 nm out; 90 nm from the line200/18230/24 18°230/24 12°240/14 8°260/12 -4°240/11 -15°300/31 -29°300/32 -40°300/36 -52°
LCHused from 896 nm out; 70 nm from the line160/21160/18 18°180/13 12°230/6 8°280/10 -4°260/13 -14°310/29 -30°320/32 -40°330/33 -53°
HOUused from 996 nm out; 37 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°
PSXused from 1095 nm out; 45 nm from the line160/24160/23 19°180/14 15°210/11 9°240/8 -4°250/8 -13°320/14 -29°300/16 -40°340/17 -51°
CRPused from 1145 nm out; 62 nm from the line150/24180/19 19°190/13 14°200/14 9°230/5 -4°170/6 -14°360/6 -29°L/V -40°350/18 -52°
LRDused from 1245 nm out; 25 nm from the line150/27170/24 17°170/20 14°180/12 10°230/19 -4°160/10 -14°130/10 -28°110/7 -39°010/22 -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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
IAD Washington, DC departure no report just now 312 ft
CHO Charlottesville, VA 60 nm out, 24 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 640 ft
LWB Lewisburg, WV 149 nm out, 4 nm west of the line, tower no report just now 2,301 ft
TYS Knoxville, TN 358 nm out, 25 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 986 ft
FYM Fayetteville, TN 498 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line no report just now 983 ft
TUP Tupelo, MS 617 nm out, 17 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 346 ft
GWO Greenwood, MS 697 nm out, 13 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 162 ft
MLU Monroe, LA 807 nm out, 17 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 78 ft
CXO Houston, TX 1026 nm out, 9 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 244 ft
TME Houston, TX 1065 nm out, 4 nm east of the line, tower no report just now 165 ft
BEA Beeville, TX 1195 nm out, 14 nm southeast of the line no report just now 272 ft
LRD Laredo, TX destination no report just now 508 ft

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 LRD when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:58 am CDT (16:58 UTC)

LRD has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

  • 4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA 8 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · ZDC
  • 6/8600 Sterling, VA, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 4 nm from the route, at the departure end · a VIP movement · today · ZDC

Daylight

Sunset at IAD 6:36 pm EDT (22:36 UTC), at LRD 7:11 pm CDT (00:11 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:34 pm CDT (00:34 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 Northeast
Radar now, the Northeast · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the Southeast
Radar now, the Southeast · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley
Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · 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: Washington Dulles International, Laredo International.