George Bush Intcntl/Houston Airport to Albuquerque International Sunport IAH → ABQ
646 nautical miles (743 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 301°, about 298° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3E). At 120 knots that is 5 h 15 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 3-knot tailwind), arriving about 7:58 am MDT (13:58 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: 2,424 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 from 18,000 ft to 42,000 ft. Over the last 50 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 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 IAH.
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 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 5 forecast points nearest it (CLL, ABI, LBB, 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 | 200° at 23 kt | −3 kt | 20 °C | 123 kt | 5 h 15 min | 7:58 am MDT (13:58 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 200° at 20 kt | −3 kt | 18 °C | 123 kt | 5 h 15 min | 7:58 am MDT (13:58 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 210° at 15 kt | +2 kt | 14 °C | 118 kt | 5 h 28 min | 8:11 am MDT (14:11 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 220° at 16 kt | +3 kt | 10 °C | 117 kt | 5 h 31 min | 8:14 am MDT (14:14 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 220° at 19 kt | +5 kt | 6 °C | 115 kt | 5 h 37 min | 8:20 am MDT (14:20 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 230° at 22 kt | +7 kt | 2 °C | 113 kt | 5 h 43 min | 8:26 am MDT (14:26 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 230° at 25 kt | +9 kt | -3 °C | 111 kt | 5 h 49 min | 8:32 am MDT (14:32 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 230° at 28 kt | +11 kt | -6 °C | 109 kt | 5 h 56 min | 8:39 am MDT (14:39 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 240° at 38 kt | +23 kt | -15 °C | 97 kt | 6 h 40 min | 9:23 am MDT (15:23 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 240° at 47 kt | +27 kt | -28 °C | 93 kt | 6 h 57 min | 9:40 am MDT (15:40 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 250° at 42 kt | +31 kt | -38 °C | 89 kt | 7 h 16 min | 9:59 am MDT (15:59 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 260° at 36 kt | +31 kt | -50 °C | 89 kt | 7 h 16 min | 9:59 am MDT (15:59 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLL | used from 0 nm out; 39 nm from the line | 180/24 | 170/21 19° | 180/10 14° | 230/7 8° | 230/16 -6° | 260/20 -13° | 290/23 -29° | 320/21 -39° | 340/35 -51° |
| ABI | used from 149 nm out; 93 nm from the line | 200/30 19° | 220/12 16° | 220/11 9° | 230/15 -5° | 250/26 -15° | 250/39 -28° | 270/36 -38° | 280/30 -51° | |
| LBB | used from 348 nm out; 39 nm from the line | 220/25 21° | 230/20 15° | 220/20 7° | 230/36 -6° | 240/50 -15° | 240/59 -28° | 260/52 -37° | 260/45 -50° | |
| ROW | used from 447 nm out; 61 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 546 nm out; 74 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IAH Houston, TX | departure | no report just now | 95 ft | ||||
| CLL College Station, TX | 60 nm out, 6 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 320 ft | ||||
| TPL Temple, TX | 129 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 682 ft | ||||
| GRK Fort Hood (Killeen), TX | 139 nm out, 10 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,015 ft | ||||
| BWD Brownwood, TX | 218 nm out, 3 nm east of the line | no report just now | 1,386 ft | ||||
| ABI Abilene, TX | 268 nm out, 16 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,790 ft | ||||
| SNK Snyder, TX | 328 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 2,430 ft | ||||
| BFE Brownfield, TX | 397 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 3,264 ft | ||||
| PRZ Portales, NM | 477 nm out, 21 nm north of the line | no report just now | 4,077 ft | ||||
| FSU Fort Sumner, NM | 526 nm out, 21 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 4,164 ft | ||||
| ABQ Albuquerque, NM | destination | no report just now | 5,354 ft |
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, 7:58 am MDT (13:58 UTC)
ABQ has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/0543 MCGREGOR, TX 17 nm from the route, 139 nm along the route · security · ZFW
Daylight
Sunset at IAH 6:54 pm CDT (23:54 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: George Bush Intcntl/Houston Airport, Albuquerque International Sunport.