George Bush Intcntl/Houston Airport to Albany International IAH → ALB
1,287 nautical miles (1,481 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 048°, about 045° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3E). At 120 knots that is 9 h 32 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 15-knot tailwind), arriving about 12:07 pm EDT (16:07 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 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 last 748 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 429 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 259 nm of the route.
- AIRMET ZULU 1C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the last 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 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 02:00–09:00 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 14 forecast points nearest it (HOU, LCH, SHV, JAN, MEM, HSV, BNA, LOU, CRW, EKN, AGC, PSB, AVP, ALB). 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 7 kt | −5 kt | 125 kt | 10 h 18 min | 12:53 pm EDT (16:53 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 310° at 10 kt | −3 kt | 13 °C | 123 kt | 10 h 28 min | 1:03 pm EDT (17:03 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 310° at 12 kt | −4 kt | 12 °C | 124 kt | 10 h 23 min | 12:58 pm EDT (16:58 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 300° at 14 kt | −5 kt | 9 °C | 125 kt | 10 h 18 min | 12:53 pm EDT (16:53 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 310° at 13 kt | −3 kt | 6 °C | 123 kt | 10 h 28 min | 1:03 pm EDT (17:03 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 310° at 14 kt | −3 kt | 2 °C | 123 kt | 10 h 28 min | 1:03 pm EDT (17:03 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 310° at 16 kt | −4 kt | -2 °C | 124 kt | 10 h 23 min | 12:58 pm EDT (16:58 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 310° at 17 kt | −5 kt | -6 °C | 125 kt | 10 h 18 min | 12:53 pm EDT (16:53 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 310° at 18 kt | −5 kt | -7 °C | 125 kt | 10 h 18 min | 12:53 pm EDT (16:53 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 300° at 20 kt | −7 kt | -19 °C | 127 kt | 10 h 08 min | 12:43 pm EDT (16:43 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 300° at 34 kt | −11 kt | -33 °C | 131 kt | 9 h 49 min | 12:24 pm EDT (16:24 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 300° at 38 kt | −15 kt | -40 °C | 135 kt | 9 h 32 min | 12:07 pm EDT (16:07 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 34 kt | −12 kt | -50 °C | 132 kt | 9 h 45 min | 12:20 pm EDT (16:20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | used from 0 nm out; 40 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° |
| LCH | used from 50 nm out; 68 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° |
| SHV | used from 100 nm out; 66 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° |
| JAN | used from 249 nm out; 76 nm from the line | 230/10 | 270/13 18° | 270/11 12° | 310/11 6° | 300/15 -4° | 300/22 -16° | 310/33 -31° | 320/37 -41° | 330/41 -52° |
| MEM | used from 349 nm out; 59 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° |
| HSV | used from 449 nm out; 77 nm from the line | 310/20 | 330/20 16° | 320/27 11° | 340/23 5° | 320/23 -7° | 340/30 -17° | 320/50 -33° | 330/61 -41° | 340/41 -50° |
| BNA | used from 499 nm out; 47 nm from the line | 310/20 | 340/20 17° | 330/24 10° | 340/22 5° | 330/26 -6° | 340/29 -18° | 330/52 -33° | 320/62 -41° | 340/45 -50° |
| LOU | used from 648 nm out; 73 nm from the line | 310/18 | 340/28 16° | 340/29 10° | 350/27 3° | 330/27 -7° | 340/39 -19° | 330/58 -33° | 330/67 -41° | 330/40 -49° |
| CRW | used from 748 nm out; 81 nm from the line | 330/20 | 330/23 11° | 340/25 8° | 340/21 2° | 340/33 -9° | 340/41 -20° | 330/42 -35° | 320/44 -39° | 320/43 -47° |
| EKN | used from 898 nm out; 54 nm from the line | 330/21 12° | 330/25 7° | 350/22 2° | 330/24 -10° | 310/27 -21° | 320/33 -35° | 290/31 -39° | 290/34 -47° | |
| AGC | used from 948 nm out; 22 nm from the line | 350/14 | 330/20 11° | 340/18 8° | 330/17 3° | 340/22 -11° | 340/31 -22° | 330/33 -36° | 300/34 -41° | 300/35 -47° |
| PSB | used from 997 nm out; 42 nm from the line | 360/13 13° | 330/14 7° | 300/11 3° | 290/12 -11° | 240/23 -23° | 270/25 -36° | 250/34 -40° | 250/45 -48° | |
| AVP | used from 1097 nm out; 57 nm from the line | 150/5 | 350/13 12° | 270/20 8° | 260/17 4° | 260/25 -11° | 240/31 -22° | 240/54 -35° | 230/61 -41° | 240/55 -49° |
| ALB | used from 1247 nm out; 20 nm from the line | 120/9 | 270/8 10° | L/V 5° | 260/9 1° | 260/34 -10° | 250/42 -22° | 240/57 -35° | 240/70 -42° | 240/65 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IAH Houston, TX | departure | no report just now | 95 ft | ||||
| JAS Jasper, TX | 90 nm out, 6 nm south of the line | no report just now | 212 ft | ||||
| MLU Monroe, LA | 229 nm out, 2 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 78 ft | ||||
| GLH Greenville, MS | 309 nm out, 11 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 130 ft | ||||
| TUP Tupelo, MS | 419 nm out, 23 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 346 ft | ||||
| BNA Nashville, TN | 569 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 599 ft | ||||
| RGA Richmond, KY | 718 nm out, 6 nm west of the line | no report just now | 1,002 ft | ||||
| HTS Huntington, WV | 808 nm out, 8 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 828 ft | ||||
| LBE Latrobe, PA | 997 nm out, 5 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,198 ft | ||||
| UNV State College, PA | 1077 nm out, 7 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,231 ft | ||||
| BGM Binghamton, NY | 1187 nm out, 21 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,635 ft | ||||
| ALB Albany, NY | destination | no report just now | 284 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,635 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At ALB when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:07 pm EDT (16:07 UTC)
ALB has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/0708 Goodlettsville, TN, Saturday, August 1, 2026 through Sunday, August 1, 2027 UTC 11 nm from the route, 578 nm along the route · security · until 1 August · ZME
Daylight
Sunset at IAH 6:54 pm CDT (23:54 UTC), at ALB 6:18 pm EDT (22:18 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:46 pm EDT (22:46 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, Albany International.