Plan a flight · Sun 7:54 pm CDT (00:54 UTC)

George Bush Intcntl/Houston Airport to City Of Colorado Springs Municipal IAH → COS

703 nautical miles (809 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 321°, about 318° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3E). At 120 knots that is 5 h 10 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 16-knot tailwind), arriving about 12:04 am MDT (06:04 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now IAH is VFR, wind from the east-southeast (120°) at 11 knots; COS is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 13 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: 1,452 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

SIGMET W68W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 36,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 7:55 pm CDT (00:55 UTC). Near the route, 624 nm along the route.

as issued

WSUS33 KKCI 112355
MKCW WST 112355
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 68W
VALID UNTIL 0155Z
CO NM AZ UT
FROM 30W CHE-20NNW TBE-60SE ABQ-40N SJN-30SW MTU-30W CHE
AREA TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL360.

AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the last 50 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 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

GLF5 at 45,000 ft, 25 nm north, 5:44 pm CDT (22:44 UTC): moderate turbulence, remarks: ZDVWC-46. At the destination end, 25 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
COS UA /OV COS350025/TM 2244/FL450/TP GLF5/TB MOD /RM ZDVWC-46
```
Report
a routine report filed through COS
Where
25 nm north (350°) of COS
Time
22:44 UTC
Height
at 45,000 ft
Aircraft
GLF5
Turbulence
moderate
Remarks
ZDVWC-46
CRJ2 at 19,000 ft, 14 nm northwest, 5:02 pm CDT (22:02 UTC): moderate chop turbulence, remarks: during the climb from KDEN from 12,000 ft to 19,000 ft ZDVWC-41. At the destination end, 14 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
COS UA /OV BRK262015/TM 2202/FL190/TP CRJ2/TB MOD CHOP/RM DURC FROM KDEN 120-190 ZDVWC-41
```
Report
a routine report filed through COS
Where
15 nm west (262°) of BRK
Time
22:02 UTC
Height
at 19,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ2
Turbulence
moderate chop
Remarks
during the climb from KDEN from 12,000 ft to 19,000 ft ZDVWC-41
B39M at 27,000 ft, 2 nm south, 7:42 pm CDT (00:42 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. At the departure end, 2 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IAH UA /OV IH340035/TM 0042/FL270/TP B39M/TB LT CHOP DURC/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through IAH
Where
IH340035
Time
00:42 UTC
Height
at 27,000 ft
Aircraft
B39M
Turbulence
lt chop during the climb
Remarks
zhu
A320 at 24,000 ft, 2 nm south, 5:07 pm CDT (22:07 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: during the climb zhu. At the departure end, 2 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IAH UA /OV IAH/TM 2207/FL240/TP A320/TB OCNL LGT CHOP /RM DURC. ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through IAH
Where
over IAH
Time
22:07 UTC
Height
at 24,000 ft
Aircraft
A320
Turbulence
occasional light chop
Remarks
during the climb zhu
A320 at 35,000 ft, 43 nm southwest, 7:43 pm CDT (00:43 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZFW47. 386 nm along the route, 43 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CDS UA /OV CDS270030/TM 0043/FL350/TP A320/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZFW47
```
Report
a routine report filed through CDS
Where
30 nm west (270°) of CDS
Time
00:43 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
A320
Turbulence
light chop
Remarks
ZFW47
A21N at 31,000 ft, 12 nm southwest, 7:24 pm CDT (00:24 UTC): remarks: mountain wave +/-10-20KT ZDVWC-29. 673 nm along the route, 12 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PUB UA /OV PUB/TM 0024/FL310/TP A21N/RM MTN WAVE +/-10-20KT ZDVWC-29
```
Report
a routine report filed through PUB
Where
over PUB
Time
00:24 UTC
Height
at 31,000 ft
Aircraft
A21N
Remarks
mountain wave +/-10-20KT ZDVWC-29
CL35 at 43,000 ft, 46 nm southwest, 7:21 pm CDT (00:21 UTC): remarks: mtw +/-300FT zdvwc. At the destination end, 46 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PUB UA /OV PUB250040/TM 0021/FL430/TP CL35/RM MTW +/-300FT ZDVWC
```
Report
a routine report filed through PUB
Where
40 nm west (250°) of PUB
Time
00:21 UTC
Height
at 43,000 ft
Aircraft
CL35
Remarks
mtw +/-300FT zdvwc
B737 at 25,000 ft, 11 nm west, 7:29 pm CDT (00:29 UTC): light rime icing, 0 °C, remarks: during the climb ZDVWC-29. At the destination end, 11 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
COS UA /OV BRK242015/TM 0029/FL250/TP B737/SK TOP280/TA 00/IC LGT RIME/RM DURC ZDVWC-29
```
Report
a routine report filed through COS
Where
15 nm southwest (242°) of BRK
Time
00:29 UTC
Height
at 25,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Sky
TOP280
Temperature
0 °C
Icing
light rime
Remarks
during the climb ZDVWC-29
B737 at 14,000 ft, 36 nm north, 7:20 pm CDT (00:20 UTC): light to moderate turbulence, remarks: light to moderate from 14,000 ft to 16,000 ft occn light above 16,000 ft. At the destination end, 36 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DEN UA /OV DEN170025/TM 0020/FL140/TP B737/TB LGT-MOD/RM LGT-MOD 140-160 OCCN LGT ABOVE 160
```
Report
a routine report filed through DEN
Where
25 nm south (170°) of DEN
Time
00:20 UTC
Height
at 14,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
light to moderate
Remarks
light to moderate from 14,000 ft to 16,000 ft occn light above 16,000 ft

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 20:00–03:00 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, DAL, SPS, AMA, PUB). 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	190° at 23 kt	−16 kt		136 kt	5 h 10 min	12:04 am MDT (06:04 UTC)
6,500 ft	200° at 23 kt	−13 kt	15 °C	133 kt	5 h 17 min	12:11 am MDT (06:11 UTC)
8,500 ft	210° at 22 kt	−6 kt	14 °C	126 kt	5 h 35 min	12:29 am MDT (06:29 UTC)
10,500 ft	220° at 22 kt	−4 kt	11 °C	124 kt	5 h 40 min	12:34 am MDT (06:34 UTC)
12,500 ft	220° at 23 kt	−3 kt	7 °C	123 kt	5 h 43 min	12:37 am MDT (06:37 UTC)
14,500 ft	230° at 24 kt	0	2 °C	120 kt	5 h 52 min	12:46 am MDT (06:46 UTC)
16,500 ft	240° at 25 kt	+3 kt	-3 °C	117 kt	6 h 01 min	12:55 am MDT (06:55 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	240° at 26 kt	+5 kt	-6 °C	115 kt	6 h 07 min	1:01 am MDT (07:01 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	240° at 30 kt	+7 kt	-16 °C	113 kt	6 h 13 min	1:07 am MDT (07:07 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	250° at 45 kt	+18 kt	-29 °C	102 kt	6 h 54 min	1:48 am MDT (07:48 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	260° at 46 kt	+22 kt	-38 °C	98 kt	7 h 10 min	2:04 am MDT (08:04 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	270° at 38 kt	+23 kt	-50 °C	97 kt	7 h 15 min	2:09 am MDT (08:09 UTC)

Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 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; 41 nm from the line	160/18	190/18 16°	200/19 12°	220/14 7°	260/18 -5°	250/20 -13°	290/29 -29°	290/31 -40°	300/22 -53°
DAL	used from 149 nm out; 49 nm from the line	180/21	190/24 15°	230/20 12°	220/23 8°	240/22 -5°	230/18 -15°	280/33 -29°	280/36 -39°	300/33 -52°
SPS	used from 248 nm out; 33 nm from the line	180/26	200/25 16°	220/19 13°	220/20 9°	230/26 -5°	230/34 -15°	260/37 -28°	270/42 -39°	280/40 -51°
AMA	used from 347 nm out; 87 nm from the line		190/28	220/26 14°	230/27 7°	250/24 -6°	250/32 -16°	240/51 -28°	250/52 -38°	250/51 -50°
PUB	used from 545 nm out; 106 nm from the line			210/24 16°	210/28 8°	230/43 -8°	240/42 -21°	240/77 -30°	240/72 -36°	250/51 -47°

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	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 25,000 feet	from the east-southeast (120°) at 11 knots	10+ mi	25,000 ft	95 ft	6:53 pm CDT (23:53 UTC)
CXO Houston, TX	20 nm out, 11 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the southeast (140°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	244 ft	23:53 UTC
CNW Waco, TX	129 nm out, 8 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (160°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	470 ft	23:55 UTC
FWS Fort Worth, TX	188 nm out, 20 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (170°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	700 ft	23:46 UTC
MWL Mineral Wells, TX	218 nm out, 1 nm southwest of the line	VFR	from the south-southeast (160°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	973 ft	23:53 UTC
FDR Frederick, OK	317 nm out, 25 nm northeast of the line	VFR	from the south (170°) at 13 knots, gusting to 26	10+ mi	none	1,258 ft	23:53 UTC
CDS Childress, TX	366 nm out, 21 nm southwest of the line	VFR	from the south (180°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	none	1,953 ft	23:53 UTC
PPA Pampa, TX	446 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line	VFR	from the south (190°) at 11 knots	10+ mi	none	3,245 ft	00:30 UTC
GUY Guymon, OK	505 nm out, 24 nm northeast of the line	VFR	from the south (190°) at 15 knots, gusting to 25	10+ mi	none	3,125 ft	23:53 UTC
PUB Pueblo, CO	673 nm out, 15 nm southwest of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: a few clouds at 10,000 feet, a broken layer at 12,000 feet Weather: haze	from the west-southwest (240°) at 36 knots, gusting to 52	3 mi	12,000 ft	4,729 ft	23:53 UTC
COS Colorado Springs, CO	destination	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 10,000 feet, a broken layer at 14,000 feet, a broken layer at 24,000 feet	from the south-southwest (210°) at 13 knots	10+ mi	14,000 ft	6,187 ft	5:54 pm MDT (23:54 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 6,187 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At COS when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:04 am MDT (06:04 UTC)

Wind from the south at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet, a broken layer at 20,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for COS

From Sun 6:00 pm MDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 20 knots, gusting to 32, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 10,000 feet, scattered clouds at 20,000 feet
From Sun 9:00 pm MDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the south at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet, a broken layer at 20,000 feet
From Mon 6:00 am MDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 11:00 am MDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the south at 15 knots, gusting to 25, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 12,000 feet

The forecast for IAH, the departure

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Sun 9:00 pm CDT (02:00 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

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

6/8770 COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, Saturday, October 10, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 15 nm from the route, at the destination end · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 12 October · ZDV

Daylight

Sunset at IAH 6:55 pm CDT (23:55 UTC), at COS 6:25 pm MDT (00:25 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:51 pm MDT (00:51 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at COS is before sunrise there (7:04 am MDT (13:04 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 southern Plains · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the southern Rockies · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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: George Bush Intcntl/Houston Airport, City Of Colorado Springs Municipal.