George Bush Intcntl/Houston Airport to Minot International IAH → MOT
1,131 nautical miles (1,301 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 348°, about 345° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3E). At 120 knots that is 8 h 23 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 15-knot tailwind), arriving about 2:32 pm CDT (19:32 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: 128 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 C17C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 36,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 7:55 am CDT (12:55 UTC). Over the route from 952 to 1041 nm out.
as issued
WSUS32 KKCI 121055 MKCC WST 121055 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 17C VALID UNTIL 1255Z SD ND FROM 20NW BIS-60E BIS-20WNW PIR-20SW DPR-20NW BIS AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL360.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the route from 307 to 783 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the last 377 nm of the route.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 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 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 11 forecast points nearest it (HOU, CLL, DAL, OKC, ICT, SLN, GRI, ONL, PIR, DIK, MOT). 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 | 220° at 26 kt | −15 kt | 16 °C | 135 kt | 8 h 23 min | 2:32 pm CDT (19:32 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 220° at 24 kt | −13 kt | 17 °C | 133 kt | 8 h 30 min | 2:39 pm CDT (19:39 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 220° at 21 kt | −11 kt | 14 °C | 131 kt | 8 h 38 min | 2:47 pm CDT (19:47 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 220° at 21 kt | −11 kt | 10 °C | 131 kt | 8 h 38 min | 2:47 pm CDT (19:47 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 230° at 21 kt | −11 kt | 5 °C | 131 kt | 8 h 38 min | 2:47 pm CDT (19:47 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 230° at 23 kt | −11 kt | 0 °C | 131 kt | 8 h 38 min | 2:47 pm CDT (19:47 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 230° at 26 kt | −12 kt | -4 °C | 132 kt | 8 h 34 min | 2:43 pm CDT (19:43 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 230° at 28 kt | −12 kt | -8 °C | 132 kt | 8 h 34 min | 2:43 pm CDT (19:43 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 33 kt | −13 kt | -19 °C | 133 kt | 8 h 30 min | 2:39 pm CDT (19:39 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 250° at 48 kt | −2 kt | -31 °C | 122 kt | 9 h 16 min | 3:25 pm CDT (20:25 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 260° at 47 kt | +6 kt | -37 °C | 114 kt | 9 h 55 min | 4:04 pm CDT (21:04 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 270° at 48 kt | +12 kt | -48 °C | 108 kt | 10 h 28 min | 4:37 pm CDT (21:37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | used from 0 nm out; 45 nm from the line | 180/22 | 180/20 16° | 170/7 15° | L/V 8° | 220/11 -6° | 260/15 -13° | 310/20 -30° | 320/20 -40° | 350/32 -51° |
| CLL | used from 50 nm out; 52 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° |
| DAL | used from 99 nm out; 71 nm from the line | 190/30 | 200/28 18° | 220/18 13° | 250/13 8° | 240/24 -6° | 270/20 -14° | 270/35 -29° | 290/34 -39° | 310/41 -51° |
| OKC | used from 248 nm out; 79 nm from the line | 220/43 | 230/31 17° | 260/13 16° | 270/11 7° | 240/20 -6° | 250/32 -17° | 260/60 -28° | 280/50 -37° | 290/45 -50° |
| ICT | used from 397 nm out; 50 nm from the line | 230/45 | 240/33 21° | 230/23 14° | 230/22 7° | 240/29 -7° | 240/36 -20° | 260/78 -29° | 270/69 -36° | 270/56 -49° |
| SLN | used from 496 nm out; 21 nm from the line | 230/49 | 240/41 22° | 230/26 15° | 220/21 7° | 240/38 -8° | 240/44 -21° | 260/77 -29° | 270/70 -36° | 270/63 -48° |
| GRI | used from 595 nm out; 56 nm from the line | 230/39 23° | 230/32 15° | 210/29 7° | 230/31 -8° | 230/43 -21° | 250/52 -31° | 260/59 -35° | 260/59 -46° | |
| ONL | used from 744 nm out; 15 nm from the line | 250/31 22° | 230/27 16° | 220/25 8° | 230/25 -9° | 220/29 -22° | 250/42 -33° | 250/48 -36° | 250/52 -46° | |
| PIR | used from 843 nm out; 36 nm from the line | 230/15 15° | 220/22 14° | 220/24 6° | 200/32 -10° | 210/48 -22° | 240/45 -33° | 240/43 -37° | 250/55 -46° | |
| DIK | used from 992 nm out; 97 nm from the line | 190/12 5° | 230/29 7° | 220/33 1° | 220/43 -11° | 210/47 -23° | 220/53 -33° | 240/56 -40° | 250/72 -47° | |
| MOT | used from 1041 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 120/14 4° | 190/25 5° | 220/41 1° | 240/43 -11° | 230/39 -22° | 220/44 -38° | 240/62 -42° | 250/73 -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 | ||||
| CXO Houston, TX | 20 nm out, 3 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 244 ft | ||||
| GVT Greenville, TX | 188 nm out, 4 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 534 ft | ||||
| GYI Sherman/Denison, TX | 238 nm out, 18 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 749 ft | ||||
| SWO Stillwater, OK | 377 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,000 ft | ||||
| ICT Wichita, KS | 476 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,332 ft | ||||
| GRI Grand Island, NE | 674 nm out, 9 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,847 ft | ||||
| ODX Ord, NE | 724 nm out, 10 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 2,070 ft | ||||
| ICR Winner, SD | 833 nm out, 21 nm west of the line | no report just now | 2,032 ft | ||||
| MBG Mobridge, SD | 962 nm out, 10 nm west of the line | no report just now | 1,716 ft | ||||
| BIS Bismarck, ND | 1041 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,661 ft | ||||
| MOT Minot, ND | destination | no report just now | 1,715 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 2,070 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At MOT when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:32 pm CDT (19:32 UTC)
MOT has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8926 Tyler, TX, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 22 nm from the route, 139 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts tomorrow · ZFW
Daylight
Sunset at IAH 6:54 pm CDT (23:54 UTC), at MOT 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:31 pm CDT (00:31 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, Minot International.