George Bush Intcntl/Houston Airport to Victoria Regional IAH → VCT
107 nautical miles (123 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 231°, about 228° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3E). At 120 knots that is 51 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 5-knot tailwind), arriving about 11:24 pm CDT (04:24 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now IAH is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 4 knots; VCT is VFR, wind from the east-southeast (110°) at 5 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: 1,166 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
No SIGMET or AIRMET covers any part of this route right now.
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
- 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
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 2 forecast points nearest it (HOU, PSX). 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 | 160° at 24 kt | +7 kt | 113 kt | 57 min | 11:30 pm CDT (04:30 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 160° at 23 kt | +7 kt | 18 °C | 113 kt | 57 min | 11:30 pm CDT (04:30 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 170° at 16 kt | +9 kt | 16 °C | 111 kt | 58 min | 11:31 pm CDT (04:31 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 200° at 11 kt | +9 kt | 12 °C | 111 kt | 58 min | 11:31 pm CDT (04:31 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 230° at 9 kt | +9 kt | 8 °C | 111 kt | 58 min | 11:31 pm CDT (04:31 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 240° at 8 kt | +8 kt | 4 °C | 112 kt | 57 min | 11:30 pm CDT (04:30 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 250° at 8 kt | +8 kt | -1 °C | 112 kt | 57 min | 11:30 pm CDT (04:30 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 260° at 9 kt | +8 kt | -4 °C | 112 kt | 57 min | 11:30 pm CDT (04:30 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 260° at 11 kt | +10 kt | -13 °C | 110 kt | 58 min | 11:31 pm CDT (04:31 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 310° at 18 kt | +2 kt | -29 °C | 118 kt | 54 min | 11:27 pm CDT (04:27 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 310° at 20 kt | +5 kt | -40 °C | 115 kt | 56 min | 11:29 pm CDT (04:29 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 340° at 18 kt | −5 kt | -51 °C | 125 kt | 51 min | 11:24 pm CDT (04:24 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; 23 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° |
| PSX | used from 49 nm out; 31 nm from the line | 160/24 | 160/23 19° | 180/14 15° | 210/11 9° | 240/8 -4° | 250/8 -13° | 320/14 -29° | 300/16 -40° | 340/17 -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
| Airport | Where | Conditions | Wind | Visibility | Ceiling | Elevation | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IAH Houston, TX | departure | VFR | from the south-southeast (160°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 95 ft | 9:53 pm CDT (02:53 UTC) |
| SGR Houston, TX | 29 nm out, 7 nm southeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the southeast (130°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 81 ft | 02:53 UTC |
| ARM Wharton, TX | 58 nm out, 7 nm south of the line | VFR | from the east-southeast (110°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 100 ft | 03:15 UTC |
| VCT Victoria, TX | destination | VFR | from the east-southeast (110°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 115 ft | 9:51 pm CDT (02:51 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 115 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At VCT when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:24 pm CDT (04:24 UTC)
Wind from the east-southeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 5,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for VCT
- From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 13 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet
- From Sun 9:00 pm CDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
- From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 11 knots, gusting to 19, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,500 feet
- 30% chance between Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC) and 4:00 pm CDT (21:00 UTC): visibility 4 miles, light rain showers, mist, a broken layer at 4,500 feet
The forecast for IAH, the departure
- From Sun 10:00 pm CDT (03:00 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
No temporary flight restriction on or near this route right now.
Daylight
Sunset at IAH 6:54 pm CDT (23:54 UTC), at VCT 7:01 pm CDT (00:01 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:24 pm CDT (00:24 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at VCT is after sunset there (7:02 pm CDT (00:02 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, Victoria Regional.