Laughlin/Bullhead International to Waco Regional IFP → ACT
893 nautical miles (1,028 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 099°, about 087° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12E). At 120 knots that is 5 h 19 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 48-knot tailwind), arriving about 5:30 am CDT (10:30 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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: 4 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 9C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 30 knots, until 11:55 pm MST (06:55 UTC). Over the route from 447 to 526 nm out.
as issued
WSUS32 KKCI 120455 MKCC WST 120455 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 9C VALID UNTIL 0655Z TX NM FROM 50NNW CME-40ENE CME-50SE ELP-20WSW ELP-30E TCS-50NNW CME AREA TS MOV FROM 22030KT. TOPS TO FL300.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Near the route, at the departure end.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the first 278 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 20 to 169 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 69 to 427 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 2E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 129 to 159 nm out.
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 IFP.
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 8 forecast points nearest it (LAS, PRC, PHX, ABQ, ROW, LBB, ABI, DAL). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,500 ft | 200° at 29 kt | −2 kt | 16 °C | 122 kt | 7 h 19 min | 7:30 am CDT (12:30 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 210° at 26 kt | −7 kt | 11 °C | 127 kt | 7 h 02 min | 7:13 am CDT (12:13 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 210° at 24 kt | −8 kt | 10 °C | 128 kt | 6 h 59 min | 7:10 am CDT (12:10 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 210° at 25 kt | −9 kt | 6 °C | 129 kt | 6 h 55 min | 7:06 am CDT (12:06 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 220° at 28 kt | −12 kt | 2 °C | 132 kt | 6 h 46 min | 6:57 am CDT (11:57 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 220° at 32 kt | −15 kt | -2 °C | 135 kt | 6 h 37 min | 6:48 am CDT (11:48 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 220° at 36 kt | −18 kt | -6 °C | 138 kt | 6 h 28 min | 6:39 am CDT (11:39 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 37 kt | −19 kt | -7 °C | 139 kt | 6 h 25 min | 6:36 am CDT (11:36 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 49 kt | −29 kt | -18 °C | 149 kt | 6 h | 6:11 am CDT (11:11 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 230° at 62 kt | −42 kt | -27 °C | 162 kt | 5 h 31 min | 5:42 am CDT (10:42 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 63 kt | −48 kt | -36 °C | 168 kt | 5 h 19 min | 5:30 am CDT (10:30 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 250° at 51 kt | −43 kt | -48 °C | 163 kt | 5 h 29 min | 5:40 am CDT (10:40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAS | used from 0 nm out; 80 nm from the line | 210/21 10° | 200/18 5° | 200/23 -2° | 210/49 -14° | 210/63 -21° | 220/58 -30° | 220/61 -35° | 210/56 -44° | |
| PRC | used from 50 nm out; 37 nm from the line | 210/25 5° | 200/30 1° | 220/55 -10° | 220/61 -21° | 220/84 -28° | 230/90 -34° | 230/73 -45° | ||
| PHX | used from 198 nm out; 115 nm from the line | 150/5 | 200/21 12° | 200/27 6° | 200/35 3° | 220/58 -8° | 220/69 -19° | 220/87 -26° | 230/93 -35° | 230/79 -47° |
| ABQ | used from 248 nm out; 131 nm from the line | 220/27 11° | 210/35 5° | 220/46 -9° | 230/62 -20° | 240/78 -25° | 240/80 -35° | 240/56 -47° | ||
| ROW | used from 447 nm out; 39 nm from the line | 190/33 | 210/27 14° | 220/28 6° | 230/36 -6° | 230/56 -15° | 230/63 -27° | 250/59 -37° | 260/57 -49° | |
| LBB | used from 595 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 200/36 18° | 220/19 15° | 240/20 8° | 230/24 -4° | 240/37 -16° | 250/57 -28° | 250/51 -38° | 270/47 -50° | |
| ABI | used from 695 nm out; 41 nm from the line | 200/31 17° | 210/21 15° | 240/15 9° | 250/14 -4° | 250/24 -14° | 250/36 -28° | 270/35 -38° | 290/41 -50° | |
| DAL | used from 844 nm out; 79 nm from the line | 190/29 | 220/23 17° | 220/17 13° | 250/18 8° | 230/18 -5° | 240/18 -15° | 270/34 -29° | 280/33 -39° | 300/36 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IFP Bullhead City, AZ | departure | no report just now | 707 ft | ||||
| IGM Kingman, AZ | 30 nm out, 11 nm north of the line | no report just now | 3,448 ft | ||||
| PRC Prescott, AZ | 109 nm out, 12 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 5,045 ft | ||||
| TYL Taylor, AZ | 218 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 5,823 ft | ||||
| JTC Springerville, AZ | 268 nm out, 14 nm south of the line | no report just now | 7,055 ft | ||||
| ONM Socorro, NM | 387 nm out, 6 nm north of the line | no report just now | 4,875 ft | ||||
| ROW Roswell, NM | 506 nm out, 9 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 3,671 ft | ||||
| BFE Brownfield, TX | 625 nm out, 15 nm north of the line | no report just now | 3,264 ft | ||||
| SNK Snyder, TX | 695 nm out, 5 nm north of the line | no report just now | 2,430 ft | ||||
| ABI Abilene, TX | 764 nm out, 9 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,790 ft | ||||
| MKN Comanche, TX | 824 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 1,386 ft | ||||
| ACT Waco, TX | destination | no report just now | 516 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 7,055 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At ACT when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:30 am CDT (10:30 UTC)
ACT has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8891 Bullhead City, AZ, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local on the route, at the departure end · a VIP movement · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZLA
- 6/8722 ALAMOGORDO, NM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, 437 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB
- 6/0543 MCGREGOR, TX 15 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · ZFW
Daylight
Sunset at IFP 6:07 pm MST (01:07 UTC), at ACT 6:59 pm CDT (23:59 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:23 pm CDT (00:23 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at ACT is before sunrise there (7:29 am CDT (12:29 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: Laughlin/Bullhead International, Waco Regional.