Plan a flight · Sun 5:47 pm MST (00:47 UTC)

Laughlin/Bullhead International to William P Hobby Airport IFP → HOU

1,030 nautical miles (1,185 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 103°, about 091° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12E). At 120 knots that is 6 h 34 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 37-knot tailwind), arriving about 2:21 am CDT (07:21 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now IFP is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 27 knots, gusting to 32; HOU is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 8 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: 11 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 W69W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 6:55 pm MST (01:55 UTC). Over the route from 90 to 440 nm out.

as issued

WSUS33 KKCI 112355
MKCW WST 112355
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 69W
VALID UNTIL 0155Z
TX NM AZ
FROM 50ENE PGS-60SE ABQ-20ENE ELP-70SSW SSO-50SE BZA-50ENE PGS
AREA TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL340.

AIRMET ZULU 3C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the first 80 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the first 90 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the first 440 nm of the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 370 nm of the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 2E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Near the route, 130 nm along the route.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 250 to 450 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

GLF5 at 10,000 ft, 12 nm north, 3:06 pm MST (22:06 UTC): moderate turbulence. 800 nm along the route, 12 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TEB UA /OV MUGSY/TM 2206/FL100/TP GLF5/TB MODERATE FROM 100 TO 50
```
Report
a routine report filed through TEB
Where
mugsy
Time
22:06 UTC
Height
at 10,000 ft
Aircraft
GLF5
Turbulence
moderate from 10,000 ft to 50
B738 at 21,000 ft, 41 nm north, 3:14 pm MST (22:14 UTC): light rime icing from 20,000 ft to 21,000 ft, -2 °C, remarks: during the climb zlawc. At the departure end, 41 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CDC UA /OV PGS275020/TM 2214/FL210/TP B738/TA M02/IC LGT RIME 200-210/RM DURC ZLAWC AWC-WEB
```
Report
a routine report filed through CDC
Where
20 nm west (275°) of PGS
Time
22:14 UTC
Height
at 21,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Temperature
−2 °C
Icing
light rime from 20,000 ft to 21,000 ft
Remarks
during the climb zlawc
CRJ2 at 6,200 ft, 2 nm south, 2:51 pm MST (21:51 UTC): overcast above 6,200 ft, remarks: wind shear +10/-5 short final RY21L. 110 nm along the route, 2 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PRC UA /OV PRC030002/TM 2151/FL062/TP CRJ2/SK OVC062/RM WIND SHEAR +10/-5 SHORT FINAL RY21L
```
Report
a routine report filed through PRC
Where
2 nm northeast (030°) of PRC
Time
21:51 UTC
Height
at 6,200 ft
Aircraft
CRJ2
Sky
overcast from 6,200 ft
Remarks
wind shear +10/-5 short final RY21L
B738 at 17,000 ft, 44 nm south, 4:54 pm MST (23:54 UTC): light rime icing, 9 °C, remarks: during the descent. 130 nm along the route, 44 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
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PHX UA /OV PXR330030/TM 2354/FL170/TP B738/TA 09/IC LGT RIME/RM DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through PHX
Where
30 nm northwest (330°) of PXR
Time
23:54 UTC
Height
at 17,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Temperature
9 °C
Icing
light rime
Remarks
during the descent
GLF4 at 45,000 ft, 13 nm southwest, 4:01 pm MST (23:01 UTC): light to moderate turbulence from 40,000 ft to 45,000 ft, remarks: south zab fdcs. 380 nm along the route, 13 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TCS UA /OV TCS/TM 2301/FL450/TP GLF4/TB OCNL LGT-MOD 450-400/RM S - ZAB FDCS
```
Report
a routine report filed through TCS
Where
over TCS
Time
23:01 UTC
Height
at 45,000 ft
Aircraft
GLF4
Turbulence
occasional light to moderate from 45,000 ft to 40,000 ft
Remarks
south zab fdcs
B39M at 27,000 ft, 16 nm north, 5:42 pm MST (00:42 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. At the destination end, 16 nm north 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, 16 nm north, 3:07 pm MST (22:07 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: during the climb zhu. At the destination end, 16 nm north 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

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 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 11 forecast points nearest it (LAS, PRC, PHX, ABQ, ELP, ROW, INK, ABI, SAT, CLL, HOU). 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	170° at 21 kt	+9 kt	18 °C	111 kt	9 h 17 min	5:04 am CDT (10:04 UTC)
7,500 ft	190° at 23 kt	+3 kt	12 °C	117 kt	8 h 48 min	4:35 am CDT (09:35 UTC)
9,500 ft	200° at 23 kt	−1 kt	10 °C	121 kt	8 h 31 min	4:18 am CDT (09:18 UTC)
11,500 ft	210° at 24 kt	−6 kt	6 °C	126 kt	8 h 10 min	3:57 am CDT (08:57 UTC)
13,500 ft	220° at 27 kt	−10 kt	2 °C	130 kt	7 h 55 min	3:42 am CDT (08:42 UTC)
15,500 ft	220° at 30 kt	−13 kt	-2 °C	133 kt	7 h 45 min	3:32 am CDT (08:32 UTC)
17,500 ft	230° at 33 kt	−16 kt	-5 °C	136 kt	7 h 34 min	3:21 am CDT (08:21 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	230° at 34 kt	−16 kt	-6 °C	136 kt	7 h 34 min	3:21 am CDT (08:21 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	230° at 41 kt	−24 kt	-17 °C	144 kt	7 h 09 min	2:56 am CDT (07:56 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	230° at 49 kt	−29 kt	-28 °C	149 kt	6 h 55 min	2:42 am CDT (07:42 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	240° at 49 kt	−37 kt	-37 °C	157 kt	6 h 34 min	2:21 am CDT (07:21 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	250° at 43 kt	−36 kt	-49 °C	156 kt	6 h 36 min	2:23 am CDT (07:23 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
LAS	used from 0 nm out; 81 nm from the line		200/25 11°	230/22 5°	240/25 -1°	220/37 -12°	220/44 -21°	210/52 -27°	210/60 -34°	220/58 -44°
PRC	used from 50 nm out; 35 nm from the line			200/36 6°	210/46 0°	220/60 -10°	220/75 -19°	220/66 -26°	230/70 -33°	230/59 -45°
PHX	used from 200 nm out; 104 nm from the line	210/19	210/20 14°	200/20 6°	210/40 1°	220/58 -8°	220/68 -20°	220/82 -26°	230/83 -34°	230/69 -46°
ABQ	used from 250 nm out; 142 nm from the line			200/28 13°	210/28 5°	210/44 -7°	230/46 -20°	230/80 -28°	240/74 -35°	240/58 -47°
ELP	used from 400 nm out; 86 nm from the line		200/15	200/16 15°	200/17 6°	220/40 -6°	240/53 -16°	230/62 -27°	240/63 -38°	250/59 -49°
ROW	used from 450 nm out; 47 nm from the line		180/23	190/24 15°	210/27 7°	230/35 -6°	240/53 -17°	240/62 -27°	250/64 -38°	260/60 -50°
INK	used from 550 nm out; 42 nm from the line		160/27 20°	190/18 13°	240/19 7°	250/23 -4°	250/33 -15°	230/45 -28°	250/45 -39°	270/49 -50°
ABI	used from 700 nm out; 73 nm from the line		180/26 17°	220/18 12°	230/25 8°	230/28 -5°	240/29 -14°	250/35 -28°	270/37 -39°	280/37 -51°
SAT	used from 800 nm out; 89 nm from the line	130/22	140/24 18°	170/19 13°	190/13 7°	240/15 -4°	220/14 -13°	270/11 -28°	280/10 -40°	310/18 -51°
CLL	used from 900 nm out; 43 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°
HOU	used from 1000 nm out; 15 nm from the line	160/18	160/14 17°	180/19 12°	190/11 8°	260/12 -4°	260/14 -13°	310/26 -30°	310/30 -40°	320/21 -52°

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	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 3,700 feet, a broken layer at 4,600 feet, overcast at 5,000 feet	from the south-southeast (150°) at 27 knots, gusting to 32	10+ mi	4,600 ft	707 ft	1:47 pm MST (20:47 UTC)
IGM Kingman, AZ	30 nm out, 13 nm north of the line	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 3,700 feet, a broken layer at 4,400 feet, overcast at 5,000 feet	from the southwest (230°) at 13 knots	10+ mi	4,400 ft	3,448 ft	23:51 UTC
PRC Prescott, AZ	110 nm out, 4 nm south of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 2,600 feet	from the south-southwest (200°) at 15 knots, gusting to 24	10+ mi	2,600 ft	5,045 ft	23:53 UTC
SOW Show Low, AZ	230 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line	reported, no category	from the south (190°) at 14 knots, gusting to 20	10+ mi	none	6,415 ft	23:35 UTC
TCS Truth Or Consequences, NM	380 nm out, 15 nm south of the line	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 9,000 feet	from the south (190°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	4,861 ft	23:53 UTC
ALM Alamogordo, NM	450 nm out, 18 nm southwest of the line	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 9,000 feet, overcast at 11,000 feet	from the southwest (220°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	11,000 ft	4,199 ft	00:35 UTC
HOB Hobbs, NM	580 nm out, 19 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the southeast (140°) at 15 knots	10+ mi	none	3,660 ft	23:50 UTC
MAF Midland, TX	650 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (170°) at 16 knots, gusting to 25	10+ mi	none	2,872 ft	23:53 UTC
SJT San Angelo, TX	740 nm out, 8 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (170°) at 15 knots, gusting to 23	10+ mi	none	1,918 ft	23:51 UTC
EDC Austin, TX	900 nm out, 6 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (150°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	620 ft	23:35 UTC
TME Houston, TX	1000 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 6,000 feet	from the south-southeast (160°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	165 ft	22:15 UTC
HOU Houston, TX	destination	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 25,000 feet	from the south-southeast (150°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	46 ft	6:53 pm CDT (23:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 6,415 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At HOU when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:21 am CDT (07:21 UTC)

Wind from the southeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for HOU

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Sun 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the 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 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 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 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC) and 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): light rain showers
From Mon 5:00 pm CDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 13 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 5,000 feet

The forecast for IFP, the departure

From Sun 5:00 pm MST (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 18 knots, gusting to 28, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet, a broken layer at 8,000 feet
From Sun 9:00 pm MST (04:00 UTC): wind from the south at 12 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 8,000 feet, a broken layer at 12,000 feet
From Mon 12:00 am MST (07:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 8,000 feet, a broken layer at 12,000 feet
From Mon 8:00 am MST (15:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 12 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 8,000 feet, a broken layer at 10,000 feet
From Mon 11:00 am MST (18:00 UTC): wind from the south at 18 knots, gusting to 28, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 8,000 feet, a broken layer at 10,000 feet

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, 440 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB
6/4240 SAN ANGELO, TX, Sunday, March 8, 2026 through Sunday, November 1, 2026 Local 5 nm from the route, 750 nm along the route · security · until 1 November · ZFW
6/5849 Austin, TX, Friday, October 2, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 16 nm from the route, 900 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 12 October · ZHU

Daylight

Sunset at IFP 6:07 pm MST (01:07 UTC), at HOU 6:55 pm CDT (23:55 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:19 pm CDT (00:19 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at HOU is before sunrise there (7:20 am CDT (12:20 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 Rockies · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the southern Plains · 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: Laughlin/Bullhead International, William P Hobby Airport.