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Laughlin/Bullhead International to Shreveport Regional IFP → SHV

1,045 nautical miles (1,203 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 093°, about 081° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12E). At 120 knots that is 6 h 11 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 49-knot tailwind), arriving about 4:23 am CDT (09:23 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now IFP is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 15 knots, gusting to 21; SHV is VFR, wind from the southeast (140°) at 4 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 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

AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the first 80 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Over the first 30 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 30 to 478 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 100 to 448 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 119 to 149 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

C172 at 7,200 ft, 20 nm south, 6:06 pm MST (01:06 UTC): overcast from 7,200 ft to 9,000 ft. 109 nm along the route, 20 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PRC UA /OV 6NE PRC/TM 0106/FL072/TP C172/SK OVC072-TOP090
```
Report
a routine report filed through PRC
Where
6NE prc
Time
01:06 UTC
Height
at 7,200 ft
Aircraft
C172
Sky
overcast from 7,200 ft, tops 9,000 ft
PC12 at 14,000 ft, 14 nm south, 6:03 pm MST (01:03 UTC): light rime icing, remarks: zab/fdcs. 119 nm along the route, 14 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FLG UA /OV FLG210030/TM 0103/FL140/TP PC12/TA UNK/IC LGT RIME/RM ZAB/FDCS
```
Report
a routine report filed through FLG
Where
30 nm southwest (210°) of FLG
Time
01:03 UTC
Height
at 14,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Temperature
UNK
Icing
light rime
Remarks
zab/fdcs
A320 at 14,000 ft, 46 nm south, 5:39 pm MST (00:39 UTC): light to moderate turbulence, remarks: zab fdcs. 149 nm along the route, 46 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PHX UA /OV PXR005050/TM 0039/FL140/TP A320/TB LGT-MOD/RM ZAB FDCS
```
Report
a routine report filed through PHX
Where
50 nm north (005°) of PXR
Time
00:39 UTC
Height
at 14,000 ft
Aircraft
A320
Turbulence
light to moderate
Remarks
zab fdcs
B737 at 14,000 ft, 30 nm north, 5:15 pm MST (00:15 UTC): light turbulence above 14,000 ft. 368 nm along the route, 30 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ABQ UA /OV ABQ275007/TM 0015/FL140/TP B737/TB LGT ABV 140
```
Report
a routine report filed through ABQ
Where
7 nm west (275°) of ABQ
Time
00:15 UTC
Height
at 14,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
light above 14,000 ft
A320 at 35,000 ft, 40 nm north, 5:43 pm MST (00:43 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZFW47. 677 nm along the route, 40 nm north 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

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 10 forecast points nearest it (LAS, PRC, ABQ, ROW, TCC, LBB, ABI, SPS, DAL, SHV). 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	210° at 29 kt	−9 kt	16 °C	129 kt	8 h 06 min	6:18 am CDT (11:18 UTC)
7,500 ft	220° at 26 kt	−11 kt	12 °C	131 kt	7 h 59 min	6:11 am CDT (11:11 UTC)
9,500 ft	220° at 24 kt	−12 kt	10 °C	132 kt	7 h 55 min	6:07 am CDT (11:07 UTC)
11,500 ft	220° at 23 kt	−12 kt	7 °C	132 kt	7 h 55 min	6:07 am CDT (11:07 UTC)
13,500 ft	220° at 26 kt	−14 kt	3 °C	134 kt	7 h 48 min	6:00 am CDT (11:00 UTC)
15,500 ft	220° at 29 kt	−17 kt	-2 °C	137 kt	7 h 38 min	5:50 am CDT (10:50 UTC)
17,500 ft	220° at 32 kt	−19 kt	-6 °C	139 kt	7 h 31 min	5:43 am CDT (10:43 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	220° at 33 kt	−20 kt	-7 °C	140 kt	7 h 28 min	5:40 am CDT (10:40 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	230° at 42 kt	−29 kt	-18 °C	149 kt	7 h 01 min	5:13 am CDT (10:13 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	240° at 57 kt	−46 kt	-28 °C	166 kt	6 h 18 min	4:30 am CDT (09:30 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	250° at 57 kt	−49 kt	-37 °C	169 kt	6 h 11 min	4:23 am CDT (09:23 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	250° at 47 kt	−44 kt	-48 °C	164 kt	6 h 22 min	4:34 am CDT (09:34 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; 78 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; 40 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°
ABQ	used from 249 nm out; 119 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 448 nm out; 68 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°
TCC	used from 498 nm out; 61 nm from the line		210/42	230/33 14°	230/32 6°	220/35 -6°	230/49 -19°	240/72 -27°	250/62 -36°	250/52 -48°
LBB	used from 547 nm out; 66 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 697 nm out; 77 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°
SPS	used from 747 nm out; 43 nm from the line	200/39	220/28 17°	230/27 12°	240/15 9°	250/15 -4°	250/24 -15°	260/45 -28°	270/43 -39°	280/45 -51°
DAL	used from 846 nm out; 24 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°
SHV	used from 946 nm out; 75 nm from the line	200/18	230/24 18°	230/24 12°	240/14 8°	260/12 -4°	240/11 -15°	300/31 -29°	300/32 -40°	300/36 -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: a broken layer at 4,900 feet, a broken layer at 7,000 feet	from the south-southeast (160°) at 15 knots, gusting to 21	10+ mi	4,900 ft	707 ft	7:55 pm MST (02:55 UTC)
IGM Kingman, AZ	30 nm out, 8 nm north of the line	VFR Sky: overcast at 9,000 feet	from the west-southwest (240°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	9,000 ft	3,448 ft	02:51 UTC
FLG Flagstaff, AZ	139 nm out, 9 nm north of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 800 feet, a broken layer at 1,200 feet, overcast at 2,100 feet Weather: light rain, mist	from the south-southwest (210°) at 18 knots, gusting to 29	5 mi	1,200 ft	7,014 ft	02:57 UTC
XNI Zuni, NM	279 nm out, 17 nm north of the line	VFR	from the north (350°) at 2 knots	10+ mi	none	6,371 ft	02:55 UTC
BRG Belen, NM	378 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 11,000 feet	from the south (190°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	5,199 ft	02:55 UTC
FSU Fort Sumner, NM	508 nm out, 14 nm northeast of the line	no report just now				4,164 ft
PRZ Portales, NM	557 nm out, 4 nm west of the line	no report just now				4,077 ft
LBB Lubbock, TX	637 nm out, 16 nm south of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet	from the south (180°) at 18 knots	10+ mi	none	3,282 ft	02:53 UTC
ONY Olney, TX	786 nm out, 5 nm south of the line	no report just now				1,275 ft
DTO Denton, TX	866 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the southeast (140°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	642 ft	02:53 UTC
GGG Longview, TX	1005 nm out, 15 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (160°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	365 ft	02:53 UTC
SHV Shreveport, LA	destination	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 30,000 feet	from the southeast (140°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	257 ft	9:56 pm CDT (02:56 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 7,014 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At SHV when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:23 am CDT (09:23 UTC)

Wind from the south at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR

The whole forecast for SHV

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 20,000 feet, a broken layer at 30,000 feet
From Sun 10:00 pm CDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the south at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the south at 12 knots, gusting to 19, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 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 15 nm from the route, 438 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB
6/8646 Arlington, TX, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Friday, October 16, 2026 UTC 21 nm from the route, 876 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Thursday 15 October · ZFW
9/2934 DALLAS, TX 10 nm from the route, 896 nm along the route · a VIP movement · ZFW

Daylight

Sunset at IFP 6:07 pm MST (01:07 UTC), at SHV 6:46 pm CDT (23:46 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:11 pm CDT (00:11 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at SHV is before sunrise there (7:16 am CDT (12:16 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 now, the lower Mississippi valley · 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, Shreveport Regional.