Plan a flight · Sun 9:46 pm EDT (01:46 UTC)

Jacksonville International to Laredo International JAX → LRD

949 nautical miles (1,092 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 264°, about 270° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 7 h 58 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 1-knot headwind), arriving about 4:44 am CDT (09:44 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now JAX is VFR, wind from the west (270°) at 3 knots; LRD is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 10 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: 2 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 TANGO 6W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 28,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the route from 100 to 280 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 JAX.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

B789 at 27,000 ft, 46 nm north, 8:30 pm EDT (00:30 UTC): moderate clear-air turbulence, remarks: zhu. 589 nm along the route, 46 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LFT UA /OV LLA270030/TM 0030/FL270/TP B789/TB MOD CAT/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through LFT
Where
30 nm west (270°) of LLA
Time
00:30 UTC
Height
at 27,000 ft
Aircraft
B789
Turbulence
moderate clear-air turbulence
Remarks
zhu
B737 at 33,000 ft, 13 nm southeast, 7:35 pm EDT (23:35 UTC): light chop turbulence. At the departure end, 13 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
JAX UA /OV CRG/TM 2335/FL330/TP B737/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through JAX
Where
over CRG
Time
23:35 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
occasional light chop
B39M at 35,000 ft, 1 nm west, 7:51 pm EDT (23:51 UTC): no turbulence. 120 nm along the route, 1 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TLH UA /OV TLH120020/TM 2351/FL350/TP B39M/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
20 nm southeast (120°) of TLH
Time
23:51 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
B39M
Turbulence
none
A21N at 32,000 ft, 43 nm south, 7:15 pm EDT (23:15 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. 439 nm along the route, 43 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MSY UA /OV LEV154030/TM 2315/FL320/TP A21N/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through MSY
Where
30 nm southeast (154°) of LEV
Time
23:15 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
A21N
Turbulence
light chop
Remarks
zhu
B737 at 28,000 ft, 50 nm north, 6:52 pm EDT (22:52 UTC): light to moderate turbulence above 28,000 ft, remarks: below 26,000 ft zhu. 599 nm along the route, 50 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BPT UA /OV BPT109042/TM 2252/FL280/TP B737/TB INTMT LGT-MOD FL280 /RM BLO FL260. ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through BPT
Where
42 nm east (109°) of BPT
Time
22:52 UTC
Height
at 28,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
intermittent light to moderate FL280
Remarks
below 26,000 ft zhu
B38M at 36,000 ft, 17 nm south, 8:26 pm EDT (00:26 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. 759 nm along the route, 17 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CRP UA /OV CRP075080/TM 0026/FL360/TP B38M/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through CRP
Where
80 nm east (075°) of CRP
Time
00:26 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
occasional light chop
Remarks
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 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 9 forecast points nearest it (JAX, TLH, MOB, MSY, LCH, HOU, PSX, CRP, LRD). 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	350° at 1 kt	+1 kt		119 kt	7 h 58 min	4:44 am CDT (09:44 UTC)
6,500 ft	350° at 4 kt	+1 kt	17 °C	119 kt	7 h 58 min	4:44 am CDT (09:44 UTC)
8,500 ft	280° at 4 kt	+4 kt	14 °C	116 kt	8 h 11 min	4:57 am CDT (09:57 UTC)
10,500 ft	270° at 8 kt	+8 kt	10 °C	112 kt	8 h 28 min	5:14 am CDT (10:14 UTC)
12,500 ft	280° at 12 kt	+12 kt	7 °C	108 kt	8 h 47 min	5:33 am CDT (10:33 UTC)
14,500 ft	280° at 13 kt	+12 kt	2 °C	108 kt	8 h 47 min	5:33 am CDT (10:33 UTC)
16,500 ft	280° at 13 kt	+13 kt	-2 °C	107 kt	8 h 52 min	5:38 am CDT (10:38 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	280° at 14 kt	+13 kt	-5 °C	107 kt	8 h 52 min	5:38 am CDT (10:38 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	270° at 18 kt	+17 kt	-15 °C	103 kt	9 h 13 min	5:59 am CDT (10:59 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	300° at 22 kt	+17 kt	-31 °C	103 kt	9 h 13 min	5:59 am CDT (10:59 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	300° at 19 kt	+13 kt	-41 °C	107 kt	8 h 52 min	5:38 am CDT (10:38 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	300° at 21 kt	+17 kt	-52 °C	103 kt	9 h 13 min	5:59 am CDT (10:59 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
JAX	used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line	280/14	300/22 16°	260/27 15°	260/26 9°	240/41 -6°	230/38 -16°	220/44 -32°	200/49 -41°	200/52 -53°
TLH	used from 50 nm out; 64 nm from the line	300/17	340/32 17°	320/27 13°	300/27 8°	280/23 -7°	250/37 -17°	230/44 -33°	220/53 -41°	220/48 -51°
MOB	used from 250 nm out; 83 nm from the line	310/7	350/18 18°	330/16 12°	300/18 7°	320/17 -6°	330/27 -17°	340/52 -33°	350/53 -43°	330/38 -50°
MSY	used from 399 nm out; 41 nm from the line	L/V	020/6 18°	L/V 12°	300/11 7°	330/15 -4°	320/22 -16°	330/38 -32°	350/47 -42°	340/56 -52°
LCH	used from 549 nm out; 76 nm from the line	190/6	180/8 18°	170/13 12°	220/12 7°	290/10 -4°	280/15 -14°	320/30 -31°	320/32 -40°	320/39 -53°
HOU	used from 649 nm out; 75 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°
PSX	used from 699 nm out; 50 nm from the line	140/20	140/23 18°	160/17 13°	240/5 8°	250/9 -4°	250/11 -13°	310/15 -29°	310/17 -40°	290/11 -52°
CRP	used from 799 nm out; 24 nm from the line	130/19	140/20 18°	160/17 13°	180/10 7°	230/9 -3°	230/11 -13°	310/6 -29°	310/5 -39°	310/13 -52°
LRD	used from 899 nm out; 25 nm from the line	130/21	150/19 16°	170/21 12°	170/12 8°	230/20 -4°	200/16 -13°	L/V -28°	L/V -39°	330/16 -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
JAX Jacksonville, FL	departure	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 20,000 feet	from the west (270°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	29 ft	8:56 pm EDT (00:56 UTC)
LCQ Lake City, FL	50 nm out, 14 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the west-southwest (240°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	200 ft	01:35 UTC
TLH Tallahassee, FL	140 nm out, 11 nm north of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet	from the southwest (230°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	83 ft	00:53 UTC
ECP Panama City, FL	210 nm out, 19 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the west-southwest (240°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	68 ft	00:53 UTC
HUM Houma, LA	469 nm out, 15 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	calm	7 mi	none	8 ft	23:47 UTC
CRP Corpus Christi, TX	849 nm out, 14 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,200 feet, a few clouds at 2,800 feet, a few clouds at 15,000 feet, scattered clouds at 20,000 feet	from the southeast (130°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	none	46 ft	00:51 UTC
ALI Alice, TX	869 nm out, 8 nm south of the line	VFR	from the southeast (130°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	178 ft	00:53 UTC
LRD Laredo, TX	destination	VFR	from the south-southeast (150°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	none	508 ft	7:56 pm CDT (00:56 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 508 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At LRD when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:44 am CDT (09:44 UTC)

Wind from the southeast at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,000 feet, a broken layer at 3,000 feet marginal VFR

The whole forecast for LRD

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet
From Mon 2:00 am CDT (07:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,000 feet, overcast at 10,000 feet
From Mon 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,000 feet, a broken layer at 3,000 feet
At times between Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC) and 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): a broken layer at 2,500 feet
From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 16 knots, gusting to 23, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet

The forecast for JAX, the departure

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 15,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 11 knots, gusting to 17, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 3,500 feet
From Mon 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

6/8389 Jacksonville, FL, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 11 nm from the route, at the departure end · air shows/sports · starts Thursday 15 October · ZJX

Daylight

Sunset at JAX 6:59 pm EDT (22:59 UTC), at LRD 7:12 pm CDT (00:12 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:35 pm CDT (00:35 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at LRD is before sunrise there (7:36 am CDT (12:36 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 Southeast · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · 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: Jacksonville International, Laredo International.