Lakeland Linder International to Perot Fld/Fort Worth Alliance Airport LAL → AFW
846 nautical miles (973 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 295°, about 301° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 7 h 29 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 7-knot headwind), arriving about 2:55 am CDT (07:55 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: 17 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 289 to 368 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 LAL.
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 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 7 forecast points nearest it (PIE, TLH, MOB, MSY, JAN, SHV, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,500 ft | 280° at 7 kt | +7 kt | 113 kt | 7 h 29 min | 2:55 am CDT (07:55 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 290° at 10 kt | +10 kt | 16 °C | 110 kt | 7 h 41 min | 3:07 am CDT (08:07 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 280° at 13 kt | +13 kt | 13 °C | 107 kt | 7 h 54 min | 3:20 am CDT (08:20 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 280° at 15 kt | +14 kt | 10 °C | 106 kt | 7 h 59 min | 3:25 am CDT (08:25 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 280° at 16 kt | +16 kt | 6 °C | 104 kt | 8 h 08 min | 3:34 am CDT (08:34 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 280° at 16 kt | +16 kt | 2 °C | 104 kt | 8 h 08 min | 3:34 am CDT (08:34 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 280° at 16 kt | +16 kt | -2 °C | 104 kt | 8 h 08 min | 3:34 am CDT (08:34 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 280° at 16 kt | +16 kt | -5 °C | 104 kt | 8 h 08 min | 3:34 am CDT (08:34 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 280° at 19 kt | +19 kt | -16 °C | 101 kt | 8 h 23 min | 3:49 am CDT (08:49 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 290° at 28 kt | +28 kt | -31 °C | 92 kt | 9 h 12 min | 4:38 am CDT (09:38 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 300° at 24 kt | +24 kt | -41 °C | 96 kt | 8 h 49 min | 4:15 am CDT (09:15 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 27 kt | +26 kt | -52 °C | 94 kt | 9 h | 4:26 am CDT (09:26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIE | used from 0 nm out; 20 nm from the line | 310/7 | 270/12 17° | 270/14 13° | 260/14 8° | 240/22 -5° | 230/24 -16° | 220/26 -31° | 200/31 -41° | 180/33 -53° |
| TLH | used from 99 nm out; 94 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 249 nm out; 92 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 398 nm out; 59 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° |
| JAN | used from 497 nm out; 87 nm from the line | 260/6 | 310/14 17° | 280/13 12° | 290/19 6° | 310/22 -5° | 310/28 -17° | 320/44 -32° | 330/48 -41° | 320/52 -51° |
| SHV | used from 547 nm out; 98 nm from the line | 190/11 | 230/19 17° | 230/26 12° | 260/15 7° | 280/16 -4° | 300/17 -15° | 300/34 -30° | 300/31 -41° | 310/42 -52° |
| DAL | used from 746 nm out; 50 nm from the line | 180/21 | 190/24 15° | 230/20 12° | 220/23 8° | 240/22 -5° | 230/18 -15° | 280/33 -29° | 280/36 -39° | 300/33 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL Lakeland, FL | departure | no report just now | 141 ft | ||||
| TPA Tampa, FL | 20 nm out, 13 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 26 ft | ||||
| JKA Gulf Shores, AL | 328 nm out, 10 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 17 ft | ||||
| PQL Pascagoula, MS | 368 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 16 ft | ||||
| BXA Bogalusa, LA | 448 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 119 ft | ||||
| AEX Alexandria, LA | 587 nm out, 20 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 88 ft | ||||
| SHV Shreveport, LA | 667 nm out, 23 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 257 ft | ||||
| GGG Longview, TX | 706 nm out, 6 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 365 ft | ||||
| HQZ Mesquite, TX | 806 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 446 ft | ||||
| AFW Fort Worth, TX | destination | no report just now | 723 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 723 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At AFW when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:55 am CDT (07:55 UTC)
AFW has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 9/2934 DALLAS, TX 3 nm from the route, at the destination end · a VIP movement · ZFW
- 6/8646 Arlington, TX, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Friday, October 16, 2026 UTC 11 nm from the route, at the destination end · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Thursday 15 October · ZFW
Daylight
Sunset at LAL 7:02 pm EDT (23:02 UTC), at AFW 6:59 pm CDT (23:59 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:24 pm CDT (00:24 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at AFW is before sunrise there (7:31 am CDT (12:31 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: Lakeland Linder International, Perot Fld/Fort Worth Alliance Airport.