Lubbock Preston Smith International to Austin-Bergstrom International LBB → AUS
297 nautical miles (342 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 133°, about 127° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6E). At 120 knots that is 2 h 06 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 21-knot tailwind), arriving about 5:46 am CDT (10:46 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now LBB is VFR, wind from the south (180°) at 13 knots, gusting to 23; AUS is VFR, wind from the south (170°) at 3 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: 649 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
No SIGMET or AIRMET covers any part of this route right now.
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 LBB.
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 08:00–15:00 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 3 forecast points nearest it (LBB, ABI, SAT). 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 25 kt | +12 kt | 20 °C | 108 kt | 2 h 45 min | 6:25 am CDT (11:25 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 200° at 20 kt | +7 kt | 17 °C | 113 kt | 2 h 38 min | 6:18 am CDT (11:18 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 210° at 14 kt | +3 kt | 14 °C | 117 kt | 2 h 32 min | 6:12 am CDT (11:12 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 220° at 14 kt | +2 kt | 10 °C | 118 kt | 2 h 31 min | 6:11 am CDT (11:11 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 220° at 15 kt | +1 kt | 6 °C | 119 kt | 2 h 30 min | 6:10 am CDT (11:10 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 220° at 17 kt | 0 | 1 °C | 120 kt | 2 h 28 min | 6:08 am CDT (11:08 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 230° at 18 kt | −1 kt | -4 °C | 121 kt | 2 h 27 min | 6:07 am CDT (11:07 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 230° at 19 kt | −1 kt | -5 °C | 121 kt | 2 h 27 min | 6:07 am CDT (11:07 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 240° at 24 kt | −6 kt | -15 °C | 126 kt | 2 h 21 min | 6:01 am CDT (11:01 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 250° at 32 kt | −12 kt | -28 °C | 132 kt | 2 h 15 min | 5:55 am CDT (10:55 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 270° at 28 kt | −21 kt | -38 °C | 141 kt | 2 h 06 min | 5:46 am CDT (10:46 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 21 kt | −21 kt | -51 °C | 141 kt | 2 h 06 min | 5:46 am CDT (10:46 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LBB | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 220/25 21° | 230/20 15° | 220/20 7° | 230/36 -6° | 240/50 -15° | 240/59 -28° | 260/52 -37° | 260/45 -50° | |
| ABI | used from 49 nm out; 59 nm from the line | 200/30 19° | 220/12 16° | 220/11 9° | 230/15 -5° | 250/26 -15° | 250/39 -28° | 270/36 -38° | 280/30 -51° | |
| SAT | used from 198 nm out; 93 nm from the line | 160/18 | 180/22 17° | 190/16 14° | 210/16 9° | 220/16 -5° | 200/11 -14° | 250/8 -29° | 330/8 -40° | 020/26 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LBB Lubbock, TX | departure | VFR | from the south (180°) at 13 knots, gusting to 23 | 10+ mi | none | 3,282 ft | 2:53 am CDT (07:53 UTC) |
| SNK Snyder, TX | 69 nm out, 12 nm southwest of the line | VFR | from the south (190°) at 11 knots, gusting to 15 | 10+ mi | none | 2,430 ft | 08:35 UTC |
| SWW Sweetwater, TX | 99 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line | reported, no category | from the south (180°) at 15 knots, gusting to 18 | 10+ mi | none | 2,379 ft | 08:35 UTC |
| ABI Abilene, TX | 129 nm out, 21 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (170°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,790 ft | 07:52 UTC |
| BBD Brady, TX | 198 nm out, 19 nm southwest of the line | marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 1,900 feet, overcast at 2,500 feet | from the south-southeast (150°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | 1,900 ft | 1,827 ft | 08:15 UTC |
| AQO Llano, TX | 237 nm out, 12 nm southwest of the line | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 2,000 feet | calm | 10+ mi | 2,000 ft | 1,101 ft | 08:15 UTC |
| GTU Georgetown, TX | 277 nm out, 20 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 2,100 feet, overcast at 16,000 feet | from the south-southeast (160°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | 16,000 ft | 789 ft | 08:32 UTC |
| AUS Austin, TX | destination | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 12,000 feet | from the south (170°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 541 ft | 2:53 am CDT (07:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 3,282 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At AUS when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:46 am CDT (10:46 UTC)
Wind from the south at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 1,500 feet, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for AUS
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 1,500 feet, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 6:00 am CDT (11:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,500 feet
- From Mon 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the south at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 3,500 feet
- 30% chance between Mon 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC) and 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): light thunderstorms with rain, a broken layer at 3,500 feet (thunderheads)
- From Mon 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
- From Tue 2:00 am CDT (07:00 UTC): wind from the south at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,500 feet
- At times between Tue 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC) and 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): a broken layer at 800 feet
The forecast for LBB, the departure
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 15 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
No temporary flight restriction on or near this route right now.
Daylight
Sunset at LBB 7:16 pm CDT (00:16 UTC), at AUS 7:02 pm CDT (00:02 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:26 pm CDT (00:26 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at AUS is before sunrise there (7:30 am CDT (12:30 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.
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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: Lubbock Preston Smith International, Austin-Bergstrom International.