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Plan a flight · Mon 1:13 am CDT (06:13 UTC)

Lubbock Preston Smith International to Corpus Christi International LBB → CRP

418 nautical miles (481 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 147°, about 141° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6E). At 120 knots that is 2 h 54 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 24-knot tailwind), arriving about 4:07 am CDT (09:07 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now LBB is VFR, wind from the south (180°) at 16 knots; CRP is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 5 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 return flight

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 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 4 forecast points nearest it (LBB, ABI, SAT, CRP). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
3,500 ft150° at 24 kt+24 kt96 kt4 h 21 min5:34 am CDT (10:34 UTC)
5,500 ft190° at 25 kt+18 kt17 °C102 kt4 h 06 min5:19 am CDT (10:19 UTC)
7,500 ft190° at 21 kt+14 kt16 °C106 kt3 h 57 min5:10 am CDT (10:10 UTC)
9,500 ft200° at 17 kt+10 kt13 °C110 kt3 h 48 min5:01 am CDT (10:01 UTC)
11,500 ft220° at 15 kt+5 kt10 °C115 kt3 h 38 min4:51 am CDT (09:51 UTC)
13,500 ft220° at 14 kt+3 kt6 °C117 kt3 h 34 min4:47 am CDT (09:47 UTC)
15,500 ft230° at 14 kt+2 kt1 °C118 kt3 h 33 min4:46 am CDT (09:46 UTC)
17,500 ft240° at 14 kt0-4 °C120 kt3 h 29 min4:42 am CDT (09:42 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180240° at 14 kt0-5 °C120 kt3 h 29 min4:42 am CDT (09:42 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240240° at 16 kt0-14 °C120 kt3 h 29 min4:42 am CDT (09:42 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300250° at 22 kt−7 kt-29 °C127 kt3 h 17 min4:30 am CDT (09:30 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340270° at 20 kt−10 kt-39 °C130 kt3 h 13 min4:26 am CDT (09:26 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390300° at 26 kt−24 kt-51 °C144 kt2 h 54 min4:07 am CDT (09:07 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
LBBused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line200/36 18°220/19 15°240/20 8°230/24 -4°240/37 -16°250/57 -28°250/51 -38°270/47 -50°
ABIused from 50 nm out; 68 nm from the line200/31 17°210/21 15°240/15 9°250/14 -4°250/24 -14°250/36 -28°270/35 -38°290/41 -50°
SATused from 199 nm out; 78 nm from the line150/26180/18 19°180/18 14°200/14 9°230/16 -6°210/9 -13°270/8 -29°280/6 -39°340/19 -51°
CRPused from 348 nm out; 45 nm from the line150/24180/19 19°190/13 14°200/14 9°230/5 -4°170/6 -14°360/6 -29°L/V -40°350/18 -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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
LBB Lubbock, TX departure VFR from the south (180°) at 16 knots 10+ mi none 3,282 ft 12:53 am CDT (05:53 UTC)
SNK Snyder, TX 70 nm out, 6 nm east of the line VFR from the south (180°) at 11 knots, gusting to 16 10+ mi none 2,430 ft 05:55 UTC
SWW Sweetwater, TX 100 nm out, 18 nm northeast of the line reported, no category from the south (170°) at 11 knots 10+ mi none 2,379 ft 05:55 UTC
SJT San Angelo, TX 149 nm out, 19 nm southwest of the line, tower VFR from the south (180°) at 6 knots 10+ mi none 1,918 ft 05:51 UTC
JCT Junction, TX 219 nm out, 15 nm west of the line VFR from the south-southeast (160°) at 7 knots 10+ mi none 1,753 ft 05:51 UTC
ERV Kerrville, TX 259 nm out, 3 nm south of the line VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 1,900 feet, scattered clouds at 12,000 feet from the south-southeast (150°) at 12 knots 10+ mi none 1,616 ft 05:55 UTC
SKF San Antonio, TX 309 nm out, 3 nm north of the line, tower VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,200 feet, overcast at 20,000 feet from the east-southeast (110°) at 5 knots 10+ mi 20,000 ft 690 ft 05:55 UTC
BEA Beeville, TX 378 nm out, 5 nm east of the line VFR from the east-northeast (070°) at 4 knots 10+ mi none 272 ft 05:55 UTC
CRP Corpus Christi, TX destination VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,000 feet, a few clouds at 2,800 feet, a broken layer at 22,000 feet from the south-southeast (150°) at 5 knots 10+ mi 22,000 ft 46 ft 12:51 am CDT (05:51 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 CRP when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:07 am CDT (09:07 UTC)

Wind from the east-southeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,000 feet, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet VFR

At times between Mon 3:00 am CDT (08:00 UTC) and 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): a broken layer at 2,000 feet marginal VFR

The whole forecast for CRP
  • From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,000 feet, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet
  • At times between Mon 3:00 am CDT (08:00 UTC) and 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): a broken layer at 2,000 feet
  • From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 14 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,500 feet
  • From Mon 9:00 pm CDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,000 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

  • 6/4240 SAN ANGELO, TX, Sunday, March 8, 2026 through Sunday, November 1, 2026 Local 11 nm from the route, 159 nm along the route · security · until 1 November · ZFW

Daylight

Sunset at LBB 7:16 pm CDT (00:16 UTC), at CRP 7:03 pm CDT (00:03 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:26 pm CDT (00:26 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at CRP is before sunrise there (7:28 am CDT (12:28 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 Plains
Radar now, the southern Plains · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the whole country
Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service
Surface analysis now
Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead
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: Lubbock Preston Smith International, Corpus Christi International.