Lubbock Preston Smith International to Mahlon Sweet Field LBB → EUG
1,175 nautical miles (1,352 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 309°, about 303° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6E). At 120 knots that is 9 h 57 min at the quickest height in today's winds (8,500 ft, a 2-knot headwind), arriving about 9:00 am PDT (16:00 UTC). 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 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 149 to 717 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 169 to 388 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 38,000 ft. Over the route from 388 to 598 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 398 to 827 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 488 to 837 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 837 to 886 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the last 219 nm of the route.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Near the route, 1066 nm along the route.
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 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 12 forecast points nearest it (LBB, TCC, ABQ, ALS, FMN, GJT, SLC, ELY, BAM, LKV, RDM, OTH). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8,500 ft | 230° at 13 kt | +2 kt | 2 °C | 118 kt | 9 h 57 min | 9:00 am PDT (16:00 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 230° at 16 kt | +5 kt | 1 °C | 115 kt | 10 h 13 min | 9:16 am PDT (16:16 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 240° at 19 kt | +7 kt | -3 °C | 113 kt | 10 h 24 min | 9:27 am PDT (16:27 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 230° at 21 kt | +6 kt | -6 °C | 114 kt | 10 h 18 min | 9:21 am PDT (16:21 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 230° at 23 kt | +5 kt | -10 °C | 115 kt | 10 h 13 min | 9:16 am PDT (16:16 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 230° at 25 kt | +5 kt | -13 °C | 115 kt | 10 h 13 min | 9:16 am PDT (16:16 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 240° at 27 kt | +8 kt | -23 °C | 112 kt | 10 h 29 min | 9:32 am PDT (16:32 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 240° at 44 kt | +19 kt | -30 °C | 101 kt | 11 h 38 min | 10:41 am PDT (17:41 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 50 kt | +22 kt | -35 °C | 98 kt | 11 h 59 min | 11:02 am PDT (18:02 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 240° at 46 kt | +18 kt | -44 °C | 102 kt | 11 h 31 min | 10:34 am PDT (17:34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LBB | used from 0 nm out; 25 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° | |
| TCC | used from 50 nm out; 54 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° | |
| ABQ | used from 199 nm out; 79 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° | ||
| ALS | used from 249 nm out; 63 nm from the line | 230/37 4° | 220/54 -9° | 230/62 -22° | 240/77 -26° | 240/74 -33° | 230/59 -45° | |||
| FMN | used from 299 nm out; 56 nm from the line | 220/28 9° | 220/40 2° | 220/53 -10° | 220/62 -22° | 230/79 -28° | 240/91 -34° | 230/71 -45° | ||
| GJT | used from 448 nm out; 72 nm from the line | 210/43 7° | 230/45 1° | 220/49 -12° | 220/62 -22° | 220/59 -28° | 230/60 -33° | 220/55 -45° | ||
| SLC | used from 548 nm out; 96 nm from the line | 200/5 | 230/8 2° | 220/20 -2° | 210/40 -12° | 190/53 -25° | 210/62 -30° | 220/69 -34° | 220/64 -43° | |
| ELY | used from 697 nm out; 82 nm from the line | 200/39 3° | 210/27 -2° | 210/45 -15° | 220/56 -24° | 210/60 -28° | 210/63 -34° | 220/61 -43° | ||
| BAM | used from 747 nm out; 82 nm from the line | 310/7 0° | 270/19 -7° | 200/38 -17° | 190/49 -28° | 220/69 -29° | 220/63 -33° | 230/48 -41° | ||
| LKV | used from 896 nm out; 105 nm from the line | 010/8 -8° | 350/13 -11° | 340/21 -21° | 360/60 -26° | 350/37 -32° | 310/26 -35° | 260/25 -39° | ||
| RDM | used from 1046 nm out; 54 nm from the line | 040/17 -1° | 030/31 -8° | 010/29 -12° | 010/61 -19° | 360/95 -25° | 360/82 -36° | 360/40 -37° | 310/19 -40° | |
| OTH | used from 1145 nm out; 69 nm from the line | 040/15 | 040/14 1° | 030/25 -4° | 010/42 -6° | 360/74 -13° | 360/79 -24° | 350/92 -39° | 350/64 -46° | 310/32 -45° |
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 | no report just now | 3,282 ft | ||||
| CVN Clovis, NM | 80 nm out, 4 nm south of the line | no report just now | 4,215 ft | ||||
| LVS Las Vegas, NM | 199 nm out, 7 nm west of the line | no report just now | 6,877 ft | ||||
| SKX Taos, NM | 249 nm out, 18 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 7,094 ft | ||||
| DRO Durango, CO | 359 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 6,689 ft | ||||
| CNY Moab, UT | 488 nm out, 19 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 4,579 ft | ||||
| DTA Delta, UT | 617 nm out, 20 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 4,759 ft | ||||
| ENV Wendover, UT | 717 nm out, 12 nm north of the line | no report just now | 4,236 ft | ||||
| REO Rome, OR | 926 nm out, 22 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 4,053 ft | ||||
| EUG Eugene, OR | destination | no report just now | 373 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 7,094 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At EUG when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:00 am PDT (16:00 UTC)
EUG has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
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 EUG 6:34 pm PDT (01:34 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:03 pm PDT (02:03 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, Mahlon Sweet Field.