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Lubbock Preston Smith International to Jacqueline Cochran Regional LBB → TRM

716 nautical miles (824 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 274°, about 268° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6E). At 120 knots that is 6 h 20 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 7-knot headwind), arriving about 11:30 pm PDT (06:30 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now LBB is VFR, wind from the south (170°) at 16 knots; TRM is VFR, wind from the north (350°) 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: 2 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

  • SIGMET W69W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 8:55 pm CDT (01:55 UTC). Over the route from 209 to 567 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 112355
    MKCW WST 112355
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 69W
    VALID UNTIL 0155Z
    TX NM AZ
    FROM 50ENE PGS-60SE ABQ-20ENE ELP-70SSW SSO-50SE BZA-50ENE PGS
    AREA TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL340.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 179 to 418 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 179 to 477 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 278 to 537 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 2E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Near the route, 547 nm along the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 637 to 666 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the last 50 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 6E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Near the route, at the destination end.

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

  • GLF4 at 45,000 ft, 34 nm south, 6:01 pm CDT (23:01 UTC): light to moderate turbulence from 40,000 ft to 45,000 ft, remarks: south zab fdcs. 269 nm along the route, 34 nm south of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    TCS UA /OV TCS/TM 2301/FL450/TP GLF4/TB OCNL LGT-MOD 450-400/RM S - ZAB FDCS
    Report
    a routine report filed through TCS
    Where
    over TCS
    Time
    23:01 UTC
    Height
    at 45,000 ft
    Aircraft
    GLF4
    Turbulence
    occasional light to moderate from 45,000 ft to 40,000 ft
    Remarks
    south zab fdcs
  • B738 at 17,000 ft, 6 nm north, 6:54 pm CDT (23:54 UTC): light rime icing, 9 °C, remarks: during the descent. 517 nm along the route, 6 nm north of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    PHX UA /OV PXR330030/TM 2354/FL170/TP B738/TA 09/IC LGT RIME/RM DURD
    Report
    a routine report filed through PHX
    Where
    30 nm northwest (330°) of PXR
    Time
    23:54 UTC
    Height
    at 17,000 ft
    Aircraft
    B738
    Temperature
    9 °C
    Icing
    light rime
    Remarks
    during the descent

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 6 forecast points nearest it (LBB, ROW, ABQ, TUS, PHX, BLH). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft200° at 20 kt+7 kt18 °C113 kt6 h 20 min11:30 pm PDT (06:30 UTC)
6,500 ft200° at 21 kt+7 kt13 °C113 kt6 h 20 min11:30 pm PDT (06:30 UTC)
8,500 ft200° at 23 kt+9 kt9 °C111 kt6 h 27 min11:37 pm PDT (06:37 UTC)
10,500 ft210° at 27 kt+13 kt7 °C107 kt6 h 41 min11:51 pm PDT (06:51 UTC)
12,500 ft210° at 32 kt+18 kt3 °C102 kt7 h 01 min12:11 am PDT (07:11 UTC)
14,500 ft220° at 36 kt+22 kt-1 °C98 kt7 h 18 min12:28 am PDT (07:28 UTC)
16,500 ft220° at 40 kt+25 kt-5 °C95 kt7 h 32 min12:42 am PDT (07:42 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180220° at 44 kt+28 kt-7 °C92 kt7 h 47 min12:57 am PDT (07:57 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240230° at 54 kt+41 kt-19 °C79 kt9 h 04 min2:14 am PDT (09:14 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300230° at 70 kt+52 kt-27 °C68 kt10 h 32 min3:42 am PDT (10:42 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340240° at 71 kt+59 kt-35 °C61 kt11 h 44 min4:54 am PDT (11:54 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390240° at 60 kt+51 kt-47 °C69 kt10 h 23 min3:33 am PDT (10:33 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
LBBused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line180/26 20°210/21 13°230/21 7°250/25 -5°250/34 -16°250/52 -28°260/47 -38°260/49 -50°
ROWused from 50 nm out; 66 nm from the line180/23190/24 15°210/27 7°230/35 -6°240/53 -17°240/62 -27°250/64 -38°260/60 -50°
ABQused from 199 nm out; 74 nm from the line200/28 13°210/28 5°210/44 -7°230/46 -20°230/80 -28°240/74 -35°240/58 -47°
TUSused from 348 nm out; 133 nm from the line220/17 15°210/32 7°210/43 5°210/49 -7°220/64 -18°220/83 -26°230/81 -36°230/72 -48°
PHXused from 398 nm out; 90 nm from the line210/19210/20 14°200/20 6°210/40 1°220/58 -8°220/68 -20°220/82 -26°230/83 -34°230/69 -46°
BLHused from 597 nm out; 23 nm from the line230/22210/24 11°230/23 5°230/26 0°220/38 -10°230/52 -19°220/58 -28°220/69 -34°220/59 -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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
LBB Lubbock, TX departure VFR from the south (170°) at 16 knots 10+ mi none 3,282 ft 6:53 pm CDT (23:53 UTC)
LLN Levelland, TX 30 nm out, 9 nm south of the line VFR from the south-southeast (150°) at 14 knots, gusting to 21 9 mi none 3,514 ft 23:55 UTC
PRZ Portales, NM 80 nm out, 24 nm north of the line no report just now 4,077 ft
SRR Ruidoso, NM 189 nm out, 22 nm south of the line VFR from the south-southwest (200°) at 11 knots 10+ mi none 6,813 ft 23:35 UTC
ONM Socorro, NM 259 nm out, 12 nm northeast of the line VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 6,000 feet, scattered clouds at 7,000 feet, a broken layer at 9,000 feet from the west-southwest (250°) at 23 knots, gusting to 31 10+ mi 9,000 ft 4,875 ft 23:35 UTC
JTC Springerville, AZ 378 nm out, 17 nm north of the line VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,800 feet, scattered clouds at 3,600 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet from the south (170°) at 9 knots, gusting to 18 9 mi 5,000 ft 7,055 ft 23:55 UTC
FFZ Mesa, AZ 497 nm out, 21 nm south of the line, tower VFR Sky: a few clouds at 6,500 feet, scattered clouds at 8,000 feet, a broken layer at 9,500 feet from the northwest (320°) at 8 knots 10+ mi 9,500 ft 1,394 ft 23:54 UTC
DVT Phoenix, AZ 517 nm out, 9 nm southeast of the line, tower VFR Sky: a broken layer at 7,000 feet, a broken layer at 8,500 feet from the north-northwest (340°) at 5 knots 10+ mi 7,000 ft 1,478 ft 23:53 UTC
BLH Blythe, CA 647 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line VFR from the southwest (230°) at 17 knots 10+ mi none 399 ft 23:52 UTC
TRM Palm Springs, CA destination VFR from the north (350°) at 5 knots 10+ mi none -114 ft 4:52 pm PDT (23:52 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 7,055 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At TRM when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:30 pm PDT (06:30 UTC)

Wind from the northwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for TRM
  • From Sun 5:00 pm PDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet
  • From Mon 1:00 am PDT (08:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 10,000 feet
  • From Mon 2:00 pm PDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the west at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 10,000 feet
The forecast for LBB, the departure
  • From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 15 knots, gusting to 25, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 10,000 feet
  • From Sun 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the south at 15 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet

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

  • 6/8722 ALAMOGORDO, NM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, 189 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB
  • 6/8887 Indio, CA, Sunday, October 11, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 4 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · until 12 October · ZLA

Daylight

Sunset at LBB 7:17 pm CDT (00:17 UTC), at TRM 6:14 pm PDT (01:14 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:39 pm PDT (01:39 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at TRM is before sunrise there (6:46 am PDT (13:46 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 now, the southern Rockies
Radar now, the southern Rockies · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the Pacific Southwest
Radar now, the Pacific Southwest · 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, Jacqueline Cochran Regional.