Laredo International to Cleveland-Hopkins International LRD → CLE
1,201 nautical miles (1,382 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 042°, about 037° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5E). At 120 knots that is 9 h 14 min at the quickest height in today's winds (3,500 ft, a 10-knot tailwind), arriving about 7:49 am EDT (11:49 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: 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 SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1052 to 1181 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 LRD.
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 12 forecast points nearest it (LRD, SAT, CLL, SHV, LIT, MEM, CGI, EVV, LOU, CVG, CMH, CLE). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,500 ft | 220° at 10 kt | −10 kt | 130 kt | 9 h 14 min | 7:49 am EDT (11:49 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 240° at 8 kt | −9 kt | 129 kt | 9 h 19 min | 7:54 am EDT (11:54 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 260° at 9 kt | −8 kt | 14 °C | 128 kt | 9 h 23 min | 7:58 am EDT (11:58 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 270° at 10 kt | −7 kt | 11 °C | 127 kt | 9 h 27 min | 8:02 am EDT (12:02 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 290° at 10 kt | −5 kt | 7 °C | 125 kt | 9 h 36 min | 8:11 am EDT (12:11 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 300° at 11 kt | −4 kt | 3 °C | 124 kt | 9 h 41 min | 8:16 am EDT (12:16 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 300° at 13 kt | −5 kt | -1 °C | 125 kt | 9 h 36 min | 8:11 am EDT (12:11 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 300° at 15 kt | −6 kt | -5 °C | 126 kt | 9 h 32 min | 8:07 am EDT (12:07 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 300° at 15 kt | −6 kt | -6 °C | 126 kt | 9 h 32 min | 8:07 am EDT (12:07 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 310° at 19 kt | −3 kt | -17 °C | 123 kt | 9 h 46 min | 8:21 am EDT (12:21 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 310° at 32 kt | −1 kt | -32 °C | 121 kt | 9 h 56 min | 8:31 am EDT (12:31 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 310° at 38 kt | −3 kt | -40 °C | 123 kt | 9 h 46 min | 8:21 am EDT (12:21 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 320° at 38 kt | +3 kt | -51 °C | 117 kt | 10 h 16 min | 8:51 am EDT (12:51 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRD | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 150/27 | 170/24 17° | 170/20 14° | 180/12 10° | 230/19 -4° | 160/10 -14° | 130/10 -28° | 110/7 -39° | 010/22 -51° |
| SAT | used from 50 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 150/26 | 180/18 19° | 180/18 14° | 200/14 9° | 230/16 -6° | 210/9 -13° | 270/8 -29° | 280/6 -39° | 340/19 -51° |
| CLL | used from 198 nm out; 22 nm from the line | 170/22 | 170/26 18° | 200/15 14° | 240/13 8° | 240/15 -5° | 260/17 -13° | 290/27 -29° | 290/22 -40° | 320/30 -51° |
| SHV | used from 347 nm out; 45 nm from the line | 200/18 | 230/24 18° | 230/24 12° | 240/14 8° | 260/12 -4° | 240/11 -15° | 300/31 -29° | 300/32 -40° | 300/36 -52° |
| LIT | used from 496 nm out; 54 nm from the line | 220/21 | 230/17 16° | 250/24 12° | 260/15 7° | 260/13 -5° | 280/25 -16° | 290/35 -30° | 300/42 -40° | 300/40 -52° |
| MEM | used from 595 nm out; 56 nm from the line | 230/19 | 260/16 15° | 270/17 12° | 300/13 6° | 300/15 -5° | 300/26 -18° | 300/34 -32° | 300/41 -40° | 310/46 -52° |
| CGI | used from 695 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 240/20 | 270/15 15° | 280/15 11° | 300/13 6° | 290/20 -6° | 280/24 -18° | 300/34 -32° | 300/47 -41° | 310/49 -51° |
| EVV | used from 794 nm out; 53 nm from the line | 280/15 | 290/12 17° | 310/16 10° | 320/13 5° | 310/22 -6° | 320/26 -18° | 320/38 -33° | 310/56 -41° | 320/55 -51° |
| LOU | used from 893 nm out; 44 nm from the line | 310/18 | 340/28 16° | 340/29 10° | 350/27 3° | 330/27 -7° | 340/39 -19° | 330/58 -33° | 330/67 -41° | 330/40 -49° |
| CVG | used from 992 nm out; 29 nm from the line | 320/18 | 350/32 16° | 350/35 10° | 350/30 3° | 330/30 -7° | 340/44 -20° | 340/58 -35° | 330/72 -41° | 320/36 -49° |
| CMH | used from 1042 nm out; 57 nm from the line | 330/15 | 340/22 14° | 340/24 9° | 340/23 4° | 340/35 -9° | 340/49 -20° | 340/58 -37° | 330/70 -42° | 340/55 -47° |
| CLE | used from 1141 nm out; 35 nm from the line | 340/7 | 010/16 13° | 350/18 8° | 350/20 3° | 340/31 -10° | 340/46 -21° | 340/54 -37° | 330/62 -44° | 340/65 -49° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRD Laredo, TX | departure | no report just now | 508 ft | ||||
| PEZ Pleasanton, TX | 99 nm out, 19 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 430 ft | ||||
| GYB Giddings, TX | 208 nm out, 10 nm west of the line | no report just now | 484 ft | ||||
| CLL College Station, TX | 248 nm out, 4 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 320 ft | ||||
| SHV Shreveport, LA | 417 nm out, 14 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 257 ft | ||||
| SGT Stuttgart, AR | 585 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 224 ft | ||||
| HKA Blytheville, AR | 705 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 255 ft | ||||
| PAH Paducah, KY | 784 nm out, 11 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 410 ft | ||||
| OWB Owensboro, KY | 873 nm out, 11 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 407 ft | ||||
| DAY Dayton, OH | 1062 nm out, 3 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,009 ft | ||||
| MFD Mansfield, OH | 1151 nm out, 10 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,297 ft | ||||
| CLE Cleveland, OH | destination | no report just now | 799 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,297 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At CLE when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:49 am EDT (11:49 UTC)
CLE has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8029 Cincinnati, OH, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 23 nm from the route, 1012 nm along the route · a VIP movement · until 12 October · ZID
- 6/8829 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 23 nm from the route, at the destination end · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
- 6/8587 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 23 nm from the route, at the destination end · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
Daylight
Sunset at LRD 7:12 pm CDT (00:12 UTC), at CLE 6:51 pm EDT (22:51 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:19 pm EDT (23:19 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: Laredo International, Cleveland-Hopkins International.