Laredo International to James M Cox Dayton International LRD → DAY
1,060 nautical miles (1,220 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 042°, about 037° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5E). At 120 knots that is 8 h 02 min at the quickest height in today's winds (3,500 ft, a 12-knot tailwind), arriving about 6:41 am EDT (10:41 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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: 8 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 last 10 nm of 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 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 10 forecast points nearest it (LRD, SAT, CLL, SHV, LIT, MEM, CGI, EVV, LOU, CVG). 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 | 210° at 12 kt | −12 kt | 132 kt | 8 h 02 min | 6:41 am EDT (10:41 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 230° at 10 kt | −11 kt | 131 kt | 8 h 05 min | 6:44 am EDT (10:44 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 250° at 10 kt | −10 kt | 15 °C | 130 kt | 8 h 09 min | 6:48 am EDT (10:48 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 260° at 10 kt | −9 kt | 11 °C | 129 kt | 8 h 13 min | 6:52 am EDT (10:52 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 280° at 9 kt | −6 kt | 8 °C | 126 kt | 8 h 25 min | 7:04 am EDT (11:04 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 280° at 10 kt | −6 kt | 4 °C | 126 kt | 8 h 25 min | 7:04 am EDT (11:04 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 280° at 12 kt | −7 kt | 0 °C | 127 kt | 8 h 21 min | 7:00 am EDT (11:00 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 280° at 14 kt | −8 kt | -4 °C | 128 kt | 8 h 17 min | 6:56 am EDT (10:56 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 280° at 14 kt | −8 kt | -5 °C | 128 kt | 8 h 17 min | 6:56 am EDT (10:56 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 300° at 16 kt | −6 kt | -16 °C | 126 kt | 8 h 25 min | 7:04 am EDT (11:04 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 310° at 29 kt | −4 kt | -31 °C | 124 kt | 8 h 33 min | 7:12 am EDT (11:12 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 310° at 35 kt | −5 kt | -40 °C | 125 kt | 8 h 29 min | 7:08 am EDT (11:08 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 320° at 35 kt | 0 | -51 °C | 120 kt | 8 h 50 min | 7:29 am EDT (11:29 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 200 nm out; 20 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 350 nm out; 42 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 500 nm out; 51 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 600 nm out; 51 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 700 nm out; 61 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 800 nm out; 48 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 900 nm out; 38 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 950 nm out; 44 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° |
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 | 100 nm out, 20 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 430 ft | ||||
| GYB Giddings, TX | 200 nm out, 10 nm north of the line | no report just now | 484 ft | ||||
| CLL College Station, TX | 240 nm out, 6 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 320 ft | ||||
| DTN Shreveport, LA | 420 nm out, 12 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 179 ft | ||||
| AGO Magnolia, AR | 470 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 319 ft | ||||
| SGT Stuttgart, AR | 590 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 224 ft | ||||
| BYH Blytheville, AR | 700 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 254 ft | ||||
| PAH Paducah, KY | 790 nm out, 13 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 410 ft | ||||
| OWB Owensboro, KY | 870 nm out, 9 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 407 ft | ||||
| BAK Columbus, IN | 980 nm out, 21 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 656 ft | ||||
| DAY Dayton, OH | destination | no report just now | 1,009 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,009 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At DAY when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:41 am EDT (10:41 UTC)
DAY 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 21 nm from the route, 1010 nm along the route · a VIP movement · until 12 October · ZID
Daylight
Sunset at LRD 7:12 pm CDT (00:12 UTC), at DAY 7:02 pm EDT (23:02 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:29 pm EDT (23:29 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at DAY is before sunrise there (7:43 am EDT (11:43 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, James M Cox Dayton International.