Laredo International to Fort Wayne International LRD → FWA
1,070 nautical miles (1,232 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 037°, about 032° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5E). At 120 knots that is 8 h 22 min at the quickest height in today's winds (9,500 ft, a 8-knot tailwind), arriving about 6:19 am EDT (10:19 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: 25 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
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 LRD.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- CRJ7 at 36,000 ft, 9 nm north, 7:10 pm CDT (00:10 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ZME20. 525 nm along the route, 9 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
HOT UA /OV HOT/TM 0010/FL360/TP CRJ7/TB NEG/RM ZME20
- Report
- a routine report filed through HOT
- Where
- over HOT
- Time
- 00:10 UTC
- Height
- at 36,000 ft
- Aircraft
- CRJ7
- Turbulence
- none
- Remarks
- ZME20
- C750 at 43,000 ft, 5 nm east, 7:50 pm CDT (00:50 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence above 43,000 ft, remarks: zme. 585 nm along the route, 5 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
LIT UA /OV LIT360025/TM 0050/FL430/TP C750/TB CONS LGT-MOD CHOP 430/RM ZME
- Report
- a routine report filed through LIT
- Where
- 25 nm north (360°) of LIT
- Time
- 00:50 UTC
- Height
- at 43,000 ft
- Aircraft
- C750
- Turbulence
- continuous light to moderate chop at 43,000 ft
- Remarks
- zme
- B737 at 31,000 ft, 36 nm southeast, 7:13 pm CDT (00:13 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZME25. 793 nm along the route, 36 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
PAH UA /OV CNG360015/TM 0013/FL310/TP B737/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZME25
- Report
- a routine report filed through PAH
- Where
- 15 nm north (360°) of CNG
- Time
- 00:13 UTC
- Height
- at 31,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B737
- Turbulence
- occasional light chop
- Remarks
- ZME25
- B38M at 23,700 ft, 13 nm southeast, 6:51 pm CDT (23:51 UTC): light turbulence. 912 nm along the route, 13 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
IND UA /OV TTH190030/TM 2351/FL237/TP B38M/TB LGT
- Report
- a routine report filed through IND
- Where
- 30 nm south (190°) of TTH
- Time
- 23:51 UTC
- Height
- at 23,700 ft
- Aircraft
- B38M
- Turbulence
- light
- E170 at 23,000 ft, 9 nm northwest, 6:14 pm CDT (23:14 UTC): light turbulence. 981 nm along the route, 9 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
IND UA /OV VHP315020/TM 2314/FL230/TP E170/TB LGT
- Report
- a routine report filed through IND
- Where
- 20 nm northwest (315°) of VHP
- Time
- 23:14 UTC
- Height
- at 23,000 ft
- Aircraft
- E170
- Turbulence
- light
- UAL2761 at 33,000 ft, 44 nm northeast, 6:24 pm CDT (23:24 UTC): no turbulence, wind 310° at 40 knots. At the destination end, 44 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
ARP UAL2761 4139N 08447W 2324 F330 310/040KT TB SMTH IC
- Report
- a routine report filed through ARP
- E145 at 2,600 ft, 0 nm east, 6:05 pm CDT (23:05 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the destination end, 0 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
FWA UA /OV FWA/TM 2305/FL026/TP E145/SK B026
- Report
- a routine report filed through FWA
- Where
- over FWA
- Time
- 23:05 UTC
- Height
- at 2,600 ft
- Aircraft
- E145
- Sky
- B026
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 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, IND, FWA). 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 | 190° at 6 kt | −6 kt | 126 kt | 8 h 30 min | 6:27 am EDT (10:27 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 240° at 5 kt | −5 kt | 125 kt | 8 h 34 min | 6:31 am EDT (10:31 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 260° at 8 kt | −7 kt | 14 °C | 127 kt | 8 h 26 min | 6:23 am EDT (10:23 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 260° at 10 kt | −8 kt | 11 °C | 128 kt | 8 h 22 min | 6:19 am EDT (10:19 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 280° at 12 kt | −6 kt | 7 °C | 126 kt | 8 h 30 min | 6:27 am EDT (10:27 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 290° at 13 kt | −5 kt | 3 °C | 125 kt | 8 h 34 min | 6:31 am EDT (10:31 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 300° at 15 kt | −4 kt | -1 °C | 124 kt | 8 h 38 min | 6:35 am EDT (10:35 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 300° at 16 kt | −3 kt | -5 °C | 123 kt | 8 h 42 min | 6:39 am EDT (10:39 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 300° at 17 kt | −2 kt | -6 °C | 122 kt | 8 h 46 min | 6:43 am EDT (10:43 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 310° at 20 kt | 0 | -16 °C | 120 kt | 8 h 55 min | 6:52 am EDT (10:52 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 320° at 34 kt | +2 kt | -32 °C | 118 kt | 9 h 04 min | 7:01 am EDT (11:01 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 310° at 36 kt | 0 | -41 °C | 120 kt | 8 h 55 min | 6:52 am EDT (10:52 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 320° at 38 kt | +2 kt | -51 °C | 118 kt | 9 h 04 min | 7:01 am EDT (11:01 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
| 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 | 130/21 | 150/19 16° | 170/21 12° | 170/12 8° | 230/20 -4° | 200/16 -13° | L/V -28° | L/V -39° | 330/16 -51° |
| SAT | used from 50 nm out; 61 nm from the line | 130/22 | 140/24 18° | 170/19 13° | 190/13 7° | 240/15 -4° | 220/14 -13° | 270/11 -28° | 280/10 -40° | 310/18 -51° |
| CLL | used from 198 nm out; 26 nm from the line | 160/18 | 190/18 16° | 200/19 12° | 220/14 7° | 260/18 -5° | 250/20 -13° | 290/29 -29° | 290/31 -40° | 300/22 -53° |
| SHV | used from 347 nm out; 60 nm from the line | 190/11 | 230/19 17° | 230/26 12° | 260/15 7° | 280/16 -4° | 300/17 -15° | 300/34 -30° | 300/31 -41° | 310/42 -52° |
| LIT | used from 495 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 220/12 | 250/12 17° | 250/18 12° | 260/22 6° | 310/14 -5° | 310/25 -17° | 310/40 -31° | 310/38 -41° | 310/46 -52° |
| MEM | used from 644 nm out; 86 nm from the line | 240/9 | 280/14 17° | 280/20 12° | 290/25 5° | 320/25 -6° | 330/31 -18° | 320/52 -32° | 330/58 -41° | 320/42 -50° |
| CGI | used from 694 nm out; 49 nm from the line | 250/10 | 290/12 17° | 290/18 11° | 300/22 5° | 320/25 -8° | 330/30 -18° | 320/53 -33° | 320/66 -42° | 320/56 -50° |
| EVV | used from 842 nm out; 47 nm from the line | 310/13 | 340/26 16° | 330/29 10° | 330/32 4° | 330/30 -9° | 340/38 -20° | 330/60 -35° | 320/57 -41° | 330/39 -48° |
| IND | used from 892 nm out; 67 nm from the line | 320/10 | 350/30 16° | 350/32 10° | 350/30 4° | 340/31 -10° | 340/42 -21° | 340/49 -37° | 320/46 -41° | 320/47 -47° |
| FWA | used from 1041 nm out; 15 nm from the line | 350/9 | 350/24 15° | 360/25 9° | 360/29 4° | 350/31 -10° | 340/39 -22° | 330/40 -37° | 320/38 -43° | 320/48 -48° |
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, 12 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 430 ft | ||||
| BAZ New Braunfels, TX | 149 nm out, 20 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 658 ft | ||||
| CLL College Station, TX | 248 nm out, 15 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 320 ft | ||||
| GGG Longview, TX | 377 nm out, 13 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 365 ft | ||||
| TXK Texarkana, AR | 456 nm out, 3 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 389 ft | ||||
| LIT Little Rock, AR | 565 nm out, 16 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 266 ft | ||||
| POF Poplar Bluff, MO | 723 nm out, 3 nm south of the line | no report just now | 330 ft | ||||
| MDH Carbondale/Murphysboro, IL | 803 nm out, 2 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 411 ft | ||||
| HUF Terre Haute, IN | 941 nm out, 6 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 589 ft | ||||
| GUS Peru, IN | 1021 nm out, 17 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 810 ft | ||||
| FWA Fort Wayne, IN | destination | no report just now | 814 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 814 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At FWA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:19 am EDT (10:19 UTC)
FWA 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 LRD 7:12 pm CDT (00:12 UTC), at FWA 7:05 pm EDT (23:05 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:32 pm EDT (23:32 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at FWA is before sunrise there (7:48 am EDT (11:48 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, Fort Wayne International.