Laredo International to Valley International LRD → HRL
125 nautical miles (144 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 129°, about 124° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5E). At 120 knots that is 57 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 11-knot tailwind), arriving about 7:46 pm CDT (00:46 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now LRD is VFR, wind from the southeast (130°) at 11 knots; HRL is VFR, wind from the east (100°) at 13 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: 15 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
- E120 at 27,000 ft, 47 nm northeast, 5:28 pm CDT (22:28 UTC): remarks: a/c reported smooth in the out of KLRD zhu. At the departure end, 47 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
COT UA /OV COT140020/TM 2228/FL270/TP E120/RM A/C RPTD SMOOTH IN THE OUT OF KLRD. ZHU
- Report
- a routine report filed through COT
- Where
- 20 nm southeast (140°) of COT
- Time
- 22:28 UTC
- Height
- at 27,000 ft
- Aircraft
- E120
- Remarks
- a/c reported smooth in the out of KLRD zhu
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 2 forecast points nearest it (LRD, BRO). 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 | 130° at 19 kt | +19 kt | 101 kt | 1 h 14 min | 8:03 pm CDT (01:03 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 150° at 18 kt | +17 kt | 103 kt | 1 h 13 min | 8:02 pm CDT (01:02 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 160° at 19 kt | +16 kt | 14 °C | 104 kt | 1 h 12 min | 8:01 pm CDT (01:01 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 170° at 18 kt | +14 kt | 11 °C | 106 kt | 1 h 11 min | 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 170° at 13 kt | +10 kt | 9 °C | 110 kt | 1 h 08 min | 7:57 pm CDT (00:57 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 180° at 11 kt | +6 kt | 5 °C | 114 kt | 1 h 06 min | 7:55 pm CDT (00:55 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 210° at 12 kt | +2 kt | 1 °C | 118 kt | 1 h 04 min | 7:53 pm CDT (00:53 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 230° at 15 kt | −2 kt | -3 °C | 122 kt | 1 h 01 min | 7:50 pm CDT (00:50 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 230° at 15 kt | −3 kt | -4 °C | 123 kt | 1 h 01 min | 7:50 pm CDT (00:50 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 210° at 14 kt | +2 kt | -13 °C | 118 kt | 1 h 04 min | 7:53 pm CDT (00:53 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 130° at 3 kt | +3 kt | -28 °C | 117 kt | 1 h 04 min | 7:53 pm CDT (00:53 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 100° at 4 kt | +4 kt | -39 °C | 116 kt | 1 h 05 min | 7:54 pm CDT (00:54 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 330° at 12 kt | −11 kt | -51 °C | 131 kt | 57 min | 7:46 pm CDT (00:46 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; 24 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° |
| BRO | used from 96 nm out; 37 nm from the line | 130/16 | 160/16 17° | 160/14 13° | 150/12 8° | L/V -3° | 250/13 -14° | 130/15 -29° | 100/18 -39° | L/V -50° |
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 | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 6,000 feet | from the southeast (130°) at 11 knots | 10+ mi | none | 508 ft | 5:56 pm CDT (22:56 UTC) |
| HBV Hebbronville, TX | 38 nm out, 15 nm northeast of the line | VFR | from the southeast (130°) at 13 knots | 9 mi | none | 662 ft | 22:15 UTC |
| MFE Mc Allen, TX | 106 nm out, 23 nm southwest of the line, tower | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 11,000 feet | from the east-southeast (120°) at 12 knots | 10+ mi | none | 107 ft | 22:53 UTC |
| HRL Harlingen, TX | destination | VFR | from the east (100°) at 13 knots | 10+ mi | none | 36 ft | 5:52 pm CDT (22:52 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 662 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At HRL when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:46 pm CDT (00:46 UTC)
Wind from the east at 13 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for HRL
- From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the east at 13 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet
- From Sun 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet
- From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 14 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,500 feet
The forecast for LRD, the departure
- From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet
- From Mon 2:00 am CDT (07:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,000 feet, overcast at 10,000 feet
- From Mon 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,000 feet, a broken layer at 3,000 feet
- At times between Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC) and 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): a broken layer at 2,500 feet
- From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 16 knots, gusting to 23, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
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 HRL 7:05 pm CDT (00:05 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:29 pm CDT (00:29 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at HRL is after sunset there (7:06 pm CDT (00:06 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, Valley International.