Laredo International to Indianapolis International LRD → IND
981 nautical miles (1,129 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 039°, about 034° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5E). At 120 knots that is 7 h 16 min at the quickest height in today's winds (3,500 ft, a 15-knot tailwind), arriving about 11:01 am EDT (15:01 UTC). Right now LRD is VFR, wind from the east-southeast (120°) at 9 knots; IND is marginal VFR, wind calm. 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: 137 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), from 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC). Over the last 79 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
No pilot reports within 50 nautical miles of the line in the last three hours.
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 9 forecast points nearest it (LRD, SAT, CLL, SHV, LIT, MEM, CGI, EVV, IND). 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 | 200° at 15 kt | −15 kt | 135 kt | 7 h 16 min | 11:01 am EDT (15:01 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 210° at 14 kt | −14 kt | 134 kt | 7 h 19 min | 11:04 am EDT (15:04 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 230° at 14 kt | −14 kt | 15 °C | 134 kt | 7 h 19 min | 11:04 am EDT (15:04 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 240° at 13 kt | −13 kt | 11 °C | 133 kt | 7 h 23 min | 11:08 am EDT (15:08 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 250° at 11 kt | −9 kt | 8 °C | 129 kt | 7 h 36 min | 11:21 am EDT (15:21 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 260° at 11 kt | −9 kt | 4 °C | 129 kt | 7 h 36 min | 11:21 am EDT (15:21 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 260° at 13 kt | −10 kt | 0 °C | 130 kt | 7 h 33 min | 11:18 am EDT (15:18 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 270° at 14 kt | −10 kt | -4 °C | 130 kt | 7 h 33 min | 11:18 am EDT (15:18 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 270° at 14 kt | −10 kt | -5 °C | 130 kt | 7 h 33 min | 11:18 am EDT (15:18 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 280° at 16 kt | −9 kt | -16 °C | 129 kt | 7 h 36 min | 11:21 am EDT (15:21 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 300° at 27 kt | −6 kt | -30 °C | 126 kt | 7 h 47 min | 11:32 am EDT (15:32 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 300° at 32 kt | −6 kt | -40 °C | 126 kt | 7 h 47 min | 11:32 am EDT (15:32 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 310° at 37 kt | +1 kt | -51 °C | 119 kt | 8 h 15 min | 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 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; 62 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; 24 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; 55 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; 49 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 644 nm out; 73 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 694 nm out; 48 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 843 nm out; 31 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° |
| IND | used from 942 nm out; 20 nm from the line | 290/16 | 310/20 16° | 320/21 10° | 330/13 3° | 300/25 -7° | 320/32 -19° | 330/46 -34° | 320/61 -43° | 320/63 -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: scattered clouds at 1,800 feet | from the east-southeast (120°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | none | 508 ft | 1:56 am CDT (06:56 UTC) |
| COT Cotulla, TX | 50 nm out, 24 nm northwest of the line | VFR | from the southeast (130°) at 10 knots | 10+ mi | none | 474 ft | 06:53 UTC |
| BAZ New Braunfels, TX | 149 nm out, 23 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 2,300 feet | calm | 10+ mi | none | 658 ft | 06:58 UTC |
| CLL College Station, TX | 248 nm out, 11 nm southeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southeast (150°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 320 ft | 06:53 UTC |
| GGG Longview, TX | 377 nm out, 7 nm east of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (190°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 365 ft | 06:53 UTC |
| TXK Texarkana, AR | 456 nm out, 10 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southwest (210°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | none | 389 ft | 06:53 UTC |
| LIT Little Rock, AR | 565 nm out, 6 nm east of the line, tower | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet | from the southwest (220°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 266 ft | 06:53 UTC |
| SRC Searcy, AR | 605 nm out, 3 nm east of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 264 ft | 06:56 UTC |
| CGI Cape Girardeau, MO | 763 nm out, 5 nm north of the line, tower | VFR | from the west-southwest (240°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 341 ft | 20:53 UTC |
| MWA Marion, IL | 813 nm out, 8 nm west of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southwest (200°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 471 ft | 07:35 UTC |
| BMG Bloomington, IN | 952 nm out, 15 nm southeast of the line, tower | low IFR Sky: overcast at 100 feet Weather: mist | calm | 1.5 mi | 100 ft | 845 ft | 07:40 UTC |
| IND Indianapolis, IN | destination | marginal VFR Sky: a few clouds at 200 feet Weather: mist | calm | 3 mi | none | 796 ft | 3:11 am EDT (07:11 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 845 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At IND when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:01 am EDT (15:01 UTC)
Wind from the south-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 20,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for IND
- From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- At times between Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC) and 6:00 am EDT (10:00 UTC): visibility 1 mile, mist, shallow fog, overcast at 200 feet
- From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility 6 miles, mist, shallow fog, a few clouds at 200 feet
- From Mon 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 20,000 feet
The forecast for LRD, the departure
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet, a broken layer at 10,000 feet
- From Mon 3:00 am CDT (08:00 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
- At times between Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC) and 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): a broken layer at 2,500 feet
- From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 16 knots, gusting to 23, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 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 7:11 pm CDT (00:11 UTC), at IND 7:10 pm EDT (23:10 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:37 pm EDT (23:37 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, Indianapolis International.