Laredo International to Jacksonville International LRD → JAX
949 nautical miles (1,092 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 075°, about 070° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5E). At 120 knots that is 6 h 56 min at the quickest height in today's winds (24,000 ft, a 17-knot tailwind), arriving about 4:41 am EDT (08:41 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: 2 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 TANGO 6W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 28,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the route from 669 to 849 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 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 9 forecast points nearest it (LRD, CRP, PSX, HOU, LCH, MSY, MOB, TLH, JAX). 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 1 kt | −1 kt | 121 kt | 7 h 51 min | 5:36 am EDT (09:36 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 360° at 4 kt | 0 | 120 kt | 7 h 54 min | 5:39 am EDT (09:39 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 310° at 3 kt | −2 kt | 15 °C | 122 kt | 7 h 47 min | 5:32 am EDT (09:32 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 270° at 6 kt | −6 kt | 12 °C | 126 kt | 7 h 32 min | 5:17 am EDT (09:17 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 280° at 10 kt | −10 kt | 9 °C | 130 kt | 7 h 18 min | 5:03 am EDT (09:03 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 280° at 12 kt | −12 kt | 4 °C | 132 kt | 7 h 11 min | 4:56 am EDT (08:56 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 280° at 13 kt | −12 kt | 0 °C | 132 kt | 7 h 11 min | 4:56 am EDT (08:56 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 280° at 14 kt | −13 kt | -4 °C | 133 kt | 7 h 08 min | 4:53 am EDT (08:53 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 280° at 14 kt | −13 kt | -5 °C | 133 kt | 7 h 08 min | 4:53 am EDT (08:53 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 270° at 18 kt | −17 kt | -15 °C | 137 kt | 6 h 56 min | 4:41 am EDT (08:41 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 300° at 22 kt | −17 kt | -31 °C | 137 kt | 6 h 56 min | 4:41 am EDT (08:41 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 300° at 19 kt | −13 kt | -41 °C | 133 kt | 7 h 08 min | 4:53 am EDT (08:53 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 21 kt | −17 kt | -52 °C | 137 kt | 6 h 56 min | 4:41 am EDT (08:41 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° |
| CRP | used from 50 nm out; 32 nm from the line | 130/19 | 140/20 18° | 160/17 13° | 180/10 7° | 230/9 -3° | 230/11 -13° | 310/6 -29° | 310/5 -39° | 310/13 -52° |
| PSX | used from 150 nm out; 28 nm from the line | 140/20 | 140/23 18° | 160/17 13° | 240/5 8° | 250/9 -4° | 250/11 -13° | 310/15 -29° | 310/17 -40° | 290/11 -52° |
| HOU | used from 250 nm out; 75 nm from the line | 160/18 | 160/14 17° | 180/19 12° | 190/11 8° | 260/12 -4° | 260/14 -13° | 310/26 -30° | 310/30 -40° | 320/21 -52° |
| LCH | used from 300 nm out; 80 nm from the line | 190/6 | 180/8 18° | 170/13 12° | 220/12 7° | 290/10 -4° | 280/15 -14° | 320/30 -31° | 320/32 -40° | 320/39 -53° |
| MSY | used from 399 nm out; 88 nm from the line | L/V | 020/6 18° | L/V 12° | 300/11 7° | 330/15 -4° | 320/22 -16° | 330/38 -32° | 350/47 -42° | 340/56 -52° |
| MOB | used from 549 nm out; 71 nm from the line | 310/7 | 350/18 18° | 330/16 12° | 300/18 7° | 320/17 -6° | 330/27 -17° | 340/52 -33° | 350/53 -43° | 330/38 -50° |
| TLH | used from 699 nm out; 88 nm from the line | 300/17 | 340/32 17° | 320/27 13° | 300/27 8° | 280/23 -7° | 250/37 -17° | 230/44 -33° | 220/53 -41° | 220/48 -51° |
| JAX | used from 899 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 280/14 | 300/22 16° | 260/27 15° | 260/26 9° | 240/41 -6° | 230/38 -16° | 220/44 -32° | 200/49 -41° | 200/52 -53° |
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 | ||||
| ALI Alice, TX | 80 nm out, 8 nm south of the line | no report just now | 178 ft | ||||
| CRP Corpus Christi, TX | 100 nm out, 14 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 46 ft | ||||
| HUM Houma, LA | 479 nm out, 15 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 8 ft | ||||
| ECP Panama City, FL | 739 nm out, 19 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 68 ft | ||||
| TLH Tallahassee, FL | 809 nm out, 11 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 83 ft | ||||
| LCQ Lake City, FL | 899 nm out, 14 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 200 ft | ||||
| JAX Jacksonville, FL | destination | no report just now | 29 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 508 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At JAX when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:41 am EDT (08:41 UTC)
JAX has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8389 Jacksonville, FL, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 11 nm from the route, at the destination end · air shows/sports · starts Thursday 15 October · ZJX
Daylight
Sunset at LRD 7:12 pm CDT (00:12 UTC), at JAX 6:59 pm EDT (22:59 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:23 pm EDT (23:23 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at JAX is before sunrise there (7:26 am EDT (11:26 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, Jacksonville International.