Laredo International to Lubbock Preston Smith International LRD → LBB
387 nautical miles (445 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 342°, about 337° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5E). At 120 knots that is 2 h 47 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 19-knot tailwind), arriving about 11:52 am CDT (16:52 UTC). Right now LRD is VFR, wind from the southeast (140°) at 9 knots; LBB is VFR, wind from the south (170°) at 8 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: 4 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
- E145 at 40,000 ft, 46 nm east, 8:38 am CDT (13:38 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ZFW55. At the destination end, 46 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
LBB UA /OV LBB070050/TM 1338/FL400/TP E145/TB NEG/RM ZFW55
- Report
- a routine report filed through LBB
- Where
- 50 nm east (070°) of LBB
- Time
- 13:38 UTC
- Height
- at 40,000 ft
- Aircraft
- E145
- Turbulence
- none
- Remarks
- ZFW55
Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 08:00–15:00 UTC · at 120 knots true airspeed
The westbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: even thousands plus 500 ft; above 18,000 ft the forecast levels), with the wind averaged along the line from the 4 forecast points nearest it (LRD, DRT, ABI, LBB). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,500 ft | 190° at 22 kt | −19 kt | 20 °C | 139 kt | 2 h 47 min | 11:52 am CDT (16:52 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 200° at 20 kt | −16 kt | 18 °C | 136 kt | 2 h 51 min | 11:56 am CDT (16:56 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 210° at 17 kt | −12 kt | 16 °C | 132 kt | 2 h 56 min | 12:01 pm CDT (17:01 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 210° at 16 kt | −11 kt | 12 °C | 131 kt | 2 h 57 min | 12:02 pm CDT (17:02 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 210° at 17 kt | −11 kt | 8 °C | 131 kt | 2 h 57 min | 12:02 pm CDT (17:02 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 220° at 19 kt | −11 kt | 3 °C | 131 kt | 2 h 57 min | 12:02 pm CDT (17:02 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 220° at 21 kt | −11 kt | -1 °C | 131 kt | 2 h 57 min | 12:02 pm CDT (17:02 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 22 kt | −11 kt | -4 °C | 131 kt | 2 h 57 min | 12:02 pm CDT (17:02 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 240° at 24 kt | −6 kt | -14 °C | 126 kt | 3 h 04 min | 12:09 pm CDT (17:09 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 230° at 29 kt | −9 kt | -29 °C | 129 kt | 3 h | 12:05 pm CDT (17:05 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 270° at 25 kt | +7 kt | -38 °C | 113 kt | 3 h 25 min | 12:30 pm CDT (17:30 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 290° at 23 kt | +15 kt | -51 °C | 105 kt | 3 h 41 min | 12:46 pm CDT (17:46 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 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 | 160/22 | 170/23 18° | 190/18 15° | 210/12 10° | 220/17 -4° | 200/11 -15° | 150/13 -29° | 060/8 -40° | 030/28 -51° |
| DRT | used from 50 nm out; 67 nm from the line | 160/26 | 180/14 17° | 200/18 15° | 200/20 9° | 210/21 -3° | 220/14 -13° | 210/17 -29° | 280/12 -39° | 320/20 -51° |
| ABI | used from 198 nm out; 98 nm from the line | 200/30 19° | 220/12 16° | 220/11 9° | 230/15 -5° | 250/26 -15° | 250/39 -28° | 270/36 -38° | 280/30 -51° | |
| LBB | used from 298 nm out; 65 nm from the line | 220/25 21° | 230/20 15° | 220/20 7° | 230/36 -6° | 240/50 -15° | 240/59 -28° | 260/52 -37° | 260/45 -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 1,000 feet | from the southeast (140°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | none | 508 ft | 8:56 am CDT (13:56 UTC) |
| CZT Carrizo Springs, TX | 60 nm out, 2 nm northwest of the line | reported, no category | from the southeast (130°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 598 ft | 13:55 UTC |
| UVA Uvalde, TX | 99 nm out, 16 nm east of the line | marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 1,200 feet | from the east (090°) at 4 knots | 9 mi | 1,200 ft | 941 ft | 13:55 UTC |
| ECU Rocksprings, TX | 149 nm out, 9 nm east of the line | reported, no category | from the south-southeast (160°) at 12 knots, gusting to 19 | 10+ mi | none | 2,372 ft | 13:55 UTC |
| SOA Sonora, TX | 189 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,100 feet | calm | 10+ mi | 1,100 ft | 2,139 ft | 13:55 UTC |
| SJT San Angelo, TX | 238 nm out, 20 nm east of the line, tower | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,600 feet | from the south (180°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | 1,600 ft | 1,918 ft | 13:51 UTC |
| BPG Big Spring, TX | 298 nm out, 14 nm west of the line | VFR | from the south (190°) at 11 knots | 10+ mi | none | 2,572 ft | 13:55 UTC |
| LUV Lamesa, TX | 337 nm out, 22 nm west of the line | VFR | from the south (170°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | none | 2,998 ft | 13:55 UTC |
| LBB Lubbock, TX | destination | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 12,000 feet | from the south (170°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | none | 3,282 ft | 8:53 am CDT (13:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 3,282 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At LBB when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:52 am CDT (16:52 UTC)
Wind from the south at 15 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The whole forecast for LBB
- From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the south at 15 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Tue 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
The forecast for LRD, the departure
- From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 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 8:00 am CDT (13:00 UTC): a broken layer at 2,000 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
- From Tue 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/4240 SAN ANGELO, TX, Sunday, March 8, 2026 through Sunday, November 1, 2026 Local 19 nm from the route, 228 nm along the route · security · until 1 November · ZFW
Daylight
Sunset at LRD 7:11 pm CDT (00:11 UTC), at LBB 7:16 pm CDT (00:16 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:41 pm CDT (00:41 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, Lubbock Preston Smith International.