Plan a flight · Sun 7:29 pm CDT (00:29 UTC)

Laredo International to Veterans Airport Of Southern Illinois LRD → MWA

808 nautical miles (930 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 038°, about 033° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5E). At 120 knots that is 5 h 59 min at the quickest height in today's winds (9,500 ft, a 15-knot tailwind), arriving about 1:28 am CDT (06:28 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now LRD is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 15 knots; MWA is VFR, wind from the south (190°) at 4 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: 1 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

A320 at 26,500 ft, 5 nm east, 5:46 pm CDT (22:46 UTC): moderate clear-air turbulence, remarks: ZFW86. 379 nm along the route, 5 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GGG UA /OV GGG/TM 2246/FL265/TP A320/TB MOD CAT/RM ZFW86
```
Report
a routine report filed through GGG
Where
over GGG
Time
22:46 UTC
Height
at 26,500 ft
Aircraft
A320
Turbulence
moderate clear-air turbulence
Remarks
ZFW86
E120 at 27,000 ft, 3 nm southwest, 5:28 pm CDT (22:28 UTC): remarks: a/c reported smooth in the out of KLRD zhu. 50 nm along the route, 3 nm southwest 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
CRJ7 at 36,000 ft, 13 nm northwest, 7:10 pm CDT (00:10 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ZME20. 529 nm along the route, 13 nm northwest 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
G280 at 41,000 ft, 43 nm southeast, 5:12 pm CDT (22:12 UTC): light turbulence, remarks: ZME44. 549 nm along the route, 43 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PBF UA /OV PBF180005/TM 2212/FL410/TP G280/TB CONS LGT/RM ZME44
```
Report
a routine report filed through PBF
Where
5 nm south (180°) of PBF
Time
22:12 UTC
Height
at 41,000 ft
Aircraft
G280
Turbulence
continuous light
Remarks
ZME44
B737 at 31,000 ft, 28 nm southeast, 7:13 pm CDT (00:13 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZME25. At the destination end, 28 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

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 7 forecast points nearest it (LRD, SAT, CLL, SHV, LIT, MEM, CGI). 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	180° at 11 kt	−8 kt		128 kt	6 h 19 min	1:48 am CDT (06:48 UTC)
5,500 ft	200° at 11 kt	−10 kt		130 kt	6 h 13 min	1:42 am CDT (06:42 UTC)
7,500 ft	220° at 13 kt	−13 kt	14 °C	133 kt	6 h 05 min	1:34 am CDT (06:34 UTC)
9,500 ft	230° at 15 kt	−15 kt	11 °C	135 kt	5 h 59 min	1:28 am CDT (06:28 UTC)
11,500 ft	250° at 14 kt	−12 kt	7 °C	132 kt	6 h 07 min	1:36 am CDT (06:36 UTC)
13,500 ft	260° at 13 kt	−11 kt	3 °C	131 kt	6 h 10 min	1:39 am CDT (06:39 UTC)
15,500 ft	270° at 14 kt	−9 kt	0 °C	129 kt	6 h 16 min	1:45 am CDT (06:45 UTC)
17,500 ft	280° at 15 kt	−8 kt	-4 °C	128 kt	6 h 19 min	1:48 am CDT (06:48 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	280° at 15 kt	−7 kt	-5 °C	127 kt	6 h 22 min	1:51 am CDT (06:51 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	290° at 16 kt	−6 kt	-15 °C	126 kt	6 h 25 min	1:54 am CDT (06:54 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	310° at 31 kt	−3 kt	-30 °C	123 kt	6 h 34 min	2:03 am CDT (07:03 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	310° at 32 kt	−2 kt	-41 °C	122 kt	6 h 37 min	2:06 am CDT (07:06 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	310° at 35 kt	+1 kt	-52 °C	119 kt	6 h 47 min	2:16 am CDT (07:16 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 200 nm out; 23 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 349 nm out; 56 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 499 nm out; 46 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 648 nm out; 80 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 698 nm out; 43 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°

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	from the south-southeast (150°) at 15 knots	10+ mi	none	508 ft	6:56 pm CDT (23:56 UTC)
COT Cotulla, TX	50 nm out, 24 nm northwest of the line	VFR	from the south-southeast (150°) at 14 knots	10+ mi	none	474 ft	23:53 UTC
BAZ New Braunfels, TX	150 nm out, 22 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (160°) at 13 knots	10+ mi	none	658 ft	23:51 UTC
CLL College Station, TX	239 nm out, 13 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (150°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	320 ft	23:53 UTC
PSN Palestine, TX	319 nm out, 8 nm northwest of the line	VFR	from the southeast (130°) at 3 knots	9 mi	none	422 ft	00:15 UTC
GGG Longview, TX	379 nm out, 8 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (150°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	365 ft	23:53 UTC
TXK Texarkana, AR	449 nm out, 8 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (170°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	389 ft	23:53 UTC
ADF Arkadelphia, AR	509 nm out, 5 nm east of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	181 ft	23:55 UTC
LIT Little Rock, AR	569 nm out, 9 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 16,000 feet, a few clouds at 25,000 feet	from the southwest (220°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	266 ft	23:53 UTC
ARG Walnut Ridge, AR	678 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line	VFR	from the south-southeast (150°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	279 ft	23:56 UTC
CGI Cape Girardeau, MO	768 nm out, 3 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the west-southwest (240°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	341 ft	20:53 UTC
MWA Marion, IL	destination	VFR	from the south (190°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	471 ft	7:15 pm CDT (00:15 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 658 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At MWA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:28 am CDT (06:28 UTC)

MWA has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.

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 MWA 6:23 pm CDT (23:23 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:49 pm CDT (23:49 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at MWA is before sunrise there (7:01 am CDT (12:01 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

Radar now, the southern Plains · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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, Veterans Airport Of Southern Illinois.