Laredo International to Oakland County International LRD → PTK
1,198 nautical miles (1,378 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 037°, about 032° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5E). At 120 knots that is 8 h 49 min at the quickest height in today's winds (3,500 ft, a 16-knot tailwind), arriving about 6:52 pm EDT (22:52 UTC). 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: 55 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
Not fetched just now.
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 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, CGI, EVV, IND, FWA). 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 | 230° at 15 kt | −16 kt | 136 kt | 8 h 49 min | 6:52 pm EDT (22:52 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 230° at 14 kt | −14 kt | 134 kt | 8 h 56 min | 6:59 pm EDT (22:59 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 230° at 13 kt | −13 kt | 14 °C | 133 kt | 9 h | 7:03 pm EDT (23:03 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 240° at 13 kt | −13 kt | 11 °C | 133 kt | 9 h | 7:03 pm EDT (23:03 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 250° at 14 kt | −13 kt | 7 °C | 133 kt | 9 h | 7:03 pm EDT (23:03 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 250° at 15 kt | −13 kt | 3 °C | 133 kt | 9 h | 7:03 pm EDT (23:03 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 260° at 17 kt | −14 kt | -1 °C | 134 kt | 8 h 56 min | 6:59 pm EDT (22:59 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 260° at 19 kt | −14 kt | -5 °C | 134 kt | 8 h 56 min | 6:59 pm EDT (22:59 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 270° at 20 kt | −14 kt | -6 °C | 134 kt | 8 h 56 min | 6:59 pm EDT (22:59 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 270° at 22 kt | −15 kt | -17 °C | 135 kt | 8 h 52 min | 6:55 pm EDT (22:55 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 290° at 30 kt | −12 kt | -31 °C | 132 kt | 9 h 05 min | 7:08 pm EDT (23:08 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 300° at 37 kt | −8 kt | -41 °C | 128 kt | 9 h 22 min | 7:25 pm EDT (23:25 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 310° at 41 kt | +2 kt | -51 °C | 118 kt | 10 h 09 min | 8:12 pm EDT (00:12 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° |
| SAT | used from 50 nm out; 60 nm from the line | 160/18 | 180/22 17° | 190/16 14° | 210/16 9° | 220/16 -5° | 200/11 -14° | 250/8 -29° | 330/8 -40° | 020/26 -51° |
| CLL | used from 200 nm out; 27 nm from the line | 180/24 | 170/21 19° | 180/10 14° | 230/7 8° | 230/16 -6° | 260/20 -13° | 290/23 -29° | 320/21 -39° | 340/35 -51° |
| SHV | used from 349 nm out; 63 nm from the line | 210/20 | 210/20 18° | 230/20 11° | 240/16 7° | 270/17 -7° | 250/11 -15° | 300/34 -30° | 310/34 -40° | 320/36 -51° |
| LIT | used from 499 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 250/22 | 250/25 18° | 240/23 12° | 240/20 7° | 250/17 -6° | 260/25 -17° | 300/45 -29° | 300/49 -40° | 310/43 -51° |
| CGI | used from 649 nm out; 95 nm from the line | 260/22 | 250/15 15° | 250/13 11° | 250/16 6° | 270/29 -7° | 280/30 -18° | 290/40 -31° | 290/55 -40° | 300/51 -51° |
| EVV | used from 848 nm out; 61 nm from the line | 270/25 | 290/17 15° | 260/10 8° | 270/16 5° | 280/29 -6° | 280/33 -19° | 290/38 -33° | 300/53 -41° | 310/54 -51° |
| IND | used from 898 nm out; 66 nm from the line | 270/22 | 290/19 15° | 270/19 8° | 270/18 4° | 290/28 -7° | 280/35 -20° | 270/37 -34° | 300/51 -42° | 300/61 -51° |
| FWA | used from 998 nm out; 50 nm from the line | 270/20 | 300/16 15° | 290/14 10° | 280/17 3° | 290/25 -7° | 280/30 -19° | 280/34 -35° | 290/48 -44° | 300/64 -52° |
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 | ||||
| PEZ Pleasanton, TX | 100 nm out, 11 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 430 ft | ||||
| BAZ New Braunfels, TX | 150 nm out, 18 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 658 ft | ||||
| TYR Tyler, TX | 359 nm out, 9 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 543 ft | ||||
| TXK Texarkana, AR | 449 nm out, 7 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 389 ft | ||||
| LIT Little Rock, AR | 569 nm out, 24 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 266 ft | ||||
| HBZ Heber Springs, AR | 609 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 632 ft | ||||
| MDH Carbondale/Murphysboro, IL | 799 nm out, 12 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 411 ft | ||||
| HUF Terre Haute, IN | 938 nm out, 10 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 589 ft | ||||
| GUS Peru, IN | 1028 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 810 ft | ||||
| ARB Ann Arbor, MI | 1168 nm out, 9 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 839 ft | ||||
| PTK Pontiac, MI | destination | no report just now | 980 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 980 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At PTK when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:52 pm EDT (22:52 UTC)
PTK has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8926 Tyler, TX, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 4 nm from the route, 359 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts tomorrow · ZFW
- 6/8992 Monroe, MI, Thursday, October 15, 2026 Local 24 nm from the route, at the destination end · a VIP movement · starts Thursday 15 October · ZOB
Daylight
Sunset at LRD 7:11 pm CDT (00:11 UTC), at PTK 6:56 pm EDT (22:56 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:24 pm EDT (23:24 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, Oakland County International.