Laredo International to Seattle-Tacoma International LRD → SEA
1,604 nautical miles (1,846 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 324°, about 319° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5E). At 120 knots that is 12 h 26 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 9-knot tailwind), arriving about 1:10 pm PDT (20:10 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: 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
- SIGMET W16W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 27,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 3:55 am CDT (08:55 UTC). Near the route, 1056 nm along the route.
as issued
WSUS33 KKCI 120655 MKCW WST 120655 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 16W VALID UNTIL 0855Z UT NV FROM 50NW BVL-20NE BVL-40SE OAL-20N OAL-50NW BVL AREA TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL270.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft, from 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 498 to 1016 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft, from 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 558 to 747 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist), from 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 747 to 1415 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 38,000 ft, from 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 757 to 967 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft, from 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 847 to 1216 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft, from 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 1146 to 1295 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft, from 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 1345 to 1475 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft, from 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC). Over the last 219 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
Not fetched just now.
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 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 13 forecast points nearest it (LRD, DRT, INK, ROW, ABQ, FMN, GJT, SLC, PIH, BOI, LWS, YKM, SEA). 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 | 170° at 10 kt | −9 kt | 10 °C | 129 kt | 12 h 26 min | 1:10 pm PDT (20:10 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 180° at 8 kt | −7 kt | 8 °C | 127 kt | 12 h 38 min | 1:22 pm PDT (20:22 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 210° at 12 kt | −4 kt | 6 °C | 124 kt | 12 h 56 min | 1:40 pm PDT (20:40 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 220° at 14 kt | −3 kt | 3 °C | 123 kt | 13 h 02 min | 1:46 pm PDT (20:46 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 220° at 17 kt | −3 kt | -1 °C | 123 kt | 13 h 02 min | 1:46 pm PDT (20:46 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 220° at 21 kt | −4 kt | -5 °C | 124 kt | 12 h 56 min | 1:40 pm PDT (20:40 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 220° at 24 kt | −4 kt | -9 °C | 124 kt | 12 h 56 min | 1:40 pm PDT (20:40 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 27 kt | −4 kt | -11 °C | 124 kt | 12 h 56 min | 1:40 pm PDT (20:40 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 220° at 32 kt | −5 kt | -21 °C | 125 kt | 12 h 50 min | 1:34 pm PDT (20:34 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 230° at 39 kt | +2 kt | -30 °C | 118 kt | 13 h 36 min | 2:20 pm PDT (21:20 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 42 kt | +8 kt | -36 °C | 112 kt | 14 h 19 min | 3:03 pm PDT (22:03 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 240° at 37 kt | +6 kt | -45 °C | 114 kt | 14 h 04 min | 2:48 pm PDT (21:48 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° |
| DRT | used from 50 nm out; 60 nm from the line | 160/31 | 170/28 16° | 200/14 16° | 210/15 9° | 210/15 -4° | 240/12 -12° | 240/18 -28° | 300/11 -38° | 320/18 -50° |
| INK | used from 249 nm out; 47 nm from the line | 190/23 20° | 200/18 15° | 230/18 8° | 240/23 -4° | 240/37 -14° | 240/46 -27° | 250/42 -38° | 260/36 -50° | |
| ROW | used from 399 nm out; 10 nm from the line | 190/33 | 210/27 14° | 220/28 6° | 230/36 -6° | 230/56 -15° | 230/63 -27° | 250/59 -37° | 260/57 -49° | |
| ABQ | used from 498 nm out; 59 nm from the line | 220/27 11° | 210/35 5° | 220/46 -9° | 230/62 -20° | 240/78 -25° | 240/80 -35° | 240/56 -47° | ||
| FMN | used from 648 nm out; 38 nm from the line | 220/28 9° | 220/40 2° | 220/53 -10° | 220/62 -22° | 230/79 -28° | 240/91 -34° | 230/71 -45° | ||
| GJT | used from 797 nm out; 71 nm from the line | 210/43 7° | 230/45 1° | 220/49 -12° | 220/62 -22° | 220/59 -28° | 230/60 -33° | 220/55 -45° | ||
| SLC | used from 897 nm out; 87 nm from the line | 200/5 | 230/8 2° | 220/20 -2° | 210/40 -12° | 190/53 -25° | 210/62 -30° | 220/69 -34° | 220/64 -43° | |
| PIH | used from 1096 nm out; 85 nm from the line | L/V | 240/13 1° | 240/15 -3° | 210/42 -15° | 200/70 -25° | 220/74 -29° | 220/71 -36° | 220/62 -43° | |
| BOI | used from 1146 nm out; 87 nm from the line | 300/7 2° | 280/5 -4° | 210/16 -9° | 210/60 -20° | 210/75 -29° | 210/63 -32° | 220/64 -32° | 220/54 -39° | |
| LWS | used from 1345 nm out; 102 nm from the line | 070/10 | 080/12 -2° | 030/12 -6° | 080/7 -10° | 170/34 -21° | 160/46 -32° | 200/33 -35° | 220/22 -35° | 230/18 -38° |
| YKM | used from 1395 nm out; 95 nm from the line | 070/10 | 040/15 -1° | 020/27 -8° | 030/25 -13° | 020/48 -20° | 010/83 -27° | 010/77 -37° | 010/49 -40° | 350/14 -41° |
| SEA | used from 1545 nm out; 35 nm from the line | 050/7 | 050/11 1° | 050/12 -5° | 030/31 -7° | 010/61 -15° | 010/69 -26° | 360/73 -40° | 360/62 -47° | 330/21 -43° |
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 | ||||
| DRT Del Rio, TX | 130 nm out, 5 nm north of the line | no report just now | 1,002 ft | ||||
| INK Wink, TX | 319 nm out, 5 nm west of the line | no report just now | 2,821 ft | ||||
| ROW Roswell, NM | 438 nm out, 5 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 3,671 ft | ||||
| ABQ Albuquerque, NM | 578 nm out, 17 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 5,354 ft | ||||
| FMN Farmington, NM | 708 nm out, 11 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 5,506 ft | ||||
| CNY Moab, UT | 847 nm out, 13 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 4,579 ft | ||||
| PVU Provo, UT | 977 nm out, 5 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 4,496 ft | ||||
| BOI Boise, ID | 1256 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 2,871 ft | ||||
| PDT Pendleton, OR | 1425 nm out, 15 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,494 ft | ||||
| YKM Yakima, WA | 1515 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,098 ft | ||||
| SEA Seattle, WA | destination | no report just now | 432 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 5,506 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At SEA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:10 pm PDT (20:10 UTC)
SEA has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8722 ALAMOGORDO, NM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 14 nm from the route, 488 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB
Daylight
Sunset at LRD 7:11 pm CDT (00:11 UTC), at SEA 6:25 pm PDT (01:25 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:56 pm PDT (01:56 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, Seattle-Tacoma International.