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MC Clellan Airfield to Robert Gray Army Airfield MCC → GRK

1,243 nautical miles (1,431 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 104°, about 087° magnetic at the departure end (variation 17E). At 120 knots that is 8 h 11 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 32-knot tailwind), arriving about 3:14 pm CDT (20:14 UTC). Right now MCC is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 7 knots; GRK is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (150°) 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 return flight

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 W24W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the south at 35 knots, until 6:55 am PDT (13:55 UTC). Near the route, 338 nm along the route.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 121155
    MKCW WST 121155
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 24W
    VALID UNTIL 1355Z
    UT NV
    FROM 40ESE ELY-50NW BCE-60S ILC-50SW ILC-40ESE ELY
    AREA TS MOV FROM 20035KT. TOPS TO FL300.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the first 139 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 2E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 40 to 90 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the route from 209 to 507 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 269 to 378 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 338 to 527 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 2E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 408 to 467 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 34,000 ft to 43,000 ft. Over the route from 438 to 776 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Near the route, 1054 nm along 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 MCC.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

  • E170 at 20,000 ft, 21 nm south, 4:49 am PDT (11:49 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZFW82. 955 nm along the route, 21 nm south of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    HOB UA /OV HOB030020/TM 1149/FL200/TP E170/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZFW82
    Report
    a routine report filed through HOB
    Where
    20 nm northeast (030°) of HOB
    Time
    11:49 UTC
    Height
    at 20,000 ft
    Aircraft
    E170
    Turbulence
    continuous light chop
    Remarks
    ZFW82
  • B737 at 38,000 ft, 31 nm southwest, 4:05 am PDT (11:05 UTC): light chop turbulence, wind 306° at 27 knots. 1183 nm along the route, 31 nm southwest of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    BWD UA /OV SJT094066/TM 1105/FL380/TP B737/WV 306027KT/TB LGT CHOP CONS/RM AWC-WEB
    Report
    a routine report filed through BWD
    Where
    66 nm east (094°) of SJT
    Time
    11:05 UTC
    Height
    at 38,000 ft
    Aircraft
    B737
    Wind
    from 306° at 27 knots
    Turbulence
    light chop continuous
    Remarks

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 11 forecast points nearest it (SAC, RNO, BIH, LAS, BCE, PRC, FMN, ABQ, ROW, LBB, ABI). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
5,500 ft210° at 15 kt−2 kt16 °C122 kt10 h 11 min5:14 pm CDT (22:14 UTC)
7,500 ft220° at 15 kt−4 kt11 °C124 kt10 h 01 min5:04 pm CDT (22:04 UTC)
9,500 ft220° at 16 kt−5 kt7 °C125 kt9 h 57 min5:00 pm CDT (22:00 UTC)
11,500 ft210° at 21 kt−4 kt2 °C124 kt10 h 01 min5:04 pm CDT (22:04 UTC)
13,500 ft220° at 25 kt−6 kt-2 °C126 kt9 h 52 min4:55 pm CDT (21:55 UTC)
15,500 ft220° at 29 kt−9 kt-5 °C129 kt9 h 38 min4:41 pm CDT (21:41 UTC)
17,500 ft220° at 33 kt−12 kt-9 °C132 kt9 h 25 min4:28 pm CDT (21:28 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180220° at 34 kt−12 kt-10 °C132 kt9 h 25 min4:28 pm CDT (21:28 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240240° at 44 kt−24 kt-20 °C144 kt8 h 38 min3:41 pm CDT (20:41 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300230° at 57 kt−29 kt-29 °C149 kt8 h 21 min3:24 pm CDT (20:24 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340230° at 58 kt−32 kt-37 °C152 kt8 h 11 min3:14 pm CDT (20:14 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390230° at 53 kt−29 kt-47 °C149 kt8 h 21 min3:24 pm CDT (20:24 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
SACused from 0 nm out; 29 nm from the lineL/VL/V 4°340/9 -4°340/22 -8°360/71 -12°360/82 -23°350/58 -37°310/30 -40°270/25 -44°
RNOused from 50 nm out; 69 nm from the line010/6270/12 -3°220/26 -10°280/13 -19°350/44 -24°320/30 -32°260/22 -36°240/24 -42°
BIHused from 99 nm out; 51 nm from the lineL/V020/6 0°140/7 -7°210/31 -16°230/34 -26°220/43 -30°220/52 -36°220/46 -43°
LASused from 249 nm out; 86 nm from the line210/20 8°210/29 4°200/32 -3°200/51 -15°210/64 -21°220/70 -30°220/66 -38°220/55 -44°
BCEused from 398 nm out; 75 nm from the line200/32 -2°210/57 -15°220/71 -22°220/69 -30°220/64 -38°220/67 -44°
PRCused from 497 nm out; 110 nm from the line200/37 6°200/35 0°220/60 -11°220/71 -20°220/88 -29°220/98 -35°220/94 -45°
FMNused from 547 nm out; 105 nm from the line220/16 6°220/39 1°220/50 -10°230/67 -23°230/94 -29°230/102 -35°230/90 -46°
ABQused from 646 nm out; 75 nm from the line220/19 9°220/35 3°230/50 -8°240/64 -19°230/83 -26°230/85 -36°230/80 -48°
ROWused from 796 nm out; 65 nm from the line230/12230/17 13°220/30 7°230/41 -5°240/52 -17°230/66 -28°240/63 -38°240/60 -50°
LBBused from 945 nm out; 52 nm from the line220/25 21°230/20 15°220/20 7°230/36 -6°240/50 -15°240/59 -28°260/52 -37°260/45 -50°
ABIused from 1044 nm out; 60 nm from the line200/30 19°220/12 16°220/11 9°230/15 -5°250/26 -15°250/39 -28°270/36 -38°280/30 -51°

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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
MCC Sacramento, CA departure VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 300 feet, a broken layer at 11,000 feet from the south-southeast (150°) at 7 knots 10+ mi 11,000 ft 76 ft 4:55 am PDT (11:55 UTC)
RIU Rancho Murieta, CA 20 nm out, 8 nm southwest of the line no report just now 144 ft
TPH Tonopah, NV 209 nm out, 20 nm north of the line VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 5,500 feet, overcast at 7,000 feet from the south (170°) at 6 knots 10+ mi 7,000 ft 5,430 ft 11:56 UTC
SGU St George, UT 388 nm out, 14 nm north of the line VFR Sky: a few clouds at 10,000 feet from the south-southeast (150°) at 7 knots 10+ mi none 2,883 ft 11:56 UTC
RQE Window Rock, AZ 617 nm out, 12 nm north of the line VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,100 feet, scattered clouds at 4,200 feet, overcast at 7,000 feet calm 10+ mi 7,000 ft 6,742 ft 11:53 UTC
BRG Belen, NM 736 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line VFR Sky: a broken layer at 6,500 feet, a broken layer at 7,500 feet calm 10+ mi 6,500 ft 5,199 ft 11:55 UTC
ABQ Albuquerque, NM 746 nm out, 24 nm north of the line, tower VFR Sky: overcast at 7,000 feet from the southeast (130°) at 5 knots 10+ mi 7,000 ft 5,354 ft 11:52 UTC
BFE Brownfield, TX 985 nm out, 13 nm northeast of the line no report just now 3,264 ft
LUV Lamesa, TX 1014 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line VFR from the south-southeast (160°) at 7 knots 10+ mi none 2,998 ft 11:55 UTC
COM Coleman, TX 1154 nm out, 5 nm north of the line VFR from the south (170°) at 6 knots 10+ mi none 1,696 ft 11:55 UTC
GRK Fort Hood (Killeen), TX destination VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,200 feet, scattered clouds at 15,000 feet from the south-southeast (150°) at 4 knots 9 mi none 1,015 ft 6:55 am CDT (11:55 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 6,742 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At GRK when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:14 pm CDT (20:14 UTC)

Wind from the south-southeast at 9 knots, a broken layer at 1,500 feet marginal VFR

The whole forecast for GRK
  • From Mon 3:00 am CDT (08:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 9 knots, a broken layer at 1,500 feet
  • Changing between Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC) and 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC) to: wind from the south-southeast at 9 knots, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
  • Changing between Mon 5:00 pm CDT (22:00 UTC) and 6:00 pm CDT (23:00 UTC) to: wind from the south-southeast at 9 knots, a broken layer at 10,000 feet
  • Changing between Mon 10:00 pm CDT (03:00 UTC) and 11:00 pm CDT (04:00 UTC) to: wind from the south-southeast at 9 knots, a broken layer at 1,000 feet
The forecast for MCC, the departure
  • From Mon 5:00 am PDT (12:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
  • From Mon 6:00 am PDT (13:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
  • From Mon 5:00 pm PDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

  • 6/3475 BEALE AFB, CA, Sunday, March 8, 2026 through Sunday, November 1, 2026 Local 18 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · until 1 November · ZOA
  • 6/8722 ALAMOGORDO, NM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 7 nm from the route, 806 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB

Daylight

Sunset at MCC 6:30 pm PDT (01:30 UTC), at GRK 7:02 pm CDT (00:02 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:26 pm CDT (00:26 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

Radar now, the Pacific Southwest
Radar now, the Pacific Southwest · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the southern Rockies
Radar now, the southern Rockies · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the southern Plains
Radar now, the southern Plains · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the whole country
Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service
Surface analysis now
Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead
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: MC Clellan Airfield, Robert Gray Army Airfield.