Kansas City International to Del Rio International MCI → DRT
670 nautical miles (771 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 209°, about 207° magnetic at the departure end (variation 2E). At 120 knots that is 6 h 12 min at the quickest height in today's winds (12,500 ft, a 12-knot headwind), arriving about 7:04 am CDT (12:04 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the first 296 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 MCI.
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 7 forecast points nearest it (MKC, ICT, TUL, OKC, SPS, ABI, DRT). 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 | 210° at 32 kt | +32 kt | 17 °C | 88 kt | 7 h 37 min | 8:29 am CDT (13:29 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 220° at 26 kt | +26 kt | 17 °C | 94 kt | 7 h 08 min | 8:00 am CDT (13:00 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 230° at 20 kt | +19 kt | 15 °C | 101 kt | 6 h 38 min | 7:30 am CDT (12:30 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 230° at 16 kt | +15 kt | 11 °C | 105 kt | 6 h 23 min | 7:15 am CDT (12:15 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 240° at 14 kt | +12 kt | 7 °C | 108 kt | 6 h 12 min | 7:04 am CDT (12:04 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 240° at 15 kt | +12 kt | 3 °C | 108 kt | 6 h 12 min | 7:04 am CDT (12:04 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 250° at 16 kt | +13 kt | -2 °C | 107 kt | 6 h 16 min | 7:08 am CDT (12:08 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 250° at 17 kt | +13 kt | -5 °C | 107 kt | 6 h 16 min | 7:08 am CDT (12:08 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 250° at 25 kt | +19 kt | -15 °C | 101 kt | 6 h 38 min | 7:30 am CDT (12:30 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 260° at 41 kt | +27 kt | -28 °C | 93 kt | 7 h 12 min | 8:04 am CDT (13:04 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 270° at 40 kt | +20 kt | -39 °C | 100 kt | 6 h 42 min | 7:34 am CDT (12:34 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 280° at 43 kt | +13 kt | -50 °C | 107 kt | 6 h 16 min | 7:08 am CDT (12:08 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MKC | used from 0 nm out; 21 nm from the line | 220/44 | 250/28 18° | 250/18 13° | 240/12 6° | 280/24 -6° | 240/34 -18° | 260/47 -30° | 260/51 -40° | 270/58 -50° |
| ICT | used from 99 nm out; 70 nm from the line | 200/48 | 230/39 19° | 240/24 14° | 240/20 8° | 240/22 -6° | 250/31 -18° | 250/61 -29° | 260/58 -38° | 270/54 -49° |
| TUL | used from 148 nm out; 44 nm from the line | 210/37 | 240/29 17° | 260/15 14° | 260/11 7° | 240/22 -6° | 250/29 -16° | 270/45 -29° | 270/47 -40° | 280/44 -50° |
| OKC | used from 197 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 200/44 | 230/32 18° | 240/13 15° | 240/10 9° | 240/20 -5° | 250/27 -16° | 260/47 -28° | 270/48 -39° | 270/45 -50° |
| SPS | used from 296 nm out; 48 nm from the line | 200/39 | 220/28 17° | 230/27 12° | 240/15 9° | 250/15 -4° | 250/24 -15° | 260/45 -28° | 270/43 -39° | 280/45 -51° |
| ABI | used from 444 nm out; 24 nm from the line | 200/31 17° | 210/21 15° | 240/15 9° | 250/14 -4° | 250/24 -14° | 250/36 -28° | 270/35 -38° | 290/41 -50° | |
| DRT | used from 591 nm out; 54 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° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCI Kansas City, MO | departure | no report just now | 1,027 ft | ||||
| IXD Olathe, KS | 30 nm out, 7 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,087 ft | ||||
| UKL Burlington, KS | 79 nm out, 13 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 1,174 ft | ||||
| IDP Independence, KS | 138 nm out, 18 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 824 ft | ||||
| SWO Stillwater, OK | 217 nm out, 10 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,000 ft | ||||
| OUN Norman, OK | 276 nm out, 1 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,181 ft | ||||
| SPS Wichita Falls, TX | 365 nm out, 11 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,019 ft | ||||
| BKD Breckenridge, TX | 444 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 1,284 ft | ||||
| ABI Abilene, TX | 483 nm out, 23 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,790 ft | ||||
| SOA Sonora, TX | 601 nm out, 19 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 2,139 ft | ||||
| ECU Rocksprings, TX | 621 nm out, 20 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 2,372 ft | ||||
| DRT Del Rio, TX | destination | no report just now | 1,002 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 2,372 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At DRT when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:04 am CDT (12:04 UTC)
DRT has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
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, 552 nm along the route · security · until 1 November · ZFW
Daylight
Sunset at MCI 6:44 pm CDT (23:44 UTC), at DRT 7:15 pm CDT (00:15 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:39 pm CDT (00:39 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at DRT is before sunrise there (7:43 am CDT (12:43 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: Kansas City International, Del Rio International.