Kansas City International to Laredo International MCI → LRD
744 nautical miles (857 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 200°, about 198° magnetic at the departure end (variation 2E). At 120 knots that is 6 h 09 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 1-knot tailwind), arriving about 3:54 am CDT (08:54 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: 37 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 79 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 6 forecast points nearest it (MKC, TUL, OKC, DAL, SAT, LRD). 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 | 200° at 25 kt | +25 kt | 95 kt | 7 h 50 min | 5:35 am CDT (10:35 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 220° at 21 kt | +19 kt | 17 °C | 101 kt | 7 h 22 min | 5:07 am CDT (10:07 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 220° at 15 kt | +14 kt | 15 °C | 106 kt | 7 h 01 min | 4:46 am CDT (09:46 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 220° at 13 kt | +12 kt | 11 °C | 108 kt | 6 h 53 min | 4:38 am CDT (09:38 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 230° at 12 kt | +10 kt | 7 °C | 110 kt | 6 h 46 min | 4:31 am CDT (09:31 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 240° at 15 kt | +12 kt | 3 °C | 108 kt | 6 h 53 min | 4:38 am CDT (09:38 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 240° at 17 kt | +13 kt | -2 °C | 107 kt | 6 h 57 min | 4:42 am CDT (09:42 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 240° at 19 kt | +14 kt | -6 °C | 106 kt | 7 h 01 min | 4:46 am CDT (09:46 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 240° at 20 kt | +15 kt | -15 °C | 105 kt | 7 h 05 min | 4:50 am CDT (09:50 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 260° at 30 kt | +12 kt | -29 °C | 108 kt | 6 h 53 min | 4:38 am CDT (09:38 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 270° at 30 kt | +10 kt | -39 °C | 110 kt | 6 h 46 min | 4:31 am CDT (09:31 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 290° at 32 kt | −1 kt | -51 °C | 121 kt | 6 h 09 min | 3:54 am CDT (08:54 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; 19 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° |
| TUL | used from 99 nm out; 71 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 248 nm out; 54 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° |
| DAL | used from 347 nm out; 41 nm from the line | 190/29 | 220/23 17° | 220/17 13° | 250/18 8° | 230/18 -5° | 240/18 -15° | 270/34 -29° | 280/33 -39° | 300/36 -51° |
| SAT | used from 496 nm out; 95 nm from the line | 150/26 | 180/18 19° | 180/18 14° | 200/14 9° | 230/16 -6° | 210/9 -13° | 270/8 -29° | 280/6 -39° | 340/19 -51° |
| LRD | used from 695 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° |
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, 2 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,087 ft | ||||
| IDP Independence, KS | 139 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 824 ft | ||||
| RVS Tulsa, OK | 208 nm out, 10 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 638 ft | ||||
| ADH Ada, OK | 288 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 1,015 ft | ||||
| ADM Ardmore, OK | 318 nm out, 6 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 776 ft | ||||
| AFW Fort Worth, TX | 397 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 723 ft | ||||
| GRK Fort Hood (Killeen), TX | 516 nm out, 17 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,015 ft | ||||
| DZB Horseshoe Bay, TX | 556 nm out, 1 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 1,093 ft | ||||
| SKF San Antonio, TX | 625 nm out, 11 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 690 ft | ||||
| COT Cotulla, TX | 685 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 474 ft | ||||
| LRD Laredo, TX | destination | no report just now | 508 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,093 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At LRD when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:54 am CDT (08:54 UTC)
LRD has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8646 Arlington, TX, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Friday, October 16, 2026 UTC 20 nm from the route, 407 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Thursday 15 October · ZFW
Daylight
Sunset at MCI 6:44 pm CDT (23:44 UTC), at LRD 7:12 pm CDT (00:12 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:35 pm CDT (00:35 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at LRD is before sunrise there (7:36 am CDT (12:36 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, Laredo International.