MC Allen International to Abilene Regional MFE → ABI
382 nautical miles (440 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 349°, about 345° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4E). At 120 knots that is 2 h 43 min at the quickest height in today's winds (6,500 ft, a 21-knot tailwind), arriving about 12:48 pm CDT (17:48 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: 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
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 MFE.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- F900 , 49 nm east, 9:38 am CDT (14:38 UTC): a broken layer above 1,500 ft. 206 nm along the route, 49 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
BAZ UA /OV KBAZ310004/TM 1438/FLUNKN/TP F900/SK BKN015-TOPUNKN
- Report
- a routine report filed through BAZ
- Where
- 4 nm northwest (310°) of KBAZ
- Time
- 14:38 UTC
- Height
- height not given
- Aircraft
- F900
- Sky
- a broken layer from 1,500 ft, tops unknown
- GLF5 at 4,000 ft, 29 nm east, 9:07 am CDT (14:07 UTC): remarks: B-018 T-025. 206 nm along the route, 29 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
SAT UA /OV SAT/TM 1407/FL040/TP GLF5/RM B-018 T-025
- Report
- a routine report filed through SAT
- Where
- over SAT
- Time
- 14:07 UTC
- Height
- at 4,000 ft
- Aircraft
- GLF5
- Remarks
- B-018 T-025
- F900 at 4,000 ft, 29 nm east, 8:15 am CDT (13:15 UTC): remarks: B018 T035. 206 nm along the route, 29 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
SAT UA /OV SAT/TM 1315/FL040/TP F900/RM B018 T035
- Report
- a routine report filed through SAT
- Where
- over SAT
- Time
- 13:15 UTC
- Height
- at 4,000 ft
- Aircraft
- F900
- Remarks
- B018 T035
- B737 at 2,000 ft, 29 nm east, 7:15 am CDT (12:15 UTC): overcast from 2,000 ft to 3,800 ft. 206 nm along the route, 29 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
SAT UA /OV SAT/TM 1215/FL020/TP B737/SK OVC020 TOP038
- Report
- a routine report filed through SAT
- Where
- over SAT
- Time
- 12:15 UTC
- Height
- at 2,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B737
- Sky
- overcast from 2,000 ft, tops 3,800 ft
- C172 at 2,700 ft, 3 nm southeast, 9:29 am CDT (14:29 UTC): remarks: zhu. 235 nm along the route, 3 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
ERV UA /OV ERV/TM 1429/FL027/TP C172/SK BASE 027/RM ZHU
- Report
- a routine report filed through ERV
- Where
- over ERV
- Time
- 14:29 UTC
- Height
- at 2,700 ft
- Aircraft
- C172
- Sky
- base 2,700 ft
- Remarks
- zhu
- C172 at 2,000 ft, 3 nm southeast, 8:31 am CDT (13:31 UTC): remarks: zhu. 235 nm along the route, 3 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
ERV UA /OV ERV/TM 1331/FL020/TP C172/SK BASE 023/RM ZHU
- Report
- a routine report filed through ERV
- Where
- over ERV
- Time
- 13:31 UTC
- Height
- at 2,000 ft
- Aircraft
- C172
- Sky
- base 2,300 ft
- Remarks
- zhu
Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 14:00–21:00 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 4 forecast points nearest it (BRO, LRD, SAT, ABI). 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 | 180° at 18 kt | −18 kt | 19 °C | 138 kt | 2 h 46 min | 12:51 pm CDT (17:51 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 180° at 21 kt | −21 kt | 17 °C | 141 kt | 2 h 43 min | 12:48 pm CDT (17:48 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 190° at 19 kt | −17 kt | 15 °C | 137 kt | 2 h 47 min | 12:52 pm CDT (17:52 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 190° at 15 kt | −14 kt | 12 °C | 134 kt | 2 h 51 min | 12:56 pm CDT (17:56 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 200° at 12 kt | −10 kt | 8 °C | 130 kt | 2 h 56 min | 1:01 pm CDT (18:01 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 210° at 13 kt | −9 kt | 4 °C | 129 kt | 2 h 58 min | 1:03 pm CDT (18:03 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 220° at 14 kt | −8 kt | -1 °C | 128 kt | 2 h 59 min | 1:04 pm CDT (18:04 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 230° at 15 kt | −7 kt | -4 °C | 127 kt | 3 h | 1:05 pm CDT (18:05 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 220° at 20 kt | −12 kt | -14 °C | 132 kt | 2 h 54 min | 12:59 pm CDT (17:59 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 200° at 13 kt | −10 kt | -29 °C | 130 kt | 2 h 56 min | 1:01 pm CDT (18:01 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 160° at 2 kt | −2 kt | -39 °C | 122 kt | 3 h 08 min | 1:13 pm CDT (18:13 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 050° at 15 kt | +6 kt | -51 °C | 114 kt | 3 h 21 min | 1:26 pm CDT (18:26 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 18:00 UTC for use 14:00 to 21:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRO | used from 0 nm out; 63 nm from the line | 160/14 | 160/14 18° | 150/14 14° | 150/8 9° | L/V -4° | 180/11 -14° | 100/15 -30° | 090/11 -40° | 060/33 -52° |
| LRD | used from 49 nm out; 52 nm from the line | 160/17 | 170/28 18° | 190/21 15° | 180/9 10° | 210/17 -4° | 210/18 -15° | 160/19 -29° | 110/12 -40° | 070/28 -51° |
| SAT | used from 147 nm out; 39 nm from the line | 160/12 | 180/23 18° | 190/21 14° | 200/12 10° | 240/19 -5° | 220/19 -14° | 210/8 -29° | 090/9 -39° | 050/21 -51° |
| ABI | used from 294 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 210/22 19° | 210/14 15° | 210/19 8° | 240/17 -4° | 240/31 -15° | 240/35 -27° | 260/30 -37° | 260/18 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MFE Mc Allen, TX | departure | no report just now | 107 ft | ||||
| HBV Hebbronville, TX | 78 nm out, 13 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 662 ft | ||||
| PEZ Pleasanton, TX | 166 nm out, 17 nm east of the line | no report just now | 430 ft | ||||
| SKF San Antonio, TX | 196 nm out, 20 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 690 ft | ||||
| ERV Kerrville, TX | 235 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 1,616 ft | ||||
| BBD Brady, TX | 304 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 1,827 ft | ||||
| COM Coleman, TX | 343 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 1,696 ft | ||||
| ABI Abilene, TX | destination | no report just now | 1,790 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,827 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At ABI when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:48 pm CDT (17:48 UTC)
ABI has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
No temporary flight restriction on or near this route right now.
Daylight
Sunset at MFE 7:07 pm CDT (00:07 UTC), at ABI 7:08 pm CDT (00:08 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:33 pm CDT (00:33 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: MC Allen International, Abilene Regional.