MC Allen International to Oakland County International MFE → PTK
1,228 nautical miles (1,414 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 033°, about 029° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4E). At 120 knots that is 9 h 10 min at the quickest height in today's winds (3,500 ft, a 14-knot tailwind), arriving about 4:20 pm EDT (20:20 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: 6 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 SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the last 220 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 MFE.
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 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 12 forecast points nearest it (BRO, CRP, PSX, HOU, SHV, LIT, MEM, CGI, EVV, IND, FWA, CLE). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,500 ft | 230° at 14 kt | −14 kt | 134 kt | 9 h 10 min | 4:20 pm EDT (20:20 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 240° at 13 kt | −13 kt | 133 kt | 9 h 14 min | 4:24 pm EDT (20:24 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 240° at 12 kt | −12 kt | 14 °C | 132 kt | 9 h 18 min | 4:28 pm EDT (20:28 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 250° at 12 kt | −11 kt | 11 °C | 131 kt | 9 h 22 min | 4:32 pm EDT (20:32 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 260° at 12 kt | −9 kt | 7 °C | 129 kt | 9 h 31 min | 4:41 pm EDT (20:41 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 260° at 13 kt | −9 kt | 3 °C | 129 kt | 9 h 31 min | 4:41 pm EDT (20:41 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 270° at 15 kt | −10 kt | -1 °C | 130 kt | 9 h 27 min | 4:37 pm EDT (20:37 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 270° at 17 kt | −10 kt | -5 °C | 130 kt | 9 h 27 min | 4:37 pm EDT (20:37 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 270° at 18 kt | −10 kt | -6 °C | 130 kt | 9 h 27 min | 4:37 pm EDT (20:37 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 270° at 20 kt | −12 kt | -16 °C | 132 kt | 9 h 18 min | 4:28 pm EDT (20:28 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 290° at 28 kt | −6 kt | -31 °C | 126 kt | 9 h 45 min | 4:55 pm EDT (20:55 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 300° at 36 kt | −4 kt | -41 °C | 124 kt | 9 h 54 min | 5:04 pm EDT (21:04 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 320° at 39 kt | +7 kt | -51 °C | 113 kt | 10 h 52 min | 6:02 pm EDT (22:02 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
| 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; 48 nm from the line | 160/15 | 160/15 18° | 170/11 14° | 150/7 9° | L/V -4° | 170/6 -15° | 100/15 -29° | 100/14 -41° | 040/26 -51° |
| CRP | used from 50 nm out; 33 nm from the line | 140/21 | 160/22 17° | 180/14 13° | 210/6 9° | 270/10 -5° | 200/8 -13° | L/V -29° | L/V -40° | 030/28 -51° |
| PSX | used from 150 nm out; 13 nm from the line | 160/24 | 190/17 17° | 200/10 15° | L/V 8° | 260/7 -5° | 220/10 -12° | 310/11 -30° | 320/13 -40° | 010/29 -51° |
| HOU | used from 250 nm out; 22 nm from the line | 180/22 | 180/20 16° | 170/7 15° | L/V 8° | 220/11 -6° | 260/15 -13° | 310/20 -30° | 320/20 -40° | 350/32 -51° |
| SHV | used from 350 nm out; 69 nm from the line | 210/20 | 210/20 18° | 230/20 11° | 240/16 7° | 270/17 -7° | 250/11 -15° | 300/34 -30° | 310/34 -40° | 320/36 -51° |
| LIT | used from 499 nm out; 81 nm from the line | 250/22 | 250/25 18° | 240/23 12° | 240/20 7° | 250/17 -6° | 260/25 -17° | 300/45 -29° | 300/49 -40° | 310/43 -51° |
| MEM | used from 649 nm out; 49 nm from the line | 250/19 | 260/19 17° | 270/20 12° | 270/16 6° | 270/21 -6° | 290/27 -17° | 300/37 -30° | 300/49 -40° | 310/40 -51° |
| CGI | used from 749 nm out; 27 nm from the line | 260/22 | 250/15 15° | 250/13 11° | 250/16 6° | 270/29 -7° | 280/30 -18° | 290/40 -31° | 290/55 -40° | 300/51 -51° |
| EVV | used from 849 nm out; 39 nm from the line | 270/25 | 290/17 15° | 260/10 8° | 270/16 5° | 280/29 -6° | 280/33 -19° | 290/38 -33° | 300/53 -41° | 310/54 -51° |
| IND | used from 949 nm out; 38 nm from the line | 270/22 | 290/19 15° | 270/19 8° | 270/18 4° | 290/28 -7° | 280/35 -20° | 270/37 -34° | 300/51 -42° | 300/61 -51° |
| FWA | used from 1049 nm out; 27 nm from the line | 270/20 | 300/16 15° | 290/14 10° | 280/17 3° | 290/25 -7° | 280/30 -19° | 280/34 -35° | 290/48 -44° | 300/64 -52° |
| CLE | used from 1198 nm out; 102 nm from the line | 310/7 | 350/20 14° | 340/16 9° | 320/21 2° | 320/32 -8° | 330/34 -20° | 330/45 -36° | 320/60 -45° | 320/64 -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 | ||||
| CRP Corpus Christi, TX | 100 nm out, 19 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 46 ft | ||||
| PSX Palacios, TX | 190 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 14 ft | ||||
| SGR Houston, TX | 250 nm out, 2 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 81 ft | ||||
| SHV Shreveport, LA | 439 nm out, 16 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 257 ft | ||||
| ELD El Dorado, AR | 509 nm out, 1 nm west of the line | no report just now | 277 ft | ||||
| JBR Jonesboro, AR | 699 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 262 ft | ||||
| MWA Marion, IL | 839 nm out, 12 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 471 ft | ||||
| HUF Terre Haute, IN | 969 nm out, 12 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 589 ft | ||||
| FWA Fort Wayne, IN | 1099 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 814 ft | ||||
| ARB Ann Arbor, MI | 1198 nm out, 7 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 839 ft | ||||
| PTK Pontiac, MI | destination | no report just now | 980 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 980 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At PTK when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:20 pm EDT (20:20 UTC)
PTK 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 PTK 6:56 pm EDT (22:56 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:24 pm EDT (23:24 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, Oakland County International.