MC Allen International to San Angelo Rgnl/Mathis Field MFE → SJT
333 nautical miles (383 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 340°, about 336° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4E). At 120 knots that is 2 h 22 min at the quickest height in today's winds (6,500 ft, a 21-knot tailwind), arriving about 10:10 pm CDT (03:10 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now MFE is VFR, wind from the east-southeast (110°) at 11 knots; SJT is VFR, wind from the south (170°) at 15 knots, gusting to 23. 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
- E120 at 27,000 ft, 8 nm east, 5:28 pm CDT (22:28 UTC): remarks: a/c reported smooth in the out of KLRD zhu. 127 nm along the route, 8 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
COT UA /OV COT140020/TM 2228/FL270/TP E120/RM A/C RPTD SMOOTH IN THE OUT OF KLRD. ZHU
- Report
- a routine report filed through COT
- Where
- 20 nm southeast (140°) of COT
- Time
- 22:28 UTC
- Height
- at 27,000 ft
- Aircraft
- E120
- Remarks
- a/c reported smooth in the out of KLRD zhu
Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 20:00–03:00 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 5 forecast points nearest it (BRO, LRD, SAT, DRT, 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 | 150° at 21 kt | −20 kt | 17 °C | 140 kt | 2 h 23 min | 10:11 pm CDT (03:11 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 160° at 21 kt | −21 kt | 16 °C | 141 kt | 2 h 22 min | 10:10 pm CDT (03:10 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 170° at 18 kt | −18 kt | 13 °C | 138 kt | 2 h 25 min | 10:13 pm CDT (03:13 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 180° at 15 kt | −14 kt | 10 °C | 134 kt | 2 h 29 min | 10:17 pm CDT (03:17 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 190° at 13 kt | −10 kt | 7 °C | 130 kt | 2 h 34 min | 10:22 pm CDT (03:22 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 210° at 13 kt | −8 kt | 3 °C | 128 kt | 2 h 36 min | 10:24 pm CDT (03:24 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 220° at 15 kt | −6 kt | -1 °C | 126 kt | 2 h 39 min | 10:27 pm CDT (03:27 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 230° at 17 kt | −5 kt | -4 °C | 125 kt | 2 h 40 min | 10:28 pm CDT (03:28 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 220° at 17 kt | −7 kt | -13 °C | 127 kt | 2 h 37 min | 10:25 pm CDT (03:25 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 240° at 10 kt | −1 kt | -28 °C | 121 kt | 2 h 45 min | 10:33 pm CDT (03:33 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 280° at 7 kt | +4 kt | -39 °C | 116 kt | 2 h 52 min | 10:40 pm CDT (03:40 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 310° at 18 kt | +15 kt | -51 °C | 105 kt | 3 h 10 min | 10:58 pm CDT (03:58 UTC) |
Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 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; 65 nm from the line | 130/16 | 160/16 17° | 160/14 13° | 150/12 8° | L/V -3° | 250/13 -14° | 130/15 -29° | 100/18 -39° | L/V -50° |
| LRD | used from 49 nm out; 42 nm from the line | 130/21 | 150/19 16° | 170/21 12° | 170/12 8° | 230/20 -4° | 200/16 -13° | L/V -28° | L/V -39° | 330/16 -51° |
| SAT | used from 147 nm out; 63 nm from the line | 130/22 | 140/24 18° | 170/19 13° | 190/13 7° | 240/15 -4° | 220/14 -13° | 270/11 -28° | 280/10 -40° | 310/18 -51° |
| DRT | used from 245 nm out; 75 nm from the line | 150/25 | 150/27 16° | 170/19 12° | 200/12 7° | 230/23 -4° | 230/27 -12° | 240/24 -28° | 290/20 -38° | 300/28 -51° |
| ABI | used from 294 nm out; 88 nm from the line | 180/26 17° | 220/18 12° | 230/25 8° | 230/28 -5° | 240/29 -14° | 250/35 -28° | 270/37 -39° | 280/37 -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 | VFR | from the east-southeast (110°) at 11 knots | 10+ mi | none | 107 ft | 6:53 pm CDT (23:53 UTC) |
| HBV Hebbronville, TX | 78 nm out, 3 nm south of the line | VFR | from the southeast (130°) at 13 knots | 9 mi | none | 662 ft | 22:15 UTC |
| COT Cotulla, TX | 147 nm out, 1 nm southwest of the line | VFR | from the south-southeast (150°) at 14 knots | 10+ mi | none | 474 ft | 23:53 UTC |
| UVA Uvalde, TX | 196 nm out, 11 nm west of the line | VFR | from the southeast (140°) at 13 knots, gusting to 19 | 10+ mi | none | 941 ft | 00:35 UTC |
| ECU Rocksprings, TX | 245 nm out, 16 nm west of the line | reported, no category | from the south-southeast (160°) at 13 knots, gusting to 18 | 10+ mi | none | 2,372 ft | 00:35 UTC |
| JCT Junction, TX | 274 nm out, 17 nm east of the line | VFR | from the south (170°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,753 ft | 23:51 UTC |
| SOA Sonora, TX | 294 nm out, 24 nm southwest of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 2,139 ft | 00:35 UTC |
| SJT San Angelo, TX | destination | VFR | from the south (170°) at 15 knots, gusting to 23 | 10+ mi | none | 1,918 ft | 6:51 pm CDT (23:51 UTC) |
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 SJT when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:10 pm CDT (03:10 UTC)
Wind from the south at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The whole forecast for SJT
- From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 19 knots, gusting to 28, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet
- From Sun 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the south at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south at 15 knots, gusting to 25, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 1,500 feet
- From Mon 3:00 pm CDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the south at 14 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
The forecast for MFE, the departure
- From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet
- From Sun 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet
- From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 13 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,500 feet
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 0 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · until 1 November · ZFW
Daylight
Sunset at MFE 7:08 pm CDT (00:08 UTC), at SJT 7:13 pm CDT (00:13 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:38 pm CDT (00:38 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at SJT is after sunset there (7:14 pm CDT (00:14 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.
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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, San Angelo Rgnl/Mathis Field.