Plan a flight · Sun 9:58 pm CDT (02:58 UTC)

Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field) to William P Hobby Airport MGM → HOU

484 nautical miles (557 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 253°, about 254° magnetic at the departure end (variation 1W). At 120 knots that is 4 h 04 min at the quickest height in today's winds (6,500 ft, a 1-knot headwind), arriving about 2:02 am CDT (07:02 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now MGM is VFR, wind calm; HOU is VFR, wind from the southeast (140°) at 6 knots. 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: 7 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 MGM.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

CRJ7 at 28,000 ft, 35 nm southeast, 9:41 pm CDT (02:41 UTC): moderate turbulence, remarks: produced by skypath. At the departure end, 35 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TOI UA /OV MGM157029 /TM 0241 /FL280 /TP CRJ7 /TB MOD /RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATH
```
Report
a routine report filed through TOI
Where
29 nm southeast (157°) of MGM
Time
02:41 UTC
Height
at 28,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ7
Turbulence
moderate
Remarks
produced by skypath
B789 at 27,000 ft, 41 nm south, 7:30 pm CDT (00:30 UTC): moderate clear-air turbulence, remarks: zhu. 366 nm along the route, 41 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LFT UA /OV LLA270030/TM 0030/FL270/TP B789/TB MOD CAT/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through LFT
Where
30 nm west (270°) of LLA
Time
00:30 UTC
Height
at 27,000 ft
Aircraft
B789
Turbulence
moderate clear-air turbulence
Remarks
zhu
C510 at 41,000 ft, 39 nm northwest, 9:18 pm CDT (02:18 UTC): no turbulence, clear from 41,000 ft to 60,000 ft. 247 nm along the route, 39 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
HEZ UA /OV HEZ /TM 0218 /FL410 /TP C510 /SK SKC /TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through HEZ
Where
over HEZ
Time
02:18 UTC
Height
at 41,000 ft
Aircraft
C510
Sky
clear
Turbulence
none
E75L at 27,000 ft, 13 nm south, 7:20 pm CDT (00:20 UTC): remarks: zhu. 366 nm along the route, 13 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LCH UA /OV LCH08510/TM 0020/FL270/TP E75L/TB CONS CHOP/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through LCH
Where
LCH08510
Time
00:20 UTC
Height
at 27,000 ft
Aircraft
E75L
Turbulence
continuous chop
Remarks
zhu
B39M at 27,000 ft, 19 nm north, 7:42 pm CDT (00:42 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. At the destination end, 19 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IAH UA /OV IH340035/TM 0042/FL270/TP B39M/TB LT CHOP DURC/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through IAH
Where
IH340035
Time
00:42 UTC
Height
at 27,000 ft
Aircraft
B39M
Turbulence
lt chop during the climb
Remarks
zhu

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 (MGM, MOB, JAN, MSY, LCH, HOU). 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 4 kt	+2 kt		118 kt	4 h 06 min	2:04 am CDT (07:04 UTC)
6,500 ft	190° at 2 kt	+1 kt	17 °C	119 kt	4 h 04 min	2:02 am CDT (07:02 UTC)
8,500 ft	270° at 3 kt	+3 kt	13 °C	117 kt	4 h 08 min	2:06 am CDT (07:06 UTC)
10,500 ft	300° at 5 kt	+4 kt	10 °C	116 kt	4 h 10 min	2:08 am CDT (07:08 UTC)
12,500 ft	300° at 7 kt	+5 kt	6 °C	115 kt	4 h 13 min	2:11 am CDT (07:11 UTC)
14,500 ft	300° at 10 kt	+7 kt	2 °C	113 kt	4 h 17 min	2:15 am CDT (07:15 UTC)
16,500 ft	300° at 12 kt	+8 kt	-2 °C	112 kt	4 h 19 min	2:17 am CDT (07:17 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	300° at 14 kt	+10 kt	-5 °C	110 kt	4 h 24 min	2:22 am CDT (07:22 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	300° at 19 kt	+14 kt	-15 °C	106 kt	4 h 34 min	2:32 am CDT (07:32 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	320° at 34 kt	+11 kt	-31 °C	109 kt	4 h 26 min	2:24 am CDT (07:24 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	330° at 39 kt	+10 kt	-41 °C	110 kt	4 h 24 min	2:22 am CDT (07:22 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	340° at 38 kt	+3 kt	-52 °C	117 kt	4 h 08 min	2:06 am CDT (07:06 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
MGM	used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line	310/19	340/24 17°	340/28 11°	330/16 7°	300/23 -7°	320/32 -16°	330/46 -33°	330/55 -42°	330/41 -50°
MOB	used from 99 nm out; 64 nm from the line	330/5	330/6 19°	340/6 11°	330/10 7°	320/16 -5°	310/26 -16°	340/40 -32°	340/47 -42°	350/51 -52°
JAN	used from 148 nm out; 58 nm from the line	230/10	270/13 18°	270/11 12°	310/11 6°	300/15 -4°	300/22 -16°	310/33 -31°	320/37 -41°	330/41 -52°
MSY	used from 198 nm out; 71 nm from the line	110/5	150/6 19°	L/V 12°	310/5 7°	310/13 -4°	290/20 -16°	330/36 -31°	330/37 -41°	350/43 -52°
LCH	used from 296 nm out; 54 nm from the line	160/21	160/18 18°	180/13 12°	230/6 8°	280/10 -4°	260/13 -14°	310/29 -30°	320/32 -40°	330/33 -53°
HOU	used from 445 nm out; 20 nm from the line	160/22	150/27 19°	180/16 14°	250/7 9°	270/10 -5°	270/16 -13°	310/23 -29°	310/26 -40°	330/20 -52°

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
MGM Montgomery, AL	departure	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	221 ft	9:53 pm CDT (02:53 UTC)
SEM Selma, AL	30 nm out, 11 nm north of the line, tower	reported, no category	from the east (080°) at 27 knots, gusting to 37		3,300 ft	166 ft	01:30 UTC
PIB Hattiesburg-Laurel, MS	158 nm out, 2 nm south of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	297 ft	02:56 UTC
MCB Mc Comb, MS	217 nm out, 1 nm west of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	413 ft	02:53 UTC
HZR New Roads, LA	277 nm out, 9 nm south of the line	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 32,000 feet	calm	10+ mi	none	39 ft	02:15 UTC
OPL Opelousas, LA	306 nm out, 8 nm south of the line	VFR	from the south (170°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	74 ft	02:35 UTC
CWF Lake Charles, LA	366 nm out, 8 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	16 ft	02:45 UTC
BPT Beaumont/Port Arthur, TX	415 nm out, 7 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the southeast (130°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	14 ft	02:53 UTC
HPY Baytown, TX	464 nm out, 2 nm northwest of the line	no report just now				33 ft
HOU Houston, TX	destination	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet	from the southeast (140°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	46 ft	9:53 pm CDT (02:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 413 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At HOU when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:02 am CDT (07:02 UTC)

Wind from the southeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for HOU

From Sun 10:00 pm CDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,500 feet, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
30% chance between Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC) and 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): light rain showers
From Mon 5:00 pm CDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 13 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 5,000 feet

The forecast for MGM, the departure

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
At times between Mon 5:00 am CDT (10:00 UTC) and 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): visibility 5 miles, mist
From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

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 MGM 6:16 pm CDT (23:16 UTC), at HOU 6:54 pm CDT (23:54 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:18 pm CDT (00:18 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at HOU is before sunrise there (7:20 am CDT (12:20 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

Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the southern Plains · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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: Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field), William P Hobby Airport.