Manhattan Regional to Austin-Bergstrom International MHK → AUS
539 nautical miles (621 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 186°, about 182° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4E). At 120 knots that is 4 h 03 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 13-knot tailwind), arriving about 10:12 am CDT (15:12 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: 2 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 2W: 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 270 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 MHK.
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 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 (SLN, ICT, TUL, OKC, DAL, CLL). 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 | 220° at 31 kt | +26 kt | 94 kt | 5 h 44 min | 11:53 am CDT (16:53 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 220° at 25 kt | +20 kt | 18 °C | 100 kt | 5 h 23 min | 11:32 am CDT (16:32 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 220° at 18 kt | +14 kt | 15 °C | 106 kt | 5 h 05 min | 11:14 am CDT (16:14 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 230° at 15 kt | +10 kt | 11 °C | 110 kt | 4 h 54 min | 11:03 am CDT (16:03 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 240° at 14 kt | +8 kt | 7 °C | 112 kt | 4 h 49 min | 10:58 am CDT (15:58 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 240° at 18 kt | +10 kt | 2 °C | 110 kt | 4 h 54 min | 11:03 am CDT (16:03 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 240° at 21 kt | +12 kt | -3 °C | 108 kt | 4 h 59 min | 11:08 am CDT (16:08 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 240° at 24 kt | +14 kt | -6 °C | 106 kt | 5 h 05 min | 11:14 am CDT (16:14 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 250° at 28 kt | +11 kt | -16 °C | 109 kt | 4 h 57 min | 11:06 am CDT (16:06 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 270° at 51 kt | +9 kt | -29 °C | 111 kt | 4 h 51 min | 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 280° at 45 kt | −4 kt | -38 °C | 124 kt | 4 h 21 min | 10:30 am CDT (15:30 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 290° at 42 kt | −13 kt | -50 °C | 133 kt | 4 h 03 min | 10:12 am CDT (15:12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLN | used from 0 nm out; 44 nm from the line | 230/49 | 240/41 22° | 230/26 15° | 220/21 7° | 240/38 -8° | 240/44 -21° | 260/77 -29° | 270/70 -36° | 270/63 -48° |
| ICT | used from 50 nm out; 33 nm from the line | 230/45 | 240/33 21° | 230/23 14° | 230/22 7° | 240/29 -7° | 240/36 -20° | 260/78 -29° | 270/69 -36° | 270/56 -49° |
| TUL | used from 150 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 230/42 | 250/23 17° | 220/16 14° | 240/10 8° | 240/20 -6° | 260/28 -17° | 270/61 -29° | 280/52 -38° | 290/46 -50° |
| OKC | used from 200 nm out; 24 nm from the line | 220/43 | 230/31 17° | 260/13 16° | 270/11 7° | 240/20 -6° | 250/32 -17° | 260/60 -28° | 280/50 -37° | 290/45 -50° |
| DAL | used from 300 nm out; 59 nm from the line | 190/30 | 200/28 18° | 220/18 13° | 250/13 8° | 240/24 -6° | 270/20 -14° | 270/35 -29° | 290/34 -39° | 310/41 -51° |
| CLL | used from 450 nm out; 74 nm from the line | 180/24 | 170/21 19° | 180/10 14° | 230/7 8° | 230/16 -6° | 260/20 -13° | 290/23 -29° | 320/21 -39° | 340/35 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MHK Manhattan, KS | departure | no report just now | 1,066 ft | ||||
| HRU Herington, KS | 30 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 1,480 ft | ||||
| BEC Wichita, KS | 90 nm out, 17 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,408 ft | ||||
| WLD Winfield/Arkansas City, KS | 120 nm out, 6 nm west of the line | no report just now | 1,160 ft | ||||
| SWO Stillwater, OK | 180 nm out, 3 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,000 ft | ||||
| OUN Norman, OK | 240 nm out, 17 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,181 ft | ||||
| ADM Ardmore, OK | 290 nm out, 11 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 776 ft | ||||
| AFW Fort Worth, TX | 370 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 723 ft | ||||
| FTW Fort Worth, TX | 380 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 710 ft | ||||
| ACT Waco, TX | 450 nm out, 15 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 516 ft | ||||
| GTU Georgetown, TX | 509 nm out, 3 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 789 ft | ||||
| AUS Austin, TX | destination | no report just now | 541 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,480 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At AUS when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:12 am CDT (15:12 UTC)
AUS 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 15 nm from the route, 380 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Thursday 15 October · ZFW
- 6/0543 MCGREGOR, TX 4 nm from the route, 469 nm along the route · security · ZFW
Daylight
Sunset at MHK 6:52 pm CDT (23:52 UTC), at AUS 7:02 pm CDT (00:02 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:26 pm CDT (00:26 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: Manhattan Regional, Austin-Bergstrom International.