Monroe Regional to Las Cruces International MLU → LRU
754 nautical miles (868 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 273°, about 270° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3E). At 120 knots that is 6 h 51 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 10-knot headwind), arriving about 11:33 am MDT (17:33 UTC). Right now MLU is VFR, wind from the south (190°) at 3 knots; LRU is VFR, wind from the west-northwest (300°) at 5 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: 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
- 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). Near the route, 397 nm along 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 MLU.
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 7 forecast points nearest it (SHV, DAL, ABI, LBB, INK, ROW, ELP). 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 | 210° at 21 kt | +10 kt | 20 °C | 110 kt | 6 h 51 min | 11:33 am MDT (17:33 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 210° at 20 kt | +10 kt | 18 °C | 110 kt | 6 h 51 min | 11:33 am MDT (17:33 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 220° at 17 kt | +11 kt | 14 °C | 109 kt | 6 h 55 min | 11:37 am MDT (17:37 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 230° at 16 kt | +12 kt | 10 °C | 108 kt | 6 h 59 min | 11:41 am MDT (17:41 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 230° at 17 kt | +13 kt | 7 °C | 107 kt | 7 h 03 min | 11:45 am MDT (17:45 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 230° at 20 kt | +16 kt | 2 °C | 104 kt | 7 h 15 min | 11:57 am MDT (17:57 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 230° at 23 kt | +19 kt | -3 °C | 101 kt | 7 h 28 min | 12:10 pm MDT (18:10 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 240° at 26 kt | +22 kt | -6 °C | 98 kt | 7 h 42 min | 12:24 pm MDT (18:24 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 240° at 31 kt | +28 kt | -15 °C | 92 kt | 8 h 12 min | 12:54 pm MDT (18:54 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 250° at 40 kt | +38 kt | -29 °C | 82 kt | 9 h 12 min | 1:54 pm MDT (19:54 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 270° at 38 kt | +39 kt | -39 °C | 81 kt | 9 h 19 min | 2:01 pm MDT (20:01 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 270° at 34 kt | +35 kt | -51 °C | 85 kt | 8 h 52 min | 1:34 pm MDT (19:34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHV | used from 0 nm out; 66 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° |
| DAL | used from 149 nm out; 71 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° |
| ABI | used from 298 nm out; 66 nm from the line | 200/30 19° | 220/12 16° | 220/11 9° | 230/15 -5° | 250/26 -15° | 250/39 -28° | 270/36 -38° | 280/30 -51° | |
| LBB | used from 447 nm out; 69 nm from the line | 220/25 21° | 230/20 15° | 220/20 7° | 230/36 -6° | 240/50 -15° | 240/59 -28° | 260/52 -37° | 260/45 -50° | |
| INK | used from 496 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 220/17 21° | 230/12 14° | 210/13 7° | 220/29 -5° | 240/41 -14° | 230/43 -28° | 250/41 -38° | 250/33 -51° | |
| ROW | used from 595 nm out; 52 nm from the line | 230/12 | 230/17 13° | 220/30 7° | 230/41 -5° | 240/52 -17° | 230/66 -28° | 240/63 -38° | 240/60 -50° | |
| ELP | used from 695 nm out; 33 nm from the line | 300/8 | 210/14 12° | 210/28 6° | 230/47 -6° | 230/56 -14° | 220/58 -27° | 230/60 -38° | 230/56 -50° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLU Monroe, LA | departure | VFR | from the south (190°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 78 ft | 4:53 am CDT (09:53 UTC) |
| RSN Ruston, LA | 30 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line | VFR | from the south (190°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 316 ft | 10:35 UTC |
| DTN Shreveport, LA | 89 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southwest (200°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 179 ft | 09:53 UTC |
| TYR Tyler, TX | 169 nm out, 16 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (180°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 543 ft | 09:53 UTC |
| GKY Arlington, TX | 258 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southeast (160°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 628 ft | 09:53 UTC |
| BKD Breckenridge, TX | 347 nm out, 6 nm north of the line | VFR | from the south (170°) at 6 knots | 7 mi | none | 1,284 ft | 10:35 UTC |
| ABI Abilene, TX | 387 nm out, 12 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (170°) at 12 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,790 ft | 09:52 UTC |
| LUV Lamesa, TX | 496 nm out, 12 nm north of the line | VFR | from the south-southeast (160°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 2,998 ft | 10:35 UTC |
| HOB Hobbs, NM | 566 nm out, 11 nm north of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (190°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 3,660 ft | 10:35 UTC |
| CNM Carlsbad, NM | 615 nm out, 8 nm southwest of the line | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 12,000 feet | from the south (170°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 3,294 ft | 09:53 UTC |
| LRU Las Cruces, NM | destination | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 10,000 feet | from the west-northwest (300°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 4,456 ft | 4:35 am MDT (10:35 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 4,456 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At LRU when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:33 am MDT (17:33 UTC)
Wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 9,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for LRU
- From Mon 12:00 am MDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 9,000 feet
- From Mon 1:00 pm MDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 10 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 7:00 pm MDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
The forecast for MLU, the departure
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 9/2934 DALLAS, TX 15 nm from the route, 238 nm along the route · a VIP movement · ZFW
- 6/8646 Arlington, TX, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Friday, October 16, 2026 UTC 6 nm from the route, 258 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Thursday 15 October · ZFW
Daylight
Sunset at MLU 6:39 pm CDT (23:39 UTC), at LRU 6:37 pm MDT (00:37 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:02 pm MDT (01:02 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: Monroe Regional, Las Cruces International.