Maury County Regional to Del Rio International MRC → DRT
788 nautical miles (907 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 246°, about 247° magnetic at the departure end (variation 1W). At 120 knots that is 7 h 14 min at the quickest height in today's winds (12,500 ft, a 11-knot headwind), arriving about 7:56 am CDT (12:56 UTC). Right now MRC is VFR, wind calm; DRT is VFR, wind from the east-southeast (120°) at 9 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 SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the first 0 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 MRC.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
No pilot reports within 50 nautical miles of the line in the last three hours.
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 8 forecast points nearest it (HSV, MEM, LIT, SHV, DAL, CLL, SAT, DRT). 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 | 200° at 17 kt | +13 kt | 107 kt | 7 h 22 min | 8:04 am CDT (13:04 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 220° at 16 kt | +15 kt | 16 °C | 105 kt | 7 h 30 min | 8:12 am CDT (13:12 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 230° at 15 kt | +15 kt | 14 °C | 105 kt | 7 h 30 min | 8:12 am CDT (13:12 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 240° at 13 kt | +14 kt | 10 °C | 106 kt | 7 h 26 min | 8:08 am CDT (13:08 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 250° at 11 kt | +11 kt | 7 °C | 109 kt | 7 h 14 min | 7:56 am CDT (12:56 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 250° at 12 kt | +12 kt | 2 °C | 108 kt | 7 h 18 min | 8:00 am CDT (13:00 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 260° at 12 kt | +12 kt | -2 °C | 108 kt | 7 h 18 min | 8:00 am CDT (13:00 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 260° at 12 kt | +12 kt | -5 °C | 108 kt | 7 h 18 min | 8:00 am CDT (13:00 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 270° at 15 kt | +13 kt | -15 °C | 107 kt | 7 h 22 min | 8:04 am CDT (13:04 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 290° at 27 kt | +18 kt | -30 °C | 102 kt | 7 h 44 min | 8:26 am CDT (13:26 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 300° at 29 kt | +16 kt | -40 °C | 104 kt | 7 h 35 min | 8:17 am CDT (13:17 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 310° at 33 kt | +12 kt | -51 °C | 108 kt | 7 h 18 min | 8:00 am CDT (13:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HSV | used from 0 nm out; 62 nm from the line | 310/20 | 330/20 16° | 320/27 11° | 340/23 5° | 320/23 -7° | 340/30 -17° | 320/50 -33° | 330/61 -41° | 340/41 -50° |
| MEM | used from 50 nm out; 69 nm from the line | 230/19 | 260/16 15° | 270/17 12° | 300/13 6° | 300/15 -5° | 300/26 -18° | 300/34 -32° | 300/41 -40° | 310/46 -52° |
| LIT | used from 200 nm out; 66 nm from the line | 220/21 | 230/17 16° | 250/24 12° | 260/15 7° | 260/13 -5° | 280/25 -16° | 290/35 -30° | 300/42 -40° | 300/40 -52° |
| SHV | used from 299 nm out; 59 nm from the line | 200/18 | 230/24 18° | 230/24 12° | 240/14 8° | 260/12 -4° | 240/11 -15° | 300/31 -29° | 300/32 -40° | 300/36 -52° |
| DAL | used from 449 nm out; 78 nm from the line | 190/29 | 220/23 17° | 220/17 13° | 250/18 8° | 230/18 -5° | 240/18 -15° | 270/34 -29° | 280/33 -39° | 300/36 -51° |
| CLL | used from 499 nm out; 62 nm from the line | 170/22 | 170/26 18° | 200/15 14° | 240/13 8° | 240/15 -5° | 260/17 -13° | 290/27 -29° | 290/22 -40° | 320/30 -51° |
| SAT | used from 599 nm out; 76 nm from the line | 150/26 | 180/18 19° | 180/18 14° | 200/14 9° | 230/16 -6° | 210/9 -13° | 270/8 -29° | 280/6 -39° | 340/19 -51° |
| DRT | used from 698 nm out; 65 nm from the line | 160/31 | 170/28 16° | 200/14 16° | 210/15 9° | 210/15 -4° | 240/12 -12° | 240/18 -28° | 300/11 -38° | 320/18 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MRC Columbia/Mount Pleasant, TN | departure | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 681 ft | 12:10 am CDT (05:10 UTC) |
| SNH Savannah, TN | 60 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line | VFR | calm | 7 mi | none | 472 ft | 05:10 UTC |
| OLV Olive Branch, MS | 130 nm out, 23 nm northwest of the line, tower | reported, no category | from the south (180°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 401 ft | 05:35 UTC |
| CKM Clarksdale, MS | 180 nm out, 2 nm northwest of the line | VFR | from the south (170°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 173 ft | 05:35 UTC |
| ELD El Dorado, AR | 309 nm out, 5 nm south of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 277 ft | 04:53 UTC |
| DTN Shreveport, LA | 369 nm out, 19 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southwest (200°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | none | 179 ft | 04:53 UTC |
| GGG Longview, TX | 419 nm out, 4 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (190°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | none | 365 ft | 04:53 UTC |
| CNW Waco, TX | 549 nm out, 15 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southeast (160°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 470 ft | 05:35 UTC |
| GRK Fort Hood (Killeen), TX | 599 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southeast (150°) at 12 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,015 ft | 04:55 UTC |
| DZB Horseshoe Bay, TX | 638 nm out, 9 nm southeast of the line | VFR | from the south-southeast (150°) at 8 knots, gusting to 14 | 10+ mi | none | 1,093 ft | 05:35 UTC |
| ECU Rocksprings, TX | 738 nm out, 9 nm north of the line | reported, no category | from the south-southeast (150°) at 17 knots, gusting to 23 | 10+ mi | none | 2,372 ft | 05:35 UTC |
| DRT Del Rio, TX | destination | VFR Sky: overcast at 6,000 feet | from the east-southeast (120°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | 6,000 ft | 1,002 ft | 11:53 pm CDT (04:53 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 DRT when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:56 am CDT (12:56 UTC)
Wind from the southeast at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,500 feet marginal VFR
The whole forecast for DRT
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 6,000 feet
- From Mon 5:00 am CDT (10:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,500 feet
- From Mon 12:30 pm CDT (17:30 UTC): wind from the southeast at 15 knots, gusting to 25, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 3,500 feet
- From Mon 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/0543 MCGREGOR, TX 11 nm from the route, 569 nm along the route · security · ZFW
Daylight
Sunset at MRC 6:17 pm CDT (23:17 UTC), at DRT 7:15 pm CDT (00:15 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:39 pm CDT (00:39 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: Maury County Regional, Del Rio International.