Monterey Regional to George Bush Intcntl/Houston Airport MRY → IAH
1,383 nautical miles (1,591 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 099°, about 084° magnetic at the departure end (variation 15E). At 120 knots that is 8 h 52 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 36-knot tailwind), arriving about 9:58 am CDT (14:58 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: 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 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the first 20 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Over the route from 169 to 338 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots). Near the route, 239 nm along the route.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Near the route, 348 nm along the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 368 to 637 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 368 to 527 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 388 to 776 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 2E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 487 to 527 nm out.
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 MRY.
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 02:00–09:00 UTC · at 120 knots true airspeed
The eastbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: odd thousands plus 500 ft; above 18,000 ft the forecast levels), with the wind averaged along the line from the 13 forecast points nearest it (FAT, BIH, WJF, LAS, PRC, PHX, ABQ, ROW, INK, ABI, SAT, CLL, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,500 ft | 190° at 23 kt | +4 kt | 14 °C | 116 kt | 11 h 55 min | 1:01 pm CDT (18:01 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 200° at 23 kt | −1 kt | 10 °C | 121 kt | 11 h 26 min | 12:32 pm CDT (17:32 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 210° at 22 kt | −4 kt | 8 °C | 124 kt | 11 h 09 min | 12:15 pm CDT (17:15 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 210° at 23 kt | −6 kt | 4 °C | 126 kt | 10 h 59 min | 12:05 pm CDT (17:05 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 220° at 25 kt | −9 kt | 0 °C | 129 kt | 10 h 43 min | 11:49 am CDT (16:49 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 220° at 29 kt | −12 kt | -4 °C | 132 kt | 10 h 29 min | 11:35 am CDT (16:35 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 220° at 33 kt | −14 kt | -8 °C | 134 kt | 10 h 19 min | 11:25 am CDT (16:25 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 33 kt | −15 kt | -9 °C | 135 kt | 10 h 15 min | 11:21 am CDT (16:21 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 42 kt | −21 kt | -19 °C | 141 kt | 9 h 49 min | 10:55 am CDT (15:55 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 230° at 52 kt | −31 kt | -28 °C | 151 kt | 9 h 10 min | 10:16 am CDT (15:16 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 53 kt | −36 kt | -36 °C | 156 kt | 8 h 52 min | 9:58 am CDT (14:58 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 240° at 44 kt | −33 kt | -47 °C | 153 kt | 9 h 02 min | 10:08 am CDT (15:08 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAT | used from 0 nm out; 79 nm from the line | 130/16 | 160/20 5° | 190/28 -1° | 210/25 -5° | 220/27 -15° | 230/21 -26° | 220/42 -29° | 220/44 -35° | 220/44 -44° |
| BIH | used from 149 nm out; 78 nm from the line | L/V | 240/7 1° | 190/13 -3° | 200/26 -16° | 210/43 -26° | 220/54 -28° | 220/51 -35° | 220/47 -43° | |
| WJF | used from 199 nm out; 84 nm from the line | 200/28 6° | 210/28 3° | 210/29 -4° | 210/28 -14° | 220/41 -20° | 220/47 -29° | 220/46 -37° | 220/53 -44° | |
| LAS | used from 249 nm out; 59 nm from the line | 210/21 10° | 200/18 5° | 200/23 -2° | 210/49 -14° | 210/63 -21° | 220/58 -30° | 220/61 -35° | 210/56 -44° | |
| PRC | used from 398 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 210/25 5° | 200/30 1° | 220/55 -10° | 220/61 -21° | 220/84 -28° | 230/90 -34° | 230/73 -45° | ||
| PHX | used from 597 nm out; 140 nm from the line | 150/5 | 200/21 12° | 200/27 6° | 200/35 3° | 220/58 -8° | 220/69 -19° | 220/87 -26° | 230/93 -35° | 230/79 -47° |
| ABQ | used from 647 nm out; 108 nm from the line | 220/27 11° | 210/35 5° | 220/46 -9° | 230/62 -20° | 240/78 -25° | 240/80 -35° | 240/56 -47° | ||
| ROW | used from 796 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 190/33 | 210/27 14° | 220/28 6° | 230/36 -6° | 230/56 -15° | 230/63 -27° | 250/59 -37° | 260/57 -49° | |
| INK | used from 945 nm out; 49 nm from the line | 190/23 20° | 200/18 15° | 230/18 8° | 240/23 -4° | 240/37 -14° | 240/46 -27° | 250/42 -38° | 260/36 -50° | |
| ABI | used from 1045 nm out; 71 nm from the line | 200/31 17° | 210/21 15° | 240/15 9° | 250/14 -4° | 250/24 -14° | 250/36 -28° | 270/35 -38° | 290/41 -50° | |
| SAT | used from 1194 nm out; 92 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° |
| CLL | used from 1244 nm out; 53 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° |
| HOU | used from 1343 nm out; 36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MRY Monterey, CA | departure | no report just now | 256 ft | ||||
| HJO Hanford, CA | 109 nm out, 2 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 239 ft | ||||
| PTV Porterville, CA | 139 nm out, 10 nm south of the line | no report just now | 443 ft | ||||
| IFP Bullhead City, AZ | 368 nm out, 17 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 707 ft | ||||
| FLG Flagstaff, AZ | 497 nm out, 18 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 7,014 ft | ||||
| TYL Taylor, AZ | 587 nm out, 2 nm south of the line | no report just now | 5,823 ft | ||||
| SRR Ruidoso, NM | 826 nm out, 8 nm north of the line | no report just now | 6,813 ft | ||||
| HOB Hobbs, NM | 945 nm out, 3 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 3,660 ft | ||||
| MAF Midland, TX | 1015 nm out, 23 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 2,872 ft | ||||
| GRK Fort Hood (Killeen), TX | 1244 nm out, 10 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,015 ft | ||||
| GTU Georgetown, TX | 1254 nm out, 9 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 789 ft | ||||
| IAH Houston, TX | destination | no report just now | 95 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 7,014 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At IAH when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:58 am CDT (14:58 UTC)
IAH has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8783 38NM NE BAKERSFIELD, CA, Saturday, October 10, 2026 through Friday, October 23, 2026 UTC 21 nm from the route, 179 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 23 October · ZLA
- 6/8890 LAS VEGAS, NV, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 3 nm from the route, 318 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts tomorrow · ZLA
- 6/8891 Bullhead City, AZ, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local 7 nm from the route, 368 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZLA
- 6/8722 ALAMOGORDO, NM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, 806 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB
- 6/4240 SAN ANGELO, TX, Sunday, March 8, 2026 through Sunday, November 1, 2026 Local 22 nm from the route, 1114 nm along the route · security · until 1 November · ZFW
Daylight
Sunset at MRY 6:35 pm PDT (01:35 UTC), at IAH 6:54 pm CDT (23:54 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:18 pm CDT (00:18 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: Monterey Regional, George Bush Intcntl/Houston Airport.