Eppley Airfield to Valley International OMA → HRL
909 nautical miles (1,047 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 186°, about 184° magnetic at the departure end (variation 2E). At 120 knots that is 7 h 20 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 4-knot tailwind), arriving about 4:32 am CDT (09:32 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now OMA is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 11 knots; HRL is VFR, wind from the east (100°) 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: 33 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 3W: 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 230 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 OMA.
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 20:00–03:00 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 10 forecast points nearest it (OMA, SLN, ICT, TUL, OKC, DAL, CLL, SAT, CRP, BRO). 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 | 190° at 23 kt | +23 kt | 97 kt | 9 h 22 min | 6:34 am CDT (11:34 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 200° at 23 kt | +22 kt | 16 °C | 98 kt | 9 h 17 min | 6:29 am CDT (11:29 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 220° at 20 kt | +17 kt | 13 °C | 103 kt | 8 h 50 min | 6:02 am CDT (11:02 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 230° at 17 kt | +13 kt | 10 °C | 107 kt | 8 h 30 min | 5:42 am CDT (10:42 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 230° at 16 kt | +11 kt | 6 °C | 109 kt | 8 h 20 min | 5:32 am CDT (10:32 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 240° at 17 kt | +10 kt | 2 °C | 110 kt | 8 h 16 min | 5:28 am CDT (10:28 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 240° at 19 kt | +10 kt | -2 °C | 110 kt | 8 h 16 min | 5:28 am CDT (10:28 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 250° at 20 kt | +9 kt | -5 °C | 111 kt | 8 h 11 min | 5:23 am CDT (10:23 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 250° at 22 kt | +11 kt | -15 °C | 109 kt | 8 h 20 min | 5:32 am CDT (10:32 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 270° at 27 kt | +4 kt | -30 °C | 116 kt | 7 h 50 min | 5:02 am CDT (10:02 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 270° at 30 kt | +2 kt | -40 °C | 118 kt | 7 h 42 min | 4:54 am CDT (09:54 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 280° at 31 kt | −4 kt | -51 °C | 124 kt | 7 h 20 min | 4:32 am CDT (09:32 UTC) |
Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OMA | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 190/34 | 230/34 19° | 250/25 12° | 250/18 6° | 250/22 -7° | 250/28 -19° | 260/34 -32° | 260/39 -41° | 280/56 -51° |
| SLN | used from 100 nm out; 74 nm from the line | 190/37 | 220/39 20° | 240/31 14° | 250/24 7° | 260/25 -7° | 250/26 -17° | 250/44 -31° | 260/47 -40° | 260/47 -50° |
| ICT | used from 200 nm out; 50 nm from the line | 190/34 | 210/34 18° | 240/28 13° | 260/23 7° | 250/23 -6° | 240/29 -17° | 260/40 -30° | 260/47 -40° | 270/42 -51° |
| TUL | used from 250 nm out; 44 nm from the line | 200/27 | 210/28 15° | 240/24 13° | 250/19 8° | 250/28 -6° | 260/25 -16° | 270/34 -30° | 280/41 -39° | 280/41 -52° |
| OKC | used from 350 nm out; 48 nm from the line | 190/29 | 200/29 16° | 230/22 14° | 240/17 9° | 240/28 -6° | 250/35 -15° | 270/42 -29° | 270/43 -39° | 280/38 -51° |
| DAL | used from 450 nm out; 36 nm from the line | 180/21 | 190/24 15° | 230/20 12° | 220/23 8° | 240/22 -5° | 230/18 -15° | 280/33 -29° | 280/36 -39° | 300/33 -52° |
| CLL | used from 600 nm out; 47 nm from the line | 160/18 | 190/18 16° | 200/19 12° | 220/14 7° | 260/18 -5° | 250/20 -13° | 290/29 -29° | 290/31 -40° | 300/22 -53° |
| SAT | used from 700 nm out; 61 nm from the line | 130/22 | 140/24 18° | 170/19 13° | 190/13 7° | 240/15 -4° | 220/14 -13° | 270/11 -28° | 280/10 -40° | 310/18 -51° |
| CRP | used from 750 nm out; 42 nm from the line | 130/19 | 140/20 18° | 160/17 13° | 180/10 7° | 230/9 -3° | 230/11 -13° | 310/6 -29° | 310/5 -39° | 310/13 -52° |
| BRO | used from 849 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 130/16 | 160/16 17° | 160/14 13° | 150/12 8° | L/V -3° | 250/13 -14° | 130/15 -29° | 100/18 -39° | L/V -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OMA Omaha, NE | departure | VFR Sky: a broken layer at 25,000 feet | from the south-southeast (160°) at 11 knots | 10+ mi | 25,000 ft | 984 ft | 8:52 pm CDT (01:52 UTC) |
| PMV Plattsmouth, NE | 20 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line | VFR | from the south-southeast (160°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,204 ft | 01:55 UTC |
| MHK Manhattan, KS | 130 nm out, 23 nm west of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southwest (200°) at 11 knots, gusting to 20 | 10+ mi | none | 1,066 ft | 01:52 UTC |
| EQA El Dorado, KS | 220 nm out, 22 nm west of the line | VFR | from the south (190°) at 13 knots, gusting to 20 | 10+ mi | none | 1,379 ft | 23:15 UTC |
| SRE Seminole, OK | 360 nm out, 4 nm south of the line | VFR | from the south-southeast (150°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,023 ft | 01:55 UTC |
| ADM Ardmore, OK | 420 nm out, 12 nm west of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (170°) at 13 knots, gusting to 18 | 10+ mi | none | 776 ft | 19:50 UTC |
| GPM Grand Prairie, TX | 520 nm out, 4 nm west of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 590 ft | 02:35 UTC |
| CNW Waco, TX | 580 nm out, 4 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southeast (150°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 470 ft | 01:55 UTC |
| EDC Austin, TX | 660 nm out, 18 nm west of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southeast (150°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | none | 620 ft | 23:35 UTC |
| VCT Victoria, TX | 750 nm out, 25 nm east of the line, tower | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,900 feet | from the east (100°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 115 ft | 01:51 UTC |
| CRP Corpus Christi, TX | 819 nm out, 3 nm north of the line, tower | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,000 feet, a few clouds at 2,800 feet, a few clouds at 15,000 feet, scattered clouds at 22,000 feet | from the east-southeast (110°) at 12 knots | 10+ mi | none | 46 ft | 01:51 UTC |
| HRL Harlingen, TX | destination | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 5,000 feet | from the east (100°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 36 ft | 8:52 pm CDT (01:52 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,379 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At HRL when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:32 am CDT (09:32 UTC)
Wind from the southeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for HRL
- From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the east at 13 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet
- From Sun 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet
- From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 14 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,500 feet
The forecast for OMA, the departure
- From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 14 knots, gusting to 23, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Sun 10:00 pm CDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the south at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, clear skies
- From Mon 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south at 14 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 16 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 5:00 pm CDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 13 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 9/2934 DALLAS, TX 7 nm from the route, 510 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, 520 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Thursday 15 October · ZFW
- 6/0543 MCGREGOR, TX 16 nm from the route, 600 nm along the route · security · ZFW
Daylight
Sunset at OMA 6:47 pm CDT (23:47 UTC), at HRL 7:05 pm CDT (00:05 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:29 pm CDT (00:29 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at HRL is before sunrise there (7:28 am CDT (12:28 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: Eppley Airfield, Valley International.