Pitt-Greenville Airport to Laredo International PGV → LRD
1,226 nautical miles (1,410 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 253°, about 262° magnetic at the departure end (variation 9W). At 120 knots that is 10 h 40 min at the quickest height in today's winds (6,500 ft, a 5-knot headwind), arriving about 9:17 am CDT (14:17 UTC). Right now PGV is VFR, wind from the west-southwest (240°) at 11 knots; LRD is VFR, wind from the east-southeast (110°) at 13 knots, gusting to 21. 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
No SIGMET or AIRMET covers any part of this route right now.
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 PGV.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- CRJ9 at 32,000 ft, 8 nm south, 10:00 pm EDT (02:00 UTC): moderate chop turbulence, remarks: ZTLFD-22. 399 nm along the route, 8 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
ATL UA /OV ATL240035/TM 0200/FL320/TP CRJ9/TB OCNL MOD CHOP /RM ZTLFD-22
- Report
- a routine report filed through ATL
- Where
- 35 nm southwest (240°) of ATL
- Time
- 02:00 UTC
- Height
- at 32,000 ft
- Aircraft
- CRJ9
- Turbulence
- occasional moderate chop
- Remarks
- ZTLFD-22
- E170 at 33,000 ft, 21 nm north, 9:53 pm EDT (01:53 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZTLFD-22. 409 nm along the route, 21 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
ATL UA /OV ATL280045/TM 0153/FL330/TP E170/TB CONS LGT CHOP /RM ZTLFD-22
- Report
- a routine report filed through ATL
- Where
- 45 nm west (280°) of ATL
- Time
- 01:53 UTC
- Height
- at 33,000 ft
- Aircraft
- E170
- Turbulence
- continuous light chop
- Remarks
- ZTLFD-22
- C510 at 41,000 ft, 25 nm north, 10:18 pm EDT (02:18 UTC): no turbulence, clear from 41,000 ft to 60,000 ft. 737 nm along the route, 25 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
HEZ UA /OV HEZ /TM 0218 /FL410 /TP C510 /SK SKC /TB NEG
- Report
- a routine report filed through HEZ
- Where
- over HEZ
- Time
- 02:18 UTC
- Height
- at 41,000 ft
- Aircraft
- C510
- Sky
- clear
- Turbulence
- none
- B39M at 27,000 ft, 27 nm northwest, 8:42 pm EDT (00:42 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. 967 nm along the route, 27 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
IAH UA /OV IH340035/TM 0042/FL270/TP B39M/TB LT CHOP DURC/RM ZHU
- Report
- a routine report filed through IAH
- Where
- IH340035
- Time
- 00:42 UTC
- Height
- at 27,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B39M
- Turbulence
- lt chop during the climb
- Remarks
- zhu
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 13 forecast points nearest it (RDU, FLO, CAE, GSP, ATL, CSG, MGM, JAN, LCH, HOU, PSX, CRP, LRD). 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 | 270° at 5 kt | +6 kt | 114 kt | 10 h 45 min | 9:22 am CDT (14:22 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 300° at 6 kt | +5 kt | 15 °C | 115 kt | 10 h 40 min | 9:17 am CDT (14:17 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 300° at 9 kt | +6 kt | 12 °C | 114 kt | 10 h 45 min | 9:22 am CDT (14:22 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 300° at 11 kt | +7 kt | 9 °C | 113 kt | 10 h 51 min | 9:28 am CDT (14:28 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 300° at 13 kt | +9 kt | 6 °C | 111 kt | 11 h 03 min | 9:40 am CDT (14:40 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 290° at 15 kt | +12 kt | 2 °C | 108 kt | 11 h 21 min | 9:58 am CDT (14:58 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 290° at 18 kt | +14 kt | -2 °C | 106 kt | 11 h 34 min | 10:11 am CDT (15:11 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 280° at 20 kt | +16 kt | -5 °C | 104 kt | 11 h 47 min | 10:24 am CDT (15:24 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 280° at 22 kt | +18 kt | -16 °C | 102 kt | 12 h 01 min | 10:38 am CDT (15:38 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 300° at 27 kt | +16 kt | -31 °C | 104 kt | 11 h 47 min | 10:24 am CDT (15:24 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 300° at 29 kt | +17 kt | -40 °C | 103 kt | 11 h 54 min | 10:31 am CDT (15:31 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 310° at 28 kt | +11 kt | -51 °C | 109 kt | 11 h 15 min | 9:52 am CDT (14:52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RDU | used from 0 nm out; 50 nm from the line | 280/33 | 300/23 11° | 300/28 8° | 290/28 4° | 260/41 -6° | 240/52 -18° | 230/66 -31° | 230/76 -39° | 240/52 -49° |
| FLO | used from 100 nm out; 49 nm from the line | 300/16 | 320/14 12° | 320/19 7° | 290/26 5° | 260/39 -6° | 250/45 -18° | 230/62 -32° | 230/83 -40° | 230/64 -51° |
| CAE | used from 149 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 330/15 | 330/13 12° | 330/22 9° | 300/26 6° | 280/33 -7° | 270/38 -18° | 250/45 -33° | 240/46 -40° | 270/38 -49° |
| GSP | used from 199 nm out; 36 nm from the line | 320/22 | 340/19 13° | 320/18 8° | 310/24 5° | 300/34 -7° | 300/36 -18° | 290/30 -33° | 300/32 -39° | 320/42 -49° |
| ATL | used from 299 nm out; 44 nm from the line | 320/30 | 330/37 16° | 340/44 11° | 330/35 7° | 310/33 -6° | 300/38 -18° | 330/58 -33° | 330/48 -40° | 320/34 -49° |
| CSG | used from 399 nm out; 53 nm from the line | 310/24 | 340/35 17° | 340/37 12° | 330/22 8° | 310/30 -7° | 290/30 -18° | 340/57 -32° | 340/55 -41° | 320/33 -49° |
| MGM | used from 448 nm out; 40 nm from the line | 310/19 | 340/24 17° | 340/28 11° | 330/16 7° | 300/23 -7° | 320/32 -16° | 330/46 -33° | 330/55 -42° | 330/41 -50° |
| JAN | used from 598 nm out; 54 nm from the line | 230/10 | 270/13 18° | 270/11 12° | 310/11 6° | 300/15 -4° | 300/22 -16° | 310/33 -31° | 320/37 -41° | 330/41 -52° |
| LCH | used from 747 nm out; 92 nm from the line | 160/21 | 160/18 18° | 180/13 12° | 230/6 8° | 280/10 -4° | 260/13 -14° | 310/29 -30° | 320/32 -40° | 330/33 -53° |
| HOU | used from 897 nm out; 51 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° |
| PSX | used from 996 nm out; 27 nm from the line | 160/24 | 160/23 19° | 180/14 15° | 210/11 9° | 240/8 -4° | 250/8 -13° | 320/14 -29° | 300/16 -40° | 340/17 -51° |
| CRP | used from 1096 nm out; 38 nm from the line | 150/24 | 180/19 19° | 190/13 14° | 200/14 9° | 230/5 -4° | 170/6 -14° | 360/6 -29° | L/V -40° | 350/18 -52° |
| LRD | used from 1146 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 150/27 | 170/24 17° | 170/20 14° | 180/12 10° | 230/19 -4° | 160/10 -14° | 130/10 -28° | 110/7 -39° | 010/22 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PGV Greenville, NC | departure | VFR | from the west-southwest (240°) at 11 knots | 10+ mi | none | 26 ft | 11:15 pm EDT (03:15 UTC) |
| FAY Fayetteville, NC | 80 nm out, 15 nm south of the line, tower | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 7,000 feet | from the southwest (220°) at 12 knots | 10+ mi | none | 189 ft | 02:53 UTC |
| LKR Lancaster, SC | 179 nm out, 1 nm north of the line | VFR | from the west-southwest (240°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 485 ft | 03:15 UTC |
| AHN Athens, GA | 309 nm out, 2 nm southwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the west-southwest (250°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 812 ft | 02:51 UTC |
| ATL Atlanta, GA | 369 nm out, 1 nm north of the line, tower | VFR | from the west-northwest (300°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,026 ft | 02:52 UTC |
| MEI Meridian, MS | 598 nm out, 11 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 297 ft | 02:58 UTC |
| MCB Mc Comb, MS | 707 nm out, 16 nm southeast of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 413 ft | 02:53 UTC |
| CWF Lake Charles, LA | 857 nm out, 10 nm southeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southeast (160°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 16 ft | 03:15 UTC |
| EFD Houston, TX | 967 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the east-southeast (110°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 32 ft | 01:54 UTC |
| VCT Victoria, TX | 1066 nm out, 7 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the east-southeast (110°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 115 ft | 02:51 UTC |
| BEA Beeville, TX | 1126 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line | VFR | from the east (100°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 272 ft | 03:35 UTC |
| LRD Laredo, TX | destination | VFR | from the east-southeast (110°) at 13 knots, gusting to 21 | 10+ mi | none | 508 ft | 9:56 pm CDT (02:56 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,026 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At LRD when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:17 am CDT (14:17 UTC)
Wind from the southeast at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,000 feet, a broken layer at 3,000 feet marginal VFR
At times between Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC) and 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): a broken layer at 2,500 feet marginal VFR
The whole forecast for LRD
- From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet
- From Mon 2:00 am CDT (07:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,000 feet, overcast at 10,000 feet
- From Mon 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,000 feet, a broken layer at 3,000 feet
- At times between Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC) and 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): a broken layer at 2,500 feet
- From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 16 knots, gusting to 23, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
The forecast for PGV, the departure
- From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 2,000 feet, a broken layer at 3,500 feet
- At times between Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC) and 9:00 pm EDT (01:00 UTC): a broken layer at 3,000 feet
- From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,000 feet
- From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet
- From Mon 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 4,000 feet
- From Mon 7:00 pm EDT (23:00 UTC): wind from the north at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 20,000 feet
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8713 Maxton, NC, Friday, October 16, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 14 nm from the route, 110 nm along the route · air shows/sports · starts Friday 16 October · ZDC
Daylight
Sunset at PGV 6:38 pm EDT (22:38 UTC), at LRD 7:12 pm CDT (00:12 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:35 pm CDT (00:35 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: Pitt-Greenville Airport, Laredo International.