Hattiesburg/Laurel Regional to Lea County Regional PIB → HOB
709 nautical miles (816 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 280°, about 281° magnetic at the departure end (variation 1W). At 120 knots that is 6 h 16 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 7-knot headwind), arriving about 3:09 pm MDT (21:09 UTC). Right now PIB is VFR, wind calm; HOB is VFR, wind from the south (180°) 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
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 PIB.
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 14:00–21:00 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 6 forecast points nearest it (JAN, SHV, DAL, ABI, LBB, INK). 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 18 kt | +7 kt | 20 °C | 113 kt | 6 h 16 min | 3:09 pm MDT (21:09 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 210° at 19 kt | +8 kt | 18 °C | 112 kt | 6 h 20 min | 3:13 pm MDT (21:13 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 210° at 15 kt | +7 kt | 14 °C | 113 kt | 6 h 16 min | 3:09 pm MDT (21:09 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 220° at 13 kt | +8 kt | 10 °C | 112 kt | 6 h 20 min | 3:13 pm MDT (21:13 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 230° at 14 kt | +10 kt | 6 °C | 110 kt | 6 h 27 min | 3:20 pm MDT (21:20 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 240° at 17 kt | +14 kt | 2 °C | 106 kt | 6 h 41 min | 3:34 pm MDT (21:34 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 250° at 20 kt | +17 kt | -2 °C | 103 kt | 6 h 53 min | 3:46 pm MDT (21:46 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 250° at 22 kt | +20 kt | -5 °C | 100 kt | 7 h 05 min | 3:58 pm MDT (21:58 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 250° at 25 kt | +22 kt | -15 °C | 98 kt | 7 h 14 min | 4:07 pm MDT (22:07 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 270° at 29 kt | +30 kt | -28 °C | 90 kt | 7 h 53 min | 4:46 pm MDT (22:46 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 290° at 31 kt | +31 kt | -38 °C | 89 kt | 7 h 58 min | 4:51 pm MDT (22:51 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 20 kt | +19 kt | -50 °C | 101 kt | 7 h 01 min | 3:54 pm MDT (21:54 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 18:00 UTC for use 14:00 to 21:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAN | used from 0 nm out; 48 nm from the line | 210/8 | 230/13 18° | 240/10 11° | 260/11 6° | 280/16 -5° | 260/12 -15° | 330/34 -30° | 320/39 -40° | 340/34 -51° |
| SHV | used from 150 nm out; 65 nm from the line | 200/17 | 190/28 18° | 200/15 13° | 250/12 7° | 260/28 -7° | 280/22 -14° | 290/29 -29° | 310/33 -39° | 340/27 -50° |
| DAL | used from 300 nm out; 72 nm from the line | 200/15 | 210/22 19° | 210/17 13° | 230/12 8° | 250/26 -5° | 250/25 -14° | 260/34 -28° | 290/32 -38° | 310/23 -50° |
| ABI | used from 450 nm out; 56 nm from the line | 210/22 19° | 210/14 15° | 210/19 8° | 240/17 -4° | 240/31 -15° | 240/35 -27° | 260/30 -37° | 260/18 -51° | |
| LBB | used from 600 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 240/21 20° | 230/20 15° | 210/19 8° | 230/39 -6° | 230/48 -16° | 240/57 -27° | 250/51 -37° | 240/45 -50° | |
| INK | used from 649 nm out; 63 nm from the line | 240/15 21° | 200/12 15° | 190/15 8° | 220/28 -5° | 230/40 -14° | 230/43 -27° | 240/39 -38° | 230/36 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIB Hattiesburg-Laurel, MS | departure | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 297 ft | 8:56 am CDT (13:56 UTC) |
| HEZ Natchez, MS | 100 nm out, 7 nm south of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 272 ft | 13:56 UTC |
| IER Natchitoches, LA | 190 nm out, 13 nm south of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 121 ft | 14:35 UTC |
| GGG Longview, TX | 280 nm out, 16 nm north of the line, tower | VFR | from the southeast (130°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 365 ft | 13:53 UTC |
| TYR Tyler, TX | 310 nm out, 10 nm north of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (170°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | none | 543 ft | 13:53 UTC |
| FWS Fort Worth, TX | 410 nm out, 12 nm north of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (180°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | none | 700 ft | 14:50 UTC |
| ETN Eastland, TX | 490 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 1,500 feet | from the southeast (140°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,467 ft | 14:30 UTC |
| ABI Abilene, TX | 530 nm out, 7 nm south of the line, tower | marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 2,200 feet, a broken layer at 2,700 feet | from the south (180°) at 12 knots, gusting to 22 | 10+ mi | 2,200 ft | 1,790 ft | 14:41 UTC |
| SWW Sweetwater, TX | 570 nm out, 6 nm south of the line | reported, no category | from the south (190°) at 14 knots, gusting to 20 | 10+ mi | none | 2,379 ft | 14:35 UTC |
| GNC Seminole, TX | 679 nm out, 1 nm west of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 3,314 ft | 14:30 UTC |
| HOB Hobbs, NM | destination | VFR | from the south (180°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | none | 3,660 ft | 8:50 am MDT (14:50 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 3,660 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At HOB when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:09 pm MDT (21:09 UTC)
Wind from the south at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for HOB
- From Mon 6:00 am MDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
The forecast for PIB, the departure
- From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8926 Tyler, TX, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 5 nm from the route, 310 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts tomorrow · ZFW
- 6/8646 Arlington, TX, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Friday, October 16, 2026 UTC 23 nm from the route, 400 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Thursday 15 October · ZFW
Daylight
Sunset at PIB 6:29 pm CDT (23:29 UTC), at HOB 6:22 pm MDT (00:22 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:47 pm MDT (00:47 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.
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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: Hattiesburg/Laurel Regional, Lea County Regional.