Rocky Mount/Wilson Regional to Laredo International RWI → LRD
1,206 nautical miles (1,388 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 252°, about 261° magnetic at the departure end (variation 9W). At 120 knots that is 10 h 35 min at the quickest height in today's winds (6,500 ft, a 6-knot headwind), arriving about 9:09 am CDT (14:09 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: 2 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 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 10,000 ft. Near the route, 110 nm along the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Near the route, 309 nm along 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 RWI.
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 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 11 forecast points nearest it (RDU, FLO, GSP, ATL, BHM, 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 | 260° at 6 kt | +7 kt | 113 kt | 10 h 40 min | 9:14 am CDT (14:14 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 280° at 6 kt | +6 kt | 15 °C | 114 kt | 10 h 35 min | 9:09 am CDT (14:09 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 290° at 9 kt | +7 kt | 12 °C | 113 kt | 10 h 40 min | 9:14 am CDT (14:14 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 300° at 11 kt | +8 kt | 9 °C | 112 kt | 10 h 46 min | 9:20 am CDT (14:20 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 300° at 13 kt | +9 kt | 6 °C | 111 kt | 10 h 52 min | 9:26 am CDT (14:26 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 290° at 15 kt | +11 kt | 2 °C | 109 kt | 11 h 04 min | 9:38 am CDT (14:38 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 290° at 17 kt | +13 kt | -2 °C | 107 kt | 11 h 16 min | 9:50 am CDT (14:50 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 290° at 19 kt | +15 kt | -5 °C | 105 kt | 11 h 29 min | 10:03 am CDT (15:03 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 280° at 21 kt | +17 kt | -16 °C | 103 kt | 11 h 43 min | 10:17 am CDT (15:17 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 300° at 27 kt | +16 kt | -31 °C | 104 kt | 11 h 36 min | 10:10 am CDT (15:10 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 300° at 29 kt | +17 kt | -40 °C | 103 kt | 11 h 43 min | 10:17 am CDT (15:17 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 320° at 29 kt | +10 kt | -51 °C | 110 kt | 10 h 58 min | 9:32 am CDT (14:32 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; 22 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; 66 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° |
| GSP | used from 150 nm out; 48 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; 28 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° |
| BHM | used from 399 nm out; 44 nm from the line | 310/19 | 330/20 17° | 320/28 11° | 340/21 6° | 310/22 -7° | 330/33 -17° | 330/50 -32° | 330/57 -41° | 330/41 -50° |
| JAN | used from 548 nm out; 73 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 748 nm out; 74 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; 30 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 997 nm out; 20 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; 41 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; 35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWI Rocky Mount, NC | departure | no report just now | 157 ft | ||||
| VUJ Albemarle, NC | 110 nm out, 11 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 609 ft | ||||
| GYH Greenville, SC | 229 nm out, 12 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 955 ft | ||||
| PDK Atlanta, GA | 339 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 998 ft | ||||
| CTJ Carrollton, GA | 379 nm out, 3 nm west of the line | no report just now | 1,164 ft | ||||
| MEI Meridian, MS | 578 nm out, 2 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 297 ft | ||||
| HEZ Natchez, MS | 718 nm out, 17 nm north of the line | no report just now | 272 ft | ||||
| CWF Lake Charles, LA | 837 nm out, 17 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 16 ft | ||||
| EFD Houston, TX | 947 nm out, 1 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 32 ft | ||||
| VCT Victoria, TX | 1047 nm out, 5 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 115 ft | ||||
| BEA Beeville, TX | 1106 nm out, 2 nm east of the line | no report just now | 272 ft | ||||
| LRD Laredo, TX | destination | no report just now | 508 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,164 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, 9:09 am CDT (14:09 UTC)
LRD has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
No temporary flight restriction on or near this route right now.
Daylight
Sunset at RWI 6:40 pm EDT (22:40 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: Rocky Mount/Wilson Regional, Laredo International.