Seattle-Tacoma International to Laredo International SEA → LRD
1,604 nautical miles (1,846 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 130°, about 114° magnetic at the departure end (variation 16E). At 120 knots that is 12 h 32 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 8-knot tailwind), arriving about 1:17 pm CDT (18:17 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
- SIGMET 7C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 11:55 pm PDT (06:55 UTC). Near the route, 937 nm along the route.
as issued
WSUS32 KKCI 120455 MKCC WST 120455 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 7C VALID UNTIL 0655Z TX OK CO NM FROM 40NNW PUB-70WSW LBL-40NE CME-40ESE RSK-30ENE HBU-40NNW PUB AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL340.
- SIGMET 9C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 30 knots, until 11:55 pm PDT (06:55 UTC). Over the route from 1126 to 1186 nm out.
as issued
WSUS32 KKCI 120455 MKCC WST 120455 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 9C VALID UNTIL 0655Z TX NM FROM 50NNW CME-40ENE CME-50SE ELP-20WSW ELP-30E TCS-50NNW CME AREA TS MOV FROM 22030KT. TOPS TO FL300.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the first 219 nm of the route.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 130 to 259 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 189 to 857 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 309 to 458 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 389 to 757 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 588 to 1106 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 38,000 ft. Over the route from 638 to 847 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 857 to 1046 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 SEA.
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 (SEA, YKM, LWS, BOI, PIH, SLC, GJT, FMN, ABQ, ROW, INK, DRT, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,500 ft | 180° at 10 kt | +9 kt | 10 °C | 111 kt | 14 h 27 min | 3:12 pm CDT (20:12 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 210° at 13 kt | +6 kt | 7 °C | 114 kt | 14 h 04 min | 2:49 pm CDT (19:49 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 220° at 13 kt | +3 kt | 5 °C | 117 kt | 13 h 43 min | 2:28 pm CDT (19:28 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 220° at 16 kt | +3 kt | 1 °C | 117 kt | 13 h 43 min | 2:28 pm CDT (19:28 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 220° at 20 kt | +4 kt | -3 °C | 116 kt | 13 h 50 min | 2:35 pm CDT (19:35 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 220° at 23 kt | +4 kt | -7 °C | 116 kt | 13 h 50 min | 2:35 pm CDT (19:35 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 220° at 27 kt | +4 kt | -10 °C | 116 kt | 13 h 50 min | 2:35 pm CDT (19:35 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 28 kt | +4 kt | -11 °C | 116 kt | 13 h 50 min | 2:35 pm CDT (19:35 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 220° at 34 kt | +5 kt | -21 °C | 115 kt | 13 h 57 min | 2:42 pm CDT (19:42 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 230° at 41 kt | −1 kt | -30 °C | 121 kt | 13 h 15 min | 2:00 pm CDT (19:00 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 44 kt | −8 kt | -36 °C | 128 kt | 12 h 32 min | 1:17 pm CDT (18:17 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 240° at 39 kt | −7 kt | -45 °C | 127 kt | 12 h 38 min | 1:23 pm CDT (18:23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEA | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 050/7 | 050/11 1° | 050/12 -5° | 030/31 -7° | 010/61 -15° | 010/69 -26° | 360/73 -40° | 360/62 -47° | 330/21 -43° |
| YKM | used from 50 nm out; 16 nm from the line | 070/10 | 040/15 -1° | 020/27 -8° | 030/25 -13° | 020/48 -20° | 010/83 -27° | 010/77 -37° | 010/49 -40° | 350/14 -41° |
| LWS | used from 199 nm out; 99 nm from the line | 070/10 | 080/12 -2° | 030/12 -6° | 080/7 -10° | 170/34 -21° | 160/46 -32° | 200/33 -35° | 220/22 -35° | 230/18 -38° |
| BOI | used from 249 nm out; 72 nm from the line | 300/7 2° | 280/5 -4° | 210/16 -9° | 210/60 -20° | 210/75 -29° | 210/63 -32° | 220/64 -32° | 220/54 -39° | |
| PIH | used from 448 nm out; 86 nm from the line | L/V | 240/13 1° | 240/15 -3° | 210/42 -15° | 200/70 -25° | 220/74 -29° | 220/71 -36° | 220/62 -43° | |
| SLC | used from 498 nm out; 77 nm from the line | 200/5 | 230/8 2° | 220/20 -2° | 210/40 -12° | 190/53 -25° | 210/62 -30° | 220/69 -34° | 220/64 -43° | |
| GJT | used from 698 nm out; 90 nm from the line | 210/43 7° | 230/45 1° | 220/49 -12° | 220/62 -22° | 220/59 -28° | 230/60 -33° | 220/55 -45° | ||
| FMN | used from 797 nm out; 74 nm from the line | 220/28 9° | 220/40 2° | 220/53 -10° | 220/62 -22° | 230/79 -28° | 240/91 -34° | 230/71 -45° | ||
| ABQ | used from 947 nm out; 55 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 1096 nm out; 50 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 1246 nm out; 14 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° | |
| DRT | used from 1395 nm out; 50 nm from the line | 160/31 | 170/28 16° | 200/14 16° | 210/15 9° | 210/15 -4° | 240/12 -12° | 240/18 -28° | 300/11 -38° | 320/18 -50° |
| LRD | used from 1545 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEA Seattle, WA | departure | no report just now | 432 ft | ||||
| YKM Yakima, WA | 90 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,098 ft | ||||
| PDT Pendleton, OR | 179 nm out, 15 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,494 ft | ||||
| BOI Boise, ID | 349 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 2,871 ft | ||||
| PVU Provo, UT | 628 nm out, 5 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 4,496 ft | ||||
| CNY Moab, UT | 757 nm out, 13 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 4,579 ft | ||||
| FMN Farmington, NM | 897 nm out, 11 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 5,506 ft | ||||
| ABQ Albuquerque, NM | 1026 nm out, 17 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 5,354 ft | ||||
| ROW Roswell, NM | 1166 nm out, 5 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 3,671 ft | ||||
| INK Wink, TX | 1286 nm out, 5 nm west of the line | no report just now | 2,821 ft | ||||
| DRT Del Rio, TX | 1475 nm out, 5 nm north of the line | no report just now | 1,002 ft | ||||
| LRD Laredo, TX | destination | no report just now | 508 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 5,506 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, 1:17 pm CDT (18:17 UTC)
LRD has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8722 ALAMOGORDO, NM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 14 nm from the route, 1116 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB
Daylight
Sunset at SEA 6:27 pm PDT (01:27 UTC), at LRD 7:11 pm CDT (00:11 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:34 pm CDT (00:34 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: Seattle-Tacoma International, Laredo International.
