Sarasota/Bradenton International to Lubbock Preston Smith International SRQ → LBB
1,063 nautical miles (1,223 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 295°, about 300° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 9 h 05 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 3-knot headwind), arriving about 11:13 am CDT (16:13 UTC). Right now SRQ is VFR, wind from the north-northeast (020°) at 4 knots; LBB is VFR, wind from the south (180°) at 12 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 SRQ.
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 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 9 forecast points nearest it (PIE, TLH, MOB, MSY, LCH, SHV, DAL, ABI, LBB). 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 10 kt | +3 kt | 17 °C | 117 kt | 9 h 05 min | 11:13 am CDT (16:13 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 220° at 10 kt | +5 kt | 17 °C | 115 kt | 9 h 15 min | 11:23 am CDT (16:23 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 240° at 9 kt | +6 kt | 14 °C | 114 kt | 9 h 19 min | 11:27 am CDT (16:27 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 260° at 9 kt | +8 kt | 10 °C | 112 kt | 9 h 29 min | 11:37 am CDT (16:37 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 270° at 11 kt | +10 kt | 7 °C | 110 kt | 9 h 40 min | 11:48 am CDT (16:48 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 270° at 12 kt | +11 kt | 3 °C | 109 kt | 9 h 45 min | 11:53 am CDT (16:53 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 270° at 13 kt | +12 kt | -2 °C | 108 kt | 9 h 51 min | 11:59 am CDT (16:59 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 270° at 14 kt | +13 kt | -5 °C | 107 kt | 9 h 56 min | 12:04 pm CDT (17:04 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 270° at 19 kt | +18 kt | -16 °C | 102 kt | 10 h 25 min | 12:33 pm CDT (17:33 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 290° at 28 kt | +28 kt | -30 °C | 92 kt | 11 h 33 min | 1:41 pm CDT (18:41 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 300° at 28 kt | +28 kt | -40 °C | 92 kt | 11 h 33 min | 1:41 pm CDT (18:41 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 310° at 30 kt | +28 kt | -51 °C | 92 kt | 11 h 33 min | 1:41 pm CDT (18:41 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIE | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 350/6 | L/V 18° | 290/6 14° | 280/9 9° | 250/18 -6° | 250/23 -17° | 240/30 -31° | 220/31 -41° | 220/30 -52° |
| TLH | used from 149 nm out; 124 nm from the line | 320/18 | 350/31 18° | 340/24 13° | 310/17 8° | 280/22 -7° | 300/25 -17° | 320/28 -33° | 320/24 -41° | 320/25 -50° |
| MOB | used from 248 nm out; 99 nm from the line | 330/5 | 330/6 19° | 340/6 11° | 330/10 7° | 320/16 -5° | 310/26 -16° | 340/40 -32° | 340/47 -42° | 350/51 -52° |
| MSY | used from 397 nm out; 23 nm from the line | 110/5 | 150/6 19° | L/V 12° | 310/5 7° | 310/13 -4° | 290/20 -16° | 330/36 -31° | 330/37 -41° | 350/43 -52° |
| LCH | used from 546 nm out; 68 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° |
| SHV | used from 596 nm out; 65 nm from the line | 200/18 | 230/24 18° | 230/24 12° | 240/14 8° | 260/12 -4° | 240/11 -15° | 300/31 -29° | 300/32 -40° | 300/36 -52° |
| DAL | used from 745 nm out; 48 nm from the line | 190/29 | 220/23 17° | 220/17 13° | 250/18 8° | 230/18 -5° | 240/18 -15° | 270/34 -29° | 280/33 -39° | 300/36 -51° |
| ABI | used from 894 nm out; 47 nm from the line | 200/31 17° | 210/21 15° | 240/15 9° | 250/14 -4° | 250/24 -14° | 250/36 -28° | 270/35 -38° | 290/41 -50° | |
| LBB | used from 993 nm out; 45 nm from the line | 200/36 18° | 220/19 15° | 240/20 8° | 230/24 -4° | 240/37 -16° | 250/57 -28° | 250/51 -38° | 270/47 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRQ Sarasota/Bradenton, FL | departure | VFR | from the north-northeast (020°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 29 ft | 2:53 am EDT (06:53 UTC) |
| PIE St Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 20 nm out, 25 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the west-northwest (300°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 10 ft | 06:53 UTC |
| HSA Bay St Louis, MS | 407 nm out, 17 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southwest (210°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 22 ft | 00:50 UTC |
| BTR Baton Rouge, LA | 487 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 69 ft | 06:53 UTC |
| AEX Alexandria, LA | 576 nm out, 13 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 88 ft | 06:53 UTC |
| TYR Tyler, TX | 735 nm out, 22 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (190°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | none | 543 ft | 06:53 UTC |
| FWS Fort Worth, TX | 825 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (180°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | none | 700 ft | 06:15 UTC |
| MWL Mineral Wells, TX | 864 nm out, 4 nm north of the line | VFR | from the south (170°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | none | 973 ft | 06:53 UTC |
| LBB Lubbock, TX | destination | VFR | from the south (180°) at 12 knots | 10+ mi | none | 3,282 ft | 1:53 am CDT (06:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 3,282 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At LBB when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:13 am CDT (16:13 UTC)
Wind from the south at 15 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The whole forecast for LBB
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 15 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
The forecast for SRQ, the departure
- From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the north at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 3:00 pm EDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the north at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 9:00 pm EDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the north at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8646 Arlington, TX, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Friday, October 16, 2026 UTC 16 nm from the route, 825 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Thursday 15 October · ZFW
Daylight
Sunset at SRQ 7:04 pm EDT (23:04 UTC), at LBB 7:16 pm CDT (00:16 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:41 pm CDT (00:41 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: Sarasota/Bradenton International, Lubbock Preston Smith International.