Toledo Executive to George Bush Intcntl/Houston Airport TDZ → IAH
902 nautical miles (1,038 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 223°, about 230° magnetic at the departure end (variation 7W). At 120 knots that is 7 h at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 9-knot tailwind), arriving about 3:49 am CDT (08:49 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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 SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the first 50 nm of 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 TDZ.
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 20:00–03:00 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 (FWA, IND, EVV, CGI, MEM, LIT, SHV, LCH, HOU). 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 | 290° at 7 kt | +3 kt | 117 kt | 7 h 43 min | 4:32 am CDT (09:32 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 310° at 11 kt | +1 kt | 16 °C | 119 kt | 7 h 35 min | 4:24 am CDT (09:24 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 300° at 13 kt | +2 kt | 12 °C | 118 kt | 7 h 39 min | 4:28 am CDT (09:28 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 310° at 15 kt | +1 kt | 8 °C | 119 kt | 7 h 35 min | 4:24 am CDT (09:24 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 310° at 17 kt | −1 kt | 4 °C | 121 kt | 7 h 27 min | 4:16 am CDT (09:16 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 320° at 18 kt | −2 kt | 0 °C | 122 kt | 7 h 24 min | 4:13 am CDT (09:13 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 320° at 20 kt | −4 kt | -4 °C | 124 kt | 7 h 16 min | 4:05 am CDT (09:05 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 320° at 21 kt | −5 kt | -7 °C | 125 kt | 7 h 13 min | 4:02 am CDT (09:02 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 330° at 28 kt | −8 kt | -18 °C | 128 kt | 7 h 03 min | 3:52 am CDT (08:52 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 320° at 43 kt | −9 kt | -33 °C | 129 kt | 7 h | 3:49 am CDT (08:49 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 320° at 44 kt | −6 kt | -41 °C | 126 kt | 7 h 10 min | 3:59 am CDT (08:59 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 320° at 43 kt | −6 kt | -50 °C | 126 kt | 7 h 10 min | 3:59 am CDT (08:59 UTC) |
Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FWA | used from 0 nm out; 63 nm from the line | 350/9 | 350/24 15° | 360/25 9° | 360/29 4° | 350/31 -10° | 340/39 -22° | 330/40 -37° | 320/38 -43° | 320/48 -48° |
| IND | used from 99 nm out; 49 nm from the line | 320/10 | 350/30 16° | 350/32 10° | 350/30 4° | 340/31 -10° | 340/42 -21° | 340/49 -37° | 320/46 -41° | 320/47 -47° |
| EVV | used from 248 nm out; 10 nm from the line | 310/13 | 340/26 16° | 330/29 10° | 330/32 4° | 330/30 -9° | 340/38 -20° | 330/60 -35° | 320/57 -41° | 330/39 -48° |
| CGI | used from 347 nm out; 41 nm from the line | 250/10 | 290/12 17° | 290/18 11° | 300/22 5° | 320/25 -8° | 330/30 -18° | 320/53 -33° | 320/66 -42° | 320/56 -50° |
| MEM | used from 446 nm out; 38 nm from the line | 240/9 | 280/14 17° | 280/20 12° | 290/25 5° | 320/25 -6° | 330/31 -18° | 320/52 -32° | 330/58 -41° | 320/42 -50° |
| LIT | used from 545 nm out; 47 nm from the line | 220/12 | 250/12 17° | 250/18 12° | 260/22 6° | 310/14 -5° | 310/25 -17° | 310/40 -31° | 310/38 -41° | 310/46 -52° |
| SHV | used from 644 nm out; 73 nm from the line | 190/11 | 230/19 17° | 230/26 12° | 260/15 7° | 280/16 -4° | 300/17 -15° | 300/34 -30° | 300/31 -41° | 310/42 -52° |
| LCH | used from 793 nm out; 84 nm from the line | 190/6 | 180/8 18° | 170/13 12° | 220/12 7° | 290/10 -4° | 280/15 -14° | 320/30 -31° | 320/32 -40° | 320/39 -53° |
| HOU | used from 843 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 160/18 | 160/14 17° | 180/19 12° | 190/11 8° | 260/12 -4° | 260/14 -13° | 310/26 -30° | 310/30 -40° | 320/21 -52° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDZ Toledo, OH | departure | no report just now | 622 ft | ||||
| OWX Ottawa, OH | 40 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 763 ft | ||||
| MIE Muncie, IN | 119 nm out, 10 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 937 ft | ||||
| BMG Bloomington, IN | 208 nm out, 9 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 845 ft | ||||
| EVV Evansville, IN | 278 nm out, 5 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 421 ft | ||||
| PAH Paducah, KY | 367 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 410 ft | ||||
| NQA Millington, TN | 476 nm out, 21 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 322 ft | ||||
| LLQ Monticello, AR | 615 nm out, 13 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 267 ft | ||||
| MNE Minden, LA | 714 nm out, 12 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 278 ft | ||||
| CXO Houston, TX | 882 nm out, 17 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 244 ft | ||||
| IAH Houston, TX | destination | no report just now | 95 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 937 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At IAH when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:49 am CDT (08:49 UTC)
IAH 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 TDZ 6:57 pm EDT (22:57 UTC), at IAH 6:54 pm CDT (23:54 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:18 pm CDT (00:18 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at IAH is before sunrise there (7:21 am CDT (12:21 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: Toledo Executive, George Bush Intcntl/Houston Airport.