Dade-Collier Training And Transition Airport to George Bush Intcntl/Houston Airport TNT → IAH
805 nautical miles (926 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 291°, about 296° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 6 h 33 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 3-knot tailwind), arriving about 8:28 am CDT (13:28 UTC). Right now IAH is VFR, wind from the east-southeast (110°) at 4 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 TNT.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- B739 at 29,000 ft, 32 nm north, 12:06 am EDT (04:06 UTC): moderate clear-air turbulence. 348 nm along the route, 32 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
CEW UA /OV CEW180150/TM 0406/FL290/TP B739/TB CONS MOD CAT
- Report
- a routine report filed through CEW
- Where
- 150 nm south (180°) of CEW
- Time
- 04:06 UTC
- Height
- at 29,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B739
- Turbulence
- continuous moderate clear-air turbulence
- A321 at 30,000 ft, 3 nm southwest, 12:25 am EDT (04:25 UTC): moderate chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. 656 nm along the route, 3 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
LFT UA /OV LLA205025/TM 0425/FL300/TP A321/TB MOD CHOP/RM ZHU
- Report
- a routine report filed through LFT
- Where
- 25 nm southwest (205°) of LLA
- Time
- 04:25 UTC
- Height
- at 30,000 ft
- Aircraft
- A321
- Turbulence
- moderate chop
- Remarks
- zhu
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 7 forecast points nearest it (MIA, PIE, TLH, MOB, MSY, 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 | 150° at 4 kt | −3 kt | 123 kt | 6 h 33 min | 8:28 am CDT (13:28 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 150° at 4 kt | −3 kt | 17 °C | 123 kt | 6 h 33 min | 8:28 am CDT (13:28 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 220° at 2 kt | +1 kt | 14 °C | 119 kt | 6 h 46 min | 8:41 am CDT (13:41 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 270° at 4 kt | +4 kt | 11 °C | 116 kt | 6 h 56 min | 8:51 am CDT (13:51 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 280° at 7 kt | +7 kt | 7 °C | 113 kt | 7 h 07 min | 9:02 am CDT (14:02 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 280° at 9 kt | +9 kt | 3 °C | 111 kt | 7 h 15 min | 9:10 am CDT (14:10 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 280° at 11 kt | +11 kt | -2 °C | 109 kt | 7 h 23 min | 9:18 am CDT (14:18 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 280° at 13 kt | +12 kt | -5 °C | 108 kt | 7 h 27 min | 9:22 am CDT (14:22 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 270° at 18 kt | +17 kt | -16 °C | 103 kt | 7 h 49 min | 9:44 am CDT (14:44 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 300° at 22 kt | +21 kt | -31 °C | 99 kt | 8 h 08 min | 10:03 am CDT (15:03 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 300° at 19 kt | +19 kt | -41 °C | 101 kt | 7 h 58 min | 9:53 am CDT (14:53 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 310° at 18 kt | +16 kt | -52 °C | 104 kt | 7 h 44 min | 9:39 am CDT (14:39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | used from 0 nm out; 57 nm from the line | 150/7 | 140/5 17° | 160/5 14° | L/V 9° | 230/8 -5° | 230/8 -17° | 150/11 -32° | 150/25 -41° | 180/29 -51° |
| PIE | used from 50 nm out; 100 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 298 nm out; 199 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 348 nm out; 169 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; 147 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 596 nm out; 88 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 745 nm out; 32 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° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TNT Miami, FL | departure | no report just now | 12 ft | ||||
| APF Naples, FL | 50 nm out, 1 nm west of the line, tower | VFR | from the north (010°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 8 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| BPT Beaumont/Port Arthur, TX | 735 nm out, 16 nm north of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southeast (150°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 14 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| IAH Houston, TX | destination | VFR Sky: a broken layer at 20,000 feet | from the east-southeast (110°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | 20,000 ft | 95 ft | 12:53 am CDT (05:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 95 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, 8:28 am CDT (13:28 UTC)
Wind from the east-southeast at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for IAH
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,500 feet, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
- 30% chance between Mon 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC) and 5:00 pm CDT (22:00 UTC): light rain showers
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 TNT 6:59 pm EDT (22:59 UTC), at IAH 6:54 pm CDT (23:54 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:18 pm CDT (00:18 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: Dade-Collier Training And Transition Airport, George Bush Intcntl/Houston Airport.