Tampa International to Austin-Bergstrom International TPA → AUS
805 nautical miles (926 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 283°, about 288° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 6 h 36 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 2-knot tailwind), arriving about 12:47 pm CDT (17:47 UTC). Right now TPA is VFR, wind from the north (360°) at 5 knots; AUS is VFR, wind from the east (090°) at 3 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: 3,057 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 TPA.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- A320 at 21,000 ft, 40 nm south, 6:45 am EDT (10:45 UTC): moderate chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. At the destination end, 40 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
SAT UA /OV SAT090060/TM 1045/FL210/TP A320/TB OCNL MOD CHOP/RM ZHU
- Report
- a routine report filed through SAT
- Where
- 60 nm east (090°) of SAT
- Time
- 10:45 UTC
- Height
- at 21,000 ft
- Aircraft
- A320
- Turbulence
- occasional moderate chop
- Remarks
- zhu
- A20N at 26,000 ft, 10 nm southwest, 6:37 am EDT (10:37 UTC): light chop turbulence. 189 nm along the route, 10 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
SRQ UA /OV SRQ295200/TM 1037/FL260/TP A20N/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
- Report
- a routine report filed through SRQ
- Where
- 200 nm northwest (295°) of SRQ
- Time
- 10:37 UTC
- Height
- at 26,000 ft
- Aircraft
- A20N
- Turbulence
- occasional light chop
- B738 at 36,000 ft, 39 nm north, 6:58 am EDT (10:58 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: zhu. 417 nm along the route, 39 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
MSY UA /OV KHRV339030/TM 1058/FL360/TP B738/TB NEG/RM ZHU
- Report
- a routine report filed through MSY
- Where
- 30 nm north (339°) of KHRV
- Time
- 10:58 UTC
- Height
- at 36,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B738
- Turbulence
- none
- Remarks
- zhu
- SF30 at 21,000 ft, 3 nm southeast, 5:35 am EDT (09:35 UTC): light rime icing, -10 °C, remarks: zhu. 685 nm along the route, 3 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
IAH UA /OV DAS02002/TM 0935/FL210/TP SF30/TA M10/IC LGT RIME/RM ZHU
- Report
- a routine report filed through IAH
- Where
- DAS02002
- Time
- 09:35 UTC
- Height
- at 21,000 ft
- Aircraft
- SF30
- Temperature
- −10 °C
- Icing
- light rime
- Remarks
- zhu
Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 08:00–15:00 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 8 forecast points nearest it (PIE, TLH, MOB, MSY, LCH, HOU, CLL, SAT). 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 | 170° at 6 kt | −2 kt | 122 kt | 6 h 36 min | 12:47 pm CDT (17:47 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 160° at 5 kt | −2 kt | 17 °C | 122 kt | 6 h 36 min | 12:47 pm CDT (17:47 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 170° at 1 kt | 0 | 14 °C | 120 kt | 6 h 42 min | 12:53 pm CDT (17:53 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 260° at 2 kt | +2 kt | 10 °C | 118 kt | 6 h 49 min | 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 270° at 4 kt | +4 kt | 6 °C | 116 kt | 6 h 56 min | 1:07 pm CDT (18:07 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 280° at 7 kt | +7 kt | 2 °C | 113 kt | 7 h 07 min | 1:18 pm CDT (18:18 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 290° at 10 kt | +10 kt | -2 °C | 110 kt | 7 h 19 min | 1:30 pm CDT (18:30 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 290° at 12 kt | +12 kt | -6 °C | 108 kt | 7 h 27 min | 1:38 pm CDT (18:38 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 300° at 17 kt | +16 kt | -16 °C | 104 kt | 7 h 44 min | 1:55 pm CDT (18:55 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 310° at 24 kt | +20 kt | -31 °C | 100 kt | 8 h 03 min | 2:14 pm CDT (19:14 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 330° at 25 kt | +16 kt | -41 °C | 104 kt | 7 h 44 min | 1:55 pm CDT (18:55 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 340° at 29 kt | +16 kt | -52 °C | 104 kt | 7 h 44 min | 1:55 pm CDT (18:55 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 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; 19 nm from the line | 360/10 | 340/12 18° | 330/9 13° | 290/12 8° | 260/21 -7° | 280/18 -18° | 250/20 -33° | 250/26 -41° | 250/20 -51° |
| TLH | used from 149 nm out; 130 nm from the line | 340/23 | 350/26 17° | 350/21 11° | 300/13 6° | 320/25 -6° | 340/35 -16° | 350/44 -32° | 360/51 -42° | 350/33 -52° |
| MOB | used from 199 nm out; 142 nm from the line | L/V | L/V 18° | 020/8 11° | L/V 6° | 330/12 -5° | 330/23 -17° | 330/30 -32° | 350/39 -41° | 340/40 -53° |
| MSY | used from 348 nm out; 63 nm from the line | 150/9 | 140/8 18° | L/V 13° | L/V 6° | 320/15 -5° | 310/16 -16° | 320/32 -31° | 340/35 -40° | 350/34 -52° |
| LCH | used from 497 nm out; 58 nm from the line | 170/21 | 160/23 18° | 170/13 13° | 170/6 8° | 300/12 -7° | 280/16 -14° | 320/27 -30° | 330/23 -41° | 340/38 -51° |
| HOU | used from 646 nm out; 20 nm from the line | 180/22 | 180/20 16° | 170/7 15° | L/V 8° | 220/11 -6° | 260/15 -13° | 310/20 -30° | 320/20 -40° | 350/32 -51° |
| CLL | used from 695 nm out; 36 nm from the line | 180/24 | 170/21 19° | 180/10 14° | 230/7 8° | 230/16 -6° | 260/20 -13° | 290/23 -29° | 320/21 -39° | 340/35 -51° |
| SAT | used from 795 nm out; 61 nm from the line | 160/18 | 180/22 17° | 190/16 14° | 210/16 9° | 220/16 -5° | 200/11 -14° | 250/8 -29° | 330/8 -40° | 020/26 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TPA Tampa, FL | departure | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 18,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet | from the north (360°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 26 ft | 6:53 am EDT (10:53 UTC) |
| HUM Houma, LA | 437 nm out, 10 nm north of the line, tower | marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 500 feet | calm | 3 mi | none | 8 ft | 10:47 UTC |
| IYA Abbeville, LA | 517 nm out, 23 nm north of the line | IFR Weather: mist | calm | 1.25 mi | none | 15 ft | 10:55 UTC |
| BPT Beaumont/Port Arthur, TX | 616 nm out, 8 nm north of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southeast (150°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 14 ft | 10:53 UTC |
| IAH Houston, TX | 685 nm out, 3 nm east of the line, tower | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 23,000 feet | from the east (090°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | 23,000 ft | 95 ft | 10:53 UTC |
| GYB Giddings, TX | 765 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 2,500 feet | calm | 10+ mi | none | 484 ft | 10:55 UTC |
| AUS Austin, TX | destination | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 2,700 feet, scattered clouds at 3,500 feet | from the east (090°) at 3 knots | 9 mi | none | 541 ft | 5:53 am CDT (10:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 541 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At AUS when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:47 pm CDT (17:47 UTC)
Wind from the south at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 3,500 feet VFR
The whole forecast for AUS
- From Mon 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 1,500 feet, scattered clouds at 12,000 feet and more above
- From Mon 6:00 am CDT (11:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 1,500 feet
- From Mon 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the south at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 3,500 feet
- 30% chance between Mon 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC) and 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): light thunderstorms with rain, a broken layer at 3,500 feet (thunderheads)
- From Mon 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
- From Tue 2:00 am CDT (07:00 UTC): wind from the south at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,500 feet
- At times between Tue 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC) and 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): a broken layer at 800 feet
The forecast for TPA, the departure
- From Mon 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the north at 4 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 at 8 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
No temporary flight restriction on or near this route right now.
Daylight
Sunset at TPA 7:04 pm EDT (23:04 UTC), at AUS 7:02 pm CDT (00:02 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:26 pm CDT (00:26 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: Tampa International, Austin-Bergstrom International.