Plan a flight · Sun 8:01 pm CDT (01:01 UTC)

Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional to Henry E Rohlsen Airport TPL → STX

1,947 nautical miles (2,240 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 107°, about 104° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3E). At 120 knots that is 15 h 42 min at the quickest height in today's winds (13,500 ft, a 4-knot tailwind), arriving about 12:43 pm AST (16:43 UTC). Right now TPL is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 9 knots; STX is VFR, wind from the east-northeast (070°) at 6 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

AIRMET TANGO 6W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 28,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Near the route, 509 nm along 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 TPL.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

B789 at 27,000 ft, 12 nm southwest, 7:30 pm CDT (00:30 UTC): moderate clear-air turbulence, remarks: zhu. 250 nm along the route, 12 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LFT UA /OV LLA270030/TM 0030/FL270/TP B789/TB MOD CAT/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through LFT
Where
30 nm west (270°) of LLA
Time
00:30 UTC
Height
at 27,000 ft
Aircraft
B789
Turbulence
moderate clear-air turbulence
Remarks
zhu
B39M at 27,000 ft, 37 nm south, 7:42 pm CDT (00:42 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. 120 nm along the route, 37 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IAH UA /OV IH340035/TM 0042/FL270/TP B39M/TB LT CHOP DURC/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through IAH
Where
IH340035
Time
00:42 UTC
Height
at 27,000 ft
Aircraft
B39M
Turbulence
lt chop during the climb
Remarks
zhu
A320 at 24,000 ft, 37 nm south, 5:07 pm CDT (22:07 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: during the climb zhu. 120 nm along the route, 37 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IAH UA /OV IAH/TM 2207/FL240/TP A320/TB OCNL LGT CHOP /RM DURC. ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through IAH
Where
over IAH
Time
22:07 UTC
Height
at 24,000 ft
Aircraft
A320
Turbulence
occasional light chop
Remarks
during the climb zhu
E75L at 27,000 ft, 11 nm north, 7:20 pm CDT (00:20 UTC): remarks: zhu. 230 nm along the route, 11 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LCH UA /OV LCH08510/TM 0020/FL270/TP E75L/TB CONS CHOP/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through LCH
Where
LCH08510
Time
00:20 UTC
Height
at 27,000 ft
Aircraft
E75L
Turbulence
continuous chop
Remarks
zhu
B737 at 28,000 ft, 17 nm south, 5:52 pm CDT (22:52 UTC): light to moderate turbulence above 28,000 ft, remarks: below 26,000 ft zhu. 230 nm along the route, 17 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BPT UA /OV BPT109042/TM 2252/FL280/TP B737/TB INTMT LGT-MOD FL280 /RM BLO FL260. ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through BPT
Where
42 nm east (109°) of BPT
Time
22:52 UTC
Height
at 28,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
intermittent light to moderate FL280
Remarks
below 26,000 ft zhu
A21N at 32,000 ft, 13 nm southwest, 6:15 pm CDT (23:15 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. 419 nm along the route, 13 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MSY UA /OV LEV154030/TM 2315/FL320/TP A21N/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through MSY
Where
30 nm southeast (154°) of LEV
Time
23:15 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
A21N
Turbulence
light chop
Remarks
zhu
B38M at 31,000 ft, 19 nm northeast, 7:49 pm CDT (00:49 UTC): light chop turbulence above 31,000 ft. 709 nm along the route, 19 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SRQ UA /OV SRQ275105/TM 0049/FL310/TP B38M/TB LGT CHOP 310
```
Report
a routine report filed through SRQ
Where
105 nm west (275°) of SRQ
Time
00:49 UTC
Height
at 31,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
light chop at 31,000 ft
B38M at 31,000 ft, 3 nm northeast, 5:44 pm CDT (22:44 UTC): no turbulence, clear from 31,000 ft to 60,000 ft. 1028 nm along the route, 3 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MYNN UA /OV ZBV180045/TM 2244/FL310/TP B38M/SK SKC/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through MYNN
Where
45 nm south (180°) of ZBV
Time
22:44 UTC
Height
at 31,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Sky
clear
Turbulence
none
A20N at 38,000 ft, 10 nm southwest, 7:14 pm CDT (00:14 UTC): no turbulence. 1038 nm along the route, 10 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MIA UA /OV ZBV180060/TM 0014/FL380/TP A20N/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through MIA
Where
60 nm south (180°) of ZBV
Time
00:14 UTC
Height
at 38,000 ft
Aircraft
A20N
Turbulence
none
A320 at 23,000 ft, 10 nm northeast, 5:22 pm CDT (22:22 UTC): no turbulence, vmc. 1038 nm along the route, 10 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MYNN UA /OV ZBV165045/TM 2222/FL230/TP A320/WX VMC/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through MYNN
Where
45 nm south (165°) of ZBV
Time
22:22 UTC
Height
at 23,000 ft
Aircraft
A320
Weather
visual conditions
Turbulence
none

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 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 7 forecast points nearest it (CLL, HOU, LCH, MSY, MOB, PIE, MIA). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

Height	Average wind	Head- or tailwind	Temperature	Ground speed	Time en route	Arrival
3,500 ft	200° at 5 kt	+1 kt		119 kt	16 h 22 min	1:23 pm AST (17:23 UTC)
5,500 ft	230° at 2 kt	−1 kt		121 kt	16 h 05 min	1:06 pm AST (17:06 UTC)
7,500 ft	220° at 3 kt	−1 kt	15 °C	121 kt	16 h 05 min	1:06 pm AST (17:06 UTC)
9,500 ft	220° at 5 kt	−1 kt	12 °C	121 kt	16 h 05 min	1:06 pm AST (17:06 UTC)
11,500 ft	250° at 5 kt	−3 kt	9 °C	123 kt	15 h 50 min	12:51 pm AST (16:51 UTC)
13,500 ft	250° at 5 kt	−4 kt	5 °C	124 kt	15 h 42 min	12:43 pm AST (16:43 UTC)
15,500 ft	240° at 7 kt	−4 kt	1 °C	124 kt	15 h 42 min	12:43 pm AST (16:43 UTC)
17,500 ft	230° at 8 kt	−4 kt	-4 °C	124 kt	15 h 42 min	12:43 pm AST (16:43 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	230° at 8 kt	−4 kt	-5 °C	124 kt	15 h 42 min	12:43 pm AST (16:43 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	230° at 7 kt	−3 kt	-16 °C	123 kt	15 h 50 min	12:51 pm AST (16:51 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	270° at 5 kt	−4 kt	-31 °C	124 kt	15 h 42 min	12:43 pm AST (16:43 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	190° at 7 kt	+3 kt	-40 °C	117 kt	16 h 38 min	1:39 pm AST (17:39 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	180° at 5 kt	+3 kt	-52 °C	117 kt	16 h 38 min	1:39 pm AST (17:39 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
CLL	used from 0 nm out; 40 nm from the line	160/18	190/18 16°	200/19 12°	220/14 7°	260/18 -5°	250/20 -13°	290/29 -29°	290/31 -40°	300/22 -53°
HOU	used from 100 nm out; 54 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°
LCH	used from 150 nm out; 50 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°
MSY	used from 300 nm out; 71 nm from the line	L/V	020/6 18°	L/V 12°	300/11 7°	330/15 -4°	320/22 -16°	330/38 -32°	350/47 -42°	340/56 -52°
MOB	used from 499 nm out; 146 nm from the line	310/7	350/18 18°	330/16 12°	300/18 7°	320/17 -6°	330/27 -17°	340/52 -33°	350/53 -43°	330/38 -50°
PIE	used from 599 nm out; 185 nm from the line	310/7	270/12 17°	270/14 13°	260/14 8°	240/22 -5°	230/24 -16°	220/26 -31°	200/31 -41°	180/33 -53°
MIA	used from 849 nm out; 87 nm from the line	190/8	L/V 18°	180/5 14°	L/V 9°	190/10 -5°	160/10 -16°	150/13 -30°	160/26 -40°	150/23 -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
TPL Temple, TX	departure	VFR	from the south-southeast (150°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	682 ft	7:51 pm CDT (00:51 UTC)
CXO Houston, TX	110 nm out, 15 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the southeast (130°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	244 ft	00:53 UTC
LCH Lake Charles, LA	220 nm out, 9 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (190°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	14 ft	00:53 UTC
APF Naples, FL	879 nm out, 10 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the northeast (050°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	8 ft	00:53 UTC
MYAK Congo Town,	1128 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line	no report just now				20 ft
MYAP Spring Point,	1358 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line	no report just now				12 ft
MBPV Providenciales,	1458 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line, tower	reported, no category	from the northeast (050°) at 4 knots	6+ mi	none	13 ft	00:00 UTC
SIG San Juan, PR	1857 nm out, 3 nm east of the line, tower	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 3,000 feet, scattered clouds at 7,000 feet	from the east-southeast (110°) at 9 knots, gusting to 15	10+ mi	none	9 ft	22:45 UTC
STX Christiansted, VI	destination	VFR	from the east-northeast (070°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	73 ft	8:53 pm AST (00:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 682 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At STX when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:43 pm AST (16:43 UTC)

Wind from the east-southeast at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 3,500 feet VFR

The whole forecast for STX

From Sun 8:00 pm AST (00:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
From Mon 9:00 am AST (13:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 3,500 feet
From Mon 7:00 pm AST (23:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

6/0543 MCGREGOR, TX 14 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · ZFW
6/4508 CEIBA, PR 2 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · ZSU
6/2698 VIEQUES, PR, Monday, January 19, 2026 through Friday, December 18, 2026 UTC 3 nm from the route, at the destination end · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 18 December · ZSU

Daylight

Sunset at TPL 7:01 pm CDT (00:01 UTC), at STX 5:59 pm AST (21:59 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:21 pm AST (22:21 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

Radar now, the southern Plains · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the Southeast · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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: Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional, Henry E Rohlsen Airport.