Plan a flight · Sun 9:36 pm CDT (02:36 UTC)

Thief River Falls Regional to Laredo International TVF → LRD

1,242 nautical miles (1,429 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 188°, about 186° magnetic at the departure end (variation 2E). At 120 knots that is 10 h 42 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 4-knot headwind), arriving about 8:18 am CDT (13:18 UTC). Right now TVF is IFR, wind from the north-northeast (030°) at 12 knots; LRD is VFR, wind from the east-southeast (120°) at 8 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 SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the first 189 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the route from 397 to 685 nm out.

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 TVF.

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

CRJ7 at 1,500 ft, 37 nm west, 7:01 pm CDT (00:01 UTC): overcast above 1,500 ft. At the departure end, 37 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GFK UA /OV GFK090002/TM 0001/FL015/TP CRJ7/SK OVC015
```
Report
a routine report filed through GFK
Where
2 nm east (090°) of GFK
Time
00:01 UTC
Height
at 1,500 ft
Aircraft
CRJ7
Sky
overcast from 1,500 ft
PC12 at 1,500 ft, 39 nm west, 6:45 pm CDT (23:45 UTC): overcast above 1,500 ft, 6 °C. At the departure end, 39 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GFK UA /OV GFK350001/TM 2345/FL015/TP PC12/SK OVC015/TA 06
```
Report
a routine report filed through GFK
Where
1 nm north (350°) of GFK
Time
23:45 UTC
Height
at 1,500 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Sky
overcast from 1,500 ft
Temperature
6 °C
CRJ7 at 5,000 ft, 38 nm west, 8:02 pm CDT (01:02 UTC): overcast from 1,500 ft to 4,800 ft, 11 °C, remarks: during the climb. At the departure end, 38 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GFK UA /OV GFK170008/TM 0102/FL050/TP CRJ7/SK OVC015-TOP048/TA 11/RM DURC
```
Report
a routine report filed through GFK
Where
8 nm south (170°) of GFK
Time
01:02 UTC
Height
at 5,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ7
Sky
overcast from 1,500 ft, tops 4,800 ft
Temperature
11 °C
Remarks
during the climb
E75L at 900 ft, 16 nm west, 8:57 pm CDT (01:57 UTC): no icing, overcast above 1,200 ft. 70 nm along the route, 16 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FAR UA /OV KFAR/TM 0157/FL009/TP E75L/SK OVC012/IC NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through FAR
Where
over KFAR
Time
01:57 UTC
Height
at 900 ft
Aircraft
E75L
Sky
overcast from 1,200 ft
Icing
none
A320 descending, 16 nm west, 8:01 pm CDT (01:01 UTC): overcast above 1,200 ft, remarks: during the descent runway 36. 70 nm along the route, 16 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FAR UA /OV KFAR/TM 0101/FLUNKN/TP A320/SK OVC012-TOPUNKN/RM DURD RWY 36
```
Report
a routine report filed through FAR
Where
over KFAR
Time
01:01 UTC
Height
height not given
Aircraft
A320
Sky
overcast from 1,200 ft, tops unknown
Remarks
during the descent runway 36
CRJ7 at 18,000 ft, 34 nm east, 6:41 pm CDT (23:41 UTC): light rime icing from 18,000 ft to 20,000 ft, -13 °C, remarks: during the descent. 79 nm along the route, 34 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FAR UA /OV FAR090050/TM 2341/FL180/TP CRJ7/SK BASE180-TOP200/TA M13/IC LGT RIME 180-200/RM DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through FAR
Where
50 nm east (090°) of FAR
Time
23:41 UTC
Height
at 18,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ7
Sky
BASE180-TOP200
Temperature
−13 °C
Icing
light rime from 18,000 ft to 20,000 ft
Remarks
during the descent
BE20 at 14,000 ft, 5 nm south, 7:20 pm CDT (00:20 UTC): light turbulence. 228 nm along the route, 5 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FSD UA /OV FSD340035/TM 0020/FL140/TP BE20/TB CONS LGT/ NEG 120
```
Report
a routine report filed through FSD
Where
35 nm north (340°) of FSD
Time
00:20 UTC
Height
at 14,000 ft
Aircraft
BE20
Turbulence
continuous light no at 12,000 ft

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 12 forecast points nearest it (GFK, AXN, FSD, ONL, GRI, SLN, ICT, OKC, SPS, ABI, SAT, LRD). 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 25 kt	+24 kt	19 °C	96 kt	12 h 56 min	10:32 am CDT (15:32 UTC)
6,500 ft	220° at 25 kt	+21 kt	17 °C	99 kt	12 h 33 min	10:09 am CDT (15:09 UTC)
8,500 ft	230° at 21 kt	+17 kt	14 °C	103 kt	12 h 03 min	9:39 am CDT (14:39 UTC)
10,500 ft	230° at 19 kt	+14 kt	10 °C	106 kt	11 h 43 min	9:19 am CDT (14:19 UTC)
12,500 ft	230° at 18 kt	+12 kt	6 °C	108 kt	11 h 30 min	9:06 am CDT (14:06 UTC)
14,500 ft	240° at 19 kt	+12 kt	2 °C	108 kt	11 h 30 min	9:06 am CDT (14:06 UTC)
16,500 ft	240° at 21 kt	+11 kt	-3 °C	109 kt	11 h 24 min	9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	250° at 22 kt	+11 kt	-7 °C	109 kt	11 h 24 min	9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	250° at 27 kt	+13 kt	-18 °C	107 kt	11 h 36 min	9:12 am CDT (14:12 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	250° at 39 kt	+17 kt	-31 °C	103 kt	12 h 03 min	9:39 am CDT (14:39 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	260° at 41 kt	+10 kt	-40 °C	110 kt	11 h 17 min	8:53 am CDT (13:53 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	270° at 43 kt	+4 kt	-49 °C	116 kt	10 h 42 min	8:18 am CDT (13:18 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
GFK	used from 0 nm out; 40 nm from the line	070/18	100/10 9°	250/11 6°	250/27 1°	250/34 -10°	260/43 -21°	260/39 -36°	260/36 -46°	260/59 -53°
AXN	used from 50 nm out; 73 nm from the line	100/14	250/21 14°	240/24 12°	240/31 5°	260/36 -10°	260/40 -21°	250/42 -36°	260/48 -45°	260/53 -50°
FSD	used from 199 nm out; 49 nm from the line	190/9	230/30 18°	240/23 13°	240/20 6°	260/22 -9°	250/31 -21°	250/43 -36°	260/49 -43°	270/53 -47°
ONL	used from 348 nm out; 67 nm from the line		210/31 20°	230/27 13°	230/18 7°	220/19 -8°	240/26 -20°	250/44 -35°	270/52 -39°	260/57 -47°
GRI	used from 397 nm out; 37 nm from the line		230/35 21°	230/23 13°	220/20 7°	240/25 -8°	240/37 -20°	250/49 -33°	260/57 -38°	260/58 -47°
SLN	used from 497 nm out; 41 nm from the line	210/53	230/41 20°	240/26 14°	230/16 8°	240/25 -7°	240/35 -19°	250/61 -30°	260/65 -38°	260/56 -49°
ICT	used from 596 nm out; 31 nm from the line	200/48	230/39 19°	240/24 14°	240/20 8°	240/22 -6°	250/31 -18°	250/61 -29°	260/58 -38°	270/54 -49°
OKC	used from 695 nm out; 58 nm from the line	200/44	230/32 18°	240/13 15°	240/10 9°	240/20 -5°	250/27 -16°	260/47 -28°	270/48 -39°	270/45 -50°
SPS	used from 795 nm out; 33 nm from the line	200/39	220/28 17°	230/27 12°	240/15 9°	250/15 -4°	250/24 -15°	260/45 -28°	270/43 -39°	280/45 -51°
ABI	used from 894 nm out; 54 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°
SAT	used from 1043 nm out; 63 nm from the line	150/26	180/18 19°	180/18 14°	200/14 9°	230/16 -6°	210/9 -13°	270/8 -29°	280/6 -39°	340/19 -51°
LRD	used from 1192 nm out; 25 nm from the line	150/27	170/24 17°	170/20 14°	180/12 10°	230/19 -4°	160/10 -14°	130/10 -28°	110/7 -39°	010/22 -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
TVF Thief River Falls, MN	departure	IFR Sky: overcast at 500 feet	from the north-northeast (030°) at 12 knots	9 mi	500 ft	1,118 ft	8:56 pm CDT (01:56 UTC)
FAR Fargo, ND	70 nm out, 16 nm west of the line, tower	low IFR Sky: overcast at 400 feet Weather: mist	from the north (010°) at 15 knots	3 mi	400 ft	901 ft	01:53 UTC
MDS Madison, SD	248 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line	VFR	from the northwest (320°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	1,718 ft	02:15 UTC
FSD Sioux Falls, SD	268 nm out, 15 nm east of the line, tower	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 18,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet	calm	10+ mi	none	1,430 ft	01:56 UTC
FMZ Fairmont, NE	457 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line	no report just now				1,636 ft
HUT Hutchinson, KS	606 nm out, 7 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (170°) at 14 knots	10+ mi	none	1,542 ft	01:52 UTC
WDG Enid, OK	705 nm out, 23 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (170°) at 12 knots, gusting to 17	10+ mi	none	1,167 ft	02:15 UTC
LAW Lawton, OK	814 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (160°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	1,110 ft	01:53 UTC
BWD Brownwood, TX	983 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line	VFR	from the southeast (140°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	1,386 ft	02:15 UTC
ERV Kerrville, TX	1093 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line	VFR	from the south-southeast (150°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	1,616 ft	02:15 UTC
HDO Hondo, TX	1132 nm out, 3 nm east of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	930 ft	01:51 UTC
LRD Laredo, TX	destination	VFR	from the east-southeast (120°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	508 ft	8:56 pm CDT (01:56 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,718 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At LRD when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 8:18 am CDT (13:18 UTC)

Wind from the southeast at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,000 feet, a broken layer at 3,000 feet marginal VFR

At times between Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC) and 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): a broken layer at 2,500 feet marginal VFR

The whole forecast for LRD

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet
From Mon 2:00 am CDT (07:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,000 feet, overcast at 10,000 feet
From Mon 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,000 feet, a broken layer at 3,000 feet
At times between Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC) and 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): a broken layer at 2,500 feet
From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 16 knots, gusting to 23, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet

The forecast for TVF, the departure

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the north at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 500 feet
At times between Sun 11:00 pm CDT (04:00 UTC) and 3:00 am CDT (08:00 UTC): overcast at 300 feet
From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 15 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 500 feet
30% chance between Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC) and 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): light rain showers
From Mon 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, overcast at 700 feet

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 TVF 6:42 pm CDT (23:42 UTC), at LRD 7:12 pm CDT (00:12 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:35 pm CDT (00:35 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 upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the northern Rockies · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the southern Plains · 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: Thief River Falls Regional, Laredo International.