Northwest Arkansas Ntl Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International XNA → AUS
403 nautical miles (463 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 206°, about 205° magnetic at the departure end (variation 1E). At 120 knots that is 3 h 17 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 3-knot tailwind), arriving about 1:00 am CDT (06:00 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: 20 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 XNA.
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 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 4 forecast points nearest it (FSM, DAL, 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 | 200° at 22 kt | +22 kt | 98 kt | 4 h 07 min | 1:50 am CDT (06:50 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 220° at 19 kt | +19 kt | 16 °C | 101 kt | 3 h 59 min | 1:42 am CDT (06:42 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 230° at 17 kt | +16 kt | 14 °C | 104 kt | 3 h 52 min | 1:35 am CDT (06:35 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 240° at 16 kt | +14 kt | 10 °C | 106 kt | 3 h 48 min | 1:31 am CDT (06:31 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 240° at 16 kt | +13 kt | 7 °C | 107 kt | 3 h 46 min | 1:29 am CDT (06:29 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 240° at 17 kt | +13 kt | 3 °C | 107 kt | 3 h 46 min | 1:29 am CDT (06:29 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 240° at 17 kt | +14 kt | -2 °C | 106 kt | 3 h 48 min | 1:31 am CDT (06:31 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 240° at 17 kt | +14 kt | -5 °C | 106 kt | 3 h 48 min | 1:31 am CDT (06:31 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 250° at 22 kt | +15 kt | -15 °C | 105 kt | 3 h 50 min | 1:33 am CDT (06:33 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 280° at 34 kt | +10 kt | -29 °C | 110 kt | 3 h 40 min | 1:23 am CDT (06:23 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 280° at 34 kt | +8 kt | -40 °C | 112 kt | 3 h 36 min | 1:19 am CDT (06:19 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 34 kt | −3 kt | -51 °C | 123 kt | 3 h 17 min | 1:00 am CDT (06:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FSM | used from 0 nm out; 35 nm from the line | 210/27 | 250/23 16° | 250/20 13° | 240/17 8° | 250/18 -6° | 260/31 -16° | 280/42 -30° | 280/44 -40° | 290/38 -51° |
| DAL | used from 147 nm out; 73 nm from the line | 190/29 | 220/23 17° | 220/17 13° | 250/18 8° | 230/18 -5° | 240/18 -15° | 270/34 -29° | 280/33 -39° | 300/36 -51° |
| CLL | used from 295 nm out; 62 nm from the line | 170/22 | 170/26 18° | 200/15 14° | 240/13 8° | 240/15 -5° | 260/17 -13° | 290/27 -29° | 290/22 -40° | 320/30 -51° |
| SAT | used from 393 nm out; 62 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° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XNA Fayetteville/Springdale/Rogers, AR | departure | no report just now | 1,288 ft | ||||
| TQH Tahlequah, OK | 29 nm out, 22 nm west of the line | no report just now | 874 ft | ||||
| FSM Fort Smith, AR | 49 nm out, 22 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 469 ft | ||||
| HHW Hugo, OK | 147 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 572 ft | ||||
| PRX Paris, TX | 167 nm out, 17 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 547 ft | ||||
| GVT Greenville, TX | 216 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 534 ft | ||||
| RBD Dallas, TX | 245 nm out, 24 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 660 ft | ||||
| CNW Waco, TX | 314 nm out, 8 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 470 ft | ||||
| TPL Temple, TX | 344 nm out, 11 nm west of the line | no report just now | 682 ft | ||||
| GTU Georgetown, TX | 373 nm out, 13 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 789 ft | ||||
| AUS Austin, TX | destination | no report just now | 541 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,288 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, 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC)
AUS has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 9/2934 DALLAS, TX 25 nm from the route, 236 nm along the route · a VIP movement · ZFW
- 6/0543 MCGREGOR, TX 18 nm from the route, 334 nm along the route · security · ZFW
- 6/5849 Austin, TX, Friday, October 2, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 6 nm from the route, at the destination end · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 12 October · ZHU
Daylight
Sunset at XNA 6:45 pm CDT (23:45 UTC), at AUS 7:03 pm CDT (00:03 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:27 pm CDT (00:27 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at AUS is before sunrise there (7:30 am CDT (12:30 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: Northwest Arkansas Ntl Airport, Austin-Bergstrom International.