Northwest Arkansas Ntl Airport to Lubbock Preston Smith International XNA → LBB
401 nautical miles (462 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 249°, about 248° magnetic at the departure end (variation 1E). At 120 knots that is 3 h 51 min at the quickest height in today's winds (10,500 ft, a 16-knot headwind), arriving about 1:33 pm CDT (18:33 UTC). Right now XNA is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 9 knots, gusting to 16; LBB is VFR, wind from the south (170°) 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
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 14:00–21:00 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 5 forecast points nearest it (FSM, TUL, OKC, SPS, LBB). 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 | 220° at 22 kt | +20 kt | 20 °C | 100 kt | 4 h 01 min | 1:43 pm CDT (18:43 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 230° at 24 kt | +22 kt | 18 °C | 98 kt | 4 h 06 min | 1:48 pm CDT (18:48 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 220° at 18 kt | +17 kt | 16 °C | 103 kt | 3 h 54 min | 1:36 pm CDT (18:36 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 230° at 17 kt | +16 kt | 12 °C | 104 kt | 3 h 51 min | 1:33 pm CDT (18:33 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 230° at 19 kt | +18 kt | 7 °C | 102 kt | 3 h 56 min | 1:38 pm CDT (18:38 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 240° at 24 kt | +23 kt | 2 °C | 97 kt | 4 h 08 min | 1:50 pm CDT (18:50 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 240° at 29 kt | +29 kt | -2 °C | 91 kt | 4 h 24 min | 2:06 pm CDT (19:06 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 250° at 33 kt | +33 kt | -6 °C | 87 kt | 4 h 37 min | 2:19 pm CDT (19:19 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 250° at 41 kt | +41 kt | -17 °C | 79 kt | 5 h 05 min | 2:47 pm CDT (19:47 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 260° at 57 kt | +56 kt | -28 °C | 64 kt | 6 h 16 min | 3:58 pm CDT (20:58 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 270° at 49 kt | +46 kt | -37 °C | 74 kt | 5 h 25 min | 3:07 pm CDT (20:07 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 270° at 38 kt | +36 kt | -50 °C | 84 kt | 4 h 46 min | 2:28 pm CDT (19:28 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 18:00 UTC for use 14:00 to 21:00 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; 52 nm from the line | 210/15 | 230/31 18° | 230/26 12° | 240/22 8° | 260/26 -6° | 270/29 -16° | 280/56 -29° | 290/47 -37° | 310/41 -50° |
| TUL | used from 49 nm out; 23 nm from the line | 210/24 | 220/29 18° | 240/17 14° | 250/16 8° | 260/28 -6° | 260/36 -18° | 270/63 -28° | 280/54 -37° | 290/46 -49° |
| OKC | used from 98 nm out; 47 nm from the line | 200/23 | 220/26 19° | 210/12 16° | 230/16 8° | 250/36 -6° | 250/45 -17° | 260/61 -28° | 270/51 -37° | 270/42 -49° |
| SPS | used from 245 nm out; 57 nm from the line | 190/18 | 220/24 18° | 210/17 15° | 230/19 8° | 250/27 -5° | 250/41 -16° | 260/48 -28° | 270/42 -37° | 270/28 -50° |
| LBB | used from 294 nm out; 83 nm from the line | 240/21 20° | 230/20 15° | 210/19 8° | 230/39 -6° | 230/48 -16° | 240/57 -27° | 250/51 -37° | 240/45 -50° |
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 | VFR | from the south-southwest (200°) at 9 knots, gusting to 16 | 10+ mi | none | 1,288 ft | 8:53 am CDT (13:53 UTC) |
| TQH Tahlequah, OK | 39 nm out, 8 nm south of the line | no report just now | 874 ft | ||||
| RVS Tulsa, OK | 78 nm out, 16 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southwest (200°) at 10 knots | 10+ mi | none | 638 ft | 13:53 UTC |
| OKM Okmulgee, OK | 88 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line | VFR | from the south-southwest (210°) at 9 knots, gusting to 19 | 10+ mi | none | 719 ft | 14:15 UTC |
| SNL Shawnee, OK | 137 nm out, 5 nm south of the line | VFR | from the south-southwest (200°) at 16 knots, gusting to 23 | 10+ mi | none | 1,073 ft | 14:35 UTC |
| OUN Norman, OK | 166 nm out, 1 nm southeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southeast (160°) at 13 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,181 ft | 13:45 UTC |
| LAW Lawton, OK | 225 nm out, 20 nm southeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (170°) at 13 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,110 ft | 13:53 UTC |
| AXS Altus, OK | 264 nm out, 6 nm north of the line | VFR | from the south (170°) at 13 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,433 ft | 14:35 UTC |
| CDS Childress, TX | 313 nm out, 10 nm north of the line | VFR | from the south-southeast (160°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,953 ft | 13:53 UTC |
| LBB Lubbock, TX | destination | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 12,000 feet | from the south (170°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | none | 3,282 ft | 8:53 am CDT (13:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 3,282 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At LBB when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:33 pm CDT (18:33 UTC)
Wind from the south at 15 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The whole forecast for LBB
- From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the south at 15 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Tue 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
The forecast for XNA, the departure
- From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, a few clouds at 5,000 feet
- From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 16 knots, gusting to 25, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 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 XNA 6:45 pm CDT (23:45 UTC), at LBB 7:16 pm CDT (00:16 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:41 pm CDT (00:41 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: Northwest Arkansas Ntl Airport, Lubbock Preston Smith International.