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Yakima Air Trml/Mcallister Field to George Bush Intcntl/Houston Airport YKM → IAH

1,538 nautical miles (1,770 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 121°, about 105° magnetic at the departure end (variation 16E). At 120 knots that is 11 h 14 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 17-knot tailwind), arriving about 12:04 pm CDT (17:04 UTC). 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 return flight

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

  • SIGMET 7C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 11:55 pm PDT (06:55 UTC). Over the route from 799 to 1019 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS32 KKCI 120455
    MKCC WST 120455
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 7C
    VALID UNTIL 0655Z
    TX OK CO NM
    FROM 40NNW PUB-70WSW LBL-40NE CME-40ESE RSK-30ENE HBU-40NNW PUB
    AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL340.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the first 110 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 30 to 230 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 100 to 709 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 200 to 360 nm out.
  • 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 route from 220 to 320 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 240 to 629 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 38,000 ft. Over the route from 519 to 859 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 539 to 969 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: 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 609 to 889 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 5W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots). Over the route from 619 to 629 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 869 to 929 nm out.
  • 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 969 to 1029 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 YKM.

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 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 15 forecast points nearest it (YKM, LWS, BOI, PIH, RKS, GJT, ALS, PUB, TCC, AMA, LBB, SPS, DAL, CLL, HOU). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
5,500 ft200° at 14 kt+6 kt7 °C114 kt13 h 29 min2:19 pm CDT (19:19 UTC)
7,500 ft210° at 18 kt+3 kt8 °C117 kt13 h 09 min1:59 pm CDT (18:59 UTC)
9,500 ft220° at 18 kt06 °C120 kt12 h 49 min1:39 pm CDT (18:39 UTC)
11,500 ft230° at 20 kt−3 kt2 °C123 kt12 h 30 min1:20 pm CDT (18:20 UTC)
13,500 ft230° at 22 kt−3 kt-2 °C123 kt12 h 30 min1:20 pm CDT (18:20 UTC)
15,500 ft220° at 24 kt−1 kt-6 °C121 kt12 h 43 min1:33 pm CDT (18:33 UTC)
17,500 ft220° at 27 kt+1 kt-10 °C119 kt12 h 55 min1:45 pm CDT (18:45 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180220° at 28 kt+1 kt-11 °C119 kt12 h 55 min1:45 pm CDT (18:45 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240220° at 35 kt−1 kt-22 °C121 kt12 h 43 min1:33 pm CDT (18:33 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300240° at 45 kt−12 kt-29 °C132 kt11 h 39 min12:29 pm CDT (17:29 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340240° at 45 kt−16 kt-36 °C136 kt11 h 19 min12:09 pm CDT (17:09 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390240° at 40 kt−17 kt-46 °C137 kt11 h 14 min12:04 pm CDT (17:04 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
YKMused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line070/10040/15 -1°020/27 -8°030/25 -13°020/48 -20°010/83 -27°010/77 -37°010/49 -40°350/14 -41°
LWSused from 100 nm out; 69 nm from the line070/10080/12 -2°030/12 -6°080/7 -10°170/34 -21°160/46 -32°200/33 -35°220/22 -35°230/18 -38°
BOIused from 200 nm out; 58 nm from the line300/7 2°280/5 -4°210/16 -9°210/60 -20°210/75 -29°210/63 -32°220/64 -32°220/54 -39°
PIHused from 300 nm out; 80 nm from the lineL/V240/13 1°240/15 -3°210/42 -15°200/70 -25°220/74 -29°220/71 -36°220/62 -43°
RKSused from 499 nm out; 68 nm from the line200/41220/44 1°220/35 -11°220/46 -24°210/53 -27°220/62 -35°230/61 -44°
GJTused from 649 nm out; 56 nm from the line210/43 7°230/45 1°220/49 -12°220/62 -22°220/59 -28°230/60 -33°220/55 -45°
ALSused from 749 nm out; 91 nm from the line230/37 4°220/54 -9°230/62 -22°240/77 -26°240/74 -33°230/59 -45°
PUBused from 799 nm out; 52 nm from the line230/25 13°230/32 6°220/44 -8°230/49 -21°240/70 -28°240/67 -34°240/58 -46°
TCCused from 949 nm out; 90 nm from the line210/42230/33 14°230/32 6°220/35 -6°230/49 -19°240/72 -27°250/62 -36°250/52 -48°
AMAused from 999 nm out; 66 nm from the line210/38230/29 14°240/29 7°220/27 -5°240/37 -18°240/66 -28°250/59 -37°260/47 -49°
LBBused from 1148 nm out; 86 nm from the line200/36 18°220/19 15°240/20 8°230/24 -4°240/37 -16°250/57 -28°250/51 -38°270/47 -50°
SPSused from 1198 nm out; 57 nm from the line200/39220/28 17°230/27 12°240/15 9°250/15 -4°250/24 -15°260/45 -28°270/43 -39°280/45 -51°
DALused from 1298 nm out; 71 nm from the line190/29220/23 17°220/17 13°250/18 8°230/18 -5°240/18 -15°270/34 -29°280/33 -39°300/36 -51°
CLLused from 1398 nm out; 54 nm from the line170/22170/26 18°200/15 14°240/13 8°240/15 -5°260/17 -13°290/27 -29°290/22 -40°320/30 -51°
HOUused from 1498 nm out; 39 nm from the line160/22150/27 19°180/16 14°250/7 9°270/10 -5°270/16 -13°310/23 -29°310/26 -40°330/20 -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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
YKM Yakima, WA departure no report just now 1,098 ft
PDT Pendleton, OR 90 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 1,494 ft
MYL Mc Call, ID 210 nm out, 17 nm northeast of the line no report just now 5,024 ft
SUN Hailey, ID 320 nm out, 7 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 5,319 ft
FBR Fort Bridger, WY 539 nm out, 4 nm west of the line no report just now 7,038 ft
ASE Aspen, CO 749 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 7,837 ft
AEJ Buena Vista, CO 789 nm out, 5 nm north of the line no report just now 7,950 ft
DHT Dalhart, TX 1029 nm out, 5 nm west of the line no report just now 3,991 ft
AMA Amarillo, TX 1089 nm out, 11 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 3,606 ft
GDJ Granbury, TX 1338 nm out, 10 nm east of the line no report just now 835 ft
CNW Waco, TX 1408 nm out, 4 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 470 ft
IAH Houston, TX destination no report just now 95 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 7,950 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At IAH when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:04 pm CDT (17:04 UTC)

IAH has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.

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

  • 6/0543 MCGREGOR, TX 20 nm from the route, 1398 nm along the route · security · ZFW

Daylight

Sunset at YKM 6:21 pm PDT (01:21 UTC), at IAH 6:54 pm CDT (23:54 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:18 pm CDT (00:18 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 Pacific Northwest
Radar now, the Pacific Northwest · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the northern Rockies
Radar now, the northern Rockies · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the southern Rockies
Radar now, the southern Rockies · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the whole country
Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service
Surface analysis now
Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead
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: Yakima Air Trml/Mcallister Field, George Bush Intcntl/Houston Airport.