Southwest Georgia Regional to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International ABY → MSY
326 nautical miles (375 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 255°, about 260° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 2 h 43 min at the quickest height in today's winds (6,500 ft, no wind along the track), arriving about 3:43 am CDT (08:43 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now ABY is VFR, wind from the west (280°) at 6 knots; MSY is VFR, wind calm. 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: 50 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 ABY.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- B738 at 37,000 ft, 25 nm south, 12:27 am EDT (04:27 UTC): light chop turbulence. 20 nm along the route, 25 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
TLH UA /OV TLH353039/TM 0427/FL370/TP B738/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
- Report
- a routine report filed through TLH
- Where
- 39 nm north (353°) of TLH
- Time
- 04:27 UTC
- Height
- at 37,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B738
- Turbulence
- occasional light chop
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 (TLH, MGM, MOB, MSY). 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 | 330° at 10 kt | +2 kt | 118 kt | 2 h 46 min | 3:46 am CDT (08:46 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 340° at 13 kt | 0 | 17 °C | 120 kt | 2 h 43 min | 3:43 am CDT (08:43 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 340° at 14 kt | +1 kt | 13 °C | 119 kt | 2 h 44 min | 3:44 am CDT (08:44 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 330° at 13 kt | +3 kt | 9 °C | 117 kt | 2 h 47 min | 3:47 am CDT (08:47 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 320° at 12 kt | +5 kt | 6 °C | 115 kt | 2 h 50 min | 3:50 am CDT (08:50 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 310° at 14 kt | +7 kt | 2 °C | 113 kt | 2 h 53 min | 3:53 am CDT (08:53 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 310° at 16 kt | +10 kt | -3 °C | 110 kt | 2 h 58 min | 3:58 am CDT (08:58 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 300° at 18 kt | +12 kt | -6 °C | 108 kt | 3 h 01 min | 4:01 am CDT (09:01 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 310° at 26 kt | +15 kt | -16 °C | 105 kt | 3 h 06 min | 4:06 am CDT (09:06 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 330° at 39 kt | +8 kt | -32 °C | 112 kt | 2 h 55 min | 3:55 am CDT (08:55 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 330° at 43 kt | +8 kt | -42 °C | 112 kt | 2 h 55 min | 3:55 am CDT (08:55 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 340° at 41 kt | +2 kt | -51 °C | 118 kt | 2 h 46 min | 3:46 am CDT (08:46 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TLH | used from 0 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 320/18 | 350/31 18° | 340/24 13° | 310/17 8° | 280/22 -7° | 300/25 -17° | 320/28 -33° | 320/24 -41° | 320/25 -50° |
| MGM | used from 49 nm out; 77 nm from the line | 310/19 | 340/24 17° | 340/28 11° | 330/16 7° | 300/23 -7° | 320/32 -16° | 330/46 -33° | 330/55 -42° | 330/41 -50° |
| MOB | used from 148 nm out; 42 nm from the line | 330/5 | 330/6 19° | 340/6 11° | 330/10 7° | 320/16 -5° | 310/26 -16° | 340/40 -32° | 340/47 -42° | 350/51 -52° |
| MSY | used from 247 nm out; 54 nm from the line | 110/5 | 150/6 19° | L/V 12° | 310/5 7° | 310/13 -4° | 290/20 -16° | 330/36 -31° | 330/37 -41° | 350/43 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABY Albany, GA | departure | VFR | from the west (280°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 196 ft | 6:53 pm EDT (22:53 UTC) |
| BIJ Blakely, GA | 40 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 214 ft | 05:55 UTC |
| DHN Dothan, AL | 69 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the west-southwest (250°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 400 ft | 23:55 UTC |
| EDN Enterprise, AL | 89 nm out, 10 nm north of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 360 ft | 05:55 UTC |
| CEW Crestview, FL | 129 nm out, 12 nm south of the line | marginal VFR Weather: mist | calm | 4 mi | none | 213 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| PNS Pensacola, FL | 168 nm out, 20 nm southeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the west (280°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 120 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| BFM Mobile, AL | 208 nm out, 2 nm north of the line, tower | VFR | from the west (260°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 26 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| GPT Gulfport, MS | 257 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 28 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| ASD Slidell, LA | 297 nm out, 13 nm northwest of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 28 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| MSY New Orleans, LA | destination | VFR Sky: a broken layer at 25,000 feet | calm | 10+ mi | 25,000 ft | 3 ft | 12:53 am CDT (05:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 400 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At MSY when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:43 am CDT (08:43 UTC)
Wind from the southeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The whole forecast for MSY
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
The forecast for ABY, the departure
- From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the west at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 6:00 am EDT (10:00 UTC): wind from the west at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, fog nearby, clear skies
- From Mon 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
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 ABY 7:08 pm EDT (23:08 UTC), at MSY 6:33 pm CDT (23:33 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:57 pm CDT (23:57 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at MSY is before sunrise there (7:00 am CDT (12:00 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: Southwest Georgia Regional, Louis Armstrong New Orleans International.