Austin-Bergstrom International to Eglin Afb/Destin-Ft Walton Beach Airport AUS → VPS
577 nautical miles (665 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 085°, about 081° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4E). At 120 knots that is 4 h 11 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 18-knot tailwind), arriving about 9:13 am CDT (14:13 UTC). Right now AUS is VFR, wind calm; VPS is VFR, wind from the west-northwest (300°) at 5 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: 2 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 1E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, mist, fog). Over the route from 229 to 438 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 AUS.
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 08:00–15:00 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 5 forecast points nearest it (CLL, HOU, LCH, MSY, MOB). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,500 ft | 170° at 13 kt | +2 kt | 118 kt | 4 h 53 min | 9:55 am CDT (14:55 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 160° at 13 kt | +3 kt | 117 kt | 4 h 56 min | 9:58 am CDT (14:58 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 160° at 9 kt | +2 kt | 16 °C | 118 kt | 4 h 53 min | 9:55 am CDT (14:55 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 170° at 4 kt | +1 kt | 12 °C | 119 kt | 4 h 51 min | 9:53 am CDT (14:53 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 190° at 3 kt | 0 | 8 °C | 120 kt | 4 h 48 min | 9:50 am CDT (14:50 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 260° at 3 kt | −3 kt | 4 °C | 123 kt | 4 h 41 min | 9:43 am CDT (14:43 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 290° at 6 kt | −6 kt | 0 °C | 126 kt | 4 h 35 min | 9:37 am CDT (14:37 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 290° at 9 kt | −9 kt | -5 °C | 129 kt | 4 h 28 min | 9:30 am CDT (14:30 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 300° at 10 kt | −9 kt | -6 °C | 129 kt | 4 h 28 min | 9:30 am CDT (14:30 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 300° at 16 kt | −14 kt | -15 °C | 134 kt | 4 h 18 min | 9:20 am CDT (14:20 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 320° at 27 kt | −18 kt | -31 °C | 138 kt | 4 h 11 min | 9:13 am CDT (14:13 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 340° at 29 kt | −10 kt | -40 °C | 130 kt | 4 h 26 min | 9:28 am CDT (14:28 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 340° at 36 kt | −9 kt | -52 °C | 129 kt | 4 h 28 min | 9:30 am CDT (14:30 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLL | used from 0 nm out; 48 nm from the line | 180/24 | 170/21 19° | 180/10 14° | 230/7 8° | 230/16 -6° | 260/20 -13° | 290/23 -29° | 320/21 -39° | 340/35 -51° |
| HOU | used from 100 nm out; 41 nm from the line | 180/22 | 180/20 16° | 170/7 15° | L/V 8° | 220/11 -6° | 260/15 -13° | 310/20 -30° | 320/20 -40° | 350/32 -51° |
| LCH | used from 149 nm out; 59 nm from the line | 170/21 | 160/23 18° | 170/13 13° | 170/6 8° | 300/12 -7° | 280/16 -14° | 320/27 -30° | 330/23 -41° | 340/38 -51° |
| MSY | used from 299 nm out; 67 nm from the line | 150/9 | 140/8 18° | L/V 13° | L/V 6° | 320/15 -5° | 310/16 -16° | 320/32 -31° | 340/35 -40° | 350/34 -52° |
| MOB | used from 448 nm out; 19 nm from the line | L/V | L/V 18° | 020/8 11° | L/V 6° | 330/12 -5° | 330/23 -17° | 330/30 -32° | 350/39 -41° | 340/40 -53° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS Austin, TX | departure | VFR Sky: a broken layer at 3,200 feet, overcast at 12,000 feet | calm | 10+ mi | 3,200 ft | 541 ft | 4:53 am CDT (09:53 UTC) |
| GYB Giddings, TX | 40 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 484 ft | 09:55 UTC |
| DWH Houston, TX | 110 nm out, 16 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | from the east (090°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 152 ft | 09:53 UTC |
| CXO Houston, TX | 119 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 244 ft | 09:53 UTC |
| LCH Lake Charles, LA | 229 nm out, 18 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | from the east-southeast (110°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 14 ft | 09:53 UTC |
| CWF Lake Charles, LA | 239 nm out, 14 nm south of the line, tower | IFR Weather: mist | from the east-northeast (070°) at 4 knots | 2 mi | none | 16 ft | 09:55 UTC |
| BTR Baton Rouge, LA | 339 nm out, 3 nm north of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 69 ft | 09:53 UTC |
| HDC Hammond, LA | 378 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 7 mi | none | 46 ft | 09:55 UTC |
| GPT Gulfport, MS | 448 nm out, 6 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 28 ft | 09:53 UTC |
| PQL Pascagoula, MS | 478 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line, tower | low IFR Weather: fog | calm | 0.5 mi | none | 16 ft | 09:53 UTC |
| PNS Pensacola, FL | 548 nm out, 4 nm west of the line, tower | VFR | from the west-northwest (300°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 120 ft | 09:53 UTC |
| VPS Valparaiso/Destin-Ft Walton Beach, FL | destination | VFR | from the west-northwest (300°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 84 ft | 4:55 am CDT (09:55 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 541 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At VPS when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:13 am CDT (14:13 UTC)
Wind from the northwest at 6 knots, clear skies
The whole forecast for VPS
- From Mon 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 6 knots, clear skies
The forecast for AUS, the departure
- From Mon 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 1,500 feet, scattered clouds at 12,000 feet and more above
- From Mon 6:00 am CDT (11:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 1,500 feet
- From Mon 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the south at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 3,500 feet
- 30% chance between Mon 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC) and 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): light thunderstorms with rain, a broken layer at 3,500 feet (thunderheads)
- From Mon 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
- From Tue 2:00 am CDT (07:00 UTC): wind from the south at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,500 feet
- At times between Tue 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC) and 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): a broken layer at 800 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 AUS 7:02 pm CDT (00:02 UTC), at VPS 6:18 pm CDT (23:18 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:42 pm CDT (23:42 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: Austin-Bergstrom International, Eglin Afb/Destin-Ft Walton Beach Airport.