Scott Afb/Midamerica St. Louis Airport to Myrtle Beach International BLV → MYR
604 nautical miles (695 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 116°, about 118° magnetic at the departure end (variation 2W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 42 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 43-knot tailwind), arriving about 11:19 am EDT (15:19 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: 66 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 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 139 to 386 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the route from 257 to 396 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 29,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the route from 366 to 435 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft. Over the route from 366 to 435 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 416 to 445 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 30,000 ft to 41,000 ft. Over the last 89 nm of the route.
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 BLV.
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 6 forecast points nearest it (STL, EVV, BNA, TYS, GSP, FLO). 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 | 310° at 18 kt | −18 kt | 138 kt | 4 h 23 min | 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 330° at 18 kt | −16 kt | 136 kt | 4 h 26 min | 12:03 pm EDT (16:03 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 330° at 18 kt | −16 kt | 12 °C | 136 kt | 4 h 26 min | 12:03 pm EDT (16:03 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 330° at 19 kt | −17 kt | 8 °C | 137 kt | 4 h 25 min | 12:02 pm EDT (16:02 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 320° at 21 kt | −20 kt | 6 °C | 140 kt | 4 h 19 min | 11:56 am EDT (15:56 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 310° at 23 kt | −23 kt | 2 °C | 143 kt | 4 h 13 min | 11:50 am EDT (15:50 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 310° at 25 kt | −25 kt | -2 °C | 145 kt | 4 h 10 min | 11:47 am EDT (15:47 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 310° at 28 kt | −27 kt | -6 °C | 147 kt | 4 h 07 min | 11:44 am EDT (15:44 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 310° at 28 kt | −28 kt | -7 °C | 148 kt | 4 h 05 min | 11:42 am EDT (15:42 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 310° at 30 kt | −29 kt | -19 °C | 149 kt | 4 h 03 min | 11:40 am EDT (15:40 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 310° at 39 kt | −38 kt | -32 °C | 158 kt | 3 h 49 min | 11:26 am EDT (15:26 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 320° at 45 kt | −43 kt | -41 °C | 163 kt | 3 h 42 min | 11:19 am EDT (15:19 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 310° at 41 kt | −40 kt | -50 °C | 160 kt | 3 h 46 min | 11:23 am EDT (15:23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | used from 0 nm out; 53 nm from the line | 250/26 | 240/21 15° | 240/22 11° | 250/23 6° | 270/28 -7° | 260/30 -19° | 280/52 -31° | 280/57 -40° | 300/57 -49° |
| EVV | used from 49 nm out; 42 nm from the line | 270/25 | 290/17 15° | 260/10 8° | 270/16 5° | 280/29 -6° | 280/33 -19° | 290/38 -33° | 300/53 -41° | 310/54 -51° |
| BNA | used from 198 nm out; 67 nm from the line | 300/20 | 300/14 15° | 300/14 10° | 300/13 4° | 310/22 -5° | 280/24 -18° | 310/37 -33° | 310/50 -41° | 320/49 -51° |
| TYS | used from 247 nm out; 54 nm from the line | 330/16 | 350/32 14° | 350/37 9° | 340/30 5° | 330/28 -6° | 340/36 -19° | 330/40 -33° | 330/51 -41° | 330/36 -51° |
| GSP | used from 396 nm out; 23 nm from the line | 340/30 | 360/24 13° | 350/29 10° | 340/33 6° | 340/40 -7° | 350/44 -19° | 340/59 -31° | 350/55 -41° | 300/29 -50° |
| FLO | used from 495 nm out; 35 nm from the line | 330/17 | 330/17 12° | 320/21 9° | 310/29 4° | 310/36 -8° | 300/36 -19° | 290/34 -32° | 300/29 -40° | 310/34 -48° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLV Belleville, IL | departure | no report just now | 459 ft | ||||
| MVN Mount Vernon, IL | 49 nm out, 8 nm north of the line | no report just now | 480 ft | ||||
| EVV Evansville, IN | 109 nm out, 21 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 421 ft | ||||
| OWB Owensboro, KY | 139 nm out, 13 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 407 ft | ||||
| GLW Glasgow, KY | 208 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 716 ft | ||||
| SCX Oneida, TN | 277 nm out, 4 nm east of the line | no report just now | 1,544 ft | ||||
| TYS Knoxville, TN | 327 nm out, 17 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 986 ft | ||||
| AVL Asheville, NC | 396 nm out, 2 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 2,163 ft | ||||
| GSP Greer, SC | 426 nm out, 22 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 963 ft | ||||
| LKR Lancaster, SC | 485 nm out, 6 nm east of the line | no report just now | 485 ft | ||||
| FLO Florence, SC | 554 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 146 ft | ||||
| MYR Myrtle Beach, SC | destination | no report just now | 25 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 2,163 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At MYR when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:19 am EDT (15:19 UTC)
MYR has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
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 BLV 6:25 pm CDT (23:25 UTC), at MYR 6:45 pm EDT (22:45 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:10 pm EDT (23:10 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: Scott Afb/Midamerica St. Louis Airport, Myrtle Beach International.