Scott Afb/Midamerica St. Louis Airport to Eglin Afb/Destin-Ft Walton Beach Airport BLV → VPS
511 nautical miles (588 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 160°, about 162° magnetic at the departure end (variation 2W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 04 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 47-knot tailwind), arriving about 3:47 am CDT (08:47 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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: 782 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 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 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 7 forecast points nearest it (STL, CGI, MEM, HSV, BHM, MGM, 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 | 290° at 16 kt | −9 kt | 129 kt | 3 h 58 min | 4:41 am CDT (09:41 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 310° at 16 kt | −13 kt | 133 kt | 3 h 51 min | 4:34 am CDT (09:34 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 310° at 18 kt | −16 kt | 14 °C | 136 kt | 3 h 45 min | 4:28 am CDT (09:28 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 310° at 19 kt | −17 kt | 10 °C | 137 kt | 3 h 44 min | 4:27 am CDT (09:27 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 320° at 16 kt | −15 kt | 7 °C | 135 kt | 3 h 47 min | 4:30 am CDT (09:30 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 320° at 16 kt | −15 kt | 3 °C | 135 kt | 3 h 47 min | 4:30 am CDT (09:30 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 310° at 18 kt | −15 kt | -1 °C | 135 kt | 3 h 47 min | 4:30 am CDT (09:30 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 300° at 20 kt | −15 kt | -5 °C | 135 kt | 3 h 47 min | 4:30 am CDT (09:30 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 300° at 21 kt | −15 kt | -6 °C | 135 kt | 3 h 47 min | 4:30 am CDT (09:30 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 310° at 27 kt | −23 kt | -17 °C | 143 kt | 3 h 34 min | 4:17 am CDT (09:17 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 320° at 41 kt | −38 kt | -33 °C | 158 kt | 3 h 14 min | 3:57 am CDT (08:57 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 320° at 50 kt | −47 kt | -41 °C | 167 kt | 3 h 04 min | 3:47 am CDT (08:47 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 320° at 43 kt | −40 kt | -51 °C | 160 kt | 3 h 12 min | 3:55 am CDT (08:55 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | used from 0 nm out; 49 nm from the line | 250/24 | 250/24 16° | 260/23 9° | 270/16 6° | 260/25 -6° | 270/29 -19° | 290/34 -33° | 290/48 -41° | 290/54 -51° |
| CGI | used from 49 nm out; 16 nm from the line | 240/20 | 270/15 15° | 280/15 11° | 300/13 6° | 290/20 -6° | 280/24 -18° | 300/34 -32° | 300/47 -41° | 310/49 -51° |
| MEM | used from 147 nm out; 81 nm from the line | 230/19 | 260/16 15° | 270/17 12° | 300/13 6° | 300/15 -5° | 300/26 -18° | 300/34 -32° | 300/41 -40° | 310/46 -52° |
| HSV | used from 196 nm out; 81 nm from the line | 310/20 | 330/20 16° | 320/27 11° | 340/23 5° | 320/23 -7° | 340/30 -17° | 320/50 -33° | 330/61 -41° | 340/41 -50° |
| BHM | used from 295 nm out; 47 nm from the line | 310/19 | 330/20 17° | 320/28 11° | 340/21 6° | 310/22 -7° | 330/33 -17° | 330/50 -32° | 330/57 -41° | 330/41 -50° |
| MGM | used from 344 nm out; 57 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 491 nm out; 86 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° |
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 | ||||
| MDH Carbondale/Murphysboro, IL | 49 nm out, 11 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 411 ft | ||||
| CGI Cape Girardeau, MO | 79 nm out, 15 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 341 ft | ||||
| UCY Union City, TN | 138 nm out, 5 nm west of the line | no report just now | 345 ft | ||||
| MKL Jackson, TN | 177 nm out, 18 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 434 ft | ||||
| SNH Savannah, TN | 216 nm out, 7 nm east of the line | no report just now | 472 ft | ||||
| HAB Hamilton, AL | 285 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 436 ft | ||||
| TCL Tuscaloosa, AL | 334 nm out, 4 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 169 ft | ||||
| SEM Selma, AL | 393 nm out, 13 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 166 ft | ||||
| GZH Evergreen, AL | 452 nm out, 9 nm west of the line | no report just now | 259 ft | ||||
| CEW Crestview, FL | 491 nm out, 6 nm east of the line | no report just now | 213 ft | ||||
| VPS Valparaiso/Destin-Ft Walton Beach, FL | destination | no report just now | 84 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 472 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, 3:47 am CDT (08:47 UTC)
VPS 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 VPS 6:18 pm CDT (23:18 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:42 pm CDT (23:42 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at VPS is before sunrise there (6:46 am CDT (11:46 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, Eglin Afb/Destin-Ft Walton Beach Airport.