Baton Rouge Metro, Ryan Field to Lovell Field BTR → CHA
404 nautical miles (465 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 046°, about 046° magnetic at the departure end (variation 0E). At 120 knots that is 3 h 15 min at the quickest height in today's winds (3,500 ft, a 4-knot tailwind), arriving about 5:13 am EDT (09:13 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now BTR is VFR, wind calm; CHA 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: 3 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 last 69 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 BTR.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
No pilot reports within 50 nautical miles of the line in the last three hours.
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 4 forecast points nearest it (MSY, JAN, BHM, HSV). 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 | 300° at 11 kt | −4 kt | 124 kt | 3 h 15 min | 5:13 am EDT (09:13 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 310° at 12 kt | −2 kt | 122 kt | 3 h 19 min | 5:17 am EDT (09:17 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 310° at 15 kt | −2 kt | 15 °C | 122 kt | 3 h 19 min | 5:17 am EDT (09:17 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 310° at 17 kt | −2 kt | 10 °C | 122 kt | 3 h 19 min | 5:17 am EDT (09:17 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 330° at 16 kt | +3 kt | 7 °C | 117 kt | 3 h 27 min | 5:25 am EDT (09:25 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 330° at 16 kt | +2 kt | 3 °C | 118 kt | 3 h 25 min | 5:23 am EDT (09:23 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 320° at 17 kt | 0 | -1 °C | 120 kt | 3 h 22 min | 5:20 am EDT (09:20 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 310° at 18 kt | −2 kt | -5 °C | 122 kt | 3 h 19 min | 5:17 am EDT (09:17 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 310° at 18 kt | −2 kt | -6 °C | 122 kt | 3 h 19 min | 5:17 am EDT (09:17 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 320° at 25 kt | +1 kt | -17 °C | 119 kt | 3 h 24 min | 5:22 am EDT (09:22 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 320° at 42 kt | +2 kt | -32 °C | 118 kt | 3 h 25 min | 5:23 am EDT (09:23 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 330° at 48 kt | +8 kt | -41 °C | 112 kt | 3 h 36 min | 5:34 am EDT (09:34 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 340° at 41 kt | +12 kt | -51 °C | 108 kt | 3 h 44 min | 5:42 am EDT (09:42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSY | used from 0 nm out; 57 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° |
| JAN | used from 49 nm out; 56 nm from the line | 230/10 | 270/13 18° | 270/11 12° | 310/11 6° | 300/15 -4° | 300/22 -16° | 310/33 -31° | 320/37 -41° | 330/41 -52° |
| BHM | used from 197 nm out; 68 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° |
| HSV | used from 295 nm out; 34 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° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTR Baton Rouge, LA | departure | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 69 ft | 12:53 am CDT (05:53 UTC) |
| MCB Mc Comb, MS | 49 nm out, 5 nm north of the line | VFR | from the southwest (230°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 413 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| LUL Laurel, MS | 118 nm out, 20 nm southeast of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 238 ft | 05:35 UTC |
| MEI Meridian, MS | 167 nm out, 6 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 297 ft | 04:58 UTC |
| AIV Aliceville, AL | 217 nm out, 11 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 150 ft | ||||
| TCL Tuscaloosa, AL | 246 nm out, 6 nm south of the line, tower | marginal VFR Weather: mist | calm | 5 mi | none | 169 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| BHM Birmingham, AL | 286 nm out, 17 nm southeast of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 9 mi | none | 650 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| BFZ Albertville, AL | 335 nm out, 3 nm south of the line | VFR | from the west-southwest (250°) at 4 knots | 7 mi | none | 1,032 ft | 05:35 UTC |
| CHA Chattanooga, TN | destination | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 682 ft | 1:53 am EDT (05:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,032 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At CHA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:13 am EDT (09:13 UTC)
Wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The whole forecast for CHA
- From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
The forecast for BTR, the departure
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 5 knots, 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 BTR 6:36 pm CDT (23:36 UTC), at CHA 7:10 pm EDT (23:10 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:35 pm EDT (23:35 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at CHA is before sunrise there (7:44 am EDT (11:44 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: Baton Rouge Metro, Ryan Field, Lovell Field.