Baton Rouge Metro, Ryan Field to Ocala Intl-Jim Taylor Field BTR → OCF
472 nautical miles (543 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 098°, about 098° magnetic at the departure end (variation 0E). At 120 knots that is 3 h 25 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 18-knot tailwind), arriving about 10:09 am EDT (14:09 UTC). Right now BTR is VFR, wind calm; OCF is VFR, wind from the north-northwest (330°) at 3 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: 1 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 TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 30,000 ft to 41,000 ft. Over the last 29 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
- E170 at 2,000 ft, 50 nm north, 5:05 am CDT (10:05 UTC): clear, remarks: ground fog. 344 nm along the route, 50 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
TLH UA /OV TLH/TM 1005/FL20/TP E170/SK CLR/RM GROUND FOG
- Report
- a routine report filed through TLH
- Where
- over TLH
- Time
- 10:05 UTC
- Height
- at 2,000 ft
- Aircraft
- E170
- Sky
- clear
- Remarks
- ground fog
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 4 forecast points nearest it (MSY, MOB, TLH, PIE). 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 | 350° at 9 kt | −4 kt | 124 kt | 3 h 48 min | 10:32 am EDT (14:32 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 350° at 10 kt | −3 kt | 123 kt | 3 h 50 min | 10:34 am EDT (14:34 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 350° at 11 kt | −3 kt | 15 °C | 123 kt | 3 h 50 min | 10:34 am EDT (14:34 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 350° at 10 kt | −3 kt | 11 °C | 123 kt | 3 h 50 min | 10:34 am EDT (14:34 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 310° at 6 kt | −5 kt | 7 °C | 125 kt | 3 h 47 min | 10:31 am EDT (14:31 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 310° at 9 kt | −8 kt | 3 °C | 128 kt | 3 h 41 min | 10:25 am EDT (14:25 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 310° at 13 kt | −11 kt | 0 °C | 131 kt | 3 h 36 min | 10:20 am EDT (14:20 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 320° at 17 kt | −13 kt | -5 °C | 133 kt | 3 h 33 min | 10:17 am EDT (14:17 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 320° at 18 kt | −14 kt | -6 °C | 134 kt | 3 h 31 min | 10:15 am EDT (14:15 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 330° at 25 kt | −16 kt | -16 °C | 136 kt | 3 h 28 min | 10:12 am EDT (14:12 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 340° at 34 kt | −18 kt | -32 °C | 138 kt | 3 h 25 min | 10:09 am EDT (14:09 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 350° at 40 kt | −13 kt | -41 °C | 133 kt | 3 h 33 min | 10:17 am EDT (14:17 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 340° at 33 kt | −14 kt | -52 °C | 134 kt | 3 h 31 min | 10:15 am EDT (14:15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSY | used from 0 nm out; 36 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 98 nm out; 40 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° |
| TLH | used from 246 nm out; 93 nm from the line | 340/23 | 350/26 17° | 350/21 11° | 300/13 6° | 320/25 -6° | 340/35 -16° | 350/44 -32° | 360/51 -42° | 350/33 -52° |
| PIE | used from 442 nm out; 80 nm from the line | 360/10 | 340/12 18° | 330/9 13° | 290/12 8° | 260/21 -7° | 280/18 -18° | 250/20 -33° | 250/26 -41° | 250/20 -51° |
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 | 4:53 am CDT (09:53 UTC) |
| HDC Hammond, LA | 39 nm out, 5 nm north of the line, tower | IFR Weather: mist | calm | 2.5 mi | none | 46 ft | 10:35 UTC |
| HSA Bay St Louis, MS | 88 nm out, 3 nm north of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southwest (210°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 22 ft | 00:50 UTC |
| GPT Gulfport, MS | 108 nm out, 8 nm north of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 28 ft | 09:53 UTC |
| JKA Gulf Shores, AL | 177 nm out, 13 nm northeast of the line, tower | low IFR Sky: sky obscured at 200 feet Weather: fog | calm | 0.25 mi | 200 ft | 17 ft | 10:35 UTC |
| AAF Apalachicola, FL | 324 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line | VFR | from the north-northwest (340°) at 4 knots | 8 mi | none | 19 ft | 10:09 UTC |
| CTY Cross City, FL | 423 nm out, 18 nm north of the line | VFR | from the north-northwest (330°) at 4 knots | 9 mi | none | 42 ft | 10:35 UTC |
| CDK Cedar Key, FL | 432 nm out, 12 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 11 ft | ||||
| OCF Ocala, FL | destination | VFR | from the north-northwest (330°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 90 ft | 5:51 am EDT (09:51 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 90 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At OCF when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:09 am EDT (14:09 UTC)
OCF has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
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 OCF 7:02 pm EDT (23:02 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:26 pm EDT (23:26 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, Ocala Intl-Jim Taylor Field.