Cape Girardeau Regional to South Arkansas Regional AT Goodwin Field CGI → ELD
288 nautical miles (332 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 214°, about 216° magnetic at the departure end (variation 2W). At 120 knots that is 2 h 23 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 1-knot tailwind), arriving about 12:35 am CDT (05:35 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: 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
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 CGI.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- B737 at 31,000 ft, 36 nm east, 7:13 pm CDT (00:13 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZME25. At the departure end, 36 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
PAH UA /OV CNG360015/TM 0013/FL310/TP B737/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZME25
- Report
- a routine report filed through PAH
- Where
- 15 nm north (360°) of CNG
- Time
- 00:13 UTC
- Height
- at 31,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B737
- Turbulence
- occasional light chop
- Remarks
- ZME25
- C750 at 43,000 ft, 33 nm northwest, 7:50 pm CDT (00:50 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence above 43,000 ft, remarks: zme. 179 nm along the route, 33 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
LIT UA /OV LIT360025/TM 0050/FL430/TP C750/TB CONS LGT-MOD CHOP 430/RM ZME
- Report
- a routine report filed through LIT
- Where
- 25 nm north (360°) of LIT
- Time
- 00:50 UTC
- Height
- at 43,000 ft
- Aircraft
- C750
- Turbulence
- continuous light to moderate chop at 43,000 ft
- Remarks
- zme
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 westbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: even thousands plus 500 ft; above 18,000 ft the forecast levels), with the wind averaged along the line from the 3 forecast points nearest it (CGI, MEM, LIT). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,500 ft | 240° at 18 kt | +16 kt | 104 kt | 2 h 46 min | 12:58 am CDT (05:58 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 250° at 16 kt | +13 kt | 14 °C | 107 kt | 2 h 41 min | 12:53 am CDT (05:53 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 260° at 19 kt | +14 kt | 12 °C | 106 kt | 2 h 43 min | 12:55 am CDT (05:55 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 270° at 16 kt | +10 kt | 9 °C | 110 kt | 2 h 37 min | 12:49 am CDT (05:49 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 280° at 13 kt | +5 kt | 5 °C | 115 kt | 2 h 30 min | 12:42 am CDT (05:42 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 280° at 14 kt | +5 kt | 1 °C | 115 kt | 2 h 30 min | 12:42 am CDT (05:42 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 280° at 14 kt | +5 kt | -2 °C | 115 kt | 2 h 30 min | 12:42 am CDT (05:42 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 280° at 14 kt | +6 kt | -5 °C | 114 kt | 2 h 32 min | 12:44 am CDT (05:44 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 290° at 25 kt | +7 kt | -17 °C | 113 kt | 2 h 33 min | 12:45 am CDT (05:45 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 300° at 34 kt | +5 kt | -31 °C | 115 kt | 2 h 30 min | 12:42 am CDT (05:42 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 300° at 43 kt | +3 kt | -40 °C | 117 kt | 2 h 28 min | 12:40 am CDT (05:40 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 310° at 43 kt | −1 kt | -52 °C | 121 kt | 2 h 23 min | 12:35 am CDT (05:35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CGI | used from 0 nm out; 25 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 50 nm out; 73 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° |
| LIT | used from 149 nm out; 33 nm from the line | 220/21 | 230/17 16° | 250/24 12° | 260/15 7° | 260/13 -5° | 280/25 -16° | 290/35 -30° | 300/42 -40° | 300/40 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CGI Cape Girardeau, MO | departure | no report just now | 341 ft | ||||
| DXE Dexter, MO | 30 nm out, 3 nm south of the line | no report just now | 304 ft | ||||
| PGR Paragould, AR | 79 nm out, 4 nm south of the line | no report just now | 290 ft | ||||
| JBR Jonesboro, AR | 99 nm out, 4 nm east of the line | no report just now | 262 ft | ||||
| DRP Colt, AR | 139 nm out, 20 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 238 ft | ||||
| LIT Little Rock, AR | 199 nm out, 24 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 266 ft | ||||
| PBF Pine Bluff, AR | 219 nm out, 6 nm east of the line | no report just now | 205 ft | ||||
| CDH Camden, AR | 268 nm out, 11 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 129 ft | ||||
| ELD El Dorado, AR | destination | no report just now | 277 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 341 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At ELD when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:35 am CDT (05:35 UTC)
ELD 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 CGI 6:25 pm CDT (23:25 UTC), at ELD 6:41 pm CDT (23:41 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:06 pm CDT (00:06 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at ELD is before sunrise there (7:13 am CDT (12:13 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: Cape Girardeau Regional, South Arkansas Regional AT Goodwin Field.