Charleston Afb/Intl Airport to George Bush Intcntl/Houston Airport CHS → IAH
802 nautical miles (923 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 261°, about 268° magnetic at the departure end (variation 7W). At 120 knots that is 7 h 02 min at the quickest height in today's winds (6,500 ft, a 6-knot headwind), arriving about 7:49 am CDT (12:49 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: 1,368 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 CHS.
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 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 9 forecast points nearest it (CHS, SAV, CSG, MGM, MOB, JAN, MSY, LCH, HOU). 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 | 290° at 7 kt | +7 kt | 113 kt | 7 h 06 min | 7:53 am CDT (12:53 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 310° at 9 kt | +6 kt | 16 °C | 114 kt | 7 h 02 min | 7:49 am CDT (12:49 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 310° at 12 kt | +7 kt | 13 °C | 113 kt | 7 h 06 min | 7:53 am CDT (12:53 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 300° at 13 kt | +9 kt | 9 °C | 111 kt | 7 h 14 min | 8:01 am CDT (13:01 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 290° at 14 kt | +11 kt | 6 °C | 109 kt | 7 h 21 min | 8:08 am CDT (13:08 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 290° at 16 kt | +13 kt | 2 °C | 107 kt | 7 h 30 min | 8:17 am CDT (13:17 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 290° at 18 kt | +15 kt | -2 °C | 105 kt | 7 h 38 min | 8:25 am CDT (13:25 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 290° at 20 kt | +17 kt | -5 °C | 103 kt | 7 h 47 min | 8:34 am CDT (13:34 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 280° at 24 kt | +22 kt | -16 °C | 98 kt | 8 h 11 min | 8:58 am CDT (13:58 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 310° at 33 kt | +19 kt | -31 °C | 101 kt | 7 h 56 min | 8:43 am CDT (13:43 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 310° at 34 kt | +20 kt | -41 °C | 100 kt | 8 h 01 min | 8:48 am CDT (13:48 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 310° at 29 kt | +17 kt | -51 °C | 103 kt | 7 h 47 min | 8:34 am CDT (13:34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHS | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 280/21 | 270/23 12° | 280/28 11° | 260/35 6° | 250/41 -5° | 250/45 -16° | 230/59 -32° | 220/74 -40° | 230/67 -52° |
| SAV | used from 50 nm out; 38 nm from the line | 280/23 | 300/22 14° | 290/27 11° | 270/31 6° | 260/36 -5° | 260/38 -17° | 240/49 -32° | 230/68 -40° | 230/59 -51° |
| CSG | used from 149 nm out; 77 nm from the line | 310/24 | 340/35 17° | 340/37 12° | 330/22 8° | 310/30 -7° | 290/30 -18° | 340/57 -32° | 340/55 -41° | 320/33 -49° |
| MGM | used from 297 nm out; 22 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 396 nm out; 54 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° |
| JAN | used from 495 nm out; 66 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° |
| MSY | used from 545 nm out; 72 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° |
| LCH | used from 594 nm out; 78 nm from the line | 160/21 | 160/18 18° | 180/13 12° | 230/6 8° | 280/10 -4° | 260/13 -14° | 310/29 -30° | 320/32 -40° | 330/33 -53° |
| HOU | used from 743 nm out; 42 nm from the line | 160/22 | 150/27 19° | 180/16 14° | 250/7 9° | 270/10 -5° | 270/16 -13° | 310/23 -29° | 310/26 -40° | 330/20 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHS Charleston, SC | departure | no report just now | 46 ft | ||||
| JYL Sylvania, GA | 79 nm out, 3 nm south of the line | no report just now | 190 ft | ||||
| EZM Eastman, GA | 158 nm out, 15 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 303 ft | ||||
| MCN Macon, GA | 178 nm out, 18 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 354 ft | ||||
| TOI Troy, AL | 307 nm out, 8 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 397 ft | ||||
| MGM Montgomery, AL | 327 nm out, 22 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 221 ft | ||||
| PIB Hattiesburg-Laurel, MS | 475 nm out, 7 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 297 ft | ||||
| MCB Mc Comb, MS | 545 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 413 ft | ||||
| HZR New Roads, LA | 594 nm out, 12 nm south of the line | no report just now | 39 ft | ||||
| CWF Lake Charles, LA | 693 nm out, 19 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 16 ft | ||||
| BPT Beaumont/Port Arthur, TX | 733 nm out, 21 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 14 ft | ||||
| IAH Houston, TX | destination | no report just now | 95 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 413 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At IAH when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:49 am CDT (12:49 UTC)
IAH has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/6783 Perry, GA, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 19, 2026 UTC 3 nm from the route, 188 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 19 October · ZTL
Daylight
Sunset at CHS 6:50 pm EDT (22:50 UTC), at IAH 6:54 pm CDT (23:54 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:18 pm CDT (00:18 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: Charleston Afb/Intl Airport, George Bush Intcntl/Houston Airport.