Charleston Afb/Intl Airport to MC Allen International CHS → MFE
1,031 nautical miles (1,186 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 252°, about 259° magnetic at the departure end (variation 7W). At 120 knots that is 8 h 07 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 7-knot tailwind), arriving about 5:15 pm CDT (22:15 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 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
- SIGMET C21C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 42,000 ft, moving from the southeast at 10 knots, until 11:55 am EDT (15:55 UTC). Over the route from 763 to 833 nm out.
as issued
WSUS32 KKCI 121355 MKCC WST 121355 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 21C VALID UNTIL 1555Z TX CSTL WTRS FROM 70ESE PSX-120S LCH-190S LCH-90SE PSX-70ESE PSX AREA TS MOV FROM 14010KT. TOPS TO FL420.
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 08:00–15:00 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 11 forecast points nearest it (CHS, SAV, CSG, MGM, MOB, MSY, LCH, HOU, PSX, CRP, BRO). 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 | 210° at 2 kt | +3 kt | 117 kt | 8 h 49 min | 5:57 pm CDT (22:57 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 240° at 2 kt | +3 kt | 16 °C | 117 kt | 8 h 49 min | 5:57 pm CDT (22:57 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 320° at 4 kt | +2 kt | 13 °C | 118 kt | 8 h 44 min | 5:52 pm CDT (22:52 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 320° at 5 kt | +2 kt | 10 °C | 118 kt | 8 h 44 min | 5:52 pm CDT (22:52 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 310° at 7 kt | +3 kt | 6 °C | 117 kt | 8 h 49 min | 5:57 pm CDT (22:57 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 310° at 9 kt | +4 kt | 2 °C | 116 kt | 8 h 53 min | 6:01 pm CDT (23:01 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 320° at 12 kt | +5 kt | -2 °C | 115 kt | 8 h 58 min | 6:06 pm CDT (23:06 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 320° at 15 kt | +6 kt | -5 °C | 114 kt | 9 h 03 min | 6:11 pm CDT (23:11 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 310° at 15 kt | +7 kt | -16 °C | 113 kt | 9 h 07 min | 6:15 pm CDT (23:15 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 320° at 23 kt | +8 kt | -31 °C | 112 kt | 9 h 12 min | 6:20 pm CDT (23:20 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 340° at 25 kt | +1 kt | -40 °C | 119 kt | 8 h 40 min | 5:48 pm CDT (22:48 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 350° at 30 kt | −7 kt | -51 °C | 127 kt | 8 h 07 min | 5:15 pm CDT (22:15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHS | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 330/14 | 300/17 14° | 320/21 9° | 310/26 6° | 310/32 -6° | 280/34 -19° | 260/37 -32° | 280/30 -39° | 310/30 -50° |
| SAV | used from 50 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 330/16 | 310/15 14° | 320/23 10° | 310/30 7° | 310/30 -6° | 300/28 -19° | 270/25 -32° | 300/25 -39° | 320/26 -50° |
| CSG | used from 149 nm out; 91 nm from the line | 330/27 | 340/28 16° | 350/28 11° | 330/17 6° | 340/25 -6° | 350/33 -18° | 330/46 -32° | 340/45 -41° | 350/31 -52° |
| MGM | used from 297 nm out; 77 nm from the line | 320/19 | 330/16 17° | 340/21 11° | 330/11 5° | 330/27 -6° | 330/21 -17° | 330/37 -32° | 340/44 -40° | 360/30 -52° |
| MOB | used from 347 nm out; 70 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° |
| MSY | used from 496 nm out; 39 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° |
| LCH | used from 644 nm out; 97 nm from the line | 170/21 | 160/23 18° | 170/13 13° | 170/6 8° | 300/12 -7° | 280/16 -14° | 320/27 -30° | 330/23 -41° | 340/38 -51° |
| HOU | used from 743 nm out; 119 nm from the line | 180/22 | 180/20 16° | 170/7 15° | L/V 8° | 220/11 -6° | 260/15 -13° | 310/20 -30° | 320/20 -40° | 350/32 -51° |
| PSX | used from 793 nm out; 102 nm from the line | 160/24 | 190/17 17° | 200/10 15° | L/V 8° | 260/7 -5° | 220/10 -12° | 310/11 -30° | 320/13 -40° | 010/29 -51° |
| CRP | used from 892 nm out; 76 nm from the line | 140/21 | 160/22 17° | 180/14 13° | 210/6 9° | 270/10 -5° | 200/8 -13° | L/V -29° | L/V -40° | 030/28 -51° |
| BRO | used from 942 nm out; 48 nm from the line | 160/15 | 160/15 18° | 170/11 14° | 150/7 9° | L/V -4° | 170/6 -15° | 100/15 -29° | 100/14 -41° | 040/26 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHS Charleston, SC | departure | no report just now | 46 ft | ||||
| TBR Statesboro, GA | 89 nm out, 4 nm north of the line | no report just now | 186 ft | ||||
| EZM Eastman, GA | 159 nm out, 13 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 303 ft | ||||
| DHN Dothan, AL | 287 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 400 ft | ||||
| PNS Pensacola, FL | 396 nm out, 11 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 120 ft | ||||
| JKA Gulf Shores, AL | 416 nm out, 12 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 17 ft | ||||
| HUM Houma, LA | 585 nm out, 11 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 8 ft | ||||
| HRL Harlingen, TX | 1001 nm out, 12 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 36 ft | ||||
| MFE Mc Allen, TX | destination | no report just now | 107 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 400 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At MFE when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:15 pm CDT (22:15 UTC)
MFE 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 CHS 6:50 pm EDT (22:50 UTC), at MFE 7:07 pm CDT (00:07 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:30 pm CDT (00:30 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, MC Allen International.