Columbia Regional to Huntsville Intl-Carl T Jones Field COU → HSV
363 nautical miles (417 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 132°, about 132° magnetic at the departure end (variation 0E). At 120 knots that is 2 h 08 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 50-knot tailwind), arriving about 7:50 am CDT (12:50 UTC). Right now COU is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 7 knots; HSV 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: 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: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the first 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 COU.
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 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 5 forecast points nearest it (COU, STL, CGI, BNA, 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 | 270° at 21 kt | −14 kt | 134 kt | 2 h 43 min | 8:25 am CDT (13:25 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 270° at 15 kt | −10 kt | 130 kt | 2 h 48 min | 8:30 am CDT (13:30 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 270° at 13 kt | −9 kt | 13 °C | 129 kt | 2 h 49 min | 8:31 am CDT (13:31 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 270° at 13 kt | −9 kt | 10 °C | 129 kt | 2 h 49 min | 8:31 am CDT (13:31 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 270° at 14 kt | −10 kt | 6 °C | 130 kt | 2 h 48 min | 8:30 am CDT (13:30 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 270° at 17 kt | −12 kt | 3 °C | 132 kt | 2 h 45 min | 8:27 am CDT (13:27 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 280° at 20 kt | −16 kt | -2 °C | 136 kt | 2 h 40 min | 8:22 am CDT (13:22 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 280° at 23 kt | −19 kt | -5 °C | 139 kt | 2 h 37 min | 8:19 am CDT (13:19 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 280° at 24 kt | −20 kt | -6 °C | 140 kt | 2 h 36 min | 8:18 am CDT (13:18 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 270° at 27 kt | −21 kt | -18 °C | 141 kt | 2 h 34 min | 8:16 am CDT (13:16 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 290° at 42 kt | −39 kt | -31 °C | 159 kt | 2 h 17 min | 7:59 am CDT (12:59 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 290° at 52 kt | −50 kt | -40 °C | 170 kt | 2 h 08 min | 7:50 am CDT (12:50 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 310° at 50 kt | −49 kt | -50 °C | 169 kt | 2 h 09 min | 7:51 am CDT (12:51 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COU | used from 0 nm out; 24 nm from the line | 250/36 | 260/14 16° | 250/5 12° | 260/12 6° | 260/24 -7° | 260/35 -19° | 280/58 -31° | 280/62 -40° | 290/60 -49° |
| STL | used from 49 nm out; 56 nm from the line | 250/26 | 240/21 15° | 240/22 11° | 250/23 6° | 270/28 -7° | 260/30 -19° | 280/52 -31° | 280/57 -40° | 300/57 -49° |
| CGI | used from 98 nm out; 38 nm from the line | 260/22 | 250/15 15° | 250/13 11° | 250/16 6° | 270/29 -7° | 280/30 -18° | 290/40 -31° | 290/55 -40° | 300/51 -51° |
| BNA | used from 245 nm out; 74 nm from the line | 300/20 | 300/14 15° | 300/14 10° | 300/13 4° | 310/22 -5° | 280/24 -18° | 310/37 -33° | 310/50 -41° | 320/49 -51° |
| HSV | used from 294 nm out; 44 nm from the line | 300/20 | 310/14 16° | 310/18 10° | 310/15 4° | 320/19 -5° | 290/16 -18° | 320/36 -32° | 320/47 -41° | 330/42 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COU Columbia, MO | departure | VFR | from the south-southwest (200°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 889 ft | 4:54 am CDT (09:54 UTC) |
| VIH Rolla/Vichy, MO | 39 nm out, 17 nm southwest of the line | VFR | from the south-southwest (200°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,147 ft | 09:53 UTC |
| UBX Cuba, MO | 59 nm out, 8 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 1,023 ft | ||||
| FAM Farmington, MO | 108 nm out, 11 nm northeast of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 945 ft | 20:07 UTC |
| CGI Cape Girardeau, MO | 157 nm out, 15 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the west-southwest (240°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 341 ft | 20:53 UTC |
| SIK Sikeston, MO | 167 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line | reported, no category | variable at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 314 ft | 07:15 UTC |
| UCY Union City, TN | 216 nm out, 4 nm west of the line | marginal VFR Weather: mist | calm | 5 mi | none | 345 ft | 10:15 UTC |
| HZD Huntingdon, TN | 245 nm out, 4 nm north of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 496 ft | 10:10 UTC |
| MRC Columbia/Mount Pleasant, TN | 314 nm out, 25 nm northeast of the line | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 200 feet | calm | 10+ mi | none | 681 ft | 10:10 UTC |
| GZS Pulaski, TN | 333 nm out, 12 nm northeast of the line | low IFR Sky: overcast at 300 feet Weather: mist | calm | 1 mi | 300 ft | 688 ft | 10:15 UTC |
| HSV Huntsville, AL | destination | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 628 ft | 4:53 am CDT (09:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,147 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At HSV when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:50 am CDT (12:50 UTC)
Wind light and variable, visibility 6 miles, mist, clear skies VFR
The whole forecast for HSV
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility 6 miles, mist, clear skies
- At times between Mon 3:00 am CDT (08:00 UTC) and 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): visibility 2 miles, mist, clear skies
- From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
The forecast for COU, the departure
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 13 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/7634 CENTRALIA, MO, Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 19 nm from the route, at the departure end · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · today · ZKC
Daylight
Sunset at COU 6:35 pm CDT (23:35 UTC), at HSV 6:16 pm CDT (23:16 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:41 pm CDT (23:41 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: Columbia Regional, Huntsville Intl-Carl T Jones Field.