Columbus Airport to Lafayette Rgnl/Paul Fournet Field CSG → LFT
387 nautical miles (445 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 251°, about 253° magnetic at the departure end (variation 2W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 04 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 6-knot tailwind), arriving about 12:08 pm CDT (17:08 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
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 CSG.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- C560 at 8,000 ft, 7 nm northwest, 9:14 am EDT (13:14 UTC): clear from 8,000 ft to 60,000 ft. 69 nm along the route, 7 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
MGM UA /OV MGM 5N/TM 1314/FL080/TP C560/SK SKC
- Report
- a routine report filed through MGM
- Where
- mgm 5N
- Time
- 13:14 UTC
- Height
- at 8,000 ft
- Aircraft
- C560
- Sky
- clear
- SF50 at 2,000 ft, 7 nm northwest, 8:55 am EDT (12:55 UTC): remarks: great visibility, no tops/bases reported. 69 nm along the route, 7 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
MGM UA /OV 6 MILES E MGM /TM 1255/FL020/TP SF50/RM GREAT VIS, NO TOPS/BASES REPORTED
- Report
- a routine report filed through MGM
- Where
- 6 miles east mgm
- Time
- 12:55 UTC
- Height
- at 2,000 ft
- Aircraft
- SF50
- Remarks
- great visibility, no tops/bases reported
- BE20 at 17,800 ft, 21 nm north, 8:23 am EDT (12:23 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ztlfd 13. 69 nm along the route, 21 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
ATL UA /OV MGM359015/TM 1223/FL178/TP BE20/TB NEG/RM ZTLFD 13
- Report
- a routine report filed through ATL
- Where
- 15 nm north (359°) of MGM
- Time
- 12:23 UTC
- Height
- at 17,800 ft
- Aircraft
- BE20
- Turbulence
- none
- Remarks
- ztlfd 13
- CRJ9 at 1,200 ft, 7 nm northwest, 7:45 am EDT (11:45 UTC): light haze. 69 nm along the route, 7 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
MGM UA /OV MGM 2E/TM 1145/FL012/TP CRJ9/WX -HZ
- Report
- a routine report filed through MGM
- Where
- mgm 2E
- Time
- 11:45 UTC
- Height
- at 1,200 ft
- Aircraft
- CRJ9
- Weather
- light haze
- B737 at 40,000 ft, 40 nm south, 7:48 am EDT (11:48 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. 198 nm along the route, 40 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
MOB UA /OV KSJI069043/TM 1148/FL400/TP B737/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
- Report
- a routine report filed through MOB
- Where
- 43 nm east (069°) of KSJI
- Time
- 11:48 UTC
- Height
- at 40,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B737
- Turbulence
- occasional light chop
- Remarks
- zhu
- BE36 at 8,000 ft, 23 nm north, 9:40 am EDT (13:40 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, clear from 8,000 ft to 60,000 ft, 18 °C, wind 270° at 4 knots, remarks: ZME65. 218 nm along the route, 23 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
MCB UA /OV LBY045020/TM 1340/FL080/TP BE36/SK SKC/WX NEG/TA 18/WV 270004KT/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM ZME65
- Report
- a routine report filed through MCB
- Where
- 20 nm northeast (045°) of LBY
- Time
- 13:40 UTC
- Height
- at 8,000 ft
- Aircraft
- BE36
- Sky
- clear
- Weather
- no
- Temperature
- 18 °C
- Wind
- from 270° at 4 knots
- Turbulence
- none
- Icing
- none
- Remarks
- ZME65
- C25A at 41,000 ft, 41 nm south, 7:05 am EDT (11:05 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. 258 nm along the route, 41 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
HSA UA /OV KPCU314014/TM 1105/FL410/TP C25A/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
- Report
- a routine report filed through HSA
- Where
- 14 nm northwest (314°) of KPCU
- Time
- 11:05 UTC
- Height
- at 41,000 ft
- Aircraft
- C25A
- Turbulence
- occasional light chop
- Remarks
- zhu
- B737 at 23,000 ft, 2 nm west, 8:30 am EDT (12:30 UTC): no turbulence up to 23,000 ft, remarks: zhu. 337 nm along the route, 2 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
BTR UA /OV KLSU945005/TM 1230/FL230/TP B737/TB NEG 000-230/RM ZHU
- Report
- a routine report filed through BTR
- Where
- 5 nm southwest (945°) of KLSU
- Time
- 12:30 UTC
- Height
- at 23,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B737
- Turbulence
- no from 0 ft to 23,000 ft
- Remarks
- zhu
- A21N at 34,000 ft, 2 nm west, 7:37 am EDT (11:37 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: zhu. 337 nm along the route, 2 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
BTR UA /OV KBTR/TM 1137/FL340/TP A21N/TB NEG/RM ZHU
- Report
- a routine report filed through BTR
- Where
- over KBTR
- Time
- 11:37 UTC
- Height
- at 34,000 ft
- Aircraft
- A21N
- Turbulence
- none
- Remarks
- zhu
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 4 forecast points nearest it (CSG, MGM, MOB, MSY). 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 | 330° at 5 kt | +1 kt | 119 kt | 3 h 15 min | 12:19 pm CDT (17:19 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 350° at 6 kt | 0 | 16 °C | 120 kt | 3 h 14 min | 12:18 pm CDT (17:18 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 350° at 10 kt | −2 kt | 13 °C | 122 kt | 3 h 10 min | 12:14 pm CDT (17:14 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 340° at 8 kt | 0 | 9 °C | 120 kt | 3 h 14 min | 12:18 pm CDT (17:18 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 330° at 6 kt | +1 kt | 5 °C | 119 kt | 3 h 15 min | 12:19 pm CDT (17:19 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 330° at 11 kt | +2 kt | 1 °C | 118 kt | 3 h 17 min | 12:21 pm CDT (17:21 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 330° at 15 kt | +3 kt | -2 °C | 117 kt | 3 h 18 min | 12:22 pm CDT (17:22 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 330° at 18 kt | +3 kt | -5 °C | 117 kt | 3 h 18 min | 12:22 pm CDT (17:22 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 330° at 21 kt | +4 kt | -17 °C | 116 kt | 3 h 20 min | 12:24 pm CDT (17:24 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 330° at 34 kt | +8 kt | -32 °C | 112 kt | 3 h 27 min | 12:31 pm CDT (17:31 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 340° at 40 kt | −2 kt | -40 °C | 122 kt | 3 h 10 min | 12:14 pm CDT (17:14 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 350° at 34 kt | −6 kt | -52 °C | 126 kt | 3 h 04 min | 12:08 pm CDT (17:08 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSG | used from 0 nm out; 25 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 50 nm out; 13 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 149 nm out; 50 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 248 nm out; 58 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° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSG Columbus, GA | departure | no report just now | 397 ft | ||||
| AUO Auburn, AL | 20 nm out, 14 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 776 ft | ||||
| MGM Montgomery, AL | 69 nm out, 13 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 221 ft | ||||
| PRN Greenville, AL | 89 nm out, 10 nm south of the line | no report just now | 451 ft | ||||
| MVC Monroeville, AL | 139 nm out, 18 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 419 ft | ||||
| HBG Hattiesburg, MS | 228 nm out, 7 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 150 ft | ||||
| BXA Bogalusa, LA | 268 nm out, 9 nm south of the line | no report just now | 119 ft | ||||
| BTR Baton Rouge, LA | 337 nm out, 2 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 69 ft | ||||
| HZR New Roads, LA | 347 nm out, 19 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 39 ft | ||||
| LFT Lafayette, LA | destination | no report just now | 40 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 776 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At LFT when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:08 pm CDT (17:08 UTC)
LFT 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 CSG 7:10 pm EDT (23:10 UTC), at LFT 6:40 pm CDT (23:40 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:04 pm CDT (00:04 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: Columbus Airport, Lafayette Rgnl/Paul Fournet Field.