Dothan Regional to Alexandria International DHN → AEX
364 nautical miles (419 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 272°, about 275° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 10 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 5-knot headwind), arriving about 2:08 pm CDT (19:08 UTC). Right now AEX is VFR, wind from the southeast (140°) at 4 knots. 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 DHN.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- BE36 at 8,000 ft, 16 nm north, 8:40 am CDT (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. 187 nm along the route, 16 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
- PC12 at 20,000 ft, 10 nm southwest, 8:49 am CDT (13:49 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. At the destination end, 10 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
AEX UA /OV AEX250010/TM 1349/FL200/TP PC12/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
- Report
- a routine report filed through AEX
- Where
- 10 nm west (250°) of AEX
- Time
- 13:49 UTC
- Height
- at 20,000 ft
- Aircraft
- PC12
- Turbulence
- light chop
- Remarks
- zhu
Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 14:00–21:00 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 (MGM, MOB, JAN, LCH). 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 | 270° at 5 kt | +5 kt | 115 kt | 3 h 10 min | 2:08 pm CDT (19:08 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 270° at 7 kt | +7 kt | 17 °C | 113 kt | 3 h 13 min | 2:11 pm CDT (19:11 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 270° at 7 kt | +7 kt | 12 °C | 113 kt | 3 h 13 min | 2:11 pm CDT (19:11 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 280° at 8 kt | +8 kt | 8 °C | 112 kt | 3 h 15 min | 2:13 pm CDT (19:13 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 280° at 10 kt | +10 kt | 5 °C | 110 kt | 3 h 19 min | 2:17 pm CDT (19:17 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 290° at 11 kt | +10 kt | 1 °C | 110 kt | 3 h 19 min | 2:17 pm CDT (19:17 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 300° at 12 kt | +10 kt | -2 °C | 110 kt | 3 h 19 min | 2:17 pm CDT (19:17 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 300° at 12 kt | +10 kt | -5 °C | 110 kt | 3 h 19 min | 2:17 pm CDT (19:17 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 290° at 11 kt | +10 kt | -16 °C | 110 kt | 3 h 19 min | 2:17 pm CDT (19:17 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 330° at 30 kt | +14 kt | -30 °C | 106 kt | 3 h 26 min | 2:24 pm CDT (19:24 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 330° at 37 kt | +18 kt | -40 °C | 102 kt | 3 h 34 min | 2:32 pm CDT (19:32 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 350° at 33 kt | +6 kt | -51 °C | 114 kt | 3 h 12 min | 2:10 pm CDT (19:10 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 18:00 UTC for use 14:00 to 21:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MGM | used from 0 nm out; 63 nm from the line | 350/14 | 320/18 17° | 320/17 11° | 300/14 5° | 330/13 -5° | 310/12 -17° | 330/29 -30° | 340/40 -40° | 350/32 -50° |
| MOB | used from 98 nm out; 45 nm from the line | L/V | L/V 18° | L/V 11° | 300/9 6° | 330/12 -4° | 330/12 -16° | 340/28 -30° | 340/36 -40° | 360/34 -51° |
| JAN | used from 197 nm out; 59 nm from the line | 210/8 | 230/13 18° | 240/10 11° | 260/11 6° | 280/16 -5° | 260/12 -15° | 330/34 -30° | 320/39 -40° | 340/34 -51° |
| LCH | used from 344 nm out; 85 nm from the line | 170/9 | 180/18 18° | 190/13 13° | 190/6 8° | 270/11 -6° | 290/20 -13° | 320/21 -30° | 350/23 -40° | 360/25 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DHN Dothan, AL | departure | reported, no category | from the northwest (310°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 400 ft | 9:50 am CDT (14:50 UTC) |
| EDN Enterprise, AL | 20 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line | VFR | from the north-northwest (330°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 360 ft | 15:35 UTC |
| GZH Evergreen, AL | 79 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line | marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 1,400 feet, a broken layer at 4,800 feet, overcast at 7,500 feet Weather: heavy rain, mist | from the northeast (040°) at 20 knots, gusting to 38 | 4 mi | 4,800 ft | 259 ft | 23:53 UTC |
| MVC Monroeville, AL | 98 nm out, 6 nm north of the line | no report just now | 419 ft | ||||
| PIB Hattiesburg-Laurel, MS | 197 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 200 feet | calm | 10+ mi | none | 297 ft | 15:43 UTC |
| MCB Mc Comb, MS | 256 nm out, 11 nm south of the line | VFR | from the south (190°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 413 ft | 15:53 UTC |
| HEZ Natchez, MS | 295 nm out, 16 nm north of the line | VFR | variable at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 272 ft | 15:56 UTC |
| MKV Marksville, LA | 344 nm out, 15 nm south of the line | VFR | from the east-southeast (110°) at 3 knots | 8 mi | none | 78 ft | 08:15 UTC |
| AEX Alexandria, LA | destination | VFR | from the southeast (140°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 88 ft | 10:53 am CDT (15:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 419 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At AEX when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:08 pm CDT (19:08 UTC)
Wind from the south-southeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The whole forecast for AEX
- From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 9:00 pm CDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
The forecast for DHN, the departure
- From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
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 DHN 6:13 pm CDT (23:13 UTC), at AEX 6:42 pm CDT (23:42 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:06 pm CDT (00:06 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: Dothan Regional, Alexandria International.