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Northwest Florida Beaches International to St. Louis Lambert International ECP → STL

552 nautical miles (635 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 337°, about 340° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3W). At 120 knots that is 4 h 58 min at the quickest height in today's winds (12,500 ft, a 9-knot headwind), arriving about 1:06 pm CDT (18:06 UTC). Right now ECP is VFR, wind from the northwest (310°) at 3 knots; STL is VFR, wind from the southwest (220°) at 9 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: 630 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 SIERRA 1E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, mist, fog). Over the route from 69 to 227 nm out.

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 ECP.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

M20P at 10,000 ft, 36 nm east, 7:53 am CDT (12:53 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: smooth. At the departure end, 36 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TLH UA /OV SZW270040/TM 1253/FL100/TP M20P/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
40 nm west (270°) of SZW
Time
12:53 UTC
Height
at 10,000 ft
Aircraft
M20P
Turbulence
none
Remarks
smooth
SF50 at 2,000 ft, 20 nm east, 7:55 am CDT (12:55 UTC): remarks: great visibility, no tops/bases reported. 118 nm along the route, 20 nm east 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
CRJ9 at 1,200 ft, 20 nm east, 6:45 am CDT (11:45 UTC): light haze. 118 nm along the route, 20 nm east 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
BE20 at 17,800 ft, 25 nm east, 7:23 am CDT (12:23 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ztlfd 13. 128 nm along the route, 25 nm east 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

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 7 forecast points nearest it (TLH, MGM, BHM, HSV, MEM, CGI, STL). 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 15 kt	+10 kt		110 kt	5 h 01 min	1:09 pm CDT (18:09 UTC)
6,500 ft	290° at 14 kt	+10 kt	15 °C	110 kt	5 h 01 min	1:09 pm CDT (18:09 UTC)
8,500 ft	300° at 14 kt	+11 kt	12 °C	109 kt	5 h 04 min	1:12 pm CDT (18:12 UTC)
10,500 ft	290° at 14 kt	+10 kt	8 °C	110 kt	5 h 01 min	1:09 pm CDT (18:09 UTC)
12,500 ft	290° at 13 kt	+9 kt	4 °C	111 kt	4 h 58 min	1:06 pm CDT (18:06 UTC)
14,500 ft	290° at 16 kt	+12 kt	1 °C	108 kt	5 h 07 min	1:15 pm CDT (18:15 UTC)
16,500 ft	300° at 19 kt	+15 kt	-3 °C	105 kt	5 h 15 min	1:23 pm CDT (18:23 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	300° at 22 kt	+18 kt	-6 °C	102 kt	5 h 25 min	1:33 pm CDT (18:33 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	300° at 22 kt	+18 kt	-18 °C	102 kt	5 h 25 min	1:33 pm CDT (18:33 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	310° at 37 kt	+33 kt	-31 °C	87 kt	6 h 21 min	2:29 pm CDT (19:29 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	310° at 44 kt	+41 kt	-40 °C	79 kt	6 h 59 min	3:07 pm CDT (20:07 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	320° at 38 kt	+37 kt	-51 °C	83 kt	6 h 39 min	2:47 pm CDT (19:47 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
TLH	used from 0 nm out; 87 nm from the line	340/23	350/26 17°	350/21 11°	300/13 6°	320/25 -6°	340/35 -16°	350/44 -32°	360/51 -42°	350/33 -52°
MGM	used from 49 nm out; 49 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°
BHM	used from 148 nm out; 39 nm from the line	310/19	310/15 16°	320/19 11°	330/15 5°	330/23 -5°	320/14 -18°	320/36 -32°	330/44 -40°	340/36 -51°
HSV	used from 246 nm out; 58 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°
MEM	used from 296 nm out; 81 nm from the line	250/19	260/19 17°	270/20 12°	270/16 6°	270/21 -6°	290/27 -17°	300/37 -30°	300/49 -40°	310/40 -51°
CGI	used from 394 nm out; 35 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°
STL	used from 493 nm out; 34 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°

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
ECP Panama City, FL	departure	VFR	from the northwest (310°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	68 ft	7:53 am CDT (12:53 UTC)
EDN Enterprise, AL	49 nm out, 18 nm northeast of the line	VFR	from the north-northwest (330°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	360 ft	12:55 UTC
TOI Troy, AL	89 nm out, 25 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	397 ft	12:53 UTC
SEM Selma, AL	138 nm out, 10 nm southwest of the line, tower	reported, no category	from the east (080°) at 27 knots, gusting to 37		3,300 ft	166 ft	01:30 UTC
TCL Tuscaloosa, AL	197 nm out, 17 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	calm	9 mi	none	169 ft	12:53 UTC
JFX Jasper, AL	227 nm out, 13 nm east of the line	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 200 feet	calm	7 mi	none	482 ft	12:55 UTC
SNH Savannah, TN	315 nm out, 4 nm east of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	472 ft	12:55 UTC
MKL Jackson, TN	355 nm out, 17 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	434 ft	12:53 UTC
UCY Union City, TN	394 nm out, 1 nm northwest of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	345 ft	12:55 UTC
CGI Cape Girardeau, MO	453 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	341 ft	12:53 UTC
BLV Belleville, IL	532 nm out, 18 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	459 ft	12:55 UTC
STL St Louis, MO	destination	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet	from the southwest (220°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	617 ft	7:51 am CDT (12:51 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 617 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At STL when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:06 pm CDT (18:06 UTC)

Wind from the southwest at 12 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR

The whole forecast for STL

From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 12 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

The forecast for ECP, the departure

From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind calm, 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 ECP 6:15 pm CDT (23:15 UTC), at STL 6:27 pm CDT (23:27 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:54 pm CDT (23:54 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

Radar now, the Southeast · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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: Northwest Florida Beaches International, St. Louis Lambert International.