South Arkansas Regional AT Goodwin Field to Cape Girardeau Regional ELD → CGI
288 nautical miles (332 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 033°, about 030° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3E). At 120 knots that is 2 h 13 min at the quickest height in today's winds (3,500 ft, a 10-knot tailwind), arriving about 11:27 pm CDT (04:27 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now ELD is VFR, wind calm; CGI is VFR, wind from the west-southwest (240°) at 6 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 ELD.
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 20:00–03:00 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 3 forecast points nearest it (LIT, MEM, CGI). 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 | 240° at 10 kt | −10 kt | 130 kt | 2 h 13 min | 11:27 pm CDT (04:27 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 260° at 11 kt | −7 kt | 127 kt | 2 h 16 min | 11:30 pm CDT (04:30 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 270° at 15 kt | −8 kt | 14 °C | 128 kt | 2 h 15 min | 11:29 pm CDT (04:29 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 270° at 18 kt | −10 kt | 11 °C | 130 kt | 2 h 13 min | 11:27 pm CDT (04:27 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 280° at 21 kt | −9 kt | 7 °C | 129 kt | 2 h 14 min | 11:28 pm CDT (04:28 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 290° at 20 kt | −6 kt | 3 °C | 126 kt | 2 h 17 min | 11:31 pm CDT (04:31 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 300° at 19 kt | −1 kt | -1 °C | 121 kt | 2 h 23 min | 11:37 pm CDT (04:37 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 310° at 19 kt | +3 kt | -5 °C | 117 kt | 2 h 28 min | 11:42 pm CDT (04:42 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 320° at 19 kt | +4 kt | -6 °C | 116 kt | 2 h 29 min | 11:43 pm CDT (04:43 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 320° at 27 kt | +8 kt | -17 °C | 112 kt | 2 h 34 min | 11:48 pm CDT (04:48 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 320° at 46 kt | +10 kt | -32 °C | 110 kt | 2 h 37 min | 11:51 pm CDT (04:51 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 320° at 50 kt | +13 kt | -41 °C | 107 kt | 2 h 41 min | 11:55 pm CDT (04:55 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 320° at 48 kt | +10 kt | -51 °C | 110 kt | 2 h 37 min | 11:51 pm CDT (04:51 UTC) |
Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIT | used from 0 nm out; 71 nm from the line | 220/12 | 250/12 17° | 250/18 12° | 260/22 6° | 310/14 -5° | 310/25 -17° | 310/40 -31° | 310/38 -41° | 310/46 -52° |
| MEM | used from 149 nm out; 58 nm from the line | 240/9 | 280/14 17° | 280/20 12° | 290/25 5° | 320/25 -6° | 330/31 -18° | 320/52 -32° | 330/58 -41° | 320/42 -50° |
| CGI | used from 199 nm out; 65 nm from the line | 250/10 | 290/12 17° | 290/18 11° | 300/22 5° | 320/25 -8° | 330/30 -18° | 320/53 -33° | 320/66 -42° | 320/56 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELD El Dorado, AR | departure | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 277 ft | 8:53 pm CDT (01:53 UTC) |
| CDH Camden, AR | 20 nm out, 11 nm northwest of the line | VFR | from the southwest (230°) at 7 knots | 9 mi | none | 129 ft | 22:15 UTC |
| PBF Pine Bluff, AR | 70 nm out, 6 nm east of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 205 ft | 01:53 UTC |
| LIT Little Rock, AR | 89 nm out, 24 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 16,000 feet, a few clouds at 25,000 feet | calm | 10+ mi | none | 266 ft | 01:53 UTC |
| DRP Colt, AR | 149 nm out, 20 nm southeast of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 238 ft | 01:50 UTC |
| JBR Jonesboro, AR | 189 nm out, 4 nm east of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 262 ft | 01:53 UTC |
| PGR Paragould, AR | 209 nm out, 4 nm south of the line | no report just now | 290 ft | ||||
| DXE Dexter, MO | 258 nm out, 3 nm south of the line | no report just now | 304 ft | ||||
| CGI Cape Girardeau, MO | destination | VFR | from the west-southwest (240°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 341 ft | 3:53 pm CDT (20:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 341 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At CGI when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:27 pm CDT (04:27 UTC)
Wind from the south at 2 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for CGI
- From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Sun 11:00 pm CDT (04:00 UTC): wind from the south at 2 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 2 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet
- From Mon 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 10 knots, gusting to 17, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet
The forecast for ELD, the departure
- From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 9 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 ELD 6:41 pm CDT (23:41 UTC), at CGI 6:25 pm CDT (23:25 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:51 pm CDT (23:51 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at CGI is before sunrise there (7:03 am CDT (12:03 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: South Arkansas Regional AT Goodwin Field, Cape Girardeau Regional.