Hector International to Huntsville Intl-Carl T Jones Field FAR → HSV
866 nautical miles (996 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 145°, about 141° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4E). At 120 knots that is 5 h 17 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 44-knot tailwind), arriving about 2:16 pm CDT (19:16 UTC). Right now FAR is low IFR, wind from the north (010°) at 10 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 SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the first 189 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 FAR.
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 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 9 forecast points nearest it (AXN, MSP, MCW, BRL, SPI, 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 | 260° at 20 kt | −6 kt | 126 kt | 6 h 52 min | 3:51 pm CDT (20:51 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 260° at 17 kt | −5 kt | 125 kt | 6 h 56 min | 3:55 pm CDT (20:55 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 250° at 17 kt | −5 kt | 14 °C | 125 kt | 6 h 56 min | 3:55 pm CDT (20:55 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 250° at 17 kt | −5 kt | 10 °C | 125 kt | 6 h 56 min | 3:55 pm CDT (20:55 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 260° at 19 kt | −6 kt | 6 °C | 126 kt | 6 h 52 min | 3:51 pm CDT (20:51 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 260° at 20 kt | −9 kt | 2 °C | 129 kt | 6 h 43 min | 3:42 pm CDT (20:42 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 270° at 22 kt | −12 kt | -3 °C | 132 kt | 6 h 34 min | 3:33 pm CDT (20:33 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 280° at 24 kt | −15 kt | -7 °C | 135 kt | 6 h 25 min | 3:24 pm CDT (20:24 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 280° at 24 kt | −15 kt | -8 °C | 135 kt | 6 h 25 min | 3:24 pm CDT (20:24 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 270° at 31 kt | −16 kt | -20 °C | 136 kt | 6 h 22 min | 3:21 pm CDT (20:21 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 280° at 37 kt | −24 kt | -34 °C | 144 kt | 6 h 01 min | 3:00 pm CDT (20:00 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 280° at 52 kt | −38 kt | -40 °C | 158 kt | 5 h 29 min | 2:28 pm CDT (19:28 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 290° at 56 kt | −44 kt | -49 °C | 164 kt | 5 h 17 min | 2:16 pm CDT (19:16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AXN | used from 0 nm out; 62 nm from the line | 110/6 | 260/10 16° | 240/17 12° | 250/20 5° | 260/29 -10° | 260/35 -22° | 260/29 -38° | 270/48 -41° | 270/61 -48° |
| MSP | used from 149 nm out; 58 nm from the line | 250/12 | 250/17 17° | 240/26 12° | 250/26 5° | 280/26 -9° | 280/32 -22° | 270/37 -38° | 280/47 -41° | 280/55 -48° |
| MCW | used from 199 nm out; 46 nm from the line | 250/36 | 250/24 19° | 240/26 11° | 250/30 5° | 270/22 -9° | 260/30 -21° | 260/31 -36° | 280/53 -38° | 280/66 -48° |
| BRL | used from 348 nm out; 70 nm from the line | 250/32 | 250/19 17° | 260/15 11° | 270/16 3° | 290/23 -7° | 260/42 -20° | 270/52 -34° | 280/63 -39° | 290/64 -48° |
| SPI | used from 498 nm out; 33 nm from the line | 260/28 | 250/22 15° | 250/14 9° | 260/20 6° | 280/27 -7° | 280/34 -19° | 280/48 -32° | 280/59 -41° | 300/60 -49° |
| STL | used from 547 nm out; 29 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 597 nm out; 59 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 746 nm out; 50 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 796 nm out; 45 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAR Fargo, ND | departure | low IFR Sky: overcast at 300 feet Weather: mist | from the north (010°) at 10 knots | 1.5 mi | 300 ft | 901 ft | 8:53 am CDT (13:53 UTC) |
| FFM Fergus Falls, MN | 50 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line | IFR Sky: overcast at 900 feet | from the east-northeast (070°) at 14 knots | 10+ mi | 900 ft | 1,182 ft | 13:55 UTC |
| BDH Willmar, MN | 129 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line | VFR | from the east-northeast (060°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,126 ft | 13:55 UTC |
| ULM New Ulm, MN | 179 nm out, 9 nm southwest of the line | low IFR Sky: overcast at 100 feet Weather: fog | calm | 0.25 mi | 100 ft | 1,011 ft | 13:55 UTC |
| ALO Waterloo, IA | 318 nm out, 12 nm east of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (170°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 873 ft | 13:54 UTC |
| CID Cedar Rapids, IA | 368 nm out, 17 nm east of the line, tower | VFR Sky: a broken layer at 11,000 feet | from the south (180°) at 10 knots | 10+ mi | 11,000 ft | 869 ft | 12:52 UTC |
| BRL Burlington, IA | 448 nm out, 7 nm north of the line | VFR | from the south-southwest (210°) at 11 knots | 10+ mi | none | 698 ft | 13:53 UTC |
| ALN Alton/St Louis, IL | 567 nm out, 11 nm southwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southwest (200°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 543 ft | 13:50 UTC |
| MWA Marion, IL | 647 nm out, 4 nm south of the line, tower | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 10,000 feet | from the south-southwest (200°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 471 ft | 13:45 UTC |
| CEY Murray, KY | 726 nm out, 10 nm west of the line | VFR | from the south-southwest (200°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 577 ft | 13:35 UTC |
| GZS Pulaski, TN | 836 nm out, 5 nm north of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 688 ft | 13:35 UTC |
| HSV Huntsville, AL | destination | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 17,000 feet | calm | 10+ mi | none | 628 ft | 8:53 am CDT (13:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,182 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, 2:16 pm CDT (19:16 UTC)
Wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The whole forecast for HSV
- From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility 6 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
- From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
The forecast for FAR, the departure
- From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the north at 10 knots, visibility 4 miles, mist, overcast at 500 feet
- From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 12 knots, visibility 6 miles, light rain showers, overcast at 700 feet
- From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 600 feet
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 FAR 6:45 pm CDT (23:45 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: Hector International, Huntsville Intl-Carl T Jones Field.