Gulfport-Biloxi International to Columbia Metro Airport GPT → CAE
456 nautical miles (525 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 060°, about 062° magnetic at the departure end (variation 2W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 06 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 27-knot tailwind), arriving about 11:34 pm EDT (03:34 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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: 21 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 TANGO 6W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 28,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the route from 30 to 169 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 GPT.
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 5 forecast points nearest it (MOB, MGM, CSG, ATL, CAE). 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 | 300° at 18 kt | −11 kt | 131 kt | 3 h 29 min | 11:57 pm EDT (03:57 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 320° at 25 kt | −4 kt | 124 kt | 3 h 41 min | 12:09 am EDT (04:09 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 320° at 28 kt | −6 kt | 13 °C | 126 kt | 3 h 37 min | 12:05 am EDT (04:05 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 310° at 29 kt | −10 kt | 10 °C | 130 kt | 3 h 30 min | 11:58 pm EDT (03:58 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 310° at 30 kt | −13 kt | 8 °C | 133 kt | 3 h 26 min | 11:54 pm EDT (03:54 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 300° at 29 kt | −15 kt | 4 °C | 135 kt | 3 h 23 min | 11:51 pm EDT (03:51 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 300° at 28 kt | −16 kt | -1 °C | 136 kt | 3 h 21 min | 11:49 pm EDT (03:49 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 290° at 27 kt | −18 kt | -5 °C | 138 kt | 3 h 18 min | 11:46 pm EDT (03:46 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 290° at 27 kt | −18 kt | -6 °C | 138 kt | 3 h 18 min | 11:46 pm EDT (03:46 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 280° at 28 kt | −22 kt | -17 °C | 142 kt | 3 h 13 min | 11:41 pm EDT (03:41 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 270° at 30 kt | −26 kt | -33 °C | 146 kt | 3 h 07 min | 11:35 pm EDT (03:35 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 270° at 30 kt | −27 kt | -41 °C | 147 kt | 3 h 06 min | 11:34 pm EDT (03:34 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 260° at 27 kt | −25 kt | -50 °C | 145 kt | 3 h 09 min | 11:37 pm EDT (03:37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOB | used from 0 nm out; 22 nm from the line | 310/7 | 350/18 18° | 330/16 12° | 300/18 7° | 320/17 -6° | 330/27 -17° | 340/52 -33° | 350/53 -43° | 330/38 -50° |
| MGM | used from 99 nm out; 61 nm from the line | 300/16 | 330/30 16° | 330/34 11° | 320/31 7° | 310/28 -7° | 320/29 -17° | 290/25 -34° | 300/28 -41° | 320/28 -50° |
| CSG | used from 198 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 300/20 | 330/41 15° | 320/42 11° | 320/41 7° | 300/33 -6° | 290/33 -18° | 270/32 -34° | 260/31 -41° | 260/24 -51° |
| ATL | used from 297 nm out; 61 nm from the line | 300/23 | 320/26 14° | 320/34 10° | 320/41 5° | 290/32 -6° | 290/31 -18° | 280/28 -33° | 260/32 -41° | 250/28 -50° |
| CAE | used from 347 nm out; 84 nm from the line | 260/27 | 310/26 11° | 280/31 9° | 270/36 7° | 250/39 -4° | 230/57 -16° | 220/74 -30° | 220/83 -40° | 220/73 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPT Gulfport, MS | departure | no report just now | 28 ft | ||||
| PQL Pascagoula, MS | 30 nm out, 12 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 16 ft | ||||
| MOB Mobile, AL | 50 nm out, 7 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 218 ft | ||||
| GZH Evergreen, AL | 119 nm out, 2 nm north of the line | no report just now | 259 ft | ||||
| TOI Troy, AL | 178 nm out, 1 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 397 ft | ||||
| EUF Eufaula, AL | 218 nm out, 17 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 285 ft | ||||
| CSG Columbus, GA | 248 nm out, 10 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 397 ft | ||||
| MCN Macon, GA | 307 nm out, 11 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 354 ft | ||||
| MLJ Milledgeville, GA | 337 nm out, 5 nm north of the line | no report just now | 384 ft | ||||
| AGS Augusta, GA | 407 nm out, 13 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 145 ft | ||||
| AIK Aiken, SC | 426 nm out, 5 nm south of the line | no report just now | 528 ft | ||||
| CAE Columbia, SC | destination | no report just now | 235 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 528 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At CAE when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:34 pm EDT (03:34 UTC)
CAE has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/6783 Perry, GA, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 19, 2026 UTC 21 nm from the route, 297 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 19 October · ZTL
Daylight
Sunset at GPT 6:29 pm CDT (23:29 UTC), at CAE 6:54 pm EDT (22:54 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:19 pm EDT (23:19 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at CAE is before sunrise there (7:26 am EDT (11:26 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: Gulfport-Biloxi International, Columbia Metro Airport.