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Gulfport-Biloxi International to Harry Reid International GPT → LAS

1,349 nautical miles (1,552 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 292°, about 294° magnetic at the departure end (variation 2W). At 120 knots that is 11 h 09 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 1-knot tailwind), arriving about 3:57 am PDT (10:57 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: 210 flights in the DOT's last twelve reported months, the route's page.

The return flight

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

  • SIGMET W63W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 37,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 7:55 pm CDT (00:55 UTC). Over the route from 869 to 1049 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 112255
    MKCW WST 112255
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 63W
    VALID UNTIL 0055Z
    CO NM AZ UT
    FROM 30SSW MTU-30NW PUB-20NW TCC-60SE ABQ-40N SJN-30SSW MTU
    AREA SEV TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL370.
    WIND GUSTS TO 50KT POSS.
  • SIGMET W64W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 37,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 7:55 pm CDT (00:55 UTC). Over the route from 1169 to 1219 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 112255
    MKCW WST 112255
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 64W
    VALID UNTIL 0055Z
    TX NM AZ
    FROM 50ENE PGS-60SE ABQ-10W ELP-30E TUS-70SE EED-50ENE PGS
    AREA TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL370.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the last 530 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 859 to 979 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 370 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots). Near the route, 1109 nm along the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the last 170 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 2E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1189 to 1319 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 3C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the last 160 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 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 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 12 forecast points nearest it (MSY, LCH, SHV, DAL, SPS, ABI, LBB, TCC, ABQ, FMN, PRC, LAS). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft190° at 17 kt−1 kt16 °C121 kt11 h 09 min3:57 am PDT (10:57 UTC)
6,500 ft200° at 17 kt+1 kt16 °C119 kt11 h 20 min4:08 am PDT (11:08 UTC)
8,500 ft210° at 21 kt+6 kt12 °C114 kt11 h 50 min4:38 am PDT (11:38 UTC)
10,500 ft220° at 22 kt+9 kt8 °C111 kt12 h 09 min4:57 am PDT (11:57 UTC)
12,500 ft230° at 23 kt+12 kt4 °C108 kt12 h 29 min5:17 am PDT (12:17 UTC)
14,500 ft230° at 24 kt+14 kt0 °C106 kt12 h 44 min5:32 am PDT (12:32 UTC)
16,500 ft230° at 26 kt+16 kt-4 °C104 kt12 h 58 min5:46 am PDT (12:46 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180230° at 28 kt+17 kt-6 °C103 kt13 h 06 min5:54 am PDT (12:54 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240240° at 33 kt+24 kt-17 °C96 kt14 h 03 min6:51 am PDT (13:51 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300250° at 43 kt+36 kt-29 °C84 kt16 h 04 min8:52 am PDT (15:52 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340260° at 42 kt+39 kt-38 °C81 kt16 h 39 min9:27 am PDT (16:27 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390260° at 39 kt+38 kt-49 °C82 kt16 h 27 min9:15 am PDT (16:15 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
MSYused from 0 nm out; 51 nm from the lineL/V020/6 18°L/V 12°300/11 7°330/15 -4°320/22 -16°330/38 -32°350/47 -42°340/56 -52°
LCHused from 150 nm out; 94 nm from the line190/6180/8 18°170/13 12°220/12 7°290/10 -4°280/15 -14°320/30 -31°320/32 -40°320/39 -53°
SHVused from 200 nm out; 55 nm from the line190/11230/19 17°230/26 12°260/15 7°280/16 -4°300/17 -15°300/34 -30°300/31 -41°310/42 -52°
DALused from 350 nm out; 49 nm from the line180/21190/24 15°230/20 12°220/23 8°240/22 -5°230/18 -15°280/33 -29°280/36 -39°300/33 -52°
SPSused from 500 nm out; 46 nm from the line180/26200/25 16°220/19 13°220/20 9°230/26 -5°230/34 -15°260/37 -28°270/42 -39°280/40 -51°
ABIused from 549 nm out; 65 nm from the line180/26 17°220/18 12°230/25 8°230/28 -5°240/29 -14°250/35 -28°270/37 -39°280/37 -51°
LBBused from 599 nm out; 55 nm from the line180/26 20°210/21 13°230/21 7°250/25 -5°250/34 -16°250/52 -28°260/47 -38°260/49 -50°
TCCused from 749 nm out; 50 nm from the line200/26200/28 14°220/25 7°230/28 -7°240/41 -19°240/62 -28°250/61 -37°250/49 -49°
ABQused from 849 nm out; 53 nm from the line200/28 13°210/28 5°210/44 -7°230/46 -20°230/80 -28°240/74 -35°240/58 -47°
FMNused from 999 nm out; 92 nm from the line220/25 13°220/28 4°210/51 -9°220/59 -21°230/78 -30°230/77 -36°230/66 -46°
PRCused from 1099 nm out; 104 nm from the line200/36 6°210/46 0°220/60 -10°220/75 -19°220/66 -26°230/70 -33°230/59 -45°
LASused from 1249 nm out; 75 nm from the line200/25 11°230/22 5°240/25 -1°220/37 -12°220/44 -21°210/52 -27°210/60 -34°220/58 -44°

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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
GPT Gulfport, MS departure no report just now 28 ft
HSA Bay St Louis, MS 20 nm out, 10 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 22 ft
AEX Alexandria, LA 190 nm out, 12 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 88 ft
TYR Tyler, TX 350 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 543 ft
RBD Dallas, TX 420 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 660 ft
LBB Lubbock, TX 679 nm out, 18 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 3,282 ft
ABQ Albuquerque, NM 929 nm out, 8 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 5,354 ft
GNT Grants, NM 989 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line no report just now 6,536 ft
GCN Grand Canyon, AZ 1199 nm out, 13 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 6,608 ft
BVU Boulder City, NV 1329 nm out, 8 nm southwest of the line no report just now 2,203 ft
LAS Las Vegas, NV destination no report just now 2,183 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 6,608 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At LAS when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:57 am PDT (10:57 UTC)

LAS has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

  • 9/2934 DALLAS, TX 7 nm from the route, 420 nm along the route · a VIP movement · ZFW
  • 6/8646 Arlington, TX, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Friday, October 16, 2026 UTC 5 nm from the route, 430 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Thursday 15 October · ZFW
  • 6/8808 Las Vegas, NV, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, at the destination end · security · starts Tuesday 13 October · ZLA

Daylight

Sunset at GPT 6:29 pm CDT (23:29 UTC), at LAS 6:08 pm PDT (01:08 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:34 pm PDT (01:34 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at LAS is before sunrise there (6:44 am PDT (13:44 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 lower Mississippi valley
Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the southern Plains
Radar now, the southern Plains · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the southern Rockies
Radar now, the southern Rockies · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the whole country
Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service
Surface analysis now
Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead
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: Gulfport-Biloxi International, Harry Reid International.