Gulfport-Biloxi International to Arnold Palmer Regional GPT → LBE
757 nautical miles (871 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 036°, about 038° magnetic at the departure end (variation 2W). At 120 knots that is 6 h 35 min at the quickest height in today's winds (3,500 ft, a 5-knot headwind), arriving about 8:40 am EDT (12:40 UTC). Right now GPT is VFR, wind calm; LBE is IFR, wind from the west-northwest (290°) at 3 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: 11 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 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the last 478 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 388 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 29,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Near the route, 379 nm along 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
- B738 descending, 8 nm east, 10:15 pm CDT (03:15 UTC): remarks: multiple layers from from 5,200 ft to 4,700 ft overcast at at 2,300 ft. 408 nm along the route, 8 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
TYS UA /OV KTYS/TM 0315/FLDURD/TP B738/RM MULTIPLE LAYERS FROM 052-047 OVC AT 023
- Report
- a routine report filed through TYS
- Where
- over KTYS
- Time
- 03:15 UTC
- Height
- during the descent
- Aircraft
- B738
- Remarks
- multiple layers from from 5,200 ft to 4,700 ft overcast at at 2,300 ft
Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 02:00–09:00 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 (MOB, MGM, BHM, ATL, TYS, TRI, CRW, EKN, AGC). 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 | 320° at 17 kt | +5 kt | 115 kt | 6 h 35 min | 8:40 am EDT (12:40 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 330° at 20 kt | +8 kt | 11 °C | 112 kt | 6 h 46 min | 8:51 am EDT (12:51 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 330° at 23 kt | +10 kt | 12 °C | 110 kt | 6 h 53 min | 8:58 am EDT (12:58 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 340° at 25 kt | +11 kt | 8 °C | 109 kt | 6 h 57 min | 9:02 am EDT (13:02 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 340° at 23 kt | +11 kt | 6 °C | 109 kt | 6 h 57 min | 9:02 am EDT (13:02 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 330° at 24 kt | +10 kt | 2 °C | 110 kt | 6 h 53 min | 8:58 am EDT (12:58 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 330° at 25 kt | +9 kt | -2 °C | 111 kt | 6 h 49 min | 8:54 am EDT (12:54 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 330° at 26 kt | +8 kt | -7 °C | 112 kt | 6 h 46 min | 8:51 am EDT (12:51 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 320° at 27 kt | +7 kt | -8 °C | 113 kt | 6 h 42 min | 8:47 am EDT (12:47 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 320° at 33 kt | +9 kt | -18 °C | 111 kt | 6 h 49 min | 8:54 am EDT (12:54 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 330° at 43 kt | +16 kt | -34 °C | 104 kt | 7 h 17 min | 9:22 am EDT (13:22 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 330° at 46 kt | +14 kt | -40 °C | 106 kt | 7 h 08 min | 9:13 am EDT (13:13 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 330° at 41 kt | +12 kt | -49 °C | 108 kt | 7 h 01 min | 9:06 am EDT (13:06 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 00:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 06:00 UTC for use 02:00 to 09:00 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; 28 nm from the line | 330/5 | 330/6 19° | 340/6 11° | 330/10 7° | 320/16 -5° | 310/26 -16° | 340/40 -32° | 340/47 -42° | 350/51 -52° |
| MGM | used from 100 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 310/19 | 340/24 17° | 340/28 11° | 330/16 7° | 300/23 -7° | 320/32 -16° | 330/46 -33° | 330/55 -42° | 330/41 -50° |
| BHM | used from 199 nm out; 18 nm from the line | 310/19 | 330/20 17° | 320/28 11° | 340/21 6° | 310/22 -7° | 330/33 -17° | 330/50 -32° | 330/57 -41° | 330/41 -50° |
| ATL | used from 299 nm out; 76 nm from the line | 320/30 | 330/37 16° | 340/44 11° | 330/35 7° | 310/33 -6° | 300/38 -18° | 330/58 -33° | 330/48 -40° | 320/34 -49° |
| TYS | used from 349 nm out; 40 nm from the line | 320/20 | 340/18 11° | 340/32 9° | 340/36 4° | 330/37 -7° | 330/38 -19° | 330/50 -34° | 330/53 -38° | 330/44 -48° |
| TRI | used from 448 nm out; 45 nm from the line | 330/22 11° | 330/29 7° | 330/32 3° | 330/36 -8° | 320/34 -19° | 320/36 -34° | 320/43 -39° | 320/46 -47° | |
| CRW | used from 548 nm out; 32 nm from the line | 330/20 | 330/23 11° | 340/25 8° | 340/21 2° | 340/33 -9° | 340/41 -20° | 330/42 -35° | 320/44 -39° | 320/43 -47° |
| EKN | used from 647 nm out; 40 nm from the line | 330/21 12° | 330/25 7° | 350/22 2° | 330/24 -10° | 310/27 -21° | 320/33 -35° | 290/31 -39° | 290/34 -47° | |
| AGC | used from 697 nm out; 31 nm from the line | 350/14 | 330/20 11° | 340/18 8° | 330/17 3° | 340/22 -11° | 340/31 -22° | 330/33 -36° | 300/34 -41° | 300/35 -47° |
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 | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 28 ft | 12:53 am CDT (05:53 UTC) |
| PQL Pascagoula, MS | 20 nm out, 21 nm southeast of the line, tower | marginal VFR Weather: mist | calm | 5 mi | none | 16 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| SEM Selma, AL | 159 nm out, 17 nm southeast 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 | |
| PLR Pell City, AL | 239 nm out, 3 nm south of the line | marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 200 feet, a broken layer at 2,300 feet | calm | 8 mi | 2,300 ft | 484 ft | 05:55 UTC |
| CHA Chattanooga, TN | 339 nm out, 11 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 682 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| TYS Knoxville, TN | 408 nm out, 8 nm east of the line, tower | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 2,800 feet | from the south-southwest (210°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | 2,800 ft | 986 ft | 06:01 UTC |
| LNP Wise, VA | 508 nm out, 17 nm southeast of the line | low IFR Sky: overcast at 400 feet Weather: light drizzle | from the west-northwest (300°) at 5 knots | 2.5 mi | 400 ft | 2,684 ft | 05:55 UTC |
| PBX Pikeville, KY | 538 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line | low IFR Sky: overcast at 300 feet | from the west-southwest (240°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | 300 ft | 1,464 ft | 05:55 UTC |
| CRW Charleston, WV | 608 nm out, 4 nm west of the line, tower | IFR Sky: overcast at 500 feet Weather: light rain, mist | from the west-northwest (290°) at 5 knots | 1 mi | 500 ft | 947 ft | 05:54 UTC |
| MGW Morgantown, WV | 717 nm out, 8 nm south of the line, tower | IFR Sky: a broken layer at 500 feet, overcast at 1,100 feet Weather: mist | calm | 2.5 mi | 500 ft | 1,243 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| LBE Latrobe, PA | destination | IFR Sky: overcast at 800 feet | from the west-northwest (290°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | 800 ft | 1,198 ft | 1:55 am EDT (05:55 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 2,684 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At LBE when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 8:40 am EDT (12:40 UTC)
Wind from the west at 2 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 700 feet IFR
The whole forecast for LBE
- From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,200 feet
- At times between Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC) and 4:00 am EDT (08:00 UTC): light drizzle, a broken layer at 700 feet
- From Mon 4:00 am EDT (08:00 UTC): wind from the west at 2 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 700 feet
- From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,500 feet
- From Mon 3:00 pm EDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the west at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,500 feet
- From Mon 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 3,500 feet
The forecast for GPT, the departure
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 5 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 GPT 6:28 pm CDT (23:28 UTC), at LBE 6:42 pm EDT (22:42 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:10 pm EDT (23:10 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.
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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, Arnold Palmer Regional.