Gulfport-Biloxi International to Monroe Regional GPT → MLU
198 nautical miles (227 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 311°, about 313° magnetic at the departure end (variation 2W). At 120 knots that is 1 h 42 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 3-knot headwind), arriving about 9:01 am CDT (14:01 UTC). Right now GPT is VFR, wind calm; MLU 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: 6 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 1E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, mist, fog). Over the first 168 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
- C25A at 41,000 ft, 15 nm southwest, 6:05 am CDT (11:05 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. 10 nm along the route, 15 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
HSA UA /OV KPCU314014/TM 1105/FL410/TP C25A/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
- Report
- a routine report filed through HSA
- Where
- 14 nm northwest (314°) of KPCU
- Time
- 11:05 UTC
- Height
- at 41,000 ft
- Aircraft
- C25A
- Turbulence
- occasional light chop
- Remarks
- zhu
- BE36 at 8,000 ft, 19 nm northeast, 6:18 am CDT (11:18 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, remarks: ZME65. 119 nm along the route, 19 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
JAN UA /OV MHZ225040/TM 1118/FL080/TP BE36/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM ZME65
- Report
- a routine report filed through JAN
- Where
- 40 nm southwest (225°) of MHZ
- Time
- 11:18 UTC
- Height
- at 8,000 ft
- Aircraft
- BE36
- Turbulence
- none
- Icing
- none
- Remarks
- ZME65
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 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 2 forecast points nearest it (MSY, JAN). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,500 ft | 240° at 9 kt | +3 kt | 117 kt | 1 h 42 min | 9:01 am CDT (14:01 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 250° at 10 kt | +5 kt | 17 °C | 115 kt | 1 h 43 min | 9:02 am CDT (14:02 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 270° at 8 kt | +6 kt | 13 °C | 114 kt | 1 h 44 min | 9:03 am CDT (14:03 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 280° at 6 kt | +5 kt | 8 °C | 115 kt | 1 h 43 min | 9:02 am CDT (14:02 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 290° at 5 kt | +5 kt | 5 °C | 115 kt | 1 h 43 min | 9:02 am CDT (14:02 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 300° at 9 kt | +8 kt | 1 °C | 112 kt | 1 h 46 min | 9:05 am CDT (14:05 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 300° at 12 kt | +12 kt | -2 °C | 108 kt | 1 h 50 min | 9:09 am CDT (14:09 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 300° at 15 kt | +14 kt | -5 °C | 106 kt | 1 h 52 min | 9:11 am CDT (14:11 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 300° at 15 kt | +15 kt | -17 °C | 105 kt | 1 h 53 min | 9:12 am CDT (14:12 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 320° at 34 kt | +34 kt | -30 °C | 86 kt | 2 h 18 min | 9:37 am CDT (14:37 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 330° at 37 kt | +34 kt | -40 °C | 86 kt | 2 h 18 min | 9:37 am CDT (14:37 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 330° at 37 kt | +34 kt | -51 °C | 86 kt | 2 h 18 min | 9:37 am CDT (14:37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSY | used from 0 nm out; 59 nm from the line | 150/9 | 140/8 18° | L/V 13° | L/V 6° | 320/15 -5° | 310/16 -16° | 320/32 -31° | 340/35 -40° | 350/34 -52° |
| JAN | used from 49 nm out; 67 nm from the line | 240/10 | 260/15 18° | 280/10 11° | 290/6 6° | 290/15 -5° | 300/15 -17° | 320/35 -30° | 330/38 -40° | 330/39 -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 | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 28 ft | 5:53 am CDT (10:53 UTC) |
| BXA Bogalusa, LA | 49 nm out, 8 nm southwest of the line | low IFR Sky: overcast at 200 feet | calm | 0.25 mi | 200 ft | 119 ft | 11:35 UTC |
| MCB Mc Comb, MS | 89 nm out, 12 nm south of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 413 ft | 10:53 UTC |
| HEZ Natchez, MS | 138 nm out, 18 nm southwest of the line | VFR | from the south-southeast (160°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 272 ft | 10:56 UTC |
| MLU Monroe, LA | destination | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 78 ft | 5:53 am CDT (10:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 413 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At MLU when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:01 am CDT (14:01 UTC)
Wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The whole forecast for MLU
- From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Tue 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
The forecast for GPT, the departure
- From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 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 MLU 6:39 pm CDT (23:39 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:03 pm CDT (00:03 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: Gulfport-Biloxi International, Monroe Regional.