Plan a flight · Sun 6:47 pm CDT (23:47 UTC)

Gulfport-Biloxi International to Chicago/Rockford International GPT → RFD

708 nautical miles (814 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 360°, about 002° magnetic at the departure end (variation 2W). At 120 knots that is 5 h 45 min at the quickest height in today's winds (3,500 ft, a 3-knot tailwind), arriving about 12:32 am CDT (05:32 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now GPT is VFR, wind from the southwest (230°) at 5 knots; RFD is VFR, wind from the south (170°) at 5 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: 14 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

No SIGMET or AIRMET covers any part of this route right now.

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

B739 at 32,000 ft, 37 nm east, 5:23 pm CDT (22:23 UTC): moderate chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. At the departure end, 37 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MOB UA /OV SJI/TM 2223/FL320/TP B739/TB MOD CHOP/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through MOB
Where
over SJI
Time
22:23 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
B739
Turbulence
moderate chop
Remarks
zhu
BE40 at 29,000 ft, 43 nm east, 6:22 pm CDT (23:22 UTC): moderate chop turbulence from 26,000 ft to 29,000 ft, remarks: zme. 259 nm along the route, 43 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TUP UA /OV TUP045041/TM 2322/FL290/TP BE40/TB OCNL MOD CHOP 290-260/RM ZME
```
Report
a routine report filed through TUP
Where
41 nm northeast (045°) of TUP
Time
23:22 UTC
Height
at 29,000 ft
Aircraft
BE40
Turbulence
occasional moderate chop from 29,000 ft to 26,000 ft
Remarks
zme
B737 at 33,000 ft, 40 nm west, 4:10 pm CDT (21:10 UTC): moderate chop turbulence, remarks: zme. 369 nm along the route, 40 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CGI UA /OV MAW/TM 2110/FL330/TP B737/TB MOD CHOP/RM ZME
```
Report
a routine report filed through CGI
Where
over MAW
Time
21:10 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
moderate chop
Remarks
zme
A20N at 33,000 ft, 12 nm east, 4:09 pm CDT (21:09 UTC): moderate chop turbulence from 28,000 ft to 33,000 ft, remarks: ZME25. 399 nm along the route, 12 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PAH UA /OV CNG/TM 2109/FL330/TP A20N/TB MOD CHOP 330-280/RM ZME25
```
Report
a routine report filed through PAH
Where
over CNG
Time
21:09 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
A20N
Turbulence
moderate chop from 33,000 ft to 28,000 ft
Remarks
ZME25
E170 at 33,000 ft, 23 nm east, 4:02 pm CDT (21:02 UTC): moderate turbulence, remarks: produced by skypath. 409 nm along the route, 23 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
M30 UA /OV CNG029020 /TM 2102 /FL330 /TP E170 /TB MOD /RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATH
```
Report
a routine report filed through M30
Where
20 nm northeast (029°) of CNG
Time
21:02 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
moderate
Remarks
produced by skypath
E170 at 33,000 ft, 41 nm east, 4:09 pm CDT (21:09 UTC): moderate chop turbulence, remarks: ZME25. 429 nm along the route, 41 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
EVV UA /OV PXV225030/TM 2109/FL330/TP E170/TB MOD CHOP/RM ZME25
```
Report
a routine report filed through EVV
Where
30 nm southwest (225°) of PXV
Time
21:09 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
moderate chop
Remarks
ZME25
A319 at 39,000 ft, 44 nm west, 6:11 pm CDT (23:11 UTC): no chop turbulence, remarks: smooth. 279 nm along the route, 44 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MEM UA /OV MEM/TM 2311/FL390/TP A319/TB NEG CHOP/RM SMOOTH
```
Report
a routine report filed through MEM
Where
over MEM
Time
23:11 UTC
Height
at 39,000 ft
Aircraft
A319
Turbulence
no chop
Remarks
smooth
B38M at 35,000 ft, 6 nm west, 4:34 pm CDT (21:34 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zme. 299 nm along the route, 6 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MKL UA /OV MKL225020/TM 2134/FL350/TP B38M/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZME
```
Report
a routine report filed through MKL
Where
20 nm southwest (225°) of MKL
Time
21:34 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
continuous light chop
Remarks
zme
P28A at 11,000 ft, 7 nm northeast, 3:49 pm CDT (20:49 UTC): no turbulence, clear from 11,000 ft to 60,000 ft, remarks: ZME07. 359 nm along the route, 7 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
UCY UA /OV UCY360005/TM 2049/FL110/TP P28A/SK SKC/TB NEG/RM ZME07
```
Report
a routine report filed through UCY
Where
5 nm north (360°) of UCY
Time
20:49 UTC
Height
at 11,000 ft
Aircraft
P28A
Sky
clear
Turbulence
none
Remarks
ZME07
A321 at 34,000 ft, 23 nm west, 4:01 pm CDT (21:01 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence, remarks: zkc fdc fn. 409 nm along the route, 23 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CGI UA /OV CGI/TM 2101/FL340/TP A321/TB CONS LGT-MOD CHOP/RM ZKC FDC FN
```
Report
a routine report filed through CGI
Where
over CGI
Time
21:01 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
continuous light to moderate chop
Remarks
zkc fdc fn
E170 at 32,000 ft, 31 nm east, 4:04 pm CDT (21:04 UTC): light turbulence. 429 nm along the route, 31 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IND UA /OV PXV230040/TM 2104/FL320/TP E170/TB LGT
```
Report
a routine report filed through IND
Where
40 nm southwest (230°) of PXV
Time
21:04 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
light
A319 at 30,000 ft, 4 nm northeast, 4:02 pm CDT (21:02 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zkc fdc fn. 439 nm along the route, 4 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MWA UA /OV MWA/TM 2102/FL300/TP A319/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZKC FDC FN
```
Report
a routine report filed through MWA
Where
over MWA
Time
21:02 UTC
Height
at 30,000 ft
Aircraft
A319
Turbulence
light chop
Remarks
zkc fdc fn
A319 at 34,000 ft, 4 nm northeast, 4:00 pm CDT (21:00 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence, remarks: zkc fdc fn. 439 nm along the route, 4 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MWA UA /OV MWA/TM 2100/FL340/TP A319/TB CONS LGT-MOD CHOP/RM ZKC FDC FN
```
Report
a routine report filed through MWA
Where
over MWA
Time
21:00 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
A319
Turbulence
continuous light to moderate chop
Remarks
zkc fdc fn
A321 at 35,000 ft, 12 nm west, 4:23 pm CDT (21:23 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zkc fdc fn. 538 nm along the route, 12 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SLO UA /OV VLA340025/TM 2123/FL350/TP A321/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZKC FDC FN
```
Report
a routine report filed through SLO
Where
25 nm north (340°) of VLA
Time
21:23 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
occasional light chop
Remarks
zkc fdc fn

4 more routine reports are on the map.

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 7 forecast points nearest it (MOB, JAN, MEM, CGI, STL, SPI, JOT). 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	250° at 9 kt	−3 kt		123 kt	5 h 45 min	12:32 am CDT (05:32 UTC)
5,500 ft	290° at 11 kt	+3 kt		117 kt	6 h 03 min	12:50 am CDT (05:50 UTC)
7,500 ft	290° at 15 kt	+4 kt	14 °C	116 kt	6 h 06 min	12:53 am CDT (05:53 UTC)
9,500 ft	290° at 18 kt	+5 kt	10 °C	115 kt	6 h 09 min	12:56 am CDT (05:56 UTC)
11,500 ft	290° at 20 kt	+8 kt	6 °C	112 kt	6 h 19 min	1:06 am CDT (06:06 UTC)
13,500 ft	300° at 21 kt	+10 kt	2 °C	110 kt	6 h 26 min	1:13 am CDT (06:13 UTC)
15,500 ft	310° at 21 kt	+12 kt	-2 °C	108 kt	6 h 33 min	1:20 am CDT (06:20 UTC)
17,500 ft	310° at 21 kt	+14 kt	-6 °C	106 kt	6 h 41 min	1:28 am CDT (06:28 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	310° at 21 kt	+15 kt	-7 °C	105 kt	6 h 45 min	1:32 am CDT (06:32 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	330° at 28 kt	+23 kt	-18 °C	97 kt	7 h 18 min	2:05 am CDT (07:05 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	320° at 49 kt	+38 kt	-33 °C	82 kt	8 h 38 min	3:25 am CDT (08:25 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	330° at 56 kt	+46 kt	-42 °C	74 kt	9 h 34 min	4:21 am CDT (09:21 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	320° at 54 kt	+41 kt	-50 °C	79 kt	8 h 58 min	3:45 am CDT (08:45 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; 43 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°
JAN	used from 50 nm out; 65 nm from the line	260/6	310/14 17°	280/13 12°	290/19 6°	310/22 -5°	310/28 -17°	320/44 -32°	330/48 -41°	320/52 -51°
MEM	used from 199 nm out; 70 nm from the line	240/9	280/14 17°	280/20 12°	290/25 5°	320/25 -6°	330/31 -18°	320/52 -32°	330/58 -41°	320/42 -50°
CGI	used from 349 nm out; 43 nm from the line	250/10	290/12 17°	290/18 11°	300/22 5°	320/25 -8°	330/30 -18°	320/53 -33°	320/66 -42°	320/56 -50°
STL	used from 449 nm out; 66 nm from the line	210/13	260/16 17°	270/21 10°	280/24 5°	310/20 -7°	320/22 -18°	320/44 -33°	320/59 -43°	310/69 -51°
SPI	used from 498 nm out; 51 nm from the line	210/13	260/11 17°	270/18 10°	290/21 4°	310/20 -8°	330/25 -19°	320/49 -34°	320/60 -44°	320/59 -50°
JOT	used from 598 nm out; 61 nm from the line	230/11	290/12 16°	300/19 10°	320/19 4°	300/17 -9°	330/31 -20°	320/49 -37°	320/53 -45°	320/67 -49°

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	from the southwest (230°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	28 ft	5:53 pm CDT (22:53 UTC)
HBG Hattiesburg, MS	50 nm out, 9 nm west of the line	VFR	from the west (260°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	150 ft	22:53 UTC
MEI Meridian, MS	120 nm out, 17 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	297 ft	22:58 UTC
GTR Columbus/W Point/Starkville, MS	179 nm out, 25 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	from the north (010°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	264 ft	22:56 UTC
TUP Tupelo, MS	229 nm out, 16 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	346 ft	22:53 UTC
MKL Jackson, TN	309 nm out, 9 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	from the west (270°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	434 ft	22:53 UTC
PAH Paducah, KY	399 nm out, 15 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	410 ft	23:00 UTC
MWA Marion, IL	439 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (190°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	471 ft	23:45 UTC
VLA Vandalia, IL	518 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line	no report just now				537 ft
BMI Bloomington/Normal, IL	608 nm out, 9 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (190°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	871 ft	22:56 UTC
RPJ Rochelle, IL	688 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line	VFR	from the south (170°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	780 ft	23:35 UTC
RFD Chicago/Rockford, IL	destination	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet	from the south (170°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	742 ft	5:54 pm CDT (22:54 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 871 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At RFD when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:32 am CDT (05:32 UTC)

Wind from the south at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR

The whole forecast for RFD

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 12 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 20,000 feet
From Mon 6:00 pm CDT (23:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 12,000 feet

The forecast for GPT, the departure

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the south at 6 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 6:29 pm CDT (23:29 UTC), at RFD 6:21 pm CDT (23:21 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:49 pm CDT (23:49 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at RFD is before sunrise there (7:05 am CDT (12:05 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 · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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, Chicago/Rockford International.