William P Hobby Airport to Charleston Afb/Intl Airport HOU → CHS
805 nautical miles (927 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 072°, about 069° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3E). At 120 knots that is 5 h 40 min at the quickest height in today's winds (24,000 ft, a 22-knot tailwind), arriving about 9:10 am EDT (13:10 UTC). Right now HOU is VFR, wind from the southeast (130°) at 4 knots; CHS is VFR, wind from the southwest (220°) 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: 384 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 HOU.
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 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 8 forecast points nearest it (HOU, LCH, MSY, MOB, MGM, CSG, SAV, CHS). 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 | 280° at 7 kt | −7 kt | 127 kt | 6 h 20 min | 9:50 am EDT (13:50 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 310° at 7 kt | −5 kt | 125 kt | 6 h 26 min | 9:56 am EDT (13:56 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 310° at 10 kt | −6 kt | 14 °C | 126 kt | 6 h 23 min | 9:53 am EDT (13:53 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 310° at 12 kt | −8 kt | 11 °C | 128 kt | 6 h 17 min | 9:47 am EDT (13:47 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 300° at 13 kt | −10 kt | 8 °C | 130 kt | 6 h 12 min | 9:42 am EDT (13:42 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 290° at 15 kt | −12 kt | 4 °C | 132 kt | 6 h 06 min | 9:36 am EDT (13:36 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 290° at 17 kt | −14 kt | 0 °C | 134 kt | 6 h | 9:30 am EDT (13:30 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 290° at 19 kt | −16 kt | -4 °C | 136 kt | 5 h 55 min | 9:25 am EDT (13:25 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 290° at 20 kt | −17 kt | -5 °C | 137 kt | 5 h 53 min | 9:23 am EDT (13:23 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 280° at 24 kt | −22 kt | -16 °C | 142 kt | 5 h 40 min | 9:10 am EDT (13:10 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 310° at 33 kt | −18 kt | -31 °C | 138 kt | 5 h 50 min | 9:20 am EDT (13:20 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 310° at 33 kt | −20 kt | -41 °C | 140 kt | 5 h 45 min | 9:15 am EDT (13:15 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 310° at 29 kt | −15 kt | -51 °C | 135 kt | 5 h 58 min | 9:28 am EDT (13:28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 160/22 | 150/27 19° | 180/16 14° | 250/7 9° | 270/10 -5° | 270/16 -13° | 310/23 -29° | 310/26 -40° | 330/20 -52° |
| LCH | used from 50 nm out; 36 nm from the line | 160/21 | 160/18 18° | 180/13 12° | 230/6 8° | 280/10 -4° | 260/13 -14° | 310/29 -30° | 320/32 -40° | 330/33 -53° |
| MSY | used from 199 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 110/5 | 150/6 19° | L/V 12° | 310/5 7° | 310/13 -4° | 290/20 -16° | 330/36 -31° | 330/37 -41° | 350/43 -52° |
| MOB | used from 298 nm out; 61 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 398 nm out; 68 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° |
| CSG | used from 497 nm out; 45 nm from the line | 310/24 | 340/35 17° | 340/37 12° | 330/22 8° | 310/30 -7° | 290/30 -18° | 340/57 -32° | 340/55 -41° | 320/33 -49° |
| SAV | used from 646 nm out; 77 nm from the line | 280/23 | 300/22 14° | 290/27 11° | 270/31 6° | 260/36 -5° | 260/38 -17° | 240/49 -32° | 230/68 -40° | 230/59 -51° |
| CHS | used from 745 nm out; 35 nm from the line | 280/21 | 270/23 12° | 280/28 11° | 260/35 6° | 250/41 -5° | 250/45 -16° | 230/59 -32° | 220/74 -40° | 230/67 -52° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU Houston, TX | departure | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 3,300 feet, a broken layer at 23,000 feet | from the southeast (130°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | 23,000 ft | 46 ft | 1:53 am CDT (06:53 UTC) |
| BPT Beaumont/Port Arthur, TX | 70 nm out, 3 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | from the southeast (140°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 14 ft | 06:53 UTC |
| CWF Lake Charles, LA | 119 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 16 ft | 07:15 UTC |
| BTR Baton Rouge, LA | 219 nm out, 11 nm southeast of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 69 ft | 06:53 UTC |
| HDC Hammond, LA | 258 nm out, 22 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 7 mi | none | 46 ft | 07:15 UTC |
| HBG Hattiesburg, MS | 328 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 150 ft | 06:53 UTC |
| PRN Greenville, AL | 467 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 451 ft | 07:00 UTC |
| TOI Troy, AL | 497 nm out, 1 nm southwest of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 397 ft | 06:53 UTC |
| MCN Macon, GA | 626 nm out, 23 nm north of the line, tower | VFR | from the west (270°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 354 ft | 06:53 UTC |
| EZM Eastman, GA | 646 nm out, 11 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 303 ft | 07:35 UTC |
| JYL Sylvania, GA | 726 nm out, 1 nm south of the line | reported, no category | from the west-northwest (300°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 190 ft | 07:15 UTC |
| CHS Charleston, SC | destination | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet | from the southwest (220°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 46 ft | 2:56 am EDT (06:56 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 451 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At CHS when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:10 am EDT (13:10 UTC)
Wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The whole forecast for CHS
- From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
The forecast for HOU, the departure
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,500 feet, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
- 30% chance between Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC) and 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): light rain showers
- From Mon 5:00 pm CDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 13 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 5,000 feet
- From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 5,000 feet
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 8 nm from the route, 616 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 19 October · ZTL
Daylight
Sunset at HOU 6:54 pm CDT (23:54 UTC), at CHS 6:50 pm EDT (22:50 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:15 pm EDT (23:15 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: William P Hobby Airport, Charleston Afb/Intl Airport.