Tri-State/Milton J Ferguson Field to Lafayette Rgnl/Paul Fournet Field HTS → LFT
677 nautical miles (779 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 226°, about 232° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 5 h 10 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 11-knot tailwind), arriving about 10:12 am CDT (15:12 UTC). 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: 3 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, fog). Over the first 308 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the first 159 nm of the route.
- 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 last 70 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 HTS.
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 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 9 forecast points nearest it (CRW, TRI, TYS, BNA, HSV, BHM, JAN, MSY, LCH). 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 | 310° at 11 kt | +2 kt | 11 °C | 118 kt | 5 h 44 min | 10:46 am CDT (15:46 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 320° at 13 kt | 0 | 15 °C | 120 kt | 5 h 38 min | 10:40 am CDT (15:40 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 320° at 15 kt | −3 kt | 11 °C | 123 kt | 5 h 30 min | 10:32 am CDT (15:32 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 330° at 15 kt | −3 kt | 8 °C | 123 kt | 5 h 30 min | 10:32 am CDT (15:32 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 330° at 15 kt | −3 kt | 4 °C | 123 kt | 5 h 30 min | 10:32 am CDT (15:32 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 320° at 17 kt | −3 kt | 1 °C | 123 kt | 5 h 30 min | 10:32 am CDT (15:32 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 320° at 19 kt | −2 kt | -3 °C | 122 kt | 5 h 33 min | 10:35 am CDT (15:35 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 320° at 21 kt | −2 kt | -6 °C | 122 kt | 5 h 33 min | 10:35 am CDT (15:35 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 320° at 21 kt | −2 kt | -18 °C | 122 kt | 5 h 33 min | 10:35 am CDT (15:35 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 330° at 38 kt | −7 kt | -32 °C | 127 kt | 5 h 20 min | 10:22 am CDT (15:22 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 330° at 45 kt | −11 kt | -41 °C | 131 kt | 5 h 10 min | 10:12 am CDT (15:12 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 330° at 39 kt | −11 kt | -51 °C | 131 kt | 5 h 10 min | 10:12 am CDT (15:12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRW | used from 0 nm out; 66 nm from the line | 320/17 | 340/23 12° | 340/32 8° | 340/35 4° | 330/40 -7° | 340/45 -20° | 340/57 -34° | 340/64 -42° | 320/38 -50° |
| TRI | used from 50 nm out; 87 nm from the line | 340/25 11° | 350/37 9° | 350/34 6° | 340/39 -7° | 340/43 -19° | 340/55 -32° | 330/58 -42° | 320/37 -50° | |
| TYS | used from 100 nm out; 70 nm from the line | 330/16 | 350/32 14° | 350/37 9° | 340/30 5° | 330/28 -6° | 340/36 -19° | 330/40 -33° | 330/51 -41° | 330/36 -51° |
| BNA | used from 199 nm out; 45 nm from the line | 300/20 | 300/14 15° | 300/14 10° | 300/13 4° | 310/22 -5° | 280/24 -18° | 310/37 -33° | 310/50 -41° | 320/49 -51° |
| HSV | used from 249 nm out; 32 nm from the line | 300/20 | 310/14 16° | 310/18 10° | 310/15 4° | 320/19 -5° | 290/16 -18° | 320/36 -32° | 320/47 -41° | 330/42 -50° |
| BHM | used from 348 nm out; 66 nm from the line | 310/19 | 310/15 16° | 320/19 11° | 330/15 5° | 330/23 -5° | 320/14 -18° | 320/36 -32° | 330/44 -40° | 340/36 -51° |
| JAN | used from 398 nm out; 95 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° |
| MSY | used from 597 nm out; 76 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° |
| LCH | used from 647 nm out; 76 nm from the line | 170/21 | 160/23 18° | 170/13 13° | 170/6 8° | 300/12 -7° | 280/16 -14° | 320/27 -30° | 330/23 -41° | 340/38 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HTS Huntington, WV | departure | no report just now | 828 ft | ||||
| JKL Jackson, KY | 60 nm out, 9 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 1,380 ft | ||||
| LOZ London, KY | 109 nm out, 7 nm east of the line | no report just now | 1,212 ft | ||||
| SRB Sparta, TN | 199 nm out, 1 nm north of the line | no report just now | 1,025 ft | ||||
| THA Tullahoma, TN | 249 nm out, 4 nm south of the line | no report just now | 1,084 ft | ||||
| HSV Huntsville, AL | 299 nm out, 16 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 628 ft | ||||
| HAB Hamilton, AL | 368 nm out, 7 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 436 ft | ||||
| GTR Columbus/W Point/Starkville, MS | 418 nm out, 2 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 264 ft | ||||
| JAN Jackson, MS | 517 nm out, 11 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 346 ft | ||||
| MCB Mc Comb, MS | 577 nm out, 20 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 413 ft | ||||
| BTR Baton Rouge, LA | 637 nm out, 20 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 69 ft | ||||
| LFT Lafayette, LA | destination | no report just now | 40 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,380 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At LFT when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:12 am CDT (15:12 UTC)
LFT has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
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 HTS 6:56 pm EDT (22:56 UTC), at LFT 6:40 pm CDT (23:40 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:04 pm CDT (00:04 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: Tri-State/Milton J Ferguson Field, Lafayette Rgnl/Paul Fournet Field.