Plan a flight · Mon 7:25 am EDT (11:25 UTC)

Lakeland Linder International to St. Louis Lambert International LAL → STL

769 nautical miles (885 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 329°, about 335° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 7 h 07 min at the quickest height in today's winds (12,500 ft, a 12-knot headwind), arriving about 1:32 pm CDT (18:32 UTC). Right now LAL is VFR, wind calm; STL is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 7 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: 1 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 TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 30,000 ft to 41,000 ft. Over the route from 80 to 80 nm out.

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 LAL.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

B737 at 21,000 ft, 2 nm northeast, 7:07 am EDT (11:07 UTC): no chop turbulence from 12,000 ft to 21,000 ft, clear from 21,000 ft to 60,000 ft. 60 nm along the route, 2 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CGC UA /OV CGC/TM 1107/FL210/TP B737/SK SKC/TB NEG CHOP 120-210
```
Report
a routine report filed through CGC
Where
over CGC
Time
11:07 UTC
Height
at 21,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Sky
clear
Turbulence
no chop from 12,000 ft to 21,000 ft
B738 at 38,000 ft, 27 nm northeast, 7:09 am EDT (11:09 UTC): no turbulence. 70 nm along the route, 27 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
OCF UA /OV OCF/TM 1109/FL380/TP B738/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through OCF
Where
over OCF
Time
11:09 UTC
Height
at 38,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
none
E55P at 25,000 ft, 40 nm southwest, 6:45 am EDT (10:45 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence. 140 nm along the route, 40 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TLH UA /OV TLH165050/TM 1045/FL250/TP E55P/TB CONS LGT-MOD CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
50 nm south (165°) of TLH
Time
10:45 UTC
Height
at 25,000 ft
Aircraft
E55P
Turbulence
continuous light to moderate chop
B739 at 34,000 ft, 3 nm west, 6:53 am EDT (10:53 UTC): light to moderate turbulence. 150 nm along the route, 3 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TLH UA /OV SZW120050/TM 1053/FL340/TP B739/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
50 nm southeast (120°) of SZW
Time
10:53 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
B739
Turbulence
continuous light occasional moderate
E55P at 1,000 ft, 29 nm southwest, 7:04 am EDT (11:04 UTC): clear, remarks: fog. 190 nm along the route, 29 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TLH UA /OV TLH/TM 1104/FL010/TP E55P/SK CLR/RM FG
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
over TLH
Time
11:04 UTC
Height
at 1,000 ft
Aircraft
E55P
Sky
clear
Remarks
fog
E170 at 2,000 ft, 29 nm southwest, 6:05 am EDT (10:05 UTC): clear, remarks: ground fog. 190 nm along the route, 29 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TLH UA /OV TLH/TM 1005/FL20/TP E170/SK CLR/RM GROUND FOG
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
over TLH
Time
10:05 UTC
Height
at 2,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Sky
clear
Remarks
ground fog
B737 at 36,000 ft, 44 nm northeast, 7:14 am EDT (11:14 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ZME33. 659 nm along the route, 44 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
EVV UA /OV PXV225030/TM 1114/FL360/TP B737/TB NEG/RM ZME33
```
Report
a routine report filed through EVV
Where
30 nm southwest (225°) of PXV
Time
11:14 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
none
Remarks
ZME33

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 8 forecast points nearest it (PIE, TLH, CSG, BHM, HSV, BNA, CGI, STL). 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 16 kt	+16 kt		104 kt	7 h 24 min	1:49 pm CDT (18:49 UTC)
6,500 ft	320° at 15 kt	+15 kt	15 °C	105 kt	7 h 19 min	1:44 pm CDT (18:44 UTC)
8,500 ft	320° at 14 kt	+15 kt	12 °C	105 kt	7 h 19 min	1:44 pm CDT (18:44 UTC)
10,500 ft	310° at 13 kt	+13 kt	8 °C	107 kt	7 h 11 min	1:36 pm CDT (18:36 UTC)
12,500 ft	300° at 14 kt	+12 kt	5 °C	108 kt	7 h 07 min	1:32 pm CDT (18:32 UTC)
14,500 ft	300° at 16 kt	+15 kt	1 °C	105 kt	7 h 19 min	1:44 pm CDT (18:44 UTC)
16,500 ft	300° at 19 kt	+17 kt	-3 °C	103 kt	7 h 28 min	1:53 pm CDT (18:53 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	300° at 21 kt	+19 kt	-6 °C	101 kt	7 h 37 min	2:02 pm CDT (19:02 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	310° at 21 kt	+21 kt	-18 °C	99 kt	7 h 46 min	2:11 pm CDT (19:11 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	310° at 34 kt	+34 kt	-32 °C	86 kt	8 h 57 min	3:22 pm CDT (20:22 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	320° at 39 kt	+39 kt	-41 °C	81 kt	9 h 30 min	3:55 pm CDT (20:55 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	320° at 34 kt	+34 kt	-51 °C	86 kt	8 h 57 min	3:22 pm CDT (20:22 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
PIE	used from 0 nm out; 35 nm from the line	360/10	340/12 18°	330/9 13°	290/12 8°	260/21 -7°	280/18 -18°	250/20 -33°	250/26 -41°	250/20 -51°
TLH	used from 100 nm out; 69 nm from the line	340/23	350/26 17°	350/21 11°	300/13 6°	320/25 -6°	340/35 -16°	350/44 -32°	360/51 -42°	350/33 -52°
CSG	used from 250 nm out; 38 nm from the line	330/27	340/28 16°	350/28 11°	330/17 6°	340/25 -6°	350/33 -18°	330/46 -32°	340/45 -41°	350/31 -52°
BHM	used from 350 nm out; 49 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°
HSV	used from 449 nm out; 8 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°
BNA	used from 549 nm out; 67 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°
CGI	used from 599 nm out; 53 nm from the line	260/22	250/15 15°	250/13 11°	250/16 6°	270/29 -7°	280/30 -18°	290/40 -31°	290/55 -40°	300/51 -51°
STL	used from 699 nm out; 45 nm from the line	250/26	240/21 15°	240/22 11°	250/23 6°	270/28 -7°	260/30 -19°	280/52 -31°	280/57 -40°	300/57 -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
LAL Lakeland, FL	departure	VFR Sky: overcast at 17,000 feet	calm	8 mi	17,000 ft	141 ft	6:50 am EDT (10:50 UTC)
BKV Brooksville, FL	40 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the north (350°) at 3 knots	8 mi	none	76 ft	10:53 UTC
CTY Cross City, FL	110 nm out, 5 nm north of the line	marginal VFR Weather: mist	calm	5 mi	none	42 ft	11:15 UTC
CXU Camilla, GA	230 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line	VFR	from the south-southwest (210°) at 2 knots	10+ mi	none	176 ft	11:15 UTC
ABY Albany, GA	240 nm out, 14 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the west (280°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	196 ft	22:53 UTC
AUO Auburn, AL	330 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line, tower	reported, no category	calm		none	776 ft	05:21 UTC
ASN Talladega, AL	390 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line	VFR	from the east (090°) at 1 knots	10+ mi	none	528 ft	11:15 UTC
HSV Huntsville, AL	469 nm out, 4 nm east of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 15,000 feet	calm	10+ mi	none	628 ft	10:53 UTC
PHT Paris, TN	599 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line	VFR	from the southwest (220°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	580 ft	11:15 UTC
PAH Paducah, KY	639 nm out, 5 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	calm	8 mi	none	410 ft	10:53 UTC
BLV Belleville, IL	749 nm out, 14 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	459 ft	10:55 UTC
STL St Louis, MO	destination	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet	from the south-southwest (210°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	617 ft	5:51 am CDT (10:51 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 776 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At STL when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:32 pm CDT (18:32 UTC)

Wind from the southwest at 12 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR

The whole forecast for STL

From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 12 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

The forecast for LAL, the departure

From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the north at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 9:00 pm EDT (01:00 UTC): wind light and variable, 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 LAL 7:02 pm EDT (23:02 UTC), at STL 6:27 pm CDT (23:27 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:54 pm CDT (23:54 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 Southeast · loop National Weather Service

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

Radar now, the central Great Lakes · 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: Lakeland Linder International, St. Louis Lambert International.