Lafayette Rgnl/Paul Fournet Field to Tri-State/Milton J Ferguson Field LFT → HTS
677 nautical miles (779 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 041°, about 038° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3E). At 120 knots that is 5 h 36 min at the quickest height in today's winds (3,500 ft, a 1-knot tailwind), arriving about 7:36 am EDT (11:36 UTC). Right now LFT is VFR, wind calm; HTS is marginal 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: 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). Over the last 299 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Near the route, 527 nm along 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 LFT.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
No pilot reports within 50 nautical miles of the line in the last three hours.
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 (MSY, JAN, BHM, HSV, BNA, TYS, TRI, CRW). 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 | 310° at 12 kt | −1 kt | 121 kt | 5 h 36 min | 7:36 am EDT (11:36 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 320° at 13 kt | +2 kt | 11 °C | 118 kt | 5 h 44 min | 7:44 am EDT (11:44 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 320° at 16 kt | +3 kt | 13 °C | 117 kt | 5 h 47 min | 7:47 am EDT (11:47 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 330° at 19 kt | +4 kt | 9 °C | 116 kt | 5 h 50 min | 7:50 am EDT (11:50 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 330° at 19 kt | +6 kt | 6 °C | 114 kt | 5 h 56 min | 7:56 am EDT (11:56 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 330° at 20 kt | +6 kt | 2 °C | 114 kt | 5 h 56 min | 7:56 am EDT (11:56 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 330° at 21 kt | +5 kt | -1 °C | 115 kt | 5 h 53 min | 7:53 am EDT (11:53 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 320° at 23 kt | +4 kt | -5 °C | 116 kt | 5 h 50 min | 7:50 am EDT (11:50 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 320° at 23 kt | +3 kt | -6 °C | 117 kt | 5 h 47 min | 7:47 am EDT (11:47 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 320° at 27 kt | +5 kt | -17 °C | 115 kt | 5 h 53 min | 7:53 am EDT (11:53 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 320° at 43 kt | +8 kt | -33 °C | 112 kt | 6 h 03 min | 8:03 am EDT (12:03 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 330° at 49 kt | +10 kt | -40 °C | 110 kt | 6 h 09 min | 8:09 am EDT (12:09 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 330° at 42 kt | +15 kt | -50 °C | 105 kt | 6 h 27 min | 8:27 am EDT (12:27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSY | used from 0 nm out; 80 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° |
| JAN | used from 100 nm out; 37 nm from the line | 230/10 | 270/13 18° | 270/11 12° | 310/11 6° | 300/15 -4° | 300/22 -16° | 310/33 -31° | 320/37 -41° | 330/41 -52° |
| BHM | used from 249 nm out; 82 nm from the line | 310/19 | 330/20 17° | 320/28 11° | 340/21 6° | 310/22 -7° | 330/33 -17° | 330/50 -32° | 330/57 -41° | 330/41 -50° |
| HSV | used from 299 nm out; 53 nm from the line | 310/20 | 330/20 16° | 320/27 11° | 340/23 5° | 320/23 -7° | 340/30 -17° | 320/50 -33° | 330/61 -41° | 340/41 -50° |
| BNA | used from 398 nm out; 47 nm from the line | 310/20 | 340/20 17° | 330/24 10° | 340/22 5° | 330/26 -6° | 340/29 -18° | 330/52 -33° | 320/62 -41° | 340/45 -50° |
| TYS | used from 498 nm out; 63 nm from the line | 320/20 | 340/18 11° | 340/32 9° | 340/36 4° | 330/37 -7° | 330/38 -19° | 330/50 -34° | 330/53 -38° | 330/44 -48° |
| TRI | used from 597 nm out; 89 nm from the line | 330/22 11° | 330/29 7° | 330/32 3° | 330/36 -8° | 320/34 -19° | 320/36 -34° | 320/43 -39° | 320/46 -47° | |
| CRW | used from 647 nm out; 57 nm from the line | 330/20 | 330/23 11° | 340/25 8° | 340/21 2° | 340/33 -9° | 340/41 -20° | 330/42 -35° | 320/44 -39° | 320/43 -47° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LFT Lafayette, LA | departure | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 40 ft | 12:53 am CDT (05:53 UTC) |
| BTR Baton Rouge, LA | 40 nm out, 20 nm southeast of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 69 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| MCB Mc Comb, MS | 100 nm out, 20 nm southeast of the line | VFR | from the southwest (230°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 413 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| JAN Jackson, MS | 159 nm out, 11 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 346 ft | 05:54 UTC |
| GTR Columbus/W Point/Starkville, MS | 259 nm out, 2 nm north of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 264 ft | 05:56 UTC |
| HAB Hamilton, AL | 308 nm out, 7 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 436 ft | ||||
| HSV Huntsville, AL | 378 nm out, 16 nm southeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the east (100°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 628 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| THA Tullahoma, TN | 428 nm out, 4 nm south of the line | low IFR Sky: overcast at 200 feet Weather: fog | calm | 0.5 mi | 200 ft | 1,084 ft | 05:35 UTC |
| SRB Sparta, TN | 478 nm out, 1 nm north of the line | low IFR Sky: overcast at 200 feet Weather: fog | calm | 0.25 mi | 200 ft | 1,025 ft | 05:35 UTC |
| LOZ London, KY | 567 nm out, 7 nm east of the line | VFR | from the north (010°) at 9 knots, gusting to 16 | 10+ mi | none | 1,212 ft | 20:18 UTC |
| JKL Jackson, KY | 617 nm out, 9 nm southeast of the line | low IFR Sky: overcast at 300 feet Weather: mist | variable at 5 knots | 5 mi | 300 ft | 1,380 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| HTS Huntington, WV | destination | marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 900 feet, overcast at 1,800 feet | calm | 10+ mi | 1,800 ft | 828 ft | 1:51 am EDT (05:51 UTC) |
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 HTS when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:36 am EDT (11:36 UTC)
Wind from the west-northwest at 5 knots, visibility 3 miles, light drizzle, mist, a broken layer at 700 feet IFR
The whole forecast for HTS
- From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility 4 miles, mist, overcast at 800 feet
- At times between Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC) and 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC): visibility 2 miles, light drizzle, mist, overcast at 300 feet
- From Mon 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility 2 miles, light drizzle, mist, overcast at 700 feet
- From Mon 7:00 am EDT (11:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 5 knots, visibility 3 miles, light drizzle, mist, a broken layer at 700 feet
- From Mon 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility 5 miles, mist, overcast at 900 feet
- From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 1,200 feet
- From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 8,000 feet
The forecast for LFT, the departure
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the south at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
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 LFT 6:40 pm CDT (23:40 UTC), at HTS 6:56 pm EDT (22:56 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:23 pm EDT (23:23 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: Lafayette Rgnl/Paul Fournet Field, Tri-State/Milton J Ferguson Field.