Lincoln Airport to Columbus Airport LNK → CSG
757 nautical miles (871 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 128°, about 125° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3E). At 120 knots that is 4 h 39 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 43-knot tailwind), arriving about 1:59 am EDT (05:59 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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: 2 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 6W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 28,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the route from 557 to 687 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 LNK.
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 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 8 forecast points nearest it (OMA, MKC, COU, CGI, MEM, HSV, BHM, CSG). 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 | 240° at 13 kt | −4 kt | 124 kt | 6 h 06 min | 3:26 am EDT (07:26 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 270° at 15 kt | −12 kt | 132 kt | 5 h 44 min | 3:04 am EDT (07:04 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 280° at 19 kt | −18 kt | 14 °C | 138 kt | 5 h 29 min | 2:49 am EDT (06:49 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 290° at 23 kt | −22 kt | 10 °C | 142 kt | 5 h 20 min | 2:40 am EDT (06:40 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 300° at 24 kt | −24 kt | 7 °C | 144 kt | 5 h 15 min | 2:35 am EDT (06:35 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 300° at 24 kt | −24 kt | 3 °C | 144 kt | 5 h 15 min | 2:35 am EDT (06:35 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 300° at 24 kt | −24 kt | -2 °C | 144 kt | 5 h 15 min | 2:35 am EDT (06:35 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 300° at 24 kt | −24 kt | -6 °C | 144 kt | 5 h 15 min | 2:35 am EDT (06:35 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 300° at 24 kt | −24 kt | -7 °C | 144 kt | 5 h 15 min | 2:35 am EDT (06:35 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 300° at 25 kt | −25 kt | -18 °C | 145 kt | 5 h 13 min | 2:33 am EDT (06:33 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 300° at 39 kt | −40 kt | -33 °C | 160 kt | 4 h 44 min | 2:04 am EDT (06:04 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 310° at 43 kt | −43 kt | -41 °C | 163 kt | 4 h 39 min | 1:59 am EDT (05:59 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 43 kt | −43 kt | -51 °C | 163 kt | 4 h 39 min | 1:59 am EDT (05:59 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OMA | used from 0 nm out; 47 nm from the line | 190/34 | 230/34 19° | 250/25 12° | 250/18 6° | 250/22 -7° | 250/28 -19° | 260/34 -32° | 260/39 -41° | 280/56 -51° |
| MKC | used from 50 nm out; 71 nm from the line | 200/28 | 220/30 16° | 270/20 11° | 280/22 7° | 260/27 -6° | 270/27 -18° | 280/38 -32° | 270/38 -40° | 280/50 -52° |
| COU | used from 199 nm out; 41 nm from the line | 210/16 | 220/19 15° | 240/33 10° | 250/29 7° | 280/21 -6° | 280/19 -18° | 300/34 -31° | 300/40 -42° | 300/60 -52° |
| CGI | used from 299 nm out; 88 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° |
| MEM | used from 448 nm out; 62 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° |
| HSV | used from 548 nm out; 40 nm from the line | 290/15 | 330/34 16° | 330/38 11° | 330/40 5° | 320/36 -7° | 320/31 -18° | 320/44 -34° | 330/53 -41° | 330/34 -48° |
| BHM | used from 597 nm out; 31 nm from the line | 300/16 | 330/32 16° | 320/37 11° | 330/37 6° | 310/33 -7° | 310/30 -18° | 320/40 -34° | 330/43 -41° | 330/30 -49° |
| CSG | used from 697 nm out; 35 nm from the line | 300/20 | 330/41 15° | 320/42 11° | 320/41 7° | 300/33 -6° | 290/33 -18° | 270/32 -34° | 260/31 -41° | 260/24 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LNK Lincoln, NE | departure | no report just now | 1,218 ft | ||||
| FNB Falls City, NE | 70 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 983 ft | ||||
| STJ St Joseph, MO | 110 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 826 ft | ||||
| DMO Sedalia, MO | 209 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 909 ft | ||||
| TBN Fort Leonard Wood, MO | 289 nm out, 10 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,159 ft | ||||
| PYN Piedmont, MO | 358 nm out, 8 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 466 ft | ||||
| DYR Dyersburg, TN | 448 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 337 ft | ||||
| MKL Jackson, TN | 488 nm out, 3 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 434 ft | ||||
| MSL Muscle Shoals, AL | 567 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 550 ft | ||||
| BHM Birmingham, AL | 647 nm out, 19 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 650 ft | ||||
| AUO Auburn, AL | 737 nm out, 14 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 776 ft | ||||
| CSG Columbus, GA | destination | no report just now | 397 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,218 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At CSG when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:59 am EDT (05:59 UTC)
CSG 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 LNK 6:51 pm CDT (23:51 UTC), at CSG 7:10 pm EDT (23:10 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:35 pm EDT (23:35 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at CSG is before sunrise there (7:41 am EDT (11:41 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: Lincoln Airport, Columbus Airport.