Mbs International to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International MBS → MSY
865 nautical miles (995 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 202°, about 209° magnetic at the departure end (variation 7W). At 120 knots that is 5 h 46 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 30-knot tailwind), arriving about 6:45 am CDT (11:45 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 SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the first 427 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 MBS.
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 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 10 forecast points nearest it (MKG, FWA, IND, LOU, EVV, BNA, HSV, MEM, JAN, MSY). 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 | 300° at 13 kt | −2 kt | 122 kt | 7 h 05 min | 8:04 am CDT (13:04 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 310° at 15 kt | −5 kt | 16 °C | 125 kt | 6 h 55 min | 7:54 am CDT (12:54 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 310° at 16 kt | −6 kt | 12 °C | 126 kt | 6 h 52 min | 7:51 am CDT (12:51 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 320° at 15 kt | −8 kt | 8 °C | 128 kt | 6 h 45 min | 7:44 am CDT (12:44 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 330° at 14 kt | −9 kt | 4 °C | 129 kt | 6 h 42 min | 7:41 am CDT (12:41 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 320° at 17 kt | −8 kt | 0 °C | 128 kt | 6 h 45 min | 7:44 am CDT (12:44 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 310° at 19 kt | −8 kt | -3 °C | 128 kt | 6 h 45 min | 7:44 am CDT (12:44 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 310° at 21 kt | −8 kt | -6 °C | 128 kt | 6 h 45 min | 7:44 am CDT (12:44 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 320° at 28 kt | −13 kt | -18 °C | 133 kt | 6 h 30 min | 7:29 am CDT (12:29 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 320° at 44 kt | −24 kt | -33 °C | 144 kt | 6 h | 6:59 am CDT (11:59 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 320° at 54 kt | −29 kt | -42 °C | 149 kt | 5 h 48 min | 6:47 am CDT (11:47 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 330° at 50 kt | −30 kt | -51 °C | 150 kt | 5 h 46 min | 6:45 am CDT (11:45 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MKG | used from 0 nm out; 85 nm from the line | 260/22 | 290/16 15° | 300/11 10° | 290/5 3° | 300/26 -9° | 300/32 -20° | 320/48 -36° | 320/61 -45° | 310/74 -53° |
| FWA | used from 99 nm out; 38 nm from the line | 300/17 | 320/20 16° | 330/20 10° | 340/15 3° | 310/27 -8° | 320/37 -20° | 330/52 -36° | 330/65 -43° | 330/60 -50° |
| IND | used from 199 nm out; 28 nm from the line | 290/16 | 310/20 16° | 320/21 10° | 330/13 3° | 300/25 -7° | 320/32 -19° | 330/46 -34° | 320/61 -43° | 320/63 -50° |
| LOU | used from 298 nm out; 50 nm from the line | 310/18 | 340/28 16° | 340/29 10° | 350/27 3° | 330/27 -7° | 340/39 -19° | 330/58 -33° | 330/67 -41° | 330/40 -49° |
| EVV | used from 348 nm out; 30 nm from the line | 280/15 | 290/12 17° | 310/16 10° | 320/13 5° | 310/22 -6° | 320/26 -18° | 320/38 -33° | 310/56 -41° | 320/55 -51° |
| BNA | used from 398 nm out; 60 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° |
| HSV | used from 497 nm out; 78 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° |
| MEM | used from 596 nm out; 95 nm from the line | 230/19 | 260/16 15° | 270/17 12° | 300/13 6° | 300/15 -5° | 300/26 -18° | 300/34 -32° | 300/41 -40° | 310/46 -52° |
| JAN | used from 646 nm out; 68 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° |
| MSY | used from 795 nm out; 45 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° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MBS Saginaw, MI | departure | no report just now | 668 ft | ||||
| LAN Lansing, MI | 50 nm out, 4 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 860 ft | ||||
| FWA Fort Wayne, IN | 159 nm out, 11 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 814 ft | ||||
| IND Indianapolis, IN | 249 nm out, 10 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 796 ft | ||||
| BMG Bloomington, IN | 288 nm out, 12 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 845 ft | ||||
| OWB Owensboro, KY | 378 nm out, 7 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 407 ft | ||||
| CKV Clarksville, TN | 437 nm out, 7 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 549 ft | ||||
| TUP Tupelo, MS | 596 nm out, 10 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 346 ft | ||||
| GTR Columbus/W Point/Starkville, MS | 636 nm out, 15 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 264 ft | ||||
| PIB Hattiesburg-Laurel, MS | 765 nm out, 17 nm east of the line | no report just now | 297 ft | ||||
| HDC Hammond, LA | 835 nm out, 18 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 46 ft | ||||
| MSY New Orleans, LA | destination | no report just now | 3 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 860 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At MSY when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:45 am CDT (11:45 UTC)
MSY 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 MBS 6:58 pm EDT (22:58 UTC), at MSY 6:33 pm CDT (23:33 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:57 pm CDT (23:57 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at MSY is before sunrise there (7:00 am CDT (12:00 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: Mbs International, Louis Armstrong New Orleans International.