Plan a flight · Mon 9:41 am CDT (14:41 UTC)

Kansas City International to Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International MCI → BHM

516 nautical miles (594 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 129°, about 127° magnetic at the departure end (variation 2E). At 120 knots that is 2 h 58 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 54-knot tailwind), arriving about 12:39 pm CDT (17:39 UTC). Right now MCI is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 15 knots, gusting to 25; BHM is 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: 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 2W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the first 149 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 MCI.

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

urgent B763 at 2,000 ft, 49 nm southwest, 6:57 am CDT (11:57 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the departure end, 49 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FOE UUA /OV 130003/TM 1157/FL020/TP B763/WV LLWS
```
Report
an urgent report filed through FOE
Where
wind from 130° at 3 knots
Time
11:57 UTC
Height
at 2,000 ft
Aircraft
B763
Wind
low-level wind shear
B38M at 39,000 ft, 49 nm northeast, 6:58 am CDT (11:58 UTC): light turbulence, remarks: ztlfd 02. At the destination end, 49 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ATL UA /OV CTJ300040/TM 1158/FL390/TP B38M/TB LGT/RM ZTLFD 02
```
Report
a routine report filed through ATL
Where
40 nm northwest (300°) of CTJ
Time
11:58 UTC
Height
at 39,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
light
Remarks
ztlfd 02

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 14:00–21:00 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 7 forecast points nearest it (MKC, COU, SGF, CGI, MEM, HSV, BHM). 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 18 kt	−7 kt		127 kt	4 h 04 min	1:45 pm CDT (18:45 UTC)
5,500 ft	250° at 19 kt	−10 kt		130 kt	3 h 58 min	1:39 pm CDT (18:39 UTC)
7,500 ft	250° at 20 kt	−11 kt	14 °C	131 kt	3 h 56 min	1:37 pm CDT (18:37 UTC)
9,500 ft	260° at 20 kt	−12 kt	11 °C	132 kt	3 h 55 min	1:36 pm CDT (18:36 UTC)
11,500 ft	260° at 20 kt	−12 kt	8 °C	132 kt	3 h 55 min	1:36 pm CDT (18:36 UTC)
13,500 ft	260° at 21 kt	−14 kt	4 °C	134 kt	3 h 51 min	1:32 pm CDT (18:32 UTC)
15,500 ft	270° at 23 kt	−17 kt	-1 °C	137 kt	3 h 46 min	1:27 pm CDT (18:27 UTC)
17,500 ft	270° at 25 kt	−19 kt	-5 °C	139 kt	3 h 43 min	1:24 pm CDT (18:24 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	270° at 25 kt	−20 kt	-6 °C	140 kt	3 h 41 min	1:22 pm CDT (18:22 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	270° at 31 kt	−24 kt	-18 °C	144 kt	3 h 35 min	1:16 pm CDT (18:16 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	290° at 54 kt	−52 kt	-30 °C	172 kt	3 h	12:41 pm CDT (17:41 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	300° at 55 kt	−54 kt	-38 °C	174 kt	2 h 58 min	12:39 pm CDT (17:39 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	300° at 46 kt	−46 kt	-49 °C	166 kt	3 h 07 min	12:48 pm CDT (17:48 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 18:00 UTC for use 14:00 to 21:00 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
MKC	used from 0 nm out; 14 nm from the line	220/35	240/30 21°	240/27 13°	240/31 6°	260/31 -7°	250/43 -21°	270/70 -28°	280/72 -36°	280/59 -49°
COU	used from 50 nm out; 63 nm from the line	240/28	240/22 17°	250/18 12°	260/22 6°	270/23 -7°	260/39 -19°	290/70 -30°	290/71 -37°	290/58 -48°
SGF	used from 99 nm out; 55 nm from the line	220/23	240/29 16°	240/21 13°	240/15 7°	270/28 -7°	260/34 -18°	280/67 -29°	290/59 -37°	290/51 -49°
CGI	used from 198 nm out; 77 nm from the line	250/22	250/17 15°	250/25 11°	260/27 7°	270/35 -7°	280/38 -17°	300/63 -31°	300/62 -38°	300/55 -49°
MEM	used from 298 nm out; 48 nm from the line	240/14	260/23 16°	250/22 11°	250/20 7°	270/24 -6°	270/27 -16°	310/49 -30°	310/46 -39°	320/43 -50°
HSV	used from 397 nm out; 67 nm from the line	290/11	300/10 15°	300/17 12°	290/20 6°	290/18 -5°	290/25 -17°	310/38 -31°	320/47 -40°	330/43 -50°
BHM	used from 446 nm out; 45 nm from the line	310/11	310/13 16°	310/18 11°	300/17 6°	300/14 -5°	300/20 -17°	320/35 -30°	320/43 -40°	340/38 -50°

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
MCI Kansas City, MO	departure	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 20,000 feet	from the south-southwest (200°) at 15 knots, gusting to 25	10+ mi	20,000 ft	1,027 ft	8:53 am CDT (13:53 UTC)
OJC Olathe, KS	20 nm out, 22 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 9 knots, gusting to 20	10+ mi	none	1,096 ft	13:53 UTC
RAW Warsaw, MO	89 nm out, 5 nm west of the line	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	none	936 ft	14:35 UTC
TBN Fort Leonard Wood, MO	149 nm out, 8 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 8 knots, gusting to 16	10+ mi	none	1,159 ft	13:55 UTC
MNF Mountain View, MO	198 nm out, 14 nm southwest of the line	no report just now				1,182 ft
PYN Piedmont, MO	228 nm out, 24 nm northeast of the line	no report just now				466 ft
HKA Blytheville, AR	307 nm out, 0 nm southwest of the line	reported, no category	from the southwest (220°) at 9 knots		none	255 ft	13:53 UTC
MKL Jackson, TN	357 nm out, 15 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (210°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	434 ft	13:53 UTC
CRX Corinth, MS	397 nm out, 6 nm west of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	425 ft	14:30 UTC
HAB Hamilton, AL	446 nm out, 19 nm southwest of the line	no report just now				436 ft
JFX Jasper, AL	486 nm out, 7 nm west of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	482 ft	14:35 UTC
BHM Birmingham, AL	destination	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 6,000 feet, a few clouds at 25,000 feet	calm	10+ mi	none	650 ft	8:53 am CDT (13:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,182 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At BHM when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:39 pm CDT (17:39 UTC)

Wind from the west-northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR

The whole forecast for BHM

From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

The forecast for MCI, the departure

From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 14 knots, gusting to 23, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 17 knots, gusting to 30, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 12 knots, gusting to 19, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Tue 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 9 knots, 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 MCI 6:44 pm CDT (23:44 UTC), at BHM 6:17 pm CDT (23:17 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:42 pm CDT (23:42 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 upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the southern Plains · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · 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: Kansas City International, Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International.