Frederick W Smith Intl/Memphis Airport to Dothan Regional MEM → DHN
319 nautical miles (367 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 133°, about 134° magnetic at the departure end (variation 1W). At 120 knots that is 1 h 53 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 50-knot tailwind), arriving about 12:27 am CDT (05:27 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now MEM is VFR, wind from the south (170°) at 3 knots; DHN is VFR, wind from the west-southwest (250°) at 3 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: 446 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
No SIGMET or AIRMET covers any part of this route right now.
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 MEM.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- CRJ7 at 28,000 ft, 7 nm west, 9:41 pm CDT (02:41 UTC): moderate turbulence, remarks: produced by skypath. 279 nm along the route, 7 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
TOI UA /OV MGM157029 /TM 0241 /FL280 /TP CRJ7 /TB MOD /RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATH
- Report
- a routine report filed through TOI
- Where
- 29 nm southeast (157°) of MGM
- Time
- 02:41 UTC
- Height
- at 28,000 ft
- Aircraft
- CRJ7
- Turbulence
- moderate
- Remarks
- produced by skypath
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 3 forecast points nearest it (MEM, BHM, MGM). 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 | 290° at 15 kt | −14 kt | 134 kt | 2 h 23 min | 12:57 am CDT (05:57 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 310° at 16 kt | −17 kt | 137 kt | 2 h 20 min | 12:54 am CDT (05:54 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 320° at 20 kt | −20 kt | 14 °C | 140 kt | 2 h 17 min | 12:51 am CDT (05:51 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 320° at 21 kt | −21 kt | 10 °C | 141 kt | 2 h 16 min | 12:50 am CDT (05:50 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 330° at 17 kt | −17 kt | 7 °C | 137 kt | 2 h 20 min | 12:54 am CDT (05:54 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 320° at 17 kt | −17 kt | 3 °C | 137 kt | 2 h 20 min | 12:54 am CDT (05:54 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 310° at 18 kt | −18 kt | -1 °C | 138 kt | 2 h 19 min | 12:53 am CDT (05:53 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 300° at 20 kt | −19 kt | -5 °C | 139 kt | 2 h 18 min | 12:52 am CDT (05:52 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 300° at 20 kt | −20 kt | -6 °C | 140 kt | 2 h 17 min | 12:51 am CDT (05:51 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 320° at 30 kt | −30 kt | -17 °C | 150 kt | 2 h 08 min | 12:42 am CDT (05:42 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 320° at 42 kt | −42 kt | -32 °C | 162 kt | 1 h 58 min | 12:32 am CDT (05:32 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 320° at 50 kt | −50 kt | -41 °C | 170 kt | 1 h 53 min | 12:27 am CDT (05:27 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 320° at 42 kt | −42 kt | -51 °C | 162 kt | 1 h 58 min | 12:32 am CDT (05:32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEM | used from 0 nm out; 25 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° |
| BHM | used from 100 nm out; 71 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° |
| MGM | used from 199 nm out; 20 nm from the line | 310/19 | 340/24 17° | 340/28 11° | 330/16 7° | 300/23 -7° | 320/32 -16° | 330/46 -33° | 330/55 -42° | 330/41 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEM Memphis, TN | departure | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet | from the south (170°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 340 ft | 9:54 pm CDT (02:54 UTC) |
| UOX Oxford, MS | 40 nm out, 14 nm southwest of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 452 ft | 03:15 UTC |
| TUP Tupelo, MS | 80 nm out, 9 nm north of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 346 ft | 02:53 UTC |
| GTR Columbus/W Point/Starkville, MS | 120 nm out, 22 nm southwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (180°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 264 ft | 02:56 UTC |
| TCL Tuscaloosa, AL | 159 nm out, 3 nm east of the line, tower | VFR | from the north-northeast (030°) at 3 knots | 8 mi | none | 169 ft | 02:53 UTC |
| SEM Selma, AL | 219 nm out, 13 nm southwest of the line, tower | reported, no category | from the east (080°) at 27 knots, gusting to 37 | 3,300 ft | 166 ft | 01:30 UTC | |
| MGM Montgomery, AL | 239 nm out, 8 nm east of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 221 ft | 02:53 UTC |
| TOI Troy, AL | 279 nm out, 4 nm north of the line, tower | VFR Weather: mist | calm | 6 mi | none | 397 ft | 02:53 UTC |
| DHN Dothan, AL | destination | VFR | from the west-southwest (250°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 400 ft | 6:55 pm CDT (23:55 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 452 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At DHN when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:27 am CDT (05:27 UTC)
Wind from the west at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The whole forecast for DHN
- From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the west at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
The forecast for MEM, the departure
- From Sun 10:00 pm CDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the south at 4 knots, 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-southwest at 9 knots, gusting to 17, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 10,000 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 MEM 6:29 pm CDT (23:29 UTC), at DHN 6:13 pm CDT (23:13 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:38 pm CDT (23:38 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at DHN is before sunrise there (6:42 am CDT (11:42 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
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: Frederick W Smith Intl/Memphis Airport, Dothan Regional.