Monroe Regional to Gulfport-Biloxi International MLU → GPT
198 nautical miles (227 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 129°, about 126° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3E). At 120 knots that is 1 h 10 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 50-knot tailwind), arriving about 8:58 pm CDT (01:58 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: 6 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 MLU.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- B739 at 32,000 ft, 41 nm northeast, 5:23 pm CDT (22:23 UTC): moderate chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. At the destination end, 41 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
MOB UA /OV SJI/TM 2223/FL320/TP B739/TB MOD CHOP/RM ZHU
- Report
- a routine report filed through MOB
- Where
- over SJI
- Time
- 22:23 UTC
- Height
- at 32,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B739
- Turbulence
- moderate chop
- Remarks
- zhu
- PC12 at 24,000 ft, 49 nm north, 5:28 pm CDT (22:28 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZFW28. At the departure end, 49 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
LLQ UA /OV 17 S MON/TM 2228/FL240/TP PC12/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZFW28
- Report
- a routine report filed through LLQ
- Where
- 17 south mon
- Time
- 22:28 UTC
- Height
- at 24,000 ft
- Aircraft
- PC12
- Turbulence
- continuous light chop
- Remarks
- ZFW28
- B738 at 34,000 ft, 37 nm southwest, 5:07 pm CDT (22:07 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. 79 nm along the route, 37 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
HEZ UA /OV HEZ180025/TM 2207/FL340/TP B738/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
- Report
- a routine report filed through HEZ
- Where
- 25 nm south (180°) of HEZ
- Time
- 22:07 UTC
- Height
- at 34,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B738
- Turbulence
- occasional light chop
- Remarks
- zhu
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 2 forecast points nearest it (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,500 ft | 280° at 5 kt | −4 kt | 124 kt | 1 h 36 min | 9:24 pm CDT (02:24 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 310° at 10 kt | −10 kt | 130 kt | 1 h 31 min | 9:19 pm CDT (02:19 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 300° at 10 kt | −10 kt | 14 °C | 130 kt | 1 h 31 min | 9:19 pm CDT (02:19 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 280° at 11 kt | −10 kt | 11 °C | 130 kt | 1 h 31 min | 9:19 pm CDT (02:19 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 290° at 16 kt | −15 kt | 7 °C | 135 kt | 1 h 28 min | 9:16 pm CDT (02:16 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 300° at 17 kt | −17 kt | 3 °C | 137 kt | 1 h 27 min | 9:15 pm CDT (02:15 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 310° at 18 kt | −18 kt | 0 °C | 138 kt | 1 h 26 min | 9:14 pm CDT (02:14 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 310° at 20 kt | −20 kt | -4 °C | 140 kt | 1 h 25 min | 9:13 pm CDT (02:13 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 310° at 20 kt | −20 kt | -5 °C | 140 kt | 1 h 25 min | 9:13 pm CDT (02:13 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 310° at 26 kt | −26 kt | -17 °C | 146 kt | 1 h 21 min | 9:09 pm CDT (02:09 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 320° at 42 kt | −41 kt | -32 °C | 161 kt | 1 h 14 min | 9:02 pm CDT (02:02 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 330° at 47 kt | −43 kt | -41 °C | 163 kt | 1 h 13 min | 9:01 pm CDT (02:01 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 330° at 52 kt | −50 kt | -51 °C | 170 kt | 1 h 10 min | 8:58 pm CDT (01:58 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAN | used from 0 nm out; 80 nm from the line | 260/6 | 310/14 17° | 280/13 12° | 290/19 6° | 310/22 -5° | 310/28 -17° | 320/44 -32° | 330/48 -41° | 320/52 -51° |
| MSY | used from 148 nm out; 59 nm from the line | L/V | 020/6 18° | L/V 12° | 300/11 7° | 330/15 -4° | 320/22 -16° | 330/38 -32° | 350/47 -42° | 340/56 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLU Monroe, LA | departure | no report just now | 78 ft | ||||
| VKS Vicksburg, MS | 49 nm out, 23 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 107 ft | ||||
| HEZ Natchez, MS | 59 nm out, 18 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 272 ft | ||||
| BXA Bogalusa, LA | 148 nm out, 8 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 119 ft | ||||
| MJD Picayune, MS | 168 nm out, 16 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 55 ft | ||||
| GPT Gulfport, MS | destination | no report just now | 28 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 272 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At GPT when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 8:58 pm CDT (01:58 UTC)
GPT 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 MLU 6:39 pm CDT (23:39 UTC), at GPT 6:28 pm CDT (23:28 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:52 pm CDT (23:52 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at GPT is after sunset there (6:29 pm CDT (23:29 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: Monroe Regional, Gulfport-Biloxi International.