Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain Airport to Hattiesburg/Laurel Regional MSP → PIB
826 nautical miles (950 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 166°, about 166° magnetic at the departure end (variation 0E). At 120 knots that is 5 h 02 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 44-knot tailwind), arriving about 12:49 am CDT (05:49 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: 3 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 MSP.
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 9 forecast points nearest it (MSP, MCW, DSM, BRL, COU, STL, CGI, MEM, JAN). 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 | 220° at 15 kt | +9 kt | 111 kt | 7 h 26 min | 3:13 am CDT (08:13 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 250° at 16 kt | +1 kt | 119 kt | 6 h 56 min | 2:43 am CDT (07:43 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 260° at 18 kt | −1 kt | 14 °C | 121 kt | 6 h 50 min | 2:37 am CDT (07:37 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 270° at 19 kt | −3 kt | 10 °C | 123 kt | 6 h 43 min | 2:30 am CDT (07:30 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 280° at 19 kt | −6 kt | 6 °C | 126 kt | 6 h 33 min | 2:20 am CDT (07:20 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 280° at 19 kt | −8 kt | 2 °C | 128 kt | 6 h 27 min | 2:14 am CDT (07:14 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 290° at 19 kt | −10 kt | -2 °C | 130 kt | 6 h 21 min | 2:08 am CDT (07:08 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 300° at 20 kt | −13 kt | -6 °C | 133 kt | 6 h 13 min | 2:00 am CDT (07:00 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 300° at 20 kt | −13 kt | -7 °C | 133 kt | 6 h 13 min | 2:00 am CDT (07:00 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 300° at 23 kt | −17 kt | -18 °C | 137 kt | 6 h 02 min | 1:49 am CDT (06:49 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 310° at 41 kt | −33 kt | -33 °C | 153 kt | 5 h 24 min | 1:11 am CDT (06:11 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 320° at 51 kt | −44 kt | -42 °C | 164 kt | 5 h 02 min | 12:49 am CDT (05:49 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 310° at 57 kt | −43 kt | -52 °C | 163 kt | 5 h 04 min | 12:51 am CDT (05:51 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSP | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 200/28 | 240/30 19° | 240/24 12° | 240/17 5° | 270/24 -10° | 270/33 -20° | 280/48 -35° | 290/55 -45° | 280/84 -54° |
| MCW | used from 50 nm out; 39 nm from the line | 200/35 | 240/33 18° | 250/20 10° | 260/10 6° | 270/18 -8° | 260/28 -19° | 280/30 -34° | 290/49 -43° | 280/70 -54° |
| DSM | used from 149 nm out; 70 nm from the line | 200/32 | 240/27 17° | 260/19 10° | 260/16 5° | 260/19 -7° | 240/22 -19° | 270/20 -32° | 270/38 -42° | 290/58 -53° |
| BRL | used from 199 nm out; 49 nm from the line | 200/20 | 250/21 16° | 240/22 10° | 260/20 5° | 270/16 -7° | 290/22 -18° | 320/41 -34° | 320/56 -43° | 310/68 -53° |
| COU | used from 298 nm out; 59 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° |
| STL | used from 348 nm out; 43 nm from the line | 210/13 | 260/16 17° | 270/21 10° | 280/24 5° | 310/20 -7° | 320/22 -18° | 320/44 -33° | 320/59 -43° | 310/69 -51° |
| CGI | used from 448 nm out; 60 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 547 nm out; 39 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° |
| JAN | used from 696 nm out; 54 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° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSP Minneapolis, MN | departure | no report just now | 841 ft | ||||
| RST Rochester, MN | 60 nm out, 17 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,317 ft | ||||
| ALO Waterloo, IA | 139 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 873 ft | ||||
| CID Cedar Rapids, IA | 189 nm out, 22 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 869 ft | ||||
| HAE Hannibal, MO | 318 nm out, 5 nm east of the line | no report just now | 768 ft | ||||
| UUV Sullivan, MO | 408 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 933 ft | ||||
| PYN Piedmont, MO | 478 nm out, 4 nm east of the line | no report just now | 466 ft | ||||
| PGR Paragould, AR | 547 nm out, 4 nm north of the line | no report just now | 290 ft | ||||
| MEM Memphis, TN | 607 nm out, 13 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 340 ft | ||||
| GWO Greenwood, MS | 696 nm out, 12 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 162 ft | ||||
| PIB Hattiesburg-Laurel, MS | destination | no report just now | 297 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,317 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At PIB when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:49 am CDT (05:49 UTC)
PIB has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/6656 ANOKA, MN, Monday, October 5, 2026 through Monday, October 19, 2026 Local 19 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · until 19 October · ZMP
Daylight
Sunset at MSP 6:33 pm CDT (23:33 UTC), at PIB 6:29 pm CDT (23:29 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:53 pm CDT (23:53 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at PIB is before sunrise there (6:58 am CDT (11:58 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: Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain Airport, Hattiesburg/Laurel Regional.