Louis Armstrong New Orleans International to Brunswick Golden Isles Airport MSY → BQK
460 nautical miles (530 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 078°, about 079° magnetic at the departure end (variation 1W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 10 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 25-knot tailwind), arriving about 1:07 am EDT (05:07 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: 1 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 6W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 28,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the route from 176 to 333 nm out.
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 MSY.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- B739 at 36,000 ft, 14 nm north, 6:44 pm CDT (23:44 UTC): light chop turbulence. 294 nm along the route, 14 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
TLH UA /OV TLH345045/TM 2344/FL360/TP B739/TB CONS LGT CHOP
- Report
- a routine report filed through TLH
- Where
- 45 nm north (345°) of TLH
- Time
- 23:44 UTC
- Height
- at 36,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B739
- Turbulence
- continuous light chop
- A321 at 34,000 ft, 31 nm south, 7:01 pm CDT (00:01 UTC): light chop turbulence. 304 nm along the route, 31 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
TLH UA /OV TLH/TM 0001/FL340/TP A321/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
- Report
- a routine report filed through TLH
- Where
- over TLH
- Time
- 00:01 UTC
- Height
- at 34,000 ft
- Aircraft
- A321
- Turbulence
- occasional light chop
- B39M at 35,000 ft, 42 nm south, 6:51 pm CDT (23:51 UTC): no turbulence. 323 nm along the route, 42 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
TLH UA /OV TLH120020/TM 2351/FL350/TP B39M/TB NEG
- Report
- a routine report filed through TLH
- Where
- 20 nm southeast (120°) of TLH
- Time
- 23:51 UTC
- Height
- at 35,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B39M
- Turbulence
- none
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 4 forecast points nearest it (MSY, MOB, TLH, JAX). 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 | 310° at 13 kt | −8 kt | 128 kt | 3 h 36 min | 1:33 am EDT (05:33 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 330° at 20 kt | −5 kt | 125 kt | 3 h 41 min | 1:38 am EDT (05:38 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 330° at 20 kt | −8 kt | 15 °C | 128 kt | 3 h 36 min | 1:33 am EDT (05:33 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 310° at 19 kt | −13 kt | 12 °C | 133 kt | 3 h 28 min | 1:25 am EDT (05:25 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 300° at 21 kt | −17 kt | 9 °C | 137 kt | 3 h 21 min | 1:18 am EDT (05:18 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 290° at 21 kt | −18 kt | 4 °C | 138 kt | 3 h 20 min | 1:17 am EDT (05:17 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 290° at 20 kt | −18 kt | -1 °C | 138 kt | 3 h 20 min | 1:17 am EDT (05:17 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 280° at 20 kt | −18 kt | -5 °C | 138 kt | 3 h 20 min | 1:17 am EDT (05:17 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 280° at 20 kt | −18 kt | -6 °C | 138 kt | 3 h 20 min | 1:17 am EDT (05:17 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 270° at 25 kt | −24 kt | -17 °C | 144 kt | 3 h 12 min | 1:09 am EDT (05:09 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 270° at 26 kt | −25 kt | -33 °C | 145 kt | 3 h 10 min | 1:07 am EDT (05:07 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 260° at 21 kt | −20 kt | -42 °C | 140 kt | 3 h 17 min | 1:14 am EDT (05:14 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 250° at 25 kt | −24 kt | -51 °C | 144 kt | 3 h 12 min | 1:09 am EDT (05:09 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSY | used from 0 nm out; 25 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° |
| MOB | used from 49 nm out; 43 nm from the line | 310/7 | 350/18 18° | 330/16 12° | 300/18 7° | 320/17 -6° | 330/27 -17° | 340/52 -33° | 350/53 -43° | 330/38 -50° |
| TLH | used from 196 nm out; 91 nm from the line | 300/17 | 340/32 17° | 320/27 13° | 300/27 8° | 280/23 -7° | 250/37 -17° | 230/44 -33° | 220/53 -41° | 220/48 -51° |
| JAX | used from 392 nm out; 52 nm from the line | 280/14 | 300/22 16° | 260/27 15° | 260/26 9° | 240/41 -6° | 230/38 -16° | 220/44 -32° | 200/49 -41° | 200/52 -53° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSY New Orleans, LA | departure | no report just now | 3 ft | ||||
| ASD Slidell, LA | 29 nm out, 16 nm north of the line | no report just now | 28 ft | ||||
| GPT Gulfport, MS | 69 nm out, 13 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 28 ft | ||||
| JKA Gulf Shores, AL | 137 nm out, 9 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 17 ft | ||||
| PNS Pensacola, FL | 167 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 120 ft | ||||
| VPS Valparaiso/Destin-Ft Walton Beach, FL | 196 nm out, 7 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 84 ft | ||||
| ECP Panama City, FL | 235 nm out, 21 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 68 ft | ||||
| BGE Bainbridge, GA | 294 nm out, 6 nm north of the line | no report just now | 141 ft | ||||
| VLD Valdosta, GA | 362 nm out, 16 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 203 ft | ||||
| HOE Homerville, GA | 392 nm out, 3 nm south of the line | no report just now | 186 ft | ||||
| JES Jesup, GA | 441 nm out, 20 nm north of the line | no report just now | 107 ft | ||||
| BQK Brunswick, GA | destination | no report just now | 25 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 203 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At BQK when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:07 am EDT (05:07 UTC)
BQK 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 MSY 6:33 pm CDT (23:33 UTC), at BQK 6:57 pm EDT (22:57 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:22 pm EDT (23:22 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at BQK is before sunrise there (7:26 am EDT (11:26 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: Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, Brunswick Golden Isles Airport.