Louis Armstrong New Orleans International to West Virginia International Yeager MSY → CRW
662 nautical miles (761 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 038°, about 039° magnetic at the departure end (variation 1W). At 120 knots that is 5 h 39 min at the quickest height in today's winds (3,500 ft, a 3-knot headwind), arriving about 7:47 am EDT (11:47 UTC). 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
- AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the last 326 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 29,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Near the route, 434 nm along the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 227 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 MSY.
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 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 8 forecast points nearest it (MSY, MOB, MGM, BHM, HSV, TYS, TRI, CRW). 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 | 320° at 15 kt | +3 kt | 117 kt | 5 h 39 min | 7:47 am EDT (11:47 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 330° at 16 kt | +6 kt | 11 °C | 114 kt | 5 h 48 min | 7:56 am EDT (11:56 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 330° at 20 kt | +7 kt | 13 °C | 113 kt | 5 h 52 min | 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 330° at 23 kt | +9 kt | 9 °C | 111 kt | 5 h 58 min | 8:06 am EDT (12:06 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 340° at 22 kt | +10 kt | 6 °C | 110 kt | 6 h 01 min | 8:09 am EDT (12:09 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 330° at 23 kt | +9 kt | 2 °C | 111 kt | 5 h 58 min | 8:06 am EDT (12:06 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 330° at 24 kt | +8 kt | -2 °C | 112 kt | 5 h 55 min | 8:03 am EDT (12:03 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 320° at 25 kt | +6 kt | -6 °C | 114 kt | 5 h 48 min | 7:56 am EDT (11:56 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 320° at 26 kt | +6 kt | -7 °C | 114 kt | 5 h 48 min | 7:56 am EDT (11:56 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 330° at 32 kt | +9 kt | -18 °C | 111 kt | 5 h 58 min | 8:06 am EDT (12:06 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 330° at 45 kt | +14 kt | -33 °C | 106 kt | 6 h 15 min | 8:23 am EDT (12:23 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 330° at 51 kt | +17 kt | -40 °C | 103 kt | 6 h 26 min | 8:34 am EDT (12:34 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 330° at 43 kt | +18 kt | -49 °C | 102 kt | 6 h 29 min | 8:37 am EDT (12:37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSY | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 110/5 | 150/6 19° | L/V 12° | 310/5 7° | 310/13 -4° | 290/20 -16° | 330/36 -31° | 330/37 -41° | 350/43 -52° |
| MOB | used from 49 nm out; 60 nm from the line | 330/5 | 330/6 19° | 340/6 11° | 330/10 7° | 320/16 -5° | 310/26 -16° | 340/40 -32° | 340/47 -42° | 350/51 -52° |
| MGM | used from 148 nm out; 90 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° |
| BHM | used from 197 nm out; 57 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° |
| HSV | used from 296 nm out; 39 nm from the line | 310/20 | 330/20 16° | 320/27 11° | 340/23 5° | 320/23 -7° | 340/30 -17° | 320/50 -33° | 330/61 -41° | 340/41 -50° |
| TYS | used from 395 nm out; 54 nm from the line | 320/20 | 340/18 11° | 340/32 9° | 340/36 4° | 330/37 -7° | 330/38 -19° | 330/50 -34° | 330/53 -38° | 330/44 -48° |
| TRI | used from 543 nm out; 52 nm from the line | 330/22 11° | 330/29 7° | 330/32 3° | 330/36 -8° | 320/34 -19° | 320/36 -34° | 320/43 -39° | 320/46 -47° | |
| CRW | used from 592 nm out; 44 nm from the line | 330/20 | 330/23 11° | 340/25 8° | 340/21 2° | 340/33 -9° | 340/41 -20° | 330/42 -35° | 320/44 -39° | 320/43 -47° |
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 | ||||
| HSA Bay St Louis, MS | 39 nm out, 19 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 22 ft | ||||
| HBG Hattiesburg, MS | 89 nm out, 7 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 150 ft | ||||
| DYA Demopolis, AL | 188 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 111 ft | ||||
| TCL Tuscaloosa, AL | 237 nm out, 16 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 169 ft | ||||
| BHM Birmingham, AL | 276 nm out, 5 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 650 ft | ||||
| CHA Chattanooga, TN | 395 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 682 ft | ||||
| RKW Rockwood, TN | 454 nm out, 11 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 1,664 ft | ||||
| TYS Knoxville, TN | 474 nm out, 19 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 986 ft | ||||
| PBX Pikeville, KY | 592 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 1,464 ft | ||||
| EBD Williamson, WV | 612 nm out, 10 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 1,883 ft | ||||
| CRW Charleston, WV | destination | no report just now | 947 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,883 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At CRW when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:47 am EDT (11:47 UTC)
CRW 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 CRW 6:53 pm EDT (22:53 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:19 pm EDT (23:19 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, West Virginia International Yeager.