Plan a flight · Sun 7:48 pm CDT (00:48 UTC)

Louis Armstrong New Orleans International to Tri-State/Milton J Ferguson Field MSY → HTS

631 nautical miles (726 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 035°, about 036° magnetic at the departure end (variation 1W). At 120 knots that is 5 h 13 min at the quickest height in today's winds (3,500 ft, a 1-knot tailwind), arriving about 2:01 am EDT (06:01 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now MSY is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 5 knots; HTS is IFR, wind variable at 5 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: 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

SIGMET E17E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 31,000 ft, moving from the west at 15 knots, until 8:55 pm CDT (01:55 UTC). Near the route, 602 nm along the route.

as issued

WSUS31 KKCI 112355
MKCE WST 112355
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 17E
VALID UNTIL 0155Z
PA MD VA NC WV OH KY
FROM 30WSW EWC-20E RIC-70NNE ILM-70W BKW-10ESE APE-30WSW EWC
AREA TS MOV FROM 28015KT. TOPS TO FL310.

AIRMET TANGO 6W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 28,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the route from 178 to 375 nm out.
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 227 nm of the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 187 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

A321 at 30,000 ft, 27 nm southeast, 6:45 pm CDT (23:45 UTC): moderate turbulence. 552 nm along the route, 27 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IND UA /OV AZQ170020/TM 2345/FL300/TP A321/TB MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through IND
Where
20 nm south (170°) of AZQ
Time
23:45 UTC
Height
at 30,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
moderate
UAL1770 at 34,000 ft, 7 nm east, 5:55 pm CDT (22:55 UTC): light chop turbulence, wind 349° at 61 knots. 187 nm along the route, 7 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ARP UAL1770 3230N 08800W 2255 F340 349/061KT TB CONT LGT CHOP CONT LGT TURB IC
```
Report
a routine report filed through ARP
B712 at 30,000 ft, 4 nm northeast, 6:09 pm CDT (23:09 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZME46. 207 nm along the route, 4 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CBM UA /OV IGB135050/TM 2309/FL300/TP B712/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZME46
```
Report
a routine report filed through CBM
Where
50 nm southeast (135°) of IGB
Time
23:09 UTC
Height
at 30,000 ft
Aircraft
B712
Turbulence
continuous light chop
Remarks
ZME46
A21N at 34,000 ft, 4 nm northeast, 6:05 pm CDT (23:05 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence, remarks: ZME46. 207 nm along the route, 4 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CBM UA /OV IGB135050/TM 2305/FL340/TP A21N/TB LGT-MOD CHOP/RM ZME46
```
Report
a routine report filed through CBM
Where
50 nm southeast (135°) of IGB
Time
23:05 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
A21N
Turbulence
light to moderate chop
Remarks
ZME46
B712 at 3,000 ft, 29 nm southeast, 6:13 pm CDT (23:13 UTC): scattered clouds from 3,000 ft to 3,200 ft; clear from 3,200 ft to 60,000 ft. 394 nm along the route, 29 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CHA UA /OV CHA180005/TM 2313/FL030/TP B712/SK SCT030-TOP032/SKC
```
Report
a routine report filed through CHA
Where
5 nm south (180°) of CHA
Time
23:13 UTC
Height
at 3,000 ft
Aircraft
B712
Sky
SCT030-TOP032 C
CRJ9 at 3,000 ft, 26 nm southeast, 5:51 pm CDT (22:51 UTC): overcast from 3,000 ft to 4,000 ft. 394 nm along the route, 26 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CHA UA /OV 090005/TM 2251/FL030/TP CRJ9/SK OVC030-TOP040
```
Report
a routine report filed through CHA
Where
wind from 090° at 5 knots
Time
22:51 UTC
Height
at 3,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ9
Sky
overcast from 3,000 ft, tops 4,000 ft
T206 at 9,000 ft, 5 nm west, 5:47 pm CDT (22:47 UTC): remarks: ZME60. 414 nm along the route, 5 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CHA UA /OV CHA340032/TM 2247/FL090/TP T206/SK TOP070/RM ZME60
```
Report
a routine report filed through CHA
Where
32 nm north (340°) of CHA
Time
22:47 UTC
Height
at 9,000 ft
Aircraft
T206
Sky
TOP070
Remarks
ZME60
E170 at 33,000 ft, 25 nm southeast, 5:22 pm CDT (22:22 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence above 33,000 ft, remarks: ZTLFD-03. 464 nm along the route, 25 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TYS UA /OV VXV270025/TM 2222/FL330/TP E170/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD CHOP 330/RM ZTLFD-03
```
Report
a routine report filed through TYS
Where
25 nm west (270°) of VXV
Time
22:22 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
continuous light occasional moderate chop at 33,000 ft
Remarks
ZTLFD-03
E75S at 29,000 ft, 44 nm southeast, 5:21 pm CDT (22:21 UTC): light to moderate turbulence, remarks: ZTLFD-39. 473 nm along the route, 44 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TYS UA /OV VXV/TM 2221/FL290/TP E75S/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD/RM ZTLFD-39
```
Report
a routine report filed through TYS
Where
over VXV
Time
22:21 UTC
Height
at 29,000 ft
Aircraft
E75S
Turbulence
continuous light occasional moderate
Remarks
ZTLFD-39
CRJ9 at 28,000 ft, 50 nm northwest, 5:33 pm CDT (22:33 UTC): light turbulence. 602 nm along the route, 50 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IND UA /OV FGX/TM 2233/FL280/TP CRJ9/TB LGT
```
Report
a routine report filed through IND
Where
over FGX
Time
22:33 UTC
Height
at 28,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ9
Turbulence
light
C310 at 5,000 ft, 5 nm northwest, 4:54 pm CDT (21:54 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, rain, 12 °C. 602 nm along the route, 5 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
HTS UA /OV ECB220008/TM 2154/FL050/TP C310/WX RA/TA 12/TB NEG/IC NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through HTS
Where
8 nm southwest (220°) of ECB
Time
21:54 UTC
Height
at 5,000 ft
Aircraft
C310
Weather
rain
Temperature
12 °C
Turbulence
none
Icing
none
CRJ9 climbing, 46 nm east, 7:15 pm CDT (00:15 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the destination end, 46 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CRW UA /OV CRW/TM 0015/FLDURC/TP CRJ9/SK BASES 014 TOPS 070
```
Report
a routine report filed through CRW
Where
over CRW
Time
00:15 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
CRJ9
Sky
bases 1,400 ft tops 7,000 ft
P28A climbing, 14 nm northwest, 6:15 pm CDT (23:15 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: instrument conditions. At the destination end, 14 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
HTS UA /OV DWU/TM 2315/FLDURC/TP P28A/TB SMOOTH/RM IMC
```
Report
a routine report filed through HTS
Where
over DWU
Time
23:15 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
P28A
Turbulence
smooth
Remarks
instrument conditions

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 8 forecast points nearest it (MSY, MOB, JAN, 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	300° at 14 kt	−1 kt		121 kt	5 h 13 min	2:01 am EDT (06:01 UTC)
5,500 ft	320° at 21 kt	+5 kt	11 °C	115 kt	5 h 29 min	2:17 am EDT (06:17 UTC)
7,500 ft	320° at 23 kt	+7 kt	12 °C	113 kt	5 h 35 min	2:23 am EDT (06:23 UTC)
9,500 ft	320° at 25 kt	+7 kt	9 °C	113 kt	5 h 35 min	2:23 am EDT (06:23 UTC)
11,500 ft	320° at 27 kt	+8 kt	6 °C	112 kt	5 h 38 min	2:26 am EDT (06:26 UTC)
13,500 ft	320° at 28 kt	+7 kt	2 °C	113 kt	5 h 35 min	2:23 am EDT (06:23 UTC)
15,500 ft	320° at 28 kt	+6 kt	-2 °C	114 kt	5 h 32 min	2:20 am EDT (06:20 UTC)
17,500 ft	320° at 28 kt	+5 kt	-6 °C	115 kt	5 h 29 min	2:17 am EDT (06:17 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	320° at 28 kt	+5 kt	-7 °C	115 kt	5 h 29 min	2:17 am EDT (06:17 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	310° at 29 kt	+1 kt	-18 °C	119 kt	5 h 18 min	2:06 am EDT (06:06 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	310° at 36 kt	+4 kt	-33 °C	116 kt	5 h 26 min	2:14 am EDT (06:14 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	320° at 35 kt	+8 kt	-40 °C	112 kt	5 h 38 min	2:26 am EDT (06:26 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	310° at 30 kt	+1 kt	-49 °C	119 kt	5 h 18 min	2:06 am EDT (06:06 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; 64 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°
JAN	used from 148 nm out; 90 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°
BHM	used from 197 nm out; 60 nm from the line	300/16	330/32 16°	320/37 11°	330/37 6°	310/33 -7°	310/30 -18°	320/40 -34°	330/43 -41°	330/30 -49°
HSV	used from 296 nm out; 23 nm from the line	290/15	330/34 16°	330/38 11°	330/40 5°	320/36 -7°	320/31 -18°	320/44 -34°	330/53 -41°	330/34 -48°
TYS	used from 394 nm out; 66 nm from the line	290/19	310/22 11°	330/25 7°	330/34 3°	320/37 -7°	300/37 -18°	300/37 -34°	280/29 -39°	270/29 -48°
TRI	used from 542 nm out; 80 nm from the line		310/28 11°	320/32 7°	330/30 2°	300/28 -9°	280/34 -21°	250/37 -31°	240/39 -38°	250/35 -48°
CRW	used from 592 nm out; 60 nm from the line	320/16	310/16 12°	320/12 7°	320/12 2°	330/15 -11°	280/11 -22°	230/26 -30°	240/33 -37°	240/37 -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	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 25,000 feet	from the south-southeast (150°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	3 ft	6:53 pm CDT (23:53 UTC)
HSA Bay St Louis, MS	39 nm out, 21 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (210°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	22 ft	23:50 UTC
HBG Hattiesburg, MS	89 nm out, 4 nm north of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	150 ft	23:53 UTC
MEI Meridian, MS	158 nm out, 19 nm northwest of the line, tower	reported, no category	calm		none	297 ft	23:58 UTC
TCL Tuscaloosa, AL	237 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	169 ft	23:53 UTC
BHM Birmingham, AL	276 nm out, 19 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 3,200 feet	from the west (280°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	650 ft	23:53 UTC
HSV Huntsville, AL	325 nm out, 22 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 3,000 feet	calm	10+ mi	none	628 ft	23:53 UTC
UOS Sewanee, TN	385 nm out, 8 nm northwest of the line	no report just now				1,953 ft
CSV Crossville, TN	444 nm out, 4 nm west of the line	low IFR Sky: overcast at 200 feet Weather: mist	from the west (270°) at 9 knots	4 mi	200 ft	1,881 ft	00:05 UTC
BYL Williamsburg, KY	513 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line	low IFR Sky: sky obscured at 700 feet Weather: fog	variable at 3 knots	0.5 mi	700 ft	1,177 ft	23:35 UTC
JKL Jackson, KY	572 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line	low IFR Sky: overcast at 300 feet Weather: light rain, mist	from the northwest (320°) at 6 knots	2 mi	300 ft	1,380 ft	00:39 UTC
HTS Huntington, WV	destination	IFR Sky: overcast at 700 feet Weather: mist	variable at 5 knots	1 mi	700 ft	828 ft	7:51 pm EDT (23:51 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,953 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At HTS when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:01 am EDT (06:01 UTC)

Wind from the west-northwest at 7 knots, visibility 5 miles, mist, a broken layer at 600 feet IFR

The whole forecast for HTS

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 5 knots, visibility 4 miles, light drizzle, mist, a broken layer at 600 feet
At times between Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC) and 12:00 am EDT (04:00 UTC): visibility 1 mile, mist, overcast at 400 feet
From Mon 12:00 am EDT (04:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 7 knots, visibility 5 miles, mist, a broken layer at 600 feet
From Mon 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility 6 miles, mist, a broken layer at 700 feet
From Mon 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 1,100 feet
From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the west at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,200 feet
From Mon 1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the west at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet

The forecast for MSY, the departure

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 9:00 pm CDT (02:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

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 HTS 6:56 pm EDT (22:56 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:23 pm EDT (23:23 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at HTS is before sunrise there (7:36 am EDT (11:36 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

Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the Northeast · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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, Tri-State/Milton J Ferguson Field.