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Louis Armstrong New Orleans International to Portland International MSY → PDX

1,779 nautical miles (2,048 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 311°, about 312° magnetic at the departure end (variation 1W). At 120 knots that is 15 h 12 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 3-knot headwind), arriving about 7:48 pm PDT (02:48 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: 230 flights in the DOT's last twelve reported months, the route's page.

The return flight

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 W21W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 27,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 7:55 am CDT (12:55 UTC). Over the route from 1310 to 1340 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 121055
    MKCW WST 121055
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 21W
    VALID UNTIL 1255Z
    UT ID NV
    FROM 40ENE TWF-20SSE PIH-40E BVL-20WNW BVL-40ENE TWF
    AREA TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL270.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, mist, fog). Over the first 140 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the route from 450 to 690 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 34,000 ft to 43,000 ft. Over the route from 830 to 1170 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the route from 860 to 910 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 880 to 1060 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 980 to 1659 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the route from 1020 to 1100 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 1020 to 1449 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the route from 1070 to 1150 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1320 to 1439 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the last 280 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 08:00–15:00 UTC · at 120 knots true airspeed

The westbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: even thousands plus 500 ft; above 18,000 ft the forecast levels), with the wind averaged along the line from the 16 forecast points nearest it (MSY, LCH, SHV, DAL, OKC, GAG, GCK, PUB, DEN, GJT, RKS, SLC, PIH, BOI, RDM, PDX). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft230° at 14 kt+3 kt10 °C117 kt15 h 12 min7:48 pm PDT (02:48 UTC)
6,500 ft230° at 13 kt+3 kt12 °C117 kt15 h 12 min7:48 pm PDT (02:48 UTC)
8,500 ft240° at 14 kt+6 kt8 °C114 kt15 h 36 min8:12 pm PDT (03:12 UTC)
10,500 ft240° at 14 kt+6 kt4 °C114 kt15 h 36 min8:12 pm PDT (03:12 UTC)
12,500 ft240° at 16 kt+6 kt0 °C114 kt15 h 36 min8:12 pm PDT (03:12 UTC)
14,500 ft240° at 20 kt+7 kt-4 °C113 kt15 h 45 min8:21 pm PDT (03:21 UTC)
16,500 ft230° at 23 kt+8 kt-8 °C112 kt15 h 53 min8:29 pm PDT (03:29 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180230° at 26 kt+9 kt-11 °C111 kt16 h 02 min8:38 pm PDT (03:38 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240230° at 28 kt+10 kt-21 °C110 kt16 h 10 min8:46 pm PDT (03:46 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300250° at 41 kt+25 kt-31 °C95 kt18 h 44 min11:20 pm PDT (06:20 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340260° at 41 kt+30 kt-37 °C90 kt19 h 46 min12:22 am PDT (07:22 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390260° at 37 kt+27 kt-47 °C93 kt19 h 08 min11:44 pm PDT (06:44 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
MSYused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line150/9140/8 18°L/V 13°L/V 6°320/15 -5°310/16 -16°320/32 -31°340/35 -40°350/34 -52°
LCHused from 100 nm out; 93 nm from the line170/21160/23 18°170/13 13°170/6 8°300/12 -7°280/16 -14°320/27 -30°330/23 -41°340/38 -51°
SHVused from 150 nm out; 60 nm from the line210/20210/20 18°230/20 11°240/16 7°270/17 -7°250/11 -15°300/34 -30°310/34 -40°320/36 -51°
DALused from 350 nm out; 80 nm from the line190/30200/28 18°220/18 13°250/13 8°240/24 -6°270/20 -14°270/35 -29°290/34 -39°310/41 -51°
OKCused from 400 nm out; 70 nm from the line220/43230/31 17°260/13 16°270/11 7°240/20 -6°250/32 -17°260/60 -28°280/50 -37°290/45 -50°
GAGused from 550 nm out; 35 nm from the line240/35 22°240/27 14°230/25 6°240/38 -7°230/44 -19°250/73 -28°270/66 -37°270/58 -49°
GCKused from 650 nm out; 61 nm from the line240/40 22°240/40 14°240/38 7°230/39 -7°230/45 -20°250/73 -28°260/74 -36°260/64 -49°
PUBused from 800 nm out; 47 nm from the line260/45 11°240/38 6°230/47 -8°230/51 -19°240/74 -29°240/82 -35°250/72 -48°
DENused from 900 nm out; 49 nm from the line270/24 11°230/13 5°230/48 -8°230/46 -20°230/63 -30°240/78 -36°240/78 -48°
GJTused from 1000 nm out; 86 nm from the line220/26 6°230/39 0°220/55 -13°230/60 -23°230/78 -31°230/80 -35°230/74 -44°
RKSused from 1050 nm out; 79 nm from the line250/9230/21 -1°210/43 -14°220/59 -23°220/55 -32°220/53 -35°220/48 -44°
SLCused from 1200 nm out; 73 nm from the line200/16210/23 4°220/34 -3°210/40 -16°220/66 -23°220/64 -31°220/57 -36°220/50 -43°
PIHused from 1250 nm out; 55 nm from the line070/8150/19 1°180/32 -4°210/44 -17°210/37 -28°210/74 -31°220/68 -35°220/60 -43°
BOIused from 1399 nm out; 57 nm from the line320/11 1°280/8 -5°220/14 -11°200/60 -19°190/66 -31°210/46 -32°220/50 -33°220/43 -39°
RDMused from 1599 nm out; 87 nm from the line360/14 -2°020/25 -8°360/34 -13°360/75 -16°360/88 -25°360/80 -39°350/47 -42°360/11 -43°
PDXused from 1699 nm out; 55 nm from the lineL/V340/8 0°360/12 -6°010/30 -7°360/62 -15°360/67 -26°360/68 -40°350/61 -48°340/26 -44°

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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
MSY New Orleans, LA departure no report just now 3 ft
BTR Baton Rouge, LA 60 nm out, 7 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 69 ft
DTN Shreveport, LA 240 nm out, 5 nm east of the line, tower no report just now 179 ft
ADM Ardmore, OK 430 nm out, 15 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 776 ft
GAG Gage, OK 610 nm out, 1 nm northeast of the line no report just now 2,223 ft
JHN Johnson City, KS 730 nm out, 10 nm northeast of the line no report just now 3,325 ft
COS Colorado Springs, CO 890 nm out, 6 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 6,187 ft
FBR Fort Bridger, WY 1190 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line no report just now 7,038 ft
MLD Malad City, ID 1290 nm out, 5 nm south of the line no report just now 4,503 ft
BOI Boise, ID 1479 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 2,871 ft
GCD John Day, OR 1609 nm out, 9 nm southwest of the line no report just now 3,702 ft
PDX Portland, OR destination no report just now 30 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 7,038 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At PDX when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:48 pm PDT (02:48 UTC)

PDX has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

  • 6/8784 LAKE GEORGE, CO, Sunday, October 11, 2026 through Tuesday, October 13, 2026 UTC 13 nm from the route, 920 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 13 October · ZDV

Daylight

Sunset at MSY 6:33 pm CDT (23:33 UTC), at PDX 6:28 pm PDT (01:28 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:58 pm PDT (01:58 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at PDX is after sunset there (6:30 pm PDT (01:30 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
Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the southern Plains
Radar now, the southern Plains · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the southern Rockies
Radar now, the southern Rockies · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the whole country
Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service
Surface analysis now
Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead
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, Portland International.