Louis Armstrong New Orleans International to Shreveport Regional MSY → SHV
235 nautical miles (270 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 310°, about 311° magnetic at the departure end (variation 1W). At 120 knots that is 1 h 52 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 6-knot tailwind), arriving about 11:52 pm CDT (04:52 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now MSY is VFR, wind from the south (190°) at 3 knots; SHV is VFR, wind from the southeast (140°) at 4 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: 8 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 MSY.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- C510 at 41,000 ft, 41 nm northeast, 9:18 pm CDT (02:18 UTC): no turbulence, clear from 41,000 ft to 60,000 ft. 108 nm along the route, 41 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
HEZ UA /OV HEZ /TM 0218 /FL410 /TP C510 /SK SKC /TB NEG
- Report
- a routine report filed through HEZ
- Where
- over HEZ
- Time
- 02:18 UTC
- Height
- at 41,000 ft
- Aircraft
- C510
- Sky
- clear
- Turbulence
- none
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 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 3 forecast points nearest it (MSY, LCH, SHV). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,500 ft | 190° at 11 kt | −6 kt | 126 kt | 1 h 52 min | 11:52 pm CDT (04:52 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 200° at 12 kt | −3 kt | 17 °C | 123 kt | 1 h 55 min | 11:55 pm CDT (04:55 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 220° at 11 kt | −1 kt | 13 °C | 121 kt | 1 h 57 min | 11:57 pm CDT (04:57 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 230° at 9 kt | +2 kt | 10 °C | 118 kt | 1 h 59 min | 11:59 pm CDT (04:59 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 260° at 8 kt | +5 kt | 7 °C | 115 kt | 2 h 03 min | 12:03 am CDT (05:03 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 270° at 9 kt | +7 kt | 3 °C | 113 kt | 2 h 05 min | 12:05 am CDT (05:05 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 280° at 10 kt | +9 kt | -1 °C | 111 kt | 2 h 07 min | 12:07 am CDT (05:07 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 290° at 11 kt | +10 kt | -4 °C | 110 kt | 2 h 08 min | 12:08 am CDT (05:08 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 270° at 14 kt | +11 kt | -15 °C | 109 kt | 2 h 09 min | 12:09 am CDT (05:09 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 320° at 32 kt | +32 kt | -30 °C | 88 kt | 2 h 40 min | 12:40 am CDT (05:40 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 320° at 33 kt | +33 kt | -40 °C | 87 kt | 2 h 42 min | 12:42 am CDT (05:42 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 330° at 35 kt | +33 kt | -52 °C | 87 kt | 2 h 42 min | 12:42 am CDT (05:42 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; 24 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° |
| LCH | used from 98 nm out; 91 nm from the line | 160/21 | 160/18 18° | 180/13 12° | 230/6 8° | 280/10 -4° | 260/13 -14° | 310/29 -30° | 320/32 -40° | 330/33 -53° |
| SHV | used from 147 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 200/18 | 230/24 18° | 230/24 12° | 240/14 8° | 260/12 -4° | 240/11 -15° | 300/31 -29° | 300/32 -40° | 300/36 -52° |
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: a broken layer at 25,000 feet | from the south (190°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | 25,000 ft | 3 ft | 9:53 pm CDT (02:53 UTC) |
| HDC Hammond, LA | 29 nm out, 19 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 46 ft | 02:35 UTC |
| BTR Baton Rouge, LA | 59 nm out, 5 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | from the southwest (230°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | none | 69 ft | 02:53 UTC |
| ESF Alexandria, LA | 137 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 111 ft | 02:53 UTC |
| AEX Alexandria, LA | 147 nm out, 13 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | from the southeast (140°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 88 ft | 02:53 UTC |
| SHV Shreveport, LA | destination | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 30,000 feet | from the southeast (140°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 257 ft | 9:56 pm CDT (02:56 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 257 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At SHV when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:52 pm CDT (04:52 UTC)
Wind from the south at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The whole forecast for SHV
- From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 20,000 feet, a broken layer at 30,000 feet
- From Sun 10:00 pm CDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the south at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the south at 12 knots, gusting to 19, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 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 SHV 6:46 pm CDT (23:46 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:11 pm CDT (00:11 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at SHV is before sunrise there (7:16 am CDT (12:16 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, Shreveport Regional.