Albert J Ellis Airport to Hattiesburg/Laurel Regional OAJ → PIB
623 nautical miles (716 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 254°, about 262° magnetic at the departure end (variation 8W). At 120 knots that is 5 h 22 min at the quickest height in today's winds (6,500 ft, a 4-knot headwind), arriving about 6:21 am CDT (11:21 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now OAJ is VFR, wind from the west-southwest (240°) at 8 knots; PIB is VFR, wind calm. 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: 9 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 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 10,000 ft. Near the route, 316 nm along 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 OAJ.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
No pilot reports within 50 nautical miles of the line in the last three hours.
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 7 forecast points nearest it (ILM, FLO, CAE, ATL, CSG, MGM, MOB). 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 | 320° at 19 kt | +7 kt | 113 kt | 5 h 31 min | 6:30 am CDT (11:30 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 330° at 22 kt | +4 kt | 14 °C | 116 kt | 5 h 22 min | 6:21 am CDT (11:21 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 330° at 25 kt | +5 kt | 11 °C | 115 kt | 5 h 25 min | 6:24 am CDT (11:24 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 320° at 23 kt | +8 kt | 8 °C | 112 kt | 5 h 34 min | 6:33 am CDT (11:33 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 310° at 22 kt | +13 kt | 6 °C | 107 kt | 5 h 49 min | 6:48 am CDT (11:48 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 300° at 24 kt | +16 kt | 1 °C | 104 kt | 5 h 59 min | 6:58 am CDT (11:58 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 290° at 26 kt | +20 kt | -3 °C | 100 kt | 6 h 14 min | 7:13 am CDT (12:13 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 290° at 28 kt | +23 kt | -6 °C | 97 kt | 6 h 25 min | 7:24 am CDT (12:24 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 280° at 33 kt | +28 kt | -17 °C | 92 kt | 6 h 46 min | 7:45 am CDT (12:45 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 300° at 35 kt | +24 kt | -32 °C | 96 kt | 6 h 29 min | 7:28 am CDT (12:28 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 290° at 35 kt | +27 kt | -41 °C | 93 kt | 6 h 42 min | 7:41 am CDT (12:41 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 290° at 31 kt | +24 kt | -50 °C | 96 kt | 6 h 29 min | 7:28 am CDT (12:28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ILM | used from 0 nm out; 28 nm from the line | 270/22 | 270/23 11° | 260/35 10° | 240/41 6° | 240/49 -5° | 240/61 -16° | 230/74 -30° | 220/79 -40° | 230/71 -51° |
| FLO | used from 49 nm out; 38 nm from the line | 300/16 | 320/14 12° | 320/19 7° | 290/26 5° | 260/39 -6° | 250/45 -18° | 230/62 -32° | 230/83 -40° | 230/64 -51° |
| CAE | used from 148 nm out; 9 nm from the line | 330/15 | 330/13 12° | 330/22 9° | 300/26 6° | 280/33 -7° | 270/38 -18° | 250/45 -33° | 240/46 -40° | 270/38 -49° |
| ATL | used from 247 nm out; 80 nm from the line | 320/30 | 330/37 16° | 340/44 11° | 330/35 7° | 310/33 -6° | 300/38 -18° | 330/58 -33° | 330/48 -40° | 320/34 -49° |
| CSG | used from 346 nm out; 29 nm from the line | 310/24 | 340/35 17° | 340/37 12° | 330/22 8° | 310/30 -7° | 290/30 -18° | 340/57 -32° | 340/55 -41° | 320/33 -49° |
| MGM | used from 445 nm out; 9 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° |
| MOB | used from 543 nm out; 67 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° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAJ Jacksonville, NC | departure | VFR Sky: overcast at 4,100 feet | from the west-southwest (240°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | 4,100 ft | 92 ft | 9:56 pm EDT (01:56 UTC) |
| EYF Elizabethtown, NC | 49 nm out, 0 nm southwest of the line | marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 1,500 feet | from the southwest (220°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | 1,500 ft | 131 ft | 05:55 UTC |
| FLO Florence, SC | 109 nm out, 8 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | from the west-southwest (240°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 146 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| CAE Columbia, SC | 178 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the west-southwest (250°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 235 ft | 05:56 UTC |
| AGS Augusta, GA | 237 nm out, 22 nm southeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the west-southwest (240°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 145 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| HQU Thomson, GA | 257 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 501 ft | 05:35 UTC |
| OPN Thomaston, GA | 346 nm out, 9 nm south of the line | reported, no category | calm | none | 797 ft | 05:55 UTC | |
| AUO Auburn, AL | 415 nm out, 7 nm southeast of the line, tower | reported, no category | calm | none | 776 ft | 05:21 UTC | |
| SEM Selma, AL | 494 nm out, 6 nm north of the line, tower | reported, no category | from the east (080°) at 27 knots, gusting to 37 | 3,300 ft | 166 ft | 01:30 UTC | |
| PIB Hattiesburg-Laurel, MS | destination | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 297 ft | 12:56 am CDT (05:56 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 797 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At PIB when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:21 am CDT (11:21 UTC)
Wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The whole forecast for PIB
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
The forecast for OAJ, the departure
- From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet
- From Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 16, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet
- From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8508 Johnsontown, NC 4 nm from the route, 49 nm along the route · security · ZDC
- 6/8713 Maxton, NC, Friday, October 16, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 17 nm from the route, 79 nm along the route · air shows/sports · starts Friday 16 October · ZDC
Daylight
Sunset at OAJ 6:39 pm EDT (22:39 UTC), at PIB 6:29 pm CDT (23:29 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:53 pm CDT (23:53 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at PIB is before sunrise there (6:58 am CDT (11:58 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: Albert J Ellis Airport, Hattiesburg/Laurel Regional.