Hattiesburg/Laurel Regional to Chicago Midway International PIB → MDW
624 nautical miles (718 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 007°, about 008° magnetic at the departure end (variation 1W). At 120 knots that is 4 h 55 min at the quickest height in today's winds (3,500 ft, a 7-knot tailwind), arriving about 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC). Right now PIB is marginal VFR, wind calm; MDW is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 7 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
- 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 149 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 PIB.
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 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 6 forecast points nearest it (JAN, MEM, CGI, EVV, SPI, JOT). 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 | 260° at 20 kt | −7 kt | 127 kt | 4 h 55 min | 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 260° at 18 kt | −5 kt | 125 kt | 5 h | 12:05 pm CDT (17:05 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 260° at 16 kt | −4 kt | 13 °C | 124 kt | 5 h 02 min | 12:07 pm CDT (17:07 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 260° at 14 kt | −3 kt | 9 °C | 123 kt | 5 h 04 min | 12:09 pm CDT (17:09 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 270° at 15 kt | −2 kt | 7 °C | 122 kt | 5 h 07 min | 12:12 pm CDT (17:12 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 270° at 17 kt | −2 kt | 3 °C | 122 kt | 5 h 07 min | 12:12 pm CDT (17:12 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 280° at 20 kt | −1 kt | -1 °C | 121 kt | 5 h 09 min | 12:14 pm CDT (17:14 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 280° at 22 kt | 0 | -5 °C | 120 kt | 5 h 12 min | 12:17 pm CDT (17:17 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 280° at 23 kt | +1 kt | -6 °C | 119 kt | 5 h 15 min | 12:20 pm CDT (17:20 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 280° at 27 kt | +4 kt | -18 °C | 116 kt | 5 h 23 min | 12:28 pm CDT (17:28 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 290° at 38 kt | +11 kt | -32 °C | 109 kt | 5 h 43 min | 12:48 pm CDT (17:48 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 300° at 48 kt | +17 kt | -41 °C | 103 kt | 6 h 03 min | 1:08 pm CDT (18:08 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 310° at 48 kt | +24 kt | -51 °C | 96 kt | 6 h 30 min | 1:35 pm CDT (18:35 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
| Point | From | 3,000 | 6,000 | 9,000 | 12,000 | 18,000 | 24,000 | 30,000 | 34,000 | 39,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAN | used from 0 nm out; 48 nm from the line | 240/10 | 260/15 18° | 280/10 11° | 290/6 6° | 290/15 -5° | 300/15 -17° | 320/35 -30° | 330/38 -40° | 330/39 -51° |
| MEM | used from 149 nm out; 67 nm from the line | 250/19 | 260/19 17° | 270/20 12° | 270/16 6° | 270/21 -6° | 290/27 -17° | 300/37 -30° | 300/49 -40° | 310/40 -51° |
| CGI | used from 297 nm out; 54 nm from the line | 260/22 | 250/15 15° | 250/13 11° | 250/16 6° | 270/29 -7° | 280/30 -18° | 290/40 -31° | 290/55 -40° | 300/51 -51° |
| EVV | used from 347 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 270/25 | 290/17 15° | 260/10 8° | 270/16 5° | 280/29 -6° | 280/33 -19° | 290/38 -33° | 300/53 -41° | 310/54 -51° |
| SPI | used from 446 nm out; 78 nm from the line | 260/28 | 250/22 15° | 250/14 9° | 260/20 6° | 280/27 -7° | 280/34 -19° | 280/48 -32° | 280/59 -41° | 300/60 -49° |
| JOT | used from 545 nm out; 40 nm from the line | 250/25 | 260/22 14° | 250/17 9° | 270/21 5° | 280/28 -8° | 280/36 -20° | 270/41 -35° | 280/57 -42° | 290/65 -50° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIB Hattiesburg-Laurel, MS | departure | marginal VFR Weather: mist | calm | 4 mi | none | 297 ft | 6:56 am CDT (11:56 UTC) |
| MEI Meridian, MS | 59 nm out, 24 nm east of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 297 ft | 11:58 UTC |
| GTR Columbus/W Point/Starkville, MS | 119 nm out, 24 nm east of the line, tower | VFR | from the east-southeast (120°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 264 ft | 11:56 UTC |
| TUP Tupelo, MS | 168 nm out, 9 nm east of the line, tower | marginal VFR Weather: mist | calm | 4 mi | none | 346 ft | 11:53 UTC |
| MKL Jackson, TN | 248 nm out, 8 nm west of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southwest (200°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 434 ft | 11:53 UTC |
| TGC Trenton, TN | 268 nm out, 7 nm west of the line | no report just now | 358 ft | ||||
| PAH Paducah, KY | 337 nm out, 11 nm west of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 8 mi | none | 410 ft | 10:53 UTC |
| FWC Fairfield, IL | 416 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 434 ft | 11:55 UTC |
| MTO Mattoon/Charleston, IL | 485 nm out, 6 nm west of the line | VFR | from the south-southwest (210°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | none | 722 ft | 11:53 UTC |
| CMI Champaign/Urbana, IL | 515 nm out, 10 nm west of the line, tower | VFR | from the southwest (230°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 754 ft | 11:53 UTC |
| IKK Kankakee, IL | 585 nm out, 4 nm south of the line | VFR | from the south (180°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 629 ft | 11:55 UTC |
| MDW Chicago, IL | destination | VFR Sky: a broken layer at 25,000 feet | from the south-southwest (210°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | 25,000 ft | 619 ft | 6:53 am CDT (11:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 754 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At MDW when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC)
Wind from the south-southwest at 13 knots, gusting to 24, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for MDW
- From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 13 knots, gusting to 24, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 6:00 pm CDT (23:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 12,000 feet
- From Mon 10:00 pm CDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, a few clouds at 10,000 feet
- From Tue 5:00 am CDT (10:00 UTC): wind from the west at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 20,000 feet
The forecast for PIB, the departure
- From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 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 PIB 6:29 pm CDT (23:29 UTC), at MDW 6:14 pm CDT (23:14 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:42 pm CDT (23:42 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: Hattiesburg/Laurel Regional, Chicago Midway International.