Hattiesburg/Laurel Regional to Louisville Muhammad Ali International PIB → SDF
440 nautical miles (506 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 023°, about 024° magnetic at the departure end (variation 1W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 36 min at the quickest height in today's winds (24,000 ft, a 2-knot tailwind), arriving about 10:36 am EDT (14:36 UTC). Right now PIB is VFR, wind calm; SDF is VFR, wind from the southeast (140°) at 3 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 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the last 130 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
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 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 5 forecast points nearest it (JAN, BHM, HSV, BNA, LOU). 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 | 290° at 16 kt | 0 | 120 kt | 3 h 40 min | 10:40 am EDT (14:40 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 300° at 14 kt | 0 | 120 kt | 3 h 40 min | 10:40 am EDT (14:40 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 300° at 14 kt | +2 kt | 13 °C | 118 kt | 3 h 44 min | 10:44 am EDT (14:44 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 300° at 14 kt | +3 kt | 9 °C | 117 kt | 3 h 46 min | 10:46 am EDT (14:46 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 310° at 12 kt | +3 kt | 6 °C | 117 kt | 3 h 46 min | 10:46 am EDT (14:46 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 310° at 14 kt | +3 kt | 2 °C | 117 kt | 3 h 46 min | 10:46 am EDT (14:46 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 310° at 17 kt | +4 kt | -1 °C | 116 kt | 3 h 48 min | 10:48 am EDT (14:48 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 310° at 19 kt | +5 kt | -4 °C | 115 kt | 3 h 50 min | 10:50 am EDT (14:50 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 310° at 20 kt | +6 kt | -5 °C | 114 kt | 3 h 52 min | 10:52 am EDT (14:52 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 290° at 19 kt | −2 kt | -18 °C | 122 kt | 3 h 36 min | 10:36 am EDT (14:36 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 310° at 35 kt | +12 kt | -32 °C | 108 kt | 4 h 04 min | 11:04 am EDT (15:04 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 320° at 45 kt | +19 kt | -41 °C | 101 kt | 4 h 21 min | 11:21 am EDT (15:21 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 320° at 44 kt | +23 kt | -51 °C | 97 kt | 4 h 32 min | 11:32 am EDT (15:32 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; 55 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° |
| BHM | used from 100 nm out; 82 nm from the line | 310/19 | 310/15 16° | 320/19 11° | 330/15 5° | 330/23 -5° | 320/14 -18° | 320/36 -32° | 330/44 -40° | 340/36 -51° |
| HSV | used from 150 nm out; 66 nm from the line | 300/20 | 310/14 16° | 310/18 10° | 310/15 4° | 320/19 -5° | 290/16 -18° | 320/36 -32° | 320/47 -41° | 330/42 -50° |
| BNA | used from 250 nm out; 36 nm from the line | 300/20 | 300/14 15° | 300/14 10° | 300/13 4° | 310/22 -5° | 280/24 -18° | 310/37 -33° | 310/50 -41° | 320/49 -51° |
| LOU | used from 400 nm out; 24 nm from the line | 300/16 | 310/19 15° | 310/17 9° | 300/15 4° | 300/26 -6° | 280/34 -19° | 290/30 -34° | 310/49 -42° | 310/58 -51° |
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 | VFR | calm | 9 mi | none | 297 ft | 5:56 am CDT (10:56 UTC) |
| MEI Meridian, MS | 60 nm out, 7 nm southeast of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 297 ft | 09:58 UTC |
| GTR Columbus/W Point/Starkville, MS | 120 nm out, 12 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 264 ft | 10:56 UTC |
| HAB Hamilton, AL | 170 nm out, 3 nm north of the line | no report just now | 436 ft | ||||
| MSL Muscle Shoals, AL | 220 nm out, 5 nm south of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 550 ft | 10:53 UTC |
| MRC Columbia/Mount Pleasant, TN | 270 nm out, 3 nm south of the line | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 300 feet | calm | 10+ mi | none | 681 ft | 10:35 UTC |
| JWN Nashville, TN | 310 nm out, 2 nm southwest of the line, tower | low IFR Sky: overcast at 200 feet Weather: fog | calm | 0.25 mi | 200 ft | 501 ft | 10:35 UTC |
| BWG Bowling Green, KY | 360 nm out, 1 nm east of the line | IFR Weather: mist | calm | 1.5 mi | none | 547 ft | 10:53 UTC |
| EKX Elizabethtown, KY | 410 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line | low IFR Sky: overcast at 100 feet Weather: fog | calm | 0.5 mi | 100 ft | 775 ft | 10:55 UTC |
| SDF Louisville, KY | destination | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet | from the southeast (140°) at 3 knots | 7 mi | none | 500 ft | 6:56 am EDT (10:56 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 775 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At SDF when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:36 am EDT (14:36 UTC)
Wind from the south-southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for SDF
- From Mon 4:00 am EDT (08:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility 3 miles, mist, clear skies
- At times between Mon 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC) and 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): visibility ½ mile, fog, clear skies
- From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
The forecast for PIB, the departure
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/0708 Goodlettsville, TN, Saturday, August 1, 2026 through Sunday, August 1, 2027 UTC 3 nm from the route, 320 nm along the route · security · until 1 August · ZME
Daylight
Sunset at PIB 6:29 pm CDT (23:29 UTC), at SDF 7:09 pm EDT (23:09 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:36 pm EDT (23:36 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
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, Louisville Muhammad Ali International.