South Bend International to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International SBN → MSY
729 nautical miles (839 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 196°, about 201° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 4 h 52 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 30-knot tailwind), arriving about 5:53 am CDT (10:53 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now SBN is marginal VFR, wind calm; MSY 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: 3 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 first 230 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 SBN.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- LJ45 at 10,000 ft, 43 nm east, 12:31 am EDT (04:31 UTC): no turbulence, clear, remarks: ground fog at fwa FV10SM on final runway 14. At the departure end, 43 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
FWA UA /OV OLK/TM 0431/FL100/TP LJ45/SK CLR/TB SMOOTH/RM GROUND FOG AT FWA. FV10SM ON FINAL RY 14
- Report
- a routine report filed through FWA
- Where
- over OLK
- Time
- 04:31 UTC
- Height
- at 10,000 ft
- Aircraft
- LJ45
- Sky
- clear
- Turbulence
- smooth
- Remarks
- ground fog at fwa FV10SM on final runway 14
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 (FWA, IND, EVV, CGI, MEM, JAN, MSY). 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 | 270° at 12 kt | +3 kt | 117 kt | 6 h 14 min | 7:15 am CDT (12:15 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 280° at 12 kt | 0 | 16 °C | 120 kt | 6 h 04 min | 7:05 am CDT (12:05 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 290° at 13 kt | −2 kt | 12 °C | 122 kt | 5 h 59 min | 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 300° at 12 kt | −4 kt | 8 °C | 124 kt | 5 h 53 min | 6:54 am CDT (11:54 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 310° at 12 kt | −6 kt | 4 °C | 126 kt | 5 h 47 min | 6:48 am CDT (11:48 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 310° at 14 kt | −6 kt | 1 °C | 126 kt | 5 h 47 min | 6:48 am CDT (11:48 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 310° at 17 kt | −6 kt | -3 °C | 126 kt | 5 h 47 min | 6:48 am CDT (11:48 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 300° at 19 kt | −6 kt | -5 °C | 126 kt | 5 h 47 min | 6:48 am CDT (11:48 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 310° at 25 kt | −10 kt | -18 °C | 130 kt | 5 h 36 min | 6:37 am CDT (11:37 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 320° at 37 kt | −19 kt | -32 °C | 139 kt | 5 h 15 min | 6:16 am CDT (11:16 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 310° at 47 kt | −23 kt | -41 °C | 143 kt | 5 h 06 min | 6:07 am CDT (11:07 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 320° at 49 kt | −30 kt | -51 °C | 150 kt | 4 h 52 min | 5:53 am CDT (10:53 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FWA | used from 0 nm out; 61 nm from the line | 300/17 | 320/20 16° | 330/20 10° | 340/15 3° | 310/27 -8° | 320/37 -20° | 330/52 -36° | 330/65 -43° | 330/60 -50° |
| IND | used from 50 nm out; 53 nm from the line | 290/16 | 310/20 16° | 320/21 10° | 330/13 3° | 300/25 -7° | 320/32 -19° | 330/46 -34° | 320/61 -43° | 320/63 -50° |
| EVV | used from 150 nm out; 53 nm from the line | 280/15 | 290/12 17° | 310/16 10° | 320/13 5° | 310/22 -6° | 320/26 -18° | 320/38 -33° | 310/56 -41° | 320/55 -51° |
| CGI | used from 300 nm out; 78 nm from the line | 240/20 | 270/15 15° | 280/15 11° | 300/13 6° | 290/20 -6° | 280/24 -18° | 300/34 -32° | 300/47 -41° | 310/49 -51° |
| MEM | used from 349 nm out; 83 nm from the line | 230/19 | 260/16 15° | 270/17 12° | 300/13 6° | 300/15 -5° | 300/26 -18° | 300/34 -32° | 300/41 -40° | 310/46 -52° |
| JAN | used from 499 nm out; 72 nm from the line | 230/10 | 270/13 18° | 270/11 12° | 310/11 6° | 300/15 -4° | 300/22 -16° | 310/33 -31° | 320/37 -41° | 330/41 -52° |
| MSY | used from 649 nm out; 55 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° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SBN South Bend, IN | departure | marginal VFR Weather: mist | calm | 3 mi | none | 798 ft | 1:54 am EDT (05:54 UTC) |
| RWN Winamac, IN | 40 nm out, 2 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 708 ft | ||||
| HUF Terre Haute, IN | 140 nm out, 6 nm west of the line, tower | low IFR Sky: sky obscured at 200 feet Weather: fog | calm | 0.25 mi | 200 ft | 589 ft | 05:55 UTC |
| SIV Sullivan, IN | 160 nm out, 8 nm west of the line | no report just now | 539 ft | ||||
| EVV Evansville, IN | 230 nm out, 8 nm east of the line, tower | marginal VFR Weather: mist | calm | 4 mi | none | 421 ft | 05:54 UTC |
| HZD Huntingdon, TN | 349 nm out, 5 nm west of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 496 ft | 05:40 UTC |
| MKL Jackson, TN | 389 nm out, 19 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 434 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| TUP Tupelo, MS | 459 nm out, 9 nm southeast of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 8 mi | none | 346 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| OSX Kosciusko, MS | 539 nm out, 10 nm west of the line | no report just now | 494 ft | ||||
| PIB Hattiesburg-Laurel, MS | 629 nm out, 24 nm east of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 297 ft | 05:56 UTC |
| HDC Hammond, LA | 699 nm out, 16 nm west of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 46 ft | 05:35 UTC |
| MSY New Orleans, LA | destination | VFR Sky: a broken layer at 25,000 feet | calm | 10+ mi | 25,000 ft | 3 ft | 12:53 am CDT (05:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 798 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At MSY when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:53 am CDT (10:53 UTC)
Wind from the southeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The whole forecast for MSY
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
The forecast for SBN, the departure
- From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- At times between Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC) and 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC): visibility 2 miles, mist
- From Mon 6:00 am EDT (10:00 UTC): wind from the south at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 12 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet
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 SBN 7:09 pm EDT (23:09 UTC), at MSY 6:33 pm CDT (23:33 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:57 pm CDT (23:57 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at MSY is before sunrise there (7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC)).
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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: South Bend International, Louis Armstrong New Orleans International.