Springfield-Branson Ntl Airport to Huntsville Intl-Carl T Jones Field SGF → HSV
357 nautical miles (411 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 114°, about 111° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3E). At 120 knots that is 2 h 05 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 51-knot tailwind), arriving about 11:10 am CDT (16:10 UTC). Right now SGF is VFR, wind from the south (180°) at 11 knots; HSV 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: 4 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 2W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the first 0 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 SGF.
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 4 forecast points nearest it (SGF, CGI, MEM, HSV). 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 | 250° at 22 kt | −16 kt | 136 kt | 2 h 38 min | 11:43 am CDT (16:43 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 260° at 18 kt | −15 kt | 135 kt | 2 h 39 min | 11:44 am CDT (16:44 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 270° at 17 kt | −15 kt | 14 °C | 135 kt | 2 h 39 min | 11:44 am CDT (16:44 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 270° at 16 kt | −15 kt | 11 °C | 135 kt | 2 h 39 min | 11:44 am CDT (16:44 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 270° at 15 kt | −13 kt | 7 °C | 133 kt | 2 h 41 min | 11:46 am CDT (16:46 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 270° at 17 kt | −15 kt | 3 °C | 135 kt | 2 h 39 min | 11:44 am CDT (16:44 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 270° at 19 kt | −18 kt | -1 °C | 138 kt | 2 h 35 min | 11:40 am CDT (16:40 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 270° at 22 kt | −20 kt | -5 °C | 140 kt | 2 h 33 min | 11:38 am CDT (16:38 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 270° at 22 kt | −21 kt | -6 °C | 141 kt | 2 h 32 min | 11:37 am CDT (16:37 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 280° at 25 kt | −24 kt | -17 °C | 144 kt | 2 h 29 min | 11:34 am CDT (16:34 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 290° at 42 kt | −42 kt | -31 °C | 162 kt | 2 h 12 min | 11:17 am CDT (16:17 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 300° at 51 kt | −51 kt | -40 °C | 171 kt | 2 h 05 min | 11:10 am CDT (16:10 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 45 kt | −44 kt | -51 °C | 164 kt | 2 h 11 min | 11:16 am CDT (16:16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SGF | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 230/37 | 260/20 15° | 250/16 13° | 250/15 8° | 260/28 -7° | 250/31 -17° | 280/59 -31° | 280/59 -39° | 290/55 -50° |
| CGI | used from 99 nm out; 87 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° |
| MEM | used from 149 nm out; 59 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° |
| HSV | used from 298 nm out; 35 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° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SGF Springfield, MO | departure | VFR | from the south (180°) at 11 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,268 ft | 8:52 am CDT (13:52 UTC) |
| AOV Ava, MO | 40 nm out, 2 nm west of the line | no report just now | 1,311 ft | ||||
| UNO West Plains, MO | 70 nm out, 10 nm northeast of the line | VFR | from the southwest (220°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,228 ft | 13:53 UTC |
| CVK Ash Flat, AR | 109 nm out, 18 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 717 ft | ||||
| PGR Paragould, AR | 159 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 290 ft | ||||
| HKA Blytheville, AR | 189 nm out, 2 nm north of the line | reported, no category | from the southwest (220°) at 9 knots | none | 255 ft | 13:53 UTC | |
| MKL Jackson, TN | 238 nm out, 3 nm north of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southwest (210°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 434 ft | 13:53 UTC |
| SNH Savannah, TN | 278 nm out, 5 nm south of the line | VFR | from the south (190°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 472 ft | 13:55 UTC |
| MSL Muscle Shoals, AL | 318 nm out, 13 nm southwest of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 550 ft | 13:53 UTC |
| HSV Huntsville, AL | destination | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 17,000 feet | calm | 10+ mi | none | 628 ft | 8:53 am CDT (13:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,311 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At HSV when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:10 am CDT (16:10 UTC)
Wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The whole forecast for HSV
- From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility 6 miles, mist, clear skies
- From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
The forecast for SGF, the departure
- From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, clear skies
- From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 16 knots, gusting to 25, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 10 knots, 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 SGF 6:41 pm CDT (23:41 UTC), at HSV 6:16 pm CDT (23:16 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:41 pm CDT (23:41 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: Springfield-Branson Ntl Airport, Huntsville Intl-Carl T Jones Field.