Plan a flight · Sun 10:07 pm CDT (03:07 UTC)

Springfield-Branson Ntl Airport to Tri-State/Milton J Ferguson Field SGF → HTS

518 nautical miles (596 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 079°, about 076° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3E). At 120 knots that is 3 h 19 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 36-knot tailwind), arriving about 2:26 am EDT (06:26 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now SGF is VFR, wind from the south (170°) at 8 knots; HTS is IFR, wind from the west (280°) at 5 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: 2 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 70 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

B737 at 31,000 ft, 35 nm south, 7:13 pm CDT (00:13 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZME25. 219 nm along the route, 35 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PAH UA /OV CNG360015/TM 0013/FL310/TP B737/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZME25
```
Report
a routine report filed through PAH
Where
15 nm north (360°) of CNG
Time
00:13 UTC
Height
at 31,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
occasional light chop
Remarks
ZME25
B38M at 21,000 ft, 5 nm southwest, 8:09 pm CDT (01:09 UTC): no turbulence, no icing. 378 nm along the route, 5 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SDF UA /OV IIU/TM 0109/FL210/TP B38M/TB NEG/IC NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through SDF
Where
over IIU
Time
01:09 UTC
Height
at 21,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
none
Icing
none
B712 at 600 ft, 12 nm south, 8:06 pm CDT (01:06 UTC): overcast. 418 nm along the route, 12 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LEX UA /OV KLEX/TM 0106/FL006/TP B712/SK OVC B006
```
Report
a routine report filed through LEX
Where
over KLEX
Time
01:06 UTC
Height
at 600 ft
Aircraft
B712
Sky
overcast B006
CRJ9 climbing, 46 nm east, 7:15 pm CDT (00:15 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the destination end, 46 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CRW UA /OV CRW/TM 0015/FLDURC/TP CRJ9/SK BASES 014 TOPS 070
```
Report
a routine report filed through CRW
Where
over CRW
Time
00:15 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
CRJ9
Sky
bases 1,400 ft tops 7,000 ft

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 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 (SGF, CGI, EVV, LOU, CVG, CRW). 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	270° at 16 kt	−16 kt		136 kt	3 h 49 min	2:56 am EDT (06:56 UTC)
5,500 ft	290° at 15 kt	−13 kt		133 kt	3 h 54 min	3:01 am EDT (07:01 UTC)
7,500 ft	310° at 16 kt	−12 kt	13 °C	132 kt	3 h 55 min	3:02 am EDT (07:02 UTC)
9,500 ft	310° at 17 kt	−11 kt	10 °C	131 kt	3 h 57 min	3:04 am EDT (07:04 UTC)
11,500 ft	320° at 15 kt	−9 kt	6 °C	129 kt	4 h 01 min	3:08 am EDT (07:08 UTC)
13,500 ft	310° at 16 kt	−10 kt	2 °C	130 kt	3 h 59 min	3:06 am EDT (07:06 UTC)
15,500 ft	310° at 18 kt	−13 kt	-2 °C	133 kt	3 h 54 min	3:01 am EDT (07:01 UTC)
17,500 ft	310° at 20 kt	−15 kt	-5 °C	135 kt	3 h 50 min	2:57 am EDT (06:57 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	300° at 21 kt	−15 kt	-6 °C	135 kt	3 h 50 min	2:57 am EDT (06:57 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	310° at 25 kt	−17 kt	-18 °C	137 kt	3 h 47 min	2:54 am EDT (06:54 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	320° at 40 kt	−25 kt	-33 °C	145 kt	3 h 34 min	2:41 am EDT (06:41 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	310° at 53 kt	−36 kt	-41 °C	156 kt	3 h 19 min	2:26 am EDT (06:26 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	310° at 45 kt	−29 kt	-50 °C	149 kt	3 h 29 min	2:36 am EDT (06:36 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
SGF	used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line	230/33	230/28 15°	250/20 13°	240/18 7°	250/20 -6°	250/24 -17°	280/42 -31°	280/49 -40°	290/46 -51°
CGI	used from 100 nm out; 64 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°
EVV	used from 249 nm out; 9 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°
LOU	used from 348 nm out; 5 nm from the line	310/18	340/28 16°	340/29 10°	350/27 3°	330/27 -7°	340/39 -19°	330/58 -33°	330/67 -41°	330/40 -49°
CVG	used from 398 nm out; 49 nm from the line	320/18	350/32 16°	350/35 10°	350/30 3°	330/30 -7°	340/44 -20°	340/58 -35°	330/72 -41°	320/36 -49°
CRW	used from 498 nm out; 55 nm from the line	330/20	330/23 11°	340/25 8°	340/21 2°	340/33 -9°	340/41 -20°	330/42 -35°	320/44 -39°	320/43 -47°

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 (170°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	1,268 ft	9:52 pm CDT (02:52 UTC)
LBO Lebanon, MO	40 nm out, 17 nm north of the line	VFR	from the south (190°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	1,320 ft	02:55 UTC
TBN Fort Leonard Wood, MO	60 nm out, 19 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (190°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	1,159 ft	02:55 UTC
FAM Farmington, MO	139 nm out, 8 nm northeast of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	945 ft	20:07 UTC
MDH Carbondale/Murphysboro, IL	199 nm out, 1 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (160°) at 3 knots	9 mi	none	411 ft	02:52 UTC
MWA Marion, IL	209 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	471 ft	02:55 UTC
EVV Evansville, IN	279 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	421 ft	02:54 UTC
TEL Tell City, IN	319 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line	no report just now				659 ft
SDF Louisville, KY	368 nm out, 2 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (160°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	500 ft	02:56 UTC
LEX Lexington, KY	418 nm out, 12 nm south of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,800 feet	from the west-southwest (250°) at 3 knots	9 mi	1,800 ft	979 ft	02:54 UTC
SYM Morehead, KY	468 nm out, 5 nm south of the line	low IFR Sky: overcast at 300 feet Weather: light rain	variable at 5 knots	1.5 mi	300 ft	1,028 ft	23:22 UTC
HTS Huntington, WV	destination	IFR Sky: a broken layer at 700 feet, overcast at 1,400 feet Weather: mist	from the west (280°) at 5 knots	2.5 mi	700 ft	828 ft	10:51 pm EDT (02:51 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,320 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At HTS when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:26 am EDT (06:26 UTC)

Wind from the west-northwest at 7 knots, visibility 5 miles, mist, a broken layer at 600 feet IFR

The whole forecast for HTS

From Sun 10:00 pm EDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 5 knots, visibility 4 miles, light drizzle, mist, a broken layer at 1,000 feet
At times between Sun 10:00 pm EDT (02:00 UTC) and 12:00 am EDT (04:00 UTC): visibility 1 mile, mist, overcast at 400 feet
From Mon 12:00 am EDT (04:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 7 knots, visibility 5 miles, mist, a broken layer at 600 feet
From Mon 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility 6 miles, mist, a broken layer at 700 feet
From Mon 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 1,100 feet
From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the west at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,200 feet
From Mon 1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the west at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet

The forecast for SGF, the departure

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, clear skies
From Mon 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 18 knots, gusting to 25, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 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 SGF 6:41 pm CDT (23:41 UTC), at HTS 6:56 pm EDT (22:56 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:23 pm EDT (23:23 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at HTS is before sunrise there (7:36 am EDT (11:36 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

Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the Northeast · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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, Tri-State/Milton J Ferguson Field.