Plan a flight · Mon 7:44 am CDT (12:44 UTC)

Shreveport Regional to Lynchburg Rgnl/Preston Glenn Field SHV → LYH

776 nautical miles (894 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 064°, about 062° magnetic at the departure end (variation 2E). At 120 knots that is 5 h 50 min at the quickest height in today's winds (3,500 ft, a 13-knot tailwind), arriving about 2:34 pm EDT (18:34 UTC). Right now SHV is VFR, wind from the south (180°) at 4 knots; LYH is VFR, wind variable 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 1E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, mist, fog). Near the route, 279 nm along the route.
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 route from 388 to 697 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the route from 478 to 727 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft. Over the last 159 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 29,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the route from 637 to 697 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: 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 last 50 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 24,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Near the route, at the destination end.

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 SHV.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

A321 , 8 nm south, 7:03 am CDT (12:03 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZFW86. At the departure end, 8 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SHV UA /OV EMG/TM 1203/FLB38M/TP A321/TB OCNL LGT CHOP DURC/RM ZFW86
```
Report
a routine report filed through SHV
Where
over EMG
Time
12:03 UTC
Height
at B38M
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
occasional light chop during the climb
Remarks
ZFW86
CRJ9 at 200 ft, 32 nm south, 7:30 am CDT (12:30 UTC): sky obscured, remarks: visual at mins runway 20 cha. 458 nm along the route, 32 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CHA UA /OV CHA 1N/TM 1230/FL002/TP CRJ9/SK VV002/WX 1/8SM/RM VISUAL AT MINS RY 20 CHA
```
Report
a routine report filed through CHA
Where
cha 1N
Time
12:30 UTC
Height
at 200 ft
Aircraft
CRJ9
Sky
sky obscured from 200 ft
Weather
1/8SM
Remarks
visual at mins runway 20 cha
B712 at 1,500 ft, 32 nm south, 7:26 am CDT (12:26 UTC): remarks: during the climb runway 20 departure. 458 nm along the route, 32 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CHA UA /OV CHA/TM 1226/FL015/TP B712/SK TOP015/RM DURC. RY 20 DEPARTURE
```
Report
a routine report filed through CHA
Where
over CHA
Time
12:26 UTC
Height
at 1,500 ft
Aircraft
B712
Sky
TOP015
Remarks
during the climb runway 20 departure
E145 at 1,000 ft, 32 nm south, 7:19 am CDT (12:19 UTC): remarks: during the descent runway 20 arrival weather at ils clear-air turbulence 2 mins. 458 nm along the route, 32 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CHA UA /OV CHA/TM 1219/FL010/TP E145/RM DURD. RY 20 ARRIVAL. WX AT ILS CAT 2 MINS
```
Report
a routine report filed through CHA
Where
over CHA
Time
12:19 UTC
Height
at 1,000 ft
Aircraft
E145
Remarks
during the descent runway 20 arrival weather at ils clear-air turbulence 2 mins
B739 at 36,000 ft, 6 nm north, 6:34 am CDT (11:34 UTC): light turbulence, remarks: ztlfd 36. 458 nm along the route, 6 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ATL UA /OV HCH250025/TM 1134/FL360/TP B739/TB LGT/RM ZTLFD 36
```
Report
a routine report filed through ATL
Where
25 nm west (250°) of HCH
Time
11:34 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
B739
Turbulence
light
Remarks
ztlfd 36
C56X at 1,000 ft, 32 nm south, 6:04 am CDT (11:04 UTC): remarks: during the climb runway 20 departure. 458 nm along the route, 32 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CHA UA /OV CHA/TM 1104/FL010/TP C56X/SK TOP010/RM DURC. RY 20 DEPARTURE
```
Report
a routine report filed through CHA
Where
over CHA
Time
11:04 UTC
Height
at 1,000 ft
Aircraft
C56X
Sky
TOP010
Remarks
during the climb runway 20 departure
CRJ9 at 1,000 ft, 32 nm south, 5:15 am CDT (10:15 UTC): remarks: during the climb runway 20 departure. 458 nm along the route, 32 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CHA UA /OV CHA/TM 1015/FL010/TP CRJ9/SK TOP010/RM DURC. RY 20 DEPARTURE
```
Report
a routine report filed through CHA
Where
over CHA
Time
10:15 UTC
Height
at 1,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ9
Sky
TOP010
Remarks
during the climb runway 20 departure
E75L at 5,000 ft, 12 nm south, 7:03 am CDT (12:03 UTC): overcast up to 1,100 ft. 528 nm along the route, 12 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TYS UA /OV TYS230005/TM 1203/FL050/TP E75L/SK OVC-TOP011
```
Report
a routine report filed through TYS
Where
5 nm southwest (230°) of TYS
Time
12:03 UTC
Height
at 5,000 ft
Aircraft
E75L
Sky
overcast, tops 1,100 ft
CRJ9 at 6,000 ft, 2 nm southeast, 5:10 am CDT (10:10 UTC): a broken layer from 4,600 ft to 5,800 ft. 607 nm along the route, 2 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TRI UA /OV BOOIE/TM 1010/FL060/TP CRJ9/SK BKN046-TOP058
```
Report
a routine report filed through TRI
Where
booie
Time
10:10 UTC
Height
at 6,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ9
Sky
a broken layer from 4,600 ft, tops 5,800 ft
A321 at 30,000 ft, 43 nm south, 6:55 am CDT (11:55 UTC): light turbulence, remarks: ztlfd 43. 657 nm along the route, 43 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ATL UA /OV BZM330010/TM 1155/FL300/TP A321/TB LGT/RM ZTLFD 43
```
Report
a routine report filed through ATL
Where
10 nm northwest (330°) of BZM
Time
11:55 UTC
Height
at 30,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
light
Remarks
ztlfd 43
E145 at 4,000 ft, 6 nm south, 7:06 am CDT (12:06 UTC): a broken layer above 4,000 ft, remarks: during the descent 20SW roa bases 4,000 ft. 737 nm along the route, 6 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ROA UA /OV ROA170020/TM 1206/FL040/TP E145/SK BKN040/RM DURD 20SW ROA BASES 040
```
Report
a routine report filed through ROA
Where
20 nm south (170°) of ROA
Time
12:06 UTC
Height
at 4,000 ft
Aircraft
E145
Sky
a broken layer from 4,000 ft
Remarks
during the descent 20SW roa bases 4,000 ft
E75L descending, 14 nm north, 6:09 am CDT (11:09 UTC): a broken layer above 3,700 ft. 737 nm along the route, 14 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ROA UA /OV ROA/TM 1109/FLDURD/TP E75L/SK BKN037 050
```
Report
a routine report filed through ROA
Where
over ROA
Time
11:09 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
E75L
Sky
BKN037 at 5,000 ft

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 8 forecast points nearest it (SHV, LIT, JAN, MEM, HSV, TYS, TRI, ROA). 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	280° at 15 kt	−13 kt		133 kt	5 h 50 min	2:34 pm EDT (18:34 UTC)
5,500 ft	310° at 15 kt	−8 kt	11 °C	128 kt	6 h 04 min	2:48 pm EDT (18:48 UTC)
7,500 ft	320° at 17 kt	−7 kt	13 °C	127 kt	6 h 07 min	2:51 pm EDT (18:51 UTC)
9,500 ft	320° at 18 kt	−6 kt	9 °C	126 kt	6 h 10 min	2:54 pm EDT (18:54 UTC)
11,500 ft	320° at 17 kt	−6 kt	6 °C	126 kt	6 h 10 min	2:54 pm EDT (18:54 UTC)
13,500 ft	320° at 18 kt	−6 kt	3 °C	126 kt	6 h 10 min	2:54 pm EDT (18:54 UTC)
15,500 ft	320° at 20 kt	−7 kt	-1 °C	127 kt	6 h 07 min	2:51 pm EDT (18:51 UTC)
17,500 ft	320° at 22 kt	−8 kt	-5 °C	128 kt	6 h 04 min	2:48 pm EDT (18:48 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	320° at 23 kt	−8 kt	-6 °C	128 kt	6 h 04 min	2:48 pm EDT (18:48 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	320° at 25 kt	−8 kt	-18 °C	128 kt	6 h 04 min	2:48 pm EDT (18:48 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	330° at 41 kt	−9 kt	-31 °C	129 kt	6 h 01 min	2:45 pm EDT (18:45 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	320° at 48 kt	−12 kt	-41 °C	132 kt	5 h 53 min	2:37 pm EDT (18:37 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	320° at 39 kt	−11 kt	-50 °C	131 kt	5 h 55 min	2:39 pm EDT (18:39 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
SHV	used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line	210/20	210/20 18°	230/20 11°	240/16 7°	270/17 -7°	250/11 -15°	300/34 -30°	310/34 -40°	320/36 -51°
LIT	used from 100 nm out; 89 nm from the line	250/22	250/25 18°	240/23 12°	240/20 7°	250/17 -6°	260/25 -17°	300/45 -29°	300/49 -40°	310/43 -51°
JAN	used from 149 nm out; 88 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 199 nm out; 62 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 299 nm out; 58 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°
TYS	used from 448 nm out; 56 nm from the line	330/16	350/32 14°	350/37 9°	340/30 5°	330/28 -6°	340/36 -19°	330/40 -33°	330/51 -41°	330/36 -51°
TRI	used from 548 nm out; 42 nm from the line		340/25 11°	350/37 9°	350/34 6°	340/39 -7°	340/43 -19°	340/55 -32°	330/58 -42°	320/37 -50°
ROA	used from 697 nm out; 23 nm from the line	310/32	340/32 14°	350/25 9°	340/24 3°	340/42 -8°	340/52 -20°	350/62 -34°	350/64 -39°	310/44 -48°

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
SHV Shreveport, LA	departure	VFR	from the south (180°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	257 ft	6:56 am CDT (11:56 UTC)
MNE Minden, LA	30 nm out, 1 nm south of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	278 ft	12:35 UTC
CRT Crossett, AR	110 nm out, 4 nm south of the line	no report just now				183 ft
GLH Greenville, MS	159 nm out, 6 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (190°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	130 ft	11:53 UTC
TUP Tupelo, MS	279 nm out, 8 nm south of the line, tower	marginal VFR Weather: mist	calm	4 mi	none	346 ft	11:53 UTC
MSL Muscle Shoals, AL	338 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line	marginal VFR Weather: mist	calm	4 mi	none	550 ft	11:53 UTC
FYM Fayetteville, TN	398 nm out, 7 nm south of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	983 ft	12:35 UTC
TYS Knoxville, TN	528 nm out, 10 nm southeast of the line, tower	low IFR Weather: fog	from the southwest (220°) at 6 knots	0.25 mi	none	986 ft	11:53 UTC
TRI Bristol/Johnson/Kingsport, TN	617 nm out, 3 nm west of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,900 feet	from the west (270°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	1,900 ft	1,518 ft	11:53 UTC
VJI Abingdon, VA	637 nm out, 7 nm northwest of the line	IFR Sky: a broken layer at 700 feet, overcast at 1,500 feet Weather: mist	from the west-northwest (300°) at 6 knots	4 mi	700 ft	2,087 ft	12:35 UTC
ROA Roanoke, VA	737 nm out, 12 nm north of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 3,400 feet	from the west-northwest (290°) at 11 knots, gusting to 21	10+ mi	3,400 ft	1,175 ft	11:54 UTC
LYH Lynchburg, VA	destination	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 2,100 feet	variable at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	938 ft	7:54 am EDT (11:54 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 2,087 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At LYH when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:34 pm EDT (18:34 UTC)

Wind from the north-northwest at 9 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR

The whole forecast for LYH

From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the west at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 9 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet

The forecast for SHV, the departure

From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the south at 12 knots, gusting to 19, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Tue 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the south at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,500 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 SHV 6:46 pm CDT (23:46 UTC), at LYH 6:44 pm EDT (22:44 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:10 pm EDT (23:10 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 lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the Southeast · 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: Shreveport Regional, Lynchburg Rgnl/Preston Glenn Field.