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Sheppard Afb/Wichita Falls Municipal to Greenville Spartanburg International SPS → GSP

807 nautical miles (928 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 082°, about 077° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5E). At 120 knots that is 5 h 08 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 37-knot tailwind), arriving about 4:04 pm EDT (20:04 UTC). Right now SPS is VFR, wind from the south (190°) at 15 knots, gusting to 22; GSP is VFR, wind from the north-northwest (330°) 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: 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 TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft. Over the last 110 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 SPS.

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

urgent C680 descending, 32 nm north, 8:32 am CDT (13:32 UTC): remarks: low-level wind shear a 10-knot gain of airspeed knots during the descent runway 35 avl. At the destination end, 32 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AVL UUA /OV AVL/TM 1332/FLDURD/TP C680/RM LLWS +10 KT DURD RY35 AVL
```
Report
an urgent report filed through AVL
Where
over AVL
Time
13:32 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
C680
Remarks
low-level wind shear a 10-knot gain of airspeed knots during the descent runway 35 avl
BE58 at 8,000 ft, 40 nm north, 9:10 am CDT (14:10 UTC): moderate chop turbulence. At the destination end, 40 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AVL UA /OV SUG020010/TM 1410/FL080/TP BE58/TB MOD CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through AVL
Where
10 nm north (020°) of SUG
Time
14:10 UTC
Height
at 8,000 ft
Aircraft
BE58
Turbulence
moderate chop
SR22 at 6,000 ft, 26 nm south, 7:50 am CDT (12:50 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ZFW83. 259 nm along the route, 26 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TXK UA /OV TXK040050/TM 1250/FL060/TP SR22/TB NEG/RM ZFW83
```
Report
a routine report filed through TXK
Where
50 nm northeast (040°) of TXK
Time
12:50 UTC
Height
at 6,000 ft
Aircraft
SR22
Turbulence
none
Remarks
ZFW83
BE33 at 4,500 ft, 17 nm south, 8:05 am CDT (13:05 UTC): clear from 4,500 ft to 60,000 ft, remarks: ZME65. 408 nm along the route, 17 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
UTA UA /OV UTA180015/TM 1305/FL045/TP BE33/SK SKC/RM ZME65
```
Report
a routine report filed through UTA
Where
15 nm south (180°) of UTA
Time
13:05 UTC
Height
at 4,500 ft
Aircraft
BE33
Sky
clear
Remarks
ZME65
SF50 at 14,000 ft, 48 nm north, 7:50 am CDT (12:50 UTC): light chop turbulence from 14,000 ft to 20,000 ft, remarks: ZME60. 617 nm along the route, 48 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BNA UA /OV BNA135040/TM 1250/FL140/TP SF50/SK SKC140/TB OCNL LGT CHOP 200-140/RM ZME60
```
Report
a routine report filed through BNA
Where
40 nm southeast (135°) of BNA
Time
12:50 UTC
Height
at 14,000 ft
Aircraft
SF50
Sky
clear from 14,000 ft
Turbulence
occasional light chop from 20,000 ft to 14,000 ft
Remarks
ZME60
F2TH at 41,000 ft, 43 nm south, 6:57 am CDT (11:57 UTC): light turbulence, remarks: ztlfd 02. 647 nm along the route, 43 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ATL UA /OV RMG270015/TM 1157/FL410/TP F2TH/TB LGT/RM ZTLFD 02
```
Report
a routine report filed through ATL
Where
15 nm west (270°) of RMG
Time
11:57 UTC
Height
at 41,000 ft
Aircraft
F2TH
Turbulence
light
Remarks
ztlfd 02
E145 at 300 ft, 9 nm north, 9:01 am CDT (14:01 UTC): overcast from 20,000 ft to 1,200 ft, fog, remarks: runway 20 below ils mins. 657 nm along the route, 9 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CHA UA /OV OV CHA/TM 1401/FL003/TP E145/SK OVC002-TOPS012/WX 1/4SM FG/RM RY 20 BELOW ILS MINS
```
Report
a routine report filed through CHA
Where
over cha
Time
14:01 UTC
Height
at 300 ft
Aircraft
E145
Sky
overcast from 200 ft, tops 1,200 ft
Weather
1/4SM, fog
Remarks
runway 20 below ils mins
DA62 at 1,100 ft, 9 nm north, 8:05 am CDT (13:05 UTC): fog. 657 nm along the route, 9 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CHA UA /OV CHA 1S/TM 1305/FL011/TP DA62/SK VV002-TOP011/WX 1/8SM FG
```
Report
a routine report filed through CHA
Where
cha 1S
Time
13:05 UTC
Height
at 1,100 ft
Aircraft
DA62
Sky
sky obscured from 200 ft, tops 1,100 ft
Weather
1/8SM, fog
CRJ9 at 200 ft, 9 nm north, 7:30 am CDT (12:30 UTC): sky obscured, remarks: visual at mins runway 20 cha. 657 nm along the route, 9 nm north 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, 9 nm north, 7:26 am CDT (12:26 UTC): remarks: during the climb runway 20 departure. 657 nm along the route, 9 nm north 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, 9 nm north, 7:19 am CDT (12:19 UTC): remarks: during the descent runway 20 arrival weather at ils clear-air turbulence 2 mins. 657 nm along the route, 9 nm north 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
LJ45 at 41,000 ft, 13 nm south, 8:45 am CDT (13:45 UTC): remarks: mountain wave + 40FT 10 knots ztlfd 40. 757 nm along the route, 13 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ATL UA /OV ODF/TM 1345/FL410/TP LJ45/RM MTN WAVE +- 40FT 10 KTS ZTLFD 40
```
Report
a routine report filed through ATL
Where
over ODF
Time
13:45 UTC
Height
at 41,000 ft
Aircraft
LJ45
Remarks
mountain wave + 40FT 10 knots ztlfd 40
E55P at 11,000 ft, 33 nm north, 8:15 am CDT (13:15 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ztlfd 49. 767 nm along the route, 33 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ATL UA /OV SOT180020/TM 1315/FL110/TP E55P/TB NEG/RM ZTLFD 49
```
Report
a routine report filed through ATL
Where
20 nm south (180°) of SOT
Time
13:15 UTC
Height
at 11,000 ft
Aircraft
E55P
Turbulence
none
Remarks
ztlfd 49
B737 at 17,000 ft, 29 nm south, 8:14 am CDT (13:14 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ztlfd 16. At the destination end, 29 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ATL UA /OV ELW/TM 1314/FL170/TP B737/TB NEG/RM ZTLFD 16
```
Report
a routine report filed through ATL
Where
over ELW
Time
13:14 UTC
Height
at 17,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
none
Remarks
ztlfd 16

8 more routine reports are on the map.

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 14:00–21:00 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 (SPS, DAL, FSM, LIT, MEM, HSV, TYS, GSP). 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	240° at 11 kt	−11 kt		131 kt	6 h 10 min	5:06 pm EDT (21:06 UTC)
5,500 ft	260° at 14 kt	−15 kt		135 kt	5 h 59 min	4:55 pm EDT (20:55 UTC)
7,500 ft	260° at 15 kt	−15 kt	14 °C	135 kt	5 h 59 min	4:55 pm EDT (20:55 UTC)
9,500 ft	260° at 15 kt	−15 kt	11 °C	135 kt	5 h 59 min	4:55 pm EDT (20:55 UTC)
11,500 ft	270° at 16 kt	−17 kt	8 °C	137 kt	5 h 53 min	4:49 pm EDT (20:49 UTC)
13,500 ft	270° at 18 kt	−19 kt	4 °C	139 kt	5 h 48 min	4:44 pm EDT (20:44 UTC)
15,500 ft	270° at 20 kt	−21 kt	0 °C	141 kt	5 h 43 min	4:39 pm EDT (20:39 UTC)
17,500 ft	270° at 22 kt	−22 kt	-5 °C	142 kt	5 h 41 min	4:37 pm EDT (20:37 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	270° at 23 kt	−23 kt	-6 °C	143 kt	5 h 39 min	4:35 pm EDT (20:35 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	270° at 26 kt	−26 kt	-16 °C	146 kt	5 h 32 min	4:28 pm EDT (20:28 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	290° at 41 kt	−37 kt	-30 °C	157 kt	5 h 08 min	4:04 pm EDT (20:04 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	300° at 43 kt	−34 kt	-39 °C	154 kt	5 h 14 min	4:10 pm EDT (20:10 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	320° at 37 kt	−24 kt	-50 °C	144 kt	5 h 36 min	4:32 pm EDT (20:32 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 18:00 UTC for use 14:00 to 21:00 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
SPS	used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line	190/18	220/24 18°	210/17 15°	230/19 8°	250/27 -5°	250/41 -16°	260/48 -28°	270/42 -37°	270/28 -50°
DAL	used from 100 nm out; 95 nm from the line	200/15	210/22 19°	210/17 13°	230/12 8°	250/26 -5°	250/25 -14°	260/34 -28°	290/32 -38°	310/23 -50°
FSM	used from 149 nm out; 66 nm from the line	210/15	230/31 18°	230/26 12°	240/22 8°	260/26 -6°	270/29 -16°	280/56 -29°	290/47 -37°	310/41 -50°
LIT	used from 249 nm out; 41 nm from the line	230/23	250/23 17°	250/18 11°	250/18 7°	250/27 -7°	270/23 -15°	290/50 -30°	300/43 -38°	320/38 -50°
MEM	used from 349 nm out; 55 nm from the line	240/14	260/23 16°	250/22 11°	250/20 7°	270/24 -6°	270/27 -16°	310/49 -30°	310/46 -39°	320/43 -50°
HSV	used from 498 nm out; 61 nm from the line	290/11	300/10 15°	300/17 12°	290/20 6°	290/18 -5°	290/25 -17°	310/38 -31°	320/47 -40°	330/43 -50°
TYS	used from 647 nm out; 72 nm from the line	320/8	330/17 16°	320/17 9°	310/24 6°	290/23 -6°	290/28 -19°	300/36 -33°	310/48 -40°	320/46 -50°
GSP	used from 747 nm out; 35 nm from the line	330/14	360/26 17°	360/22 11°	330/20 6°	310/27 -5°	320/24 -18°	310/28 -33°	320/38 -40°	330/30 -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
SPS Wichita Falls, TX	departure	VFR	from the south (190°) at 15 knots, gusting to 22	10+ mi	none	1,019 ft	9:52 am CDT (14:52 UTC)
ADM Ardmore, OK	80 nm out, 10 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 1,600 feet	from the south-southeast (160°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	776 ft	13:50 UTC
AQR Atoka, OK	120 nm out, 9 nm north of the line	no report just now				590 ft
MEZ Mena, AR	219 nm out, 7 nm northwest of the line	VFR	from the west-southwest (250°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	1,079 ft	14:35 UTC
LIT Little Rock, AR	309 nm out, 9 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the west (260°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	266 ft	13:53 UTC
SGT Stuttgart, AR	349 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line	VFR	from the southwest (230°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	none	224 ft	13:56 UTC
OLV Olive Branch, MS	438 nm out, 14 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the southwest (220°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	401 ft	14:50 UTC
MSL Muscle Shoals, AL	538 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	550 ft	13:53 UTC
HSV Huntsville, AL	578 nm out, 14 nm south of the line, tower	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 17,000 feet	calm	10+ mi	none	628 ft	13:53 UTC
CHA Chattanooga, TN	657 nm out, 9 nm north of the line, tower	low IFR Sky: sky obscured at 200 feet Weather: fog	calm	0.5 mi	200 ft	682 ft	14:35 UTC
LQK Pickens, SC	787 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line	VFR	from the north-northwest (330°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	1,013 ft	14:35 UTC
GSP Greer, SC	destination	VFR	from the north-northwest (330°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	963 ft	9:53 am EDT (13:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,079 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At GSP when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:04 pm EDT (20:04 UTC)

Wind from the north-northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR

The whole forecast for GSP

From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 5:00 pm EDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Tue 1:00 am EDT (05:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet

The forecast for SPS, the departure

From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, clear skies
From Mon 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south at 16 knots, gusting to 25, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the south at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet, a broken layer 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 SPS 7:02 pm CDT (00:02 UTC), at GSP 6:58 pm EDT (22:58 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:23 pm EDT (23:23 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 southern Plains · loop National Weather Service

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: Sheppard Afb/Wichita Falls Municipal, Greenville Spartanburg International.