St. Louis Lambert International to Gulfport-Biloxi International STL → GPT
505 nautical miles (581 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 172°, about 173° magnetic at the departure end (variation 1W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 13 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 37-knot tailwind), arriving about 5:39 am CDT (10:39 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now STL is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 5 knots; GPT 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: 26 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
No SIGMET or AIRMET covers any part of this route right now.
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 STL.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
Not fetched just now.
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 5 forecast points nearest it (STL, CGI, MEM, JAN, MOB). 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 14 kt | +5 kt | 115 kt | 4 h 23 min | 6:49 am CDT (11:49 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 260° at 14 kt | 0 | 120 kt | 4 h 12 min | 6:38 am CDT (11:38 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 270° at 14 kt | −2 kt | 14 °C | 122 kt | 4 h 08 min | 6:34 am CDT (11:34 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 280° at 13 kt | −3 kt | 10 °C | 123 kt | 4 h 06 min | 6:32 am CDT (11:32 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 300° at 12 kt | −7 kt | 7 °C | 127 kt | 3 h 59 min | 6:25 am CDT (11:25 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 300° at 13 kt | −8 kt | 3 °C | 128 kt | 3 h 57 min | 6:23 am CDT (11:23 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 300° at 15 kt | −8 kt | 0 °C | 128 kt | 3 h 57 min | 6:23 am CDT (11:23 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 290° at 16 kt | −9 kt | -4 °C | 129 kt | 3 h 55 min | 6:21 am CDT (11:21 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 290° at 16 kt | −9 kt | -5 °C | 129 kt | 3 h 55 min | 6:21 am CDT (11:21 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 290° at 24 kt | −13 kt | -17 °C | 133 kt | 3 h 48 min | 6:14 am CDT (11:14 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 310° at 33 kt | −23 kt | -32 °C | 143 kt | 3 h 32 min | 5:58 am CDT (10:58 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 310° at 41 kt | −30 kt | -41 °C | 150 kt | 3 h 22 min | 5:48 am CDT (10:48 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 320° at 44 kt | −37 kt | -52 °C | 157 kt | 3 h 13 min | 5:39 am CDT (10:39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 250/24 | 250/24 16° | 260/23 9° | 270/16 6° | 260/25 -6° | 270/29 -19° | 290/34 -33° | 290/48 -41° | 290/54 -51° |
| CGI | used from 50 nm out; 33 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 149 nm out; 51 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 297 nm out; 73 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° |
| MOB | used from 446 nm out; 50 nm from the line | 330/5 | 330/6 19° | 340/6 11° | 330/10 7° | 320/16 -5° | 310/26 -16° | 340/40 -32° | 340/47 -42° | 350/51 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL St Louis, MO | departure | VFR | from the south-southwest (210°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 617 ft | 1:51 am CDT (06:51 UTC) |
| BLV Belleville, IL | 20 nm out, 24 nm east of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southwest (200°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 459 ft | 06:55 UTC |
| FAM Farmington, MO | 59 nm out, 11 nm west of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 945 ft | 20:07 UTC |
| MAW Malden, MO | 129 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line | VFR | from the south (190°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 295 ft | 07:15 UTC |
| BYH Blytheville, AR | 168 nm out, 2 nm west of the line | no report just now | 254 ft | ||||
| OLV Olive Branch, MS | 228 nm out, 2 nm west of the line, tower | reported, no category | from the south (180°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 401 ft | 07:15 UTC |
| UOX Oxford, MS | 267 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 452 ft | 07:15 UTC |
| OSX Kosciusko, MS | 347 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 494 ft | ||||
| MPE Philadelphia, MS | 366 nm out, 15 nm northeast of the line | reported, no category | calm | none | 458 ft | 07:15 UTC | |
| LUL Laurel, MS | 426 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 238 ft | 07:15 UTC |
| HBG Hattiesburg, MS | 455 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 150 ft | 06:53 UTC |
| GPT Gulfport, MS | destination | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 28 ft | 1:53 am CDT (06:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 945 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At GPT when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:39 am CDT (10:39 UTC)
Wind from the south at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The whole forecast for GPT
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
The forecast for STL, the departure
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 12 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 6:00 pm CDT (23:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 8 knots, 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 STL 6:27 pm CDT (23:27 UTC), at GPT 6:28 pm CDT (23:28 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:52 pm CDT (23:52 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at GPT is before sunrise there (6:56 am CDT (11:56 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: St. Louis Lambert International, Gulfport-Biloxi International.