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St. Louis Lambert International to Cyril E King Airport STL → STT

1,804 nautical miles (2,076 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 126°, about 127° magnetic at the departure end (variation 1W). At 120 knots that is 12 h 11 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 28-knot tailwind), arriving about 4:50 pm AST (20:50 UTC). Right now STL is VFR, wind from the southwest (220°) at 6 knots; STT is VFR, wind from the east (100°) at 8 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 return flight

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

  • SIGMET E28E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 40,000 ft, moving from the west at 20 knots, until 4:55 am CDT (09:55 UTC). Over the route from 827 to 877 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 120755
    MKCE WST 120755
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 28E
    VALID UNTIL 0955Z
    FL GA CSTL WTRS
    FROM 190SE CHS-240SSE ILM-210ENE TRV-150ENE TRV-190SE CHS
    AREA TS MOV FROM 26020KT. TOPS TO FL400.
    REF INTL SIGMET LIMA SERIES.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist, fog). Over the route from 229 to 379 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 329 to 399 nm out.
  • 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 369 to 438 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 10,000 ft. Over the route from 379 to 438 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 30,000 ft to 41,000 ft. Over the route from 578 to 658 nm out.

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

  • UAL1162 at 36,000 ft, 46 nm northeast, 1:16 am CDT (06:16 UTC): -46 °C, wind 210° at 20 knots. 1026 nm along the route, 46 nm northeast of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    ARP UAL1162 2815N 7407W 0616 F360 MS46 210/020KT
    Report
    a routine report filed through ARP

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 11 forecast points nearest it (STL, CGI, EVV, BNA, TYS, GSP, CAE, SAV, CHS, MLB, MIA). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
3,500 ft310° at 9 kt−9 kt129 kt13 h 59 min6:38 pm AST (22:38 UTC)
5,500 ft300° at 8 kt−8 kt128 kt14 h 06 min6:45 pm AST (22:45 UTC)
7,500 ft310° at 9 kt−9 kt14 °C129 kt13 h 59 min6:38 pm AST (22:38 UTC)
9,500 ft310° at 10 kt−10 kt11 °C130 kt13 h 53 min6:32 pm AST (22:32 UTC)
11,500 ft310° at 11 kt−11 kt8 °C131 kt13 h 46 min6:25 pm AST (22:25 UTC)
13,500 ft300° at 12 kt−12 kt3 °C132 kt13 h 40 min6:19 pm AST (22:19 UTC)
15,500 ft300° at 14 kt−14 kt-1 °C134 kt13 h 28 min6:07 pm AST (22:07 UTC)
17,500 ft300° at 16 kt−15 kt-5 °C135 kt13 h 22 min6:01 pm AST (22:01 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180300° at 16 kt−16 kt-6 °C136 kt13 h 16 min5:55 pm AST (21:55 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240290° at 17 kt−16 kt-18 °C136 kt13 h 16 min5:55 pm AST (21:55 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300290° at 24 kt−22 kt-32 °C142 kt12 h 42 min5:21 pm AST (21:21 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340300° at 29 kt−28 kt-41 °C148 kt12 h 11 min4:50 pm AST (20:50 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390300° at 27 kt−25 kt-51 °C145 kt12 h 26 min5:05 pm AST (21:05 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
STLused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line250/26240/21 15°240/22 11°250/23 6°270/28 -7°260/30 -19°280/52 -31°280/57 -40°300/57 -49°
CGIused from 50 nm out; 53 nm from the line260/22250/15 15°250/13 11°250/16 6°270/29 -7°280/30 -18°290/40 -31°290/55 -40°300/51 -51°
EVVused from 100 nm out; 46 nm from the line270/25290/17 15°260/10 8°270/16 5°280/29 -6°280/33 -19°290/38 -33°300/53 -41°310/54 -51°
BNAused from 199 nm out; 24 nm from the line300/20300/14 15°300/14 10°300/13 4°310/22 -5°280/24 -18°310/37 -33°310/50 -41°320/49 -51°
TYSused from 299 nm out; 52 nm from the line330/16350/32 14°350/37 9°340/30 5°330/28 -6°340/36 -19°330/40 -33°330/51 -41°330/36 -51°
GSPused from 399 nm out; 65 nm from the line340/30360/24 13°350/29 10°340/33 6°340/40 -7°350/44 -19°340/59 -31°350/55 -41°300/29 -50°
CAEused from 498 nm out; 52 nm from the line340/17330/15 12°320/22 9°320/31 5°330/35 -7°320/33 -19°340/40 -32°350/43 -39°320/35 -49°
SAVused from 548 nm out; 42 nm from the line330/16310/15 14°320/23 10°310/30 7°310/30 -6°300/28 -19°270/25 -32°300/25 -39°320/26 -50°
CHSused from 598 nm out; 42 nm from the line330/14300/17 14°320/21 9°310/26 6°310/32 -6°280/34 -19°260/37 -32°280/30 -39°310/30 -50°
MLBused from 797 nm out; 201 nm from the line290/10260/15 18°290/12 13°280/13 8°250/20 -7°260/18 -18°240/17 -32°250/20 -41°250/22 -52°
MIAused from 1046 nm out; 342 nm from the lineL/VL/V 17°L/V 13°L/V 8°270/6 -6°250/9 -17°290/17 -32°280/25 -41°280/21 -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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
STL St Louis, MO departure VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet from the southwest (220°) at 6 knots 10+ mi none 617 ft 2:51 am CDT (07:51 UTC)
BLV Belleville, IL 30 nm out, 5 nm north of the line, tower VFR from the southwest (220°) at 4 knots 10+ mi none 459 ft 07:55 UTC
BNA Nashville, TN 239 nm out, 21 nm southwest of the line, tower VFR calm 9 mi none 599 ft 07:53 UTC
AGS Augusta, GA 518 nm out, 3 nm south of the line, tower IFR Sky: a few clouds at 200 feet Weather: mist calm 1.25 mi none 145 ft 08:34 UTC
HXD Hilton Head Island, SC 618 nm out, 13 nm southwest of the line, tower VFR from the west-southwest (250°) at 5 knots, gusting to 11 10+ mi none 19 ft 08:15 UTC
STT Charlotte Amalie, VI destination VFR Sky: a few clouds at 6,500 feet from the east (100°) at 8 knots 10+ mi none 23 ft 3:53 am AST (07:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 617 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At STT when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:50 pm AST (20:50 UTC)

Wind from the east-southeast at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 3,500 feet VFR

The whole forecast for STT
  • From Mon 2:00 am AST (06:00 UTC): wind from the east at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
  • From Mon 9:00 am AST (13:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 3,500 feet
  • From Mon 7:00 pm AST (23:00 UTC): wind from the east at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet
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

  • 6/0708 Goodlettsville, TN, Saturday, August 1, 2026 through Sunday, August 1, 2027 UTC 10 nm from the route, 229 nm along the route · security · until 1 August · ZME
  • 6/2698 VIEQUES, PR, Monday, January 19, 2026 through Friday, December 18, 2026 UTC 20 nm from the route, at the destination end · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 18 December · ZSU

Daylight

Sunset at STL 6:27 pm CDT (23:27 UTC), at STT 5:59 pm AST (21:59 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:21 pm AST (22:21 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
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley
Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the Southeast
Radar now, the Southeast · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the whole country
Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service
Surface analysis now
Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead
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: St. Louis Lambert International, Cyril E King Airport.