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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 13 h 34 min at the quickest height in today's winds (24,000 ft, a 13-knot tailwind), arriving about 5:16 pm AST (21:16 UTC). 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 E26E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 32,000 ft, moving from the west at 20 knots, until 3:55 am CDT (08:55 UTC). Over the route from 787 to 857 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 120655
    MKCE WST 120655
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 26E
    VALID UNTIL 0855Z
    FL GA CSTL WTRS
    FROM 170SE CHS-240SSE ILM-140ENE TRV-110E OMN-170SE CHS
    AREA TS MOV FROM 26020KT. TOPS TO FL320.
    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), from 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 169 to 349 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist), from 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 339 to 389 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 29,000 ft to 40,000 ft, from 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC). Near the route, 349 nm along the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 10,000 ft, from 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 399 to 478 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

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 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 ft270° at 6 kt−5 kt125 kt14 h 26 min6:08 pm AST (22:08 UTC)
5,500 ft280° at 6 kt−5 kt125 kt14 h 26 min6:08 pm AST (22:08 UTC)
7,500 ft280° at 7 kt−6 kt14 °C126 kt14 h 19 min6:01 pm AST (22:01 UTC)
9,500 ft290° at 9 kt−8 kt11 °C128 kt14 h 06 min5:48 pm AST (21:48 UTC)
11,500 ft290° at 10 kt−9 kt8 °C129 kt13 h 59 min5:41 pm AST (21:41 UTC)
13,500 ft280° at 12 kt−10 kt4 °C130 kt13 h 53 min5:35 pm AST (21:35 UTC)
15,500 ft270° at 14 kt−11 kt0 °C131 kt13 h 46 min5:28 pm AST (21:28 UTC)
17,500 ft270° at 16 kt−12 kt-4 °C132 kt13 h 40 min5:22 pm AST (21:22 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180270° at 17 kt−12 kt-5 °C132 kt13 h 40 min5:22 pm AST (21:22 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240270° at 18 kt−13 kt-17 °C133 kt13 h 34 min5:16 pm AST (21:16 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300250° at 14 kt−8 kt-32 °C128 kt14 h 06 min5:48 pm AST (21:48 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340230° at 18 kt−1 kt-41 °C121 kt14 h 55 min6:37 pm AST (22:37 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390230° at 22 kt−4 kt-51 °C124 kt14 h 33 min6:15 pm AST (22:15 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
STLused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line250/24250/24 16°260/23 9°270/16 6°260/25 -6°270/29 -19°290/34 -33°290/48 -41°290/54 -51°
CGIused from 50 nm out; 53 nm from the line240/20270/15 15°280/15 11°300/13 6°290/20 -6°280/24 -18°300/34 -32°300/47 -41°310/49 -51°
EVVused from 100 nm out; 46 nm from the line280/15290/12 17°310/16 10°320/13 5°310/22 -6°320/26 -18°320/38 -33°310/56 -41°320/55 -51°
BNAused from 199 nm out; 24 nm from the line310/20340/20 17°330/24 10°340/22 5°330/26 -6°340/29 -18°330/52 -33°320/62 -41°340/45 -50°
TYSused from 299 nm out; 52 nm from the line320/20340/18 11°340/32 9°340/36 4°330/37 -7°330/38 -19°330/50 -34°330/53 -38°330/44 -48°
GSPused from 399 nm out; 65 nm from the line320/22340/19 13°320/18 8°310/24 5°300/34 -7°300/36 -18°290/30 -33°300/32 -39°320/42 -49°
CAEused from 498 nm out; 52 nm from the line330/15330/13 12°330/22 9°300/26 6°280/33 -7°270/38 -18°250/45 -33°240/46 -40°270/38 -49°
SAVused from 548 nm out; 42 nm from the line280/23300/22 14°290/27 11°270/31 6°260/36 -5°260/38 -17°240/49 -32°230/68 -40°230/59 -51°
CHSused from 598 nm out; 42 nm from the line280/21270/23 12°280/28 11°260/35 6°250/41 -5°250/45 -16°230/59 -32°220/74 -40°230/67 -52°
MLBused from 797 nm out; 201 nm from the line230/6230/12 17°240/13 12°240/14 7°240/20 -5°240/24 -16°210/21 -32°190/33 -41°200/36 -52°
MIAused from 1046 nm out; 342 nm from the line150/7140/5 17°160/5 14°L/V 9°230/8 -5°230/8 -17°150/11 -32°150/25 -41°180/29 -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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
STL St Louis, MO departure no report just now 617 ft
BLV Belleville, IL 30 nm out, 5 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 459 ft
BNA Nashville, TN 239 nm out, 21 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 599 ft
AGS Augusta, GA 518 nm out, 3 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 145 ft
HXD Hilton Head Island, SC 618 nm out, 13 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 19 ft
STT Charlotte Amalie, VI destination no report just now 23 ft

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, 5:16 pm AST (21:16 UTC)

STT has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.

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.