Tuscaloosa Ntl Airport to Baton Rouge Metro, Ryan Field TCL → BTR
242 nautical miles (279 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 229°, about 229° magnetic at the departure end (variation 0E). At 120 knots that is 1 h 51 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 11-knot tailwind), arriving about 8:19 am CDT (13:19 UTC). Right now TCL is VFR, wind calm; BTR 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: 7 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 TCL.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- BE36 at 8,000 ft, 45 nm northwest, 6:18 am CDT (11:18 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, remarks: ZME65. 165 nm along the route, 45 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
JAN UA /OV MHZ225040/TM 1118/FL080/TP BE36/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM ZME65
- Report
- a routine report filed through JAN
- Where
- 40 nm southwest (225°) of MHZ
- Time
- 11:18 UTC
- Height
- at 8,000 ft
- Aircraft
- BE36
- Turbulence
- none
- Icing
- none
- Remarks
- ZME65
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 westbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: even thousands plus 500 ft; above 18,000 ft the forecast levels), with the wind averaged along the line from the 3 forecast points nearest it (BHM, JAN, MSY). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,500 ft | 260° at 9 kt | +8 kt | 112 kt | 2 h 10 min | 8:38 am CDT (13:38 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 270° at 10 kt | +7 kt | 17 °C | 113 kt | 2 h 08 min | 8:36 am CDT (13:36 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 290° at 9 kt | +4 kt | 12 °C | 116 kt | 2 h 05 min | 8:33 am CDT (13:33 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 300° at 8 kt | +2 kt | 8 °C | 118 kt | 2 h 03 min | 8:31 am CDT (13:31 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 310° at 7 kt | +1 kt | 5 °C | 119 kt | 2 h 02 min | 8:30 am CDT (13:30 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 310° at 10 kt | +2 kt | 1 °C | 118 kt | 2 h 03 min | 8:31 am CDT (13:31 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 310° at 13 kt | +3 kt | -2 °C | 117 kt | 2 h 04 min | 8:32 am CDT (13:32 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 310° at 16 kt | +3 kt | -5 °C | 117 kt | 2 h 04 min | 8:32 am CDT (13:32 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 310° at 15 kt | +3 kt | -17 °C | 117 kt | 2 h 04 min | 8:32 am CDT (13:32 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 320° at 35 kt | −1 kt | -31 °C | 121 kt | 2 h | 8:28 am CDT (13:28 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 330° at 39 kt | −9 kt | -40 °C | 129 kt | 1 h 53 min | 8:21 am CDT (13:21 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 340° at 37 kt | −11 kt | -51 °C | 131 kt | 1 h 51 min | 8:19 am CDT (13:19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BHM | used from 0 nm out; 71 nm from the line | 310/19 | 310/15 16° | 320/19 11° | 330/15 5° | 330/23 -5° | 320/14 -18° | 320/36 -32° | 330/44 -40° | 340/36 -51° |
| JAN | used from 48 nm out; 70 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° |
| MSY | used from 194 nm out; 56 nm from the line | 150/9 | 140/8 18° | L/V 13° | L/V 6° | 320/15 -5° | 310/16 -16° | 320/32 -31° | 340/35 -40° | 350/34 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TCL Tuscaloosa, AL | departure | VFR Weather: mist | calm | 6 mi | none | 169 ft | 5:53 am CDT (10:53 UTC) |
| AIV Aliceville, AL | 29 nm out, 14 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 150 ft | ||||
| MEI Meridian, MS | 77 nm out, 2 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 297 ft | 10:58 UTC |
| LUL Laurel, MS | 116 nm out, 18 nm southeast of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 238 ft | 11:15 UTC |
| PIB Hattiesburg-Laurel, MS | 136 nm out, 21 nm southeast of the line | VFR | calm | 9 mi | none | 297 ft | 10:56 UTC |
| MCB Mc Comb, MS | 194 nm out, 6 nm north of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 413 ft | 10:53 UTC |
| BTR Baton Rouge, LA | destination | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 69 ft | 5:53 am CDT (10:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 413 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At BTR when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 8:19 am CDT (13:19 UTC)
Wind from the south-southeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The whole forecast for BTR
- 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 Tue 5:00 am CDT (10:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility 6 miles, mist, a few clouds at 100 feet, a few clouds at 14,000 feet
The forecast for TCL, the departure
- From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility 6 miles, mist, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- At times between Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC) and 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): visibility 4 miles, mist
- From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
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 TCL 6:20 pm CDT (23:20 UTC), at BTR 6:36 pm CDT (23:36 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:01 pm CDT (00:01 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: Tuscaloosa Ntl Airport, Baton Rouge Metro, Ryan Field.