Plan a flight · Mon 7:25 am EDT (11:25 UTC)

Tallahassee International to Lafayette Rgnl/Paul Fournet Field TLH → LFT

396 nautical miles (456 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 270°, about 275° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 16 min at the quickest height in today's winds (6,500 ft, a 1-knot tailwind), arriving about 9:41 am CDT (14:41 UTC). Right now TLH is VFR, wind calm; LFT 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: 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

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 TLH.

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

E55P at 1,000 ft, 0 nm northwest, 7:04 am EDT (11:04 UTC): clear, remarks: fog. At the departure end, 0 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TLH UA /OV TLH/TM 1104/FL010/TP E55P/SK CLR/RM FG
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
over TLH
Time
11:04 UTC
Height
at 1,000 ft
Aircraft
E55P
Sky
clear
Remarks
fog
B739 at 34,000 ft, 44 nm east, 6:53 am EDT (10:53 UTC): light to moderate turbulence. At the departure end, 44 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TLH UA /OV SZW120050/TM 1053/FL340/TP B739/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
50 nm southeast (120°) of SZW
Time
10:53 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
B739
Turbulence
continuous light occasional moderate
E55P at 25,000 ft, 50 nm south, 6:45 am EDT (10:45 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence. At the departure end, 50 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TLH UA /OV TLH165050/TM 1045/FL250/TP E55P/TB CONS LGT-MOD CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
50 nm south (165°) of TLH
Time
10:45 UTC
Height
at 25,000 ft
Aircraft
E55P
Turbulence
continuous light to moderate chop
E170 at 2,000 ft, 0 nm northwest, 6:05 am EDT (10:05 UTC): clear, remarks: ground fog. At the departure end, 0 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TLH UA /OV TLH/TM 1005/FL20/TP E170/SK CLR/RM GROUND FOG
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
over TLH
Time
10:05 UTC
Height
at 2,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Sky
clear
Remarks
ground fog
B738 at 36,000 ft, 18 nm south, 6:58 am EDT (10:58 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: zhu. 307 nm along the route, 18 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MSY UA /OV KHRV339030/TM 1058/FL360/TP B738/TB NEG/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through MSY
Where
30 nm north (339°) of KHRV
Time
10:58 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
none
Remarks
zhu

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 (TLH, MOB, 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	360° at 3 kt	0		120 kt	3 h 18 min	9:43 am CDT (14:43 UTC)
6,500 ft	010° at 5 kt	−1 kt	17 °C	121 kt	3 h 16 min	9:41 am CDT (14:41 UTC)
8,500 ft	360° at 7 kt	0	13 °C	120 kt	3 h 18 min	9:43 am CDT (14:43 UTC)
10,500 ft	340° at 5 kt	+1 kt	9 °C	119 kt	3 h 20 min	9:45 am CDT (14:45 UTC)
12,500 ft	310° at 4 kt	+3 kt	5 °C	117 kt	3 h 23 min	9:48 am CDT (14:48 UTC)
14,500 ft	320° at 9 kt	+6 kt	1 °C	114 kt	3 h 28 min	9:53 am CDT (14:53 UTC)
16,500 ft	320° at 13 kt	+8 kt	-2 °C	112 kt	3 h 32 min	9:57 am CDT (14:57 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	320° at 16 kt	+10 kt	-5 °C	110 kt	3 h 36 min	10:01 am CDT (15:01 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	330° at 23 kt	+12 kt	-16 °C	108 kt	3 h 40 min	10:05 am CDT (15:05 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	330° at 33 kt	+15 kt	-32 °C	105 kt	3 h 46 min	10:11 am CDT (15:11 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	350° at 40 kt	+6 kt	-41 °C	114 kt	3 h 28 min	9:53 am CDT (14:53 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	350° at 36 kt	+8 kt	-52 °C	112 kt	3 h 32 min	9:57 am CDT (14:57 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
TLH	used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line	340/23	350/26 17°	350/21 11°	300/13 6°	320/25 -6°	340/35 -16°	350/44 -32°	360/51 -42°	350/33 -52°
MOB	used from 99 nm out; 80 nm from the line	L/V	L/V 18°	020/8 11°	L/V 6°	330/12 -5°	330/23 -17°	330/30 -32°	350/39 -41°	340/40 -53°
MSY	used from 247 nm out; 39 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
TLH Tallahassee, FL	departure	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 200 feet	calm	10+ mi	none	83 ft	6:53 am EDT (10:53 UTC)
ECP Panama City, FL	79 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the northwest (310°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	68 ft	10:58 UTC
DTS Destin, FL	109 nm out, 1 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the northwest (320°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	22 ft	10:53 UTC
JKA Gulf Shores, AL	168 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line, tower	marginal VFR Weather: mist	calm	4 mi	none	17 ft	11:15 UTC
PQL Pascagoula, MS	218 nm out, 7 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	calm	7 mi	none	16 ft	11:04 UTC
GPT Gulfport, MS	247 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	28 ft	10:53 UTC
HSA Bay St Louis, MS	267 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (210°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	22 ft	00:50 UTC
HDC Hammond, LA	317 nm out, 15 nm north of the line, tower	low IFR Sky: sky obscured at 500 feet Weather: mist	calm	0.75 mi	500 ft	46 ft	11:15 UTC
BTR Baton Rouge, LA	356 nm out, 18 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	69 ft	10:53 UTC
LFT Lafayette, LA	destination	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	40 ft	5:53 am CDT (10:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 83 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At LFT when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:41 am CDT (14:41 UTC)

Wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR

The whole forecast for LFT

From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the south at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet

The forecast for TLH, the departure

From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
At times between Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC) and 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): visibility 2 miles, mist
From Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind calm, 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 TLH 7:09 pm EDT (23:09 UTC), at LFT 6:40 pm CDT (23:40 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:04 pm CDT (00:04 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 Southeast · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · 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: Tallahassee International, Lafayette Rgnl/Paul Fournet Field.