Tyler Pounds Regional to Huntsville Intl-Carl T Jones Field TYR → HSV
453 nautical miles (521 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 070°, about 067° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3E). At 120 knots that is 3 h 11 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 22-knot tailwind), arriving about 5:37 am CDT (10:37 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now TYR is VFR, wind from the south (190°) at 9 knots; HSV is VFR, wind from the east (090°) at 4 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: 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
- AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the last 0 nm of the route.
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 TYR.
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 4 forecast points nearest it (SHV, LIT, MEM, HSV). 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 15 kt | −14 kt | 134 kt | 3 h 23 min | 5:49 am CDT (10:49 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 250° at 15 kt | −15 kt | 135 kt | 3 h 21 min | 5:47 am CDT (10:47 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 260° at 17 kt | −17 kt | 14 °C | 137 kt | 3 h 18 min | 5:44 am CDT (10:44 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 270° at 18 kt | −17 kt | 11 °C | 137 kt | 3 h 18 min | 5:44 am CDT (10:44 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 280° at 13 kt | −11 kt | 8 °C | 131 kt | 3 h 27 min | 5:53 am CDT (10:53 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 290° at 13 kt | −10 kt | 4 °C | 130 kt | 3 h 29 min | 5:55 am CDT (10:55 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 290° at 13 kt | −11 kt | 0 °C | 131 kt | 3 h 27 min | 5:53 am CDT (10:53 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 290° at 14 kt | −11 kt | -4 °C | 131 kt | 3 h 27 min | 5:53 am CDT (10:53 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 290° at 14 kt | −11 kt | -5 °C | 131 kt | 3 h 27 min | 5:53 am CDT (10:53 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 300° at 18 kt | −13 kt | -16 °C | 133 kt | 3 h 24 min | 5:50 am CDT (10:50 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 300° at 36 kt | −22 kt | -31 °C | 142 kt | 3 h 11 min | 5:37 am CDT (10:37 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 310° at 42 kt | −22 kt | -40 °C | 142 kt | 3 h 11 min | 5:37 am CDT (10:37 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 310° at 39 kt | −20 kt | -52 °C | 140 kt | 3 h 14 min | 5:40 am CDT (10:40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHV | used from 0 nm out; 57 nm from the line | 200/18 | 230/24 18° | 230/24 12° | 240/14 8° | 260/12 -4° | 240/11 -15° | 300/31 -29° | 300/32 -40° | 300/36 -52° |
| LIT | used from 148 nm out; 86 nm from the line | 220/21 | 230/17 16° | 250/24 12° | 260/15 7° | 260/13 -5° | 280/25 -16° | 290/35 -30° | 300/42 -40° | 300/40 -52° |
| MEM | used from 246 nm out; 77 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° |
| HSV | used from 345 nm out; 84 nm from the line | 310/20 | 330/20 16° | 320/27 11° | 340/23 5° | 320/23 -7° | 340/30 -17° | 320/50 -33° | 330/61 -41° | 340/41 -50° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TYR Tyler, TX | departure | VFR | from the south (190°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | none | 543 ft | 1:53 am CDT (06:53 UTC) |
| GGG Longview, TX | 30 nm out, 11 nm southeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (190°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 365 ft | 06:53 UTC |
| DTN Shreveport, LA | 79 nm out, 18 nm southeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southwest (200°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 179 ft | 06:53 UTC |
| SPH Springhill, LA | 108 nm out, 2 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 217 ft | ||||
| ELD El Dorado, AR | 138 nm out, 7 nm north of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 277 ft | 06:53 UTC |
| CRT Crossett, AR | 187 nm out, 11 nm south of the line | no report just now | 183 ft | ||||
| GLH Greenville, MS | 236 nm out, 8 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southwest (210°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | none | 130 ft | 06:53 UTC |
| GWO Greenwood, MS | 276 nm out, 20 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 162 ft | 06:53 UTC |
| TUP Tupelo, MS | 355 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 9 mi | none | 346 ft | 06:53 UTC |
| HAB Hamilton, AL | 384 nm out, 14 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 436 ft | ||||
| MSL Muscle Shoals, AL | 414 nm out, 17 nm north of the line | VFR | calm | 7 mi | none | 550 ft | 07:18 UTC |
| HSV Huntsville, AL | destination | VFR | from the east (090°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 628 ft | 1:53 am CDT (06:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 628 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At HSV when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:37 am CDT (10:37 UTC)
Wind light and variable, visibility 6 miles, mist, clear skies VFR
At times between Mon 3:00 am CDT (08:00 UTC) and 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): visibility 2 miles, mist, clear skies IFR
The whole forecast for HSV
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility 6 miles, mist, clear skies
- At times between Mon 3:00 am CDT (08:00 UTC) and 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): visibility 2 miles, mist, clear skies
- From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
The forecast for TYR, the departure
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the south at 12 knots, gusting to 21, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south 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 TYR 6:52 pm CDT (23:52 UTC), at HSV 6:16 pm CDT (23:16 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:41 pm CDT (23:41 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at HSV is before sunrise there (6:50 am CDT (11:50 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: Tyler Pounds Regional, Huntsville Intl-Carl T Jones Field.