Plan a flight · Sun 10:43 pm EDT (02:43 UTC)

Augusta Regional AT Bush Field to Tampa International AGS → TPA

325 nautical miles (374 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 185°, about 189° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4W). At 120 knots that is 2 h 36 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 5-knot tailwind), arriving about 1:19 am EDT (05:19 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now AGS is VFR, wind from the southwest (220°) at 5 knots; TPA is VFR, wind variable 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: 5 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 AGS.

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

PA32 at 7,000 ft, 30 nm northeast, 8:17 pm EDT (00:17 UTC): 8 °C, remarks: smooth. At the departure end, 30 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AGS UA /OV KAIK360010/TM 0017/FL070/TP PA32/WX FV99SM/TA 8/RM SMOOTH
```
Report
a routine report filed through AGS
Where
10 nm north (360°) of KAIK
Time
00:17 UTC
Height
at 7,000 ft
Aircraft
PA32
Weather
flight visibility 99 miles
Temperature
8 °C
Remarks
smooth
E170 at 15,500 ft, 40 nm east, 10:00 pm EDT (02:00 UTC): light chop turbulence. 177 nm along the route, 40 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
JAX UA /OV CRG/TM 0200/FL155/TP E170/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through JAX
Where
over CRG
Time
02:00 UTC
Height
at 15,500 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
occasional light chop
PC12 at 16,000 ft, 16 nm east, 8:55 pm EDT (00:55 UTC): no turbulence, clear from 16,000 ft to 60,000 ft. 177 nm along the route, 16 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AYS UA /OV AYS150060/TM 0055/FL160/TP PC12/SK SKC/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through AYS
Where
60 nm southeast (150°) of AYS
Time
00:55 UTC
Height
at 16,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Sky
clear
Turbulence
none
B738 at 36,000 ft, 11 nm east, 8:23 pm EDT (00:23 UTC): light chop turbulence. 256 nm along the route, 11 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
OCF UA /OV OCF/TM 0023/FL360/TP B738/TB LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through OCF
Where
over OCF
Time
00:23 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
light chop

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 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 (SAV, JAX, PIE). 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	300° at 14 kt	−5 kt		125 kt	2 h 36 min	1:19 am EDT (05:19 UTC)
6,500 ft	300° at 15 kt	−5 kt	16 °C	125 kt	2 h 36 min	1:19 am EDT (05:19 UTC)
8,500 ft	290° at 19 kt	−4 kt	14 °C	124 kt	2 h 37 min	1:20 am EDT (05:20 UTC)
10,500 ft	280° at 21 kt	−2 kt	10 °C	122 kt	2 h 40 min	1:23 am EDT (05:23 UTC)
12,500 ft	270° at 23 kt	+1 kt	7 °C	119 kt	2 h 44 min	1:27 am EDT (05:27 UTC)
14,500 ft	270° at 25 kt	+4 kt	2 °C	116 kt	2 h 48 min	1:31 am EDT (05:31 UTC)
16,500 ft	260° at 28 kt	+8 kt	-2 °C	112 kt	2 h 54 min	1:37 am EDT (05:37 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	250° at 30 kt	+11 kt	-6 °C	109 kt	2 h 59 min	1:42 am EDT (05:42 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	250° at 34 kt	+13 kt	-17 °C	107 kt	3 h 02 min	1:45 am EDT (05:45 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	230° at 45 kt	+29 kt	-31 °C	91 kt	3 h 34 min	2:17 am EDT (06:17 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	220° at 52 kt	+40 kt	-41 °C	80 kt	4 h 04 min	2:47 am EDT (06:47 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	220° at 48 kt	+38 kt	-52 °C	82 kt	3 h 58 min	2:41 am EDT (06:41 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
SAV	used from 0 nm out; 65 nm from the line	280/23	300/22 14°	290/27 11°	270/31 6°	260/36 -5°	260/38 -17°	240/49 -32°	230/68 -40°	230/59 -51°
JAX	used from 99 nm out; 56 nm from the line	290/14	300/16 17°	280/22 14°	280/24 8°	250/32 -6°	250/37 -17°	230/50 -31°	220/52 -41°	220/51 -52°
PIE	used from 246 nm out; 59 nm from the line	350/6	L/V 18°	290/6 14°	280/9 9°	250/18 -6°	250/23 -17°	240/30 -31°	220/31 -41°	220/30 -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
AGS Augusta, GA	departure	VFR	from the southwest (220°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	145 ft	9:53 pm EDT (01:53 UTC)
BXG Waynesboro, GA	20 nm out, 0 nm southwest of the line	no report just now				308 ft
MHP Metter, GA	59 nm out, 1 nm southwest of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	197 ft	02:30 UTC
BHC Baxley, GA	99 nm out, 13 nm west of the line	no report just now				201 ft
AYS Waycross, GA	128 nm out, 10 nm west of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	141 ft	02:35 UTC
LCQ Lake City, FL	197 nm out, 14 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	200 ft	02:35 UTC
GNV Gainesville, FL	217 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the west (270°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	151 ft	01:53 UTC
OCF Ocala, FL	256 nm out, 11 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	from the west-southwest (250°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	90 ft	01:51 UTC
BKV Brooksville, FL	296 nm out, 2 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	76 ft	01:53 UTC
TPA Tampa, FL	destination	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 20,000 feet, a broken layer at 25,000 feet	variable at 4 knots	10+ mi	25,000 ft	26 ft	9:53 pm EDT (01:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 308 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At TPA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:19 am EDT (05:19 UTC)

Wind from the north at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for TPA

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the north at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 3,000 feet, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
From Sun 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the north at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the north at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

The forecast for AGS, the departure

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the west at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest 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 AGS 6:58 pm EDT (22:58 UTC), at TPA 7:04 pm EDT (23:04 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:27 pm EDT (23:27 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at TPA is before sunrise there (7:28 am EDT (11:28 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, 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: Augusta Regional AT Bush Field, Tampa International.