Plan a flight · Mon 11:05 am EDT (15:05 UTC)

Athens/Ben Epps Airport to St. Pete-Clearwater International AHN → PIE

364 nautical miles (419 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 175°, about 181° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 2 h 20 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 36-knot tailwind), arriving about 1:25 pm EDT (17:25 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: 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 AHN.

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

GLF6 at 1,500 ft, 49 nm west, 10:28 am EDT (14:28 UTC): thunderstorms, remarks: during the descent. At the departure end, 49 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PDK UA /OV PDK/TM 1428/FL015/TP GLF6/WV -10 KTS 500 AGL/RM DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through PDK
Where
over PDK
Time
14:28 UTC
Height
at 1,500 ft
Aircraft
GLF6
Wind
a 10-knot loss of airspeed knots at 50,000 ft above ground
Remarks
during the descent
LJ45 at 41,000 ft, 45 nm north, 9:45 am EDT (13:45 UTC): remarks: mountain wave + 40FT 10 knots ztlfd 40. At the departure end, 45 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ATL UA /OV ODF/TM 1345/FL410/TP LJ45/RM MTN WAVE +- 40FT 10 KTS ZTLFD 40
```
Report
a routine report filed through ATL
Where
over ODF
Time
13:45 UTC
Height
at 41,000 ft
Aircraft
LJ45
Remarks
mountain wave + 40FT 10 knots ztlfd 40
B737 at 17,000 ft, 39 nm northeast, 9:14 am EDT (13:14 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ztlfd 16. At the departure end, 39 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ATL UA /OV ELW/TM 1314/FL170/TP B737/TB NEG/RM ZTLFD 16
```
Report
a routine report filed through ATL
Where
over ELW
Time
13:14 UTC
Height
at 17,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
none
Remarks
ztlfd 16
C56X at 45,000 ft, 39 nm northeast, 8:32 am EDT (12:32 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ztlfd 28. At the departure end, 39 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ATL UA /OV ELW/TM 1232/FL450/TP C56X/TB NEG/RM ZTLFD 28
```
Report
a routine report filed through ATL
Where
over ELW
Time
12:32 UTC
Height
at 45,000 ft
Aircraft
C56X
Turbulence
none
Remarks
ztlfd 28
CRJ9 at 10,000 ft, 23 nm east, 10:40 am EDT (14:40 UTC): wind 360° at 50 knots, remarks: during the descent. 30 nm along the route, 23 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AGS UA /OV KHQU271015/TM 1440/FL100/TP CRJ9/WV 36050KT/RM DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through AGS
Where
15 nm west (271°) of KHQU
Time
14:40 UTC
Height
at 10,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ9
Wind
from 360° at 50 knots
Remarks
during the descent
B712 at 22,000 ft, 28 nm east, 10:43 am EDT (14:43 UTC): no turbulence. 148 nm along the route, 28 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AMG UA /OV AMG/TM 1443/FL220/TP B712/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through AMG
Where
over AMG
Time
14:43 UTC
Height
at 22,000 ft
Aircraft
B712
Turbulence
none
B738 at 37,000 ft, 28 nm east, 8:06 am EDT (12:06 UTC): no turbulence. 148 nm along the route, 28 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AMG UA /OV AMG/TM 1206/FL370/TP B738/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through AMG
Where
over AMG
Time
12:06 UTC
Height
at 37,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
none
B738 at 34,000 ft, 40 nm east, 9:09 am EDT (13:09 UTC): light to moderate turbulence. 167 nm along the route, 40 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AMG UA /OV AMG145023/TM 1309/FL340/TP B738/TB LGT OCNL MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through AMG
Where
23 nm southeast (145°) of AMG
Time
13:09 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
light occasional moderate
A321 at 36,000 ft, 21 nm east, 8:49 am EDT (12:49 UTC): no turbulence. 207 nm along the route, 21 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GNV UA /OV TAY/TM 1249/FL360/TP A321/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through GNV
Where
over TAY
Time
12:49 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
none
BCS3 at 22,000 ft, 15 nm west, 9:55 am EDT (13:55 UTC): light chop turbulence. 217 nm along the route, 15 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
VLD UA /OV VLD180025/TM 1355/FL220/TP BCS3/TB INTMT LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through VLD
Where
25 nm south (180°) of VLD
Time
13:55 UTC
Height
at 22,000 ft
Aircraft
BCS3
Turbulence
intermittent light chop
B752 at 35,000 ft, 49 nm west, 8:38 am EDT (12:38 UTC): light chop turbulence. 217 nm along the route, 49 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TLH UA /OV SZW120030/TM 1238/FL350/TP B752/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
30 nm southeast (120°) of SZW
Time
12:38 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
B752
Turbulence
occasional light chop
TBM8 at 29,000 ft, 11 nm east, 8:20 am EDT (12:20 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: smooth. 217 nm along the route, 11 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GNV UA /OV TAY220015/TM 1220/FL290/TP TBM8/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH
```
Report
a routine report filed through GNV
Where
15 nm southwest (220°) of TAY
Time
12:20 UTC
Height
at 29,000 ft
Aircraft
TBM8
Turbulence
none
Remarks
smooth
UAL2307 at 34,000 ft, 35 nm west, 8:37 am EDT (12:37 UTC): light chop turbulence, wind 130° at 47 knots. 246 nm along the route, 35 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ARP UAL2307 2951N 08333W 1237 F340 130/047KT TB LGT CHOP IC
```
Report
a routine report filed through ARP
B737 at 20,000 ft, 43 nm east, 9:06 am EDT (13:06 UTC): light clear-air turbulence from 20,000 ft to 29,000 ft, clear from 20,000 ft to 60,000 ft, remarks: southbound. 256 nm along the route, 43 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GNV UA /OV GNV090012/TM 1306/FL200/TP B737/SK SKC/TB CONS LGT CAT 290-200 /RM SOUTHBOUND
```
Report
a routine report filed through GNV
Where
12 nm east (090°) of GNV
Time
13:06 UTC
Height
at 20,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Sky
clear
Turbulence
continuous light clear-air turbulence from 29,000 ft to 20,000 ft
Remarks
southbound

2 more routine reports are on the map.

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 14:00–21:00 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 4 forecast points nearest it (ATL, 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	340° at 18 kt	−18 kt		138 kt	2 h 38 min	1:43 pm EDT (17:43 UTC)
6,500 ft	340° at 19 kt	−18 kt	16 °C	138 kt	2 h 38 min	1:43 pm EDT (17:43 UTC)
8,500 ft	330° at 18 kt	−16 kt	13 °C	136 kt	2 h 41 min	1:46 pm EDT (17:46 UTC)
10,500 ft	320° at 19 kt	−16 kt	10 °C	136 kt	2 h 41 min	1:46 pm EDT (17:46 UTC)
12,500 ft	320° at 20 kt	−16 kt	6 °C	136 kt	2 h 41 min	1:46 pm EDT (17:46 UTC)
14,500 ft	320° at 19 kt	−16 kt	2 °C	136 kt	2 h 41 min	1:46 pm EDT (17:46 UTC)
16,500 ft	330° at 18 kt	−16 kt	-2 °C	136 kt	2 h 41 min	1:46 pm EDT (17:46 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	340° at 17 kt	−16 kt	-5 °C	136 kt	2 h 41 min	1:46 pm EDT (17:46 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	350° at 21 kt	−21 kt	-18 °C	141 kt	2 h 35 min	1:40 pm EDT (17:40 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	360° at 36 kt	−36 kt	-31 °C	156 kt	2 h 20 min	1:25 pm EDT (17:25 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	350° at 35 kt	−35 kt	-41 °C	155 kt	2 h 21 min	1:26 pm EDT (17:26 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	340° at 26 kt	−24 kt	-50 °C	144 kt	2 h 32 min	1:37 pm EDT (17:37 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 18:00 UTC for use 14:00 to 21:00 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
ATL	used from 0 nm out; 58 nm from the line	340/24	350/18 17°	330/15 11°	320/20 6°	310/16 -4°	300/18 -18°	320/28 -32°	330/43 -40°	340/35 -51°
SAV	used from 98 nm out; 98 nm from the line	340/14	330/21 16°	340/26 12°	350/25 8°	360/28 -6°	360/29 -19°	360/36 -31°	360/27 -42°	330/31 -51°
JAX	used from 148 nm out; 77 nm from the line	320/17	330/21 17°	320/21 14°	310/23 8°	340/19 -6°	360/26 -19°	010/44 -30°	360/35 -41°	330/22 -50°
PIE	used from 295 nm out; 44 nm from the line	360/14	010/20 18°	320/11 13°	290/16 8°	340/11 -6°	350/21 -17°	360/39 -32°	010/39 -42°	350/17 -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	Elevation
AHN Athens, GA	departure	no report just now	812 ft
CPP Greensboro, GA	20 nm out, 8 nm east of the line	no report just now	688 ft
MCN Macon, GA	69 nm out, 24 nm west of the line, tower	no report just now	354 ft
EZM Eastman, GA	108 nm out, 4 nm north of the line, tower	no report just now	303 ft
DQH Douglas, GA	148 nm out, 10 nm east of the line	no report just now	256 ft
VLD Valdosta, GA	187 nm out, 15 nm west of the line, tower	no report just now	203 ft
LCQ Lake City, FL	226 nm out, 18 nm east of the line, tower	no report just now	200 ft
CTY Cross City, FL	256 nm out, 13 nm west of the line	no report just now	42 ft
CGC Crystal River, FL	305 nm out, 11 nm east of the line	no report just now	8 ft
BKV Brooksville, FL	335 nm out, 15 nm east of the line, tower	no report just now	76 ft
PIE St Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	destination	no report just now	10 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 812 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At PIE when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:25 pm EDT (17:25 UTC)

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

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 AHN 7:03 pm EDT (23:03 UTC), at PIE 7:04 pm EDT (23:04 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:28 pm EDT (23:28 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: Athens/Ben Epps Airport, St. Pete-Clearwater International.