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Athens/Ben Epps Airport to Orlando Sanford International AHN → SFB

328 nautical miles (378 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 160°, about 166° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 2 h 27 min at the quickest height in today's winds (5,500 ft, a 14-knot tailwind), arriving about 12:35 am EDT (04:35 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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: 2 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 TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 8,000 ft. Near the route, at the departure end.

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

PC12 at 16,000 ft, 7 nm southwest, 8:55 pm EDT (00:55 UTC): no turbulence, clear from 16,000 ft to 60,000 ft. 219 nm along the route, 7 nm southwest 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
B737 at 33,000 ft, 17 nm northeast, 7:35 pm EDT (23:35 UTC): light chop turbulence. 239 nm along the route, 17 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
JAX UA /OV CRG/TM 2335/FL330/TP B737/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through JAX
Where
over CRG
Time
23:35 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
occasional light chop
B738 at 37,000 ft, 18 nm east, 8:26 pm EDT (00:26 UTC): no turbulence. 259 nm along the route, 18 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SGJ UA /OV SGJ/TM 0026/FL370/TP B738/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through SGJ
Where
over SGJ
Time
00:26 UTC
Height
at 37,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
none
E170 at 32,000 ft, 35 nm east, 9:02 pm EDT (01:02 UTC): light chop turbulence above 32,000 ft. 279 nm along the route, 35 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
OMN UA /OV OMN020030/TM 0102/FL320/TP E170/TB LGT CHOP 320
```
Report
a routine report filed through OMN
Where
30 nm north (020°) of OMN
Time
01:02 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
light chop at 32,000 ft
B738 at 36,000 ft, 42 nm west, 8:23 pm EDT (00:23 UTC): light chop turbulence. 289 nm along the route, 42 nm west 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
E170 at 31,000 ft, 16 nm east, 9:07 pm EDT (01:07 UTC): no turbulence. 299 nm along the route, 16 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
OMN UA /OV OMN/TM 0107/FL310/TP E170/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through OMN
Where
over OMN
Time
01:07 UTC
Height
at 31,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
none
A321 at 34,000 ft, 16 nm east, 7:47 pm EDT (23:47 UTC): no turbulence. 299 nm along the route, 16 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
OMN UA /OV OMN/TM 2347/FL340/TP A321/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through OMN
Where
over OMN
Time
23:47 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
none
PC12 at 20,000 ft, 48 nm west, 7:38 pm EDT (23:38 UTC): light rime icing, -8 °C. 309 nm along the route, 48 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
OCF UA /OV OCF180020/TM 2338/FL200/TP PC12/TA M08/IC LGT RIME
```
Report
a routine report filed through OCF
Where
20 nm south (180°) of OCF
Time
23:38 UTC
Height
at 20,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Temperature
−8 °C
Icing
light rime
C172 at 1,100 ft, 15 nm south, 9:12 pm EDT (01:12 UTC): no turbulence. At the destination end, 15 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ORL UA /OV ORL/TM 0112/FL011/TP C172/TB SMOOTH
```
Report
a routine report filed through ORL
Where
over ORL
Time
01:12 UTC
Height
at 1,100 ft
Aircraft
C172
Turbulence
smooth
C172 at 1,100 ft, 15 nm south, 8:12 pm EDT (00:12 UTC): no turbulence. At the destination end, 15 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ORL UA /OV 1SM N/TM 0012/FL011/TP C172/TB SMOOTH
```
Report
a routine report filed through ORL
Where
1SM north
Time
00:12 UTC
Height
at 1,100 ft
Aircraft
C172
Turbulence
smooth
PC12 at 19,000 ft, 44 nm south, 8:09 pm EDT (00:09 UTC): light rime icing, -7 °C. At the destination end, 44 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MCO UA /OV ORL180030/TM 0009/FL190/TP PC12/TA M07/IC LGT RIME
```
Report
a routine report filed through MCO
Where
30 nm south (180°) of ORL
Time
00:09 UTC
Height
at 19,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Temperature
−7 °C
Icing
light rime
P28A at 1,100 ft, 15 nm south, 7:15 pm EDT (23:15 UTC): no turbulence, clear from 1,100 ft to 60,000 ft. At the destination end, 15 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ORL UA /OV ORL/TM 2315/FL011/TP P28A/SK SKC/TB SMOOTH
```
Report
a routine report filed through ORL
Where
over ORL
Time
23:15 UTC
Height
at 1,100 ft
Aircraft
P28A
Sky
clear
Turbulence
smooth
P28A at 1,000 ft, 0 nm northeast, 7:15 pm EDT (23:15 UTC): clear. At the destination end, 0 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SFB UA /OV SFB/TM 2315/FL010/TP P28A/SK CLR
```
Report
a routine report filed through SFB
Where
over SFB
Time
23:15 UTC
Height
at 1,000 ft
Aircraft
P28A
Sky
clear

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 20:00–03:00 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 (ATL, SAV, JAX, MLB). 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	280° at 16 kt	−8 kt		128 kt	2 h 34 min	12:42 am EDT (04:42 UTC)
5,500 ft	300° at 21 kt	−14 kt		134 kt	2 h 27 min	12:35 am EDT (04:35 UTC)
7,500 ft	280° at 24 kt	−13 kt	14 °C	133 kt	2 h 28 min	12:36 am EDT (04:36 UTC)
9,500 ft	270° at 27 kt	−10 kt	12 °C	130 kt	2 h 31 min	12:39 am EDT (04:39 UTC)
11,500 ft	270° at 28 kt	−10 kt	9 °C	130 kt	2 h 31 min	12:39 am EDT (04:39 UTC)
13,500 ft	260° at 31 kt	−6 kt	5 °C	126 kt	2 h 36 min	12:44 am EDT (04:44 UTC)
15,500 ft	250° at 34 kt	−2 kt	0 °C	122 kt	2 h 41 min	12:49 am EDT (04:49 UTC)
17,500 ft	250° at 37 kt	+3 kt	-5 °C	117 kt	2 h 48 min	12:56 am EDT (04:56 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	240° at 38 kt	+4 kt	-6 °C	116 kt	2 h 50 min	12:58 am EDT (04:58 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	230° at 38 kt	+10 kt	-16 °C	110 kt	2 h 59 min	1:07 am EDT (05:07 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	220° at 43 kt	+19 kt	-32 °C	101 kt	3 h 15 min	1:23 am EDT (05:23 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	210° at 47 kt	+31 kt	-41 °C	89 kt	3 h 41 min	1:49 am EDT (05:49 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	210° at 48 kt	+33 kt	-52 °C	87 kt	3 h 46 min	1:54 am EDT (05:54 UTC)

Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 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; 64 nm from the line	300/23	320/26 14°	320/34 10°	320/41 5°	290/32 -6°	290/31 -18°	280/28 -33°	260/32 -41°	250/28 -50°
SAV	used from 50 nm out; 91 nm from the line	260/18	290/26 13°	270/33 12°	260/40 9°	240/47 -5°	230/53 -16°	220/61 -31°	210/64 -41°	210/64 -52°
JAX	used from 149 nm out; 50 nm from the line	280/14	300/22 16°	260/27 15°	260/26 9°	240/41 -6°	230/38 -16°	220/44 -32°	200/49 -41°	200/52 -53°
MLB	used from 299 nm out; 65 nm from the line	240/7	240/11 17°	240/13 13°	250/15 8°	230/25 -5°	210/25 -16°	210/24 -31°	190/29 -41°	190/27 -53°

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, 4 nm southeast of the line	no report just now	688 ft
OKZ Sandersville, GA	60 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line	no report just now	438 ft
VDI Vidalia, GA	119 nm out, 11 nm northeast of the line	no report just now	274 ft
BHC Baxley, GA	139 nm out, 3 nm south of the line	no report just now	201 ft
AYS Waycross, GA	169 nm out, 9 nm west of the line	no report just now	141 ft
VQQ Jacksonville, FL	239 nm out, 5 nm west of the line, tower	no report just now	79 ft
SGJ St Augustine, FL	259 nm out, 17 nm east of the line, tower	no report just now	9 ft
FIN Palm Coast, FL	289 nm out, 15 nm east of the line, tower	no report just now	33 ft
SFB Orlando, FL	destination	no report just now	54 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 SFB when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:35 am EDT (04:35 UTC)

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

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

6/8389 Jacksonville, FL, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 1 nm from the route, 239 nm along the route · air shows/sports · starts Thursday 15 October · ZJX
6/8298 Daytona Beach, FL, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 19 nm from the route, 309 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZJX

Daylight

Sunset at AHN 7:03 pm EDT (23:03 UTC), at SFB 6:58 pm EDT (22:58 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:22 pm EDT (23:22 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at SFB is before sunrise there (7:23 am EDT (11:23 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, Orlando Sanford International.