Alpena County Regional to Lakeland Linder International APN → LAL
1,029 nautical miles (1,184 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 175°, about 182° magnetic at the departure end (variation 7W). At 120 knots that is 7 h 18 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 21-knot tailwind), arriving about 5:58 am EDT (09:58 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: 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 route from 120 to 539 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 419 to 589 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 8,000 ft. Over the route from 539 to 649 nm out.
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 APN.
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 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 9 forecast points nearest it (TVC, CLE, CMH, CRW, TRI, GSP, 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 | 320° at 15 kt | −12 kt | 11 °C | 132 kt | 7 h 48 min | 6:28 am EDT (10:28 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 320° at 17 kt | −14 kt | 13 °C | 134 kt | 7 h 41 min | 6:21 am EDT (10:21 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 320° at 18 kt | −14 kt | 11 °C | 134 kt | 7 h 41 min | 6:21 am EDT (10:21 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 310° at 19 kt | −14 kt | 7 °C | 134 kt | 7 h 41 min | 6:21 am EDT (10:21 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 310° at 20 kt | −14 kt | 4 °C | 134 kt | 7 h 41 min | 6:21 am EDT (10:21 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 310° at 22 kt | −14 kt | 0 °C | 134 kt | 7 h 41 min | 6:21 am EDT (10:21 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 310° at 24 kt | −15 kt | -5 °C | 135 kt | 7 h 37 min | 6:17 am EDT (10:17 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 300° at 26 kt | −16 kt | -8 °C | 136 kt | 7 h 34 min | 6:14 am EDT (10:14 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 310° at 31 kt | −20 kt | -19 °C | 140 kt | 7 h 21 min | 6:01 am EDT (10:01 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 300° at 33 kt | −18 kt | -34 °C | 138 kt | 7 h 27 min | 6:07 am EDT (10:07 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 300° at 37 kt | −19 kt | -41 °C | 139 kt | 7 h 24 min | 6:04 am EDT (10:04 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 37 kt | −21 kt | -50 °C | 141 kt | 7 h 18 min | 5:58 am EDT (09:58 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TVC | used from 0 nm out; 88 nm from the line | 260/31 | 280/22 15° | 290/18 10° | 270/13 2° | 290/25 -10° | 300/35 -21° | 310/52 -37° | 320/59 -47° | 300/84 -54° |
| CLE | used from 100 nm out; 116 nm from the line | 340/7 | 010/16 13° | 350/18 8° | 350/20 3° | 340/31 -10° | 340/46 -21° | 340/54 -37° | 330/62 -44° | 340/65 -49° |
| CMH | used from 250 nm out; 32 nm from the line | 330/15 | 340/22 14° | 340/24 9° | 340/23 4° | 340/35 -9° | 340/49 -20° | 340/58 -37° | 330/70 -42° | 340/55 -47° |
| CRW | used from 400 nm out; 62 nm from the line | 330/20 | 330/23 11° | 340/25 8° | 340/21 2° | 340/33 -9° | 340/41 -20° | 330/42 -35° | 320/44 -39° | 320/43 -47° |
| TRI | used from 449 nm out; 47 nm from the line | 330/22 11° | 330/29 7° | 330/32 3° | 330/36 -8° | 320/34 -19° | 320/36 -34° | 320/43 -39° | 320/46 -47° | |
| GSP | used from 549 nm out; 43 nm from the line | 320/22 | 340/19 13° | 320/18 8° | 310/24 5° | 300/34 -7° | 300/36 -18° | 290/30 -33° | 300/32 -39° | 320/42 -49° |
| SAV | used from 699 nm out; 82 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 799 nm out; 62 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 949 nm out; 67 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APN Alpena, MI | departure | no report just now | 689 ft | ||||
| CFS Caro, MI | 100 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 704 ft | ||||
| DTW Detroit, MI | 170 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 645 ft | ||||
| OSU Columbus, OH | 300 nm out, 2 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 905 ft | ||||
| LCK Columbus, OH | 320 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 743 ft | ||||
| SJS Prestonsburg, KY | 439 nm out, 9 nm east of the line | no report just now | 1,221 ft | ||||
| AVL Asheville, NC | 579 nm out, 4 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 2,163 ft | ||||
| GYH Greenville, SC | 619 nm out, 9 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 955 ft | ||||
| SBO Swainsboro, GA | 749 nm out, 2 nm south of the line | no report just now | 327 ft | ||||
| VQQ Jacksonville, FL | 899 nm out, 16 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 79 ft | ||||
| OCF Ocala, FL | 959 nm out, 6 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 90 ft | ||||
| LAL Lakeland, FL | destination | no report just now | 141 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 2,163 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At LAL when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:58 am EDT (09:58 UTC)
LAL 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 22 nm from the route, 899 nm along the route · air shows/sports · starts Thursday 15 October · ZJX
- 4/3634 DISNEY WORLD THEME PARK, ORLANDO, FL 23 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · ZJX
Daylight
Sunset at APN 6:54 pm EDT (22:54 UTC), at LAL 7:02 pm EDT (23:02 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:25 pm EDT (23:25 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at LAL is before sunrise there (7:26 am EDT (11:26 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: Alpena County Regional, Lakeland Linder International.