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Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International to Southwest Florida International AVP → RSW

938 nautical miles (1,079 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 200°, about 211° magnetic at the departure end (variation 11W). At 120 knots that is 7 h 57 min at the quickest height in today's winds (6,500 ft, a 2-knot headwind), arriving about 6:40 am EDT (10:40 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: 124 flights in the DOT's last twelve reported months, the route's page.

The return flight

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

  • SIGMET 6E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 11:55 pm EDT (03:55 UTC). Over the route from 40 to 120 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 120155
    MKCE WST 120155
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 6E
    VALID UNTIL 0355Z
    NY NJ PA DE MD AND DE NJ NY MD CSTL WTRS
    FROM 20WNW SAX-70S HTO-50ESE SBY-30WSW HAR-20WNW SAX
    AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 22020KT. TOPS TO FL300.
  • SIGMET 7E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 33,000 ft, moving from the west at 15 knots, until 11:55 pm EDT (03:55 UTC). Over the route from 150 to 229 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 120155
    MKCE WST 120155
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 7E
    VALID UNTIL 0355Z
    PA MD VA DC WV OH
    FROM 10NNE JST-30WNW SBY-40ENE RIC-50SW BKW-20SE APE-10NNE JST
    AREA TS MOV FROM 28015KT. TOPS TO FL330.
  • 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 first 229 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 199 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 13,000 ft. Over the first 20 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 30 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 AVP.

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 11 forecast points nearest it (AVP, ACY, RIC, RDU, ILM, FLO, CHS, SAV, JAX, MLB, PIE). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft280° at 15 kt+3 kt117 kt8 h 01 min6:44 am EDT (10:44 UTC)
6,500 ft280° at 15 kt+2 kt13 °C118 kt7 h 57 min6:40 am EDT (10:40 UTC)
8,500 ft270° at 19 kt+5 kt11 °C115 kt8 h 09 min6:52 am EDT (10:52 UTC)
10,500 ft260° at 21 kt+8 kt8 °C112 kt8 h 22 min7:05 am EDT (11:05 UTC)
12,500 ft260° at 23 kt+12 kt5 °C108 kt8 h 41 min7:24 am EDT (11:24 UTC)
14,500 ft250° at 26 kt+16 kt0 °C104 kt9 h 01 min7:44 am EDT (11:44 UTC)
16,500 ft250° at 30 kt+19 kt-3 °C101 kt9 h 17 min8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180250° at 33 kt+22 kt-6 °C98 kt9 h 34 min8:17 am EDT (12:17 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240240° at 41 kt+31 kt-18 °C89 kt10 h 32 min9:15 am EDT (13:15 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300230° at 55 kt+48 kt-32 °C72 kt13 h 02 min11:45 am EDT (15:45 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340220° at 64 kt+58 kt-40 °C62 kt15 h 08 min1:51 pm EDT (17:51 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390230° at 55 kt+48 kt-51 °C72 kt13 h 02 min11:45 am EDT (15:45 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
AVPused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line150/5350/13 12°270/20 8°260/17 4°260/25 -11°240/31 -22°240/54 -35°230/61 -41°240/55 -49°
ACYused from 100 nm out; 97 nm from the line220/19220/18 14°210/36 9°210/35 5°220/36 -8°240/49 -21°220/90 -31°230/103 -40°230/81 -50°
RICused from 150 nm out; 68 nm from the line270/23280/19 11°270/18 8°240/22 4°230/39 -7°220/55 -18°220/75 -30°230/83 -39°230/64 -50°
RDUused from 299 nm out; 42 nm from the line280/33300/23 11°300/28 8°290/28 4°260/41 -6°240/52 -18°230/66 -31°230/76 -39°240/52 -49°
ILMused from 399 nm out; 47 nm from the line270/22270/23 11°260/35 10°240/41 6°240/49 -5°240/61 -16°230/74 -30°220/79 -40°230/71 -51°
FLOused from 449 nm out; 38 nm from the line300/16320/14 12°320/19 7°290/26 5°260/39 -6°250/45 -18°230/62 -32°230/83 -40°230/64 -51°
CHSused from 499 nm out; 37 nm from the line280/21270/23 12°280/28 11°260/35 6°250/41 -5°250/45 -16°230/59 -32°220/74 -40°230/67 -52°
SAVused from 598 nm out; 73 nm from the line280/23300/22 14°290/27 11°270/31 6°260/36 -5°260/38 -17°240/49 -32°230/68 -40°230/59 -51°
JAXused from 648 nm out; 75 nm from the line290/14300/16 17°280/22 14°280/24 8°250/32 -6°250/37 -17°230/50 -31°220/52 -41°220/51 -52°
MLBused from 748 nm out; 64 nm from the line230/6230/12 17°240/13 12°240/14 7°240/20 -5°240/24 -16°210/21 -32°190/33 -41°200/36 -52°
PIEused from 898 nm out; 84 nm from the line350/6L/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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
AVP Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA departure no report just now 961 ft
LNS Lancaster, PA 80 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 402 ft
BWI Baltimore, MD 140 nm out, 5 nm east of the line, tower no report just now 143 ft
RIC Richmond, VA 239 nm out, 9 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 167 ft
JNX Smithfield, NC 369 nm out, 2 nm west of the line no report just now 164 ft
FAY Fayetteville, NC 409 nm out, 14 nm west of the line, tower no report just now 189 ft
MYR Myrtle Beach, SC 489 nm out, 10 nm east of the line, tower no report just now 25 ft
EVB New Smyrna Beach, FL 778 nm out, 5 nm west of the line, tower no report just now 10 ft
PGD Punta Gorda, FL 918 nm out, 19 nm west of the line, tower no report just now 25 ft
RSW Fort Myers, FL destination no report just now 29 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 961 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At RSW when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:40 am EDT (10:40 UTC)

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

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

  • 6/8800 Baltimore, MD, Saturday, October 17, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 3 nm from the route, 130 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Saturday 17 October · ZDC
  • 4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA on the route, 150 nm along the route · security · ZDC
  • 6/8600 Sterling, VA, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 18 nm from the route, 150 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZDC
  • 6/8508 Johnsontown, NC 5 nm from the route, 419 nm along the route · security · ZDC
  • 6/8298 Daytona Beach, FL, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 10 nm from the route, 768 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZJX
  • 6/8900 Cape Canaveral, FL, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local 7 nm from the route, 788 nm along the route · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZMA
  • 6/8901 Cape Canaveral, FL, Thursday, October 15, 2026 Local 7 nm from the route, 788 nm along the route · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts Thursday 15 October · ZJX
  • 6/8896 Cape Canaveral, FL, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 7 nm from the route, 788 nm along the route · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts tomorrow · ZJX
  • 6/8897 Cape Canaveral, FL, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local 7 nm from the route, 788 nm along the route · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZJX
  • 6/8898 Cape Canaveral, FL, Thursday, October 15, 2026 Local 7 nm from the route, 788 nm along the route · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts Thursday 15 October · ZMA
  • 6/8899 Cape Canaveral, FL, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 7 nm from the route, 788 nm along the route · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts tomorrow · ZMA
  • 4/3634 DISNEY WORLD THEME PARK, ORLANDO, FL 21 nm from the route, 828 nm along the route · security · ZJX

Daylight

Sunset at AVP 6:27 pm EDT (22:27 UTC), at RSW 7:02 pm EDT (23:02 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:25 pm EDT (23:25 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at RSW is before sunrise there (7:24 am EDT (11:24 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 Northeast
Radar now, the Northeast · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the Southeast
Radar now, the Southeast · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the whole country
Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service
Surface analysis now
Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead
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: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International, Southwest Florida International.