Burke Lakefront Airport to Tampa International BKL → TPA
814 nautical miles (937 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 183°, about 190° magnetic at the departure end (variation 7W). At 120 knots that is 6 h 04 min at the quickest height in today's winds (8,500 ft, a 14-knot tailwind), arriving about 9:09 am EDT (13:09 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
- 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 338 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 159 to 348 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 29,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the route from 278 to 387 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 10,000 ft. Over the route from 298 to 447 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 BKL.
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 (CLE, CMH, CRW, TRI, GSP, CAE, 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 16 kt | −12 kt | 11 °C | 132 kt | 6 h 10 min | 9:15 am EDT (13:15 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 320° at 17 kt | −13 kt | 13 °C | 133 kt | 6 h 07 min | 9:12 am EDT (13:12 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 320° at 19 kt | −14 kt | 11 °C | 134 kt | 6 h 04 min | 9:09 am EDT (13:09 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 310° at 20 kt | −13 kt | 8 °C | 133 kt | 6 h 07 min | 9:12 am EDT (13:12 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 310° at 21 kt | −12 kt | 4 °C | 132 kt | 6 h 10 min | 9:15 am EDT (13:15 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 300° at 23 kt | −12 kt | 0 °C | 132 kt | 6 h 10 min | 9:15 am EDT (13:15 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 300° at 25 kt | −12 kt | -4 °C | 132 kt | 6 h 10 min | 9:15 am EDT (13:15 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 300° at 26 kt | −11 kt | -7 °C | 131 kt | 6 h 13 min | 9:18 am EDT (13:18 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 300° at 30 kt | −13 kt | -18 °C | 133 kt | 6 h 07 min | 9:12 am EDT (13:12 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 280° at 30 kt | −6 kt | -33 °C | 126 kt | 6 h 28 min | 9:33 am EDT (13:33 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 280° at 33 kt | −3 kt | -40 °C | 123 kt | 6 h 37 min | 9:42 am EDT (13:42 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 290° at 31 kt | −7 kt | -49 °C | 127 kt | 6 h 25 min | 9:30 am EDT (13:30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | used from 0 nm out; 19 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 50 nm out; 54 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 149 nm out; 21 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 248 nm out; 36 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 348 nm out; 26 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° |
| CAE | used from 447 nm out; 57 nm from the line | 330/15 | 330/13 12° | 330/22 9° | 300/26 6° | 280/33 -7° | 270/38 -18° | 250/45 -33° | 240/46 -40° | 270/38 -49° |
| SAV | used from 496 nm out; 69 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 596 nm out; 54 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 745 nm out; 50 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BKL Cleveland, OH | departure | no report just now | 583 ft | ||||
| CAK Akron, OH | 40 nm out, 14 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,225 ft | ||||
| PKB Parkersburg, WV | 129 nm out, 19 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 858 ft | ||||
| CRW Charleston, WV | 189 nm out, 15 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 947 ft | ||||
| TRI Bristol/Johnson/Kingsport, TN | 308 nm out, 18 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,518 ft | ||||
| GSP Greer, SC | 397 nm out, 4 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 963 ft | ||||
| AGS Augusta, GA | 487 nm out, 13 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 145 ft | ||||
| SBO Swainsboro, GA | 536 nm out, 5 nm west of the line | no report just now | 327 ft | ||||
| AYS Waycross, GA | 616 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 141 ft | ||||
| LCQ Lake City, FL | 685 nm out, 9 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 200 ft | ||||
| BKV Brooksville, FL | 784 nm out, 3 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 76 ft | ||||
| TPA Tampa, FL | destination | no report just now | 26 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,518 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, 9:09 am EDT (13:09 UTC)
TPA has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8829 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 15 nm from the route, at the departure end · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
- 6/8587 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 15 nm from the route, at the departure end · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
Daylight
Sunset at BKL 6:50 pm EDT (22:50 UTC), at TPA 7:04 pm EDT (23:04 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:27 pm EDT (23:27 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: Burke Lakefront Airport, Tampa International.