Lovell Field to Punta Gorda Airport CHA → PGD
515 nautical miles (592 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 160°, about 165° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 30 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 27-knot tailwind), arriving about 2:35 am EDT (06:35 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now CHA is VFR, wind calm; PGD is VFR, wind calm. 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: 119 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 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). 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 CHA.
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 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, CSG, TLH, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,500 ft | 330° at 18 kt | −18 kt | 138 kt | 3 h 44 min | 2:49 am EDT (06:49 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 340° at 22 kt | −22 kt | 142 kt | 3 h 38 min | 2:43 am EDT (06:43 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 340° at 24 kt | −24 kt | 15 °C | 144 kt | 3 h 35 min | 2:40 am EDT (06:40 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 330° at 23 kt | −23 kt | 12 °C | 143 kt | 3 h 36 min | 2:41 am EDT (06:41 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 320° at 20 kt | −19 kt | 9 °C | 139 kt | 3 h 42 min | 2:47 am EDT (06:47 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 310° at 19 kt | −17 kt | 4 °C | 137 kt | 3 h 46 min | 2:51 am EDT (06:51 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 300° at 20 kt | −15 kt | -1 °C | 135 kt | 3 h 49 min | 2:54 am EDT (06:54 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 290° at 22 kt | −14 kt | -5 °C | 134 kt | 3 h 51 min | 2:56 am EDT (06:56 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 290° at 22 kt | −14 kt | -6 °C | 134 kt | 3 h 51 min | 2:56 am EDT (06:56 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 290° at 27 kt | −15 kt | -17 °C | 135 kt | 3 h 49 min | 2:54 am EDT (06:54 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 310° at 32 kt | −27 kt | -32 °C | 147 kt | 3 h 30 min | 2:35 am EDT (06:35 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 310° at 24 kt | −20 kt | -41 °C | 140 kt | 3 h 41 min | 2:46 am EDT (06:46 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 290° at 21 kt | −14 kt | -50 °C | 134 kt | 3 h 51 min | 2:56 am EDT (06:56 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | used from 0 nm out; 68 nm from the line | 320/30 | 330/37 16° | 340/44 11° | 330/35 7° | 310/33 -6° | 300/38 -18° | 330/58 -33° | 330/48 -40° | 320/34 -49° |
| CSG | used from 148 nm out; 46 nm from the line | 310/24 | 340/35 17° | 340/37 12° | 330/22 8° | 310/30 -7° | 290/30 -18° | 340/57 -32° | 340/55 -41° | 320/33 -49° |
| TLH | used from 198 nm out; 75 nm from the line | 320/18 | 350/31 18° | 340/24 13° | 310/17 8° | 280/22 -7° | 300/25 -17° | 320/28 -33° | 320/24 -41° | 320/25 -50° |
| PIE | used from 346 nm out; 77 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHA Chattanooga, TN | departure | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,500 feet | calm | 10+ mi | none | 682 ft | 10:53 pm EDT (02:53 UTC) |
| CZL Calhoun, GA | 40 nm out, 3 nm north of the line | marginal VFR Weather: mist | calm | 3 mi | none | 655 ft | 02:55 UTC |
| FTY Atlanta, GA | 79 nm out, 8 nm east of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 841 ft | 02:53 UTC |
| OPN Thomaston, GA | 129 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line | reported, no category | from the northwest (320°) at 3 knots | none | 797 ft | 02:55 UTC | |
| CKF Cordele, GA | 198 nm out, 8 nm northeast of the line | VFR Sky: a broken layer at 5,000 feet, a broken layer at 8,000 feet, a broken layer at 10,000 feet Weather: nearby thunderstorms | calm | 10+ mi | 5,000 ft | 309 ft | 22:30 UTC |
| ABY Albany, GA | 218 nm out, 22 nm west of the line, tower | VFR | from the west (280°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 196 ft | 22:53 UTC |
| VLD Valdosta, GA | 277 nm out, 9 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 203 ft | 02:53 UTC |
| CTY Cross City, FL | 336 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 42 ft | 02:55 UTC |
| CGC Crystal River, FL | 396 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line | reported, no category | calm | 10+ mi | none | 8 ft | 02:55 UTC |
| BKV Brooksville, FL | 416 nm out, 6 nm east of the line, tower | VFR | from the southeast (130°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 76 ft | 02:53 UTC |
| SRQ Sarasota/Bradenton, FL | 475 nm out, 20 nm southwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the north (010°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 29 ft | 02:53 UTC |
| PGD Punta Gorda, FL | destination | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 25 ft | 10:53 pm EDT (02:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 841 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At PGD when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:35 am EDT (06:35 UTC)
Wind from the north at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for PGD
- From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 3,000 feet, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
- From Sun 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the north at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
The forecast for CHA, the departure
- From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 7,000 feet
- From Sun 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/6783 Perry, GA, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 19, 2026 UTC 17 nm from the route, 168 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 19 October · ZTL
Daylight
Sunset at CHA 7:10 pm EDT (23:10 UTC), at PGD 7:02 pm EDT (23:02 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:26 pm EDT (23:26 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at PGD is before sunrise there (7:25 am EDT (11:25 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: Lovell Field, Punta Gorda Airport.