Lovell Field to Sarasota/Bradenton International CHA → SRQ
478 nautical miles (551 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 163°, about 168° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 06 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 34-knot tailwind), arriving about 10:33 am EDT (14:33 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 10 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Near the route, at the departure end.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 29,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Near the route, 30 nm along the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft. Near the route, 50 nm along the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 30,000 ft to 41,000 ft. Near the route, 379 nm along 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 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 08:00–15:00 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 | 340° at 23 kt | −23 kt | 143 kt | 3 h 21 min | 10:48 am EDT (14:48 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 340° at 25 kt | −25 kt | 145 kt | 3 h 18 min | 10:45 am EDT (14:45 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 350° at 24 kt | −24 kt | 15 °C | 144 kt | 3 h 19 min | 10:46 am EDT (14:46 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 340° at 21 kt | −21 kt | 10 °C | 141 kt | 3 h 23 min | 10:50 am EDT (14:50 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 330° at 16 kt | −16 kt | 8 °C | 136 kt | 3 h 31 min | 10:58 am EDT (14:58 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 320° at 17 kt | −15 kt | 3 °C | 135 kt | 3 h 32 min | 10:59 am EDT (14:59 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 320° at 19 kt | −17 kt | -1 °C | 137 kt | 3 h 29 min | 10:56 am EDT (14:56 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 310° at 21 kt | −18 kt | -5 °C | 138 kt | 3 h 28 min | 10:55 am EDT (14:55 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 310° at 22 kt | −19 kt | -6 °C | 139 kt | 3 h 26 min | 10:53 am EDT (14:53 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 340° at 28 kt | −27 kt | -17 °C | 147 kt | 3 h 15 min | 10:42 am EDT (14:42 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 330° at 34 kt | −33 kt | -32 °C | 153 kt | 3 h 07 min | 10:34 am EDT (14:34 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 340° at 34 kt | −34 kt | -41 °C | 154 kt | 3 h 06 min | 10:33 am EDT (14:33 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 330° at 22 kt | −22 kt | -51 °C | 142 kt | 3 h 22 min | 10:49 am EDT (14:49 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 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 | 330/32 | 340/36 17° | 350/34 10° | 340/25 6° | 330/27 -6° | 350/35 -18° | 330/49 -32° | 340/47 -41° | 340/27 -51° |
| CSG | used from 149 nm out; 41 nm from the line | 330/27 | 340/28 16° | 350/28 11° | 330/17 6° | 340/25 -6° | 350/33 -18° | 330/46 -32° | 340/45 -41° | 350/31 -52° |
| TLH | used from 199 nm out; 68 nm from the line | 340/23 | 350/26 17° | 350/21 11° | 300/13 6° | 320/25 -6° | 340/35 -16° | 350/44 -32° | 360/51 -42° | 350/33 -52° |
| PIE | used from 349 nm out; 73 nm from the line | 360/10 | 340/12 18° | 330/9 13° | 290/12 8° | 260/21 -7° | 280/18 -18° | 250/20 -33° | 250/26 -41° | 250/20 -51° |
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 | no report just now | 682 ft | ||||
| CZL Calhoun, GA | 40 nm out, 4 nm north of the line | no report just now | 655 ft | ||||
| FTY Atlanta, GA | 80 nm out, 11 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 841 ft | ||||
| FFC Atlanta, GA | 110 nm out, 4 nm north of the line | no report just now | 807 ft | ||||
| ACJ Americus, GA | 179 nm out, 4 nm south of the line | no report just now | 468 ft | ||||
| ABY Albany, GA | 219 nm out, 13 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 196 ft | ||||
| VLD Valdosta, GA | 269 nm out, 20 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 203 ft | ||||
| FPY Perry, FL | 309 nm out, 7 nm west of the line | no report just now | 44 ft | ||||
| CDK Cedar Key, FL | 369 nm out, 4 nm east of the line | no report just now | 11 ft | ||||
| BKV Brooksville, FL | 419 nm out, 23 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 76 ft | ||||
| PIE St Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 448 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 10 ft | ||||
| SRQ Sarasota/Bradenton, FL | destination | no report just now | 29 ft |
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 SRQ when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:33 am EDT (14:33 UTC)
SRQ has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
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 24 nm from the route, 169 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 SRQ 7:04 pm EDT (23:04 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:28 pm EDT (23:28 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, Sarasota/Bradenton International.