Charlotte/Douglas International to Naples Municipal CLT → APF
546 nautical miles (628 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 185°, about 192° magnetic at the departure end (variation 7W). At 120 knots that is 4 h 22 min at the quickest height in today's winds (8,500 ft, a 5-knot tailwind), arriving about 7:25 am EDT (11:25 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: 3 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 TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 10,000 ft. Over the first 40 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 CLT.
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 6 forecast points nearest it (CAE, SAV, JAX, MLB, PIE, MIA). 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 | 300° at 10 kt | −4 kt | 124 kt | 4 h 24 min | 7:27 am EDT (11:27 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 300° at 11 kt | −4 kt | 15 °C | 124 kt | 4 h 24 min | 7:27 am EDT (11:27 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 290° at 14 kt | −5 kt | 12 °C | 125 kt | 4 h 22 min | 7:25 am EDT (11:25 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 290° at 17 kt | −3 kt | 10 °C | 123 kt | 4 h 26 min | 7:29 am EDT (11:29 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 280° at 20 kt | −1 kt | 6 °C | 121 kt | 4 h 31 min | 7:34 am EDT (11:34 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 270° at 22 kt | +2 kt | 2 °C | 118 kt | 4 h 38 min | 7:41 am EDT (11:41 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 260° at 24 kt | +4 kt | -3 °C | 116 kt | 4 h 42 min | 7:45 am EDT (11:45 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 260° at 26 kt | +6 kt | -6 °C | 114 kt | 4 h 47 min | 7:50 am EDT (11:50 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 260° at 31 kt | +9 kt | -17 °C | 111 kt | 4 h 55 min | 7:58 am EDT (11:58 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 240° at 36 kt | +22 kt | -32 °C | 98 kt | 5 h 34 min | 8:37 am EDT (12:37 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 220° at 42 kt | +34 kt | -41 °C | 86 kt | 6 h 21 min | 9:24 am EDT (13:24 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 230° at 38 kt | +27 kt | -51 °C | 93 kt | 5 h 52 min | 8:55 am EDT (12:55 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAE | used from 0 nm out; 52 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 149 nm out; 12 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 248 nm out; 19 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° |
| MLB | used from 347 nm out; 73 nm from the line | 230/6 | 230/12 17° | 240/13 12° | 240/14 7° | 240/20 -5° | 240/24 -16° | 210/21 -32° | 190/33 -41° | 200/36 -52° |
| PIE | used from 446 nm out; 62 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° |
| MIA | used from 496 nm out; 91 nm from the line | 150/7 | 140/5 17° | 160/5 14° | L/V 9° | 230/8 -5° | 230/8 -17° | 150/11 -32° | 150/25 -41° | 180/29 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLT Charlotte, NC | departure | no report just now | 747 ft | ||||
| FDW Winnsboro, SC | 50 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 577 ft | ||||
| CAE Columbia, SC | 79 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 235 ft | ||||
| AQX Allendale, SC | 139 nm out, 7 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 161 ft | ||||
| SAV Savannah, GA | 189 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 50 ft | ||||
| SSI St Simons Island, GA | 248 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 18 ft | ||||
| SGJ St Augustine, FL | 317 nm out, 6 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 9 ft | ||||
| FIN Palm Coast, FL | 347 nm out, 15 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 33 ft | ||||
| ISM Orlando, FL | 417 nm out, 8 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 82 ft | ||||
| BOW Bartow, FL | 437 nm out, 9 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 124 ft | ||||
| RSW Fort Myers, FL | 526 nm out, 3 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 29 ft | ||||
| APF Naples, FL | destination | no report just now | 8 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 747 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At APF when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:25 am EDT (11:25 UTC)
APF has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8902 MAYPORT, FL, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 through Saturday, October 17, 2026 Local on the route, 288 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZJX
- 6/8389 Jacksonville, FL, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 8 nm from the route, 298 nm along the route · air shows/sports · starts Thursday 15 October · ZJX
- 4/3634 DISNEY WORLD THEME PARK, ORLANDO, FL on the route, 407 nm along the route · security · ZJX
Daylight
Sunset at CLT 6:52 pm EDT (22:52 UTC), at APF 7:02 pm EDT (23:02 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:25 pm EDT (23:25 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: Charlotte/Douglas International, Naples Municipal.