Charlotte/Douglas International to Savannah/Hilton Head International CLT → SAV
186 nautical miles (214 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 184°, about 191° magnetic at the departure end (variation 7W). At 120 knots that is 1 h 25 min at the quickest height in today's winds (6,500 ft, a 12-knot tailwind), arriving about 9:57 pm EDT (01:57 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: 5,330 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 7,000 ft. 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 CLT.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- SF50 at 7,000 ft, 42 nm north, 6:37 pm EDT (22:37 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, imc, remarks: ZTLFD-45. At the departure end, 42 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
HKY UA /OV BZM/TM 2237/FL070/TP SF50/SK IMC/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM ZTLFD-45
- Report
- a routine report filed through HKY
- Where
- over BZM
- Time
- 22:37 UTC
- Height
- at 7,000 ft
- Aircraft
- SF50
- Sky
- instrument conditions
- Turbulence
- none
- Icing
- none
- Remarks
- ZTLFD-45
- PA32 at 7,000 ft, 32 nm west, 8:17 pm EDT (00:17 UTC): 8 °C, remarks: smooth. 88 nm along the route, 32 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
AGS UA /OV KAIK360010/TM 0017/FL070/TP PA32/WX FV99SM/TA 8/RM SMOOTH
- Report
- a routine report filed through AGS
- Where
- 10 nm north (360°) of KAIK
- Time
- 00:17 UTC
- Height
- at 7,000 ft
- Aircraft
- PA32
- Weather
- flight visibility 99 miles
- Temperature
- 8 °C
- Remarks
- smooth
- CRJ9 descending, 41 nm west, 7:06 pm EDT (23:06 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: smooth ride on final runway 26. 117 nm along the route, 41 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
AGS UA /OV AGS 080002/TM 2306/FLDURD/TP CRJ9/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH RIDE ON FINAL RWY26
- Report
- a routine report filed through AGS
- Where
- 2 nm east (080°) of AGS
- Time
- 23:06 UTC
- Height
- during the descent
- Aircraft
- CRJ9
- Turbulence
- none
- Remarks
- smooth ride on final runway 26
- C525 at 2,300 ft, 37 nm west, 6:15 pm EDT (22:15 UTC): light turbulence, scattered clouds above 2,300 ft. 117 nm along the route, 37 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
AGS UA /OV AGS090006/TM 2215/FL023/TP C525/SK SCT 023/TB LGT TB
- Report
- a routine report filed through AGS
- Where
- 6 nm east (090°) of AGS
- Time
- 22:15 UTC
- Height
- at 2,300 ft
- Aircraft
- C525
- Sky
- scattered clouds from 2,300 ft
- Turbulence
- light turbulence
- E170 at 31,000 ft, 34 nm west, 6:43 pm EDT (22:43 UTC): light chop turbulence above 31,000 ft, remarks: ZTLFD-19. 166 nm along the route, 34 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
WRB UA /OV DBN100050/TM 2243/FL310/TP E170/TB CONS LGT CHOP 310/RM ZTLFD-19
- Report
- a routine report filed through WRB
- Where
- 50 nm east (100°) of DBN
- Time
- 22:43 UTC
- Height
- at 31,000 ft
- Aircraft
- E170
- Turbulence
- continuous light chop at 31,000 ft
- Remarks
- ZTLFD-19
Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 20:00–03:00 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 2 forecast points nearest it (CAE, SAV). 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 | 280° at 23 kt | −4 kt | 124 kt | 1 h 30 min | 10:02 pm EDT (02:02 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 300° at 26 kt | −12 kt | 11 °C | 132 kt | 1 h 25 min | 9:57 pm EDT (01:57 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 280° at 30 kt | −4 kt | 10 °C | 124 kt | 1 h 30 min | 10:02 pm EDT (02:02 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 270° at 34 kt | +1 kt | 8 °C | 119 kt | 1 h 34 min | 10:06 pm EDT (02:06 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 270° at 37 kt | +5 kt | 6 °C | 115 kt | 1 h 37 min | 10:09 pm EDT (02:09 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 260° at 38 kt | +10 kt | 2 °C | 110 kt | 1 h 41 min | 10:13 pm EDT (02:13 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 250° at 39 kt | +14 kt | -1 °C | 106 kt | 1 h 45 min | 10:17 pm EDT (02:17 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 250° at 41 kt | +18 kt | -4 °C | 102 kt | 1 h 49 min | 10:21 pm EDT (02:21 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 56 kt | +39 kt | -16 °C | 81 kt | 2 h 18 min | 10:50 pm EDT (02:50 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 220° at 71 kt | +58 kt | -30 °C | 62 kt | 3 h | 11:32 pm EDT (03:32 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 220° at 79 kt | +65 kt | -40 °C | 55 kt | 3 h 23 min | 11:55 pm EDT (03:55 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 220° at 71 kt | +59 kt | -51 °C | 61 kt | 3 h 03 min | 11:35 pm EDT (03:35 UTC) |
Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 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; 53 nm from the line | 260/27 | 310/26 11° | 280/31 9° | 270/36 7° | 250/39 -4° | 230/57 -16° | 220/74 -30° | 220/83 -40° | 220/73 -51° |
| SAV | used from 147 nm out; 20 nm from the line | 260/18 | 290/26 13° | 270/33 12° | 260/40 9° | 240/47 -5° | 230/53 -16° | 220/61 -31° | 210/64 -41° | 210/64 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLT Charlotte, NC | departure | no report just now | 747 ft | ||||
| LKR Lancaster, SC | 29 nm out, 7 nm east of the line | no report just now | 485 ft | ||||
| CAE Columbia, SC | 78 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 235 ft | ||||
| AQX Allendale, SC | 137 nm out, 7 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 161 ft | ||||
| JYL Sylvania, GA | 156 nm out, 22 nm west of the line | no report just now | 190 ft | ||||
| SAV Savannah, GA | destination | no report just now | 50 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 SAV when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:57 pm EDT (01:57 UTC)
SAV has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
No temporary flight restriction on or near this route right now.
Daylight
Sunset at CLT 6:52 pm EDT (22:52 UTC), at SAV 6:56 pm EDT (22:56 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:20 pm EDT (23:20 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at SAV is after sunset there (6:57 pm EDT (22:57 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, Savannah/Hilton Head International.