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John Glenn Columbus International to St. Pete-Clearwater International CMH → PIE

726 nautical miles (835 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 179°, about 186° magnetic at the departure end (variation 7W). At 120 knots that is 4 h 52 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 29-knot tailwind), arriving about 3:02 pm EDT (19:02 UTC). Right now CMH is marginal VFR, wind from the west (260°) at 4 knots; PIE is VFR, wind from the north-northeast (020°) at 7 knots. 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 209 nm of the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Near the route, 119 nm along the route.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft. Over the route from 239 to 318 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 CMH.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

urgent C680 descending, 14 nm east, 9:32 am EDT (13:32 UTC): remarks: low-level wind shear a 10-knot gain of airspeed knots during the descent runway 35 avl. 278 nm along the route, 14 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AVL UUA /OV AVL/TM 1332/FLDURD/TP C680/RM LLWS +10 KT DURD RY35 AVL
```
Report
an urgent report filed through AVL
Where
over AVL
Time
13:32 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
C680
Remarks
low-level wind shear a 10-knot gain of airspeed knots during the descent runway 35 avl
B739 at 36,000 ft, 2 nm west, 7:18 am EDT (11:18 UTC): moderate turbulence, remarks: ztlfd 36. 308 nm along the route, 2 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ATL UA /OV ODF065025/TM 1118/FL360/TP B739/TB MOD/RM ZTLFD 36
```
Report
a routine report filed through ATL
Where
25 nm northeast (065°) of ODF
Time
11:18 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
B739
Turbulence
moderate
Remarks
ztlfd 36
B738 at 19,000 ft, 47 nm east, 9:48 am EDT (13:48 UTC): moderate turbulence. 676 nm along the route, 47 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MCO UA /OV LEE/TM 1348/FL190/TP B738/TB MODERATE
```
Report
a routine report filed through MCO
Where
over LEE
Time
13:48 UTC
Height
at 19,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
moderate
GL5T climbing, 10 nm northwest, 9:55 am EDT (13:55 UTC): overcast from 1,600 ft to 2,100 ft. At the departure end, 10 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
OSU UA /OV OSU/TM 1355/FLDURC/TP GL5T/SK OVC016-TOP021
```
Report
a routine report filed through OSU
Where
over OSU
Time
13:55 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
GL5T
Sky
overcast from 1,600 ft, tops 2,100 ft
A319 at 700 ft, 0 nm southwest, 8:56 am EDT (12:56 UTC): overcast above 700 ft, remarks: during the descent. At the departure end, 0 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CMH UA /OV KCMH/TM 1256/FL007/TP A319/SK OVC007/RM DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through CMH
Where
over KCMH
Time
12:56 UTC
Height
at 700 ft
Aircraft
A319
Sky
overcast from 700 ft
Remarks
during the descent
E75L at 3,000 ft, 0 nm southwest, 8:07 am EDT (12:07 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the departure end, 0 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CMH UA /OV CMH/TM 1207/FL030/TP E75L/SK B012 T028
```
Report
a routine report filed through CMH
Where
over CMH
Time
12:07 UTC
Height
at 3,000 ft
Aircraft
E75L
Sky
B012 T028
C25A at 3,000 ft, 46 nm east, 8:05 am EDT (12:05 UTC): no turbulence, clear from 3,000 ft to 60,000 ft. At the departure end, 46 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ZZV UA /OV ZZV/TM 1205/FL030/TP C25A/SK SKC/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through ZZV
Where
over ZZV
Time
12:05 UTC
Height
at 3,000 ft
Aircraft
C25A
Sky
clear
Turbulence
none
A320 at 3,500 ft, 0 nm southwest, 8:04 am EDT (12:04 UTC): remarks: during the climb. At the departure end, 0 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CMH UA /OV CMH/TM 1204/FL035/TP A320/SK T024/RM DURC
```
Report
a routine report filed through CMH
Where
over CMH
Time
12:04 UTC
Height
at 3,500 ft
Aircraft
A320
Sky
T024
Remarks
during the climb
C25A at 5,000 ft, 46 nm east, 7:56 am EDT (11:56 UTC): no turbulence, clear from 5,000 ft to 60,000 ft. At the departure end, 46 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ZZV UA /OV ZZV/TM 1156/FL050/TP C25A/SK SKC/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through ZZV
Where
over ZZV
Time
11:56 UTC
Height
at 5,000 ft
Aircraft
C25A
Sky
clear
Turbulence
none
A21N at 800 ft, 0 nm southwest, 7:56 am EDT (11:56 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the departure end, 0 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CMH UA /OV CMH/TM 1156/FL008/TP A21N/SK B008
```
Report
a routine report filed through CMH
Where
over CMH
Time
11:56 UTC
Height
at 800 ft
Aircraft
A21N
Sky
B008
C550 at 1,500 ft, 10 nm northwest, 7:25 am EDT (11:25 UTC): overcast above 1,600 ft, remarks: during the descent. At the departure end, 10 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CMH UA /OV OSU/TM 1125/FL015/TP C550/SK OVC016/RM DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through CMH
Where
over OSU
Time
11:25 UTC
Height
at 1,500 ft
Aircraft
C550
Sky
overcast from 1,600 ft
Remarks
during the descent
C680 descending, 8 nm northwest, 7:22 am EDT (11:22 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the departure end, 8 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
OSU UA /OV OSU090002/TM 1122/FLDURD/TP C680/SK B016
```
Report
a routine report filed through OSU
Where
2 nm east (090°) of OSU
Time
11:22 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
C680
Sky
B016
PA28 at 2,300 ft, 12 nm west, 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): overcast above 500 ft, 16 °C, remarks: PA28 short final runway 22 reported TOPS023 BASES014. At the departure end, 12 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TZR UA /OV FINAL RY22/TM 1400/FL023/TP PA28/SK OVC005/WX 7/TA 60/RM PA28 SHORT FINAL RY22 RPTD TOPS023 BASES014
```
Report
a routine report filed through TZR
Where
final runway 22
Time
14:00 UTC
Height
at 2,300 ft
Aircraft
PA28
Sky
overcast from 500 ft
Weather
7
Temperature
60 °C
Remarks
PA28 short final runway 22 reported TOPS023 BASES014
C650 at 400 ft, 12 nm west, 8:50 am EDT (12:50 UTC): overcast above 500 ft, 16 °C, remarks: dept end runway 22 bases reported at 400 ft. At the departure end, 12 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TZR UA /OV DEPT END RY22/TM 1250/FL004/TP C650/SK OVC005/WX 7/TA 60/RM DEPT END RY22 BASES RPTD 004
```
Report
a routine report filed through TZR
Where
dept end runway 22
Time
12:50 UTC
Height
at 400 ft
Aircraft
C650
Sky
overcast from 500 ft
Weather
7
Temperature
60 °C
Remarks
dept end runway 22 bases reported at 400 ft

16 more routine reports are on the map.

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 14:00–21:00 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 8 forecast points nearest it (CMH, CRW, TRI, GSP, ATL, 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	330° at 18 kt	−16 kt	15 °C	136 kt	5 h 20 min	3:30 pm EDT (19:30 UTC)
6,500 ft	340° at 21 kt	−19 kt	15 °C	139 kt	5 h 13 min	3:23 pm EDT (19:23 UTC)
8,500 ft	330° at 19 kt	−17 kt	12 °C	137 kt	5 h 18 min	3:28 pm EDT (19:28 UTC)
10,500 ft	320° at 20 kt	−17 kt	9 °C	137 kt	5 h 18 min	3:28 pm EDT (19:28 UTC)
12,500 ft	320° at 21 kt	−16 kt	5 °C	136 kt	5 h 20 min	3:30 pm EDT (19:30 UTC)
14,500 ft	320° at 21 kt	−16 kt	1 °C	136 kt	5 h 20 min	3:30 pm EDT (19:30 UTC)
16,500 ft	320° at 22 kt	−16 kt	-2 °C	136 kt	5 h 20 min	3:30 pm EDT (19:30 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	310° at 22 kt	−15 kt	-6 °C	135 kt	5 h 23 min	3:33 pm EDT (19:33 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	320° at 24 kt	−18 kt	-19 °C	138 kt	5 h 16 min	3:26 pm EDT (19:26 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	330° at 29 kt	−24 kt	-33 °C	144 kt	5 h 02 min	3:12 pm EDT (19:12 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	330° at 35 kt	−29 kt	-41 °C	149 kt	4 h 52 min	3:02 pm EDT (19:02 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	320° at 35 kt	−28 kt	-50 °C	148 kt	4 h 54 min	3:04 pm EDT (19:04 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 18:00 UTC for use 14:00 to 21:00 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
CMH	used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line	270/15	280/20 14°	280/21 9°	290/26 4°	290/29 -7°	290/38 -20°	280/44 -35°	280/48 -42°	310/61 -48°
CRW	used from 50 nm out; 64 nm from the line	270/8	320/23 15°	320/22 10°	330/25 5°	300/30 -6°	290/34 -19°	280/37 -35°	290/48 -42°	310/58 -50°
TRI	used from 149 nm out; 43 nm from the line		340/26 15°	330/23 10°	330/23 6°	290/28 -6°	290/32 -19°	290/36 -34°	310/47 -41°	320/47 -49°
GSP	used from 249 nm out; 44 nm from the line	330/14	360/26 17°	360/22 11°	330/20 6°	310/27 -5°	320/24 -18°	310/28 -33°	320/38 -40°	330/30 -51°
ATL	used from 398 nm out; 93 nm from the line	340/24	350/18 17°	330/15 11°	320/20 6°	310/16 -4°	300/18 -18°	320/28 -32°	330/43 -40°	340/35 -51°
SAV	used from 447 nm out; 79 nm from the line	340/14	330/21 16°	340/26 12°	350/25 8°	360/28 -6°	360/29 -19°	360/36 -31°	360/27 -42°	330/31 -51°
JAX	used from 497 nm out; 73 nm from the line	320/17	330/21 17°	320/21 14°	310/23 8°	340/19 -6°	360/26 -19°	010/44 -30°	360/35 -41°	330/22 -50°
PIE	used from 646 nm out; 55 nm from the line	360/14	010/20 18°	320/11 13°	290/16 8°	340/11 -6°	350/21 -17°	360/39 -32°	010/39 -42°	350/17 -50°

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
CMH Columbus, OH	departure	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,000 feet	from the west (260°) at 4 knots	9 mi	1,000 ft	815 ft	10:06 am EDT (14:06 UTC)
PMH Portsmouth, OH	70 nm out, 1 nm east of the line	IFR Sky: overcast at 800 feet	variable at 1 knots	10+ mi	800 ft	663 ft	13:55 UTC
HTS Huntington, WV	99 nm out, 14 nm east of the line, tower	IFR Sky: overcast at 800 feet	calm	10+ mi	800 ft	828 ft	13:51 UTC
TRI Bristol/Johnson/Kingsport, TN	209 nm out, 20 nm east of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 2,100 feet	from the west-southwest (250°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	2,100 ft	1,518 ft	13:53 UTC
AVL Asheville, NC	278 nm out, 14 nm east of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,700 feet	from the north (350°) at 13 knots, gusting to 26	10+ mi	none	2,163 ft	13:54 UTC
GYH Greenville, SC	318 nm out, 21 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	955 ft	13:47 UTC
IIY Washington, GA	378 nm out, 5 nm north of the line	VFR	from the north-northeast (030°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	646 ft	13:55 UTC
EZM Eastman, GA	467 nm out, 19 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	from the north-northwest (330°) at 7 knots, gusting to 16	10+ mi	none	303 ft	14:35 UTC
HOE Homerville, GA	537 nm out, 2 nm west of the line	no report just now				186 ft
LCQ Lake City, FL	587 nm out, 8 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	from the northwest (310°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	200 ft	13:55 UTC
BKV Brooksville, FL	696 nm out, 13 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	from the north (350°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	76 ft	13:53 UTC
PIE St Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	destination	VFR	from the north-northeast (020°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	10 ft	9:53 am EDT (13:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 2,163 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At PIE when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:02 pm EDT (19:02 UTC)

Wind from the north at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR

The whole forecast for PIE

From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the north at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Tue 12:00 am EDT (04:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

The forecast for CMH, the departure

From Mon 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 800 feet
At times between Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC) and 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): overcast at 400 feet
From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 10,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet

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 CMH 6:56 pm EDT (22:56 UTC), at PIE 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

Radar now, the central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the Northeast · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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: John Glenn Columbus International, St. Pete-Clearwater International.