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Northwest Florida Beaches International to Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport ECP → CHO

592 nautical miles (681 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 036°, about 039° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 28 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 51-knot tailwind), arriving about 1:42 am EDT (05:42 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: 2 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

SIGMET 7E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 33,000 ft, moving from the west at 15 knots, until 10:55 pm CDT (03:55 UTC). Over the last 49 nm of the route.

as issued

WSUS31 KKCI 120155
MKCE WST 120155
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 7E
VALID UNTIL 0355Z
PA MD VA DC WV OH
FROM 10NNE JST-30WNW SBY-40ENE RIC-50SW BKW-20SE APE-10NNE JST
AREA TS MOV FROM 28015KT. TOPS TO FL330.

AIRMET TANGO 6W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 28,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the first 118 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 8,000 ft. Over the route from 316 to 503 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 464 to 533 nm out.
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 last 49 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 ECP.

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

B747 at 33,000 ft, 43 nm southeast, 8:02 pm CDT (01:02 UTC): no turbulence. 69 nm along the route, 43 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TLH UA /OV TLH360025/TM 0102/FL330/TP B747/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
25 nm north (360°) of TLH
Time
01:02 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
B747
Turbulence
none
B739 at 36,000 ft, 21 nm southeast, 6:44 pm CDT (23:44 UTC): light chop turbulence. 69 nm along the route, 21 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TLH UA /OV TLH345045/TM 2344/FL360/TP B739/TB CONS LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
45 nm north (345°) of TLH
Time
23:44 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
B739
Turbulence
continuous light chop
PA32 at 7,000 ft, 41 nm southeast, 7:17 pm CDT (00:17 UTC): 8 °C, remarks: smooth. 286 nm along the route, 41 nm southeast 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
B763 descending, 25 nm southeast, 6:24 pm CDT (23:24 UTC): a broken layer above 3,000 ft. 454 nm along the route, 25 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GSO UA /OV 10 NE GSO/TM 2324/FLDURD/TP B763/SK BKN030
```
Report
a routine report filed through GSO
Where
10 northeast gso
Time
23:24 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
B763
Sky
a broken layer from 3,000 ft
B763 at 3,000 ft, 24 nm southeast, 6:26 pm CDT (23:26 UTC): a broken layer above 3,000 ft. 464 nm along the route, 24 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GSO UA /OV HEVED/TM 2326/FL030/TP B763/SK BKN030
```
Report
a routine report filed through GSO
Where
heved
Time
23:26 UTC
Height
at 3,000 ft
Aircraft
B763
Sky
a broken layer from 3,000 ft
C52C at 12,500 ft, 38 nm northwest, 7:34 pm CDT (00:34 UTC): no icing, overcast up to 12,500 ft, 1 °C. 474 nm along the route, 38 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ROA UA /OV ROA240030/TM 0034/FL125/TP C52C/SK OVCUNKN-TOP125/TA +1/IC NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through ROA
Where
30 nm southwest (240°) of ROA
Time
00:34 UTC
Height
at 12,500 ft
Aircraft
C52C
Sky
overcast, tops 12,500 ft
Temperature
+1
Icing
none
E145 at 4,000 ft, 29 nm northwest, 7:36 pm CDT (00:36 UTC): overcast above 4,000 ft, remarks: during the climb runway 06 KROA. 503 nm along the route, 29 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ROA UA /OV ROA/TM 0036/FL040/TP E145/SK OVC040/RM DURGC RY06 KROA
```
Report
a routine report filed through ROA
Where
over ROA
Time
00:36 UTC
Height
at 4,000 ft
Aircraft
E145
Sky
overcast from 4,000 ft
Remarks
during the climb runway 06 KROA
E145 at 2,200 ft, 29 nm northwest, 7:03 pm CDT (00:03 UTC): overcast above 2,200 ft, remarks: during the climb runway 06 KROA. 503 nm along the route, 29 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ROA UA /OV ROA/TM 0003/FL022/TP E145/SK OVC022/RM DURGC RY06 KROA
```
Report
a routine report filed through ROA
Where
over ROA
Time
00:03 UTC
Height
at 2,200 ft
Aircraft
E145
Sky
overcast from 2,200 ft
Remarks
during the climb runway 06 KROA
E170 at 500 ft, 0 nm southeast, 7:01 pm CDT (00:01 UTC): overcast above 500 ft. At the destination end, 0 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IAD UA /OV CHO/TM 0001/FL005/TP E170/SK OVC005
```
Report
a routine report filed through IAD
Where
over CHO
Time
00:01 UTC
Height
at 500 ft
Aircraft
E170
Sky
overcast from 500 ft

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 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 6 forecast points nearest it (TLH, CSG, ATL, GSP, TRI, ROA). 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	300° at 18 kt	−2 kt		122 kt	4 h 51 min	3:05 am EDT (07:05 UTC)
5,500 ft	320° at 24 kt	+4 kt	11 °C	116 kt	5 h 06 min	3:20 am EDT (07:20 UTC)
7,500 ft	320° at 25 kt	+4 kt	11 °C	116 kt	5 h 06 min	3:20 am EDT (07:20 UTC)
9,500 ft	310° at 24 kt	+2 kt	8 °C	118 kt	5 h 01 min	3:15 am EDT (07:15 UTC)
11,500 ft	310° at 23 kt	0	6 °C	120 kt	4 h 56 min	3:10 am EDT (07:10 UTC)
13,500 ft	300° at 23 kt	−5 kt	2 °C	125 kt	4 h 44 min	2:58 am EDT (06:58 UTC)
15,500 ft	280° at 24 kt	−10 kt	-2 °C	130 kt	4 h 33 min	2:47 am EDT (06:47 UTC)
17,500 ft	270° at 25 kt	−15 kt	-5 °C	135 kt	4 h 23 min	2:37 am EDT (06:37 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	270° at 26 kt	−16 kt	-6 °C	136 kt	4 h 21 min	2:35 am EDT (06:35 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	250° at 35 kt	−29 kt	-18 °C	149 kt	3 h 58 min	2:12 am EDT (06:12 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	230° at 47 kt	−45 kt	-32 °C	165 kt	3 h 35 min	1:49 am EDT (05:49 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	230° at 53 kt	−51 kt	-40 °C	171 kt	3 h 28 min	1:42 am EDT (05:42 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	230° at 48 kt	−47 kt	-50 °C	167 kt	3 h 33 min	1:47 am EDT (05:47 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
TLH	used from 0 nm out; 63 nm from the line	300/17	340/32 17°	320/27 13°	300/27 8°	280/23 -7°	250/37 -17°	230/44 -33°	220/53 -41°	220/48 -51°
CSG	used from 99 nm out; 42 nm from the line	300/20	330/41 15°	320/42 11°	320/41 7°	300/33 -6°	290/33 -18°	270/32 -34°	260/31 -41°	260/24 -51°
ATL	used from 197 nm out; 64 nm from the line	300/23	320/26 14°	320/34 10°	320/41 5°	290/32 -6°	290/31 -18°	280/28 -33°	260/32 -41°	250/28 -50°
GSP	used from 247 nm out; 58 nm from the line	300/22	310/22 11°	300/22 7°	290/28 5°	270/36 -5°	250/42 -18°	230/54 -31°	230/59 -40°	230/65 -50°
TRI	used from 395 nm out; 88 nm from the line		310/28 11°	320/32 7°	330/30 2°	300/28 -9°	280/34 -21°	250/37 -31°	240/39 -38°	250/35 -48°
ROA	used from 444 nm out; 47 nm from the line	280/9	290/15 12°	290/11 8°	210/6 3°	210/30 -6°	220/46 -19°	210/74 -30°	220/78 -39°	220/64 -48°

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	Elevation
ECP Panama City, FL	departure	no report just now	68 ft
DHN Dothan, AL	59 nm out, 20 nm northwest of the line, tower	no report just now	400 ft
ABY Albany, GA	109 nm out, 25 nm southeast of the line, tower	no report just now	196 ft
ACJ Americus, GA	138 nm out, 6 nm south of the line	no report just now	468 ft
MCN Macon, GA	178 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line, tower	no report just now	354 ft
IIY Washington, GA	257 nm out, 2 nm west of the line	no report just now	646 ft
GSP Greer, SC	326 nm out, 19 nm northwest of the line, tower	no report just now	963 ft
CLT Charlotte, NC	385 nm out, 19 nm southeast of the line, tower	no report just now	747 ft
INT Winston Salem, NC	444 nm out, 11 nm southeast of the line, tower	no report just now	969 ft
MTV Martinsville, VA	474 nm out, 1 nm northeast of the line	no report just now	948 ft
LYH Lynchburg, VA	533 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line, tower	no report just now	938 ft
CHO Charlottesville, VA	destination	no report just now	640 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 969 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At CHO when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:42 am EDT (05:42 UTC)

CHO 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 10 nm from the route, 168 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 19 October · ZTL

Daylight

Sunset at ECP 6:15 pm CDT (23:15 UTC), at CHO 6:40 pm EDT (22:40 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:07 pm EDT (23:07 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at CHO is before sunrise there (7:19 am EDT (11:19 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 Southeast · 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: Northwest Florida Beaches International, Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport.