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Northwest Florida Beaches International to James M Cox Dayton International ECP → DAY

578 nautical miles (665 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 007°, about 010° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3W). At 120 knots that is 4 h 54 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 2-knot headwind), arriving about 3:04 am EDT (07:04 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now ECP is VFR, wind from the southwest (230°) at 3 knots; DAY is marginal VFR, wind from the northwest (320°) at 5 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 TANGO 6W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 28,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the first 179 nm of the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 279 to 389 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 259 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

CRJ9 at 32,000 ft, 17 nm east, 9:00 pm CDT (02:00 UTC): moderate chop turbulence, remarks: ZTLFD-22. 179 nm along the route, 17 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ATL UA /OV ATL240035/TM 0200/FL320/TP CRJ9/TB OCNL MOD CHOP /RM ZTLFD-22
```
Report
a routine report filed through ATL
Where
35 nm southwest (240°) of ATL
Time
02:00 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ9
Turbulence
occasional moderate chop
Remarks
ZTLFD-22
B737 at 38,000 ft, 11 nm west, 6:40 pm CDT (23:40 UTC): no chop turbulence, remarks: ZTLFD-08. 150 nm along the route, 11 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LGC UA /OV LGC240025/TM 2340/FL380/TP B737/TB NEG CHOP /RM ZTLFD-08
```
Report
a routine report filed through LGC
Where
25 nm southwest (240°) of LGC
Time
23:40 UTC
Height
at 38,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
no chop
Remarks
ZTLFD-08
E170 at 33,000 ft, 3 nm northwest, 8:53 pm CDT (01:53 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZTLFD-22. 199 nm along the route, 3 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ATL UA /OV ATL280045/TM 0153/FL330/TP E170/TB CONS LGT CHOP /RM ZTLFD-22
```
Report
a routine report filed through ATL
Where
45 nm west (280°) of ATL
Time
01:53 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
continuous light chop
Remarks
ZTLFD-22
B712 at 3,000 ft, 6 nm west, 6:13 pm CDT (23:13 UTC): scattered clouds from 3,000 ft to 3,200 ft; clear from 3,200 ft to 60,000 ft. 279 nm along the route, 6 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CHA UA /OV CHA180005/TM 2313/FL030/TP B712/SK SCT030-TOP032/SKC
```
Report
a routine report filed through CHA
Where
5 nm south (180°) of CHA
Time
23:13 UTC
Height
at 3,000 ft
Aircraft
B712
Sky
SCT030-TOP032 C
A320 descending, 48 nm east, 8:52 pm CDT (01:52 UTC): remarks: base 2,100 ft. 339 nm along the route, 48 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TYS UA /OV 4 NE TYS/TM 0152/FLDURD/TP A320/RM BASE 021
```
Report
a routine report filed through TYS
Where
4 northeast tys
Time
01:52 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
A320
Remarks
base 2,100 ft
B737 at 35,000 ft, 46 nm east, 8:25 pm CDT (01:25 UTC): light chop turbulence. 419 nm along the route, 46 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LOZ UA /OV AZQ250025/TM 0125/FL350/TP B737/TB CONS LGT CHOP OCNL MOD CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through LOZ
Where
25 nm west (250°) of AZQ
Time
01:25 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
continuous light chop occasional moderate chop
B38M at 21,000 ft, 48 nm west, 8:09 pm CDT (01:09 UTC): no turbulence, no icing. 459 nm along the route, 48 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SDF UA /OV IIU/TM 0109/FL210/TP B38M/TB NEG/IC NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through SDF
Where
over IIU
Time
01:09 UTC
Height
at 21,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
none
Icing
none
B712 at 600 ft, 4 nm southwest, 8:06 pm CDT (01:06 UTC): overcast. 469 nm along the route, 4 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LEX UA /OV KLEX/TM 0106/FL006/TP B712/SK OVC B006
```
Report
a routine report filed through LEX
Where
over KLEX
Time
01:06 UTC
Height
at 600 ft
Aircraft
B712
Sky
overcast B006
CRJ9 descending, 4 nm southwest, 6:43 pm CDT (23:43 UTC): overcast up to 6,200 ft; overcast above 1,800 ft. 469 nm along the route, 4 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LEX UA /OV LEX/TM 2343/FLDURD/TP CRJ9/SK TOPS OVC062 BASES OVC018
```
Report
a routine report filed through LEX
Where
over LEX
Time
23:43 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
CRJ9
Sky
tops OVC062 bases OVC018
B737 at 23,000 ft, 15 nm northwest, 6:51 pm CDT (23:51 UTC): light turbulence. 518 nm along the route, 15 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IND UA /OV CVG/TM 2351/FL230/TP B737/TB LGT
```
Report
a routine report filed through IND
Where
over CVG
Time
23:51 UTC
Height
at 23,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
light
B739 climbing, 20 nm west, 6:31 pm CDT (23:31 UTC): overcast. 518 nm along the route, 20 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CVG UA /OV 5 W CVG/TM 2331/FLDURC/TP B739/SK B026 OVC T036
```
Report
a routine report filed through CVG
Where
5 west cvg
Time
23:31 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
B739
Sky
B026 overcast T036
B744 climbing, 17 nm west, 7:02 pm CDT (00:02 UTC): light turbulence, overcast. 528 nm along the route, 17 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CVG UA /OV 10 N CVG/TM 0002/FLDURC/TP B744/SK B022 OVC T036/TB LT TB SFC-036
```
Report
a routine report filed through CVG
Where
10 north cvg
Time
00:02 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
B744
Sky
B022 overcast T036
Turbulence
lt turbulence from the surface to 3,600 ft
CRJ9 descending, 0 nm north, 8:15 pm CDT (01:15 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the destination end, 0 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DAY UA /OV DAY/TM 0115/FLDURD/TP CRJ9/SK T031 B005
```
Report
a routine report filed through DAY
Where
over DAY
Time
01:15 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
CRJ9
Sky
T031 B005
A321 at 21,000 ft, 25 nm north, 7:23 pm CDT (00:23 UTC): no turbulence. At the destination end, 25 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IND UA /OV ROD/TM 0023/FL210/TP A321/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through IND
Where
over ROD
Time
00:23 UTC
Height
at 21,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
none

2 more routine reports are on the map.

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 7 forecast points nearest it (TLH, MGM, CSG, ATL, TYS, LOU, CVG). 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	310° at 18 kt	+10 kt		110 kt	5 h 15 min	3:25 am EDT (07:25 UTC)
5,500 ft	330° at 25 kt	+18 kt		102 kt	5 h 40 min	3:50 am EDT (07:50 UTC)
7,500 ft	330° at 28 kt	+21 kt	11 °C	99 kt	5 h 50 min	4:00 am EDT (08:00 UTC)
9,500 ft	330° at 30 kt	+23 kt	8 °C	97 kt	5 h 58 min	4:08 am EDT (08:08 UTC)
11,500 ft	330° at 32 kt	+25 kt	6 °C	95 kt	6 h 05 min	4:15 am EDT (08:15 UTC)
13,500 ft	330° at 32 kt	+24 kt	2 °C	96 kt	6 h 01 min	4:11 am EDT (08:11 UTC)
15,500 ft	320° at 31 kt	+22 kt	-2 °C	98 kt	5 h 54 min	4:04 am EDT (08:04 UTC)
17,500 ft	320° at 31 kt	+20 kt	-6 °C	100 kt	5 h 47 min	3:57 am EDT (07:57 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	320° at 31 kt	+19 kt	-7 °C	101 kt	5 h 43 min	3:53 am EDT (07:53 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	310° at 32 kt	+16 kt	-19 °C	104 kt	5 h 33 min	3:43 am EDT (07:43 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	300° at 30 kt	+10 kt	-34 °C	110 kt	5 h 15 min	3:25 am EDT (07:25 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	280° at 29 kt	+3 kt	-40 °C	117 kt	4 h 56 min	3:06 am EDT (07:06 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	280° at 26 kt	+2 kt	-49 °C	118 kt	4 h 54 min	3:04 am EDT (07:04 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; 75 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°
MGM	used from 50 nm out; 58 nm from the line	300/16	330/30 16°	330/34 11°	320/31 7°	310/28 -7°	320/29 -17°	290/25 -34°	300/28 -41°	320/28 -50°
CSG	used from 100 nm out; 28 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 199 nm out; 47 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°
TYS	used from 249 nm out; 77 nm from the line	290/19	310/22 11°	330/25 7°	330/34 3°	320/37 -7°	300/37 -18°	300/37 -34°	280/29 -39°	270/29 -48°
LOU	used from 399 nm out; 70 nm from the line	320/15	340/24 14°	330/28 9°	340/34 4°	340/37 -9°	340/42 -20°	320/39 -35°	320/45 -39°	330/40 -47°
CVG	used from 449 nm out; 53 nm from the line	350/13	340/20 13°	340/22 8°	350/30 3°	340/30 -9°	340/38 -21°	330/37 -35°	320/38 -40°	310/35 -47°

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
ECP Panama City, FL	departure	VFR	from the southwest (230°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	68 ft	8:53 pm CDT (01:53 UTC)
BCR Bonifay, FL	30 nm out, 6 nm east of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	86 ft	01:58 UTC
DHN Dothan, AL	60 nm out, 10 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	from the west-southwest (250°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	400 ft	23:55 UTC
AUO Auburn, AL	140 nm out, 3 nm south of the line, tower	reported, no category	calm		none	776 ft	05:21 UTC
CTJ Carrollton, GA	199 nm out, 7 nm east of the line	VFR	from the west-northwest (300°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	1,164 ft	01:55 UTC
CHA Chattanooga, TN	279 nm out, 7 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 2,300 feet, scattered clouds at 2,900 feet	from the west-southwest (240°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	682 ft	01:53 UTC
CSV Crossville, TN	339 nm out, 8 nm west of the line	IFR Sky: overcast at 600 feet	from the west-northwest (290°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	600 ft	1,881 ft	01:53 UTC
EKQ Monticello, KY	389 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line	marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 800 feet, a broken layer at 1,500 feet, overcast at 3,100 feet	from the west-southwest (240°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	1,500 ft	962 ft	01:56 UTC
SME Somerset, KY	409 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line	low IFR Sky: overcast at 400 feet Weather: mist, unknown precipitation	from the west (270°) at 4 knots	5 mi	400 ft	927 ft	01:55 UTC
LEX Lexington, KY	469 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: a few clouds at 800 feet, overcast at 1,800 feet Weather: mist	from the west (270°) at 4 knots	5 mi	1,800 ft	979 ft	01:54 UTC
LUK Cincinnati, OH	528 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,900 feet	from the north (350°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	1,900 ft	481 ft	01:53 UTC
DAY Dayton, OH	destination	marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 800 feet, overcast at 1,200 feet	from the northwest (320°) at 5 knots	8 mi	1,200 ft	1,009 ft	9:56 pm EDT (01:56 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,881 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At DAY when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:04 am EDT (07:04 UTC)

Wind from the west-northwest at 4 knots, visibility 5 miles, mist, scattered clouds at 600 feet marginal VFR

The whole forecast for DAY

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 800 feet
From Mon 12:00 am EDT (04:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 4 knots, visibility 5 miles, mist, scattered clouds at 600 feet
From Mon 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the west at 3 knots, visibility 2 miles, mist, scattered clouds at 200 feet
At times between Mon 6:00 am EDT (10:00 UTC) and 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): visibility ¼ mile, fog, sky obscured at 200 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet

The forecast for ECP, the departure

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the west at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

6/8029 Cincinnati, OH, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 9 nm from the route, 528 nm along the route · a VIP movement · until 12 October · ZID

Daylight

Sunset at ECP 6:15 pm CDT (23:15 UTC), at DAY 7:02 pm EDT (23:02 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:29 pm EDT (23:29 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at DAY is before sunrise there (7:43 am EDT (11:43 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 now, the central Great Lakes · 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, James M Cox Dayton International.