Northwest Florida Beaches International to Southwest Florida International ECP → RSW
313 nautical miles (360 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 136°, about 139° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3W). At 120 knots that is 2 h 11 min at the quickest height in today's winds (24,000 ft, a 23-knot tailwind), arriving about 9:35 am EDT (13:35 UTC). Right now ECP is VFR, wind from the northwest (310°) at 3 knots; RSW is VFR, wind from the north-northeast (030°) at 6 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
No SIGMET or AIRMET covers any part of this route right now.
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
Not fetched just now.
Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 08:00–15:00 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 2 forecast points nearest it (TLH, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,500 ft | 350° at 16 kt | −14 kt | 134 kt | 2 h 20 min | 9:44 am EDT (13:44 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 350° at 18 kt | −16 kt | 136 kt | 2 h 18 min | 9:42 am EDT (13:42 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 350° at 16 kt | −14 kt | 15 °C | 134 kt | 2 h 20 min | 9:44 am EDT (13:44 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 340° at 13 kt | −13 kt | 11 °C | 133 kt | 2 h 21 min | 9:45 am EDT (13:45 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 300° at 12 kt | −12 kt | 8 °C | 132 kt | 2 h 22 min | 9:46 am EDT (13:46 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 290° at 14 kt | −13 kt | 4 °C | 133 kt | 2 h 21 min | 9:45 am EDT (13:45 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 290° at 17 kt | −15 kt | -1 °C | 135 kt | 2 h 19 min | 9:43 am EDT (13:43 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 290° at 19 kt | −17 kt | -6 °C | 137 kt | 2 h 17 min | 9:41 am EDT (13:41 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 290° at 20 kt | −18 kt | -7 °C | 138 kt | 2 h 16 min | 9:40 am EDT (13:40 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 320° at 23 kt | −23 kt | -17 °C | 143 kt | 2 h 11 min | 9:35 am EDT (13:35 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 320° at 21 kt | −21 kt | -33 °C | 141 kt | 2 h 13 min | 9:37 am EDT (13:37 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 330° at 23 kt | −23 kt | -41 °C | 143 kt | 2 h 11 min | 9:35 am EDT (13:35 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 310° at 17 kt | −17 kt | -51 °C | 137 kt | 2 h 17 min | 9:41 am EDT (13:41 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 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; 61 nm from the line | 340/23 | 350/26 17° | 350/21 11° | 300/13 6° | 320/25 -6° | 340/35 -16° | 350/44 -32° | 360/51 -42° | 350/33 -52° |
| PIE | used from 147 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 360/10 | 340/12 18° | 330/9 13° | 290/12 8° | 260/21 -7° | 280/18 -18° | 250/20 -33° | 250/26 -41° | 250/20 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECP Panama City, FL | departure | VFR | from the northwest (310°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 68 ft | 5:58 am CDT (10:58 UTC) |
| AAF Apalachicola, FL | 59 nm out, 5 nm north of the line | VFR | from the north-northwest (330°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 19 ft | 10:53 UTC |
| PIE St Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 215 nm out, 19 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the north (350°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 10 ft | 10:53 UTC |
| SRQ Sarasota/Bradenton, FL | 245 nm out, 3 nm east of the line, tower | VFR | from the northeast (040°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 29 ft | 10:53 UTC |
| PGD Punta Gorda, FL | 284 nm out, 7 nm east of the line, tower | VFR | from the north-northeast (020°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 25 ft | 10:53 UTC |
| RSW Fort Myers, FL | destination | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 1,500 feet | from the north-northeast (030°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 29 ft | 7:16 am EDT (11:16 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 68 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At RSW when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:35 am EDT (13:35 UTC)
Wind from the north-northeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
At times between Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC) and 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): a broken layer at 1,200 feet marginal VFR
The whole forecast for RSW
- From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- At times between Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC) and 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): a broken layer at 1,200 feet
- From Mon 3:00 pm EDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 10:00 pm EDT (02:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
The forecast for ECP, the departure
- From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
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 ECP 6:15 pm CDT (23:15 UTC), at RSW 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: Northwest Florida Beaches International, Southwest Florida International.