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Elmira/Corning Regional to Punta Gorda Airport ELM → PGD

949 nautical miles (1,092 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 197°, about 209° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12W). At 120 knots that is 7 h 36 min at the quickest height in today's winds (6,500 ft, a 5-knot tailwind), arriving about 6:19 am EDT (10:19 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: 118 flights in the DOT's last twelve reported months, the route's page.

The return flight

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 6E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 11:55 pm EDT (03:55 UTC). Near the route, 130 nm along the route.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 120155
    MKCE WST 120155
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 6E
    VALID UNTIL 0355Z
    NY NJ PA DE MD AND DE NJ NY MD CSTL WTRS
    FROM 20WNW SAX-70S HTO-50ESE SBY-30WSW HAR-20WNW SAX
    AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 22020KT. TOPS TO FL300.
  • SIGMET 7E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 33,000 ft, moving from the west at 15 knots, until 11:55 pm EDT (03:55 UTC). Over the route from 150 to 290 nm out.
    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 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 310 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 230 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 220 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 8,000 ft. Near the route, 340 nm along 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 ELM.

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 02:00–09:00 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 12 forecast points nearest it (AVP, PSB, EKN, RIC, ROA, RDU, FLO, CHS, SAV, JAX, MLB, PIE). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft300° at 14 kt−4 kt13 °C124 kt7 h 39 min6:22 am EDT (10:22 UTC)
6,500 ft310° at 15 kt−5 kt13 °C125 kt7 h 36 min6:19 am EDT (10:19 UTC)
8,500 ft300° at 17 kt−4 kt10 °C124 kt7 h 39 min6:22 am EDT (10:22 UTC)
10,500 ft290° at 18 kt−1 kt7 °C121 kt7 h 51 min6:34 am EDT (10:34 UTC)
12,500 ft280° at 20 kt+2 kt4 °C118 kt8 h 03 min6:46 am EDT (10:46 UTC)
14,500 ft270° at 22 kt+5 kt0 °C115 kt8 h 15 min6:58 am EDT (10:58 UTC)
16,500 ft270° at 25 kt+9 kt-4 °C111 kt8 h 33 min7:16 am EDT (11:16 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180260° at 27 kt+11 kt-7 °C109 kt8 h 42 min7:25 am EDT (11:25 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240250° at 34 kt+20 kt-19 °C100 kt9 h 29 min8:12 am EDT (12:12 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300240° at 42 kt+30 kt-33 °C90 kt10 h 33 min9:16 am EDT (13:16 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340230° at 52 kt+43 kt-40 °C77 kt12 h 19 min11:02 am EDT (15:02 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390230° at 47 kt+37 kt-50 °C83 kt11 h 26 min10:09 am EDT (14:09 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 00:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 06:00 UTC for use 02:00 to 09:00 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
AVPused from 0 nm out; 65 nm from the line150/5350/13 12°270/20 8°260/17 4°260/25 -11°240/31 -22°240/54 -35°230/61 -41°240/55 -49°
PSBused from 50 nm out; 33 nm from the line360/13 13°330/14 7°300/11 3°290/12 -11°240/23 -23°270/25 -36°250/34 -40°250/45 -48°
EKNused from 200 nm out; 76 nm from the line330/21 12°330/25 7°350/22 2°330/24 -10°310/27 -21°320/33 -35°290/31 -39°290/34 -47°
RICused from 250 nm out; 62 nm from the line270/23280/19 11°270/18 8°240/22 4°230/39 -7°220/55 -18°220/75 -30°230/83 -39°230/64 -50°
ROAused from 300 nm out; 58 nm from the line310/29330/31 13°340/28 7°330/25 3°310/32 -8°300/32 -22°290/32 -31°270/35 -38°270/32 -47°
RDUused from 350 nm out; 24 nm from the line280/33300/23 11°300/28 8°290/28 4°260/41 -6°240/52 -18°230/66 -31°230/76 -39°240/52 -49°
FLOused from 449 nm out; 23 nm from the line300/16320/14 12°320/19 7°290/26 5°260/39 -6°250/45 -18°230/62 -32°230/83 -40°230/64 -51°
CHSused from 549 nm out; 9 nm from the line280/21270/23 12°280/28 11°260/35 6°250/41 -5°250/45 -16°230/59 -32°220/74 -40°230/67 -52°
SAVused from 599 nm out; 38 nm from the line280/23300/22 14°290/27 11°270/31 6°260/36 -5°260/38 -17°240/49 -32°230/68 -40°230/59 -51°
JAXused from 699 nm out; 39 nm from the line290/14300/16 17°280/22 14°280/24 8°250/32 -6°250/37 -17°230/50 -31°220/52 -41°220/51 -52°
MLBused from 799 nm out; 64 nm from the line230/6230/12 17°240/13 12°240/14 7°240/20 -5°240/24 -16°210/21 -32°190/33 -41°200/36 -52°
PIEused from 899 nm out; 56 nm from the line350/6L/V 18°290/6 14°280/9 9°250/18 -6°250/23 -17°240/30 -31°220/31 -41°220/30 -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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
ELM Elmira/Corning, NY departure no report just now 955 ft
IPT Williamsport, PA 50 nm out, 15 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 528 ft
MRB Martinsburg, WV 170 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 564 ft
CHO Charlottesville, VA 250 nm out, 2 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 640 ft
LYH Lynchburg, VA 310 nm out, 22 nm west of the line, tower no report just now 938 ft
RDU Raleigh/Durham, NC 389 nm out, 21 nm east of the line, tower no report just now 435 ft
FLO Florence, SC 499 nm out, 4 nm east of the line, tower no report just now 146 ft
CHS Charleston, SC 579 nm out, 9 nm east of the line, tower no report just now 46 ft
FIN Palm Coast, FL 789 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 33 ft
BOW Bartow, FL 889 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 124 ft
PGD Punta Gorda, FL destination no report just now 25 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 955 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At PGD when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:19 am EDT (10:19 UTC)

PGD has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.

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

  • 4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA 21 nm from the route, 190 nm along the route · security · ZDC
  • 6/8713 Maxton, NC, Friday, October 16, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 7 nm from the route, 459 nm along the route · air shows/sports · starts Friday 16 October · ZDC
  • 6/8902 MAYPORT, FL, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 through Saturday, October 17, 2026 Local 18 nm from the route, 739 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZJX
  • 6/8298 Daytona Beach, FL, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 16 nm from the route, 799 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZJX
  • 4/3634 DISNEY WORLD THEME PARK, ORLANDO, FL on the route, 859 nm along the route · security · ZJX

Daylight

Sunset at ELM 6:31 pm EDT (22:31 UTC), at PGD 7:02 pm EDT (23:02 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:26 pm EDT (23:26 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at PGD is before sunrise there (7:25 am EDT (11:25 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

Radar now, the Northeast
Radar now, the Northeast · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the Southeast
Radar now, the Southeast · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the whole country
Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service
Surface analysis now
Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead
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: Elmira/Corning Regional, Punta Gorda Airport.