Elmira/Corning Regional to St. Pete-Clearwater International ELM → PIE
901 nautical miles (1,037 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 200°, about 212° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12W). At 120 knots that is 7 h 50 min at the quickest height in today's winds (6,500 ft, a 5-knot headwind), arriving about 4:57 am EDT (08:57 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: 245 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 307 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the first 139 nm of the route.
- AIRMET ZULU 1C: moderate icing up to 24,000 ft. Over the first 10 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 257 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the first 139 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 277 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 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 20:00–03:00 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 11 forecast points nearest it (AVP, PSB, EKN, ROA, RDU, FLO, CAE, CHS, 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 | 270° at 16 kt | +6 kt | 13 °C | 114 kt | 7 h 54 min | 5:01 am EDT (09:01 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 270° at 18 kt | +5 kt | 13 °C | 115 kt | 7 h 50 min | 4:57 am EDT (08:57 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 260° at 20 kt | +9 kt | 11 °C | 111 kt | 8 h 07 min | 5:14 am EDT (09:14 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 250° at 21 kt | +12 kt | 8 °C | 108 kt | 8 h 21 min | 5:28 am EDT (09:28 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 240° at 23 kt | +16 kt | 5 °C | 104 kt | 8 h 40 min | 5:47 am EDT (09:47 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 240° at 27 kt | +20 kt | 1 °C | 100 kt | 9 h 01 min | 6:08 am EDT (10:08 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 240° at 32 kt | +25 kt | -3 °C | 95 kt | 9 h 29 min | 6:36 am EDT (10:36 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 230° at 35 kt | +28 kt | -6 °C | 92 kt | 9 h 48 min | 6:55 am EDT (10:55 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 220° at 46 kt | +41 kt | -17 °C | 79 kt | 11 h 24 min | 8:31 am EDT (12:31 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 220° at 63 kt | +59 kt | -31 °C | 61 kt | 14 h 46 min | 11:53 am EDT (15:53 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 210° at 66 kt | +64 kt | -40 °C | 56 kt | 16 h 05 min | 1:12 pm EDT (17:12 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 220° at 61 kt | +58 kt | -51 °C | 62 kt | 14 h 32 min | 11:39 am EDT (15:39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVP | used from 0 nm out; 66 nm from the line | 110/36 | 190/34 13° | 230/11 8° | 230/16 4° | 230/26 -8° | 220/40 -19° | 230/73 -33° | 230/98 -41° | 230/87 -51° |
| PSB | used from 50 nm out; 29 nm from the line | 260/13 13° | 220/12 8° | 220/11 4° | 230/27 -11° | 210/31 -21° | 220/73 -32° | 220/75 -40° | 230/66 -50° | |
| EKN | used from 149 nm out; 85 nm from the line | 270/18 13° | 310/5 7° | 140/7 3° | 210/16 -9° | 220/41 -20° | 210/57 -32° | 220/57 -38° | 230/49 -47° | |
| ROA | used from 248 nm out; 62 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° |
| RDU | used from 347 nm out; 45 nm from the line | 240/28 | 250/22 10° | 230/30 11° | 230/40 7° | 230/45 -4° | 220/69 -15° | 220/83 -29° | 210/84 -40° | 220/75 -52° |
| FLO | used from 446 nm out; 41 nm from the line | 240/25 | 270/23 11° | 250/36 10° | 240/38 7° | 240/50 -4° | 230/66 -15° | 220/75 -30° | 210/77 -40° | 220/73 -52° |
| CAE | used from 495 nm out; 32 nm from the line | 260/27 | 310/26 11° | 280/31 9° | 270/36 7° | 250/39 -4° | 230/57 -16° | 220/74 -30° | 220/83 -40° | 220/73 -51° |
| CHS | used from 545 nm out; 41 nm from the line | 260/22 | 280/26 12° | 260/37 12° | 250/40 8° | 240/54 -4° | 230/55 -15° | 220/61 -31° | 200/66 -41° | 210/62 -52° |
| SAV | used from 594 nm out; 18 nm from the line | 260/18 | 290/26 13° | 270/33 12° | 260/40 9° | 240/47 -5° | 230/53 -16° | 220/61 -31° | 210/64 -41° | 210/64 -52° |
| JAX | used from 693 nm out; 20 nm from the line | 280/14 | 300/22 16° | 260/27 15° | 260/26 9° | 240/41 -6° | 230/38 -16° | 220/44 -32° | 200/49 -41° | 200/52 -53° |
| PIE | used from 842 nm out; 35 nm from the line | 310/7 | 270/12 17° | 270/14 13° | 260/14 8° | 240/22 -5° | 230/24 -16° | 220/26 -31° | 200/31 -41° | 180/33 -53° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELM Elmira/Corning, NY | departure | no report just now | 955 ft | ||||
| UNV State College, PA | 89 nm out, 14 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,231 ft | ||||
| MRB Martinsburg, WV | 168 nm out, 10 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 564 ft | ||||
| CHO Charlottesville, VA | 248 nm out, 14 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 640 ft | ||||
| LYH Lynchburg, VA | 307 nm out, 5 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 938 ft | ||||
| VUJ Albemarle, NC | 436 nm out, 12 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 609 ft | ||||
| AFP Wadesboro, NC | 456 nm out, 2 nm north of the line | no report just now | 299 ft | ||||
| HXD Hilton Head Island, SC | 624 nm out, 22 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 19 ft | ||||
| SAV Savannah, GA | 634 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 50 ft | ||||
| VQQ Jacksonville, FL | 753 nm out, 3 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 79 ft | ||||
| OCF Ocala, FL | 822 nm out, 1 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 90 ft | ||||
| PIE St Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | destination | no report just now | 10 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,231 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, 4:57 am EDT (08:57 UTC)
PIE has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8389 Jacksonville, FL, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 5 nm from the route, 753 nm along the route · air shows/sports · starts Thursday 15 October · ZJX
Daylight
Sunset at ELM 6:31 pm EDT (22:31 UTC), at PIE 7:04 pm EDT (23:04 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:28 pm EDT (23:28 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at PIE is before sunrise there (7:29 am EDT (11:29 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: Elmira/Corning Regional, St. Pete-Clearwater International.