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 6 h 29 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 19-knot tailwind), arriving about 1:40 pm EDT (17:40 UTC). Right now ELM is VFR, wind from the west (280°) at 3 knots; PIE is VFR, wind from the north (350°) 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: 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 218 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the first 208 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft. Over the route from 129 to 307 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: 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 route from 267 to 446 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 30,000 ft to 41,000 ft. Over the route from 743 to 822 nm out.
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 08:00–15:00 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 | 330° at 19 kt | −14 kt | 11 °C | 134 kt | 6 h 43 min | 1:54 pm EDT (17:54 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 340° at 19 kt | −14 kt | 13 °C | 134 kt | 6 h 43 min | 1:54 pm EDT (17:54 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 330° at 21 kt | −15 kt | 10 °C | 135 kt | 6 h 40 min | 1:51 pm EDT (17:51 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 330° at 23 kt | −15 kt | 7 °C | 135 kt | 6 h 40 min | 1:51 pm EDT (17:51 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 320° at 25 kt | −14 kt | 4 °C | 134 kt | 6 h 43 min | 1:54 pm EDT (17:54 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 320° at 27 kt | −16 kt | -1 °C | 136 kt | 6 h 38 min | 1:49 pm EDT (17:49 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 320° at 29 kt | −17 kt | -5 °C | 137 kt | 6 h 35 min | 1:46 pm EDT (17:46 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 320° at 31 kt | −18 kt | -8 °C | 138 kt | 6 h 32 min | 1:43 pm EDT (17:43 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 320° at 31 kt | −18 kt | -20 °C | 138 kt | 6 h 32 min | 1:43 pm EDT (17:43 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 320° at 30 kt | −17 kt | -34 °C | 137 kt | 6 h 35 min | 1:46 pm EDT (17:46 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 320° at 35 kt | −19 kt | -40 °C | 139 kt | 6 h 29 min | 1:40 pm EDT (17:40 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 310° at 30 kt | −13 kt | -50 °C | 133 kt | 6 h 46 min | 1:57 pm EDT (17:57 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVP | used from 0 nm out; 66 nm from the line | 010/20 | 020/24 11° | 360/19 8° | 350/23 2° | 320/24 -11° | 330/25 -22° | 330/27 -37° | 310/28 -42° | 290/30 -50° |
| PSB | used from 50 nm out; 29 nm from the line | 020/21 12° | 360/28 7° | 360/29 1° | 350/33 -10° | 350/42 -22° | 350/49 -37° | 340/63 -43° | 350/39 -52° | |
| EKN | used from 149 nm out; 85 nm from the line | 330/20 10° | 350/29 7° | 340/32 2° | 340/44 -8° | 350/50 -21° | 350/63 -35° | 340/69 -40° | 330/42 -50° | |
| ROA | used from 248 nm out; 62 nm from the line | 310/32 | 340/32 14° | 350/25 9° | 340/24 3° | 340/42 -8° | 340/52 -20° | 350/62 -34° | 350/64 -39° | 310/44 -48° |
| RDU | used from 347 nm out; 45 nm from the line | 330/30 | 340/24 12° | 330/26 7° | 320/30 3° | 330/39 -8° | 310/30 -20° | 300/33 -33° | 310/34 -39° | 310/41 -47° |
| FLO | used from 446 nm out; 41 nm from the line | 330/17 | 330/17 12° | 320/21 9° | 310/29 4° | 310/36 -8° | 300/36 -19° | 290/34 -32° | 300/29 -40° | 310/34 -48° |
| CAE | used from 495 nm out; 32 nm from the line | 340/17 | 330/15 12° | 320/22 9° | 320/31 5° | 330/35 -7° | 320/33 -19° | 340/40 -32° | 350/43 -39° | 320/35 -49° |
| CHS | used from 545 nm out; 41 nm from the line | 330/14 | 300/17 14° | 320/21 9° | 310/26 6° | 310/32 -6° | 280/34 -19° | 260/37 -32° | 280/30 -39° | 310/30 -50° |
| SAV | used from 594 nm out; 18 nm from the line | 330/16 | 310/15 14° | 320/23 10° | 310/30 7° | 310/30 -6° | 300/28 -19° | 270/25 -32° | 300/25 -39° | 320/26 -50° |
| JAX | used from 693 nm out; 20 nm from the line | 310/22 | 310/19 16° | 300/22 14° | 290/25 8° | 300/25 -7° | 300/24 -18° | 270/20 -33° | 260/25 -41° | 290/17 -51° |
| PIE | used from 842 nm out; 35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELM Elmira/Corning, NY | departure | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 100 feet, overcast at 3,200 feet | from the west (280°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | 3,200 ft | 955 ft | 6:53 am EDT (10:53 UTC) |
| UNV State College, PA | 89 nm out, 14 nm west of the line, tower | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,200 feet | variable at 4 knots | 10+ mi | 1,200 ft | 1,231 ft | 10:53 UTC |
| MRB Martinsburg, WV | 168 nm out, 10 nm southeast of the line, tower | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 2,400 feet, overcast at 3,200 feet | from the north-northeast (020°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | 3,200 ft | 564 ft | 10:53 UTC |
| CHO Charlottesville, VA | 248 nm out, 14 nm southeast of the line, tower | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 3,400 feet | from the northeast (050°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 640 ft | 10:53 UTC |
| LYH Lynchburg, VA | 307 nm out, 5 nm west of the line, tower | VFR | variable at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 938 ft | 10:54 UTC |
| VUJ Albemarle, NC | 436 nm out, 12 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the west-southwest (250°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 609 ft | 10:55 UTC |
| AFP Wadesboro, NC | 456 nm out, 2 nm north of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 299 ft | 10:55 UTC |
| HXD Hilton Head Island, SC | 624 nm out, 22 nm east of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 19 ft | 10:50 UTC |
| SAV Savannah, GA | 634 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the west (270°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 50 ft | 10:53 UTC |
| VQQ Jacksonville, FL | 753 nm out, 3 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 79 ft | 10:50 UTC |
| OCF Ocala, FL | 822 nm out, 1 nm east of the line, tower | VFR | from the northwest (320°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 90 ft | 10:51 UTC |
| PIE St Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | destination | VFR | from the north (350°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 10 ft | 6:53 am EDT (10:53 UTC) |
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, 1:40 pm EDT (17:40 UTC)
Wind from the north at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The whole forecast for PIE
- From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the north at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the north at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 9:00 pm EDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the north at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
The forecast for ELM, the departure
- From Mon 6:00 am EDT (10:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 100 feet
- From Mon 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 500 feet
- From Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 1,500 feet
- From Mon 4:00 pm EDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 3,500 feet
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8902 MAYPORT, FL, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 through Saturday, October 17, 2026 Local 16 nm from the route, 743 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZJX
- 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)).
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.