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Coastal Carolina Regional to Vero Beach Regional EWN → VRB

478 nautical miles (550 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 202°, about 210° magnetic at the departure end (variation 8W). At 120 knots that is 4 h 28 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 13-knot headwind), arriving about 2:36 am EDT (06:36 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: 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

SIGMET 8E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 45,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 11:55 pm EDT (03:55 UTC). Near the route, at the destination end.

as issued

WSUS31 KKCI 120155
MKCE WST 120155
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 8E
VALID UNTIL 0355Z
FL AND NC FL SC GA CSTL WTRS
FROM 130SSE ILM-180SE ILM-60ENE PBI-20SSE TRV-130SSE ILM
AREA TS MOV FROM 23020KT. TOPS ABV FL450.

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 EWN.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

CL30 at 18,000 ft, 40 nm east, 7:44 pm EDT (23:44 UTC): moderate turbulence. At the destination end, 40 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PBI UA /OV PBI026062/TM 2344/FL180/TP CL30/TB MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through PBI
Where
62 nm northeast (026°) of PBI
Time
23:44 UTC
Height
at 18,000 ft
Aircraft
CL30
Turbulence
moderate
E145 at 1,800 ft, 22 nm northwest, 8:38 pm EDT (00:38 UTC): a broken layer from 1,800 ft to 3,000 ft. 60 nm along the route, 22 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ILM UA /OV ILM/TM 0038/FL018/TP E145/SK BKN018-TOP030
```
Report
a routine report filed through ILM
Where
over ILM
Time
00:38 UTC
Height
at 1,800 ft
Aircraft
E145
Sky
a broken layer from 1,800 ft, tops 3,000 ft
B737 at 34,000 ft, 7 nm east, 9:08 pm EDT (01:08 UTC): light chop turbulence. 129 nm along the route, 7 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ILM UA /OV ILM187076/TM 0108/FL340/TP B737/TB INTMT LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through ILM
Where
76 nm south (187°) of ILM
Time
01:08 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
intermittent light chop
B737 at 34,000 ft, 7 nm east, 8:38 pm EDT (00:38 UTC): light chop turbulence. 129 nm along the route, 7 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ILM UA /OV ILM187076/TM 0038/FL340/TP B737/TB INTMT LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through ILM
Where
76 nm south (187°) of ILM
Time
00:38 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
intermittent light chop
A21N at 34,000 ft, 35 nm southeast, 7:48 pm EDT (23:48 UTC): no turbulence. 358 nm along the route, 35 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
OMN UA /OV OMN090110/TM 2348/FL340/TP A21N/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through OMN
Where
110 nm east (090°) of OMN
Time
23:48 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
A21N
Turbulence
none
B763 at 32,000 ft, 39 nm southeast, 7:47 pm EDT (23:47 UTC): no turbulence. 398 nm along the route, 39 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MLB UA /OV MLB075080/TM 2347/FL320/TP B763/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through MLB
Where
80 nm east (075°) of MLB
Time
23:47 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
B763
Turbulence
none
A320 at 17,000 ft, 40 nm east, 7:28 pm EDT (23:28 UTC): light chop turbulence. At the destination end, 40 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PBI UA /OV PBI026059/TM 2328/FL170/TP A320/TB LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through PBI
Where
59 nm northeast (026°) of PBI
Time
23:28 UTC
Height
at 17,000 ft
Aircraft
A320
Turbulence
light chop
B738 at 19,000 ft, 33 nm south, 8:21 pm EDT (00:21 UTC): light chop turbulence above 19,000 ft. At the destination end, 33 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PBI UA /OV PBI344028/TM 0021/FL190/TP B738/TB CONS LGT CHOP 190
```
Report
a routine report filed through PBI
Where
28 nm north (344°) of PBI
Time
00:21 UTC
Height
at 19,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
continuous light chop at 19,000 ft
C172 at 4,000 ft, 45 nm west, 7:30 pm EDT (23:30 UTC): clear from 4,000 ft to 60,000 ft. At the destination end, 45 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MLB UA /OV MLB252035/TM 2330/FL040/TP C172/SK SKC 040
```
Report
a routine report filed through MLB
Where
35 nm west (252°) of MLB
Time
23:30 UTC
Height
at 4,000 ft
Aircraft
C172
Sky
clear from 4,000 ft

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 4 forecast points nearest it (ILM, CHS, JAX, MLB). 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	250° at 19 kt	+13 kt		107 kt	4 h 28 min	2:36 am EDT (06:36 UTC)
6,500 ft	250° at 23 kt	+15 kt	14 °C	105 kt	4 h 33 min	2:41 am EDT (06:41 UTC)
8,500 ft	250° at 29 kt	+21 kt	13 °C	99 kt	4 h 50 min	2:58 am EDT (06:58 UTC)
10,500 ft	240° at 32 kt	+24 kt	10 °C	96 kt	4 h 59 min	3:07 am EDT (07:07 UTC)
12,500 ft	240° at 35 kt	+26 kt	7 °C	94 kt	5 h 05 min	3:13 am EDT (07:13 UTC)
14,500 ft	240° at 39 kt	+30 kt	3 °C	90 kt	5 h 19 min	3:27 am EDT (07:27 UTC)
16,500 ft	240° at 43 kt	+34 kt	-1 °C	86 kt	5 h 33 min	3:41 am EDT (07:41 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	240° at 46 kt	+37 kt	-4 °C	83 kt	5 h 46 min	3:54 am EDT (07:54 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	230° at 45 kt	+41 kt	-15 °C	79 kt	6 h 03 min	4:11 am EDT (08:11 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	220° at 51 kt	+48 kt	-31 °C	72 kt	6 h 38 min	4:46 am EDT (08:46 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	200° at 54 kt	+54 kt	-41 °C	66 kt	7 h 15 min	5:23 am EDT (09:23 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	210° at 50 kt	+50 kt	-52 °C	70 kt	6 h 50 min	4:58 am EDT (08:58 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
ILM	used from 0 nm out; 42 nm from the line	230/27	220/35 14°	230/45 13°	230/48 8°	240/59 -4°	230/57 -14°	220/66 -30°	210/66 -40°	210/59 -52°
CHS	used from 149 nm out; 92 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°
JAX	used from 299 nm out; 122 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°
MLB	used from 348 nm out; 86 nm from the line	240/7	240/11 17°	240/13 13°	250/15 8°	230/25 -5°	210/25 -16°	210/24 -31°	190/29 -41°	190/27 -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	Elevation
EWN New Bern, NC	departure	no report just now	17 ft
OAJ Jacksonville, NC	20 nm out, 21 nm west of the line, tower	no report just now	92 ft
ILM Wilmington, NC	60 nm out, 21 nm west of the line, tower	no report just now	31 ft
MLB Melbourne, FL	458 nm out, 21 nm northwest of the line, tower	no report just now	33 ft
VRB Vero Beach, FL	destination	no report just now	23 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 92 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At VRB when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:36 am EDT (06:36 UTC)

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

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 EWN 6:37 pm EDT (22:37 UTC), at VRB 6:55 pm EDT (22:55 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:19 pm EDT (23:19 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at VRB is before sunrise there (7:19 am EDT (11:19 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, 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: Coastal Carolina Regional, Vero Beach Regional.