Plan a flight · Mon 11:52 am EDT (15:52 UTC)

Page Field to Venice Municipal FMY → VNC

42 nautical miles (49 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 313°, about 316° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3W). At 120 knots that is 23 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 10-knot headwind), arriving about 12:15 pm EDT (16:15 UTC). Right now FMY is VFR, wind from the north-northeast (020°) at 9 knots; VNC is VFR, wind from the east-northeast (070°) at 4 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

AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 30,000 ft to 41,000 ft. Near the route, at the destination end.

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 FMY.

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

A321 at 28,000 ft, 31 nm south, 10:04 am EDT (14:04 UTC): light turbulence. At the departure end, 31 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
RSW UA /OV RSW210030/TM 1404/FL280/TP A321/TB LGT
```
Report
a routine report filed through RSW
Where
30 nm southwest (210°) of RSW
Time
14:04 UTC
Height
at 28,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
light
B772 at 32,000 ft, 36 nm southwest, 9:12 am EDT (13:12 UTC): no turbulence. 8 nm along the route, 36 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
RSW UA /OV RSW250040/TM 1312/FL320/TP B772/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through RSW
Where
40 nm west (250°) of RSW
Time
13:12 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
B772
Turbulence
none
E170 at 29,000 ft, 32 nm north, 11:29 am EDT (15:29 UTC): no turbulence. At the destination end, 32 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PIE UA /OV PIE170020/TM 1529/FL290/TP E170/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through PIE
Where
20 nm south (170°) of PIE
Time
15:29 UTC
Height
at 29,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
none
B38M at 36,000 ft, 23 nm southwest, 9:39 am EDT (13:39 UTC): light chop turbulence. At the destination end, 23 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
RSW UA /OV RSW290055/TM 1339/FL360/TP B38M/TB LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through RSW
Where
55 nm west (290°) of RSW
Time
13:39 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
light chop

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 14:00–21:00 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 1 forecast point nearest it (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	010° at 17 kt	+10 kt		110 kt	23 min	12:15 pm EDT (16:15 UTC)
6,500 ft	010° at 18 kt	+11 kt	17 °C	109 kt	23 min	12:15 pm EDT (16:15 UTC)
8,500 ft	330° at 12 kt	+11 kt	14 °C	109 kt	23 min	12:15 pm EDT (16:15 UTC)
10,500 ft	300° at 13 kt	+13 kt	10 °C	107 kt	24 min	12:16 pm EDT (16:16 UTC)
12,500 ft	290° at 15 kt	+14 kt	7 °C	106 kt	24 min	12:16 pm EDT (16:16 UTC)
14,500 ft	310° at 13 kt	+13 kt	2 °C	107 kt	24 min	12:16 pm EDT (16:16 UTC)
16,500 ft	320° at 11 kt	+11 kt	-2 °C	109 kt	23 min	12:15 pm EDT (16:15 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	340° at 11 kt	+10 kt	-6 °C	110 kt	23 min	12:15 pm EDT (16:15 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	350° at 21 kt	+17 kt	-17 °C	103 kt	24 min	12:16 pm EDT (16:16 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	360° at 39 kt	+27 kt	-32 °C	93 kt	27 min	12:19 pm EDT (16:19 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	010° at 39 kt	+21 kt	-42 °C	99 kt	25 min	12:17 pm EDT (16:17 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	350° at 17 kt	+14 kt	-50 °C	106 kt	24 min	12:16 pm EDT (16:16 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 18:00 UTC for use 14:00 to 21:00 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
PIE	used from 0 nm out; 71 nm from the line	360/14	010/20 18°	320/11 13°	290/16 8°	340/11 -6°	350/21 -17°	360/39 -32°	010/39 -42°	350/17 -50°

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
FMY Fort Myers, FL	departure	VFR	from the north-northeast (020°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	17 ft	10:53 am EDT (14:53 UTC)
PGD Punta Gorda, FL	17 nm out, 10 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the north-northeast (030°) at 11 knots	10+ mi	none	25 ft	14:53 UTC
VNC Venice, FL	destination	VFR	from the east-northeast (070°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	18 ft	4:15 am EDT (08:15 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 25 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At VNC when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:15 pm EDT (16:15 UTC)

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

The forecast for FMY, the departure

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 2,000 feet, 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 1,500 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 Tue 1:00 am EDT (05:00 UTC): wind light and variable, 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 FMY 7:02 pm EDT (23:02 UTC), at VNC 7:04 pm EDT (23:04 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:27 pm EDT (23:27 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: Page Field, Venice Municipal.