Gainesville Regional to Portland International GNV → PDX
2,113 nautical miles (2,431 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 308°, about 312° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4W). At 120 knots that is 19 h 13 min at the quickest height in today's winds (10,500 ft, a 10-knot headwind), arriving about 8:56 pm PDT (03:56 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: 7 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 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 707 to 1146 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 42,000 ft. Over the route from 1226 to 1485 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 1236 to 1515 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: 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 1285 to 1445 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1375 to 1973 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots). Over the route from 1385 to 1435 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 1435 to 1714 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1614 to 1794 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the route from 1714 to 2103 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 GNV.
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 21 forecast points nearest it (JAX, TLH, CSG, MGM, BHM, MEM, LIT, SGF, TUL, ICT, SLN, GLD, DEN, BFF, RKS, LND, PIH, BOI, LWS, RDM, PDX). 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 | +14 kt | 0 °C | 106 kt | 19 h 56 min | 9:39 pm PDT (04:39 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 280° at 15 kt | +14 kt | 12 °C | 106 kt | 19 h 56 min | 9:39 pm PDT (04:39 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 270° at 12 kt | +11 kt | 8 °C | 109 kt | 19 h 23 min | 9:06 pm PDT (04:06 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 260° at 12 kt | +10 kt | 5 °C | 110 kt | 19 h 13 min | 8:56 pm PDT (03:56 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 250° at 14 kt | +10 kt | 1 °C | 110 kt | 19 h 13 min | 8:56 pm PDT (03:56 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 250° at 17 kt | +11 kt | -3 °C | 109 kt | 19 h 23 min | 9:06 pm PDT (04:06 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 250° at 19 kt | +13 kt | -7 °C | 107 kt | 19 h 45 min | 9:28 pm PDT (04:28 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 250° at 21 kt | +14 kt | -10 °C | 106 kt | 19 h 56 min | 9:39 pm PDT (04:39 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 250° at 24 kt | +17 kt | -21 °C | 103 kt | 20 h 31 min | 10:14 pm PDT (05:14 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 260° at 37 kt | +32 kt | -32 °C | 88 kt | 24 h 01 min | 1:44 am PDT (08:44 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 270° at 39 kt | +36 kt | -38 °C | 84 kt | 25 h 09 min | 2:52 am PDT (09:52 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 260° at 33 kt | +30 kt | -47 °C | 90 kt | 23 h 29 min | 1:12 am PDT (08:12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAX | used from 0 nm out; 60 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° |
| TLH | used from 50 nm out; 49 nm from the line | 340/23 | 350/26 17° | 350/21 11° | 300/13 6° | 320/25 -6° | 340/35 -16° | 350/44 -32° | 360/51 -42° | 350/33 -52° |
| CSG | used from 149 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 330/27 | 340/28 16° | 350/28 11° | 330/17 6° | 340/25 -6° | 350/33 -18° | 330/46 -32° | 340/45 -41° | 350/31 -52° |
| MGM | used from 199 nm out; 40 nm from the line | 320/19 | 330/16 17° | 340/21 11° | 330/11 5° | 330/27 -6° | 330/21 -17° | 330/37 -32° | 340/44 -40° | 360/30 -52° |
| BHM | used from 299 nm out; 48 nm from the line | 310/19 | 310/15 16° | 320/19 11° | 330/15 5° | 330/23 -5° | 320/14 -18° | 320/36 -32° | 330/44 -40° | 340/36 -51° |
| MEM | used from 399 nm out; 86 nm from the line | 250/19 | 260/19 17° | 270/20 12° | 270/16 6° | 270/21 -6° | 290/27 -17° | 300/37 -30° | 300/49 -40° | 310/40 -51° |
| LIT | used from 548 nm out; 50 nm from the line | 250/22 | 250/25 18° | 240/23 12° | 240/20 7° | 250/17 -6° | 260/25 -17° | 300/45 -29° | 300/49 -40° | 310/43 -51° |
| SGF | used from 648 nm out; 65 nm from the line | 230/37 | 260/20 15° | 250/16 13° | 250/15 8° | 260/28 -7° | 250/31 -17° | 280/59 -31° | 280/59 -39° | 290/55 -50° |
| TUL | used from 747 nm out; 69 nm from the line | 230/42 | 250/23 17° | 220/16 14° | 240/10 8° | 240/20 -6° | 260/28 -17° | 270/61 -29° | 280/52 -38° | 290/46 -50° |
| ICT | used from 847 nm out; 36 nm from the line | 230/45 | 240/33 21° | 230/23 14° | 230/22 7° | 240/29 -7° | 240/36 -20° | 260/78 -29° | 270/69 -36° | 270/56 -49° |
| SLN | used from 897 nm out; 29 nm from the line | 230/49 | 240/41 22° | 230/26 15° | 220/21 7° | 240/38 -8° | 240/44 -21° | 260/77 -29° | 270/70 -36° | 270/63 -48° |
| GLD | used from 1046 nm out; 58 nm from the line | 260/37 | 260/25 14° | 250/27 8° | 230/36 -8° | 230/49 -21° | 250/71 -30° | 260/82 -36° | 250/73 -48° | |
| DEN | used from 1196 nm out; 76 nm from the line | 270/24 11° | 230/13 5° | 230/48 -8° | 230/46 -20° | 230/63 -30° | 240/78 -36° | 240/78 -48° | ||
| BFF | used from 1246 nm out; 63 nm from the line | 280/28 | 260/39 11° | 240/34 5° | 210/38 -11° | 210/52 -22° | 230/61 -31° | 230/61 -36° | 240/56 -45° | |
| RKS | used from 1345 nm out; 122 nm from the line | 250/9 | 230/21 -1° | 210/43 -14° | 220/59 -23° | 220/55 -32° | 220/53 -35° | 220/48 -44° | ||
| LND | used from 1395 nm out; 77 nm from the line | 240/10 3° | 240/30 0° | 220/42 -13° | 230/52 -23° | 220/54 -33° | 220/52 -36° | 220/53 -44° | ||
| PIH | used from 1594 nm out; 49 nm from the line | 070/8 | 150/19 1° | 180/32 -4° | 210/44 -17° | 210/37 -28° | 210/74 -31° | 220/68 -35° | 220/60 -43° | |
| BOI | used from 1744 nm out; 68 nm from the line | 320/11 1° | 280/8 -5° | 220/14 -11° | 200/60 -19° | 190/66 -31° | 210/46 -32° | 220/50 -33° | 220/43 -39° | |
| LWS | used from 1893 nm out; 106 nm from the line | L/V | 340/5 -3° | L/V -6° | 040/7 -10° | 100/23 -22° | 180/30 -31° | 190/11 -34° | 200/11 -36° | 220/23 -40° |
| RDM | used from 1943 nm out; 92 nm from the line | 360/14 -2° | 020/25 -8° | 360/34 -13° | 360/75 -16° | 360/88 -25° | 360/80 -39° | 350/47 -42° | 360/11 -43° | |
| PDX | used from 2043 nm out; 45 nm from the line | L/V | 340/8 0° | 360/12 -6° | 010/30 -7° | 360/62 -15° | 360/67 -26° | 360/68 -40° | 350/61 -48° | 340/26 -44° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GNV Gainesville, FL | departure | no report just now | 151 ft | ||||
| LCQ Lake City, FL | 30 nm out, 13 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 200 ft | ||||
| MGM Montgomery, AL | 259 nm out, 6 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 221 ft | ||||
| TUP Tupelo, MS | 428 nm out, 24 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 346 ft | ||||
| ROG Rogers, AR | 717 nm out, 14 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,358 ft | ||||
| HUT Hutchinson, KS | 927 nm out, 18 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,542 ft | ||||
| STK Sterling, CO | 1216 nm out, 2 nm north of the line | no report just now | 4,037 ft | ||||
| CYS Cheyenne, WY | 1295 nm out, 2 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 6,159 ft | ||||
| IDA Idaho Falls, ID | 1644 nm out, 8 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 4,743 ft | ||||
| SUN Hailey, ID | 1734 nm out, 25 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 5,319 ft | ||||
| BKE Baker City, OR | 1903 nm out, 7 nm north of the line | no report just now | 3,373 ft | ||||
| PDX Portland, OR | destination | no report just now | 30 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 6,159 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At PDX when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 8:56 pm PDT (03:56 UTC)
PDX 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 GNV 7:02 pm EDT (23:02 UTC), at PDX 6:28 pm PDT (01:28 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:58 pm PDT (01:58 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at PDX is after sunset there (6:30 pm PDT (01:30 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: Gainesville Regional, Portland International.