Plan a flight · Sun 11:04 pm EDT (03:04 UTC)

Gainesville Regional to Tuscaloosa Ntl Airport GNV → TCL

346 nautical miles (398 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 309°, about 313° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 24 min at the quickest height in today's winds (12,500 ft, a 18-knot headwind), arriving about 1:28 am CDT (06:28 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now GNV is VFR, wind from the west (270°) at 4 knots; TCL is VFR, wind from the north-northeast (030°) at 3 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: 3 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

No SIGMET or AIRMET covers any part of this route right now.

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

CRJ7 at 28,000 ft, 25 nm southwest, 10:41 pm EDT (02:41 UTC): moderate turbulence, remarks: produced by skypath. 237 nm along the route, 25 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TOI UA /OV MGM157029 /TM 0241 /FL280 /TP CRJ7 /TB MOD /RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATH
```
Report
a routine report filed through TOI
Where
29 nm southeast (157°) of MGM
Time
02:41 UTC
Height
at 28,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ7
Turbulence
moderate
Remarks
produced by skypath
B738 at 36,000 ft, 31 nm south, 8:23 pm EDT (00:23 UTC): light chop turbulence. At the departure end, 31 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
OCF UA /OV OCF/TM 0023/FL360/TP B738/TB LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through OCF
Where
over OCF
Time
00:23 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
light chop
PC12 at 16,000 ft, 43 nm northeast, 8:55 pm EDT (00:55 UTC): no turbulence, clear from 16,000 ft to 60,000 ft. 20 nm along the route, 43 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AYS UA /OV AYS150060/TM 0055/FL160/TP PC12/SK SKC/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through AYS
Where
60 nm southeast (150°) of AYS
Time
00:55 UTC
Height
at 16,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Sky
clear
Turbulence
none
E170 at 32,000 ft, 25 nm southwest, 8:07 pm EDT (00:07 UTC): light turbulence. 59 nm along the route, 25 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CTY UA /OV CTY320030/TM 0007/FL320/TP E170/TB CONS LGT
```
Report
a routine report filed through CTY
Where
30 nm northwest (320°) of CTY
Time
00:07 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
continuous light
B747 at 33,000 ft, 16 nm southwest, 9:02 pm EDT (01:02 UTC): no turbulence. 128 nm along the route, 16 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TLH UA /OV TLH360025/TM 0102/FL330/TP B747/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
25 nm north (360°) of TLH
Time
01:02 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
B747
Turbulence
none

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 02:00–09:00 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 5 forecast points nearest it (JAX, TLH, CSG, MGM, BHM). 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 21 kt	+20 kt		100 kt	3 h 28 min	1:32 am CDT (06:32 UTC)
6,500 ft	340° at 25 kt	+22 kt	16 °C	98 kt	3 h 32 min	1:36 am CDT (06:36 UTC)
8,500 ft	330° at 26 kt	+23 kt	13 °C	97 kt	3 h 34 min	1:38 am CDT (06:38 UTC)
10,500 ft	330° at 22 kt	+21 kt	10 °C	99 kt	3 h 30 min	1:34 am CDT (06:34 UTC)
12,500 ft	310° at 18 kt	+18 kt	6 °C	102 kt	3 h 24 min	1:28 am CDT (06:28 UTC)
14,500 ft	300° at 19 kt	+19 kt	2 °C	101 kt	3 h 26 min	1:30 am CDT (06:30 UTC)
16,500 ft	290° at 21 kt	+21 kt	-3 °C	99 kt	3 h 30 min	1:34 am CDT (06:34 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	290° at 23 kt	+22 kt	-7 °C	98 kt	3 h 32 min	1:36 am CDT (06:36 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	300° at 27 kt	+27 kt	-17 °C	93 kt	3 h 43 min	1:47 am CDT (06:47 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	320° at 36 kt	+35 kt	-32 °C	85 kt	4 h 04 min	2:08 am CDT (07:08 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	320° at 36 kt	+35 kt	-41 °C	85 kt	4 h 04 min	2:08 am CDT (07:08 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	310° at 28 kt	+28 kt	-50 °C	92 kt	3 h 46 min	1:50 am CDT (06:50 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 00:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 06:00 UTC for use 02:00 to 09:00 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; 59 nm from the line	290/14	300/16 17°	280/22 14°	280/24 8°	250/32 -6°	250/37 -17°	230/50 -31°	220/52 -41°	220/51 -52°
TLH	used from 49 nm out; 50 nm from the line	320/18	350/31 18°	340/24 13°	310/17 8°	280/22 -7°	300/25 -17°	320/28 -33°	320/24 -41°	320/25 -50°
CSG	used from 148 nm out; 62 nm from the line	310/24	340/35 17°	340/37 12°	330/22 8°	310/30 -7°	290/30 -18°	340/57 -32°	340/55 -41°	320/33 -49°
MGM	used from 198 nm out; 42 nm from the line	310/19	340/24 17°	340/28 11°	330/16 7°	300/23 -7°	320/32 -16°	330/46 -33°	330/55 -42°	330/41 -50°
BHM	used from 297 nm out; 42 nm from the line	310/19	330/20 17°	320/28 11°	340/21 6°	310/22 -7°	330/33 -17°	330/50 -32°	330/57 -41°	330/41 -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
GNV Gainesville, FL	departure	VFR	from the west (270°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	151 ft	10:53 pm EDT (02:53 UTC)
LCQ Lake City, FL	30 nm out, 13 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	200 ft	02:55 UTC
VLD Valdosta, GA	79 nm out, 18 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	203 ft	02:53 UTC
TVI Thomasville, GA	109 nm out, 5 nm north of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	263 ft	02:55 UTC
ABY Albany, GA	148 nm out, 24 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the west (280°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	196 ft	22:53 UTC
EUF Eufaula, AL	198 nm out, 15 nm northeast of the line	VFR	from the west-northwest (290°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	285 ft	02:58 UTC
TOI Troy, AL	227 nm out, 18 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR Weather: mist	calm	6 mi	none	397 ft	02:53 UTC
MGM Montgomery, AL	267 nm out, 8 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	221 ft	02:53 UTC
EET Alabaster, AL	306 nm out, 23 nm northeast of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	585 ft	00:53 UTC
TCL Tuscaloosa, AL	destination	VFR	from the north-northeast (030°) at 3 knots	8 mi	none	169 ft	9:53 pm CDT (02:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 585 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At TCL when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:28 am CDT (06:28 UTC)

Wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for TCL

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
At times between Mon 5:00 am CDT (10:00 UTC) and 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): visibility 5 miles, mist
From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

The forecast for GNV, the departure

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the west at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 15, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 5 knots, 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 GNV 7:02 pm EDT (23:02 UTC), at TCL 6:20 pm CDT (23:20 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:45 pm CDT (23:45 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at TCL is before sunrise there (6:52 am CDT (11:52 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 now, the lower Mississippi valley · 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: Gainesville Regional, Tuscaloosa Ntl Airport.