Gerald R Ford International to Eglin Afb/Destin-Ft Walton Beach Airport GRR → VPS
746 nautical miles (858 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 184°, about 190° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 4 h 25 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 49-knot tailwind), arriving about 5:25 am CDT (10:25 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: 101 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 517 nm of the route.
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 GRR.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- LJ45 at 10,000 ft, 8 nm east, 12:31 am EDT (04:31 UTC): no turbulence, clear, remarks: ground fog at fwa FV10SM on final runway 14. 99 nm along the route, 8 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
FWA UA /OV OLK/TM 0431/FL100/TP LJ45/SK CLR/TB SMOOTH/RM GROUND FOG AT FWA. FV10SM ON FINAL RY 14
- Report
- a routine report filed through FWA
- Where
- over OLK
- Time
- 04:31 UTC
- Height
- at 10,000 ft
- Aircraft
- LJ45
- Sky
- clear
- Turbulence
- smooth
- Remarks
- ground fog at fwa FV10SM on final runway 14
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 8 forecast points nearest it (MKG, FWA, IND, LOU, BNA, HSV, BHM, MGM). 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 | 320° at 19 kt | −13 kt | 133 kt | 5 h 37 min | 6:37 am CDT (11:37 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 330° at 21 kt | −18 kt | 15 °C | 138 kt | 5 h 24 min | 6:24 am CDT (11:24 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 330° at 23 kt | −19 kt | 11 °C | 139 kt | 5 h 22 min | 6:22 am CDT (11:22 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 330° at 21 kt | −18 kt | 7 °C | 138 kt | 5 h 24 min | 6:24 am CDT (11:24 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 340° at 18 kt | −16 kt | 4 °C | 136 kt | 5 h 29 min | 6:29 am CDT (11:29 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 330° at 20 kt | −16 kt | 0 °C | 136 kt | 5 h 29 min | 6:29 am CDT (11:29 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 320° at 22 kt | −16 kt | -4 °C | 136 kt | 5 h 29 min | 6:29 am CDT (11:29 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 310° at 24 kt | −15 kt | -7 °C | 135 kt | 5 h 32 min | 6:32 am CDT (11:32 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 330° at 32 kt | −26 kt | -18 °C | 146 kt | 5 h 07 min | 6:07 am CDT (11:07 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 330° at 50 kt | −41 kt | -34 °C | 161 kt | 4 h 38 min | 5:38 am CDT (10:38 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 330° at 61 kt | −49 kt | -42 °C | 169 kt | 4 h 25 min | 5:25 am CDT (10:25 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 330° at 48 kt | −40 kt | -50 °C | 160 kt | 4 h 40 min | 5:40 am CDT (10:40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MKG | used from 0 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 260/22 | 290/16 15° | 300/11 10° | 290/5 3° | 300/26 -9° | 300/32 -20° | 320/48 -36° | 320/61 -45° | 310/74 -53° |
| FWA | used from 50 nm out; 45 nm from the line | 300/17 | 320/20 16° | 330/20 10° | 340/15 3° | 310/27 -8° | 320/37 -20° | 330/52 -36° | 330/65 -43° | 330/60 -50° |
| IND | used from 149 nm out; 28 nm from the line | 290/16 | 310/20 16° | 320/21 10° | 330/13 3° | 300/25 -7° | 320/32 -19° | 330/46 -34° | 320/61 -43° | 320/63 -50° |
| LOU | used from 249 nm out; 14 nm from the line | 310/18 | 340/28 16° | 340/29 10° | 350/27 3° | 330/27 -7° | 340/39 -19° | 330/58 -33° | 330/67 -41° | 330/40 -49° |
| BNA | used from 348 nm out; 45 nm from the line | 310/20 | 340/20 17° | 330/24 10° | 340/22 5° | 330/26 -6° | 340/29 -18° | 330/52 -33° | 320/62 -41° | 340/45 -50° |
| HSV | used from 448 nm out; 37 nm from the line | 310/20 | 330/20 16° | 320/27 11° | 340/23 5° | 320/23 -7° | 340/30 -17° | 320/50 -33° | 330/61 -41° | 340/41 -50° |
| BHM | used from 547 nm out; 24 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° |
| MGM | used from 597 nm out; 15 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° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRR Grand Rapids, MI | departure | no report just now | 793 ft | ||||
| AZO Kalamazoo, MI | 40 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 873 ft | ||||
| GUS Peru, IN | 139 nm out, 20 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 810 ft | ||||
| BAK Columbus, IN | 219 nm out, 2 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 656 ft | ||||
| SDF Louisville, KY | 278 nm out, 11 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 500 ft | ||||
| GLW Glasgow, KY | 348 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 716 ft | ||||
| MQY Smyrna, TN | 418 nm out, 20 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 543 ft | ||||
| BFZ Albertville, AL | 517 nm out, 3 nm south of the line | no report just now | 1,032 ft | ||||
| BHM Birmingham, AL | 567 nm out, 23 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 650 ft | ||||
| MGM Montgomery, AL | 637 nm out, 0 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 221 ft | ||||
| CEW Crestview, FL | 726 nm out, 2 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 213 ft | ||||
| VPS Valparaiso/Destin-Ft Walton Beach, FL | destination | no report just now | 84 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,032 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At VPS when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:25 am CDT (10:25 UTC)
VPS 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 GRR 7:04 pm EDT (23:04 UTC), at VPS 6:18 pm CDT (23:18 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:42 pm CDT (23:42 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at VPS is before sunrise there (6:46 am CDT (11:46 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: Gerald R Ford International, Eglin Afb/Destin-Ft Walton Beach Airport.