Piedmont Triad International to Gainesville Regional GSO → GNV
402 nautical miles (463 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 198°, about 206° magnetic at the departure end (variation 8W). At 120 knots that is 2 h 59 min at the quickest height in today's winds (18,000 ft, a 15-knot tailwind), arriving about 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC). 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 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 first 59 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 29,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Near the route, at the departure end.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 30,000 ft to 41,000 ft. Over the last 20 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 GSO.
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 5 forecast points nearest it (RDU, FLO, CAE, SAV, JAX). 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 18 kt | −11 kt | 131 kt | 3 h 04 min | 10:05 am EDT (14:05 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 320° at 18 kt | −10 kt | 13 °C | 130 kt | 3 h 06 min | 10:07 am EDT (14:07 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 320° at 21 kt | −11 kt | 11 °C | 131 kt | 3 h 04 min | 10:05 am EDT (14:05 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 310° at 25 kt | −11 kt | 8 °C | 131 kt | 3 h 04 min | 10:05 am EDT (14:05 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 310° at 28 kt | −11 kt | 5 °C | 131 kt | 3 h 04 min | 10:05 am EDT (14:05 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 310° at 29 kt | −13 kt | 1 °C | 133 kt | 3 h 01 min | 10:02 am EDT (14:02 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 310° at 30 kt | −14 kt | -4 °C | 134 kt | 3 h | 10:01 am EDT (14:01 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 320° at 31 kt | −15 kt | -7 °C | 135 kt | 2 h 59 min | 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 310° at 29 kt | −10 kt | -19 °C | 130 kt | 3 h 06 min | 10:07 am EDT (14:07 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 300° at 26 kt | −6 kt | -32 °C | 126 kt | 3 h 11 min | 10:12 am EDT (14:12 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 310° at 26 kt | −10 kt | -40 °C | 130 kt | 3 h 06 min | 10:07 am EDT (14:07 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 310° at 28 kt | −12 kt | -49 °C | 132 kt | 3 h 03 min | 10:04 am EDT (14:04 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RDU | used from 0 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 330/30 | 340/24 12° | 330/26 7° | 320/30 3° | 330/39 -8° | 310/30 -20° | 300/33 -33° | 310/34 -39° | 310/41 -47° |
| FLO | used from 49 nm out; 56 nm from the line | 330/17 | 330/17 12° | 320/21 9° | 310/29 4° | 310/36 -8° | 300/36 -19° | 290/34 -32° | 300/29 -40° | 310/34 -48° |
| CAE | used from 98 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 340/17 | 330/15 12° | 320/22 9° | 320/31 5° | 330/35 -7° | 320/33 -19° | 340/40 -32° | 350/43 -39° | 320/35 -49° |
| SAV | used from 196 nm out; 28 nm from the line | 330/16 | 310/15 14° | 320/23 10° | 310/30 7° | 310/30 -6° | 300/28 -19° | 270/25 -32° | 300/25 -39° | 320/26 -50° |
| JAX | used from 294 nm out; 32 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° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GSO Greensboro, NC | departure | no report just now | 925 ft | ||||
| VUJ Albemarle, NC | 39 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 609 ft | ||||
| JQF Concord, NC | 49 nm out, 23 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 704 ft | ||||
| CDN Camden, SC | 118 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 302 ft | ||||
| CAE Columbia, SC | 137 nm out, 17 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 235 ft | ||||
| OGB Orangeburg, SC | 167 nm out, 5 nm east of the line | no report just now | 195 ft | ||||
| JYL Sylvania, GA | 226 nm out, 18 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 190 ft | ||||
| LHW Fort Stewart (Hinesville), GA | 265 nm out, 3 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 46 ft | ||||
| JES Jesup, GA | 285 nm out, 13 nm west of the line | no report just now | 107 ft | ||||
| JAX Jacksonville, FL | 344 nm out, 16 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 29 ft | ||||
| VQQ Jacksonville, FL | 363 nm out, 11 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 79 ft | ||||
| GNV Gainesville, FL | destination | no report just now | 151 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 925 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At GNV when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC)
GNV has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8389 Jacksonville, FL, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 16 nm from the route, 363 nm along the route · air shows/sports · starts Thursday 15 October · ZJX
Daylight
Sunset at GSO 6:48 pm EDT (22:48 UTC), at GNV 7:02 pm EDT (23:02 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:26 pm EDT (23:26 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: Piedmont Triad International, Gainesville Regional.