Washington Dulles International to Punta Gorda Airport IAD → PGD
757 nautical miles (871 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 199°, about 209° magnetic at the departure end (variation 10W). At 120 knots that is 5 h 07 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 28-knot tailwind), arriving about 3:17 pm EDT (19:17 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: 174 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: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft. Near the route, 60 nm along 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 IAD.
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 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 8 forecast points nearest it (RIC, RDU, FLO, CHS, SAV, JAX, MLB, 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 | 340° at 17 kt | −13 kt | 133 kt | 5 h 42 min | 3:52 pm EDT (19:52 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 330° at 18 kt | −13 kt | 15 °C | 133 kt | 5 h 42 min | 3:52 pm EDT (19:52 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 330° at 19 kt | −12 kt | 12 °C | 132 kt | 5 h 44 min | 3:54 pm EDT (19:54 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 330° at 19 kt | −13 kt | 9 °C | 133 kt | 5 h 42 min | 3:52 pm EDT (19:52 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 330° at 20 kt | −14 kt | 6 °C | 134 kt | 5 h 39 min | 3:49 pm EDT (19:49 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 330° at 22 kt | −16 kt | 2 °C | 136 kt | 5 h 34 min | 3:44 pm EDT (19:44 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 340° at 24 kt | −19 kt | -2 °C | 139 kt | 5 h 27 min | 3:37 pm EDT (19:37 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 340° at 26 kt | −20 kt | -6 °C | 140 kt | 5 h 24 min | 3:34 pm EDT (19:34 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 340° at 30 kt | −25 kt | -19 °C | 145 kt | 5 h 13 min | 3:23 pm EDT (19:23 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 350° at 33 kt | −28 kt | -32 °C | 148 kt | 5 h 07 min | 3:17 pm EDT (19:17 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 340° at 29 kt | −23 kt | -42 °C | 143 kt | 5 h 18 min | 3:28 pm EDT (19:28 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 310° at 29 kt | −12 kt | -50 °C | 132 kt | 5 h 44 min | 3:54 pm EDT (19:54 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIC | used from 0 nm out; 65 nm from the line | 350/24 | 350/28 14° | 340/25 8° | 340/26 5° | 340/40 -6° | 340/44 -19° | 340/48 -33° | 330/45 -42° | 310/38 -50° |
| RDU | used from 149 nm out; 21 nm from the line | 340/12 | 330/17 14° | 320/20 10° | 330/25 6° | 340/34 -6° | 340/38 -19° | 330/37 -32° | 330/35 -42° | 310/36 -51° |
| FLO | used from 249 nm out; 35 nm from the line | 330/11 | 330/15 14° | 330/22 10° | 350/21 7° | 340/30 -5° | 350/37 -19° | 350/34 -32° | 350/32 -42° | 310/37 -51° |
| CHS | used from 349 nm out; 13 nm from the line | 350/14 | 330/14 15° | 340/18 11° | 350/19 8° | 360/29 -5° | 350/33 -19° | 360/39 -31° | 360/28 -42° | 320/29 -50° |
| SAV | used from 448 nm out; 57 nm from the line | 340/14 | 330/21 16° | 340/26 12° | 350/25 8° | 360/28 -6° | 360/29 -19° | 360/36 -31° | 360/27 -42° | 330/31 -51° |
| JAX | used from 498 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 320/17 | 330/21 17° | 320/21 14° | 310/23 8° | 340/19 -6° | 360/26 -19° | 010/44 -30° | 360/35 -41° | 330/22 -50° |
| MLB | used from 598 nm out; 67 nm from the line | 320/12 | 300/13 18° | 280/13 15° | 280/15 9° | 270/16 -7° | 270/13 -18° | 240/24 -33° | 240/23 -41° | 270/21 -50° |
| PIE | used from 697 nm out; 54 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IAD Washington, DC | departure | no report just now | 312 ft | ||||
| LKU Louisa, VA | 60 nm out, 5 nm west of the line | no report just now | 493 ft | ||||
| BKT Blackstone, VA | 110 nm out, 15 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 437 ft | ||||
| RDU Raleigh/Durham, NC | 199 nm out, 5 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 435 ft | ||||
| FAY Fayetteville, NC | 249 nm out, 11 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 189 ft | ||||
| FLO Florence, SC | 309 nm out, 15 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 146 ft | ||||
| CHS Charleston, SC | 389 nm out, 8 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 46 ft | ||||
| FIN Palm Coast, FL | 598 nm out, 4 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 33 ft | ||||
| OMN Ormond Beach, FL | 608 nm out, 4 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 28 ft | ||||
| BOW Bartow, FL | 697 nm out, 7 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 124 ft | ||||
| PGD Punta Gorda, FL | destination | no report just now | 25 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 493 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At PGD when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:17 pm EDT (19:17 UTC)
PGD has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA 8 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · ZDC
- 6/8600 Sterling, VA, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 4 nm from the route, at the departure end · a VIP movement · today · ZDC
- 6/8713 Maxton, NC, Friday, October 16, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 4 nm from the route, 269 nm along the route · air shows/sports · starts Friday 16 October · ZDC
- 6/8902 MAYPORT, FL, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 through Saturday, October 17, 2026 Local 18 nm from the route, 538 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZJX
- 6/8298 Daytona Beach, FL, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 10 nm from the route, 608 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZJX
- 4/3634 DISNEY WORLD THEME PARK, ORLANDO, FL 2 nm from the route, 667 nm along the route · security · ZJX
Daylight
Sunset at IAD 6:36 pm EDT (22:36 UTC), at PGD 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: Washington Dulles International, Punta Gorda Airport.