Lakeland Linder International to Eugene F Kranz Toledo Express Airport LAL → TOL
821 nautical miles (945 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 354°, about 000° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 5 h 49 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 21-knot tailwind), arriving about 2:21 am EDT (06:21 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: 657 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 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 386 to 594 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 7,000 ft. Over the route from 396 to 485 nm out.
- 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 last 297 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 LAL.
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 20:00–03:00 UTC · at 120 knots true airspeed
The eastbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: odd thousands plus 500 ft; above 18,000 ft the forecast levels), with the wind averaged along the line from the 10 forecast points nearest it (PIE, JAX, SAV, CAE, GSP, TYS, TRI, CVG, CMH, FWA). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,500 ft | 300° at 15 kt | +8 kt | 112 kt | 7 h 20 min | 3:52 am EDT (07:52 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 310° at 20 kt | +14 kt | 11 °C | 106 kt | 7 h 45 min | 4:17 am EDT (08:17 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 300° at 21 kt | +13 kt | 11 °C | 107 kt | 7 h 40 min | 4:12 am EDT (08:12 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 300° at 21 kt | +12 kt | 9 °C | 108 kt | 7 h 36 min | 4:08 am EDT (08:08 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 300° at 21 kt | +12 kt | 6 °C | 108 kt | 7 h 36 min | 4:08 am EDT (08:08 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 290° at 22 kt | +10 kt | 2 °C | 110 kt | 7 h 28 min | 4:00 am EDT (08:00 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 280° at 23 kt | +8 kt | -2 °C | 112 kt | 7 h 20 min | 3:52 am EDT (07:52 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 280° at 25 kt | +6 kt | -6 °C | 114 kt | 7 h 12 min | 3:44 am EDT (07:44 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 280° at 26 kt | +6 kt | -7 °C | 114 kt | 7 h 12 min | 3:44 am EDT (07:44 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 260° at 28 kt | −1 kt | -19 °C | 121 kt | 6 h 47 min | 3:19 am EDT (07:19 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 250° at 33 kt | −10 kt | -32 °C | 130 kt | 6 h 19 min | 2:51 am EDT (06:51 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 230° at 37 kt | −19 kt | -40 °C | 139 kt | 5 h 54 min | 2:26 am EDT (06:26 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 230° at 38 kt | −21 kt | -50 °C | 141 kt | 5 h 49 min | 2:21 am EDT (06:21 UTC) |
Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIE | used from 0 nm out; 44 nm from the line | 310/7 | 270/12 17° | 270/14 13° | 260/14 8° | 240/22 -5° | 230/24 -16° | 220/26 -31° | 200/31 -41° | 180/33 -53° |
| JAX | used from 49 nm out; 80 nm from the line | 280/14 | 300/22 16° | 260/27 15° | 260/26 9° | 240/41 -6° | 230/38 -16° | 220/44 -32° | 200/49 -41° | 200/52 -53° |
| SAV | used from 198 nm out; 69 nm from the line | 260/18 | 290/26 13° | 270/33 12° | 260/40 9° | 240/47 -5° | 230/53 -16° | 220/61 -31° | 210/64 -41° | 210/64 -52° |
| CAE | used from 297 nm out; 85 nm from the line | 260/27 | 310/26 11° | 280/31 9° | 270/36 7° | 250/39 -4° | 230/57 -16° | 220/74 -30° | 220/83 -40° | 220/73 -51° |
| GSP | used from 346 nm out; 53 nm from the line | 300/22 | 310/22 11° | 300/22 7° | 290/28 5° | 270/36 -5° | 250/42 -18° | 230/54 -31° | 230/59 -40° | 230/65 -50° |
| TYS | used from 445 nm out; 50 nm from the line | 290/19 | 310/22 11° | 330/25 7° | 330/34 3° | 320/37 -7° | 300/37 -18° | 300/37 -34° | 280/29 -39° | 270/29 -48° |
| TRI | used from 495 nm out; 33 nm from the line | 310/28 11° | 320/32 7° | 330/30 2° | 300/28 -9° | 280/34 -21° | 250/37 -31° | 240/39 -38° | 250/35 -48° | |
| CVG | used from 594 nm out; 81 nm from the line | 350/13 | 340/20 13° | 340/22 8° | 350/30 3° | 340/30 -9° | 340/38 -21° | 330/37 -35° | 320/38 -40° | 310/35 -47° |
| CMH | used from 693 nm out; 31 nm from the line | 340/14 | 320/13 12° | 350/12 8° | 360/10 2° | 350/27 -10° | 340/20 -22° | 320/31 -35° | 270/25 -39° | 260/32 -48° |
| FWA | used from 792 nm out; 68 nm from the line | 350/9 | 350/24 15° | 360/25 9° | 360/29 4° | 350/31 -10° | 340/39 -22° | 330/40 -37° | 320/38 -43° | 320/48 -48° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL Lakeland, FL | departure | no report just now | 141 ft | ||||
| OCF Ocala, FL | 69 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 90 ft | ||||
| GNV Gainesville, FL | 99 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 151 ft | ||||
| AYS Waycross, GA | 198 nm out, 1 nm south of the line | no report just now | 141 ft | ||||
| VDI Vidalia, GA | 257 nm out, 8 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 274 ft | ||||
| GYH Greenville, SC | 406 nm out, 23 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 955 ft | ||||
| AVL Asheville, NC | 445 nm out, 19 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 2,163 ft | ||||
| CPF Hazard, KY | 564 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 1,256 ft | ||||
| JKL Jackson, KY | 584 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 1,380 ft | ||||
| ILN Wilmington, OH | 693 nm out, 14 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,076 ft | ||||
| FDY Findlay, OH | 782 nm out, 5 nm north of the line | no report just now | 812 ft | ||||
| TOL Toledo, OH | destination | no report just now | 683 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 2,163 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At TOL when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:21 am EDT (06:21 UTC)
TOL has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 4/3634 DISNEY WORLD THEME PARK, ORLANDO, FL 23 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · ZJX
Daylight
Sunset at LAL 7:02 pm EDT (23:02 UTC), at TOL 6:59 pm EDT (22:59 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:27 pm EDT (23:27 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at TOL is before sunrise there (7:43 am EDT (11:43 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: Lakeland Linder International, Eugene F Kranz Toledo Express Airport.