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Lakeland Linder International to Trenton Mercer Airport LAL → TTN

819 nautical miles (943 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 024°, about 030° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 5 h 54 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 19-knot tailwind), arriving about 2:15 pm EDT (18:15 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 return flight

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

  • SIGMET E38E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 32,000 ft, moving from the northwest at 20 knots, until 9:55 am EDT (13:55 UTC). Over the route from 640 to 749 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 121155
    MKCE WST 121155
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 38E
    VALID UNTIL 1355Z
    NJ DE MD VA AND CSTL WTRS
    FROM 50WNW SIE-20E SIE-30NNE ORF-20NE RIC-50WNW SIE
    AREA TS MOV FROM 33020KT. TOPS TO FL320.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 30,000 ft to 41,000 ft. Over the route from 60 to 610 nm out.
  • 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). Near the route, 600 nm along the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 24,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 200 nm of the route.
  • 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 170 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 08:00–15:00 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 11 forecast points nearest it (PIE, MLB, JAX, SAV, CHS, FLO, ILM, RDU, ORF, RIC, ACY). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
3,500 ft330° at 18 kt+9 kt111 kt7 h 23 min3:44 pm EDT (19:44 UTC)
5,500 ft320° at 18 kt+7 kt113 kt7 h 15 min3:36 pm EDT (19:36 UTC)
7,500 ft320° at 19 kt+8 kt11 °C112 kt7 h 19 min3:40 pm EDT (19:40 UTC)
9,500 ft320° at 21 kt+8 kt8 °C112 kt7 h 19 min3:40 pm EDT (19:40 UTC)
11,500 ft310° at 23 kt+6 kt6 °C114 kt7 h 11 min3:32 pm EDT (19:32 UTC)
13,500 ft310° at 24 kt+5 kt2 °C115 kt7 h 07 min3:28 pm EDT (19:28 UTC)
15,500 ft300° at 25 kt+3 kt-2 °C117 kt7 h3:21 pm EDT (19:21 UTC)
17,500 ft300° at 26 kt+1 kt-7 °C119 kt6 h 53 min3:14 pm EDT (19:14 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180300° at 26 kt+1 kt-8 °C119 kt6 h 53 min3:14 pm EDT (19:14 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240290° at 27 kt−5 kt-20 °C125 kt6 h 33 min2:54 pm EDT (18:54 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300260° at 32 kt−19 kt-33 °C139 kt5 h 54 min2:15 pm EDT (18:15 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340260° at 32 kt−17 kt-40 °C137 kt5 h 59 min2:20 pm EDT (18:20 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390280° at 29 kt−9 kt-49 °C129 kt6 h 21 min2:42 pm EDT (18:42 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
PIEused from 0 nm out; 53 nm from the line360/10340/12 18°330/9 13°290/12 8°260/21 -7°280/18 -18°250/20 -33°250/26 -41°250/20 -51°
MLBused from 50 nm out; 74 nm from the line290/10260/15 18°290/12 13°280/13 8°250/20 -7°260/18 -18°240/17 -32°250/20 -41°250/22 -52°
JAXused from 100 nm out; 49 nm from the line310/22310/19 16°300/22 14°290/25 8°300/25 -7°300/24 -18°270/20 -33°260/25 -41°290/17 -51°
SAVused from 200 nm out; 66 nm from the line330/16310/15 14°320/23 10°310/30 7°310/30 -6°300/28 -19°270/25 -32°300/25 -39°320/26 -50°
CHSused from 250 nm out; 46 nm from the line330/14300/17 14°320/21 9°310/26 6°310/32 -6°280/34 -19°260/37 -32°280/30 -39°310/30 -50°
FLOused from 350 nm out; 49 nm from the line330/17330/17 12°320/21 9°310/29 4°310/36 -8°300/36 -19°290/34 -32°300/29 -40°310/34 -48°
ILMused from 400 nm out; 33 nm from the line300/18300/22 13°300/21 8°290/28 4°280/38 -7°270/40 -18°250/49 -32°250/50 -40°270/33 -50°
RDUused from 500 nm out; 55 nm from the line330/30340/24 12°330/26 7°320/30 3°330/39 -8°310/30 -20°300/33 -33°310/34 -39°310/41 -47°
ORFused from 550 nm out; 50 nm from the line310/30320/27 11°310/30 8°320/30 3°290/36 -8°270/40 -21°250/52 -32°250/50 -39°260/42 -48°
RICused from 600 nm out; 29 nm from the line350/34340/27 12°340/36 8°330/31 3°310/32 -9°320/34 -21°300/37 -34°290/37 -39°290/42 -46°
ACYused from 699 nm out; 65 nm from the line350/12340/12 11°340/12 6°340/13 2°270/10 -10°240/17 -23°230/46 -33°230/46 -40°240/46 -49°

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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
LAL Lakeland, FL departure no report just now 141 ft
LEE Leesburg, FL 50 nm out, 10 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 76 ft
FIN Palm Coast, FL 100 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 33 ft
LRO Mount Pleasant, SC 320 nm out, 17 nm west of the line no report just now 11 ft
MYR Myrtle Beach, SC 380 nm out, 3 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 25 ft
GWW Goldsboro, NC 490 nm out, 5 nm north of the line no report just now 133 ft
ISO Kinston, NC 500 nm out, 18 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 92 ft
PHF Newport News, VA 620 nm out, 18 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 42 ft
ESN Easton, MD 709 nm out, 12 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 72 ft
PHL Philadelphia, PA 789 nm out, 6 nm west of the line, tower no report just now 35 ft
TTN Trenton, NJ destination no report just now 212 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 212 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At TTN when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:15 pm EDT (18:15 UTC)

TTN 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 9 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · ZJX
  • 6/8298 Daytona Beach, FL, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 18 nm from the route, 90 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZJX
  • 6/8902 MAYPORT, FL, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 through Saturday, October 17, 2026 Local 18 nm from the route, 150 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZJX
  • 6/8508 Johnsontown, NC 7 nm from the route, 440 nm along the route · security · ZDC
  • 4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA 23 nm from the route, 699 nm along the route · security · ZDC
  • 6/8719 Greenwood, DE, Friday, October 16, 2026 through Saturday, October 17, 2026 UTC 3 nm from the route, 729 nm along the route · air shows/sports · starts Friday 16 October · ZDC
  • 6/8886 Greenwood, DE, Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 3 nm from the route, 729 nm along the route · air shows/sports · starts Sunday 18 October · ZDC

Daylight

Sunset at LAL 7:02 pm EDT (23:02 UTC), at TTN 6:24 pm EDT (22:24 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:51 pm EDT (22:51 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
Radar now, the Southeast · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the Northeast
Radar now, the Northeast · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the whole country
Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service
Surface analysis now
Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead
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: Lakeland Linder International, Trenton Mercer Airport.