Plan a flight · Sun 8:35 pm EDT (00:35 UTC)

Rickenbacker International to Sarasota/Bradenton International LCK → SRQ

746 nautical miles (858 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 178°, about 185° magnetic at the departure end (variation 7W). At 120 knots that is 5 h 44 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 10-knot tailwind), arriving about 2:19 am EDT (06:19 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now LCK is marginal VFR, wind from the north-northwest (330°) at 7 knots; SRQ is VFR, wind from the north-northeast (030°) at 4 knots. 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: 248 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

SIGMET E17E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 31,000 ft, moving from the west at 15 knots, until 9:55 pm EDT (01:55 UTC). Near the route, 119 nm along the route.

as issued

WSUS31 KKCI 112355
MKCE WST 112355
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 17E
VALID UNTIL 0155Z
PA MD VA NC WV OH KY
FROM 30WSW EWC-20E RIC-70NNE ILM-70W BKW-10ESE APE-30WSW EWC
AREA TS MOV FROM 28015KT. TOPS TO FL310.

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 179 nm of the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 99 to 318 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 7,000 ft. Over the route from 219 to 318 nm out.

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 LCK.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

A321 at 30,000 ft, 16 nm west, 7:45 pm EDT (23:45 UTC): moderate turbulence. 169 nm along the route, 16 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IND UA /OV AZQ170020/TM 2345/FL300/TP A321/TB MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through IND
Where
20 nm south (170°) of AZQ
Time
23:45 UTC
Height
at 30,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
moderate
PA46 at 23,000 ft, 43 nm east, 7:28 pm EDT (23:28 UTC): moderate chop turbulence from 22,000 ft to 23,000 ft, remarks: ZTLFD-44. 199 nm along the route, 43 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TRI UA /OV HMV090010/TM 2328/FL230/TP PA46/TB LGT- MOD CHOP 230-220/RM ZTLFD-44
```
Report
a routine report filed through TRI
Where
10 nm east (090°) of HMV
Time
23:28 UTC
Height
at 23,000 ft
Aircraft
PA46
Turbulence
light moderate chop from 23,000 ft to 22,000 ft
Remarks
ZTLFD-44
BCS3 at 3,000 ft, 11 nm north, 8:27 pm EDT (00:27 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the departure end, 11 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CMH UA /OV CMH/TM 0027/FL030/TP BCS3/SK T037
```
Report
a routine report filed through CMH
Where
over CMH
Time
00:27 UTC
Height
at 3,000 ft
Aircraft
BCS3
Sky
T037
C150 climbing, 13 nm east, 6:45 pm EDT (22:45 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the departure end, 13 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CMH UA /OV LHQ/TM 2245/FLDURC/TP C150/SK B015 T038
```
Report
a routine report filed through CMH
Where
over LHQ
Time
22:45 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
C150
Sky
B015 T038
C150 at 1,500 ft, 31 nm northwest, 6:18 pm EDT (22:18 UTC): overcast above 1,800 ft. At the departure end, 31 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CMH UA /OV MRT/TM 2218/FL015/TP C150/SK OVC018
```
Report
a routine report filed through CMH
Where
over MRT
Time
22:18 UTC
Height
at 1,500 ft
Aircraft
C150
Sky
overcast from 1,800 ft
S22T at 2,000 ft, 11 nm north, 5:47 pm EDT (21:47 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the departure end, 11 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CMH UA /OV CMH/TM 2147/FL020/TP S22T/SK B020 T030
```
Report
a routine report filed through CMH
Where
over CMH
Time
21:47 UTC
Height
at 2,000 ft
Aircraft
S22T
Sky
B020 T030
P28A descending, 32 nm east, 6:14 pm EDT (22:14 UTC): scattered clouds above 1,200 ft. 40 nm along the route, 32 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
HTS UA /OV KUNI/TM 2214/FLDURD/TP P28A/SK SCT012/WX 3SM
```
Report
a routine report filed through HTS
Where
over KUNI
Time
22:14 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
P28A
Sky
scattered clouds from 1,200 ft
Weather
3SM
P28A climbing, 8 nm northeast, 7:15 pm EDT (23:15 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: instrument conditions. 80 nm along the route, 8 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
HTS UA /OV DWU/TM 2315/FLDURC/TP P28A/TB SMOOTH/RM IMC
```
Report
a routine report filed through HTS
Where
over DWU
Time
23:15 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
P28A
Turbulence
smooth
Remarks
instrument conditions
CRJ9 at 28,000 ft, 41 nm west, 6:33 pm EDT (22:33 UTC): light turbulence. 80 nm along the route, 41 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IND UA /OV FGX/TM 2233/FL280/TP CRJ9/TB LGT
```
Report
a routine report filed through IND
Where
over FGX
Time
22:33 UTC
Height
at 28,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ9
Turbulence
light
C310 at 5,000 ft, 8 nm northwest, 5:54 pm EDT (21:54 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, rain, 12 °C. 109 nm along the route, 8 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
HTS UA /OV ECB220008/TM 2154/FL050/TP C310/WX RA/TA 12/TB NEG/IC NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through HTS
Where
8 nm southwest (220°) of ECB
Time
21:54 UTC
Height
at 5,000 ft
Aircraft
C310
Weather
rain
Temperature
12 °C
Turbulence
none
Icing
none
S22T descending, 21 nm east, 8:24 pm EDT (00:24 UTC): a broken layer above 2,600 ft, remarks: during the descent RY23 tri. 199 nm along the route, 21 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TRI UA /OV KTRI050002/TM 0024/FLUNKN/TP S22T/SK BKN026-TOPUNKN/RM DURD RY23 TRI
```
Report
a routine report filed through TRI
Where
2 nm northeast (050°) of KTRI
Time
00:24 UTC
Height
height not given
Aircraft
S22T
Sky
a broken layer from 2,600 ft, tops unknown
Remarks
during the descent RY23 tri
CRJ9 at 30,000 ft, 14 nm west, 6:46 pm EDT (22:46 UTC): light to moderate turbulence above 30,000 ft, remarks: ZTLFD-42. 229 nm along the route, 14 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TYS UA /OV VXV090040/TM 2246/FL300/TP CRJ9/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD 300/RM ZTLFD-42
```
Report
a routine report filed through TYS
Where
40 nm east (090°) of VXV
Time
22:46 UTC
Height
at 30,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ9
Turbulence
continuous light occasional moderate at 30,000 ft
Remarks
ZTLFD-42
RV5 at 3,000 ft, 37 nm west, 5:55 pm EDT (21:55 UTC): overcast above 3,500 ft, remarks: during the descent. 368 nm along the route, 37 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AHN UA /OV 52A/TM 2155/FL030/TP RV5/SK OVC 035/RM DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through AHN
Where
over 52A
Time
21:55 UTC
Height
at 3,000 ft
Aircraft
RV5
Sky
overcast from 3,500 ft
Remarks
during the descent
CRJ9 descending, 40 nm east, 7:06 pm EDT (23:06 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: smooth ride on final runway 26. 388 nm along the route, 40 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AGS UA /OV AGS 080002/TM 2306/FLDURD/TP CRJ9/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH RIDE ON FINAL RWY26
```
Report
a routine report filed through AGS
Where
2 nm east (080°) of AGS
Time
23:06 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
CRJ9
Turbulence
none
Remarks
smooth ride on final runway 26

8 more routine reports are on the map.

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 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 7 forecast points nearest it (CMH, CRW, TRI, GSP, SAV, JAX, 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	300° at 18 kt	−10 kt	11 °C	130 kt	5 h 44 min	2:19 am EDT (06:19 UTC)
6,500 ft	300° at 20 kt	−10 kt	13 °C	130 kt	5 h 44 min	2:19 am EDT (06:19 UTC)
8,500 ft	290° at 20 kt	−8 kt	11 °C	128 kt	5 h 50 min	2:25 am EDT (06:25 UTC)
10,500 ft	290° at 21 kt	−6 kt	8 °C	126 kt	5 h 55 min	2:30 am EDT (06:30 UTC)
12,500 ft	280° at 21 kt	−5 kt	5 °C	125 kt	5 h 58 min	2:33 am EDT (06:33 UTC)
14,500 ft	270° at 23 kt	−2 kt	1 °C	122 kt	6 h 07 min	2:42 am EDT (06:42 UTC)
16,500 ft	270° at 25 kt	+1 kt	-4 °C	119 kt	6 h 16 min	2:51 am EDT (06:51 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	260° at 27 kt	+3 kt	-7 °C	117 kt	6 h 23 min	2:58 am EDT (06:58 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	250° at 30 kt	+11 kt	-18 °C	109 kt	6 h 51 min	3:26 am EDT (07:26 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	230° at 39 kt	+24 kt	-31 °C	96 kt	7 h 46 min	4:21 am EDT (08:21 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	220° at 43 kt	+32 kt	-40 °C	88 kt	8 h 29 min	5:04 am EDT (09:04 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	220° at 45 kt	+34 kt	-50 °C	86 kt	8 h 40 min	5:15 am EDT (09:15 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
CMH	used from 0 nm out; 36 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°
CRW	used from 50 nm out; 62 nm from the line	320/16	310/16 12°	320/12 7°	320/12 2°	330/15 -11°	280/11 -22°	230/26 -30°	240/33 -37°	240/37 -47°
TRI	used from 149 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°
GSP	used from 249 nm out; 35 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°
SAV	used from 398 nm out; 85 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°
JAX	used from 497 nm out; 63 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°
PIE	used from 646 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°

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
LCK Columbus, OH	departure	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,200 feet	from the north-northwest (330°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	1,200 ft	743 ft	7:55 pm EDT (23:55 UTC)
EOP Waverly, OH	40 nm out, 1 nm northwest of the line	IFR Sky: overcast at 900 feet	variable at 5 knots, gusting to 10	9 mi	900 ft	661 ft	00:15 UTC
HTS Huntington, WV	90 nm out, 15 nm east of the line, tower	IFR Sky: overcast at 700 feet Weather: mist	variable at 5 knots	1 mi	700 ft	828 ft	23:51 UTC
TRI Bristol/Johnson/Kingsport, TN	199 nm out, 20 nm east of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 1,200 feet, scattered clouds at 1,800 feet, a broken layer at 3,000 feet	from the west-southwest (240°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	3,000 ft	1,518 ft	23:53 UTC
AVL Asheville, NC	259 nm out, 13 nm east of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 3,100 feet, scattered clouds at 4,100 feet	from the north-northwest (330°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	2,163 ft	23:54 UTC
GYH Greenville, SC	308 nm out, 19 nm east of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 6,500 feet	from the southwest (230°) at 13 knots	10+ mi	6,500 ft	955 ft	23:47 UTC
OKZ Sandersville, GA	408 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line	no report just now				438 ft
EZM Eastman, GA	457 nm out, 23 nm west of the line, tower	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 5,000 feet	calm	10+ mi	none	303 ft	23:55 UTC
LCQ Lake City, FL	577 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the southwest (230°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	200 ft	00:15 UTC
GNV Gainesville, FL	607 nm out, 18 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	from the west (270°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	151 ft	23:53 UTC
SPG St Petersburg, FL	726 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the north-northwest (340°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	6 ft	23:53 UTC
SRQ Sarasota/Bradenton, FL	destination	VFR	from the north-northeast (030°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	29 ft	7:53 pm EDT (23:53 UTC)

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 SRQ when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:19 am EDT (06:19 UTC)

Wind from the north at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for SRQ

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the north at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 3,000 feet, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
From Sun 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the north at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

The forecast for LCK, the departure

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the north at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 800 feet
From Mon 4:00 am EDT (08:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 4 knots, visibility 3 miles, mist, a broken layer at 800 feet
From Mon 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the south at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet

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 LCK 6:57 pm EDT (22:57 UTC), at SRQ 7:04 pm EDT (23:04 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:28 pm EDT (23:28 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at SRQ is before sunrise there (7:28 am EDT (11:28 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.

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Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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: Rickenbacker International, Sarasota/Bradenton International.