Plan a flight · Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC)

Greenbrier Valley Airport to Sarasota/Bradenton International LWB → SRQ

638 nautical miles (734 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 190°, about 198° magnetic at the departure end (variation 8W). At 120 knots that is 4 h 15 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 30-knot tailwind), arriving about 4:15 pm EDT (20:15 UTC). Right now LWB is marginal VFR, wind from the west (270°) at 10 knots; SRQ is VFR, wind from the north (010°) at 8 knots, gusting to 17. 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 SIERRA 1E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, mist). Over the first 60 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft. Over the first 139 nm of the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the first 80 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 30,000 ft to 41,000 ft. Over the route from 359 to 618 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 LWB.

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

urgent CRJ9 at 1,800 ft, 29 nm west, 10:55 am EDT (14:55 UTC): remarks: low-level wind shear a 10-knot loss of airspeed final runway 35. 279 nm along the route, 29 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AGS UUA /OV AGS/TM 1455/FL018/TP CRJ9/RM LLWS -10KT FINAL RWY 35
```
Report
an urgent report filed through AGS
Where
over AGS
Time
14:55 UTC
Height
at 1,800 ft
Aircraft
CRJ9
Remarks
low-level wind shear a 10-knot loss of airspeed final runway 35
B737 at 34,000 ft, 21 nm east, 11:01 am EDT (15:01 UTC): moderate turbulence. 408 nm along the route, 21 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SSI UA /OV SSI/TM 1501/FL340/TP B737/TB MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through SSI
Where
over SSI
Time
15:01 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
moderate
B738 at 19,000 ft, 25 nm east, 9:48 am EDT (13:48 UTC): moderate turbulence. 548 nm along the route, 25 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MCO UA /OV LEE/TM 1348/FL190/TP B738/TB MODERATE
```
Report
a routine report filed through MCO
Where
over LEE
Time
13:48 UTC
Height
at 19,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
moderate
C680 at 4,000 ft, 0 nm southwest, 10:45 am EDT (14:45 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the departure end, 0 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LWB UA /OV LWB/TM 1445/FL040/TP C680/SK B042
```
Report
a routine report filed through LWB
Where
over LWB
Time
14:45 UTC
Height
at 4,000 ft
Aircraft
C680
Sky
B042
E135 climbing, 33 nm west, 9:06 am EDT (13:06 UTC): a broken layer from 2,900 ft to 6,000 ft. At the departure end, 33 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CRW UA /OV BKW/TM 1306/FLDURC/TP E135/SK BKN029-TOP060
```
Report
a routine report filed through CRW
Where
over BKW
Time
13:06 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
E135
Sky
a broken layer from 2,900 ft, tops 6,000 ft
E145 at 2,000 ft, 4 nm southeast, 10:35 am EDT (14:35 UTC): sandstorm. 159 nm along the route, 4 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CLT UA /OV CLT 183 003/TM 1435/FL020/TP E145/WV 10 KT LOSS
```
Report
a routine report filed through CLT
Where
clt at 18,300 ft at 300 ft
Time
14:35 UTC
Height
at 2,000 ft
Aircraft
E145
Wind
10 knots loss
B739 at 34,000 ft, 43 nm west, 10:05 am EDT (14:05 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, remarks: ztlfd 34. 179 nm along the route, 43 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ATL UA /OV SPA/TM 1405/FL340/TP B739/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM ZTLFD 34
```
Report
a routine report filed through ATL
Where
over SPA
Time
14:05 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
B739
Turbulence
none
Icing
none
Remarks
ztlfd 34
A320 at 31,000 ft, 43 nm west, 9:01 am EDT (13:01 UTC): light turbulence, remarks: ztlfd 34. 179 nm along the route, 43 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ATL UA /OV SPA/TM 1301/FL310/TP A320/TB LGT/RM ZTLFD 34
```
Report
a routine report filed through ATL
Where
over SPA
Time
13:01 UTC
Height
at 31,000 ft
Aircraft
A320
Turbulence
light
Remarks
ztlfd 34
C172 at 4,500 ft, 20 nm west, 9:17 am EDT (13:17 UTC): no turbulence, wind 000° at 0 knots. 229 nm along the route, 20 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
EOE UA /OV EOE180006 /TM 1317 /FL045 /TP C172 /WV 00000KT /TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through EOE
Where
6 nm south (180°) of EOE
Time
13:17 UTC
Height
at 4,500 ft
Aircraft
C172
Wind
from 000° at 0 knots
Turbulence
none
UAL2084 at 28,000 ft, 32 nm east, 10:03 am EDT (14:03 UTC): light chop turbulence. 259 nm along the route, 32 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ARP UAL2084 3330N 08043W 1403 F280 904/003KT TB CONT LGT CHOP IC
```
Report
a routine report filed through ARP
E145 at 6,500 ft, 32 nm west, 9:18 am EDT (13:18 UTC): clear from 6,500 ft to 60,000 ft. 269 nm along the route, 32 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AGS UA /OV AGS 350008/TM 1318/FL065/TP E145/SK SKC
```
Report
a routine report filed through AGS
Where
8 nm north (350°) of AGS
Time
13:18 UTC
Height
at 6,500 ft
Aircraft
E145
Sky
clear
LJ31 descending, 28 nm west, 11:12 am EDT (15:12 UTC): remarks: little bumpy on final runway 35. 279 nm along the route, 28 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AGS UA /OV AGS 170002/TM 1512/FLDURD/TP LJ31/RM LITTLE BUMPY ON FINAL RWY 35
```
Report
a routine report filed through AGS
Where
2 nm south (170°) of AGS
Time
15:12 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
LJ31
Remarks
little bumpy on final runway 35
CRJ9 at 1,800 ft, 27 nm west, 10:55 am EDT (14:55 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 279 nm along the route, 27 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AGS UA /OV BUSHE/TM 1455/FL018/TP CRJ9/WV +-10KT
```
Report
a routine report filed through AGS
Where
bushe
Time
14:55 UTC
Height
at 1,800 ft
Aircraft
CRJ9
Wind
a 10-knot loss of airspeed
A20N at 33,000 ft, 22 nm east, 10:12 am EDT (14:12 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence. 349 nm along the route, 22 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SAV UA /OV SAV/TM 1412/FL330/TP A20N/TB LGT-MOD CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through SAV
Where
over SAV
Time
14:12 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
A20N
Turbulence
light to moderate chop

11 more routine reports are on the map.

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 7 forecast points nearest it (ROA, TRI, GSP, CAE, 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	340° at 17 kt	−15 kt	15 °C	135 kt	4 h 44 min	4:44 pm EDT (20:44 UTC)
6,500 ft	340° at 20 kt	−18 kt	15 °C	138 kt	4 h 37 min	4:37 pm EDT (20:37 UTC)
8,500 ft	340° at 20 kt	−17 kt	13 °C	137 kt	4 h 39 min	4:39 pm EDT (20:39 UTC)
10,500 ft	330° at 21 kt	−17 kt	10 °C	137 kt	4 h 39 min	4:39 pm EDT (20:39 UTC)
12,500 ft	330° at 21 kt	−17 kt	6 °C	137 kt	4 h 39 min	4:39 pm EDT (20:39 UTC)
14,500 ft	330° at 22 kt	−17 kt	2 °C	137 kt	4 h 39 min	4:39 pm EDT (20:39 UTC)
16,500 ft	330° at 22 kt	−17 kt	-2 °C	137 kt	4 h 39 min	4:39 pm EDT (20:39 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	330° at 22 kt	−18 kt	-6 °C	138 kt	4 h 37 min	4:37 pm EDT (20:37 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	340° at 26 kt	−22 kt	-18 °C	142 kt	4 h 30 min	4:30 pm EDT (20:30 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	340° at 33 kt	−30 kt	-32 °C	150 kt	4 h 15 min	4:15 pm EDT (20:15 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	340° at 33 kt	−29 kt	-41 °C	149 kt	4 h 17 min	4:17 pm EDT (20:17 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	330° at 28 kt	−20 kt	-50 °C	140 kt	4 h 33 min	4:33 pm EDT (20:33 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
ROA	used from 0 nm out; 26 nm from the line	310/18	350/22 15°	350/21 9°	340/24 6°	320/31 -6°	310/34 -19°	310/39 -35°	310/46 -42°	310/33 -49°
TRI	used from 100 nm out; 85 nm from the line		340/26 15°	330/23 10°	330/23 6°	290/28 -6°	290/32 -19°	290/36 -34°	310/47 -41°	320/47 -49°
GSP	used from 149 nm out; 58 nm from the line	330/14	360/26 17°	360/22 11°	330/20 6°	310/27 -5°	320/24 -18°	310/28 -33°	320/38 -40°	330/30 -51°
CAE	used from 199 nm out; 15 nm from the line	340/11	330/13 14°	350/24 11°	350/26 8°	340/26 -5°	350/33 -18°	340/31 -32°	340/30 -41°	330/32 -52°
SAV	used from 299 nm out; 31 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 398 nm out; 27 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°
PIE	used from 548 nm out; 37 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
LWB Lewisburg, WV	departure	marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 2,500 feet, overcast at 3,000 feet	from the west (270°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	2,500 ft	2,301 ft	11:45 am EDT (15:45 UTC)
PSK Dublin, VA	50 nm out, 7 nm northwest of the line	reported, no category	from the west-northwest (290°) at 11 knots	10+ mi	none	2,104 ft	15:55 UTC
ZEF Elkin, NC	100 nm out, 3 nm north of the line	no report just now				1,067 ft
CLT Charlotte, NC	159 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 3,000 feet, a few clouds at 25,000 feet	from the northwest (310°) at 11 knots, gusting to 16	10+ mi	none	747 ft	15:52 UTC
CAE Columbia, SC	239 nm out, 7 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	from the north-northwest (340°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	235 ft	15:56 UTC
BNL Barnwell, SC	279 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line	VFR Weather: haze	from the west-northwest (290°) at 7 knots	6 mi	none	246 ft	15:35 UTC
LHW Fort Stewart (Hinesville), GA	359 nm out, 8 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the northwest (320°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	none	46 ft	14:55 UTC
JES Jesup, GA	388 nm out, 7 nm northwest of the line	VFR	from the west-northwest (300°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	107 ft	13:15 UTC
GNV Gainesville, FL	498 nm out, 8 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	from the west-northwest (300°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	none	151 ft	15:53 UTC
OCF Ocala, FL	528 nm out, 1 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the north-northwest (340°) at 10 knots, gusting to 17	10+ mi	none	90 ft	15:51 UTC
TPA Tampa, FL	608 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the north (010°) at 11 knots	10+ mi	none	26 ft	15:53 UTC
SRQ Sarasota/Bradenton, FL	destination	VFR	from the north (010°) at 8 knots, gusting to 17	10+ mi	none	29 ft	11:53 am EDT (15:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 2,301 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, 4:15 pm EDT (20:15 UTC)

Wind from the north at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR

The whole forecast for SRQ

From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 3:00 pm EDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the north at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 9:00 pm EDT (01:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

The forecast for LWB, the departure

From Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 8 knots, gusting to 16, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 1,900 feet
At times between Mon 1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC) and 3:00 pm EDT (19:00 UTC): scattered clouds at 2,000 feet
From Mon 3:00 pm EDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 9 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet
From Mon 7:00 pm EDT (23:00 UTC): wind from the west at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 15,000 feet
From Tue 3:00 am EDT (07:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility 3 miles, mist, scattered clouds at 15,000 feet

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

6/8902 MAYPORT, FL, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 through Saturday, October 17, 2026 Local 25 nm from the route, 448 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZJX
6/8389 Jacksonville, FL, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 13 nm from the route, 458 nm along the route · air shows/sports · starts Thursday 15 October · ZJX

Daylight

Sunset at LWB 6:48 pm EDT (22:48 UTC), at SRQ 7:04 pm EDT (23:04 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:28 pm EDT (23:28 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.

Radar and forecast charts for the regions crossed government pictures, the latest each time the page loads

Radar now, the Northeast · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the Southeast · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service

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: Greenbrier Valley Airport, Sarasota/Bradenton International.