Norfolk International to Tallahassee International ORF → TLH
564 nautical miles (649 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 229°, about 238° magnetic at the departure end (variation 9W). At 120 knots that is 4 h 47 min at the quickest height in today's winds (6,500 ft, a 2-knot headwind), arriving about 7:50 am EDT (11:50 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 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 above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Near the route, 138 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 ORF.
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 02:00–09:00 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 6 forecast points nearest it (ORF, RDU, FLO, CAE, SAV, TLH). 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 20 kt | +6 kt | 114 kt | 4 h 57 min | 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 310° at 19 kt | +2 kt | 13 °C | 118 kt | 4 h 47 min | 7:50 am EDT (11:50 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 300° at 21 kt | +4 kt | 10 °C | 116 kt | 4 h 52 min | 7:55 am EDT (11:55 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 290° at 22 kt | +9 kt | 8 °C | 111 kt | 5 h 05 min | 8:08 am EDT (12:08 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 280° at 25 kt | +15 kt | 5 °C | 105 kt | 5 h 22 min | 8:25 am EDT (12:25 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 270° at 28 kt | +20 kt | 1 °C | 100 kt | 5 h 38 min | 8:41 am EDT (12:41 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 260° at 32 kt | +25 kt | -3 °C | 95 kt | 5 h 56 min | 8:59 am EDT (12:59 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 260° at 35 kt | +28 kt | -6 °C | 92 kt | 6 h 08 min | 9:11 am EDT (13:11 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 250° at 40 kt | +35 kt | -18 °C | 85 kt | 6 h 38 min | 9:41 am EDT (13:41 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 240° at 49 kt | +47 kt | -32 °C | 73 kt | 7 h 44 min | 10:47 am EDT (14:47 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 230° at 59 kt | +58 kt | -40 °C | 62 kt | 9 h 06 min | 12:09 pm EDT (16:09 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 240° at 45 kt | +44 kt | -50 °C | 76 kt | 7 h 25 min | 10:28 am EDT (14:28 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 00:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 06:00 UTC for use 02:00 to 09:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORF | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 250/24 | 230/32 11° | 220/37 10° | 220/37 6° | 230/47 -5° | 230/62 -17° | 220/89 -30° | 220/93 -40° | 230/77 -51° |
| RDU | used from 49 nm out; 71 nm from the line | 280/33 | 300/23 11° | 300/28 8° | 290/28 4° | 260/41 -6° | 240/52 -18° | 230/66 -31° | 230/76 -39° | 240/52 -49° |
| FLO | used from 198 nm out; 15 nm from the line | 300/16 | 320/14 12° | 320/19 7° | 290/26 5° | 260/39 -6° | 250/45 -18° | 230/62 -32° | 230/83 -40° | 230/64 -51° |
| CAE | used from 297 nm out; 42 nm from the line | 330/15 | 330/13 12° | 330/22 9° | 300/26 6° | 280/33 -7° | 270/38 -18° | 250/45 -33° | 240/46 -40° | 270/38 -49° |
| SAV | used from 346 nm out; 42 nm from the line | 280/23 | 300/22 14° | 290/27 11° | 270/31 6° | 260/36 -5° | 260/38 -17° | 240/49 -32° | 230/68 -40° | 230/59 -51° |
| TLH | used from 445 nm out; 94 nm from the line | 320/18 | 350/31 18° | 340/24 13° | 310/17 8° | 280/22 -7° | 300/25 -17° | 320/28 -33° | 320/24 -41° | 320/25 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORF Norfolk, VA | departure | no report just now | 26 ft | ||||
| SFQ Suffolk, VA | 20 nm out, 4 nm west of the line | no report just now | 70 ft | ||||
| ISO Kinston, NC | 109 nm out, 25 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 92 ft | ||||
| GWW Goldsboro, NC | 119 nm out, 7 nm south of the line | no report just now | 133 ft | ||||
| FAY Fayetteville, NC | 178 nm out, 6 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 189 ft | ||||
| FLO Florence, SC | 237 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 146 ft | ||||
| OGB Orangeburg, SC | 307 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 195 ft | ||||
| AQX Allendale, SC | 346 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 161 ft | ||||
| MHP Metter, GA | 396 nm out, 2 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 197 ft | ||||
| VLD Valdosta, GA | 504 nm out, 24 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 203 ft | ||||
| TVI Thomasville, GA | 524 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 263 ft | ||||
| TLH Tallahassee, FL | destination | no report just now | 83 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 263 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At TLH when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:50 am EDT (11:50 UTC)
TLH has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8508 Johnsontown, NC 19 nm from the route, 178 nm along the route · security · ZDC
- 6/8713 Maxton, NC, Friday, October 16, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 6 nm from the route, 198 nm along the route · air shows/sports · starts Friday 16 October · ZDC
Daylight
Sunset at ORF 6:32 pm EDT (22:32 UTC), at TLH 7:09 pm EDT (23:09 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:34 pm EDT (23:34 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: Norfolk International, Tallahassee International.