Plan a flight · Mon 7:16 am CDT (12:16 UTC)

North Little Rock Municipal to Tampa International ORK → TPA

646 nautical miles (743 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 127°, about 125° magnetic at the departure end (variation 2E). At 120 knots that is 4 h 13 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 33-knot tailwind), arriving about 12:29 pm EDT (16:29 UTC). Right now ORK is VFR, wind from the southwest (220°) at 6 knots; TPA is VFR, wind from the north (010°) 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: 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, fog). Over the route from 149 to 368 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 30,000 ft to 41,000 ft. Over the route from 526 to 596 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 ORK.

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

E170 at 14,000 ft, 24 nm northeast, 6:19 am CDT (11:19 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, remarks: ZME65. At the departure end, 24 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LIT UA /OV LIT045030/TM 1119/FL140/TP E170/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM ZME65
```
Report
a routine report filed through LIT
Where
30 nm northeast (045°) of LIT
Time
11:19 UTC
Height
at 14,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
none
Icing
none
Remarks
ZME65
E55P at 1,000 ft, 45 nm northeast, 6:04 am CDT (11:04 UTC): clear, remarks: fog. 477 nm along the route, 45 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TLH UA /OV TLH/TM 1104/FL010/TP E55P/SK CLR/RM FG
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
over TLH
Time
11:04 UTC
Height
at 1,000 ft
Aircraft
E55P
Sky
clear
Remarks
fog
E170 at 2,000 ft, 45 nm northeast, 5:05 am CDT (10:05 UTC): clear, remarks: ground fog. 477 nm along the route, 45 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TLH UA /OV TLH/TM 1005/FL20/TP E170/SK CLR/RM GROUND FOG
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
over TLH
Time
10:05 UTC
Height
at 2,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Sky
clear
Remarks
ground fog
E55P at 25,000 ft, 22 nm northeast, 5:45 am CDT (10:45 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence. 526 nm along the route, 22 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TLH UA /OV TLH165050/TM 1045/FL250/TP E55P/TB CONS LGT-MOD CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
50 nm south (165°) of TLH
Time
10:45 UTC
Height
at 25,000 ft
Aircraft
E55P
Turbulence
continuous light to moderate chop
B737 at 21,000 ft, 38 nm northeast, 6:07 am CDT (11:07 UTC): no chop turbulence from 12,000 ft to 21,000 ft, clear from 21,000 ft to 60,000 ft. 606 nm along the route, 38 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CGC UA /OV CGC/TM 1107/FL210/TP B737/SK SKC/TB NEG CHOP 120-210
```
Report
a routine report filed through CGC
Where
over CGC
Time
11:07 UTC
Height
at 21,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Sky
clear
Turbulence
no chop from 12,000 ft to 21,000 ft

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 6 forecast points nearest it (LIT, JAN, MOB, MGM, TLH, 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
3,500 ft	310° at 11 kt	−12 kt		132 kt	4 h 54 min	1:10 pm EDT (17:10 UTC)
5,500 ft	310° at 12 kt	−13 kt		133 kt	4 h 51 min	1:07 pm EDT (17:07 UTC)
7,500 ft	310° at 12 kt	−12 kt	14 °C	132 kt	4 h 54 min	1:10 pm EDT (17:10 UTC)
9,500 ft	310° at 11 kt	−11 kt	10 °C	131 kt	4 h 56 min	1:12 pm EDT (17:12 UTC)
11,500 ft	290° at 10 kt	−9 kt	7 °C	129 kt	5 h	1:16 pm EDT (17:16 UTC)
13,500 ft	290° at 11 kt	−11 kt	3 °C	131 kt	4 h 56 min	1:12 pm EDT (17:12 UTC)
15,500 ft	300° at 14 kt	−14 kt	-1 °C	134 kt	4 h 49 min	1:05 pm EDT (17:05 UTC)
17,500 ft	300° at 17 kt	−16 kt	-5 °C	136 kt	4 h 45 min	1:01 pm EDT (17:01 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	300° at 17 kt	−17 kt	-6 °C	137 kt	4 h 43 min	12:59 pm EDT (16:59 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	310° at 20 kt	−20 kt	-17 °C	140 kt	4 h 37 min	12:53 pm EDT (16:53 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	320° at 32 kt	−32 kt	-31 °C	152 kt	4 h 15 min	12:31 pm EDT (16:31 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	330° at 36 kt	−33 kt	-41 °C	153 kt	4 h 13 min	12:29 pm EDT (16:29 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	330° at 30 kt	−28 kt	-52 °C	148 kt	4 h 22 min	12:38 pm EDT (16:38 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

Point	From	3,000	6,000	9,000	12,000	18,000	24,000	30,000	34,000	39,000
LIT	used from 0 nm out; 20 nm from the line	250/22	250/25 18°	240/23 12°	240/20 7°	250/17 -6°	260/25 -17°	300/45 -29°	300/49 -40°	310/43 -51°
JAN	used from 99 nm out; 76 nm from the line	240/10	260/15 18°	280/10 11°	290/6 6°	290/15 -5°	300/15 -17°	320/35 -30°	330/38 -40°	330/39 -51°
MOB	used from 248 nm out; 81 nm from the line	L/V	L/V 18°	020/8 11°	L/V 6°	330/12 -5°	330/23 -17°	330/30 -32°	350/39 -41°	340/40 -53°
MGM	used from 298 nm out; 64 nm from the line	320/19	330/16 17°	340/21 11°	330/11 5°	330/27 -6°	330/21 -17°	330/37 -32°	340/44 -40°	360/30 -52°
TLH	used from 397 nm out; 72 nm from the line	340/23	350/26 17°	350/21 11°	300/13 6°	320/25 -6°	340/35 -16°	350/44 -32°	360/51 -42°	350/33 -52°
PIE	used from 546 nm out; 72 nm from the line	360/10	340/12 18°	330/9 13°	290/12 8°	260/21 -7°	280/18 -18°	250/20 -33°	250/26 -41°	250/20 -51°

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
ORK North Little Rock, AR	departure	VFR	from the southwest (220°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	545 ft	6:55 am CDT (11:55 UTC)
SGT Stuttgart, AR	40 nm out, 10 nm north of the line	VFR	from the south-southwest (210°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	224 ft	11:56 UTC
RNV Cleveland, MS	99 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line	VFR	from the south (190°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	140 ft	11:55 UTC
GWO Greenwood, MS	139 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	162 ft	11:53 UTC
MEI Meridian, MS	228 nm out, 11 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	297 ft	11:58 UTC
MVC Monroeville, AL	318 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line	no report just now				419 ft
VPS Valparaiso/Destin-Ft Walton Beach, FL	387 nm out, 24 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the northwest (320°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	84 ft	11:55 UTC
ECP Panama City, FL	427 nm out, 7 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	from the northwest (320°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	68 ft	11:53 UTC
AAF Apalachicola, FL	477 nm out, 8 nm southwest of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	19 ft	11:53 UTC
TPA Tampa, FL	destination	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 18,000 feet, a few clouds at 25,000 feet	from the north (010°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	26 ft	7:53 am EDT (11:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 545 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At TPA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:29 pm EDT (16:29 UTC)

Wind from the north at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR

The whole forecast for TPA

From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the north at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the north at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 10:00 pm EDT (02:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Tue 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

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 ORK 6:38 pm CDT (23:38 UTC), at TPA 7:04 pm EDT (23:04 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:27 pm EDT (23:27 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 lower Mississippi valley · 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: North Little Rock Municipal, Tampa International.