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Plattsburgh International to Punta Gorda Airport PBG → PGD

1,141 nautical miles (1,313 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 204°, about 219° magnetic at the departure end (variation 15W). At 120 knots that is 9 h 35 min at the quickest height in today's winds (6,500 ft, a 1-knot headwind), arriving about 10:54 am EDT (14:54 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: 47 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 E19E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 43,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 2:55 am EDT (06:55 UTC). Over the route from 268 to 456 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 120455
    MKCE WST 120455
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 19E
    VALID UNTIL 0655Z
    CT NY NJ PA DE MD VA DC WV AND DE NJ NY MD CT VA CSTL WTRS
    FROM 20NNW HTO-70SSE HTO-90SE SIE-20WNW LYH-40ESE AIR-20NNW HTO
    AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL430.
  • AIRMET ZULU 1C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the first 119 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 585 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 228 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 route from 10 to 486 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 PBG.

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 11 forecast points nearest it (ALB, AVP, ACY, RIC, RDU, FLO, CHS, SAV, JAX, MLB, PIE). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft280° at 12 kt+2 kt118 kt9 h 40 min10:59 am EDT (14:59 UTC)
6,500 ft290° at 14 kt+1 kt12 °C119 kt9 h 35 min10:54 am EDT (14:54 UTC)
8,500 ft280° at 16 kt+4 kt10 °C116 kt9 h 50 min11:09 am EDT (15:09 UTC)
10,500 ft270° at 18 kt+7 kt7 °C113 kt10 h 06 min11:25 am EDT (15:25 UTC)
12,500 ft260° at 21 kt+11 kt4 °C109 kt10 h 28 min11:47 am EDT (15:47 UTC)
14,500 ft250° at 25 kt+15 kt0 °C105 kt10 h 52 min12:11 pm EDT (16:11 UTC)
16,500 ft250° at 29 kt+19 kt-4 °C101 kt11 h 18 min12:37 pm EDT (16:37 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180250° at 33 kt+22 kt-7 °C98 kt11 h 39 min12:58 pm EDT (16:58 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240240° at 41 kt+31 kt-19 °C89 kt12 h 49 min2:08 pm EDT (18:08 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300230° at 57 kt+50 kt-32 °C70 kt16 h 18 min5:37 pm EDT (21:37 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340230° at 67 kt+60 kt-40 °C60 kt19 h 01 min8:20 pm EDT (00:20 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390230° at 57 kt+50 kt-51 °C70 kt16 h 18 min5:37 pm EDT (21:37 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
ALBused from 0 nm out; 92 nm from the line120/9270/8 10°L/V 5°260/9 1°260/34 -10°250/42 -22°240/57 -35°240/70 -42°240/65 -50°
AVPused from 149 nm out; 50 nm from the line150/5350/13 12°270/20 8°260/17 4°260/25 -11°240/31 -22°240/54 -35°230/61 -41°240/55 -49°
ACYused from 298 nm out; 81 nm from the line220/19220/18 14°210/36 9°210/35 5°220/36 -8°240/49 -21°220/90 -31°230/103 -40°230/81 -50°
RICused from 347 nm out; 91 nm from the line270/23280/19 11°270/18 8°240/22 4°230/39 -7°220/55 -18°220/75 -30°230/83 -39°230/64 -50°
RDUused from 546 nm out; 28 nm from the line280/33300/23 11°300/28 8°290/28 4°260/41 -6°240/52 -18°230/66 -31°230/76 -39°240/52 -49°
FLOused from 645 nm out; 41 nm from the line300/16320/14 12°320/19 7°290/26 5°260/39 -6°250/45 -18°230/62 -32°230/83 -40°230/64 -51°
CHSused from 744 nm out; 23 nm from the line280/21270/23 12°280/28 11°260/35 6°250/41 -5°250/45 -16°230/59 -32°220/74 -40°230/67 -52°
SAVused from 843 nm out; 73 nm from the line280/23300/22 14°290/27 11°270/31 6°260/36 -5°260/38 -17°240/49 -32°230/68 -40°230/59 -51°
JAXused from 893 nm out; 57 nm from the line290/14300/16 17°280/22 14°280/24 8°250/32 -6°250/37 -17°230/50 -31°220/52 -41°220/51 -52°
MLBused from 992 nm out; 55 nm from the line230/6230/12 17°240/13 12°240/14 7°240/20 -5°240/24 -16°210/21 -32°190/33 -41°200/36 -52°
PIEused from 1092 nm out; 58 nm from the line350/6L/V 18°290/6 14°280/9 9°250/18 -6°250/23 -17°240/30 -31°220/31 -41°220/30 -52°

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
PBG Plattsburgh, NY departure no report just now 234 ft
LKP Lake Placid, NY 30 nm out, 10 nm northwest of the line no report just now 1,747 ft
AVP Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA 218 nm out, 13 nm west of the line, tower no report just now 961 ft
RDG Reading, PA 278 nm out, 2 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 343 ft
BWI Baltimore, MD 357 nm out, 4 nm west of the line, tower no report just now 143 ft
RIC Richmond, VA 466 nm out, 6 nm east of the line, tower no report just now 167 ft
FAY Fayetteville, NC 635 nm out, 13 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 189 ft
MYR Myrtle Beach, SC 705 nm out, 13 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 25 ft
SFB Orlando, FL 1022 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 54 ft
ISM Orlando, FL 1052 nm out, 2 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 82 ft
PGD Punta Gorda, FL destination no report just now 25 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,747 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At PGD when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:54 am EDT (14:54 UTC)

PGD has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.

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

  • 6/8800 Baltimore, MD, Saturday, October 17, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 5 nm from the route, 347 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Saturday 17 October · ZDC
  • 6/8600 Sterling, VA, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 25 nm from the route, 377 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZDC
  • 4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA 1 nm from the route, 387 nm along the route · security · ZDC
  • 6/8508 Johnsontown, NC 7 nm from the route, 645 nm along the route · security · ZDC
  • 6/8298 Daytona Beach, FL, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 3 nm from the route, 992 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZJX
  • 6/8900 Cape Canaveral, FL, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local 20 nm from the route, 1012 nm along the route · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZMA
  • 6/8901 Cape Canaveral, FL, Thursday, October 15, 2026 Local 20 nm from the route, 1012 nm along the route · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts Thursday 15 October · ZJX
  • 6/8896 Cape Canaveral, FL, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 20 nm from the route, 1012 nm along the route · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts tomorrow · ZJX
  • 6/8897 Cape Canaveral, FL, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local 20 nm from the route, 1012 nm along the route · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZJX
  • 6/8898 Cape Canaveral, FL, Thursday, October 15, 2026 Local 20 nm from the route, 1012 nm along the route · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts Thursday 15 October · ZMA
  • 6/8899 Cape Canaveral, FL, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 20 nm from the route, 1012 nm along the route · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts tomorrow · ZMA
  • 4/3634 DISNEY WORLD THEME PARK, ORLANDO, FL 6 nm from the route, 1052 nm along the route · security · ZJX

Daylight

Sunset at PBG 6:15 pm EDT (22:15 UTC), at PGD 7:02 pm EDT (23:02 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:26 pm EDT (23:26 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
Radar now, the Northeast · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the Southeast
Radar now, the Southeast · 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: Plattsburgh International, Punta Gorda Airport.