Punta Gorda Airport to Joe Foss Field PGD → FSD
1,230 nautical miles (1,416 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 328°, about 334° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 11 h 05 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 9-knot headwind), arriving about 12:12 pm CDT (17:12 UTC). Right now PGD is VFR, wind from the north (350°) at 3 knots; FSD is VFR, wind from the north-northeast (020°) at 7 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: 92 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: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the route from 903 to 1171 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 PGD.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- B738 at 37,000 ft, 21 nm northeast, 12:27 am EDT (04:27 UTC): light chop turbulence. 278 nm along the route, 21 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
TLH UA /OV TLH353039/TM 0427/FL370/TP B738/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
- Report
- a routine report filed through TLH
- Where
- 39 nm north (353°) of TLH
- Time
- 04:27 UTC
- Height
- at 37,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B738
- Turbulence
- occasional light chop
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 13 forecast points nearest it (PIE, TLH, CSG, MGM, BHM, HSV, MEM, CGI, STL, COU, DSM, OMA, FSD). 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 | 270° at 15 kt | +9 kt | 111 kt | 11 h 05 min | 12:12 pm CDT (17:12 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 290° at 15 kt | +12 kt | 16 °C | 108 kt | 11 h 23 min | 12:30 pm CDT (17:30 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 290° at 16 kt | +14 kt | 13 °C | 106 kt | 11 h 36 min | 12:43 pm CDT (17:43 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 290° at 14 kt | +13 kt | 9 °C | 107 kt | 11 h 30 min | 12:37 pm CDT (17:37 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 290° at 13 kt | +11 kt | 6 °C | 109 kt | 11 h 17 min | 12:24 pm CDT (17:24 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 280° at 16 kt | +12 kt | 1 °C | 108 kt | 11 h 23 min | 12:30 pm CDT (17:30 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 280° at 19 kt | +14 kt | -3 °C | 106 kt | 11 h 36 min | 12:43 pm CDT (17:43 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 280° at 21 kt | +15 kt | -7 °C | 105 kt | 11 h 43 min | 12:50 pm CDT (17:50 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 280° at 25 kt | +19 kt | -18 °C | 101 kt | 12 h 11 min | 1:18 pm CDT (18:18 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 290° at 32 kt | +27 kt | -33 °C | 93 kt | 13 h 14 min | 2:21 pm CDT (19:21 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 290° at 38 kt | +33 kt | -41 °C | 87 kt | 14 h 08 min | 3:15 pm CDT (20:15 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 290° at 38 kt | +33 kt | -50 °C | 87 kt | 14 h 08 min | 3:15 pm CDT (20:15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIE | used from 0 nm out; 45 nm from the line | 350/6 | L/V 18° | 290/6 14° | 280/9 9° | 250/18 -6° | 250/23 -17° | 240/30 -31° | 220/31 -41° | 220/30 -52° |
| TLH | used from 149 nm out; 70 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° |
| CSG | used from 298 nm out; 67 nm from the line | 310/24 | 340/35 17° | 340/37 12° | 330/22 8° | 310/30 -7° | 290/30 -18° | 340/57 -32° | 340/55 -41° | 320/33 -49° |
| MGM | used from 347 nm out; 30 nm from the line | 310/19 | 340/24 17° | 340/28 11° | 330/16 7° | 300/23 -7° | 320/32 -16° | 330/46 -33° | 330/55 -42° | 330/41 -50° |
| BHM | used from 447 nm out; 10 nm from the line | 310/19 | 330/20 17° | 320/28 11° | 340/21 6° | 310/22 -7° | 330/33 -17° | 330/50 -32° | 330/57 -41° | 330/41 -50° |
| HSV | used from 496 nm out; 45 nm from the line | 310/20 | 330/20 16° | 320/27 11° | 340/23 5° | 320/23 -7° | 340/30 -17° | 320/50 -33° | 330/61 -41° | 340/41 -50° |
| MEM | used from 595 nm out; 71 nm from the line | 230/19 | 260/16 15° | 270/17 12° | 300/13 6° | 300/15 -5° | 300/26 -18° | 300/34 -32° | 300/41 -40° | 310/46 -52° |
| CGI | used from 645 nm out; 63 nm from the line | 240/20 | 270/15 15° | 280/15 11° | 300/13 6° | 290/20 -6° | 280/24 -18° | 300/34 -32° | 300/47 -41° | 310/49 -51° |
| STL | used from 794 nm out; 47 nm from the line | 250/24 | 250/24 16° | 260/23 9° | 270/16 6° | 260/25 -6° | 270/29 -19° | 290/34 -33° | 290/48 -41° | 290/54 -51° |
| COU | used from 843 nm out; 23 nm from the line | 230/31 | 230/30 15° | 260/16 11° | 270/14 6° | 260/24 -6° | 270/27 -18° | 270/37 -32° | 280/49 -41° | 290/56 -51° |
| DSM | used from 943 nm out; 86 nm from the line | 230/40 | 250/33 17° | 250/18 12° | 240/17 5° | 260/28 -8° | 270/34 -19° | 260/41 -33° | 260/55 -41° | 270/62 -51° |
| OMA | used from 1091 nm out; 61 nm from the line | 220/47 | 240/33 19° | 250/18 11° | 230/17 6° | 260/29 -8° | 250/33 -19° | 250/51 -33° | 260/61 -40° | 270/62 -49° |
| FSD | used from 1141 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 190/9 | 230/30 18° | 240/23 13° | 240/20 6° | 260/22 -9° | 250/31 -21° | 250/43 -36° | 260/49 -43° | 270/53 -47° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PGD Punta Gorda, FL | departure | VFR | from the north (350°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 25 ft | 1:53 am EDT (05:53 UTC) |
| PIE St Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 69 nm out, 1 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 10 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| TLH Tallahassee, FL | 238 nm out, 8 nm north of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 83 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| DHN Dothan, AL | 318 nm out, 11 nm west of the line, tower | VFR | from the west-southwest (250°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 400 ft | 23:55 UTC |
| BHM Birmingham, AL | 466 nm out, 10 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 9 mi | none | 650 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| JFX Jasper, AL | 506 nm out, 5 nm south of the line | IFR Weather: mist | calm | 1.5 mi | none | 482 ft | 05:55 UTC |
| MKL Jackson, TN | 635 nm out, 9 nm southwest of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 434 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| UUV Sullivan, MO | 824 nm out, 3 nm south of the line | VFR | from the south-southwest (210°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 933 ft | 05:55 UTC |
| COU Columbia, MO | 883 nm out, 21 nm southwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southwest (200°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 889 ft | 05:54 UTC |
| GCT Guthrie Center, IA | 1082 nm out, 7 nm east of the line | no report just now | 1,220 ft | ||||
| SXK Maurice, IA | 1191 nm out, 5 nm south of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 1,408 ft | 05:55 UTC |
| FSD Sioux Falls, SD | destination | VFR | from the north-northeast (020°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,430 ft | 12:56 am CDT (05:56 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,430 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At FSD when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:12 pm CDT (17:12 UTC)
Wind from the east-northeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 700 feet VFR
The whole forecast for FSD
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 700 feet
- From Mon 2:00 pm CDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the west at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 4:00 pm CDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 11 knots, gusting to 17, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 12,000 feet
- From Mon 10:00 pm CDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 12 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 14,000 feet
The forecast for PGD, the departure
- From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility 6 miles, mist, scattered clouds at 200 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- At times between Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC) and 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC): visibility 3 miles, mist, a broken layer at 200 feet
- From Mon 6:00 am EDT (10:00 UTC): wind from the north at 4 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 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered 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 from the north-northeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/7634 CENTRALIA, MO, Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 5 nm from the route, 893 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · today · ZKC
Daylight
Sunset at PGD 7:02 pm EDT (23:02 UTC), at FSD 6:49 pm CDT (23:49 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:17 pm CDT (00:17 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: Punta Gorda Airport, Joe Foss Field.