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Punta Gorda Airport to Plattsburgh International PGD → PBG

1,141 nautical miles (1,313 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 019°, about 025° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 6 h 02 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 69-knot tailwind), arriving about 2:52 am EDT (06:52 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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 E17E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 31,000 ft, moving from the west at 15 knots, until 9:55 pm EDT (01:55 UTC). Over the route from 576 to 695 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 112355
    MKCE WST 112355
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 17E
    VALID UNTIL 0155Z
    PA MD VA NC WV OH KY
    FROM 30WSW EWC-20E RIC-70NNE ILM-70W BKW-10ESE APE-30WSW EWC
    AREA TS MOV FROM 28015KT. TOPS TO FL310.
  • SIGMET E16E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 32,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 25 knots, until 9:55 pm EDT (01:55 UTC). Over the route from 794 to 863 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 112355
    MKCE WST 112355
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 16E
    VALID UNTIL 0155Z
    NY NJ PA DE MD VA DC WV AND NJ NY CSTL WTRS
    FROM SAX-30SE JFK-10N DCA-60ENE EKN-SAX
    AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 22025KT. TOPS TO FL320.
  • 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 695 to 1022 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the last 337 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: 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 834 to 963 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 258 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 903 to 1111 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 1C: moderate icing up to 24,000 ft. Over the last 179 nm of 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 PGD.

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 20:00–03:00 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 11 forecast points nearest it (PIE, MLB, JAX, SAV, CHS, FLO, RDU, RIC, ACY, AVP, ALB). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
3,500 ft200° at 15 kt−14 kt134 kt8 h 31 min5:21 am EDT (09:21 UTC)
5,500 ft230° at 17 kt−15 kt135 kt8 h 27 min5:17 am EDT (09:17 UTC)
7,500 ft230° at 21 kt−18 kt12 °C138 kt8 h 16 min5:06 am EDT (09:06 UTC)
9,500 ft230° at 25 kt−21 kt10 °C141 kt8 h 06 min4:56 am EDT (08:56 UTC)
11,500 ft230° at 27 kt−22 kt7 °C142 kt8 h 02 min4:52 am EDT (08:52 UTC)
13,500 ft230° at 30 kt−25 kt3 °C145 kt7 h 52 min4:42 am EDT (08:42 UTC)
15,500 ft230° at 33 kt−27 kt-1 °C147 kt7 h 46 min4:36 am EDT (08:36 UTC)
17,500 ft240° at 36 kt−30 kt-5 °C150 kt7 h 36 min4:26 am EDT (08:26 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180240° at 37 kt−31 kt-6 °C151 kt7 h 33 min4:23 am EDT (08:23 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240230° at 50 kt−44 kt-17 °C164 kt6 h 57 min3:47 am EDT (07:47 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300220° at 64 kt−60 kt-31 °C180 kt6 h 20 min3:10 am EDT (07:10 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340220° at 72 kt−69 kt-41 °C189 kt6 h 02 min2:52 am EDT (06:52 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390220° at 70 kt−67 kt-52 °C187 kt6 h 06 min2:56 am EDT (06:56 UTC)

Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 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
PIEused from 0 nm out; 58 nm from the line310/7270/12 17°270/14 13°260/14 8°240/22 -5°230/24 -16°220/26 -31°200/31 -41°180/33 -53°
MLBused from 50 nm out; 47 nm from the line240/7240/11 17°240/13 13°250/15 8°230/25 -5°210/25 -16°210/24 -31°190/29 -41°190/27 -53°
JAXused from 149 nm out; 65 nm from the line280/14300/22 16°260/27 15°260/26 9°240/41 -6°230/38 -16°220/44 -32°200/49 -41°200/52 -53°
SAVused from 248 nm out; 73 nm from the line260/18290/26 13°270/33 12°260/40 9°240/47 -5°230/53 -16°220/61 -31°210/64 -41°210/64 -52°
CHSused from 298 nm out; 55 nm from the line260/22280/26 12°260/37 12°250/40 8°240/54 -4°230/55 -15°220/61 -31°200/66 -41°210/62 -52°
FLOused from 397 nm out; 45 nm from the line240/25270/23 11°250/36 10°240/38 7°240/50 -4°230/66 -15°220/75 -30°210/77 -40°220/73 -52°
RDUused from 496 nm out; 49 nm from the line240/28250/22 10°230/30 11°230/40 7°230/45 -4°220/69 -15°220/83 -29°210/84 -40°220/75 -52°
RICused from 595 nm out; 58 nm from the line190/33200/29 14°210/31 12°210/38 6°230/42 -7°230/68 -16°220/84 -29°220/86 -40°220/81 -52°
ACYused from 794 nm out; 81 nm from the line230/15230/22 15°230/31 11°230/27 6°230/40 -7°230/51 -17°230/71 -31°230/81 -41°230/86 -53°
AVPused from 843 nm out; 53 nm from the line110/36190/34 13°230/11 8°230/16 4°230/26 -8°220/40 -19°230/73 -33°230/98 -41°230/87 -51°
ALBused from 992 nm out; 36 nm from the line160/27190/16 9°200/29 7°230/21 3°240/24 -9°240/43 -19°230/65 -33°240/91 -42°230/99 -53°

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
PGD Punta Gorda, FL departure no report just now 25 ft
ISM Orlando, FL 89 nm out, 2 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 82 ft
SFB Orlando, FL 119 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 54 ft
MYR Myrtle Beach, SC 437 nm out, 13 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 25 ft
FAY Fayetteville, NC 506 nm out, 13 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 189 ft
RIC Richmond, VA 675 nm out, 6 nm east of the line, tower no report just now 167 ft
BWI Baltimore, MD 784 nm out, 4 nm west of the line, tower no report just now 143 ft
RDG Reading, PA 863 nm out, 2 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 343 ft
AVP Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA 923 nm out, 13 nm west of the line, tower no report just now 961 ft
LKP Lake Placid, NY 1111 nm out, 10 nm northwest of the line no report just now 1,747 ft
PBG Plattsburgh, NY destination no report just now 234 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 PBG when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:52 am EDT (06:52 UTC)

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

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

  • 4/3634 DISNEY WORLD THEME PARK, ORLANDO, FL 6 nm from the route, 89 nm along the route · security · ZJX
  • 6/8298 Daytona Beach, FL, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 3 nm from the route, 149 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZJX
  • 6/8508 Johnsontown, NC 7 nm from the route, 496 nm along the route · security · ZDC
  • 4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA 1 nm from the route, 754 nm along the route · security · ZDC
  • 6/8600 Sterling, VA, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 25 nm from the route, 764 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZDC
  • 6/8800 Baltimore, MD, Saturday, October 17, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 5 nm from the route, 794 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Saturday 17 October · ZDC

Daylight

Sunset at PGD 7:02 pm EDT (23:02 UTC), at PBG 6:15 pm EDT (22:15 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:44 pm EDT (22:44 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at PBG is before sunrise there (7:05 am EDT (11:05 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 Southeast
Radar now, the Southeast · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the Northeast
Radar now, the Northeast · 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: Punta Gorda Airport, Plattsburgh International.