Punta Gorda Airport to Cherry Capital Airport PGD → TVC
1,084 nautical miles (1,247 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 352°, about 358° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 10 h 14 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 14-knot headwind), arriving about 11:34 am EDT (15:34 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: 142 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 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 10,000 ft. Over the route from 408 to 497 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 477 to 627 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 29,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the route from 487 to 527 nm out.
- 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 497 to 1024 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
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 (PIE, JAX, SAV, ATL, GSP, TYS, TRI, CVG, FWA, MKG, TVC). 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 | 310° at 17 kt | +14 kt | 11 °C | 106 kt | 10 h 14 min | 11:34 am EDT (15:34 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 320° at 19 kt | +17 kt | 15 °C | 103 kt | 10 h 31 min | 11:51 am EDT (15:51 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 320° at 21 kt | +19 kt | 12 °C | 101 kt | 10 h 44 min | 12:04 pm EDT (16:04 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 320° at 20 kt | +18 kt | 8 °C | 102 kt | 10 h 38 min | 11:58 am EDT (15:58 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 320° at 20 kt | +16 kt | 4 °C | 104 kt | 10 h 25 min | 11:45 am EDT (15:45 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 310° at 21 kt | +16 kt | 0 °C | 104 kt | 10 h 25 min | 11:45 am EDT (15:45 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 300° at 23 kt | +16 kt | -4 °C | 104 kt | 10 h 25 min | 11:45 am EDT (15:45 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 300° at 25 kt | +15 kt | -7 °C | 105 kt | 10 h 19 min | 11:39 am EDT (15:39 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 300° at 30 kt | +19 kt | -19 °C | 101 kt | 10 h 44 min | 12:04 pm EDT (16:04 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 310° at 36 kt | +25 kt | -34 °C | 95 kt | 11 h 25 min | 12:45 pm EDT (16:45 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 300° at 38 kt | +26 kt | -41 °C | 94 kt | 11 h 32 min | 12:52 pm EDT (16:52 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 35 kt | +20 kt | -50 °C | 100 kt | 10 h 50 min | 12:10 pm EDT (16:10 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; 48 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° |
| JAX | used from 149 nm out; 59 nm from the line | 290/14 | 300/16 17° | 280/22 14° | 280/24 8° | 250/32 -6° | 250/37 -17° | 230/50 -31° | 220/52 -41° | 220/51 -52° |
| SAV | used from 298 nm out; 87 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° |
| ATL | used from 348 nm out; 77 nm from the line | 320/30 | 330/37 16° | 340/44 11° | 330/35 7° | 310/33 -6° | 300/38 -18° | 330/58 -33° | 330/48 -40° | 320/34 -49° |
| GSP | used from 448 nm out; 58 nm from the line | 320/22 | 340/19 13° | 320/18 8° | 310/24 5° | 300/34 -7° | 300/36 -18° | 290/30 -33° | 300/32 -39° | 320/42 -49° |
| TYS | used from 497 nm out; 29 nm from the line | 320/20 | 340/18 11° | 340/32 9° | 340/36 4° | 330/37 -7° | 330/38 -19° | 330/50 -34° | 330/53 -38° | 330/44 -48° |
| TRI | used from 597 nm out; 80 nm from the line | 330/22 11° | 330/29 7° | 330/32 3° | 330/36 -8° | 320/34 -19° | 320/36 -34° | 320/43 -39° | 320/46 -47° | |
| CVG | used from 646 nm out; 72 nm from the line | 320/18 | 350/32 16° | 350/35 10° | 350/30 3° | 330/30 -7° | 340/44 -20° | 340/58 -35° | 330/72 -41° | 320/36 -49° |
| FWA | used from 796 nm out; 45 nm from the line | 300/17 | 320/20 16° | 330/20 10° | 340/15 3° | 310/27 -8° | 320/37 -20° | 330/52 -36° | 330/65 -43° | 330/60 -50° |
| MKG | used from 945 nm out; 52 nm from the line | 260/22 | 290/16 15° | 300/11 10° | 290/5 3° | 300/26 -9° | 300/32 -20° | 320/48 -36° | 320/61 -45° | 310/74 -53° |
| TVC | used from 1044 nm out; 20 nm from the line | 260/31 | 280/22 15° | 290/18 10° | 270/13 2° | 290/25 -10° | 300/35 -21° | 310/52 -37° | 320/59 -47° | 300/84 -54° |
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 | no report just now | 25 ft | ||||
| LAL Lakeland, FL | 60 nm out, 9 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 141 ft | ||||
| LCQ Lake City, FL | 199 nm out, 2 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 200 ft | ||||
| MQW Mc Rae, GA | 318 nm out, 4 nm south of the line | no report just now | 202 ft | ||||
| AHN Athens, GA | 428 nm out, 5 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 812 ft | ||||
| TOC Toccoa, GA | 467 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 996 ft | ||||
| TYS Knoxville, TN | 547 nm out, 20 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 986 ft | ||||
| LUK Cincinnati, OH | 746 nm out, 9 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 481 ft | ||||
| DAY Dayton, OH | 786 nm out, 10 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,009 ft | ||||
| BTL Battle Creek, MI | 935 nm out, 12 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 951 ft | ||||
| CAD Cadillac, MI | 1054 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 1,306 ft | ||||
| TVC Traverse City, MI | destination | no report just now | 623 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,306 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At TVC when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:34 am EDT (15:34 UTC)
TVC has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8029 Cincinnati, OH, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 15 nm from the route, 736 nm along the route · a VIP movement · until 12 October · ZID
Daylight
Sunset at PGD 7:02 pm EDT (23:02 UTC), at TVC 7:03 pm EDT (23:03 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:32 pm EDT (23:32 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, Cherry Capital Airport.