Philadelphia International to Northwest Florida Beaches International PHL → ECP
770 nautical miles (886 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 225°, about 237° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12W). At 120 knots that is 6 h 22 min at the quickest height in today's winds (6,500 ft, a 1-knot tailwind), arriving about 8:07 am CDT (13:07 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: 196 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
- SIGMET E22E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 40,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 3:55 am EDT (07:55 UTC). Over the first 128 nm of the route.
as issued
WSUS31 KKCI 120555 MKCE WST 120555 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 22E VALID UNTIL 0755Z NY NJ PA DE MD VA DC WV AND MA RI DE NJ NY CSTL WTRS FROM 40E HTO-80SSW ACK-100ESE SIE-30SW CSN-40SSE JST-40E HTO AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL400.
- 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 first 237 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 247 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 10,000 ft. Over the route from 237 to 474 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 PHL.
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 8 forecast points nearest it (ACY, RIC, RDU, GSP, CAE, ATL, CSG, TLH). 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 | 300° at 18 kt | +2 kt | 118 kt | 6 h 32 min | 8:17 am CDT (13:17 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 320° at 18 kt | −1 kt | 13 °C | 121 kt | 6 h 22 min | 8:07 am CDT (13:07 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 310° at 19 kt | +1 kt | 10 °C | 119 kt | 6 h 28 min | 8:13 am CDT (13:13 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 300° at 19 kt | +5 kt | 7 °C | 115 kt | 6 h 42 min | 8:27 am CDT (13:27 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 280° at 20 kt | +10 kt | 5 °C | 110 kt | 7 h | 8:45 am CDT (13:45 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 270° at 23 kt | +14 kt | 1 °C | 106 kt | 7 h 16 min | 9:01 am CDT (14:01 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 270° at 26 kt | +18 kt | -4 °C | 102 kt | 7 h 33 min | 9:18 am CDT (14:18 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 270° at 29 kt | +21 kt | -7 °C | 99 kt | 7 h 47 min | 9:32 am CDT (14:32 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 260° at 36 kt | +29 kt | -18 °C | 91 kt | 8 h 28 min | 10:13 am CDT (15:13 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 250° at 41 kt | +35 kt | -32 °C | 85 kt | 9 h 04 min | 10:49 am CDT (15:49 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 250° at 46 kt | +40 kt | -40 °C | 80 kt | 9 h 38 min | 11:23 am CDT (16:23 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 260° at 38 kt | +30 kt | -49 °C | 90 kt | 8 h 33 min | 10:18 am CDT (15:18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACY | used from 0 nm out; 49 nm from the line | 220/19 | 220/18 14° | 210/36 9° | 210/35 5° | 220/36 -8° | 240/49 -21° | 220/90 -31° | 230/103 -40° | 230/81 -50° |
| RIC | used from 99 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 270/23 | 280/19 11° | 270/18 8° | 240/22 4° | 230/39 -7° | 220/55 -18° | 220/75 -30° | 230/83 -39° | 230/64 -50° |
| RDU | used from 247 nm out; 50 nm from the line | 280/33 | 300/23 11° | 300/28 8° | 290/28 4° | 260/41 -6° | 240/52 -18° | 230/66 -31° | 230/76 -39° | 240/52 -49° |
| GSP | used from 346 nm out; 84 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° |
| CAE | used from 444 nm out; 44 nm from the line | 330/15 | 330/13 12° | 330/22 9° | 300/26 6° | 280/33 -7° | 270/38 -18° | 250/45 -33° | 240/46 -40° | 270/38 -49° |
| ATL | used from 543 nm out; 72 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° |
| CSG | used from 592 nm out; 55 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° |
| TLH | used from 691 nm out; 56 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° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHL Philadelphia, PA | departure | no report just now | 35 ft | ||||
| ILG Wilmington, DE | 20 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 79 ft | ||||
| DCA Washington, DC | 99 nm out, 16 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 14 ft | ||||
| FVX Farmville, VA | 217 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 415 ft | ||||
| DAN Danville, VA | 276 nm out, 1 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 571 ft | ||||
| JQF Concord, NC | 375 nm out, 2 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 704 ft | ||||
| UZA Rock Hill, SC | 405 nm out, 2 nm east of the line | no report just now | 666 ft | ||||
| HQU Thomson, GA | 513 nm out, 6 nm south of the line | no report just now | 501 ft | ||||
| MCN Macon, GA | 592 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 354 ft | ||||
| ABY Albany, GA | 662 nm out, 18 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 196 ft | ||||
| DHN Dothan, AL | 711 nm out, 23 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 400 ft | ||||
| ECP Panama City, FL | destination | no report just now | 68 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 704 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At ECP when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 8:07 am CDT (13:07 UTC)
ECP 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 19 nm from the route, 69 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Saturday 17 October · ZDC
- 4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA 4 nm from the route, 99 nm along the route · security · ZDC
- 6/6783 Perry, GA, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 19, 2026 UTC 3 nm from the route, 602 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 19 October · ZTL
Daylight
Sunset at PHL 6:26 pm EDT (22:26 UTC), at ECP 6:15 pm CDT (23:15 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:39 pm CDT (23:39 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: Philadelphia International, Northwest Florida Beaches International.