Philadelphia International to Eglin Afb/Destin-Ft Walton Beach Airport PHL → VPS
789 nautical miles (908 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 228°, about 240° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12W). At 120 knots that is 5 h 59 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 12-knot tailwind), arriving about 3:09 pm CDT (20:09 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: 28 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: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 24,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Near the route, at the departure end.
- AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Near the route, at the departure end.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft. Over the route from 230 to 380 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 14:00–21:00 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, ROA, RDU, GSP, ATL, CSG, MGM). 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 | 350° at 20 kt | −10 kt | 130 kt | 6 h 04 min | 3:14 pm CDT (20:14 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 350° at 21 kt | −11 kt | 14 °C | 131 kt | 6 h 01 min | 3:11 pm CDT (20:11 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 340° at 21 kt | −10 kt | 11 °C | 130 kt | 6 h 04 min | 3:14 pm CDT (20:14 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 340° at 21 kt | −8 kt | 7 °C | 128 kt | 6 h 10 min | 3:20 pm CDT (20:20 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 330° at 21 kt | −6 kt | 4 °C | 126 kt | 6 h 16 min | 3:26 pm CDT (20:26 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 330° at 22 kt | −6 kt | 1 °C | 126 kt | 6 h 16 min | 3:26 pm CDT (20:26 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 330° at 23 kt | −5 kt | -3 °C | 125 kt | 6 h 19 min | 3:29 pm CDT (20:29 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 330° at 24 kt | −5 kt | -5 °C | 125 kt | 6 h 19 min | 3:29 pm CDT (20:29 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 330° at 26 kt | −5 kt | -18 °C | 125 kt | 6 h 19 min | 3:29 pm CDT (20:29 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 330° at 35 kt | −9 kt | -33 °C | 129 kt | 6 h 07 min | 3:17 pm CDT (20:17 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 330° at 42 kt | −12 kt | -41 °C | 132 kt | 5 h 59 min | 3:09 pm CDT (20:09 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 330° at 34 kt | −6 kt | -50 °C | 126 kt | 6 h 16 min | 3:26 pm CDT (20:26 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 18:00 UTC for use 14:00 to 21:00 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; 50 nm from the line | 010/26 | 360/24 11° | 350/28 8° | 350/26 4° | 340/29 -8° | 350/39 -21° | 350/57 -35° | 350/52 -43° | 310/50 -50° |
| RIC | used from 100 nm out; 58 nm from the line | 350/24 | 350/28 14° | 340/25 8° | 340/26 5° | 340/40 -6° | 340/44 -19° | 340/48 -33° | 330/45 -42° | 310/38 -50° |
| ROA | used from 200 nm out; 60 nm from the line | 310/18 | 350/22 15° | 350/21 9° | 340/24 6° | 320/31 -6° | 310/34 -19° | 310/39 -35° | 310/46 -42° | 310/33 -49° |
| RDU | used from 300 nm out; 71 nm from the line | 340/12 | 330/17 14° | 320/20 10° | 330/25 6° | 340/34 -6° | 340/38 -19° | 330/37 -32° | 330/35 -42° | 310/36 -51° |
| GSP | used from 350 nm out; 75 nm from the line | 330/14 | 360/26 17° | 360/22 11° | 330/20 6° | 310/27 -5° | 320/24 -18° | 310/28 -33° | 320/38 -40° | 330/30 -51° |
| ATL | used from 499 nm out; 70 nm from the line | 340/24 | 350/18 17° | 330/15 11° | 320/20 6° | 310/16 -4° | 300/18 -18° | 320/28 -32° | 330/43 -40° | 340/35 -51° |
| CSG | used from 599 nm out; 29 nm from the line | 340/20 | 340/15 17° | 330/19 11° | 320/19 5° | 330/11 -4° | 300/14 -17° | 330/28 -31° | 340/42 -40° | 350/33 -51° |
| MGM | used from 699 nm out; 70 nm from the line | 350/14 | 320/18 17° | 320/17 11° | 300/14 5° | 330/13 -5° | 310/12 -17° | 330/29 -30° | 340/40 -40° | 350/32 -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, 3 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 79 ft | ||||
| DCA Washington, DC | 100 nm out, 12 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 14 ft | ||||
| LKU Louisa, VA | 170 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 493 ft | ||||
| LYH Lynchburg, VA | 240 nm out, 16 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 938 ft | ||||
| INT Winston Salem, NC | 330 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 969 ft | ||||
| GYH Greenville, SC | 459 nm out, 18 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 955 ft | ||||
| AHN Athens, GA | 529 nm out, 20 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 812 ft | ||||
| MCN Macon, GA | 589 nm out, 20 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 354 ft | ||||
| CSG Columbus, GA | 639 nm out, 21 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 397 ft | ||||
| DHN Dothan, AL | 719 nm out, 9 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 400 ft | ||||
| VPS Valparaiso/Destin-Ft Walton Beach, FL | destination | no report just now | 84 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 969 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At VPS when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:09 pm CDT (20:09 UTC)
VPS 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 16 nm from the route, 70 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Saturday 17 October · ZDC
- 4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA on the route, 100 nm along the route · security · ZDC
Daylight
Sunset at PHL 6:26 pm EDT (22:26 UTC), at VPS 6:18 pm CDT (23:18 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:42 pm CDT (23:42 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, Eglin Afb/Destin-Ft Walton Beach Airport.