St. Pete-Clearwater International to Lovell Field PIE → CHA
447 nautical miles (514 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 344°, about 349° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 4 h 15 min at the quickest height in today's winds (12,500 ft, a 15-knot headwind), arriving about 2:23 pm EDT (18:23 UTC). Right now PIE is VFR, wind from the north-northeast (020°) at 7 knots; CHA is low IFR, wind from the west (270°) at 3 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: 234 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 below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft. Near the route, 417 nm along 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 PIE.
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 08:00–15:00 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 4 forecast points nearest it (PIE, TLH, CSG, ATL). 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 | 340° at 25 kt | +25 kt | 95 kt | 4 h 42 min | 2:50 pm EDT (18:50 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 340° at 26 kt | +26 kt | 16 °C | 94 kt | 4 h 45 min | 2:53 pm EDT (18:53 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 350° at 24 kt | +24 kt | 12 °C | 96 kt | 4 h 39 min | 2:47 pm EDT (18:47 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 340° at 19 kt | +19 kt | 8 °C | 101 kt | 4 h 26 min | 2:34 pm EDT (18:34 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 320° at 17 kt | +15 kt | 5 °C | 105 kt | 4 h 15 min | 2:23 pm EDT (18:23 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 320° at 19 kt | +17 kt | 1 °C | 103 kt | 4 h 20 min | 2:28 pm EDT (18:28 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 320° at 21 kt | +18 kt | -3 °C | 102 kt | 4 h 23 min | 2:31 pm EDT (18:31 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 320° at 22 kt | +20 kt | -6 °C | 100 kt | 4 h 28 min | 2:36 pm EDT (18:36 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 340° at 29 kt | +29 kt | -17 °C | 91 kt | 4 h 55 min | 3:03 pm EDT (19:03 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 330° at 36 kt | +35 kt | -32 °C | 85 kt | 5 h 16 min | 3:24 pm EDT (19:24 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 340° at 37 kt | +37 kt | -41 °C | 83 kt | 5 h 23 min | 3:31 pm EDT (19:31 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 340° at 23 kt | +23 kt | -51 °C | 97 kt | 4 h 36 min | 2:44 pm EDT (18:44 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 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; 25 nm from the line | 360/10 | 340/12 18° | 330/9 13° | 290/12 8° | 260/21 -7° | 280/18 -18° | 250/20 -33° | 250/26 -41° | 250/20 -51° |
| TLH | used from 99 nm out; 60 nm from the line | 340/23 | 350/26 17° | 350/21 11° | 300/13 6° | 320/25 -6° | 340/35 -16° | 350/44 -32° | 360/51 -42° | 350/33 -52° |
| CSG | used from 248 nm out; 41 nm from the line | 330/27 | 340/28 16° | 350/28 11° | 330/17 6° | 340/25 -6° | 350/33 -18° | 330/46 -32° | 340/45 -41° | 350/31 -52° |
| ATL | used from 298 nm out; 35 nm from the line | 330/32 | 340/36 17° | 350/34 10° | 340/25 6° | 330/27 -6° | 350/35 -18° | 330/49 -32° | 340/47 -41° | 340/27 -51° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIE St Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | departure | VFR | from the north-northeast (020°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 10 ft | 9:53 am EDT (13:53 UTC) |
| BKV Brooksville, FL | 30 nm out, 21 nm east of the line, tower | VFR | from the north (350°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | none | 76 ft | 13:53 UTC |
| CDK Cedar Key, FL | 79 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 11 ft | ||||
| CTY Cross City, FL | 109 nm out, 9 nm east of the line | VFR | from the north-northwest (340°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 42 ft | 13:55 UTC |
| FPY Perry, FL | 139 nm out, 9 nm southwest of the line | VFR | from the northwest (320°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 44 ft | 13:55 UTC |
| VLD Valdosta, GA | 179 nm out, 19 nm east of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 203 ft | 13:53 UTC |
| ABY Albany, GA | 228 nm out, 14 nm west of the line, tower | VFR | from the northwest (310°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 196 ft | 12:53 UTC |
| PXE Perry, GA | 278 nm out, 24 nm northeast of the line | VFR | from the north-northwest (330°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | none | 418 ft | 13:55 UTC |
| ATL Atlanta, GA | 357 nm out, 12 nm east of the line, tower | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 20,000 feet | from the northwest (310°) at 10 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,026 ft | 13:52 UTC |
| FTY Atlanta, GA | 367 nm out, 10 nm east of the line, tower | reported, no category | from the north-northwest (330°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 841 ft | 13:53 UTC |
| CZL Calhoun, GA | 407 nm out, 3 nm north of the line | low IFR Sky: overcast at 100 feet Weather: fog | from the north-northwest (330°) at 5 knots | 0.25 mi | 100 ft | 655 ft | 13:55 UTC |
| CHA Chattanooga, TN | destination | low IFR Sky: sky obscured at 200 feet Weather: fog | from the west (270°) at 3 knots | 0.25 mi | 200 ft | 682 ft | 9:53 am EDT (13:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,026 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At CHA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:23 pm EDT (18:23 UTC)
Wind from the south at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The whole forecast for CHA
- From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility ¼ mile, fog, sky obscured at 200 feet
- At times between Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC) and 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): visibility 2 miles, mist, scattered clouds at 200 feet
- From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Tue 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility 3 miles, mist, scattered clouds at 200 feet
The forecast for PIE, the departure
- From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the north at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Tue 12:00 am EDT (04:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/6783 Perry, GA, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 19, 2026 UTC 23 nm from the route, 278 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 19 October · ZTL
- 6/8928 Atlanta, GA, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local 7 nm from the route, 357 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZTL
Daylight
Sunset at PIE 7:04 pm EDT (23:04 UTC), at CHA 7:10 pm EDT (23:10 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:35 pm EDT (23:35 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: St. Pete-Clearwater International, Lovell Field.