Plan a flight · Mon 8:21 am EDT (12:21 UTC)

St. Pete-Clearwater International to Gainesville Regional PIE → GNV

109 nautical miles (126 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 011°, about 016° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 49 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 13-knot tailwind), arriving about 9:10 am EDT (13:10 UTC). Right now PIE is VFR, wind from the north (010°) at 4 knots; GNV is VFR, wind from the west-northwest (300°) at 4 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: 2 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 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 30,000 ft to 41,000 ft. Over the last 69 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 PIE.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

B737 at 21,000 ft, 6 nm west, 7:07 am EDT (11:07 UTC): no chop turbulence from 12,000 ft to 21,000 ft, clear from 21,000 ft to 60,000 ft. 60 nm along the route, 6 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
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CGC UA /OV CGC/TM 1107/FL210/TP B737/SK SKC/TB NEG CHOP 120-210
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Report
a routine report filed through CGC
Where
over CGC
Time
11:07 UTC
Height
at 21,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Sky
clear
Turbulence
no chop from 12,000 ft to 21,000 ft
B738 at 38,000 ft, 9 nm east, 7:09 am EDT (11:09 UTC): no turbulence. 79 nm along the route, 9 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
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OCF UA /OV OCF/TM 1109/FL380/TP B738/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through OCF
Where
over OCF
Time
11:09 UTC
Height
at 38,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
none

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 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 2 forecast points nearest it (PIE, JAX). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

Height	Average wind	Head- or tailwind	Temperature	Ground speed	Time en route	Arrival
3,500 ft	350° at 11 kt	+10 kt		110 kt	59 min	9:20 am EDT (13:20 UTC)
5,500 ft	340° at 12 kt	+10 kt		110 kt	59 min	9:20 am EDT (13:20 UTC)
7,500 ft	330° at 11 kt	+8 kt	16 °C	112 kt	58 min	9:19 am EDT (13:19 UTC)
9,500 ft	320° at 10 kt	+6 kt	12 °C	114 kt	57 min	9:18 am EDT (13:18 UTC)
11,500 ft	290° at 12 kt	+3 kt	9 °C	117 kt	56 min	9:17 am EDT (13:17 UTC)
13,500 ft	280° at 15 kt	0	4 °C	120 kt	54 min	9:15 am EDT (13:15 UTC)
15,500 ft	270° at 17 kt	−3 kt	-1 °C	123 kt	53 min	9:14 am EDT (13:14 UTC)
17,500 ft	270° at 20 kt	−6 kt	-6 °C	126 kt	52 min	9:13 am EDT (13:13 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	260° at 21 kt	−6 kt	-7 °C	126 kt	52 min	9:13 am EDT (13:13 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	280° at 18 kt	0	-18 °C	120 kt	54 min	9:15 am EDT (13:15 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	250° at 20 kt	−10 kt	-33 °C	130 kt	50 min	9:11 am EDT (13:11 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	250° at 26 kt	−13 kt	-41 °C	133 kt	49 min	9:10 am EDT (13:10 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	250° at 19 kt	−9 kt	-51 °C	129 kt	51 min	9:12 am EDT (13:12 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°
JAX	used from 99 nm out; 62 nm from the line	310/22	310/19 16°	300/22 14°	290/25 8°	300/25 -7°	300/24 -18°	270/20 -33°	260/25 -41°	290/17 -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 (010°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	10 ft	7:53 am EDT (11:53 UTC)
BKV Brooksville, FL	40 nm out, 7 nm southeast of the line, tower	marginal VFR Weather: mist	from the north (350°) at 3 knots	3 mi	none	76 ft	11:53 UTC
OCF Ocala, FL	79 nm out, 9 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	from the northwest (310°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	90 ft	11:51 UTC
GNV Gainesville, FL	destination	VFR	from the west-northwest (300°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	151 ft	7:53 am EDT (11:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 151 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At GNV when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:10 am EDT (13:10 UTC)

Wind from the west-northwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for GNV

From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 10:30 am EDT (14:30 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 4,000 feet, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 9:30 pm EDT (01:30 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

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

No temporary flight restriction on or near this route right now.

Daylight

Sunset at PIE 7:04 pm EDT (23:04 UTC), at GNV 7:02 pm EDT (23:02 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:26 pm EDT (23:26 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 · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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: St. Pete-Clearwater International, Gainesville Regional.