St. Pete-Clearwater International to Orlando Executive PIE → ORL
81 nautical miles (93 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 062°, about 067° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 34 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 23-knot tailwind), arriving about 10:33 am EDT (14:33 UTC). Right now PIE is VFR, wind from the north-northeast (020°) at 7 knots; ORL is VFR, wind from the north (350°) at 8 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
No SIGMET or AIRMET covers any part of this route right now.
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, 48 nm northwest, 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. 36 nm along the route, 48 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
CGC UA /OV CGC/TM 1107/FL210/TP B737/SK SKC/TB NEG CHOP 120-210
- 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
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, MLB). 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 | 320° at 8 kt | −1 kt | 121 kt | 40 min | 10:39 am EDT (14:39 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 300° at 10 kt | −5 kt | 125 kt | 39 min | 10:38 am EDT (14:38 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 300° at 10 kt | −5 kt | 16 °C | 125 kt | 39 min | 10:38 am EDT (14:38 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 300° at 10 kt | −5 kt | 12 °C | 125 kt | 39 min | 10:38 am EDT (14:38 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 290° at 12 kt | −8 kt | 9 °C | 128 kt | 38 min | 10:37 am EDT (14:37 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 270° at 14 kt | −12 kt | 4 °C | 132 kt | 37 min | 10:36 am EDT (14:36 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 260° at 17 kt | −15 kt | -1 °C | 135 kt | 36 min | 10:35 am EDT (14:35 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 260° at 20 kt | −19 kt | -6 °C | 139 kt | 35 min | 10:34 am EDT (14:34 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 260° at 20 kt | −20 kt | -7 °C | 140 kt | 35 min | 10:34 am EDT (14:34 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 270° at 18 kt | −15 kt | -18 °C | 135 kt | 36 min | 10:35 am EDT (14:35 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 250° at 19 kt | −19 kt | -33 °C | 139 kt | 35 min | 10:34 am EDT (14:34 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 250° at 23 kt | −23 kt | -41 °C | 143 kt | 34 min | 10:33 am EDT (14:33 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 250° at 21 kt | −21 kt | -51 °C | 141 kt | 34 min | 10:33 am EDT (14:33 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; 23 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° |
| MLB | used from 45 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 290/10 | 260/15 18° | 290/12 13° | 280/13 8° | 250/20 -7° | 260/18 -18° | 240/17 -32° | 250/20 -41° | 250/22 -52° |
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) |
| LAL Lakeland, FL | 36 nm out, 13 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | from the north (360°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | none | 141 ft | 13:50 UTC |
| BOW Bartow, FL | 45 nm out, 21 nm southeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the north (350°) at 5 knots, gusting to 11 | 10+ mi | none | 124 ft | 13:40 UTC |
| ORL Orlando, FL | destination | VFR | from the north (350°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | none | 112 ft | 9:53 am EDT (13:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 141 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At ORL when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:33 am EDT (14:33 UTC)
ORL has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
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
- 4/3634 DISNEY WORLD THEME PARK, ORLANDO, FL 0 nm from the route, 63 nm along the route · security · ZJX
Daylight
Sunset at PIE 7:04 pm EDT (23:04 UTC), at ORL 6:59 pm EDT (22:59 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:22 pm EDT (23:22 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, Orlando Executive.