Pittsburgh International to Melbourne Orlando International PIT → MLB
744 nautical miles (856 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 182°, about 191° magnetic at the departure end (variation 9W). At 120 knots that is 5 h 41 min at the quickest height in today's winds (8,500 ft, a 11-knot tailwind), arriving about 6:56 am EDT (10:56 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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: 191 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 E19E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 43,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 2:55 am EDT (06:55 UTC). Near the route, 40 nm along the route.
as issued
WSUS31 KKCI 120455 MKCE WST 120455 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 19E VALID UNTIL 0655Z CT NY NJ PA DE MD VA DC WV AND DE NJ NY MD CT VA CSTL WTRS FROM 20NNW HTO-70SSE HTO-90SE SIE-20WNW LYH-40ESE AIR-20NNW HTO AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL430.
- 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 218 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 228 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 129 to 327 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 29,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Near the route, 248 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 PIT.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- A321 at 35,000 ft, 37 nm west, 12:26 am EDT (04:26 UTC): light chop turbulence. 714 nm along the route, 37 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
ORL UA /OV ORL/TM 0426/FL350/TP A321/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
- Report
- a routine report filed through ORL
- Where
- over ORL
- Time
- 04:26 UTC
- Height
- at 35,000 ft
- Aircraft
- A321
- Turbulence
- occasional light chop
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 9 forecast points nearest it (AGC, EKN, ROA, RDU, FLO, CHS, SAV, JAX, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,500 ft | 300° at 17 kt | −9 kt | 12 °C | 129 kt | 5 h 46 min | 7:01 am EDT (11:01 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 310° at 18 kt | −10 kt | 13 °C | 130 kt | 5 h 43 min | 6:58 am EDT (10:58 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 300° at 19 kt | −11 kt | 10 °C | 131 kt | 5 h 41 min | 6:56 am EDT (10:56 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 300° at 20 kt | −9 kt | 7 °C | 129 kt | 5 h 46 min | 7:01 am EDT (11:01 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 290° at 21 kt | −6 kt | 4 °C | 126 kt | 5 h 54 min | 7:09 am EDT (11:09 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 280° at 23 kt | −4 kt | 0 °C | 124 kt | 6 h | 7:15 am EDT (11:15 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 270° at 25 kt | −1 kt | -4 °C | 121 kt | 6 h 09 min | 7:24 am EDT (11:24 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 270° at 27 kt | 0 | -7 °C | 120 kt | 6 h 12 min | 7:27 am EDT (11:27 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 260° at 32 kt | +4 kt | -18 °C | 116 kt | 6 h 25 min | 7:40 am EDT (11:40 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 250° at 36 kt | +16 kt | -32 °C | 104 kt | 7 h 09 min | 8:24 am EDT (12:24 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 230° at 47 kt | +29 kt | -40 °C | 91 kt | 8 h 11 min | 9:26 am EDT (13:26 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 240° at 42 kt | +23 kt | -50 °C | 97 kt | 7 h 40 min | 8:55 am EDT (12:55 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGC | used from 0 nm out; 22 nm from the line | 350/14 | 330/20 11° | 340/18 8° | 330/17 3° | 340/22 -11° | 340/31 -22° | 330/33 -36° | 300/34 -41° | 300/35 -47° |
| EKN | used from 50 nm out; 29 nm from the line | 330/21 12° | 330/25 7° | 350/22 2° | 330/24 -10° | 310/27 -21° | 320/33 -35° | 290/31 -39° | 290/34 -47° | |
| ROA | used from 149 nm out; 24 nm from the line | 310/29 | 330/31 13° | 340/28 7° | 330/25 3° | 310/32 -8° | 300/32 -22° | 290/32 -31° | 270/35 -38° | 270/32 -47° |
| RDU | used from 248 nm out; 78 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° |
| FLO | used from 298 nm out; 66 nm from the line | 300/16 | 320/14 12° | 320/19 7° | 290/26 5° | 260/39 -6° | 250/45 -18° | 230/62 -32° | 230/83 -40° | 230/64 -51° |
| CHS | used from 397 nm out; 41 nm from the line | 280/21 | 270/23 12° | 280/28 11° | 260/35 6° | 250/41 -5° | 250/45 -16° | 230/59 -32° | 220/74 -40° | 230/67 -52° |
| SAV | used from 496 nm out; 39 nm from the line | 280/23 | 300/22 14° | 290/27 11° | 270/31 6° | 260/36 -5° | 260/38 -17° | 240/49 -32° | 230/68 -40° | 230/59 -51° |
| JAX | used from 546 nm out; 66 nm from the line | 290/14 | 300/16 17° | 280/22 14° | 280/24 8° | 250/32 -6° | 250/37 -17° | 230/50 -31° | 220/52 -41° | 220/51 -52° |
| MLB | used from 645 nm out; 74 nm from the line | 230/6 | 230/12 17° | 240/13 12° | 240/14 7° | 240/20 -5° | 240/24 -16° | 210/21 -32° | 190/33 -41° | 200/36 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT Pittsburgh, PA | departure | no report just now | 1,202 ft | ||||
| CKB Clarksburg, WV | 69 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,223 ft | ||||
| EKN Elkins, WV | 99 nm out, 21 nm east of the line | no report just now | 1,987 ft | ||||
| LWB Lewisburg, WV | 159 nm out, 3 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 2,301 ft | ||||
| INT Winston Salem, NC | 258 nm out, 9 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 969 ft | ||||
| VUJ Albemarle, NC | 308 nm out, 13 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 609 ft | ||||
| SMS Sumter, SC | 387 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 182 ft | ||||
| HXD Hilton Head Island, SC | 496 nm out, 9 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 19 ft | ||||
| TIX Titusville, FL | 724 nm out, 10 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 34 ft | ||||
| MLB Melbourne, FL | destination | no report just now | 33 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 2,301 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At MLB when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:56 am EDT (10:56 UTC)
MLB has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8829 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 13 nm from the route, at the departure end · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
- 6/8587 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 13 nm from the route, at the departure end · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
- 6/8298 Daytona Beach, FL, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 21 nm from the route, 675 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZJX
- 6/8900 Cape Canaveral, FL, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local on the route, 694 nm along the route · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZMA
- 6/8901 Cape Canaveral, FL, Thursday, October 15, 2026 Local on the route, 694 nm along the route · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts Thursday 15 October · ZJX
- 6/8896 Cape Canaveral, FL, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, 694 nm along the route · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts tomorrow · ZJX
- 6/8897 Cape Canaveral, FL, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local on the route, 694 nm along the route · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZJX
- 6/8898 Cape Canaveral, FL, Thursday, October 15, 2026 Local on the route, 694 nm along the route · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts Thursday 15 October · ZMA
- 6/8899 Cape Canaveral, FL, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, 694 nm along the route · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts tomorrow · ZMA
Daylight
Sunset at PIT 6:45 pm EDT (22:45 UTC), at MLB 6:56 pm EDT (22:56 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:20 pm EDT (23:20 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at MLB is before sunrise there (7:21 am EDT (11:21 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: Pittsburgh International, Melbourne Orlando International.