Plan a flight · Mon 2:41 am EDT (06:41 UTC)

Portsmouth International AT Pease to Southwest Florida International PSM → RSW

1,128 nautical miles (1,298 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 212°, about 228° magnetic at the departure end (variation 16W). At 120 knots that is 10 h 27 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 12-knot headwind), arriving about 1:08 pm EDT (17:08 UTC). Right now PSM is IFR, wind from the north-northeast (030°) at 6 knots; RSW is low IFR, wind calm. 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: 88 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 E22E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 40,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 3:55 am EDT (07:55 UTC). Over the route from 170 to 319 nm out.

as issued

WSUS31 KKCI 120555
MKCE WST 120555
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 22E
VALID UNTIL 0755Z
NY NJ PA DE MD VA DC WV AND MA RI DE NJ NY CSTL WTRS
FROM 40E HTO-80SSW ACK-100ESE SIE-30SW CSN-40SSE JST-40E HTO
AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL400.

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 409 nm of the route.
AIRMET ZULU 1C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the first 40 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 190 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 10,000 ft. Over the first 140 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 PSM.

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

UAL330 at 35,000 ft, 31 nm northwest, 12:30 am EDT (04:30 UTC): moderate turbulence, wind 235° at 92 knots. At the departure end, 31 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ARP UAL330 4257N 07145W 0430 F350 235/092KT TB MOD TURB CONT MOD CHOP IC
```
Report
a routine report filed through ARP
B763 descending, 18 nm northwest, 2:21 am EDT (06:21 UTC): overcast above 40,000 ft. At the departure end, 18 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MHT UA /OV KMHT/TM 0621/FLDURD/TP B763/SK OVC004
```
Report
a routine report filed through MHT
Where
over KMHT
Time
06:21 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
B763
Sky
overcast from 400 ft
B763 descending, 18 nm northwest, 1:55 am EDT (05:55 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the departure end, 18 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MHT UA /OV RWY 35/TM 0555/FLDURD/TP B763/SK 004-005 FT
```
Report
a routine report filed through MHT
Where
runway 35
Time
05:55 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
B763
Sky
from 400 ft to 500 ft ft
CRJ7 descending, 18 nm northwest, 12:09 am EDT (04:09 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the departure end, 18 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MHT UA /OV RWY 6/TM 0409/FLDURD/TP CRJ7/SK 006
```
Report
a routine report filed through MHT
Where
runway 6
Time
04:09 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
CRJ7
Sky
at 600 ft
B763 at 800 ft, 38 nm northwest, 1:51 am EDT (05:51 UTC): a broken layer, remarks: bases at at 80,000 ft and tops 1500. 190 nm along the route, 38 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
JFK UA /OV JFK 2 MILES SOUTHEAST/TM 0551/FL008/TP B763/SK BKN/RM BASES AT 800 AND TOPS 1500
```
Report
a routine report filed through JFK
Where
jfk 2 miles southeast
Time
05:51 UTC
Height
at 800 ft
Aircraft
B763
Sky
a broken layer
Remarks
bases at at 80,000 ft and tops 1500
A321 at 35,000 ft, 32 nm northwest, 12:26 am EDT (04:26 UTC): light chop turbulence. 1008 nm along the route, 32 nm northwest 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 10 forecast points nearest it (BOS, BDL, JFK, ACY, ORF, ILM, CHS, JAX, MLB, PIE). 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	250° at 16 kt	+12 kt		108 kt	10 h 27 min	1:08 pm EDT (17:08 UTC)
6,500 ft	240° at 20 kt	+16 kt	13 °C	104 kt	10 h 51 min	1:32 pm EDT (17:32 UTC)
8,500 ft	250° at 24 kt	+19 kt	11 °C	101 kt	11 h 10 min	1:51 pm EDT (17:51 UTC)
10,500 ft	240° at 27 kt	+22 kt	8 °C	98 kt	11 h 31 min	2:12 pm EDT (18:12 UTC)
12,500 ft	240° at 30 kt	+25 kt	5 °C	95 kt	11 h 52 min	2:33 pm EDT (18:33 UTC)
14,500 ft	240° at 33 kt	+28 kt	0 °C	92 kt	12 h 16 min	2:57 pm EDT (18:57 UTC)
16,500 ft	240° at 36 kt	+30 kt	-3 °C	90 kt	12 h 32 min	3:13 pm EDT (19:13 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	240° at 38 kt	+32 kt	-6 °C	88 kt	12 h 49 min	3:30 pm EDT (19:30 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	240° at 47 kt	+41 kt	-18 °C	79 kt	14 h 17 min	4:58 pm EDT (20:58 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	230° at 65 kt	+63 kt	-31 °C	57 kt	19 h 47 min	10:28 pm EDT (02:28 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	220° at 75 kt	+73 kt	-40 °C	47 kt	24 h	2:41 am EDT (06:41 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	230° at 67 kt	+64 kt	-52 °C	56 kt	20 h 09 min	10:50 pm EDT (02:50 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
BOS	used from 0 nm out; 22 nm from the line	110/20	200/26 12°	280/24 8°	260/29 3°	250/47 -10°	230/59 -19°	230/74 -33°	240/95 -41°	240/96 -53°
BDL	used from 100 nm out; 42 nm from the line	120/24	290/23 12°	280/21 8°	250/36 3°	250/41 -11°	230/48 -21°	230/78 -32°	230/96 -41°	230/86 -52°
JFK	used from 150 nm out; 43 nm from the line	250/18	250/23 14°	240/33 9°	240/33 4°	240/38 -10°	240/45 -21°	230/86 -32°	230/102 -40°	230/84 -51°
ACY	used from 249 nm out; 35 nm from the line	220/19	220/18 14°	210/36 9°	210/35 5°	220/36 -8°	240/49 -21°	220/90 -31°	230/103 -40°	230/81 -50°
ORF	used from 349 nm out; 76 nm from the line	250/24	230/32 11°	220/37 10°	220/37 6°	230/47 -5°	230/62 -17°	220/89 -30°	220/93 -40°	230/77 -51°
ILM	used from 549 nm out; 57 nm from the line	270/22	270/23 11°	260/35 10°	240/41 6°	240/49 -5°	240/61 -16°	230/74 -30°	220/79 -40°	230/71 -51°
CHS	used from 699 nm out; 89 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°
JAX	used from 848 nm out; 106 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 898 nm out; 95 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°
PIE	used from 1098 nm out; 89 nm from the line	350/6	L/V 18°	290/6 14°	280/9 9°	250/18 -6°	250/23 -17°	240/30 -31°	220/31 -41°	220/30 -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
PSM Portsmouth, NH	departure	IFR Sky: scattered clouds at 300 feet, overcast at 800 feet Weather: light rain, mist	from the north-northeast (030°) at 6 knots	1.5 mi	800 ft	100 ft	1:55 am EDT (05:55 UTC)
BED Bedford, MA	40 nm out, 3 nm south of the line, tower	IFR Sky: a broken layer at 800 feet, overcast at 1,100 feet Weather: light rain, mist	from the north-northeast (030°) at 6 knots	4 mi	800 ft	132 ft	06:25 UTC
FOK Westhampton Beach, NY	160 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line, tower	IFR Sky: overcast at 700 feet	from the north (010°) at 11 knots, gusting to 21	10+ mi	700 ft	66 ft	05:53 UTC
OXB Ocean City, MD	349 nm out, 24 nm northwest of the line	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 400 feet	from the west-southwest (240°) at 6 knots	7 mi	none	15 ft	05:53 UTC
ECG Elizabeth City, NC	479 nm out, 9 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the west-southwest (240°) at 11 knots	10+ mi	none	10 ft	05:54 UTC
MRH Beaufort, NC	569 nm out, 13 nm southeast of the line	VFR	from the west-southwest (250°) at 14 knots, gusting to 23	10+ mi	none	10 ft	05:58 UTC
TIX Titusville, FL	998 nm out, 6 nm west of the line, tower	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 5,000 feet	calm	7 mi	none	34 ft	00:47 UTC
MLB Melbourne, FL	1018 nm out, 13 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the north-northwest (330°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	33 ft	05:53 UTC
RSW Fort Myers, FL	destination	low IFR Sky: sky obscured at 200 feet Weather: fog	calm	0.25 mi	200 ft	29 ft	2:33 am EDT (06:33 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 132 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At RSW when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:08 pm EDT (17:08 UTC)

Wind from the north-northeast at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for RSW

From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility 4 miles, mist, scattered clouds at 200 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
At times between Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC) and 6:00 am EDT (10:00 UTC): visibility 1 mile, mist, a broken layer at 200 feet
From Mon 7:00 am EDT (11:00 UTC): wind from the north at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 3:00 pm EDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the north at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 9:00 pm EDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

The forecast for PSM, the departure

From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 6 knots, visibility 1½ miles, rain, mist, a broken layer at 300 feet, overcast at 800 feet
From Mon 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the north at 5 knots, visibility 2 miles, mist, overcast at 800 feet
From Mon 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility 3 miles, mist, a broken layer at 2,000 feet
From Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the west at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 1,500 feet

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

6/8802 Foxborough, MA, Saturday, October 17, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 14 nm from the route, 60 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Saturday 17 October · ZBW
6/7153 North Sicuate, RI, Saturday, October 10, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 6 nm from the route, 80 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 12 October · ZBW
6/8900 Cape Canaveral, FL, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local on the route, 968 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, 968 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, 968 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, 968 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, 968 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, 968 nm along the route · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts tomorrow · ZMA

Daylight

Sunset at PSM 6:05 pm EDT (22:05 UTC), at RSW 7:02 pm EDT (23:02 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:25 pm EDT (23:25 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 Northeast · loop National Weather Service

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: Portsmouth International AT Pease, Southwest Florida International.