Plan a flight · Mon 8:58 am CDT (13:58 UTC)

Rochester International to Eglin Afb/Destin-Ft Walton Beach Airport RST → VPS

855 nautical miles (983 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 159°, about 160° magnetic at the departure end (variation 1W). At 120 knots that is 5 h 25 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 38-knot tailwind), arriving about 2:23 pm CDT (19:23 UTC). Right now RST is VFR, wind from the south (190°) at 11 knots; VPS is VFR, wind from the north-northwest (340°) at 9 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: 1 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 RST.

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

P46T at 31,000 ft, 30 nm west, 8:37 am CDT (13:37 UTC): light chop turbulence. 79 nm along the route, 30 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ALO UA /OV ALO270005/TM 1337/FL310/TP P46T/TB INTMT LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through ALO
Where
5 nm west (270°) of ALO
Time
13:37 UTC
Height
at 31,000 ft
Aircraft
P46T
Turbulence
intermittent light chop
B752 at 34,000 ft, 30 nm northeast, 7:23 am CDT (12:23 UTC): light chop turbulence. 99 nm along the route, 30 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
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DBQ UA /OV DBQ300020/TM 1223/FL340/TP B752/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through DBQ
Where
20 nm northwest (300°) of DBQ
Time
12:23 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
B752
Turbulence
occasional light chop
A321 at 32,000 ft, 11 nm west, 7:25 am CDT (12:25 UTC): light chop turbulence. 119 nm along the route, 11 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CID UA /OV CID360010/TM 1225/FL320/TP A321/TB INTMT LGT CHOP CONS LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through CID
Where
10 nm north (360°) of CID
Time
12:25 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
intermittent light chop continuous light chop
BE20 at 17,800 ft, 47 nm east, 7:23 am CDT (12:23 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ztlfd 13. 745 nm along the route, 47 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ATL UA /OV MGM359015/TM 1223/FL178/TP BE20/TB NEG/RM ZTLFD 13
```
Report
a routine report filed through ATL
Where
15 nm north (359°) of MGM
Time
12:23 UTC
Height
at 17,800 ft
Aircraft
BE20
Turbulence
none
Remarks
ztlfd 13
C560 at 8,000 ft, 42 nm east, 8:14 am CDT (13:14 UTC): clear from 8,000 ft to 60,000 ft. 755 nm along the route, 42 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MGM UA /OV MGM 5N/TM 1314/FL080/TP C560/SK SKC
```
Report
a routine report filed through MGM
Where
mgm 5N
Time
13:14 UTC
Height
at 8,000 ft
Aircraft
C560
Sky
clear
SF50 at 2,000 ft, 42 nm east, 7:55 am CDT (12:55 UTC): remarks: great visibility, no tops/bases reported. 755 nm along the route, 42 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MGM UA /OV 6 MILES E MGM /TM 1255/FL020/TP SF50/RM GREAT VIS, NO TOPS/BASES REPORTED
```
Report
a routine report filed through MGM
Where
6 miles east mgm
Time
12:55 UTC
Height
at 2,000 ft
Aircraft
SF50
Remarks
great visibility, no tops/bases reported
CRJ9 at 1,200 ft, 42 nm east, 6:45 am CDT (11:45 UTC): light haze. 755 nm along the route, 42 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MGM UA /OV MGM 2E/TM 1145/FL012/TP CRJ9/WX -HZ
```
Report
a routine report filed through MGM
Where
mgm 2E
Time
11:45 UTC
Height
at 1,200 ft
Aircraft
CRJ9
Weather
light haze

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 11 forecast points nearest it (LSE, DBQ, BRL, SPI, STL, CGI, MEM, HSV, BHM, MGM, MOB). 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	270° at 20 kt	−6 kt		126 kt	6 h 47 min	3:45 pm CDT (20:45 UTC)
5,500 ft	270° at 16 kt	−5 kt		125 kt	6 h 50 min	3:48 pm CDT (20:48 UTC)
7,500 ft	270° at 15 kt	−6 kt	14 °C	126 kt	6 h 47 min	3:45 pm CDT (20:45 UTC)
9,500 ft	280° at 15 kt	−6 kt	10 °C	126 kt	6 h 47 min	3:45 pm CDT (20:45 UTC)
11,500 ft	270° at 15 kt	−6 kt	6 °C	126 kt	6 h 47 min	3:45 pm CDT (20:45 UTC)
13,500 ft	280° at 17 kt	−8 kt	2 °C	128 kt	6 h 41 min	3:39 pm CDT (20:39 UTC)
15,500 ft	290° at 19 kt	−12 kt	-2 °C	132 kt	6 h 29 min	3:27 pm CDT (20:27 UTC)
17,500 ft	290° at 22 kt	−15 kt	-6 °C	135 kt	6 h 20 min	3:18 pm CDT (20:18 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	290° at 23 kt	−16 kt	-7 °C	136 kt	6 h 17 min	3:15 pm CDT (20:15 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	280° at 26 kt	−15 kt	-19 °C	135 kt	6 h 20 min	3:18 pm CDT (20:18 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	290° at 37 kt	−26 kt	-33 °C	146 kt	5 h 51 min	2:49 pm CDT (19:49 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	300° at 47 kt	−35 kt	-40 °C	155 kt	5 h 31 min	2:29 pm CDT (19:29 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	310° at 45 kt	−38 kt	-50 °C	158 kt	5 h 25 min	2:23 pm CDT (19:23 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
LSE	used from 0 nm out; 50 nm from the line	250/25	240/21 17°	240/28 11°	250/28 5°	280/24 -10°	280/31 -21°	260/35 -37°	270/45 -43°	280/59 -47°
DBQ	used from 50 nm out; 56 nm from the line	250/27	260/23 17°	240/26 10°	260/30 4°	280/26 -9°	280/36 -21°	270/41 -36°	280/52 -41°	290/67 -48°
BRL	used from 149 nm out; 25 nm from the line	250/32	250/19 17°	260/15 11°	270/16 3°	290/23 -7°	260/42 -20°	270/52 -34°	280/63 -39°	290/64 -48°
SPI	used from 248 nm out; 33 nm from the line	260/28	250/22 15°	250/14 9°	260/20 6°	280/27 -7°	280/34 -19°	280/48 -32°	280/59 -41°	300/60 -49°
STL	used from 298 nm out; 20 nm from the line	250/26	240/21 15°	240/22 11°	250/23 6°	270/28 -7°	260/30 -19°	280/52 -31°	280/57 -40°	300/57 -49°
CGI	used from 348 nm out; 52 nm from the line	260/22	250/15 15°	250/13 11°	250/16 6°	270/29 -7°	280/30 -18°	290/40 -31°	290/55 -40°	300/51 -51°
MEM	used from 497 nm out; 79 nm from the line	250/19	260/19 17°	270/20 12°	270/16 6°	270/21 -6°	290/27 -17°	300/37 -30°	300/49 -40°	310/40 -51°
HSV	used from 547 nm out; 77 nm from the line	300/20	310/14 16°	310/18 10°	310/15 4°	320/19 -5°	290/16 -18°	320/36 -32°	320/47 -41°	330/42 -50°
BHM	used from 646 nm out; 46 nm from the line	310/19	310/15 16°	320/19 11°	330/15 5°	330/23 -5°	320/14 -18°	320/36 -32°	330/44 -40°	340/36 -51°
MGM	used from 696 nm out; 51 nm from the line	320/19	330/16 17°	340/21 11°	330/11 5°	330/27 -6°	330/21 -17°	330/37 -32°	340/44 -40°	360/30 -52°
MOB	used from 845 nm out; 88 nm from the line	L/V	L/V 18°	020/8 11°	L/V 6°	330/12 -5°	330/23 -17°	330/30 -32°	350/39 -41°	340/40 -53°

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
RST Rochester, MN	departure	VFR	from the south (190°) at 11 knots	7 mi	none	1,317 ft	8:54 am CDT (13:54 UTC)
CJJ Cresco, IA	40 nm out, 5 nm north of the line	no report just now				1,279 ft
CID Cedar Rapids, IA	129 nm out, 12 nm west of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 11,000 feet	from the south (180°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	11,000 ft	869 ft	12:52 UTC
MQB Macomb, IL	219 nm out, 5 nm east of the line	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 12,000 feet	from the south-southwest (210°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	none	705 ft	13:35 UTC
ALN Alton/St Louis, IL	318 nm out, 4 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	543 ft	13:50 UTC
BLV Belleville, IL	348 nm out, 4 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	459 ft	13:55 UTC
PAH Paducah, KY	447 nm out, 18 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	variable at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	410 ft	13:53 UTC
MKL Jackson, TN	527 nm out, 17 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (210°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	434 ft	13:53 UTC
HAB Hamilton, AL	626 nm out, 4 nm west of the line	no report just now				436 ft
TCL Tuscaloosa, AL	686 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR Weather: mist	calm	6 mi	none	169 ft	13:53 UTC
CEW Crestview, FL	835 nm out, 6 nm east of the line	VFR	from the north-northwest (340°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	213 ft	13:53 UTC
VPS Valparaiso/Destin-Ft Walton Beach, FL	destination	VFR	from the north-northwest (340°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	84 ft	8:55 am CDT (13:55 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,317 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At VPS when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:23 pm CDT (19:23 UTC)

Wind from the northwest at 6 knots, clear skies

The whole forecast for VPS

From Mon 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 6 knots, clear skies

The forecast for RST, the departure

From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 15,000 feet
From Tue 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 4,000 feet

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 RST 6:31 pm CDT (23:31 UTC), at VPS 6:18 pm CDT (23:18 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:42 pm CDT (23:42 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 upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · 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: Rochester International, Eglin Afb/Destin-Ft Walton Beach Airport.