Southwest Florida International to Capital Region International RSW → LAN
985 nautical miles (1,134 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 353°, about 357° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4W). At 120 knots that is 9 h 12 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 13-knot headwind), arriving about 8:15 pm EDT (00:15 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: 125 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 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft. Over the route from 488 to 557 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, mist). Over the route from 607 to 826 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the route from 647 to 667 nm out.
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 RSW.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
Not fetched just now.
Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 14:00–21:00 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 11 forecast points nearest it (PIE, JAX, SAV, ATL, GSP, TYS, TRI, CVG, CMH, FWA, MKG). 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 | 320° at 15 kt | +13 kt | 15 °C | 107 kt | 9 h 12 min | 8:15 pm EDT (00:15 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 320° at 17 kt | +15 kt | 15 °C | 105 kt | 9 h 23 min | 8:26 pm EDT (00:26 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 310° at 17 kt | +14 kt | 12 °C | 106 kt | 9 h 18 min | 8:21 pm EDT (00:21 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 310° at 19 kt | +14 kt | 8 °C | 106 kt | 9 h 18 min | 8:21 pm EDT (00:21 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 310° at 21 kt | +16 kt | 6 °C | 104 kt | 9 h 28 min | 8:31 pm EDT (00:31 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 310° at 21 kt | +15 kt | 1 °C | 105 kt | 9 h 23 min | 8:26 pm EDT (00:26 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 310° at 21 kt | +15 kt | -3 °C | 105 kt | 9 h 23 min | 8:26 pm EDT (00:26 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 310° at 21 kt | +15 kt | -6 °C | 105 kt | 9 h 23 min | 8:26 pm EDT (00:26 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 310° at 25 kt | +20 kt | -19 °C | 100 kt | 9 h 51 min | 8:54 pm EDT (00:54 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 320° at 30 kt | +26 kt | -33 °C | 94 kt | 10 h 29 min | 9:32 pm EDT (01:32 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 320° at 36 kt | +31 kt | -41 °C | 89 kt | 11 h 04 min | 10:07 pm EDT (02:07 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 320° at 37 kt | +32 kt | -50 °C | 88 kt | 11 h 12 min | 10:15 pm EDT (02:15 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 18:00 UTC for use 14:00 to 21:00 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; 74 nm from the line | 360/14 | 010/20 18° | 320/11 13° | 290/16 8° | 340/11 -6° | 350/21 -17° | 360/39 -32° | 010/39 -42° | 350/17 -50° |
| JAX | used from 149 nm out; 70 nm from the line | 320/17 | 330/21 17° | 320/21 14° | 310/23 8° | 340/19 -6° | 360/26 -19° | 010/44 -30° | 360/35 -41° | 330/22 -50° |
| SAV | used from 298 nm out; 71 nm from the line | 340/14 | 330/21 16° | 340/26 12° | 350/25 8° | 360/28 -6° | 360/29 -19° | 360/36 -31° | 360/27 -42° | 330/31 -51° |
| ATL | used from 398 nm out; 80 nm from the line | 340/24 | 350/18 17° | 330/15 11° | 320/20 6° | 310/16 -4° | 300/18 -18° | 320/28 -32° | 330/43 -40° | 340/35 -51° |
| GSP | used from 448 nm out; 50 nm from the line | 330/14 | 360/26 17° | 360/22 11° | 330/20 6° | 310/27 -5° | 320/24 -18° | 310/28 -33° | 320/38 -40° | 330/30 -51° |
| TYS | used from 547 nm out; 37 nm from the line | 320/8 | 330/17 16° | 320/17 9° | 310/24 6° | 290/23 -6° | 290/28 -19° | 300/36 -33° | 310/48 -40° | 320/46 -50° |
| TRI | used from 597 nm out; 52 nm from the line | 340/26 15° | 330/23 10° | 330/23 6° | 290/28 -6° | 290/32 -19° | 290/36 -34° | 310/47 -41° | 320/47 -49° | |
| CVG | used from 696 nm out; 58 nm from the line | 260/20 | 280/18 15° | 270/19 8° | 290/30 5° | 280/31 -7° | 290/37 -19° | 280/46 -35° | 290/55 -40° | 310/57 -48° |
| CMH | used from 796 nm out; 52 nm from the line | 270/15 | 280/20 14° | 280/21 9° | 290/26 4° | 290/29 -7° | 290/38 -20° | 280/44 -35° | 280/48 -42° | 310/61 -48° |
| FWA | used from 846 nm out; 46 nm from the line | 250/18 | 260/22 15° | 260/27 7° | 290/26 6° | 290/28 -8° | 290/39 -20° | 280/36 -37° | 290/54 -39° | 310/60 -48° |
| MKG | used from 945 nm out; 87 nm from the line | 240/27 | 240/26 15° | 270/27 9° | 280/27 5° | 280/28 -9° | 280/32 -22° | 270/41 -38° | 290/44 -41° | 300/60 -48° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSW Fort Myers, FL | departure | no report just now | 29 ft | ||||
| LAL Lakeland, FL | 90 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 141 ft | ||||
| GNV Gainesville, FL | 189 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 151 ft | ||||
| LCQ Lake City, FL | 219 nm out, 15 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 200 ft | ||||
| AMG Alma, GA | 298 nm out, 4 nm north of the line | no report just now | 199 ft | ||||
| AHN Athens, GA | 448 nm out, 21 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 812 ft | ||||
| MOR Morristown, TN | 587 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 1,312 ft | ||||
| JKL Jackson, KY | 667 nm out, 11 nm east of the line | no report just now | 1,380 ft | ||||
| ILN Wilmington, OH | 776 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,076 ft | ||||
| DAY Dayton, OH | 816 nm out, 11 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,009 ft | ||||
| JXN Jackson, MI | 955 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,000 ft | ||||
| LAN Lansing, MI | destination | no report just now | 860 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,380 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At LAN when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 8:15 pm EDT (00:15 UTC)
LAN has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 4/3634 DISNEY WORLD THEME PARK, ORLANDO, FL 21 nm from the route, 109 nm along the route · security · ZJX
- 6/8029 Cincinnati, OH, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 24 nm from the route, 766 nm along the route · a VIP movement · until 12 October · ZID
Daylight
Sunset at RSW 7:02 pm EDT (23:02 UTC), at LAN 7:01 pm EDT (23:01 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:29 pm EDT (23:29 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at LAN is after sunset there (7:01 pm EDT (23:01 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: Southwest Florida International, Capital Region International.