Southwest Florida International to Tri-Cities Airport RSW → PSC
2,130 nautical miles (2,451 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 314°, about 318° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4W). At 120 knots that is 18 h 51 min at the quickest height in today's winds (16,500 ft, a 7-knot headwind), arriving about 1:00 am PDT (08:00 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: 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
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 30,000 ft to 41,000 ft. Near the route, 160 nm along the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, mist, fog). Over the route from 370 to 600 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the route from 840 to 1220 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 34,000 ft to 43,000 ft. Over the route from 1370 to 1590 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the route from 1410 to 1570 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 1430 to 1560 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1510 to 2100 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots). Over the route from 1530 to 1570 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 1580 to 1890 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1750 to 2040 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 1910 to 2090 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the last 170 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 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 08:00–15:00 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 16 forecast points nearest it (PIE, TLH, MOB, JAN, LIT, FSM, TUL, ICT, SLN, GCK, GLD, BFF, LND, PIH, DLN, LWS). 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 | 260° at 16 kt | +12 kt | 22 °C | 108 kt | 19 h 43 min | 1:52 am PDT (08:52 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 270° at 15 kt | +13 kt | 14 °C | 107 kt | 19 h 54 min | 2:03 am PDT (09:03 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 260° at 12 kt | +9 kt | 8 °C | 111 kt | 19 h 11 min | 1:20 am PDT (08:20 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 250° at 14 kt | +8 kt | 6 °C | 112 kt | 19 h 01 min | 1:10 am PDT (08:10 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 240° at 16 kt | +8 kt | 3 °C | 112 kt | 19 h 01 min | 1:10 am PDT (08:10 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 240° at 17 kt | +8 kt | -2 °C | 112 kt | 19 h 01 min | 1:10 am PDT (08:10 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 240° at 18 kt | +7 kt | -7 °C | 113 kt | 18 h 51 min | 1:00 am PDT (08:00 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 230° at 19 kt | +7 kt | -10 °C | 113 kt | 18 h 51 min | 1:00 am PDT (08:00 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 240° at 27 kt | +13 kt | -21 °C | 107 kt | 19 h 54 min | 2:03 am PDT (09:03 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 260° at 36 kt | +26 kt | -31 °C | 94 kt | 22 h 40 min | 4:49 am PDT (11:49 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 260° at 36 kt | +29 kt | -38 °C | 91 kt | 23 h 24 min | 5:33 am PDT (12:33 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 260° at 33 kt | +27 kt | -48 °C | 93 kt | 22 h 54 min | 5:03 am PDT (12:03 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; 72 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° |
| TLH | used from 200 nm out; 83 nm from the line | 340/23 | 350/26 17° | 350/21 11° | 300/13 6° | 320/25 -6° | 340/35 -16° | 350/44 -32° | 360/51 -42° | 350/33 -52° |
| MOB | used from 350 nm out; 64 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° |
| JAN | used from 500 nm out; 43 nm from the line | 240/10 | 260/15 18° | 280/10 11° | 290/6 6° | 290/15 -5° | 300/15 -17° | 320/35 -30° | 330/38 -40° | 330/39 -51° |
| LIT | used from 650 nm out; 57 nm from the line | 250/22 | 250/25 18° | 240/23 12° | 240/20 7° | 250/17 -6° | 260/25 -17° | 300/45 -29° | 300/49 -40° | 310/43 -51° |
| FSM | used from 800 nm out; 23 nm from the line | 230/33 | 260/23 15° | 240/23 11° | 230/18 8° | 230/20 -8° | 250/31 -17° | 280/51 -30° | 280/52 -39° | 300/47 -51° |
| TUL | used from 900 nm out; 24 nm from the line | 230/42 | 250/23 17° | 220/16 14° | 240/10 8° | 240/20 -6° | 260/28 -17° | 270/61 -29° | 280/52 -38° | 290/46 -50° |
| ICT | used from 1000 nm out; 13 nm from the line | 230/45 | 240/33 21° | 230/23 14° | 230/22 7° | 240/29 -7° | 240/36 -20° | 260/78 -29° | 270/69 -36° | 270/56 -49° |
| SLN | used from 1100 nm out; 67 nm from the line | 230/49 | 240/41 22° | 230/26 15° | 220/21 7° | 240/38 -8° | 240/44 -21° | 260/77 -29° | 270/70 -36° | 270/63 -48° |
| GCK | used from 1150 nm out; 71 nm from the line | 240/40 22° | 240/40 14° | 240/38 7° | 230/39 -7° | 230/45 -20° | 250/73 -28° | 260/74 -36° | 260/64 -49° | |
| GLD | used from 1200 nm out; 43 nm from the line | 260/37 | 260/25 14° | 250/27 8° | 230/36 -8° | 230/49 -21° | 250/71 -30° | 260/82 -36° | 250/73 -48° | |
| BFF | used from 1350 nm out; 71 nm from the line | 280/28 | 260/39 11° | 240/34 5° | 210/38 -11° | 210/52 -22° | 230/61 -31° | 230/61 -36° | 240/56 -45° | |
| LND | used from 1500 nm out; 115 nm from the line | 240/10 3° | 240/30 0° | 220/42 -13° | 230/52 -23° | 220/54 -33° | 220/52 -36° | 220/53 -44° | ||
| PIH | used from 1750 nm out; 79 nm from the line | 070/8 | 150/19 1° | 180/32 -4° | 210/44 -17° | 210/37 -28° | 210/74 -31° | 220/68 -35° | 220/60 -43° | |
| DLN | used from 1800 nm out; 59 nm from the line | 190/10 -4° | 220/23 -4° | 210/21 -18° | 210/43 -28° | 210/60 -33° | 210/72 -37° | 210/67 -44° | ||
| LWS | used from 1950 nm out; 85 nm from the line | L/V | 340/5 -3° | L/V -6° | 040/7 -10° | 100/23 -22° | 180/30 -31° | 190/11 -34° | 200/11 -36° | 220/23 -40° |
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 | ||||
| PGD Punta Gorda, FL | 20 nm out, 9 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 25 ft | ||||
| DTS Destin, FL | 340 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 22 ft | ||||
| MEI Meridian, MS | 500 nm out, 14 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 297 ft | ||||
| GLH Greenville, MS | 640 nm out, 7 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 130 ft | ||||
| ICT Wichita, KS | 1040 nm out, 5 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,332 ft | ||||
| HUT Hutchinson, KS | 1070 nm out, 12 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,542 ft | ||||
| CYS Cheyenne, WY | 1440 nm out, 6 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 6,159 ft | ||||
| LND Lander, WY | 1640 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 5,588 ft | ||||
| JAC Jackson, WY | 1740 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 6,451 ft | ||||
| ALW Walla Walla, WA | 2090 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,194 ft | ||||
| PSC Pasco, WA | destination | no report just now | 410 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 6,451 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At PSC when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:00 am PDT (08:00 UTC)
PSC has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
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 RSW 7:02 pm EDT (23:02 UTC), at PSC 6:13 pm PDT (01:13 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:44 pm PDT (01:44 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at PSC is before sunrise there (7:10 am PDT (14:10 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, Tri-Cities Airport.