Savannah/Hilton Head International to Tri-Cities Airport SAV → TRI
268 nautical miles (308 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 347°, about 353° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 2 h 41 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 20-knot headwind), arriving about 12:42 pm EDT (16:42 UTC). Right now SAV is VFR, wind from the west-northwest (300°) at 12 knots; TRI is marginal VFR, wind from the west-southwest (250°) at 5 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
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft. Over the route from 179 to 248 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the last 20 nm of the route.
- 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 last 10 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 SAV.
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 4 forecast points nearest it (SAV, CAE, GSP, TRI). 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 | 340° at 20 kt | +20 kt | 11 °C | 100 kt | 2 h 41 min | 12:42 pm EDT (16:42 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 340° at 20 kt | +20 kt | 12 °C | 100 kt | 2 h 41 min | 12:42 pm EDT (16:42 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 340° at 25 kt | +25 kt | 10 °C | 95 kt | 2 h 49 min | 12:50 pm EDT (16:50 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 330° at 29 kt | +28 kt | 8 °C | 92 kt | 2 h 55 min | 12:56 pm EDT (16:56 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 330° at 31 kt | +30 kt | 5 °C | 90 kt | 2 h 59 min | 1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 330° at 33 kt | +31 kt | 1 °C | 89 kt | 3 h 01 min | 1:02 pm EDT (17:02 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 330° at 34 kt | +33 kt | -4 °C | 87 kt | 3 h 05 min | 1:06 pm EDT (17:06 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 330° at 35 kt | +34 kt | -7 °C | 86 kt | 3 h 07 min | 1:08 pm EDT (17:08 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 330° at 35 kt | +34 kt | -19 °C | 86 kt | 3 h 07 min | 1:08 pm EDT (17:08 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 330° at 42 kt | +41 kt | -32 °C | 79 kt | 3 h 24 min | 1:25 pm EDT (17:25 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 340° at 44 kt | +44 kt | -40 °C | 76 kt | 3 h 32 min | 1:33 pm EDT (17:33 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 320° at 32 kt | +28 kt | -50 °C | 92 kt | 2 h 55 min | 12:56 pm EDT (16:56 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAV | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 330/16 | 310/15 14° | 320/23 10° | 310/30 7° | 310/30 -6° | 300/28 -19° | 270/25 -32° | 300/25 -39° | 320/26 -50° |
| CAE | used from 50 nm out; 41 nm from the line | 340/17 | 330/15 12° | 320/22 9° | 320/31 5° | 330/35 -7° | 320/33 -19° | 340/40 -32° | 350/43 -39° | 320/35 -49° |
| GSP | used from 149 nm out; 13 nm from the line | 340/30 | 360/24 13° | 350/29 10° | 340/33 6° | 340/40 -7° | 350/44 -19° | 340/59 -31° | 350/55 -41° | 300/29 -50° |
| TRI | used from 198 nm out; 45 nm from the line | 340/25 11° | 350/37 9° | 350/34 6° | 340/39 -7° | 340/43 -19° | 340/55 -32° | 330/58 -42° | 320/37 -50° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAV Savannah, GA | departure | VFR | from the west-northwest (300°) at 12 knots | 10+ mi | none | 50 ft | 9:53 am EDT (13:53 UTC) |
| JYL Sylvania, GA | 40 nm out, 14 nm southwest of the line | reported, no category | from the north-northwest (330°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 190 ft | 12:35 UTC |
| AGS Augusta, GA | 79 nm out, 21 nm west of the line, tower | VFR | from the north (350°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 145 ft | 13:53 UTC |
| AIK Aiken, SC | 99 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line | VFR | from the northwest (310°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | none | 528 ft | 13:55 UTC |
| GSP Greer, SC | 169 nm out, 14 nm west of the line, tower | VFR | from the north-northwest (330°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 963 ft | 13:53 UTC |
| AVL Asheville, NC | 208 nm out, 21 nm west of the line, tower | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,700 feet | from the north (350°) at 13 knots, gusting to 26 | 10+ mi | none | 2,163 ft | 13:54 UTC |
| TRI Bristol/Johnson/Kingsport, TN | destination | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 2,100 feet | from the west-southwest (250°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | 2,100 ft | 1,518 ft | 9:53 am EDT (13:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 2,163 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At TRI when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:42 pm EDT (16:42 UTC)
Wind from the west-southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,500 feet VFR
The whole forecast for TRI
- From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 6 knots, visibility 6 miles, mist, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, overcast at 3,500 feet
- At times between Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC) and 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): a broken layer at 2,500 feet
- From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,500 feet
- From Mon 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Tue 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility 3 miles, mist, scattered clouds at 200 feet
- From Tue 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility 1 mile, mist, a broken layer at 200 feet
The forecast for SAV, the departure
- From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the west at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
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 SAV 6:56 pm EDT (22:56 UTC), at TRI 6:57 pm EDT (22:57 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:23 pm EDT (23:23 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: Savannah/Hilton Head International, Tri-Cities Airport.