Plan a flight · Sun 10:43 pm EDT (02:43 UTC)

South Bend International to Southwest Florida International SBN → RSW

938 nautical miles (1,080 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 165°, about 170° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 6 h 13 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 31-knot tailwind), arriving about 4:56 am EDT (08:56 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now SBN is VFR, wind calm; RSW is VFR, 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: 118 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 SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 250 to 359 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 299 to 479 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 8,000 ft. Near the route, 429 nm along 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 SBN.

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

CRJ7 at 17,000 ft, 41 nm northwest, 8:04 pm EDT (00:04 UTC): no turbulence. At the departure end, 41 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BEH UA /OV ELX270040/TM 0004/FL170/TP CRJ7/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through BEH
Where
40 nm west (270°) of ELX
Time
00:04 UTC
Height
at 17,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ7
Turbulence
none
B38M at 31,000 ft, 47 nm northeast, 8:04 pm EDT (00:04 UTC): light chop turbulence up to 31,000 ft. At the departure end, 47 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AZO UA /OV AZO/TM 0004/FL310/TP B38M/TB CONS LGT CHOP 310 BLO
```
Report
a routine report filed through AZO
Where
over AZO
Time
00:04 UTC
Height
at 31,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
continuous light chop at 31,000 ft below
A21N at 17,000 ft, 41 nm west, 9:28 pm EDT (01:28 UTC): no icing, clear from 17,000 ft to 60,000 ft, remarks: clear since departing KIND southbound. 160 nm along the route, 41 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IND UA /OV IND183045/TM 0128/FL170/TP A21N/SK SKC/IC NEG/RM CLR SINCE DEPARTING KIND SOUTHBOUND
```
Report
a routine report filed through IND
Where
45 nm south (183°) of IND
Time
01:28 UTC
Height
at 17,000 ft
Aircraft
A21N
Sky
clear
Icing
none
Remarks
clear since departing KIND southbound
B744 climbing, 32 nm northeast, 8:02 pm EDT (00:02 UTC): light turbulence, overcast. 170 nm along the route, 32 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CVG UA /OV 10 N CVG/TM 0002/FLDURC/TP B744/SK B022 OVC T036/TB LT TB SFC-036
```
Report
a routine report filed through CVG
Where
10 north cvg
Time
00:02 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
B744
Sky
B022 overcast T036
Turbulence
lt turbulence from the surface to 3,600 ft
B737 at 23,000 ft, 30 nm northeast, 7:51 pm EDT (23:51 UTC): light turbulence. 180 nm along the route, 30 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IND UA /OV CVG/TM 2351/FL230/TP B737/TB LGT
```
Report
a routine report filed through IND
Where
over CVG
Time
23:51 UTC
Height
at 23,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
light
B38M at 21,000 ft, 23 nm west, 9:09 pm EDT (01:09 UTC): no turbulence, no icing. 220 nm along the route, 23 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SDF UA /OV IIU/TM 0109/FL210/TP B38M/TB NEG/IC NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through SDF
Where
over IIU
Time
01:09 UTC
Height
at 21,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
none
Icing
none
B712 at 600 ft, 20 nm east, 9:06 pm EDT (01:06 UTC): overcast. 230 nm along the route, 20 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LEX UA /OV KLEX/TM 0106/FL006/TP B712/SK OVC B006
```
Report
a routine report filed through LEX
Where
over KLEX
Time
01:06 UTC
Height
at 600 ft
Aircraft
B712
Sky
overcast B006
B737 at 35,000 ft, 48 nm east, 9:25 pm EDT (01:25 UTC): light chop turbulence. 289 nm along the route, 48 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LOZ UA /OV AZQ250025/TM 0125/FL350/TP B737/TB CONS LGT CHOP OCNL MOD CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through LOZ
Where
25 nm west (250°) of AZQ
Time
01:25 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
continuous light chop occasional moderate chop
A320 descending, 19 nm east, 9:52 pm EDT (01:52 UTC): remarks: base 2,100 ft. 369 nm along the route, 19 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TYS UA /OV 4 NE TYS/TM 0152/FLDURD/TP A320/RM BASE 021
```
Report
a routine report filed through TYS
Where
4 northeast tys
Time
01:52 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
A320
Remarks
base 2,100 ft
PC12 at 16,000 ft, 40 nm east, 8:55 pm EDT (00:55 UTC): no turbulence, clear from 16,000 ft to 60,000 ft. 709 nm along the route, 40 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AYS UA /OV AYS150060/TM 0055/FL160/TP PC12/SK SKC/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through AYS
Where
60 nm southeast (150°) of AYS
Time
00:55 UTC
Height
at 16,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Sky
clear
Turbulence
none
E170 at 32,000 ft, 40 nm west, 8:07 pm EDT (00:07 UTC): light turbulence. 719 nm along the route, 40 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CTY UA /OV CTY320030/TM 0007/FL320/TP E170/TB CONS LGT
```
Report
a routine report filed through CTY
Where
30 nm northwest (320°) of CTY
Time
00:07 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
continuous light
B738 at 36,000 ft, 11 nm east, 8:23 pm EDT (00:23 UTC): light chop turbulence. 779 nm along the route, 11 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
OCF UA /OV OCF/TM 0023/FL360/TP B738/TB LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through OCF
Where
over OCF
Time
00:23 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
light chop
C172 at 1,100 ft, 48 nm east, 9:12 pm EDT (01:12 UTC): no turbulence. 829 nm along the route, 48 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ORL UA /OV ORL/TM 0112/FL011/TP C172/TB SMOOTH
```
Report
a routine report filed through ORL
Where
over ORL
Time
01:12 UTC
Height
at 1,100 ft
Aircraft
C172
Turbulence
smooth
C172 at 1,100 ft, 48 nm east, 8:12 pm EDT (00:12 UTC): no turbulence. 829 nm along the route, 48 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ORL UA /OV 1SM N/TM 0012/FL011/TP C172/TB SMOOTH
```
Report
a routine report filed through ORL
Where
1SM north
Time
00:12 UTC
Height
at 1,100 ft
Aircraft
C172
Turbulence
smooth

1 more routine reports are on the map.

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 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 10 forecast points nearest it (FWA, IND, CVG, LOU, TYS, ATL, CSG, TLH, JAX, 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
3,500 ft	320° at 17 kt	−15 kt		135 kt	6 h 57 min	5:40 am EDT (09:40 UTC)
5,500 ft	330° at 19 kt	−18 kt		138 kt	6 h 48 min	5:31 am EDT (09:31 UTC)
7,500 ft	330° at 21 kt	−21 kt	14 °C	141 kt	6 h 39 min	5:22 am EDT (09:22 UTC)
9,500 ft	330° at 23 kt	−22 kt	10 °C	142 kt	6 h 36 min	5:19 am EDT (09:19 UTC)
11,500 ft	330° at 21 kt	−20 kt	7 °C	140 kt	6 h 42 min	5:25 am EDT (09:25 UTC)
13,500 ft	320° at 21 kt	−19 kt	2 °C	139 kt	6 h 45 min	5:28 am EDT (09:28 UTC)
15,500 ft	310° at 22 kt	−18 kt	-1 °C	138 kt	6 h 48 min	5:31 am EDT (09:31 UTC)
17,500 ft	300° at 23 kt	−17 kt	-6 °C	137 kt	6 h 51 min	5:34 am EDT (09:34 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	300° at 24 kt	−17 kt	-7 °C	137 kt	6 h 51 min	5:34 am EDT (09:34 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	300° at 28 kt	−21 kt	-18 °C	141 kt	6 h 39 min	5:22 am EDT (09:22 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	310° at 36 kt	−31 kt	-33 °C	151 kt	6 h 13 min	4:56 am EDT (08:56 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	310° at 37 kt	−30 kt	-41 °C	150 kt	6 h 15 min	4:58 am EDT (08:58 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	300° at 29 kt	−21 kt	-50 °C	141 kt	6 h 39 min	5:22 am EDT (09:22 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
FWA	used from 0 nm out; 48 nm from the line	300/17	320/20 16°	330/20 10°	340/15 3°	310/27 -8°	320/37 -20°	330/52 -36°	330/65 -43°	330/60 -50°
IND	used from 100 nm out; 32 nm from the line	290/16	310/20 16°	320/21 10°	330/13 3°	300/25 -7°	320/32 -19°	330/46 -34°	320/61 -43°	320/63 -50°
CVG	used from 150 nm out; 32 nm from the line	320/18	350/32 16°	350/35 10°	350/30 3°	330/30 -7°	340/44 -20°	340/58 -35°	330/72 -41°	320/36 -49°
LOU	used from 200 nm out; 29 nm from the line	310/18	340/28 16°	340/29 10°	350/27 3°	330/27 -7°	340/39 -19°	330/58 -33°	330/67 -41°	330/40 -49°
TYS	used from 299 nm out; 48 nm from the line	320/20	340/18 11°	340/32 9°	340/36 4°	330/37 -7°	330/38 -19°	330/50 -34°	330/53 -38°	330/44 -48°
ATL	used from 449 nm out; 40 nm from the line	320/30	330/37 16°	340/44 11°	330/35 7°	310/33 -6°	300/38 -18°	330/58 -33°	330/48 -40°	320/34 -49°
CSG	used from 549 nm out; 81 nm from the line	310/24	340/35 17°	340/37 12°	330/22 8°	310/30 -7°	290/30 -18°	340/57 -32°	340/55 -41°	320/33 -49°
TLH	used from 599 nm out; 98 nm from the line	320/18	350/31 18°	340/24 13°	310/17 8°	280/22 -7°	300/25 -17°	320/28 -33°	320/24 -41°	320/25 -50°
JAX	used from 649 nm out; 65 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°
PIE	used from 749 nm out; 79 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
SBN South Bend, IN	departure	VFR	calm	8 mi	none	798 ft	9:54 pm EDT (01:54 UTC)
GUS Peru, IN	60 nm out, 10 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the southeast (140°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	810 ft	01:55 UTC
AID Anderson, IN	100 nm out, 6 nm east of the line, tower	low IFR Sky: a broken layer at 200 feet Weather: fog	calm	0.5 mi	200 ft	919 ft	02:35 UTC
LEX Lexington, KY	230 nm out, 20 nm east of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: a few clouds at 800 feet, overcast at 1,800 feet Weather: mist	from the west (270°) at 4 knots	5 mi	1,800 ft	979 ft	01:54 UTC
TYS Knoxville, TN	369 nm out, 16 nm east of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 1,300 feet, overcast at 2,700 feet	from the west-southwest (250°) at 12 knots	10+ mi	1,300 ft	986 ft	01:53 UTC
GVL Gainesville, GA	459 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line	VFR	from the west (280°) at 12 knots, gusting to 19	10+ mi	none	1,276 ft	01:55 UTC
LZU Lawrenceville, GA	479 nm out, 9 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	from the west (270°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	1,061 ft	01:56 UTC
EZM Eastman, GA	589 nm out, 7 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	303 ft	02:55 UTC
LCQ Lake City, FL	719 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	200 ft	02:35 UTC
BKV Brooksville, FL	819 nm out, 11 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	76 ft	01:53 UTC
LAL Lakeland, FL	849 nm out, 6 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	from the west-northwest (300°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	141 ft	01:50 UTC
RSW Fort Myers, FL	destination	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	29 ft	9:53 pm EDT (01:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,276 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, 4:56 am EDT (08:56 UTC)

Wind from the north-northeast at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for RSW

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 3,000 feet, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
From Mon 1:00 am EDT (05:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

The forecast for SBN, the departure

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 6 knots, visibility 6 miles, mist, clear skies
From Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 4:00 pm EDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 11 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet

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

6/6783 Perry, GA, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 19, 2026 UTC 19 nm from the route, 569 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 19 October · ZTL

Daylight

Sunset at SBN 7:09 pm EDT (23:09 UTC), at RSW 7:02 pm EDT (23:02 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:25 pm EDT (23:25 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at RSW is before sunrise there (7:24 am EDT (11:24 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 central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · 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: South Bend International, Southwest Florida International.