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South Bend International to Sarasota/Bradenton International SBN → SRQ

879 nautical miles (1,012 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 167°, about 172° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 6 h 04 min at the quickest height in today's winds (11,500 ft, a 25-knot tailwind), arriving about 3:19 am EDT (07:19 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now SBN is VFR, wind calm; SRQ is VFR, wind from the north (010°) at 3 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: 218 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 370 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 310 to 479 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 7,000 ft. Over the route from 440 to 440 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 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
E145 at 2,600 ft, 40 nm east, 7:05 pm EDT (23:05 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 50 nm along the route, 40 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FWA UA /OV FWA/TM 2305/FL026/TP E145/SK B026
```
Report
a routine report filed through FWA
Where
over FWA
Time
23:05 UTC
Height
at 2,600 ft
Aircraft
E145
Sky
B026
E170 at 23,000 ft, 39 nm west, 7:14 pm EDT (23:14 UTC): light turbulence. 90 nm along the route, 39 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IND UA /OV VHP315020/TM 2314/FL230/TP E170/TB LGT
```
Report
a routine report filed through IND
Where
20 nm northwest (315°) of VHP
Time
23:14 UTC
Height
at 23,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
light
B744 climbing, 38 nm east, 8:02 pm EDT (00:02 UTC): light turbulence, overcast. 160 nm along the route, 38 nm east 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, 36 nm east, 7:51 pm EDT (23:51 UTC): light turbulence. 170 nm along the route, 36 nm east 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
B739 climbing, 31 nm east, 7:31 pm EDT (23:31 UTC): overcast. 170 nm along the route, 31 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CVG UA /OV 5 W CVG/TM 2331/FLDURC/TP B739/SK B026 OVC T036
```
Report
a routine report filed through CVG
Where
5 west cvg
Time
23:31 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
B739
Sky
B026 overcast T036
A333 at 4,000 ft, 26 nm east, 6:44 pm EDT (22:44 UTC): overcast. 170 nm along the route, 26 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CVG UA /OV CVG270010/TM 2244/FL040/TP A333/SK B025 OVC T035
```
Report
a routine report filed through CVG
Where
10 nm west (270°) of CVG
Time
22:44 UTC
Height
at 4,000 ft
Aircraft
A333
Sky
B025 overcast T035
E170 climbing, 22 nm west, 6:26 pm EDT (22:26 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 210 nm along the route, 22 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SDF UA /OV SDF/TM 2226/FLDURC/TP E170/SK B022 T036
```
Report
a routine report filed through SDF
Where
over SDF
Time
22:26 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
E170
Sky
B022 T036
B712 at 600 ft, 28 nm east, 9:06 pm EDT (01:06 UTC): overcast. 230 nm along the route, 28 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
CRJ9 descending, 28 nm east, 7:43 pm EDT (23:43 UTC): overcast up to 6,200 ft; overcast above 1,800 ft. 230 nm along the route, 28 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LEX UA /OV LEX/TM 2343/FLDURD/TP CRJ9/SK TOPS OVC062 BASES OVC018
```
Report
a routine report filed through LEX
Where
over LEX
Time
23:43 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
CRJ9
Sky
tops OVC062 bases OVC018
E170 at 33,000 ft, 10 nm east, 6:22 pm EDT (22:22 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence above 33,000 ft, remarks: ZTLFD-03. 360 nm along the route, 10 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TYS UA /OV VXV270025/TM 2222/FL330/TP E170/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD CHOP 330/RM ZTLFD-03
```
Report
a routine report filed through TYS
Where
25 nm west (270°) of VXV
Time
22:22 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
continuous light occasional moderate chop at 33,000 ft
Remarks
ZTLFD-03
T206 at 9,000 ft, 46 nm west, 6:47 pm EDT (22:47 UTC): remarks: ZME60. 370 nm along the route, 46 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CHA UA /OV CHA340032/TM 2247/FL090/TP T206/SK TOP070/RM ZME60
```
Report
a routine report filed through CHA
Where
32 nm north (340°) of CHA
Time
22:47 UTC
Height
at 9,000 ft
Aircraft
T206
Sky
TOP070
Remarks
ZME60
E75S at 29,000 ft, 35 nm east, 6:21 pm EDT (22:21 UTC): light to moderate turbulence, remarks: ZTLFD-39. 370 nm along the route, 35 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TYS UA /OV VXV/TM 2221/FL290/TP E75S/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD/RM ZTLFD-39
```
Report
a routine report filed through TYS
Where
over VXV
Time
22:21 UTC
Height
at 29,000 ft
Aircraft
E75S
Turbulence
continuous light occasional moderate
Remarks
ZTLFD-39

7 more routine reports are on the map.

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 20:00–03:00 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 9 forecast points nearest it (FWA, IND, CVG, LOU, TYS, ATL, CSG, TLH, 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	310° at 15 kt	−13 kt		133 kt	6 h 37 min	3:52 am EDT (07:52 UTC)
5,500 ft	330° at 21 kt	−20 kt		140 kt	6 h 17 min	3:32 am EDT (07:32 UTC)
7,500 ft	330° at 24 kt	−22 kt	12 °C	142 kt	6 h 11 min	3:26 am EDT (07:26 UTC)
9,500 ft	330° at 25 kt	−23 kt	9 °C	143 kt	6 h 09 min	3:24 am EDT (07:24 UTC)
11,500 ft	330° at 27 kt	−25 kt	6 °C	145 kt	6 h 04 min	3:19 am EDT (07:19 UTC)
13,500 ft	320° at 27 kt	−24 kt	2 °C	144 kt	6 h 06 min	3:21 am EDT (07:21 UTC)
15,500 ft	320° at 26 kt	−22 kt	-2 °C	142 kt	6 h 11 min	3:26 am EDT (07:26 UTC)
17,500 ft	310° at 25 kt	−21 kt	-6 °C	141 kt	6 h 14 min	3:29 am EDT (07:29 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	310° at 25 kt	−20 kt	-7 °C	140 kt	6 h 17 min	3:32 am EDT (07:32 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	300° at 27 kt	−18 kt	-19 °C	138 kt	6 h 22 min	3:37 am EDT (07:37 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	290° at 27 kt	−13 kt	-34 °C	133 kt	6 h 37 min	3:52 am EDT (07:52 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	270° at 27 kt	−5 kt	-41 °C	125 kt	7 h 02 min	4:17 am EDT (08:17 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	270° at 24 kt	−4 kt	-49 °C	124 kt	7 h 05 min	4:20 am EDT (08:20 UTC)

Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 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; 49 nm from the line	350/9	350/24 15°	360/25 9°	360/29 4°	350/31 -10°	340/39 -22°	330/40 -37°	320/38 -43°	320/48 -48°
IND	used from 100 nm out; 28 nm from the line	320/10	350/30 16°	350/32 10°	350/30 4°	340/31 -10°	340/42 -21°	340/49 -37°	320/46 -41°	320/47 -47°
CVG	used from 150 nm out; 38 nm from the line	350/13	340/20 13°	340/22 8°	350/30 3°	340/30 -9°	340/38 -21°	330/37 -35°	320/38 -40°	310/35 -47°
LOU	used from 200 nm out; 23 nm from the line	320/15	340/24 14°	330/28 9°	340/34 4°	340/37 -9°	340/42 -20°	320/39 -35°	320/45 -39°	330/40 -47°
TYS	used from 300 nm out; 53 nm from the line	290/19	310/22 11°	330/25 7°	330/34 3°	320/37 -7°	300/37 -18°	300/37 -34°	280/29 -39°	270/29 -48°
ATL	used from 449 nm out; 26 nm from the line	300/23	320/26 14°	320/34 10°	320/41 5°	290/32 -6°	290/31 -18°	280/28 -33°	260/32 -41°	250/28 -50°
CSG	used from 549 nm out; 62 nm from the line	300/20	330/41 15°	320/42 11°	320/41 7°	300/33 -6°	290/33 -18°	270/32 -34°	260/31 -41°	260/24 -51°
TLH	used from 599 nm out; 82 nm from the line	300/17	340/32 17°	320/27 13°	300/27 8°	280/23 -7°	250/37 -17°	230/44 -33°	220/53 -41°	220/48 -51°
PIE	used from 749 nm out; 73 nm from the line	310/7	270/12 17°	270/14 13°	260/14 8°	240/22 -5°	230/24 -16°	220/26 -31°	200/31 -41°	180/33 -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
SBN South Bend, IN	departure	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	798 ft	8:54 pm EDT (00:54 UTC)
GUS Peru, IN	60 nm out, 8 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	810 ft	00:55 UTC
AID Anderson, IN	100 nm out, 9 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	919 ft	23:35 UTC
LOU Louisville, KY	210 nm out, 18 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	545 ft	00:53 UTC
EKQ Monticello, KY	300 nm out, 1 nm northeast of the line	IFR Sky: overcast at 600 feet	from the west (260°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	600 ft	962 ft	00:56 UTC
MMI Athens, TN	390 nm out, 4 nm west of the line	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,700 feet	from the west (270°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	1,700 ft	874 ft	00:55 UTC
LZU Lawrenceville, GA	479 nm out, 8 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the west (270°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	1,061 ft	00:56 UTC
MCN Macon, GA	559 nm out, 8 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the west (270°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	354 ft	00:53 UTC
VLD Valdosta, GA	669 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	203 ft	00:53 UTC
CTY Cross City, FL	739 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line	VFR	from the south (170°) at 2 knots	10+ mi	none	42 ft	00:55 UTC
PIE St Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	849 nm out, 2 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the north (360°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	10 ft	00:53 UTC
SRQ Sarasota/Bradenton, FL	destination	VFR	from the north (010°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	29 ft	8:53 pm EDT (00:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,061 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At SRQ when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:19 am EDT (07:19 UTC)

Wind from the north at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for SRQ

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the north at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 3,000 feet, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
From Sun 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the north at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 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

6/8693 Atlanta, GA, Sunday, October 11, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 17 nm from the route, 489 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 12 October · ZTL
6/6783 Perry, GA, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 19, 2026 UTC on 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 SRQ 7:04 pm EDT (23:04 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:28 pm EDT (23:28 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at SRQ is before sunrise there (7:28 am EDT (11:28 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, Sarasota/Bradenton International.