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 5 h 32 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 39-knot tailwind), arriving about 4:36 am EDT (08:36 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: 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 260 to 360 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.
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
Not fetched just now.
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 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 | 320° at 18 kt | −16 kt | 136 kt | 6 h 28 min | 5:32 am EDT (09:32 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 330° at 22 kt | −21 kt | 141 kt | 6 h 14 min | 5:18 am EDT (09:18 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 340° at 24 kt | −24 kt | 14 °C | 144 kt | 6 h 06 min | 5:10 am EDT (09:10 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 340° at 25 kt | −25 kt | 10 °C | 145 kt | 6 h 04 min | 5:08 am EDT (09:08 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 330° at 22 kt | −22 kt | 7 °C | 142 kt | 6 h 11 min | 5:15 am EDT (09:15 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 330° at 22 kt | −21 kt | 2 °C | 141 kt | 6 h 14 min | 5:18 am EDT (09:18 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 320° at 23 kt | −20 kt | -2 °C | 140 kt | 6 h 17 min | 5:21 am EDT (09:21 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 310° at 25 kt | −19 kt | -6 °C | 139 kt | 6 h 19 min | 5:23 am EDT (09:23 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 310° at 25 kt | −19 kt | -7 °C | 139 kt | 6 h 19 min | 5:23 am EDT (09:23 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 310° at 30 kt | −25 kt | -18 °C | 145 kt | 6 h 04 min | 5:08 am EDT (09:08 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 320° at 42 kt | −38 kt | -33 °C | 158 kt | 5 h 34 min | 4:38 am EDT (08:38 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 320° at 43 kt | −39 kt | -41 °C | 159 kt | 5 h 32 min | 4:36 am EDT (08:36 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 320° at 33 kt | −29 kt | -50 °C | 149 kt | 5 h 54 min | 4:58 am EDT (08:58 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; 49 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; 28 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; 38 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; 23 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 300 nm out; 53 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; 26 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; 62 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; 82 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° |
| PIE | used from 749 nm out; 73 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 | no report just now | 798 ft | ||||
| GUS Peru, IN | 60 nm out, 8 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 810 ft | ||||
| AID Anderson, IN | 100 nm out, 9 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 919 ft | ||||
| LOU Louisville, KY | 210 nm out, 18 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 545 ft | ||||
| EKQ Monticello, KY | 300 nm out, 1 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 962 ft | ||||
| MMI Athens, TN | 390 nm out, 4 nm west of the line | no report just now | 874 ft | ||||
| LZU Lawrenceville, GA | 479 nm out, 8 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,061 ft | ||||
| MCN Macon, GA | 559 nm out, 8 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 354 ft | ||||
| VLD Valdosta, GA | 669 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 203 ft | ||||
| CTY Cross City, FL | 739 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 42 ft | ||||
| PIE St Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 849 nm out, 2 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 10 ft | ||||
| SRQ Sarasota/Bradenton, FL | destination | no report just now | 29 ft |
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, 4:36 am EDT (08:36 UTC)
SRQ has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
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 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
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.