Orlando Sanford International to Elmira/Corning Regional SFB → ELM
831 nautical miles (956 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 014°, about 019° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 5 h 04 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 44-knot tailwind), arriving about 4:37 am EDT (08:37 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: 319 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
- SIGMET E11E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 12:55 am EDT (04:55 UTC). Over the route from 603 to 712 nm out.
as issued
WSUS31 KKCI 120255 MKCE WST 120255 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 11E VALID UNTIL 0455Z NY NJ PA DE MD VA DC WV AND DE NJ NY MD CT VA CSTL WTRS FROM 20NE JFK-90SE SIE-20NNW ORF-30ENE EKN-10S JST-20NE JFK AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL340.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 10,000 ft. Near the route, 485 nm along 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 307 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 257 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 208 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 SFB.
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 11 forecast points nearest it (MLB, JAX, SAV, CHS, FLO, RDU, ROA, RIC, EKN, PSB, AVP). 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 | 290° at 18 kt | +1 kt | 119 kt | 6 h 59 min | 6:32 am EDT (10:32 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 310° at 16 kt | +6 kt | 13 °C | 114 kt | 7 h 17 min | 6:50 am EDT (10:50 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 300° at 17 kt | +6 kt | 11 °C | 114 kt | 7 h 17 min | 6:50 am EDT (10:50 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 300° at 20 kt | +4 kt | 8 °C | 116 kt | 7 h 10 min | 6:43 am EDT (10:43 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 280° at 20 kt | 0 | 6 °C | 120 kt | 6 h 56 min | 6:29 am EDT (10:29 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 280° at 22 kt | −3 kt | 2 °C | 123 kt | 6 h 45 min | 6:18 am EDT (10:18 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 270° at 25 kt | −7 kt | -2 °C | 127 kt | 6 h 33 min | 6:06 am EDT (10:06 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 260° at 27 kt | −10 kt | -6 °C | 130 kt | 6 h 24 min | 5:57 am EDT (09:57 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 260° at 28 kt | −11 kt | -7 °C | 131 kt | 6 h 21 min | 5:54 am EDT (09:54 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 250° at 35 kt | −21 kt | -19 °C | 141 kt | 5 h 54 min | 5:27 am EDT (09:27 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 240° at 44 kt | −32 kt | -33 °C | 152 kt | 5 h 28 min | 5:01 am EDT (09:01 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 230° at 55 kt | −44 kt | -40 °C | 164 kt | 5 h 04 min | 4:37 am EDT (08:37 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 240° at 50 kt | −37 kt | -50 °C | 157 kt | 5 h 18 min | 4:51 am EDT (08:51 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | used from 0 nm out; 69 nm from the line | 230/6 | 230/12 17° | 240/13 12° | 240/14 7° | 240/20 -5° | 240/24 -16° | 210/21 -32° | 190/33 -41° | 200/36 -52° |
| JAX | used from 49 nm out; 51 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° |
| SAV | used from 148 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 280/23 | 300/22 14° | 290/27 11° | 270/31 6° | 260/36 -5° | 260/38 -17° | 240/49 -32° | 230/68 -40° | 230/59 -51° |
| CHS | used from 198 nm out; 32 nm from the line | 280/21 | 270/23 12° | 280/28 11° | 260/35 6° | 250/41 -5° | 250/45 -16° | 230/59 -32° | 220/74 -40° | 230/67 -52° |
| FLO | used from 297 nm out; 13 nm from the line | 300/16 | 320/14 12° | 320/19 7° | 290/26 5° | 260/39 -6° | 250/45 -18° | 230/62 -32° | 230/83 -40° | 230/64 -51° |
| RDU | used from 396 nm out; 28 nm from the line | 280/33 | 300/23 11° | 300/28 8° | 290/28 4° | 260/41 -6° | 240/52 -18° | 230/66 -31° | 230/76 -39° | 240/52 -49° |
| ROA | used from 495 nm out; 62 nm from the line | 310/29 | 330/31 13° | 340/28 7° | 330/25 3° | 310/32 -8° | 300/32 -22° | 290/32 -31° | 270/35 -38° | 270/32 -47° |
| RIC | used from 544 nm out; 59 nm from the line | 270/23 | 280/19 11° | 270/18 8° | 240/22 4° | 230/39 -7° | 220/55 -18° | 220/75 -30° | 230/83 -39° | 230/64 -50° |
| EKN | used from 593 nm out; 80 nm from the line | 330/21 12° | 330/25 7° | 350/22 2° | 330/24 -10° | 310/27 -21° | 320/33 -35° | 290/31 -39° | 290/34 -47° | |
| PSB | used from 643 nm out; 81 nm from the line | 360/13 13° | 330/14 7° | 300/11 3° | 290/12 -11° | 240/23 -23° | 270/25 -36° | 250/34 -40° | 250/45 -48° | |
| AVP | used from 791 nm out; 65 nm from the line | 150/5 | 350/13 12° | 270/20 8° | 260/17 4° | 260/25 -11° | 240/31 -22° | 240/54 -35° | 230/61 -41° | 240/55 -49° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFB Orlando, FL | departure | no report just now | 54 ft | ||||
| OMN Ormond Beach, FL | 30 nm out, 3 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 28 ft | ||||
| HXD Hilton Head Island, SC | 208 nm out, 22 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 19 ft | ||||
| CHS Charleston, SC | 257 nm out, 2 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 46 ft | ||||
| FLO Florence, SC | 336 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 146 ft | ||||
| RDU Raleigh/Durham, NC | 445 nm out, 16 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 435 ft | ||||
| FVX Farmville, VA | 534 nm out, 9 nm east of the line | no report just now | 415 ft | ||||
| MRB Martinsburg, WV | 663 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 564 ft | ||||
| HGR Hagerstown, MD | 682 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 703 ft | ||||
| IPT Williamsport, PA | 781 nm out, 15 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 528 ft | ||||
| ELM Elmira/Corning, NY | destination | no report just now | 955 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 955 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At ELM when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:37 am EDT (08:37 UTC)
ELM has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8900 Cape Canaveral, FL, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local 19 nm from the route, at the departure end · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZMA
- 6/8901 Cape Canaveral, FL, Thursday, October 15, 2026 Local 19 nm from the route, at the departure end · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts Thursday 15 October · ZJX
- 6/8896 Cape Canaveral, FL, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 19 nm from the route, at the departure end · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts tomorrow · ZJX
- 6/8897 Cape Canaveral, FL, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local 19 nm from the route, at the departure end · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZJX
- 6/8898 Cape Canaveral, FL, Thursday, October 15, 2026 Local 19 nm from the route, at the departure end · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts Thursday 15 October · ZMA
- 6/8899 Cape Canaveral, FL, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 19 nm from the route, at the departure end · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts tomorrow · ZMA
- 6/8298 Daytona Beach, FL, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 5 nm from the route, at the departure end · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZJX
- 6/8902 MAYPORT, FL, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 through Saturday, October 17, 2026 Local 19 nm from the route, 99 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZJX
- 6/8713 Maxton, NC, Friday, October 16, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 0 nm from the route, 376 nm along the route · air shows/sports · starts Friday 16 October · ZDC
- 4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA 19 nm from the route, 643 nm along the route · security · ZDC
Daylight
Sunset at SFB 6:58 pm EDT (22:58 UTC), at ELM 6:31 pm EDT (22:31 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:59 pm EDT (22:59 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at ELM is before sunrise there (7:16 am EDT (11:16 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: Orlando Sanford International, Elmira/Corning Regional.