Plan a flight · Mon 12:01 pm EDT (16:01 UTC)

Moore County to Sarasota/Bradenton International SOP → SRQ

498 nautical miles (573 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 200°, about 208° magnetic at the departure end (variation 8W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 10 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 37-knot tailwind), arriving about 3:11 pm EDT (19:11 UTC). Right now SOP is VFR, wind from the northwest (310°) at 8 knots; SRQ is VFR, wind from the north (010°) at 8 knots, gusting to 17. 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 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 30,000 ft to 41,000 ft. Over the route from 139 to 488 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 SOP.

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

B737 at 34,000 ft, 15 nm west, 11:01 am EDT (15:01 UTC): moderate turbulence. 269 nm along the route, 15 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SSI UA /OV SSI/TM 1501/FL340/TP B737/TB MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through SSI
Where
over SSI
Time
15:01 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
moderate
B738 at 19,000 ft, 11 nm east, 9:48 am EDT (13:48 UTC): moderate turbulence. 408 nm along the route, 11 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MCO UA /OV LEE/TM 1348/FL190/TP B738/TB MODERATE
```
Report
a routine report filed through MCO
Where
over LEE
Time
13:48 UTC
Height
at 19,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
moderate
UAL2084 at 28,000 ft, 27 nm west, 10:03 am EDT (14:03 UTC): light chop turbulence. 120 nm along the route, 27 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ARP UAL2084 3330N 08043W 1403 F280 904/003KT TB CONT LGT CHOP IC
```
Report
a routine report filed through ARP
A20N at 33,000 ft, 24 nm northwest, 10:12 am EDT (14:12 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence. 209 nm along the route, 24 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SAV UA /OV SAV/TM 1412/FL330/TP A20N/TB LGT-MOD CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through SAV
Where
over SAV
Time
14:12 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
A20N
Turbulence
light to moderate chop
A320 at 32,000 ft, 42 nm west, 9:28 am EDT (13:28 UTC): light turbulence, remarks: visual conditions. 209 nm along the route, 42 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SAV UA /OV SAV270020/TM 1328/FL320/TP A320/TB CONS LGT /RM VMC
```
Report
a routine report filed through SAV
Where
20 nm west (270°) of SAV
Time
13:28 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
A320
Turbulence
continuous light
Remarks
visual conditions
A21N at 34,000 ft, 31 nm southeast, 9:30 am EDT (13:30 UTC): light chop turbulence. 319 nm along the route, 31 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SGJ UA /OV SGJ090020/TM 1330/FL340/TP A21N/TB INTMT LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through SGJ
Where
20 nm east (090°) of SGJ
Time
13:30 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
A21N
Turbulence
intermittent light chop
TBM9 at 17,000 ft, 13 nm southeast, 11:41 am EDT (15:41 UTC): no turbulence. 329 nm along the route, 13 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SGJ UA /OV SGJ/TM 1541/FL170/TP TBM9/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through SGJ
Where
over SGJ
Time
15:41 UTC
Height
at 17,000 ft
Aircraft
TBM9
Turbulence
none
B737 at 20,000 ft, 18 nm west, 9:06 am EDT (13:06 UTC): light clear-air turbulence from 20,000 ft to 29,000 ft, clear from 20,000 ft to 60,000 ft, remarks: southbound. 359 nm along the route, 18 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GNV UA /OV GNV090012/TM 1306/FL200/TP B737/SK SKC/TB CONS LGT CAT 290-200 /RM SOUTHBOUND
```
Report
a routine report filed through GNV
Where
12 nm east (090°) of GNV
Time
13:06 UTC
Height
at 20,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Sky
clear
Turbulence
continuous light clear-air turbulence from 29,000 ft to 20,000 ft
Remarks
southbound
C172 at 3,000 ft, 31 nm east, 10:11 am EDT (14:11 UTC): wind 300° at 28 knots. 368 nm along the route, 31 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DAB UA /OV DAB300010/TM 1411/FL030/TP C172/WV 30028KT
```
Report
a routine report filed through DAB
Where
10 nm northwest (300°) of DAB
Time
14:11 UTC
Height
at 3,000 ft
Aircraft
C172
Wind
from 300° at 28 knots
B38M at 32,000 ft, 48 nm east, 10:57 am EDT (14:57 UTC): light chop turbulence above 32,000 ft. 378 nm along the route, 48 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
OMN UA /OV OMN160020/TM 1457/FL320/TP B38M/TB LGT CHOP 320
```
Report
a routine report filed through OMN
Where
20 nm south (160°) of OMN
Time
14:57 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
light chop at 32,000 ft
B777 at 18,000 ft, 8 nm northwest, 10:13 am EDT (14:13 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: smooth. 388 nm along the route, 8 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
OCF UA /OV OCF090010/TM 1413/FL180/TP B777/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH
```
Report
a routine report filed through OCF
Where
10 nm east (090°) of OCF
Time
14:13 UTC
Height
at 18,000 ft
Aircraft
B777
Turbulence
none
Remarks
smooth
E170 at 29,000 ft, 5 nm west, 11:29 am EDT (15:29 UTC): no turbulence. At the destination end, 5 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PIE UA /OV PIE170020/TM 1529/FL290/TP E170/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through PIE
Where
20 nm south (170°) of PIE
Time
15:29 UTC
Height
at 29,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
none
B38M at 36,000 ft, 37 nm south, 9:39 am EDT (13:39 UTC): light chop turbulence. At the destination end, 37 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
RSW UA /OV RSW290055/TM 1339/FL360/TP B38M/TB LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through RSW
Where
55 nm west (290°) of RSW
Time
13:39 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
light chop

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 14:00–21:00 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 5 forecast points nearest it (FLO, CHS, SAV, 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
4,500 ft	340° at 16 kt	−12 kt		132 kt	3 h 46 min	3:47 pm EDT (19:47 UTC)
6,500 ft	340° at 18 kt	−13 kt	15 °C	133 kt	3 h 45 min	3:46 pm EDT (19:46 UTC)
8,500 ft	330° at 19 kt	−12 kt	13 °C	132 kt	3 h 46 min	3:47 pm EDT (19:47 UTC)
10,500 ft	330° at 19 kt	−12 kt	10 °C	132 kt	3 h 46 min	3:47 pm EDT (19:47 UTC)
12,500 ft	330° at 19 kt	−12 kt	7 °C	132 kt	3 h 46 min	3:47 pm EDT (19:47 UTC)
14,500 ft	340° at 20 kt	−15 kt	2 °C	135 kt	3 h 41 min	3:42 pm EDT (19:42 UTC)
16,500 ft	340° at 21 kt	−17 kt	-2 °C	137 kt	3 h 38 min	3:39 pm EDT (19:39 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	350° at 22 kt	−19 kt	-6 °C	139 kt	3 h 35 min	3:36 pm EDT (19:36 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	350° at 29 kt	−26 kt	-19 °C	146 kt	3 h 25 min	3:26 pm EDT (19:26 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	360° at 39 kt	−37 kt	-31 °C	157 kt	3 h 10 min	3:11 pm EDT (19:11 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	360° at 33 kt	−31 kt	-42 °C	151 kt	3 h 18 min	3:19 pm EDT (19:19 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	320° at 26 kt	−15 kt	-50 °C	135 kt	3 h 41 min	3:42 pm EDT (19:42 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 18:00 UTC for use 14:00 to 21:00 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
FLO	used from 0 nm out; 41 nm from the line	330/11	330/15 14°	330/22 10°	350/21 7°	340/30 -5°	350/37 -19°	350/34 -32°	350/32 -42°	310/37 -51°
CHS	used from 100 nm out; 25 nm from the line	350/14	330/14 15°	340/18 11°	350/19 8°	360/29 -5°	350/33 -19°	360/39 -31°	360/28 -42°	320/29 -50°
SAV	used from 199 nm out; 30 nm from the line	340/14	330/21 16°	340/26 12°	350/25 8°	360/28 -6°	360/29 -19°	360/36 -31°	360/27 -42°	330/31 -51°
JAX	used from 249 nm out; 37 nm from the line	320/17	330/21 17°	320/21 14°	310/23 8°	340/19 -6°	360/26 -19°	010/44 -30°	360/35 -41°	330/22 -50°
PIE	used from 398 nm out; 50 nm from the line	360/14	010/20 18°	320/11 13°	290/16 8°	340/11 -6°	350/21 -17°	360/39 -32°	010/39 -42°	350/17 -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
SOP Pinehurst/Southern Pines, NC	departure	VFR	from the northwest (310°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	459 ft	11:56 am EDT (15:56 UTC)
BBP Bennettsville, SC	40 nm out, 4 nm west of the line	VFR	from the west-northwest (300°) at 11 knots, gusting to 15	10+ mi	none	146 ft	15:55 UTC
FLO Florence, SC	70 nm out, 7 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	from the northwest (320°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	146 ft	15:53 UTC
CHS Charleston, SC	139 nm out, 17 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the north-northwest (330°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	46 ft	15:56 UTC
HXD Hilton Head Island, SC	189 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the north (350°) at 3 knots, gusting to 12	10+ mi	none	19 ft	15:50 UTC
SAV Savannah, GA	209 nm out, 24 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the north-northwest (340°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	50 ft	15:53 UTC
SSI St Simons Island, GA	269 nm out, 14 nm northwest of the line	VFR	from the northwest (320°) at 8 knots, gusting to 16	10+ mi	none	18 ft	15:35 UTC
CRG Jacksonville, FL	309 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the north-northwest (330°) at 12 knots, gusting to 21	10+ mi	none	40 ft	15:53 UTC
OCF Ocala, FL	388 nm out, 17 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	from the north-northwest (340°) at 10 knots, gusting to 17	10+ mi	none	90 ft	15:51 UTC
LEE Leesburg, FL	408 nm out, 11 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	from the north-northwest (340°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	76 ft	15:53 UTC
TPA Tampa, FL	468 nm out, 10 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the north (010°) at 11 knots	10+ mi	none	26 ft	15:53 UTC
SRQ Sarasota/Bradenton, FL	destination	VFR	from the north (010°) at 8 knots, gusting to 17	10+ mi	none	29 ft	11:53 am EDT (15:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 459 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, 3:11 pm EDT (19:11 UTC)

Wind from the north at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR

The whole forecast for SRQ

From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 3:00 pm EDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the north at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 9:00 pm EDT (01:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

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

6/8713 Maxton, NC, Friday, October 16, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 6 nm from the route, at the departure end · air shows/sports · starts Friday 16 October · ZDC
6/8902 MAYPORT, FL, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 through Saturday, October 17, 2026 Local on the route, 309 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZJX
6/8389 Jacksonville, FL, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 5 nm from the route, 319 nm along the route · air shows/sports · starts Thursday 15 October · ZJX

Daylight

Sunset at SOP 6:46 pm EDT (22:46 UTC), at SRQ 7:04 pm EDT (23:04 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:28 pm EDT (23:28 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 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: Moore County, Sarasota/Bradenton International.