Plan a flight · Sun 8:57 pm CDT (01:57 UTC)

Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Punta Gorda Airport SPI → PGD

866 nautical miles (996 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 151°, about 152° magnetic at the departure end (variation 1W). At 120 knots that is 5 h 56 min at the quickest height in today's winds (9,500 ft, a 26-knot tailwind), arriving about 3:53 am EDT (07:53 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now SPI is VFR, wind from the south (180°) at 7 knots; PGD is VFR, wind from the north-northeast (030°) 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: 221 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 6W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 28,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the route from 448 to 657 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 SPI.

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

B737 at 31,000 ft, 38 nm southwest, 7:13 pm CDT (00:13 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZME25. 159 nm along the route, 38 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PAH UA /OV CNG360015/TM 0013/FL310/TP B737/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZME25
```
Report
a routine report filed through PAH
Where
15 nm north (360°) of CNG
Time
00:13 UTC
Height
at 31,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
occasional light chop
Remarks
ZME25
B738 at 34,000 ft, 4 nm east, 6:41 pm CDT (23:41 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence, remarks: zme. 219 nm along the route, 4 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CKV UA /OV CKV/TM 2341/FL340/TP B738/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD CHOP/RM ZME
```
Report
a routine report filed through CKV
Where
over CKV
Time
23:41 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
continuous light occasional moderate chop
Remarks
zme
B77W at 31,000 ft, 12 nm northeast, 6:27 pm CDT (23:27 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence, remarks: zme. 239 nm along the route, 12 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BNA UA /OV BNA315030/TM 2327/FL310/TP B77W/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD CHOP/RM ZME
```
Report
a routine report filed through BNA
Where
30 nm northwest (315°) of BNA
Time
23:27 UTC
Height
at 31,000 ft
Aircraft
B77W
Turbulence
continuous light occasional moderate chop
Remarks
zme
E170 at 33,000 ft, 17 nm northeast, 8:53 pm CDT (01:53 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZTLFD-22. 428 nm along the route, 17 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ATL UA /OV ATL280045/TM 0153/FL330/TP E170/TB CONS LGT CHOP /RM ZTLFD-22
```
Report
a routine report filed through ATL
Where
45 nm west (280°) of ATL
Time
01:53 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
continuous light chop
Remarks
ZTLFD-22
B737 at 38,000 ft, 20 nm west, 6:40 pm CDT (23:40 UTC): no chop turbulence, remarks: ZTLFD-08. 468 nm along the route, 20 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LGC UA /OV LGC240025/TM 2340/FL380/TP B737/TB NEG CHOP /RM ZTLFD-08
```
Report
a routine report filed through LGC
Where
25 nm southwest (240°) of LGC
Time
23:40 UTC
Height
at 38,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
no chop
Remarks
ZTLFD-08
B739 at 36,000 ft, 21 nm southwest, 6:44 pm CDT (23:44 UTC): light chop turbulence. 577 nm along the route, 21 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TLH UA /OV TLH345045/TM 2344/FL360/TP B739/TB CONS LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
45 nm north (345°) of TLH
Time
23:44 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
B739
Turbulence
continuous light chop
B747 at 33,000 ft, 16 nm southwest, 8:02 pm CDT (01:02 UTC): no turbulence. 597 nm along the route, 16 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TLH UA /OV TLH360025/TM 0102/FL330/TP B747/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
25 nm north (360°) of TLH
Time
01:02 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
B747
Turbulence
none
A321 at 34,000 ft, 25 nm west, 7:01 pm CDT (00:01 UTC): light chop turbulence. 627 nm along the route, 25 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TLH UA /OV TLH/TM 0001/FL340/TP A321/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
over TLH
Time
00:01 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
occasional light chop
B39M at 35,000 ft, 12 nm southwest, 6:51 pm CDT (23:51 UTC): no turbulence. 637 nm along the route, 12 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TLH UA /OV TLH120020/TM 2351/FL350/TP B39M/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
20 nm southeast (120°) of TLH
Time
23:51 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
B39M
Turbulence
none
E170 at 32,000 ft, 7 nm east, 7:07 pm CDT (00:07 UTC): light turbulence. 667 nm along the route, 7 nm east 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, 45 nm northeast, 7:23 pm CDT (00:23 UTC): light chop turbulence. 736 nm along the route, 45 nm northeast 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
PC12 at 20,000 ft, 36 nm northeast, 6:38 pm CDT (23:38 UTC): light rime icing, -8 °C. 756 nm along the route, 36 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
OCF UA /OV OCF180020/TM 2338/FL200/TP PC12/TA M08/IC LGT RIME
```
Report
a routine report filed through OCF
Where
20 nm south (180°) of OCF
Time
23:38 UTC
Height
at 20,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Temperature
−8 °C
Icing
light rime
MD11 at 35,000 ft, 3 nm south, 6:18 pm CDT (23:18 UTC): no turbulence. 826 nm along the route, 3 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SRQ UA /OV SRQ080015/TM 2318/FL350/TP MD11/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through SRQ
Where
15 nm east (080°) of SRQ
Time
23:18 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
MD11
Turbulence
none
GLF6 at 17,000 ft, 33 nm east, 6:00 pm CDT (23:00 UTC): no turbulence, clear from 17,000 ft to 60,000 ft. At the destination end, 33 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
RSW UA /OV LBV180002/TM 2300/FL170/TP GLF6/SK SKC/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through RSW
Where
2 nm south (180°) of LBV
Time
23:00 UTC
Height
at 17,000 ft
Aircraft
GLF6
Sky
clear
Turbulence
none

1 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 (SPI, STL, EVV, BNA, HSV, BHM, 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	300° at 14 kt	−12 kt		132 kt	6 h 34 min	4:31 am EDT (08:31 UTC)
5,500 ft	320° at 22 kt	−22 kt		142 kt	6 h 06 min	4:03 am EDT (08:03 UTC)
7,500 ft	320° at 25 kt	−25 kt	14 °C	145 kt	5 h 58 min	3:55 am EDT (07:55 UTC)
9,500 ft	320° at 27 kt	−26 kt	10 °C	146 kt	5 h 56 min	3:53 am EDT (07:53 UTC)
11,500 ft	310° at 28 kt	−26 kt	7 °C	146 kt	5 h 56 min	3:53 am EDT (07:53 UTC)
13,500 ft	310° at 27 kt	−25 kt	3 °C	145 kt	5 h 58 min	3:55 am EDT (07:55 UTC)
15,500 ft	310° at 26 kt	−23 kt	-2 °C	143 kt	6 h 03 min	4:00 am EDT (08:00 UTC)
17,500 ft	300° at 25 kt	−21 kt	-6 °C	141 kt	6 h 09 min	4:06 am EDT (08:06 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	300° at 25 kt	−21 kt	-7 °C	141 kt	6 h 09 min	4:06 am EDT (08:06 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	290° at 24 kt	−19 kt	-18 °C	139 kt	6 h 14 min	4:11 am EDT (08:11 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	290° at 30 kt	−22 kt	-33 °C	142 kt	6 h 06 min	4:03 am EDT (08:03 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	290° at 29 kt	−21 kt	-41 °C	141 kt	6 h 09 min	4:06 am EDT (08:06 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	280° at 21 kt	−13 kt	-50 °C	133 kt	6 h 31 min	4:28 am EDT (08:28 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
SPI	used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line	210/13	260/11 17°	270/18 10°	290/21 4°	310/20 -8°	330/25 -19°	320/49 -34°	320/60 -44°	320/59 -50°
STL	used from 50 nm out; 68 nm from the line	210/13	260/16 17°	270/21 10°	280/24 5°	310/20 -7°	320/22 -18°	320/44 -33°	320/59 -43°	310/69 -51°
EVV	used from 99 nm out; 42 nm from the line	310/13	340/26 16°	330/29 10°	330/32 4°	330/30 -9°	340/38 -20°	330/60 -35°	320/57 -41°	330/39 -48°
BNA	used from 199 nm out; 45 nm from the line	280/13	340/34 16°	330/38 10°	330/44 5°	330/39 -8°	330/38 -19°	320/49 -34°	330/53 -40°	330/35 -47°
HSV	used from 298 nm out; 29 nm from the line	290/15	330/34 16°	330/38 11°	330/40 5°	320/36 -7°	320/31 -18°	320/44 -34°	330/53 -41°	330/34 -48°
BHM	used from 398 nm out; 56 nm from the line	300/16	330/32 16°	320/37 11°	330/37 6°	310/33 -7°	310/30 -18°	320/40 -34°	330/43 -41°	330/30 -49°
CSG	used from 448 nm out; 24 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 547 nm out; 57 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 696 nm out; 75 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
SPI Springfield, IL	departure	VFR	from the south (180°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	597 ft	8:52 pm CDT (01:52 UTC)
SLO Salem, IL	80 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	573 ft	01:35 UTC
GDA Marion, KY	169 nm out, 6 nm west of the line	VFR	from the southwest (220°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	652 ft	23:35 UTC
JWN Nashville, TN	259 nm out, 15 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	501 ft	00:50 UTC
BNA Nashville, TN	269 nm out, 22 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (170°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	599 ft	01:53 UTC
ANB Anniston, AL	418 nm out, 10 nm southwest of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	612 ft	01:53 UTC
CSG Columbus, GA	497 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	397 ft	01:51 UTC
ABY Albany, GA	567 nm out, 12 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the west (280°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	196 ft	22:53 UTC
TLH Tallahassee, FL	627 nm out, 25 nm west of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet	from the west (260°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	83 ft	01:53 UTC
BKV Brooksville, FL	766 nm out, 17 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	76 ft	01:53 UTC
TPA Tampa, FL	796 nm out, 0 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	variable at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	26 ft	01:53 UTC
PGD Punta Gorda, FL	destination	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 8,500 feet	from the north-northeast (030°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	25 ft	9:53 pm EDT (01:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 652 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At PGD when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:53 am EDT (07:53 UTC)

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

The whole forecast for PGD

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 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 SPI, the departure

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 3:00 am CDT (08:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 18,000 feet, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 14 knots, gusting to 21, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet, a broken layer at 18,000 feet

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

No temporary flight restriction on or near this route right now.

Daylight

Sunset at SPI 6:24 pm CDT (23:24 UTC), at PGD 7:02 pm EDT (23:02 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:26 pm EDT (23:26 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at PGD is before sunrise there (7:25 am EDT (11:25 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 upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · 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: Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport, Punta Gorda Airport.