Sarasota/Bradenton International to Charlotte/Douglas International SRQ → CLT
477 nautical miles (548 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 010°, about 015° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 4 h 11 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 6-knot headwind), arriving about 9:56 am EDT (13:56 UTC). 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: 2,746 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 28,000 ft to 41,000 ft. Over the route from 129 to 288 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft. Near the route, at the destination end.
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 SRQ.
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 08:00–15:00 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 5 forecast points nearest it (PIE, JAX, SAV, CAE, GSP). 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 | 330° at 17 kt | +12 kt | 108 kt | 4 h 25 min | 10:10 am EDT (14:10 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 320° at 16 kt | +11 kt | 109 kt | 4 h 23 min | 10:08 am EDT (14:08 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 320° at 17 kt | +11 kt | 13 °C | 109 kt | 4 h 23 min | 10:08 am EDT (14:08 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 310° at 20 kt | +11 kt | 11 °C | 109 kt | 4 h 23 min | 10:08 am EDT (14:08 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 310° at 23 kt | +11 kt | 8 °C | 109 kt | 4 h 23 min | 10:08 am EDT (14:08 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 310° at 25 kt | +11 kt | 4 °C | 109 kt | 4 h 23 min | 10:08 am EDT (14:08 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 310° at 25 kt | +12 kt | -1 °C | 108 kt | 4 h 25 min | 10:10 am EDT (14:10 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 310° at 26 kt | +12 kt | -6 °C | 108 kt | 4 h 25 min | 10:10 am EDT (14:10 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 310° at 26 kt | +12 kt | -7 °C | 108 kt | 4 h 25 min | 10:10 am EDT (14:10 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 310° at 25 kt | +12 kt | -18 °C | 108 kt | 4 h 25 min | 10:10 am EDT (14:10 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 300° at 22 kt | +6 kt | -32 °C | 114 kt | 4 h 11 min | 9:56 am EDT (13:56 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 300° at 23 kt | +8 kt | -40 °C | 112 kt | 4 h 16 min | 10:01 am EDT (14:01 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 22 kt | +8 kt | -50 °C | 112 kt | 4 h 16 min | 10:01 am EDT (14:01 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIE | used from 0 nm out; 13 nm from the line | 360/10 | 340/12 18° | 330/9 13° | 290/12 8° | 260/21 -7° | 280/18 -18° | 250/20 -33° | 250/26 -41° | 250/20 -51° |
| JAX | used from 99 nm out; 68 nm from the line | 310/22 | 310/19 16° | 300/22 14° | 290/25 8° | 300/25 -7° | 300/24 -18° | 270/20 -33° | 260/25 -41° | 290/17 -51° |
| SAV | used from 248 nm out; 28 nm from the line | 330/16 | 310/15 14° | 320/23 10° | 310/30 7° | 310/30 -6° | 300/28 -19° | 270/25 -32° | 300/25 -39° | 320/26 -50° |
| CAE | used from 347 nm out; 28 nm from the line | 340/17 | 330/15 12° | 320/22 9° | 320/31 5° | 330/35 -7° | 320/33 -19° | 340/40 -32° | 350/43 -39° | 320/35 -49° |
| GSP | used from 447 nm out; 60 nm from the line | 340/30 | 360/24 13° | 350/29 10° | 340/33 6° | 340/40 -7° | 350/44 -19° | 340/59 -31° | 350/55 -41° | 300/29 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRQ Sarasota/Bradenton, FL | departure | no report just now | 29 ft | ||||
| TPA Tampa, FL | 30 nm out, 7 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 26 ft | ||||
| BKV Brooksville, FL | 69 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 76 ft | ||||
| OCF Ocala, FL | 109 nm out, 1 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 90 ft | ||||
| VQQ Jacksonville, FL | 169 nm out, 8 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 79 ft | ||||
| BQK Brunswick, GA | 238 nm out, 17 nm east of the line | no report just now | 25 ft | ||||
| LHW Fort Stewart (Hinesville), GA | 278 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 46 ft | ||||
| SAV Savannah, GA | 288 nm out, 21 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 50 ft | ||||
| BNL Barnwell, SC | 357 nm out, 1 nm west of the line | no report just now | 246 ft | ||||
| CAE Columbia, SC | 397 nm out, 6 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 235 ft | ||||
| DCM Chester, SC | 447 nm out, 8 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 656 ft | ||||
| CLT Charlotte, NC | destination | no report just now | 747 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 747 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At CLT when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:56 am EDT (13:56 UTC)
CLT has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8389 Jacksonville, FL, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 12 nm from the route, 179 nm along the route · air shows/sports · starts Thursday 15 October · ZJX
- 6/8902 MAYPORT, FL, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 through Saturday, October 17, 2026 Local 24 nm from the route, 189 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZJX
Daylight
Sunset at SRQ 7:04 pm EDT (23:04 UTC), at CLT 6:52 pm EDT (22:52 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:18 pm EDT (23:18 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: Sarasota/Bradenton International, Charlotte/Douglas International.