Sarasota/Bradenton International to Bishop International SRQ → FNT
937 nautical miles (1,078 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 357°, about 002° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 8 h 45 min at the quickest height in today's winds (3,500 ft, a 13-knot headwind), arriving about 7:50 am EDT (11:50 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: 355 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 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 418 to 628 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 10,000 ft. Over the route from 448 to 498 nm out.
- 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 528 to 907 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 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 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 (PIE, JAX, SAV, ATL, GSP, TRI, CVG, CMH, CLE). 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 16 kt | +13 kt | 107 kt | 8 h 45 min | 7:50 am EDT (11:50 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 330° at 18 kt | +16 kt | 11 °C | 104 kt | 9 h 01 min | 8:06 am EDT (12:06 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 330° at 21 kt | +18 kt | 12 °C | 102 kt | 9 h 11 min | 8:16 am EDT (12:16 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 320° at 22 kt | +19 kt | 9 °C | 101 kt | 9 h 17 min | 8:22 am EDT (12:22 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 320° at 22 kt | +18 kt | 6 °C | 102 kt | 9 h 11 min | 8:16 am EDT (12:16 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 320° at 23 kt | +18 kt | 2 °C | 102 kt | 9 h 11 min | 8:16 am EDT (12:16 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 310° at 24 kt | +17 kt | -2 °C | 103 kt | 9 h 06 min | 8:11 am EDT (12:11 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 310° at 26 kt | +17 kt | -6 °C | 103 kt | 9 h 06 min | 8:11 am EDT (12:11 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 310° at 26 kt | +17 kt | -7 °C | 103 kt | 9 h 06 min | 8:11 am EDT (12:11 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 310° at 31 kt | +20 kt | -19 °C | 100 kt | 9 h 22 min | 8:27 am EDT (12:27 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 310° at 33 kt | +21 kt | -34 °C | 99 kt | 9 h 28 min | 8:33 am EDT (12:33 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 300° at 36 kt | +20 kt | -41 °C | 100 kt | 9 h 22 min | 8:27 am EDT (12:27 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 31 kt | +18 kt | -49 °C | 102 kt | 9 h 11 min | 8:16 am EDT (12:16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIE | used from 0 nm out; 8 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° |
| JAX | used from 100 nm out; 81 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 249 nm out; 85 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° |
| ATL | used from 299 nm out; 92 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° |
| GSP | used from 399 nm out; 49 nm from the line | 320/22 | 340/19 13° | 320/18 8° | 310/24 5° | 300/34 -7° | 300/36 -18° | 290/30 -33° | 300/32 -39° | 320/42 -49° |
| TRI | used from 498 nm out; 43 nm from the line | 330/22 11° | 330/29 7° | 330/32 3° | 330/36 -8° | 320/34 -19° | 320/36 -34° | 320/43 -39° | 320/46 -47° | |
| CVG | used from 648 nm out; 67 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° |
| CMH | used from 697 nm out; 43 nm from the line | 330/15 | 340/22 14° | 340/24 9° | 340/23 4° | 340/35 -9° | 340/49 -20° | 340/58 -37° | 330/70 -42° | 340/55 -47° |
| CLE | used from 847 nm out; 85 nm from the line | 340/7 | 010/16 13° | 350/18 8° | 350/20 3° | 340/31 -10° | 340/46 -21° | 340/54 -37° | 330/62 -44° | 340/65 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRQ Sarasota/Bradenton, FL | departure | no report just now | 29 ft | ||||
| SPG St Petersburg, FL | 20 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 6 ft | ||||
| LCQ Lake City, FL | 169 nm out, 9 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 200 ft | ||||
| HOE Homerville, GA | 219 nm out, 1 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 186 ft | ||||
| EZM Eastman, GA | 289 nm out, 13 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 303 ft | ||||
| AHN Athens, GA | 399 nm out, 17 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 812 ft | ||||
| MOR Morristown, TN | 528 nm out, 10 nm west of the line | no report just now | 1,312 ft | ||||
| CPF Hazard, KY | 598 nm out, 3 nm north of the line | no report just now | 1,256 ft | ||||
| TZR Columbus, OH | 747 nm out, 16 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 904 ft | ||||
| OSU Columbus, OH | 757 nm out, 19 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 905 ft | ||||
| ARB Ann Arbor, MI | 897 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 839 ft | ||||
| FNT Flint, MI | destination | no report just now | 782 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,312 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At FNT when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:50 am EDT (11:50 UTC)
FNT has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
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 SRQ 7:04 pm EDT (23:04 UTC), at FNT 6:57 pm EDT (22:57 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:26 pm EDT (23:26 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, Bishop International.