Sarasota/Bradenton International to Long Island Mac Arthur Airport SRQ → ISP
930 nautical miles (1,071 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 028°, about 033° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 4 h 49 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 73-knot tailwind), arriving about 3:54 am EDT (07:54 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: 104 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 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the last 228 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 13,000 ft. Over the last 178 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 59 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 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, CHS, ILM, RDU, ORF, ACY, JFK). 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 | 260° at 17 kt | −10 kt | 130 kt | 7 h 09 min | 6:14 am EDT (10:14 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 260° at 17 kt | −11 kt | 131 kt | 7 h 06 min | 6:11 am EDT (10:11 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 250° at 21 kt | −15 kt | 12 °C | 135 kt | 6 h 53 min | 5:58 am EDT (09:58 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 250° at 25 kt | −20 kt | 10 °C | 140 kt | 6 h 39 min | 5:44 am EDT (09:44 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 240° at 27 kt | −22 kt | 7 °C | 142 kt | 6 h 33 min | 5:38 am EDT (09:38 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 240° at 30 kt | −25 kt | 3 °C | 145 kt | 6 h 25 min | 5:30 am EDT (09:30 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 240° at 33 kt | −28 kt | -1 °C | 148 kt | 6 h 17 min | 5:22 am EDT (09:22 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 240° at 36 kt | −31 kt | -5 °C | 151 kt | 6 h 10 min | 5:15 am EDT (09:15 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 240° at 37 kt | −32 kt | -6 °C | 152 kt | 6 h 07 min | 5:12 am EDT (09:12 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 240° at 47 kt | −40 kt | -18 °C | 160 kt | 5 h 49 min | 4:54 am EDT (08:54 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 230° at 67 kt | −64 kt | -31 °C | 184 kt | 5 h 03 min | 4:08 am EDT (08:08 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 220° at 75 kt | −73 kt | -40 °C | 193 kt | 4 h 49 min | 3:54 am EDT (07:54 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 230° at 64 kt | −61 kt | -51 °C | 181 kt | 5 h 08 min | 4:13 am EDT (08:13 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; 21 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 99 nm out; 78 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 247 nm out; 72 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 297 nm out; 52 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° |
| ILM | used from 396 nm out; 57 nm from the line | 270/22 | 270/23 11° | 260/35 10° | 240/41 6° | 240/49 -5° | 240/61 -16° | 230/74 -30° | 220/79 -40° | 230/71 -51° |
| RDU | used from 544 nm out; 81 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° |
| ORF | used from 594 nm out; 36 nm from the line | 250/24 | 230/32 11° | 220/37 10° | 220/37 6° | 230/47 -5° | 230/62 -17° | 220/89 -30° | 220/93 -40° | 230/77 -51° |
| ACY | used from 742 nm out; 61 nm from the line | 220/19 | 220/18 14° | 210/36 9° | 210/35 5° | 220/36 -8° | 240/49 -21° | 220/90 -31° | 230/103 -40° | 230/81 -50° |
| JFK | used from 891 nm out; 21 nm from the line | 250/18 | 250/23 14° | 240/33 9° | 240/33 4° | 240/38 -10° | 240/45 -21° | 230/86 -32° | 230/102 -40° | 230/84 -51° |
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 | ||||
| LAL Lakeland, FL | 49 nm out, 10 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 141 ft | ||||
| FIN Palm Coast, FL | 139 nm out, 6 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 33 ft | ||||
| CRE North Myrtle Beach, SC | 436 nm out, 12 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 31 ft | ||||
| OAJ Jacksonville, NC | 515 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 92 ft | ||||
| ECG Elizabeth City, NC | 624 nm out, 22 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 10 ft | ||||
| ORF Norfolk, VA | 653 nm out, 2 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 26 ft | ||||
| ACY Atlantic City, NJ | 822 nm out, 15 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 74 ft | ||||
| JFK New York, NY | 911 nm out, 21 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 13 ft | ||||
| ISP New York, NY | destination | no report just now | 98 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 141 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At ISP when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:54 am EDT (07:54 UTC)
ISP has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 4/3634 DISNEY WORLD THEME PARK, ORLANDO, FL 14 nm from the route, 79 nm along the route · security · ZJX
- 6/8298 Daytona Beach, FL, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 20 nm from the route, 139 nm along the route · 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 21 nm from the route, 198 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZJX
Daylight
Sunset at SRQ 7:04 pm EDT (23:04 UTC), at ISP 6:17 pm EDT (22:17 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:44 pm EDT (22:44 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at ISP is before sunrise there (7:00 am EDT (11:00 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, Long Island Mac Arthur Airport.