Plan a flight · Sun 9:46 pm EDT (01:46 UTC)

Sarasota/Bradenton International to General Downing - Peoria International SRQ → PIA

871 nautical miles (1,003 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 338°, about 343° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 8 h 22 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 16-knot headwind), arriving about 5:08 am CDT (10:08 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now SRQ is VFR, wind from the north (010°) at 3 knots; PIA is VFR, wind calm. 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: 196 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 168 to 386 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

MD11 at 35,000 ft, 15 nm east, 7:18 pm EDT (23:18 UTC): no turbulence. At the departure end, 15 nm east 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
PC12 at 20,000 ft, 49 nm northeast, 7:38 pm EDT (23:38 UTC): light rime icing, -8 °C. 69 nm along the route, 49 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
B39M at 35,000 ft, 5 nm southwest, 7:51 pm EDT (23:51 UTC): no turbulence. 188 nm along the route, 5 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
B739 at 36,000 ft, 16 nm southwest, 7:44 pm EDT (23:44 UTC): light chop turbulence. 248 nm along the route, 16 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
B737 at 38,000 ft, 21 nm southwest, 7:40 pm EDT (23:40 UTC): no chop turbulence, remarks: ZTLFD-08. 366 nm along the route, 21 nm southwest 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
A319 at 32,000 ft, 5 nm east, 6:56 pm EDT (22:56 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence, remarks: ZME62. 584 nm along the route, 5 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BNA UA /OV BNA315020/TM 2256/FL320/TP A319/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD CHOP/RM ZME62
```
Report
a routine report filed through BNA
Where
20 nm northwest (315°) of BNA
Time
22:56 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
A319
Turbulence
continuous light occasional moderate chop
Remarks
ZME62
B77W at 31,000 ft, 2 nm southeast, 7:27 pm EDT (23:27 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence, remarks: zme. 594 nm along the route, 2 nm southeast 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
B738 at 34,000 ft, 8 nm west, 7:41 pm EDT (23:41 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence, remarks: zme. 604 nm along the route, 8 nm west 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

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 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 8 forecast points nearest it (PIE, TLH, CSG, BHM, HSV, BNA, EVV, SPI). 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	320° at 18 kt	+17 kt		103 kt	8 h 27 min	5:13 am CDT (10:13 UTC)
6,500 ft	330° at 26 kt	+26 kt	15 °C	94 kt	9 h 16 min	6:02 am CDT (11:02 UTC)
8,500 ft	320° at 28 kt	+27 kt	12 °C	93 kt	9 h 22 min	6:08 am CDT (11:08 UTC)
10,500 ft	320° at 29 kt	+27 kt	8 °C	93 kt	9 h 22 min	6:08 am CDT (11:08 UTC)
12,500 ft	320° at 30 kt	+28 kt	5 °C	92 kt	9 h 28 min	6:14 am CDT (11:14 UTC)
14,500 ft	310° at 28 kt	+26 kt	1 °C	94 kt	9 h 16 min	6:02 am CDT (11:02 UTC)
16,500 ft	310° at 27 kt	+24 kt	-4 °C	96 kt	9 h 04 min	5:50 am CDT (10:50 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	310° at 26 kt	+22 kt	-7 °C	98 kt	8 h 53 min	5:39 am CDT (10:39 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	300° at 26 kt	+20 kt	-18 °C	100 kt	8 h 43 min	5:29 am CDT (10:29 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	300° at 33 kt	+25 kt	-34 °C	95 kt	9 h 10 min	5:56 am CDT (10:56 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	290° at 32 kt	+24 kt	-41 °C	96 kt	9 h 04 min	5:50 am CDT (10:50 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	290° at 23 kt	+16 kt	-50 °C	104 kt	8 h 22 min	5:08 am CDT (10:08 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
PIE	used from 0 nm out; 8 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°
TLH	used from 99 nm out; 81 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°
CSG	used from 248 nm out; 59 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°
BHM	used from 396 nm out; 54 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°
HSV	used from 446 nm out; 32 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°
BNA	used from 545 nm out; 13 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°
EVV	used from 644 nm out; 29 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°
SPI	used from 743 nm out; 63 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°

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	VFR	from the north (010°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	29 ft	8:53 pm EDT (00:53 UTC)
SPG St Petersburg, FL	20 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the north-northwest (340°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	6 ft	00:53 UTC
FPY Perry, FL	168 nm out, 11 nm northeast of the line	VFR	calm	7 mi	none	44 ft	23:35 UTC
TLH Tallahassee, FL	198 nm out, 19 nm west of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet	from the southwest (230°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	83 ft	00:53 UTC
CSG Columbus, GA	327 nm out, 6 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the northwest (320°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	397 ft	00:51 UTC
LGC Lagrange, GA	357 nm out, 11 nm northeast of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	693 ft	01:35 UTC
FYM Fayetteville, TN	505 nm out, 9 nm southwest of the line	marginal VFR Weather: mist	calm	5 mi	none	983 ft	01:35 UTC
JWN Nashville, TN	574 nm out, 5 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	501 ft	00:50 UTC
EVV Evansville, IN	683 nm out, 23 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (210°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	421 ft	00:54 UTC
CUL Carmi, IL	703 nm out, 3 nm south of the line	no report just now				387 ft
DEC Decatur, IL	812 nm out, 13 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	681 ft	00:54 UTC
PIA Peoria, IL	destination	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	660 ft	7:54 pm CDT (00:54 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 983 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At PIA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:08 am CDT (10:08 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 VFR

The whole forecast for PIA

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 7 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 south-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

The forecast for SRQ, the departure

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the north at 6 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

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

6/0708 Goodlettsville, TN, Saturday, August 1, 2026 through Sunday, August 1, 2027 UTC 17 nm from the route, 574 nm along the route · security · until 1 August · ZME

Daylight

Sunset at SRQ 7:04 pm EDT (23:04 UTC), at PIA 6:23 pm CDT (23:23 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:50 pm CDT (23:50 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at PIA is before sunrise there (7:06 am CDT (12:06 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 now, the lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the central Great Lakes · 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: Sarasota/Bradenton International, General Downing - Peoria International.