Plan a flight · Sun 9:42 pm CDT (02:42 UTC)

St. Louis Lambert International to Southwest Florida International STL → RSW

852 nautical miles (980 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 147°, about 148° magnetic at the departure end (variation 1W). At 120 knots that is 5 h 34 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 33-knot tailwind), arriving about 4:16 am EDT (08:16 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now STL is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 11 knots; RSW 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: 2,009 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 426 to 624 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 STL.

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

B737 at 31,000 ft, 14 nm northeast, 7:13 pm CDT (00:13 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZME25. 119 nm along the route, 14 nm northeast 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
BCS3 at 35,000 ft, 47 nm southwest, 7:13 pm CDT (00:13 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ZME33. 168 nm along the route, 47 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DYR UA /OV DYR/TM 0013/FL350/TP BCS3/TB NEG/RM ZME33
```
Report
a routine report filed through DYR
Where
over DYR
Time
00:13 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
BCS3
Turbulence
none
Remarks
ZME33
B38M at 25,000 ft, 9 nm southwest, 7:12 pm CDT (00:12 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZME26. 188 nm along the route, 9 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MKL UA /OV MKL045035/TM 0012/FL250/TP B38M/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZME26
```
Report
a routine report filed through MKL
Where
35 nm northeast (045°) of MKL
Time
00:12 UTC
Height
at 25,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
occasional light chop
Remarks
ZME26
E170 at 33,000 ft, 49 nm northeast, 8:53 pm CDT (01:53 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZTLFD-22. 386 nm along the route, 49 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
B739 at 36,000 ft, 4 nm southeast, 6:44 pm CDT (23:44 UTC): light chop turbulence. 535 nm along the route, 4 nm southeast 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, 6 nm north, 8:02 pm CDT (01:02 UTC): no turbulence. 565 nm along the route, 6 nm north 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, 7 nm west, 7:01 pm CDT (00:01 UTC): light chop turbulence. 584 nm along the route, 7 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, 6 nm east, 6:51 pm CDT (23:51 UTC): no turbulence. 594 nm along the route, 6 nm east 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, 22 nm east, 7:07 pm CDT (00:07 UTC): light turbulence. 624 nm along the route, 22 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

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 (STL, CGI, BNA, HSV, BHM, MGM, 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	−13 kt		133 kt	6 h 24 min	5:06 am EDT (09:06 UTC)
5,500 ft	320° at 16 kt	−16 kt		136 kt	6 h 16 min	4:58 am EDT (08:58 UTC)
7,500 ft	320° at 17 kt	−17 kt	15 °C	137 kt	6 h 13 min	4:55 am EDT (08:55 UTC)
9,500 ft	320° at 18 kt	−18 kt	11 °C	138 kt	6 h 10 min	4:52 am EDT (08:52 UTC)
11,500 ft	320° at 16 kt	−15 kt	8 °C	135 kt	6 h 19 min	5:01 am EDT (09:01 UTC)
13,500 ft	310° at 16 kt	−15 kt	4 °C	135 kt	6 h 19 min	5:01 am EDT (09:01 UTC)
15,500 ft	300° at 17 kt	−15 kt	-1 °C	135 kt	6 h 19 min	5:01 am EDT (09:01 UTC)
17,500 ft	290° at 19 kt	−15 kt	-6 °C	135 kt	6 h 19 min	5:01 am EDT (09:01 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	290° at 20 kt	−15 kt	-7 °C	135 kt	6 h 19 min	5:01 am EDT (09:01 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	300° at 23 kt	−20 kt	-17 °C	140 kt	6 h 05 min	4:47 am EDT (08:47 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	310° at 33 kt	−31 kt	-32 °C	151 kt	5 h 39 min	4:21 am EDT (08:21 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	310° at 35 kt	−33 kt	-41 °C	153 kt	5 h 34 min	4:16 am EDT (08:16 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	310° at 30 kt	−28 kt	-51 °C	148 kt	5 h 45 min	4:27 am EDT (08:27 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
STL	used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line	250/24	250/24 16°	260/23 9°	270/16 6°	260/25 -6°	270/29 -19°	290/34 -33°	290/48 -41°	290/54 -51°
CGI	used from 50 nm out; 29 nm from the line	240/20	270/15 15°	280/15 11°	300/13 6°	290/20 -6°	280/24 -18°	300/34 -32°	300/47 -41°	310/49 -51°
BNA	used from 198 nm out; 66 nm from the line	310/20	340/20 17°	330/24 10°	340/22 5°	330/26 -6°	340/29 -18°	330/52 -33°	320/62 -41°	340/45 -50°
HSV	used from 248 nm out; 33 nm from the line	310/20	330/20 16°	320/27 11°	340/23 5°	320/23 -7°	340/30 -17°	320/50 -33°	330/61 -41°	340/41 -50°
BHM	used from 347 nm out; 22 nm from the line	310/19	330/20 17°	320/28 11°	340/21 6°	310/22 -7°	330/33 -17°	330/50 -32°	330/57 -41°	330/41 -50°
MGM	used from 396 nm out; 41 nm from the line	310/19	340/24 17°	340/28 11°	330/16 7°	300/23 -7°	320/32 -16°	330/46 -33°	330/55 -42°	330/41 -50°
CSG	used from 446 nm out; 33 nm from the line	310/24	340/35 17°	340/37 12°	330/22 8°	310/30 -7°	290/30 -18°	340/57 -32°	340/55 -41°	320/33 -49°
TLH	used from 495 nm out; 63 nm from the line	320/18	350/31 18°	340/24 13°	310/17 8°	280/22 -7°	300/25 -17°	320/28 -33°	320/24 -41°	320/25 -50°
PIE	used from 693 nm out; 38 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°

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
STL St Louis, MO	departure	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet	from the south-southeast (150°) at 11 knots	10+ mi	none	617 ft	8:51 pm CDT (01:51 UTC)
MDH Carbondale/Murphysboro, IL	79 nm out, 13 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (160°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	411 ft	01:52 UTC
PAH Paducah, KY	129 nm out, 9 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	410 ft	00:00 UTC
HZD Huntingdon, TN	188 nm out, 10 nm west of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	496 ft	02:10 UTC
HSV Huntsville, AL	297 nm out, 16 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	628 ft	01:53 UTC
BHM Birmingham, AL	357 nm out, 17 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	650 ft	01:53 UTC
AUO Auburn, AL	436 nm out, 12 nm east of the line, tower	reported, no category	calm		none	776 ft	05:21 UTC
TLH Tallahassee, FL	584 nm out, 7 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
FPY Perry, FL	624 nm out, 19 nm northeast of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	44 ft	02:35 UTC
PIE St Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	753 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the north (350°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	10 ft	01:53 UTC
PGD Punta Gorda, FL	822 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 8,500 feet	from the north-northeast (030°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	25 ft	01:53 UTC
RSW Fort Myers, FL	destination	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	29 ft	9:53 pm EDT (01:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 776 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At RSW when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:16 am EDT (08:16 UTC)

Wind from the north-northeast at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for RSW

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 Mon 1:00 am EDT (05:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

The forecast for STL, the departure

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 12 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 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 STL 6:27 pm CDT (23:27 UTC), at RSW 7:02 pm EDT (23:02 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:25 pm EDT (23:25 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at RSW is before sunrise there (7:24 am EDT (11:24 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: St. Louis Lambert International, Southwest Florida International.