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Henry E Rohlsen Airport to Charlotte/Douglas International STX → CLT

1,359 nautical miles (1,564 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 324°, about 337° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13W). At 120 knots that is 9 h 30 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 23-knot tailwind), arriving about 6:54 am EDT (10:54 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now STX is VFR, wind from the east-northeast (070°) at 6 knots; CLT is VFR, wind from the southwest (220°) at 9 knots. 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: 230 flights in the DOT's last twelve reported months, the route's page.

The return flight

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

  • SIGMET 4E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 45,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 10:55 pm AST (02:55 UTC). Over the route from 1029 to 1069 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 120055
    MKCE WST 120055
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 4E
    VALID UNTIL 0255Z
    FL AND FL SC GA CSTL WTRS
    FROM 140ESE CHS-200SSE ILM-50NE PBI-10E TRV-140ESE CHS
    AREA TS MOV FROM 23020KT. TOPS ABV FL450.
  • AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 7,000 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 STX.

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

  • SR22 at 8,000 ft, 20 nm northeast, 8:18 pm AST (00:18 UTC): no turbulence, clear, remarks: thin layer below but can see lights from the ground. 1289 nm along the route, 20 nm northeast of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    FLO UA /OV BBP/TM 0018/FL080/TP SR22/SK CLR/TB SMOOTH/RM THIN LAYER BELOW BUT CAN SEE LIGHTS FROM THE GROUND
    Report
    a routine report filed through FLO
    Where
    over BBP
    Time
    00:18 UTC
    Height
    at 8,000 ft
    Aircraft
    SR22
    Sky
    clear
    Turbulence
    smooth
    Remarks
    thin layer below but can see lights from the ground
  • SF50 at 7,000 ft, 42 nm north, 6:37 pm AST (22:37 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, imc, remarks: ZTLFD-45. At the destination end, 42 nm north of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    HKY UA /OV BZM/TM 2237/FL070/TP SF50/SK IMC/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM ZTLFD-45
    Report
    a routine report filed through HKY
    Where
    over BZM
    Time
    22:37 UTC
    Height
    at 7,000 ft
    Aircraft
    SF50
    Sky
    instrument conditions
    Turbulence
    none
    Icing
    none
    Remarks
    ZTLFD-45

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 6 forecast points nearest it (MIA, MLB, ILM, CHS, FLO, GSP). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft230° at 11 kt0120 kt11 h 20 min8:44 am EDT (12:44 UTC)
6,500 ft240° at 11 kt+2 kt15 °C118 kt11 h 31 min8:55 am EDT (12:55 UTC)
8,500 ft230° at 15 kt+1 kt14 °C119 kt11 h 25 min8:49 am EDT (12:49 UTC)
10,500 ft230° at 16 kt+1 kt11 °C119 kt11 h 25 min8:49 am EDT (12:49 UTC)
12,500 ft240° at 17 kt+2 kt7 °C118 kt11 h 31 min8:55 am EDT (12:55 UTC)
14,500 ft230° at 20 kt+1 kt3 °C119 kt11 h 25 min8:49 am EDT (12:49 UTC)
16,500 ft230° at 23 kt+1 kt-2 °C119 kt11 h 25 min8:49 am EDT (12:49 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180230° at 25 kt0-5 °C120 kt11 h 20 min8:44 am EDT (12:44 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240220° at 25 kt−6 kt-16 °C126 kt10 h 47 min8:11 am EDT (12:11 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300210° at 29 kt−11 kt-30 °C131 kt10 h 22 min7:46 am EDT (11:46 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340190° at 38 kt−23 kt-40 °C143 kt9 h 30 min6:54 am EDT (10:54 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390190° at 32 kt−20 kt-52 °C140 kt9 h 42 min7:06 am EDT (11:06 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
MIAused from 0 nm out; 967 nm from the line190/8L/V 18°180/5 14°L/V 9°190/10 -5°160/10 -16°150/13 -30°160/26 -40°150/23 -52°
MLBused from 750 nm out; 385 nm from the line240/7240/11 17°240/13 13°250/15 8°230/25 -5°210/25 -16°210/24 -31°190/29 -41°190/27 -53°
ILMused from 900 nm out; 300 nm from the line230/27220/35 14°230/45 13°230/48 8°240/59 -4°230/57 -14°220/66 -30°210/66 -40°210/59 -52°
CHSused from 1149 nm out; 81 nm from the line260/22280/26 12°260/37 12°250/40 8°240/54 -4°230/55 -15°220/61 -31°200/66 -41°210/62 -52°
FLOused from 1199 nm out; 48 nm from the line240/25270/23 11°250/36 10°240/38 7°240/50 -4°230/66 -15°220/75 -30°210/77 -40°220/73 -52°
GSPused from 1349 nm out; 68 nm from the line300/22310/22 11°300/22 7°290/28 5°270/36 -5°250/42 -18°230/54 -31°230/59 -40°230/65 -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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
STX Christiansted, VI departure VFR from the east-northeast (070°) at 6 knots 10+ mi none 73 ft 8:53 pm AST (00:53 UTC)
STT Charlotte Amalie, VI 40 nm out, 15 nm northeast of the line, tower VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,700 feet from the east-northeast (070°) at 8 knots 10+ mi none 23 ft 00:53 UTC
MYR Myrtle Beach, SC 1219 nm out, 11 nm northeast of the line, tower VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 3,400 feet from the west-southwest (250°) at 9 knots, gusting to 14 10+ mi none 25 ft 00:53 UTC
FLO Florence, SC 1269 nm out, 4 nm north of the line, tower VFR from the south-southwest (210°) at 9 knots 10+ mi none 146 ft 00:53 UTC
CLT Charlotte, NC destination VFR Sky: a few clouds at 3,700 feet, a few clouds at 6,000 feet from the southwest (220°) at 9 knots 10+ mi none 747 ft 8:52 pm EDT (00:52 UTC)

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, 6:54 am EDT (10:54 UTC)

Wind from the southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,500 feet, a broken layer at 8,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for CLT
  • From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,500 feet, a broken layer at 8,000 feet
  • From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
  • From Mon 3:00 pm EDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 17, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 23,000 feet
  • From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the north at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
The forecast for STX, the departure
  • From Sun 8:00 pm AST (00:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
  • From Mon 9:00 am AST (13:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 3,500 feet
  • From Mon 7:00 pm AST (23:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet

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

  • 6/2698 VIEQUES, PR, Monday, January 19, 2026 through Friday, December 18, 2026 UTC 5 nm from the route, at the departure end · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 18 December · ZSU
  • 6/4508 CEIBA, PR 22 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · ZSU

Daylight

Sunset at STX 5:59 pm AST (21:59 UTC), at CLT 6:52 pm EDT (22:52 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:18 pm EDT (23:18 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at CLT is before sunrise there (7:27 am EDT (11:27 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 Caribbean
Radar now, the Caribbean · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the Southeast
Radar now, the Southeast · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the whole country
Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service
Surface analysis now
Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead
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: Henry E Rohlsen Airport, Charlotte/Douglas International.