Syracuse Hancock International to Punta Gorda Airport SYR → PGD
1,014 nautical miles (1,167 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 198°, about 211° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13W). At 120 knots that is 8 h 15 min at the quickest height in today's winds (6,500 ft, a 3-knot tailwind), arriving about 10:19 am EDT (14:19 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: 141 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 first 368 nm of the route.
- AIRMET ZULU 1C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Near the route, at the departure end.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 417 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 229 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 10,000 ft. Over the route from 407 to 447 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 SYR.
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 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 11 forecast points nearest it (SYR, AVP, PSB, RIC, RDU, FLO, CHS, SAV, JAX, MLB, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,500 ft | 290° at 13 kt | −2 kt | 13 °C | 122 kt | 8 h 19 min | 10:23 am EDT (14:23 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 300° at 14 kt | −3 kt | 12 °C | 123 kt | 8 h 15 min | 10:19 am EDT (14:19 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 290° at 16 kt | −1 kt | 10 °C | 121 kt | 8 h 23 min | 10:27 am EDT (14:27 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 280° at 18 kt | +2 kt | 7 °C | 118 kt | 8 h 36 min | 10:40 am EDT (14:40 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 270° at 20 kt | +6 kt | 4 °C | 114 kt | 8 h 54 min | 10:58 am EDT (14:58 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 260° at 23 kt | +10 kt | 0 °C | 110 kt | 9 h 13 min | 11:17 am EDT (15:17 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 260° at 26 kt | +13 kt | -4 °C | 107 kt | 9 h 29 min | 11:33 am EDT (15:33 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 250° at 28 kt | +16 kt | -7 °C | 104 kt | 9 h 45 min | 11:49 am EDT (15:49 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 240° at 36 kt | +26 kt | -19 °C | 94 kt | 10 h 47 min | 12:51 pm EDT (16:51 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 230° at 47 kt | +38 kt | -32 °C | 82 kt | 12 h 22 min | 2:26 pm EDT (18:26 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 230° at 57 kt | +49 kt | -40 °C | 71 kt | 14 h 17 min | 4:21 pm EDT (20:21 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 230° at 52 kt | +43 kt | -50 °C | 77 kt | 13 h 10 min | 3:14 pm EDT (19:14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SYR | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 280/13 | 350/18 10° | 340/10 6° | 300/15 1° | 280/17 -12° | 270/16 -23° | 280/25 -38° | 250/40 -42° | 240/53 -50° |
| AVP | used from 50 nm out; 54 nm from the line | 150/5 | 350/13 12° | 270/20 8° | 260/17 4° | 260/25 -11° | 240/31 -22° | 240/54 -35° | 230/61 -41° | 240/55 -49° |
| PSB | used from 99 nm out; 53 nm from the line | 360/13 13° | 330/14 7° | 300/11 3° | 290/12 -11° | 240/23 -23° | 270/25 -36° | 250/34 -40° | 250/45 -48° | |
| RIC | used from 248 nm out; 82 nm from the line | 270/23 | 280/19 11° | 270/18 8° | 240/22 4° | 230/39 -7° | 220/55 -18° | 220/75 -30° | 230/83 -39° | 230/64 -50° |
| RDU | used from 398 nm out; 31 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° |
| FLO | used from 497 nm out; 40 nm from the line | 300/16 | 320/14 12° | 320/19 7° | 290/26 5° | 260/39 -6° | 250/45 -18° | 230/62 -32° | 230/83 -40° | 230/64 -51° |
| CHS | used from 596 nm out; 20 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° |
| SAV | used from 696 nm out; 46 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° |
| JAX | used from 745 nm out; 51 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° |
| MLB | used from 845 nm out; 76 nm from the line | 230/6 | 230/12 17° | 240/13 12° | 240/14 7° | 240/20 -5° | 240/24 -16° | 210/21 -32° | 190/33 -41° | 200/36 -52° |
| PIE | used from 944 nm out; 51 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SYR Syracuse, NY | departure | no report just now | 421 ft | ||||
| ITH Ithaca, NY | 40 nm out, 3 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,099 ft | ||||
| IPT Williamsport, PA | 119 nm out, 1 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 528 ft | ||||
| HGR Hagerstown, MD | 219 nm out, 7 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 703 ft | ||||
| CHO Charlottesville, VA | 318 nm out, 12 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 640 ft | ||||
| RDU Raleigh/Durham, NC | 447 nm out, 13 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 435 ft | ||||
| FLO Florence, SC | 566 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 146 ft | ||||
| CHS Charleston, SC | 636 nm out, 5 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 46 ft | ||||
| FIN Palm Coast, FL | 855 nm out, 1 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 33 ft | ||||
| BOW Bartow, FL | 954 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 124 ft | ||||
| PGD Punta Gorda, FL | destination | no report just now | 25 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,099 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At PGD when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:19 am EDT (14:19 UTC)
PGD has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA 25 nm from the route, 248 nm along the route · security · ZDC
- 6/8600 Sterling, VA, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 17 nm from the route, 248 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZDC
- 6/8713 Maxton, NC, Friday, October 16, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 1 nm from the route, 527 nm along the route · air shows/sports · starts Friday 16 October · ZDC
- 6/8902 MAYPORT, FL, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 through Saturday, October 17, 2026 Local 21 nm from the route, 805 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZJX
- 6/8298 Daytona Beach, FL, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 14 nm from the route, 865 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZJX
- 4/3634 DISNEY WORLD THEME PARK, ORLANDO, FL 0 nm from the route, 924 nm along the route · security · ZJX
Daylight
Sunset at SYR 6:27 pm EDT (22:27 UTC), at PGD 7:02 pm EDT (23:02 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: Syracuse Hancock International, Punta Gorda Airport.