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Tallahassee International to Syracuse Hancock International TLH → SYR

859 nautical miles (989 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 025°, about 030° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 6 h 46 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 7-knot tailwind), arriving about 9:31 am EDT (13:31 UTC). Right now TLH is VFR, wind calm; SYR is low IFR, wind from the northeast (050°) at 3 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: 2 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 E22E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 40,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 3:55 am EDT (07:55 UTC). Near the route, 629 nm along the route.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 120555
    MKCE WST 120555
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 22E
    VALID UNTIL 0755Z
    NY NJ PA DE MD VA DC WV AND MA RI DE NJ NY CSTL WTRS
    FROM 40E HTO-80SSW ACK-100ESE SIE-30SW CSN-40SSE JST-40E HTO
    AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL400.
  • AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 10,000 ft. Over the route from 240 to 539 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 29,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the route from 340 to 400 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 460 nm of the route.
  • 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 440 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 270 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET ZULU 1C: moderate icing up to 22,000 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 TLH.

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

  • B738 at 37,000 ft, 24 nm northwest, 12:27 am EDT (04:27 UTC): light chop turbulence. At the departure end, 24 nm northwest of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    TLH UA /OV TLH353039/TM 0427/FL370/TP B738/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
    Report
    a routine report filed through TLH
    Where
    39 nm north (353°) of TLH
    Time
    04:27 UTC
    Height
    at 37,000 ft
    Aircraft
    B738
    Turbulence
    occasional light chop

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 12 forecast points nearest it (TLH, CSG, ATL, CAE, GSP, TRI, ROA, EKN, AGC, PSB, AVP, SYR). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
3,500 ft320° at 19 kt+8 kt112 kt7 h 40 min10:25 am EDT (14:25 UTC)
5,500 ft340° at 22 kt+14 kt12 °C106 kt8 h 06 min10:51 am EDT (14:51 UTC)
7,500 ft340° at 22 kt+14 kt11 °C106 kt8 h 06 min10:51 am EDT (14:51 UTC)
9,500 ft330° at 22 kt+12 kt8 °C108 kt7 h 57 min10:42 am EDT (14:42 UTC)
11,500 ft320° at 20 kt+9 kt5 °C111 kt7 h 44 min10:29 am EDT (14:29 UTC)
13,500 ft310° at 21 kt+6 kt1 °C114 kt7 h 32 min10:17 am EDT (14:17 UTC)
15,500 ft310° at 22 kt+5 kt-3 °C115 kt7 h 28 min10:13 am EDT (14:13 UTC)
17,500 ft300° at 24 kt+3 kt-8 °C117 kt7 h 21 min10:06 am EDT (14:06 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180300° at 24 kt+3 kt-9 °C117 kt7 h 21 min10:06 am EDT (14:06 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240290° at 26 kt−2 kt-20 °C122 kt7 h 02 min9:47 am EDT (13:47 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300300° at 30 kt+1 kt-34 °C119 kt7 h 13 min9:58 am EDT (13:58 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340280° at 31 kt−7 kt-40 °C127 kt6 h 46 min9:31 am EDT (13:31 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390280° at 33 kt−7 kt-48 °C127 kt6 h 46 min9:31 am EDT (13:31 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
TLHused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line320/18350/31 18°340/24 13°310/17 8°280/22 -7°300/25 -17°320/28 -33°320/24 -41°320/25 -50°
CSGused from 100 nm out; 84 nm from the line310/24340/35 17°340/37 12°330/22 8°310/30 -7°290/30 -18°340/57 -32°340/55 -41°320/33 -49°
ATLused from 150 nm out; 86 nm from the line320/30330/37 16°340/44 11°330/35 7°310/33 -6°300/38 -18°330/58 -33°330/48 -40°320/34 -49°
CAEused from 200 nm out; 67 nm from the line330/15330/13 12°330/22 9°300/26 6°280/33 -7°270/38 -18°250/45 -33°240/46 -40°270/38 -49°
GSPused from 250 nm out; 25 nm from the line320/22340/19 13°320/18 8°310/24 5°300/34 -7°300/36 -18°290/30 -33°300/32 -39°320/42 -49°
TRIused from 350 nm out; 70 nm from the line330/22 11°330/29 7°330/32 3°330/36 -8°320/34 -19°320/36 -34°320/43 -39°320/46 -47°
ROAused from 400 nm out; 46 nm from the line310/29330/31 13°340/28 7°330/25 3°310/32 -8°300/32 -22°290/32 -31°270/35 -38°270/32 -47°
EKNused from 500 nm out; 41 nm from the line330/21 12°330/25 7°350/22 2°330/24 -10°310/27 -21°320/33 -35°290/31 -39°290/34 -47°
AGCused from 599 nm out; 71 nm from the line350/14330/20 11°340/18 8°330/17 3°340/22 -11°340/31 -22°330/33 -36°300/34 -41°300/35 -47°
PSBused from 649 nm out; 28 nm from the line360/13 13°330/14 7°300/11 3°290/12 -11°240/23 -23°270/25 -36°250/34 -40°250/45 -48°
AVPused from 749 nm out; 68 nm from the line150/5350/13 12°270/20 8°260/17 4°260/25 -11°240/31 -22°240/54 -35°230/61 -41°240/55 -49°
SYRused from 799 nm out; 35 nm from the line280/13350/18 10°340/10 6°300/15 1°280/17 -12°270/16 -23°280/25 -38°250/40 -42°240/53 -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
TLH Tallahassee, FL departure VFR calm 10+ mi none 83 ft 1:53 am EDT (05:53 UTC)
ABY Albany, GA 70 nm out, 22 nm west of the line, tower VFR from the west (280°) at 6 knots 10+ mi none 196 ft 22:53 UTC
EZM Eastman, GA 130 nm out, 11 nm southeast of the line, tower VFR calm 10+ mi none 303 ft 06:55 UTC
HQU Thomson, GA 210 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line VFR calm 10+ mi none 501 ft 06:35 UTC
GSP Greer, SC 290 nm out, 20 nm northwest of the line, tower VFR from the south-southwest (200°) at 3 knots 10+ mi none 963 ft 05:53 UTC
HKY Hickory, NC 350 nm out, 7 nm northwest of the line, tower VFR from the southwest (220°) at 4 knots 10+ mi none 1,189 ft 05:53 UTC
ROA Roanoke, VA 470 nm out, 12 nm southeast of the line, tower marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 3,000 feet from the west (280°) at 7 knots 10+ mi 3,000 ft 1,175 ft 06:01 UTC
CBE Cumberland, MD 619 nm out, 3 nm west of the line marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 3,000 feet from the north-northeast (020°) at 5 knots 10+ mi 3,000 ft 757 ft 06:35 UTC
UNV State College, PA 699 nm out, 4 nm north of the line, tower IFR Sky: overcast at 700 feet Weather: mist from the north-northwest (330°) at 2 knots 2.5 mi 700 ft 1,231 ft 06:35 UTC
ELM Elmira/Corning, NY 789 nm out, 4 nm north of the line, tower low IFR Sky: overcast at 200 feet calm 10+ mi 200 ft 955 ft 05:53 UTC
SYR Syracuse, NY destination low IFR Sky: a broken layer at 400 feet, overcast at 4,000 feet from the northeast (050°) at 3 knots 10+ mi 400 ft 421 ft 1:54 am EDT (05:54 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,231 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At SYR when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:31 am EDT (13:31 UTC)

Wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 1,500 feet marginal VFR

The whole forecast for SYR
  • From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the east at 4 knots, visibility 6 miles, light drizzle, mist, a broken layer at 400 feet
  • From Mon 4:00 am EDT (08:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 700 feet
  • From Mon 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 1,500 feet
  • From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,000 feet
The forecast for TLH, the departure
  • From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
  • From Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

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

  • 6/6783 Perry, GA, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 19, 2026 UTC 24 nm from the route, 120 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 19 October · ZTL

Daylight

Sunset at TLH 7:09 pm EDT (23:09 UTC), at SYR 6:27 pm EDT (22:27 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:55 pm EDT (22:55 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
Radar now, the Southeast · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the Northeast
Radar now, the Northeast · 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: Tallahassee International, Syracuse Hancock International.