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Tampa International to Spokane International TPA → GEG

2,010 nautical miles (2,313 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 315°, about 320° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 18 h 06 min at the quickest height in today's winds (12,500 ft, a 9-knot headwind), arriving about 11:24 pm PDT (06:24 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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: 1 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 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 30,000 ft to 41,000 ft. Over the route from 50 to 150 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, mist, fog). Over the route from 290 to 490 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the route from 730 to 1170 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1260 to 1840 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 1W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the route from 1270 to 1460 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 34,000 ft to 43,000 ft. Over the route from 1380 to 1430 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1480 to 1980 nm out.
AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 1520 to 1680 nm out.
AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 18,000 ft. Over the last 320 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the last 160 nm of the route.

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 TPA.

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

urgent B763 at 2,000 ft, 49 nm northeast, 7:57 am EDT (11:57 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 930 nm along the route, 49 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FOE UUA /OV 130003/TM 1157/FL020/TP B763/WV LLWS
```
Report
an urgent report filed through FOE
Where
wind from 130° at 3 knots
Time
11:57 UTC
Height
at 2,000 ft
Aircraft
B763
Wind
low-level wind shear
B737 at 21,000 ft, 36 nm northeast, 7:07 am EDT (11:07 UTC): no chop turbulence from 12,000 ft to 21,000 ft, clear from 21,000 ft to 60,000 ft. At the departure end, 36 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CGC UA /OV CGC/TM 1107/FL210/TP B737/SK SKC/TB NEG CHOP 120-210
```
Report
a routine report filed through CGC
Where
over CGC
Time
11:07 UTC
Height
at 21,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Sky
clear
Turbulence
no chop from 12,000 ft to 21,000 ft
E55P at 25,000 ft, 15 nm northeast, 6:45 am EDT (10:45 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence. 130 nm along the route, 15 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TLH UA /OV TLH165050/TM 1045/FL250/TP E55P/TB CONS LGT-MOD CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
50 nm south (165°) of TLH
Time
10:45 UTC
Height
at 25,000 ft
Aircraft
E55P
Turbulence
continuous light to moderate chop
E55P at 1,000 ft, 35 nm northeast, 7:04 am EDT (11:04 UTC): clear, remarks: fog. 170 nm along the route, 35 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TLH UA /OV TLH/TM 1104/FL010/TP E55P/SK CLR/RM FG
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
over TLH
Time
11:04 UTC
Height
at 1,000 ft
Aircraft
E55P
Sky
clear
Remarks
fog
E170 at 2,000 ft, 35 nm northeast, 6:05 am EDT (10:05 UTC): clear, remarks: ground fog. 170 nm along the route, 35 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TLH UA /OV TLH/TM 1005/FL20/TP E170/SK CLR/RM GROUND FOG
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
over TLH
Time
10:05 UTC
Height
at 2,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Sky
clear
Remarks
ground fog
CRJ9 at 1,200 ft, 44 nm northeast, 7:45 am EDT (11:45 UTC): light haze. 320 nm along the route, 44 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MGM UA /OV MGM 2E/TM 1145/FL012/TP CRJ9/WX -HZ
```
Report
a routine report filed through MGM
Where
mgm 2E
Time
11:45 UTC
Height
at 1,200 ft
Aircraft
CRJ9
Weather
light haze
E170 at 14,000 ft, 14 nm southwest, 7:19 am EDT (11:19 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, remarks: ZME65. 630 nm along the route, 14 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LIT UA /OV LIT045030/TM 1119/FL140/TP E170/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM ZME65
```
Report
a routine report filed through LIT
Where
30 nm northeast (045°) of LIT
Time
11:19 UTC
Height
at 14,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
none
Icing
none
Remarks
ZME65
PC12 at 22,000 ft, 29 nm northeast, 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): light rime icing, -9 °C, remarks: no icing at FL200 zkcfdc xj. 970 nm along the route, 29 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MHK UA /OV MHK/TM 1200/FL220/TP PC12/TA M09/IC LGT RIME/RM NEG ICING AT FL200 /ZKCFDC XJ
```
Report
a routine report filed through MHK
Where
over MHK
Time
12:00 UTC
Height
at 22,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Temperature
−9 °C
Icing
light rime
Remarks
no icing at FL200 zkcfdc xj
CRJ7 at 36,000 ft, 10 nm northeast, 8:09 am EDT (12:09 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zdvwc. 1190 nm along the route, 10 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LBF UA /OV LBF/TM 1209/FL360/TP CRJ7/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZDVWC
```
Report
a routine report filed through LBF
Where
over LBF
Time
12:09 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ7
Turbulence
light chop
Remarks
zdvwc
BE9L at 17,000 ft, 39 nm southwest, 5:42 am EDT (09:42 UTC): light rime icing from 15,000 ft to 17,000 ft, 0 °C, remarks: zdvwc. 1480 nm along the route, 39 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CPR UA /OV DDY250025/TM 0942/FL170/TP BE9L/TA 00/IC LGT RIME 150-170/RM ZDVWC
```
Report
a routine report filed through CPR
Where
25 nm west (250°) of DDY
Time
09:42 UTC
Height
at 17,000 ft
Aircraft
BE9L
Temperature
0 °C
Icing
light rime from 15,000 ft to 17,000 ft
Remarks
zdvwc

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 08:00–15:00 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 19 forecast points nearest it (PIE, TLH, MGM, JAN, MEM, LIT, SGF, MKC, ICT, SLN, GRI, GLD, BFF, LND, BIL, DLN, GPI, LWS, GEG). 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	270° at 18 kt	+13 kt	9 °C	107 kt	18 h 47 min	12:05 am PDT (07:05 UTC)
6,500 ft	270° at 17 kt	+14 kt	15 °C	106 kt	18 h 58 min	12:16 am PDT (07:16 UTC)
8,500 ft	260° at 15 kt	+11 kt	9 °C	109 kt	18 h 26 min	11:44 pm PDT (06:44 UTC)
10,500 ft	250° at 15 kt	+10 kt	6 °C	110 kt	18 h 16 min	11:34 pm PDT (06:34 UTC)
12,500 ft	250° at 17 kt	+9 kt	2 °C	111 kt	18 h 06 min	11:24 pm PDT (06:24 UTC)
14,500 ft	240° at 18 kt	+9 kt	-2 °C	111 kt	18 h 06 min	11:24 pm PDT (06:24 UTC)
16,500 ft	240° at 19 kt	+9 kt	-6 °C	111 kt	18 h 06 min	11:24 pm PDT (06:24 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	240° at 20 kt	+9 kt	-10 °C	111 kt	18 h 06 min	11:24 pm PDT (06:24 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	240° at 27 kt	+11 kt	-21 °C	109 kt	18 h 26 min	11:44 pm PDT (06:44 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	260° at 36 kt	+26 kt	-32 °C	94 kt	21 h 23 min	2:41 am PDT (09:41 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	260° at 37 kt	+29 kt	-38 °C	91 kt	22 h 05 min	3:23 am PDT (10:23 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	260° at 35 kt	+27 kt	-48 °C	93 kt	21 h 37 min	2:55 am PDT (09:55 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 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; 24 nm from the line	360/10	340/12 18°	330/9 13°	290/12 8°	260/21 -7°	280/18 -18°	250/20 -33°	250/26 -41°	250/20 -51°
TLH	used from 100 nm out; 57 nm from the line	340/23	350/26 17°	350/21 11°	300/13 6°	320/25 -6°	340/35 -16°	350/44 -32°	360/51 -42°	350/33 -52°
MGM	used from 250 nm out; 67 nm from the line	320/19	330/16 17°	340/21 11°	330/11 5°	330/27 -6°	330/21 -17°	330/37 -32°	340/44 -40°	360/30 -52°
JAN	used from 400 nm out; 90 nm from the line	240/10	260/15 18°	280/10 11°	290/6 6°	290/15 -5°	300/15 -17°	320/35 -30°	330/38 -40°	330/39 -51°
MEM	used from 500 nm out; 62 nm from the line	250/19	260/19 17°	270/20 12°	270/16 6°	270/21 -6°	290/27 -17°	300/37 -30°	300/49 -40°	310/40 -51°
LIT	used from 600 nm out; 45 nm from the line	250/22	250/25 18°	240/23 12°	240/20 7°	250/17 -6°	260/25 -17°	300/45 -29°	300/49 -40°	310/43 -51°
SGF	used from 700 nm out; 66 nm from the line	230/37	260/20 15°	250/16 13°	250/15 8°	260/28 -7°	250/31 -17°	280/59 -31°	280/59 -39°	290/55 -50°
MKC	used from 850 nm out; 90 nm from the line	240/49	240/21 20°	220/19 13°	230/21 6°	260/26 -7°	250/37 -19°	270/66 -31°	270/65 -38°	280/60 -48°
ICT	used from 900 nm out; 67 nm from the line	230/45	240/33 21°	230/23 14°	230/22 7°	240/29 -7°	240/36 -20°	260/78 -29°	270/69 -36°	270/56 -49°
SLN	used from 950 nm out; 26 nm from the line	230/49	240/41 22°	230/26 15°	220/21 7°	240/38 -8°	240/44 -21°	260/77 -29°	270/70 -36°	270/63 -48°
GRI	used from 1050 nm out; 74 nm from the line		230/39 23°	230/32 15°	210/29 7°	230/31 -8°	230/43 -21°	250/52 -31°	260/59 -35°	260/59 -46°
GLD	used from 1150 nm out; 98 nm from the line		260/37	260/25 14°	250/27 8°	230/36 -8°	230/49 -21°	250/71 -30°	260/82 -36°	250/73 -48°
BFF	used from 1200 nm out; 102 nm from the line		280/28	260/39 11°	240/34 5°	210/38 -11°	210/52 -22°	230/61 -31°	230/61 -36°	240/56 -45°
LND	used from 1450 nm out; 117 nm from the line			240/10 3°	240/30 0°	220/42 -13°	230/52 -23°	220/54 -33°	220/52 -36°	220/53 -44°
BIL	used from 1550 nm out; 88 nm from the line		300/14	270/19 -2°	260/26 -2°	220/28 -13°	210/51 -25°	220/56 -33°	220/61 -39°	220/72 -45°
DLN	used from 1700 nm out; 56 nm from the line			190/10 -4°	220/23 -4°	210/21 -18°	210/43 -28°	210/60 -33°	210/72 -37°	210/67 -44°
GPI	used from 1850 nm out; 98 nm from the line		090/8 -4°	140/7 -7°	090/10 -8°	110/10 -19°	210/25 -30°	200/24 -40°	210/31 -39°	210/35 -42°
LWS	used from 1900 nm out; 70 nm from the line	L/V	340/5 -3°	L/V -6°	040/7 -10°	100/23 -22°	180/30 -31°	190/11 -34°	200/11 -36°	220/23 -40°
GEG	used from 1950 nm out; 35 nm from the line		060/7 -2°	070/12 -6°	050/8 -8°	120/11 -21°	110/18 -33°	030/22 -37°	040/6 -38°	240/7 -41°

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	Elevation
TPA Tampa, FL	departure	no report just now	26 ft
BKV Brooksville, FL	20 nm out, 24 nm northeast of the line, tower	no report just now	76 ft
ECP Panama City, FL	220 nm out, 19 nm southwest of the line, tower	no report just now	68 ft
GTR Columbus/W Point/Starkville, MS	450 nm out, 19 nm northeast of the line, tower	no report just now	264 ft
BBG Branson, MO	750 nm out, 11 nm northeast of the line, tower	no report just now	1,302 ft
JLN Joplin, MO	820 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line, tower	no report just now	977 ft
CSB Cambridge, NE	1140 nm out, 12 nm southwest of the line	no report just now	2,414 ft
LSK Lusk, WY	1380 nm out, 5 nm north of the line	no report just now	4,966 ft
GEY Greybull, WY	1570 nm out, 12 nm north of the line	no report just now	3,941 ft
BZN Bozeman, MT	1730 nm out, 15 nm northeast of the line, tower	no report just now	4,473 ft
MSO Missoula, MT	1860 nm out, 21 nm north of the line, tower	no report just now	3,205 ft
GEG Spokane, WA	destination	no report just now	2,385 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 4,966 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At GEG when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:24 pm PDT (06:24 UTC)

GEG has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.

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

6/8927 Kalispell, MT, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 through Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local on the route, 1850 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZSE
6/8923 Kalispell, MT, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 through Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local on the route, 1850 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZLC

Daylight

Sunset at TPA 7:04 pm EDT (23:04 UTC), at GEG 6:06 pm PDT (01:06 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:37 pm PDT (01:37 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at GEG is before sunrise there (7:05 am PDT (14:05 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 upper 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: Tampa International, Spokane International.