Plan a flight · Sun 11:03 pm EDT (03:03 UTC)

Tampa International to General Mitchell International TPA → MKE

936 nautical miles (1,077 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 345°, about 350° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 9 h 11 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 18-knot headwind), arriving about 7:14 am CDT (12:14 UTC). Right now TPA is VFR, wind from the north (350°) at 3 knots; MKE is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (200°) 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: 940 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 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 358 to 488 nm out.
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 route from 478 to 528 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 TPA.

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

CRJ9 at 32,000 ft, 38 nm west, 10:00 pm EDT (02:00 UTC): moderate chop turbulence, remarks: ZTLFD-22. 338 nm along the route, 38 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ATL UA /OV ATL240035/TM 0200/FL320/TP CRJ9/TB OCNL MOD CHOP /RM ZTLFD-22
```
Report
a routine report filed through ATL
Where
35 nm southwest (240°) of ATL
Time
02:00 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ9
Turbulence
occasional moderate chop
Remarks
ZTLFD-22
B738 at 36,000 ft, 34 nm east, 8:23 pm EDT (00:23 UTC): light chop turbulence. 70 nm along the route, 34 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
OCF UA /OV OCF/TM 0023/FL360/TP B738/TB LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through OCF
Where
over OCF
Time
00:23 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
light chop
E170 at 32,000 ft, 15 nm west, 8:07 pm EDT (00:07 UTC): light turbulence. 129 nm along the route, 15 nm west 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
B747 at 33,000 ft, 49 nm west, 9:02 pm EDT (01:02 UTC): no turbulence. 189 nm along the route, 49 nm west 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
E170 at 33,000 ft, 47 nm west, 9:53 pm EDT (01:53 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZTLFD-22. 368 nm along the route, 47 nm west 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
B38M at 21,000 ft, 15 nm east, 9:09 pm EDT (01:09 UTC): no turbulence, no icing. 627 nm along the route, 15 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SDF UA /OV IIU/TM 0109/FL210/TP B38M/TB NEG/IC NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through SDF
Where
over IIU
Time
01:09 UTC
Height
at 21,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
none
Icing
none
A21N at 17,000 ft, 1 nm south, 9:28 pm EDT (01:28 UTC): no icing, clear from 17,000 ft to 60,000 ft, remarks: clear since departing KIND southbound. 687 nm along the route, 1 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IND UA /OV IND183045/TM 0128/FL170/TP A21N/SK SKC/IC NEG/RM CLR SINCE DEPARTING KIND SOUTHBOUND
```
Report
a routine report filed through IND
Where
45 nm south (183°) of IND
Time
01:28 UTC
Height
at 17,000 ft
Aircraft
A21N
Sky
clear
Icing
none
Remarks
clear since departing KIND southbound
B39M at 35,000 ft, 13 nm west, 8:29 pm EDT (00:29 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: smooth. 846 nm along the route, 13 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IKK UA /OV CGT/TM 0029/FL350/TP B39M/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH
```
Report
a routine report filed through IKK
Where
over CGT
Time
00:29 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
B39M
Turbulence
none
Remarks
smooth
CRJ7 at 17,000 ft, 22 nm east, 8:04 pm EDT (00:04 UTC): no turbulence. 876 nm along the route, 22 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BEH UA /OV ELX270040/TM 0004/FL170/TP CRJ7/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through BEH
Where
40 nm west (270°) of ELX
Time
00:04 UTC
Height
at 17,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ7
Turbulence
none
E295 at 37,000 ft, 20 nm northwest, 8:53 pm EDT (00:53 UTC): light chop turbulence. At the destination end, 20 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
UES UA /OV BAE/TM 0053/FL370/TP E295/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through UES
Where
over BAE
Time
00:53 UTC
Height
at 37,000 ft
Aircraft
E295
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 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 9 forecast points nearest it (PIE, TLH, CSG, ATL, TYS, BNA, LOU, IND, JOT). 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	320° at 20 kt	+18 kt		102 kt	9 h 11 min	7:14 am CDT (12:14 UTC)
6,500 ft	330° at 23 kt	+22 kt	15 °C	98 kt	9 h 33 min	7:36 am CDT (12:36 UTC)
8,500 ft	330° at 23 kt	+22 kt	12 °C	98 kt	9 h 33 min	7:36 am CDT (12:36 UTC)
10,500 ft	330° at 21 kt	+20 kt	8 °C	100 kt	9 h 22 min	7:25 am CDT (12:25 UTC)
12,500 ft	320° at 19 kt	+18 kt	5 °C	102 kt	9 h 11 min	7:14 am CDT (12:14 UTC)
14,500 ft	320° at 20 kt	+18 kt	1 °C	102 kt	9 h 11 min	7:14 am CDT (12:14 UTC)
16,500 ft	310° at 22 kt	+18 kt	-3 °C	102 kt	9 h 11 min	7:14 am CDT (12:14 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	300° at 24 kt	+18 kt	-7 °C	102 kt	9 h 11 min	7:14 am CDT (12:14 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	310° at 28 kt	+23 kt	-18 °C	97 kt	9 h 39 min	7:42 am CDT (12:42 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	320° at 40 kt	+37 kt	-33 °C	83 kt	11 h 17 min	9:20 am CDT (14:20 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	320° at 43 kt	+39 kt	-41 °C	81 kt	11 h 33 min	9:36 am CDT (14:36 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	310° at 37 kt	+32 kt	-50 °C	88 kt	10 h 38 min	8:41 am CDT (13:41 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
PIE	used from 0 nm out; 28 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°
TLH	used from 100 nm out; 68 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°
CSG	used from 249 nm out; 53 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°
ATL	used from 299 nm out; 30 nm from the line	320/30	330/37 16°	340/44 11°	330/35 7°	310/33 -6°	300/38 -18°	330/58 -33°	330/48 -40°	320/34 -49°
TYS	used from 448 nm out; 51 nm from the line	320/20	340/18 11°	340/32 9°	340/36 4°	330/37 -7°	330/38 -19°	330/50 -34°	330/53 -38°	330/44 -48°
BNA	used from 498 nm out; 69 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°
LOU	used from 548 nm out; 64 nm from the line	310/18	340/28 16°	340/29 10°	350/27 3°	330/27 -7°	340/39 -19°	330/58 -33°	330/67 -41°	330/40 -49°
IND	used from 697 nm out; 13 nm from the line	290/16	310/20 16°	320/21 10°	330/13 3°	300/25 -7°	320/32 -19°	330/46 -34°	320/61 -43°	320/63 -50°
JOT	used from 796 nm out; 53 nm from the line	250/23	270/22 15°	250/16 10°	240/9 4°	280/22 -7°	280/29 -19°	300/29 -34°	290/50 -43°	300/64 -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
TPA Tampa, FL	departure	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 20,000 feet, a broken layer at 25,000 feet	from the north (350°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	25,000 ft	26 ft	10:53 pm EDT (02:53 UTC)
BKV Brooksville, FL	30 nm out, 12 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	from the southeast (130°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	76 ft	02:53 UTC
VLD Valdosta, GA	169 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	203 ft	02:53 UTC
CKF Cordele, GA	249 nm out, 1 nm north of the line	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 5,000 feet, a broken layer at 8,000 feet, a broken layer at 10,000 feet Weather: nearby thunderstorms	calm	10+ mi	5,000 ft	309 ft	22:30 UTC
PDK Atlanta, GA	368 nm out, 6 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	from the west-northwest (300°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	998 ft	02:53 UTC
RYY Atlanta, GA	378 nm out, 7 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	variable at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	1,040 ft	02:50 UTC
CSV Crossville, TN	498 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line	marginal VFR Sky: a few clouds at 600 feet, a broken layer at 2,500 feet	from the west (280°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	2,500 ft	1,881 ft	02:53 UTC
SDF Louisville, KY	637 nm out, 10 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (160°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	500 ft	02:56 UTC
IND Indianapolis, IN	727 nm out, 11 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	796 ft	02:54 UTC
LAF Lafayette, IN	777 nm out, 5 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	605 ft	02:54 UTC
GYY Gary/Chicago, IN	856 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	variable at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	596 ft	02:50 UTC
MKE Milwaukee, WI	destination	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet	from the south-southwest (200°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	728 ft	9:52 pm CDT (02:52 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,881 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At MKE when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:14 am CDT (12:14 UTC)

Wind from the south-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for MKE

From Sun 9:00 pm CDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the south at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Sun 10:00 pm CDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 13 knots, gusting to 21, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 9:00 pm CDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet

The forecast for TPA, the departure

From Sun 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the north at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the north 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 9 nm from the route, 279 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 19 October · ZTL

Daylight

Sunset at TPA 7:04 pm EDT (23:04 UTC), at MKE 6:14 pm CDT (23:14 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:42 pm CDT (23:42 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 central Great Lakes · 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, General Mitchell International.