Tampa International to Eppley Airfield TPA → OMA
1,035 nautical miles (1,191 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 324°, about 329° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 9 h 25 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 10-knot headwind), arriving about 7:29 am CDT (12:29 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now TPA is VFR, wind from the north (350°) at 3 knots; OMA is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 10 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: 26 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 3W: 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 last 129 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
- CRJ7 at 28,000 ft, 14 nm southwest, 10:41 pm EDT (02:41 UTC): moderate turbulence, remarks: produced by skypath. 298 nm along the route, 14 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
TOI UA /OV MGM157029 /TM 0241 /FL280 /TP CRJ7 /TB MOD /RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATH
- Report
- a routine report filed through TOI
- Where
- 29 nm southeast (157°) of MGM
- Time
- 02:41 UTC
- Height
- at 28,000 ft
- Aircraft
- CRJ7
- Turbulence
- moderate
- Remarks
- produced by skypath
- E170 at 32,000 ft, 33 nm northeast, 8:07 pm EDT (00:07 UTC): light turbulence. 129 nm along the route, 33 nm northeast 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, 23 nm northeast, 9:02 pm EDT (01:02 UTC): no turbulence. 199 nm along the route, 23 nm northeast 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
- BCS3 at 35,000 ft, 21 nm northeast, 8:13 pm EDT (00:13 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ZME33. 597 nm along the route, 21 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
DYR UA /OV DYR/TM 0013/FL350/TP BCS3/TB NEG/RM ZME33
- Report
- a routine report filed through DYR
- Where
- over DYR
- Time
- 00:13 UTC
- Height
- at 35,000 ft
- Aircraft
- BCS3
- Turbulence
- none
- Remarks
- ZME33
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 10 forecast points nearest it (PIE, TLH, MGM, BHM, HSV, MEM, CGI, COU, MKC, OMA). 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 15 kt | +10 kt | 110 kt | 9 h 25 min | 7:29 am CDT (12:29 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 290° at 15 kt | +13 kt | 16 °C | 107 kt | 9 h 40 min | 7:44 am CDT (12:44 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 300° at 16 kt | +15 kt | 13 °C | 105 kt | 9 h 51 min | 7:55 am CDT (12:55 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 300° at 14 kt | +13 kt | 9 °C | 107 kt | 9 h 40 min | 7:44 am CDT (12:44 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 300° at 13 kt | +12 kt | 6 °C | 108 kt | 9 h 35 min | 7:39 am CDT (12:39 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 290° at 15 kt | +13 kt | 1 °C | 107 kt | 9 h 40 min | 7:44 am CDT (12:44 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 290° at 18 kt | +15 kt | -3 °C | 105 kt | 9 h 51 min | 7:55 am CDT (12:55 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 280° at 20 kt | +16 kt | -6 °C | 104 kt | 9 h 57 min | 8:01 am CDT (13:01 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 290° at 24 kt | +20 kt | -18 °C | 100 kt | 10 h 21 min | 8:25 am CDT (13:25 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 290° at 33 kt | +30 kt | -32 °C | 90 kt | 11 h 30 min | 9:34 am CDT (14:34 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 300° at 38 kt | +35 kt | -41 °C | 85 kt | 12 h 11 min | 10:15 am CDT (15:15 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 38 kt | +36 kt | -51 °C | 84 kt | 12 h 19 min | 10:23 am CDT (15:23 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; 25 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 99 nm out; 50 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° |
| MGM | used from 249 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 310/19 | 340/24 17° | 340/28 11° | 330/16 7° | 300/23 -7° | 320/32 -16° | 330/46 -33° | 330/55 -42° | 330/41 -50° |
| BHM | used from 348 nm out; 38 nm from the line | 310/19 | 330/20 17° | 320/28 11° | 340/21 6° | 310/22 -7° | 330/33 -17° | 330/50 -32° | 330/57 -41° | 330/41 -50° |
| HSV | used from 448 nm out; 70 nm from the line | 310/20 | 330/20 16° | 320/27 11° | 340/23 5° | 320/23 -7° | 340/30 -17° | 320/50 -33° | 330/61 -41° | 340/41 -50° |
| MEM | used from 497 nm out; 62 nm from the line | 230/19 | 260/16 15° | 270/17 12° | 300/13 6° | 300/15 -5° | 300/26 -18° | 300/34 -32° | 300/41 -40° | 310/46 -52° |
| CGI | used from 647 nm out; 60 nm from the line | 240/20 | 270/15 15° | 280/15 11° | 300/13 6° | 290/20 -6° | 280/24 -18° | 300/34 -32° | 300/47 -41° | 310/49 -51° |
| COU | used from 746 nm out; 46 nm from the line | 230/31 | 230/30 15° | 260/16 11° | 270/14 6° | 260/24 -6° | 270/27 -18° | 270/37 -32° | 280/49 -41° | 290/56 -51° |
| MKC | used from 846 nm out; 54 nm from the line | 220/44 | 250/28 18° | 250/18 13° | 240/12 6° | 280/24 -6° | 240/34 -18° | 260/47 -30° | 260/51 -40° | 270/58 -50° |
| OMA | used from 945 nm out; 65 nm from the line | 220/47 | 240/33 19° | 250/18 11° | 230/17 6° | 260/29 -8° | 250/33 -19° | 250/51 -33° | 260/61 -40° | 270/62 -49° |
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 | 20 nm out, 21 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the southeast (130°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 76 ft | 02:53 UTC |
| TLH Tallahassee, FL | 169 nm out, 10 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the west (260°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 83 ft | 02:53 UTC |
| DHN Dothan, AL | 249 nm out, 4 nm west of the line, tower | VFR | from the west-southwest (250°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 400 ft | 23:55 UTC |
| MGM Montgomery, AL | 328 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 221 ft | 02:53 UTC |
| TUP Tupelo, MS | 497 nm out, 25 nm southwest of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 346 ft | 02:53 UTC |
| MKL Jackson, TN | 557 nm out, 21 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 434 ft | 02:53 UTC |
| TKX Kennett, MO | 627 nm out, 3 nm east of the line | VFR | from the south (170°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 261 ft | 02:55 UTC |
| TBN Fort Leonard Wood, MO | 756 nm out, 16 nm southwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (190°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,159 ft | 02:55 UTC |
| MHL Marshall, MO | 856 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line | VFR | from the south (190°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 778 ft | 02:55 UTC |
| ICL Clarinda, IA | 985 nm out, 5 nm east of the line | VFR | from the south (190°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 995 ft | 02:55 UTC |
| OMA Omaha, NE | destination | VFR Sky: a broken layer at 25,000 feet | from the south-southeast (160°) at 10 knots | 10+ mi | 25,000 ft | 984 ft | 9:52 pm CDT (02:52 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,159 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At OMA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:29 am CDT (12:29 UTC)
Wind from the south at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, clear skies VFR
The whole forecast for OMA
- From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 14 knots, gusting to 23, 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 at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, clear skies
- From Mon 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south at 14 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 16 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 5:00 pm CDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 13 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
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
No temporary flight restriction on or near this route right now.
Daylight
Sunset at TPA 7:04 pm EDT (23:04 UTC), at OMA 6:47 pm CDT (23:47 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:15 pm CDT (00:15 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at OMA is before sunrise there (7:31 am CDT (12:31 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.
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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, Eppley Airfield.