Plan a flight · Sun 9:41 pm EDT (01:41 UTC)

Tampa International to Oakland County International TPA → PTK

883 nautical miles (1,016 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 357°, about 002° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 6 h 08 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 24-knot tailwind), arriving about 3:49 am EDT (07:49 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now TPA is VFR, wind calm; PTK is IFR, wind calm. 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

SIGMET 3E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 31,000 ft, moving from the west at 15 knots, until 10:55 pm EDT (02:55 UTC). Near the route, 575 nm along the route.

as issued

WSUS31 KKCI 120055
MKCE WST 120055
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 3E
VALID UNTIL 0255Z
PA MD VA NC WV OH KY
FROM 20NE APE-30SE JST-30SSE DCA-40SW ECG-70NNW HMV-20NE APE
AREA TS MOV FROM 28015KT. TOPS TO FL310.

AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 8,000 ft. Over the route from 377 to 486 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 387 to 595 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 last 387 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

A321 at 30,000 ft, 6 nm west, 7:45 pm EDT (23:45 UTC): moderate turbulence. 546 nm along the route, 6 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IND UA /OV AZQ170020/TM 2345/FL300/TP A321/TB MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through IND
Where
20 nm south (170°) of AZQ
Time
23:45 UTC
Height
at 30,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
moderate
MD11 at 35,000 ft, 33 nm southeast, 7:18 pm EDT (23:18 UTC): no turbulence. At the departure end, 33 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SRQ UA /OV SRQ080015/TM 2318/FL350/TP MD11/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through SRQ
Where
15 nm east (080°) of SRQ
Time
23:18 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
MD11
Turbulence
none
E170 at 31,000 ft, 47 nm east, 6:43 pm EDT (22:43 UTC): light chop turbulence above 31,000 ft, remarks: ZTLFD-19. 268 nm along the route, 47 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
WRB UA /OV DBN100050/TM 2243/FL310/TP E170/TB CONS LGT CHOP 310/RM ZTLFD-19
```
Report
a routine report filed through WRB
Where
50 nm east (100°) of DBN
Time
22:43 UTC
Height
at 31,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
continuous light chop at 31,000 ft
Remarks
ZTLFD-19
CRJ9 descending, 45 nm east, 7:06 pm EDT (23:06 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: smooth ride on final runway 26. 327 nm along the route, 45 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AGS UA /OV AGS 080002/TM 2306/FLDURD/TP CRJ9/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH RIDE ON FINAL RWY26
```
Report
a routine report filed through AGS
Where
2 nm east (080°) of AGS
Time
23:06 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
CRJ9
Turbulence
none
Remarks
smooth ride on final runway 26
CRJ9 at 30,000 ft, 5 nm northwest, 6:46 pm EDT (22:46 UTC): light to moderate turbulence above 30,000 ft, remarks: ZTLFD-42. 476 nm along the route, 5 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TYS UA /OV VXV090040/TM 2246/FL300/TP CRJ9/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD 300/RM ZTLFD-42
```
Report
a routine report filed through TYS
Where
40 nm east (090°) of VXV
Time
22:46 UTC
Height
at 30,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ9
Turbulence
continuous light occasional moderate at 30,000 ft
Remarks
ZTLFD-42
S22T descending, 31 nm east, 8:24 pm EDT (00:24 UTC): a broken layer above 2,600 ft, remarks: during the descent RY23 tri. 506 nm along the route, 31 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TRI UA /OV KTRI050002/TM 0024/FLUNKN/TP S22T/SK BKN026-TOPUNKN/RM DURD RY23 TRI
```
Report
a routine report filed through TRI
Where
2 nm northeast (050°) of KTRI
Time
00:24 UTC
Height
height not given
Aircraft
S22T
Sky
a broken layer from 2,600 ft, tops unknown
Remarks
during the descent RY23 tri
P28A climbing, 19 nm east, 7:15 pm EDT (23:15 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: instrument conditions. 635 nm along the route, 19 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
HTS UA /OV DWU/TM 2315/FLDURC/TP P28A/TB SMOOTH/RM IMC
```
Report
a routine report filed through HTS
Where
over DWU
Time
23:15 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
P28A
Turbulence
smooth
Remarks
instrument conditions
C150 climbing, 26 nm east, 6:45 pm EDT (22:45 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 704 nm along the route, 26 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CMH UA /OV LHQ/TM 2245/FLDURC/TP C150/SK B015 T038
```
Report
a routine report filed through CMH
Where
over LHQ
Time
22:45 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
C150
Sky
B015 T038
CRJ9 descending, 46 nm west, 9:15 pm EDT (01:15 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 724 nm along the route, 46 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DAY UA /OV DAY/TM 0115/FLDURD/TP CRJ9/SK T031 B005
```
Report
a routine report filed through DAY
Where
over DAY
Time
01:15 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
CRJ9
Sky
T031 B005
BCS3 at 3,000 ft, 16 nm east, 8:27 pm EDT (00:27 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 724 nm along the route, 16 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CMH UA /OV CMH/TM 0027/FL030/TP BCS3/SK T037
```
Report
a routine report filed through CMH
Where
over CMH
Time
00:27 UTC
Height
at 3,000 ft
Aircraft
BCS3
Sky
T037
E145 climbing, 46 nm west, 7:51 pm EDT (23:51 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 724 nm along the route, 46 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CMH UA /OV DAY/TM 2351/FLDURC/TP E145/SK B005 T035
```
Report
a routine report filed through CMH
Where
over DAY
Time
23:51 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
E145
Sky
B005 T035
A321 at 21,000 ft, 36 nm west, 8:23 pm EDT (00:23 UTC): no turbulence. 744 nm along the route, 36 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IND UA /OV ROD/TM 0023/FL210/TP A321/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through IND
Where
over ROD
Time
00:23 UTC
Height
at 21,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
none
E545 at 28,000 ft, 36 nm west, 7:15 pm EDT (23:15 UTC): no turbulence. 744 nm along the route, 36 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IND UA /OV ROD/TM 2315/FL280/TP E545/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through IND
Where
over ROD
Time
23:15 UTC
Height
at 28,000 ft
Aircraft
E545
Turbulence
none
P28A descending, 14 nm west, 8:08 pm EDT (00:08 UTC): a broken layer from 2,200 ft to 2,500 ft. 804 nm along the route, 14 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TOL UA /OV 1G0/TM 0008/FLDURD/TP P28A/SK BKN022 TOPS025
```
Report
a routine report filed through TOL
Where
over 1G0
Time
00:08 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
P28A
Sky
a broken layer from 2,200 ft, tops 2,500 ft

12 more routine reports are on the map.

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 20:00–03:00 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 9 forecast points nearest it (PIE, JAX, SAV, ATL, GSP, TRI, CRW, CMH, CLE). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

Height	Average wind	Head- or tailwind	Temperature	Ground speed	Time en route	Arrival
3,500 ft	300° at 14 kt	+8 kt		112 kt	7 h 53 min	5:34 am EDT (09:34 UTC)
5,500 ft	310° at 19 kt	+12 kt	11 °C	108 kt	8 h 11 min	5:52 am EDT (09:52 UTC)
7,500 ft	300° at 19 kt	+11 kt	11 °C	109 kt	8 h 06 min	5:47 am EDT (09:47 UTC)
9,500 ft	300° at 19 kt	+10 kt	9 °C	110 kt	8 h 02 min	5:43 am EDT (09:43 UTC)
11,500 ft	300° at 19 kt	+9 kt	6 °C	111 kt	7 h 57 min	5:38 am EDT (09:38 UTC)
13,500 ft	290° at 20 kt	+8 kt	2 °C	112 kt	7 h 53 min	5:34 am EDT (09:34 UTC)
15,500 ft	280° at 21 kt	+6 kt	-2 °C	114 kt	7 h 45 min	5:26 am EDT (09:26 UTC)
17,500 ft	280° at 23 kt	+4 kt	-7 °C	116 kt	7 h 37 min	5:18 am EDT (09:18 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	280° at 23 kt	+4 kt	-8 °C	116 kt	7 h 37 min	5:18 am EDT (09:18 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	260° at 24 kt	−3 kt	-19 °C	123 kt	7 h 11 min	4:52 am EDT (08:52 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	250° at 30 kt	−11 kt	-32 °C	131 kt	6 h 44 min	4:25 am EDT (08:25 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	230° at 37 kt	−23 kt	-40 °C	143 kt	6 h 10 min	3:51 am EDT (07:51 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	230° at 39 kt	−24 kt	-50 °C	144 kt	6 h 08 min	3:49 am EDT (07:49 UTC)

Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 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; 30 nm from the line	310/7	270/12 17°	270/14 13°	260/14 8°	240/22 -5°	230/24 -16°	220/26 -31°	200/31 -41°	180/33 -53°
JAX	used from 99 nm out; 56 nm from the line	280/14	300/22 16°	260/27 15°	260/26 9°	240/41 -6°	230/38 -16°	220/44 -32°	200/49 -41°	200/52 -53°
SAV	used from 198 nm out; 82 nm from the line	260/18	290/26 13°	270/33 12°	260/40 9°	240/47 -5°	230/53 -16°	220/61 -31°	210/64 -41°	210/64 -52°
ATL	used from 298 nm out; 82 nm from the line	300/23	320/26 14°	320/34 10°	320/41 5°	290/32 -6°	290/31 -18°	280/28 -33°	260/32 -41°	250/28 -50°
GSP	used from 347 nm out; 54 nm from the line	300/22	310/22 11°	300/22 7°	290/28 5°	270/36 -5°	250/42 -18°	230/54 -31°	230/59 -40°	230/65 -50°
TRI	used from 446 nm out; 48 nm from the line		310/28 11°	320/32 7°	330/30 2°	300/28 -9°	280/34 -21°	250/37 -31°	240/39 -38°	250/35 -48°
CRW	used from 595 nm out; 72 nm from the line	320/16	310/16 12°	320/12 7°	320/12 2°	330/15 -11°	280/11 -22°	230/26 -30°	240/33 -37°	240/37 -47°
CMH	used from 645 nm out; 54 nm from the line	340/14	320/13 12°	350/12 8°	360/10 2°	350/27 -10°	340/20 -22°	320/31 -35°	270/25 -39°	260/32 -48°
CLE	used from 794 nm out; 68 nm from the line	340/5	320/13 14°	300/12 8°	310/10 2°	310/14 -10°	340/14 -23°	320/27 -35°	260/28 -40°	250/36 -48°

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	calm	10+ mi	25,000 ft	26 ft	8:53 pm EDT (00:53 UTC)
BKV Brooksville, FL	30 nm out, 5 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	76 ft	00:53 UTC
LCQ Lake City, FL	129 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the west-southwest (240°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	200 ft	01:35 UTC
EZM Eastman, GA	258 nm out, 19 nm west of the line, tower	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 5,000 feet	calm	10+ mi	none	303 ft	23:55 UTC
IIY Washington, GA	347 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line	VFR	from the north-northeast (030°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	646 ft	13:55 UTC
AHN Athens, GA	357 nm out, 24 nm west of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 3,800 feet	from the west (260°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	3,800 ft	812 ft	00:51 UTC
AVL Asheville, NC	446 nm out, 20 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	from the north-northwest (330°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	2,163 ft	00:54 UTC
CPF Hazard, KY	566 nm out, 9 nm west of the line	IFR Sky: overcast at 500 feet	from the west (280°) at 8 knots	7 mi	500 ft	1,256 ft	23:55 UTC
RZT Chillicothe, OH	685 nm out, 9 nm northeast of the line	marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 800 feet, overcast at 1,300 feet	from the north-northwest (330°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	1,300 ft	725 ft	01:35 UTC
TZR Columbus, OH	714 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line, tower	IFR Sky: a broken layer at 700 feet, overcast at 1,900 feet	from the northwest (310°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	700 ft	904 ft	01:15 UTC
DTW Detroit, MI	853 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: a few clouds at 500 feet, scattered clouds at 1,200 feet, overcast at 2,000 feet	from the west-northwest (290°) at 4 knots	9 mi	2,000 ft	645 ft	01:18 UTC
PTK Pontiac, MI	destination	IFR Sky: a broken layer at 500 feet, overcast at 1,000 feet Weather: mist	calm	5 mi	500 ft	980 ft	9:14 pm EDT (01:14 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 2,163 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At PTK when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:49 am EDT (07:49 UTC)

Wind from the southwest at 3 knots, visibility 2 miles, mist, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet IFR

The whole forecast for PTK

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 800 feet
From Sun 10:00 pm EDT (02:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,400 feet
From Mon 3:00 am EDT (07:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 3 knots, visibility 2 miles, mist, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
At times between Mon 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC) and 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): visibility ½ mile, fog, sky obscured at 300 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 10 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet

The forecast for TPA, the departure

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the north at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 3,000 feet, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
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 PTK 6:56 pm EDT (22:56 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:24 pm EDT (23:24 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at PTK is before sunrise there (7:43 am EDT (11:43 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 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, Oakland County International.