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Tampa International to Provo Municipal TPA → PVU

1,616 nautical miles (1,860 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 305°, about 310° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 14 h 58 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 12-knot headwind), arriving about 7:56 pm MDT (01:56 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: 3 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

  • 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 808 to 1078 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 last 409 nm of the route.
  • 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 1257 to 1307 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 1267 to 1447 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 239 nm of the route.
  • 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 1417 to 1477 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the last 200 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 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

Not fetched just now.

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 12 forecast points nearest it (PIE, TLH, MOB, JAN, LIT, FSM, OKC, GAG, GCK, PUB, GJT, SLC). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft250° at 17 kt+12 kt22 °C108 kt14 h 58 min7:56 pm MDT (01:56 UTC)
6,500 ft260° at 16 kt+13 kt17 °C107 kt15 h 06 min8:04 pm MDT (02:04 UTC)
8,500 ft250° at 18 kt+14 kt12 °C106 kt15 h 15 min8:13 pm MDT (02:13 UTC)
10,500 ft250° at 19 kt+13 kt8 °C107 kt15 h 06 min8:04 pm MDT (02:04 UTC)
12,500 ft240° at 20 kt+13 kt4 °C107 kt15 h 06 min8:04 pm MDT (02:04 UTC)
14,500 ft240° at 22 kt+14 kt0 °C106 kt15 h 15 min8:13 pm MDT (02:13 UTC)
16,500 ft240° at 24 kt+15 kt-4 °C105 kt15 h 23 min8:21 pm MDT (02:21 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180240° at 25 kt+16 kt-8 °C104 kt15 h 32 min8:30 pm MDT (02:30 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240250° at 30 kt+22 kt-19 °C98 kt16 h 29 min9:27 pm MDT (03:27 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300260° at 43 kt+38 kt-30 °C82 kt19 h 42 min12:40 am MDT (06:40 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340270° at 42 kt+40 kt-38 °C80 kt20 h 12 min1:10 am MDT (07:10 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390280° at 39 kt+38 kt-49 °C82 kt19 h 42 min12:40 am MDT (06:40 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
PIEused from 0 nm out; 22 nm from the line360/10340/12 18°330/9 13°290/12 8°260/21 -7°280/18 -18°250/20 -33°250/26 -41°250/20 -51°
TLHused from 100 nm out; 76 nm from the line340/23350/26 17°350/21 11°300/13 6°320/25 -6°340/35 -16°350/44 -32°360/51 -42°350/33 -52°
MOBused from 249 nm out; 70 nm from the lineL/VL/V 18°020/8 11°L/V 6°330/12 -5°330/23 -17°330/30 -32°350/39 -41°340/40 -53°
JANused from 399 nm out; 46 nm from the line240/10260/15 18°280/10 11°290/6 6°290/15 -5°300/15 -17°320/35 -30°330/38 -40°330/39 -51°
LITused from 549 nm out; 100 nm from the line250/22250/25 18°240/23 12°240/20 7°250/17 -6°260/25 -17°300/45 -29°300/49 -40°310/43 -51°
FSMused from 698 nm out; 62 nm from the line230/33260/23 15°240/23 11°230/18 8°230/20 -8°250/31 -17°280/51 -30°280/52 -39°300/47 -51°
OKCused from 798 nm out; 66 nm from the line220/43230/31 17°260/13 16°270/11 7°240/20 -6°250/32 -17°260/60 -28°280/50 -37°290/45 -50°
GAGused from 948 nm out; 35 nm from the line240/35 22°240/27 14°230/25 6°240/38 -7°230/44 -19°250/73 -28°270/66 -37°270/58 -49°
GCKused from 1048 nm out; 62 nm from the line240/40 22°240/40 14°240/38 7°230/39 -7°230/45 -20°250/73 -28°260/74 -36°260/64 -49°
PUBused from 1147 nm out; 89 nm from the line260/45 11°240/38 6°230/47 -8°230/51 -19°240/74 -29°240/82 -35°250/72 -48°
GJTused from 1347 nm out; 84 nm from the line220/26 6°230/39 0°220/55 -13°230/60 -23°230/78 -31°230/80 -35°230/74 -44°
SLCused from 1547 nm out; 72 nm from the line200/16210/23 4°220/34 -3°210/40 -16°220/66 -23°220/64 -31°220/57 -36°220/50 -43°

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
TPA Tampa, FL departure no report just now 26 ft
DTS Destin, FL 249 nm out, 7 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 22 ft
HKS Jackson, MS 479 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 341 ft
JVW Raymond, MS 489 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line no report just now 247 ft
MLC Mc Alester, OK 798 nm out, 4 nm east of the line no report just now 770 ft
PWA Oklahoma City, OK 898 nm out, 7 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 1,299 ft
WWR Woodward, OK 998 nm out, 3 nm north of the line no report just now 2,189 ft
PUB Pueblo, CO 1257 nm out, 9 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 4,729 ft
ASE Aspen, CO 1387 nm out, 19 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 7,837 ft
GJT Grand Junction, CO 1457 nm out, 14 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 4,861 ft
PVU Provo, UT destination no report just now 4,496 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 7,837 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At PVU when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:56 pm MDT (01:56 UTC)

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

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 PVU 6:50 pm MDT (00:50 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:17 pm MDT (01:17 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at PVU is after sunset there (6:51 pm MDT (00:51 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 lower Mississippi valley
Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the southern Plains
Radar now, the southern Plains · 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: Tampa International, Provo Municipal.