Tampa International to Tuscaloosa Ntl Airport TPA → TCL
410 nautical miles (472 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 321°, about 326° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 52 min at the quickest height in today's winds (12,500 ft, a 14-knot headwind), arriving about 5:29 am CDT (10:29 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now TPA is VFR, wind calm; TCL is marginal VFR, 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: 4 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
No SIGMET or AIRMET covers any part of this route right now.
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
- B738 at 37,000 ft, 35 nm northeast, 12:27 am EDT (04:27 UTC): light chop turbulence. 210 nm along the route, 35 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
TLH UA /OV TLH353039/TM 0427/FL370/TP B738/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
- Report
- a routine report filed through TLH
- Where
- 39 nm north (353°) of TLH
- Time
- 04:27 UTC
- Height
- at 37,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B738
- 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 4 forecast points nearest it (PIE, TLH, MGM, BHM). 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 | 330° at 17 kt | +17 kt | 103 kt | 3 h 59 min | 5:36 am CDT (10:36 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 340° at 21 kt | +19 kt | 17 °C | 101 kt | 4 h 04 min | 5:41 am CDT (10:41 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 340° at 21 kt | +20 kt | 13 °C | 100 kt | 4 h 06 min | 5:43 am CDT (10:43 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 330° at 17 kt | +17 kt | 10 °C | 103 kt | 3 h 59 min | 5:36 am CDT (10:36 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 310° at 14 kt | +14 kt | 7 °C | 106 kt | 3 h 52 min | 5:29 am CDT (10:29 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 300° at 16 kt | +15 kt | 2 °C | 105 kt | 3 h 54 min | 5:31 am CDT (10:31 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 290° at 18 kt | +15 kt | -3 °C | 105 kt | 3 h 54 min | 5:31 am CDT (10:31 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 280° at 20 kt | +16 kt | -7 °C | 104 kt | 3 h 57 min | 5:34 am CDT (10:34 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 300° at 24 kt | +23 kt | -17 °C | 97 kt | 4 h 14 min | 5:51 am CDT (10:51 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 310° at 30 kt | +29 kt | -32 °C | 91 kt | 4 h 30 min | 6:07 am CDT (11:07 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 310° at 29 kt | +28 kt | -41 °C | 92 kt | 4 h 27 min | 6:04 am CDT (11:04 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 310° at 24 kt | +23 kt | -50 °C | 97 kt | 4 h 14 min | 5:51 am CDT (10:51 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 100 nm out; 51 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 250 nm out; 54 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 400 nm out; 47 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° |
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: a few clouds at 18,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet | calm | 10+ mi | none | 26 ft | 1:53 am EDT (05:53 UTC) |
| BKV Brooksville, FL | 20 nm out, 22 nm northeast of the line, tower | marginal VFR Weather: mist | calm | 3 mi | none | 76 ft | 06:04 UTC |
| CDK Cedar Key, FL | 70 nm out, 22 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 11 ft | ||||
| TLH Tallahassee, FL | 170 nm out, 18 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 83 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| MAI Marianna, FL | 220 nm out, 1 nm north of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 110 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| DHN Dothan, AL | 250 nm out, 9 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the west-southwest (250°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 400 ft | 23:55 UTC |
| TOI Troy, AL | 300 nm out, 9 nm east of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 397 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| MGM Montgomery, AL | 330 nm out, 11 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 9 mi | none | 221 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| TCL Tuscaloosa, AL | destination | marginal VFR Weather: mist | calm | 3 mi | none | 169 ft | 1:33 am CDT (06:33 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 400 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At TCL when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:29 am CDT (10:29 UTC)
Wind calm, visibility 1 mile, mist, a few clouds at 25,000 feet IFR
At times between Mon 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC) and 8:00 am CDT (13:00 UTC): visibility 2 miles, mist IFR
The whole forecast for TCL
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility 1 mile, mist, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- At times between Mon 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC) and 8:00 am CDT (13:00 UTC): visibility 2 miles, mist
- From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
The forecast for TPA, the departure
- From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the north at 4 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
- From Mon 9:00 pm EDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the north at 4 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 TCL 6:20 pm CDT (23:20 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:45 pm CDT (23:45 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at TCL is before sunrise there (6:52 am CDT (11:52 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
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, Tuscaloosa Ntl Airport.