Plan a flight · Sun 7:58 pm EDT (23:58 UTC)

Cherry Capital Airport to St. Pete-Clearwater International TVC → PIE

1,020 nautical miles (1,174 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 171°, about 176° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 7 h 08 min at the quickest height in today's winds (11,500 ft, a 23-knot tailwind), arriving about 3:06 am EDT (07:06 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now TVC is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 4 knots; PIE is VFR, wind from the north (360°) at 3 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: 195 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 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 347 to 604 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 456 to 644 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 7,000 ft. Over the route from 584 to 624 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 TVC.

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

A321 at 30,000 ft, 45 nm east, 7:45 pm EDT (23:45 UTC): moderate turbulence. 475 nm along the route, 45 nm east 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
GLEX at 2,200 ft, 26 nm east, 5:00 pm EDT (21:00 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 119 nm along the route, 26 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LAN UA /OV LAN/TM 2100/FL022/TP GLEX/SK T-030 B-022
```
Report
a routine report filed through LAN
Where
over LAN
Time
21:00 UTC
Height
at 2,200 ft
Aircraft
GLEX
Sky
T-030 B-022
F2TH at 3,100 ft, 8 nm west, 7:40 pm EDT (23:40 UTC): remarks: tops 3,100 ft. 149 nm along the route, 8 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AZO UA /OV BTL/TM 2340/FL031/TP F2TH/RM TOPS 031
```
Report
a routine report filed through AZO
Where
over BTL
Time
23:40 UTC
Height
at 3,100 ft
Aircraft
F2TH
Remarks
tops 3,100 ft
UAL2761 at 33,000 ft, 7 nm east, 7:24 pm EDT (23:24 UTC): no turbulence, wind 310° at 40 knots. 188 nm along the route, 7 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ARP UAL2761 4139N 08447W 2324 F330 310/040KT TB SMTH IC
```
Report
a routine report filed through ARP
E145 at 2,600 ft, 17 nm west, 7:05 pm EDT (23:05 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 228 nm along the route, 17 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FWA UA /OV FWA/TM 2305/FL026/TP E145/SK B026
```
Report
a routine report filed through FWA
Where
over FWA
Time
23:05 UTC
Height
at 2,600 ft
Aircraft
E145
Sky
B026
CRJ9 climbing, 17 nm west, 6:01 pm EDT (22:01 UTC): overcast from 2,500 ft to 3,300 ft. 228 nm along the route, 17 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FWA UA /OV FWA/TM 2201/FLDURC/TP CRJ9/SK OVC025 - TOPS 033
```
Report
a routine report filed through FWA
Where
over FWA
Time
22:01 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
CRJ9
Sky
overcast from 2,500 ft, tops 3,300 ft
CRJ2 at 3,300 ft, 17 nm west, 5:33 pm EDT (21:33 UTC): no turbulence. 228 nm along the route, 17 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FWA UA /OV FWA/TM 2133/FL033/TP CRJ2/SK B28 T33/TB SMOOTH
```
Report
a routine report filed through FWA
Where
over FWA
Time
21:33 UTC
Height
at 3,300 ft
Aircraft
CRJ2
Sky
B28 T33
Turbulence
smooth
E545 at 28,000 ft, 29 nm east, 7:15 pm EDT (23:15 UTC): no turbulence. 277 nm along the route, 29 nm east 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
CRJ7 at 1,900 ft, 18 nm east, 5:03 pm EDT (21:03 UTC): remarks: during the descent. 297 nm along the route, 18 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DAY UA /OV DAY/TM 2103/FL019/TP CRJ7/SK B019/RM DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through DAY
Where
over DAY
Time
21:03 UTC
Height
at 1,900 ft
Aircraft
CRJ7
Sky
B019
Remarks
during the descent
C150 climbing, 15 nm east, 5:32 pm EDT (21:32 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 317 nm along the route, 15 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CMH UA /OV MGY/TM 2132/FLDURC/TP C150/SK B017 T036
```
Report
a routine report filed through CMH
Where
over MGY
Time
21:32 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
C150
Sky
B017 T036
B737 at 23,000 ft, 12 nm west, 7:51 pm EDT (23:51 UTC): light turbulence. 347 nm along the route, 12 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IND UA /OV CVG/TM 2351/FL230/TP B737/TB LGT
```
Report
a routine report filed through IND
Where
over CVG
Time
23:51 UTC
Height
at 23,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
light
B739 climbing, 17 nm west, 7:31 pm EDT (23:31 UTC): overcast. 347 nm along the route, 17 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CVG UA /OV 5 W CVG/TM 2331/FLDURC/TP B739/SK B026 OVC T036
```
Report
a routine report filed through CVG
Where
5 west cvg
Time
23:31 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
B739
Sky
B026 overcast T036
A333 at 4,000 ft, 22 nm west, 6:44 pm EDT (22:44 UTC): overcast. 347 nm along the route, 22 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CVG UA /OV CVG270010/TM 2244/FL040/TP A333/SK B025 OVC T035
```
Report
a routine report filed through CVG
Where
10 nm west (270°) of CVG
Time
22:44 UTC
Height
at 4,000 ft
Aircraft
A333
Sky
B025 overcast T035
B753 at 32,000 ft, 12 nm west, 6:11 pm EDT (22:11 UTC): no turbulence. 347 nm along the route, 12 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IND UA /OV CVG/TM 2211/FL320/TP B753/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through IND
Where
over CVG
Time
22:11 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
B753
Turbulence
none

16 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 11 forecast points nearest it (TVC, MKG, FWA, CVG, LOU, TYS, ATL, CSG, TLH, JAX, PIE). 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	310° at 14 kt	−10 kt		130 kt	7 h 51 min	3:49 am EDT (07:49 UTC)
5,500 ft	320° at 19 kt	−17 kt		137 kt	7 h 27 min	3:25 am EDT (07:25 UTC)
7,500 ft	320° at 22 kt	−20 kt	12 °C	140 kt	7 h 17 min	3:15 am EDT (07:15 UTC)
9,500 ft	320° at 24 kt	−21 kt	9 °C	141 kt	7 h 14 min	3:12 am EDT (07:12 UTC)
11,500 ft	330° at 26 kt	−23 kt	6 °C	143 kt	7 h 08 min	3:06 am EDT (07:06 UTC)
13,500 ft	320° at 26 kt	−23 kt	2 °C	143 kt	7 h 08 min	3:06 am EDT (07:06 UTC)
15,500 ft	320° at 26 kt	−21 kt	-3 °C	141 kt	7 h 14 min	3:12 am EDT (07:12 UTC)
17,500 ft	310° at 25 kt	−19 kt	-7 °C	139 kt	7 h 20 min	3:18 am EDT (07:18 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	310° at 25 kt	−19 kt	-8 °C	139 kt	7 h 20 min	3:18 am EDT (07:18 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	300° at 29 kt	−19 kt	-19 °C	139 kt	7 h 20 min	3:18 am EDT (07:18 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	300° at 29 kt	−17 kt	-35 °C	137 kt	7 h 27 min	3:25 am EDT (07:25 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	280° at 27 kt	−8 kt	-42 °C	128 kt	7 h 58 min	3:56 am EDT (07:56 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	280° at 29 kt	−7 kt	-49 °C	127 kt	8 h 02 min	4:00 am EDT (08:00 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
TVC	used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line	210/17	290/14 15°	310/20 9°	310/18 2°	310/24 -11°	320/35 -22°	320/53 -39°	310/45 -49°	290/58 -51°
MKG	used from 50 nm out; 45 nm from the line	250/5	320/10 15°	310/19 9°	320/21 3°	310/23 -10°	330/37 -22°	330/51 -38°	320/44 -47°	300/60 -49°
FWA	used from 149 nm out; 55 nm from the line	350/9	350/24 15°	360/25 9°	360/29 4°	350/31 -10°	340/39 -22°	330/40 -37°	320/38 -43°	320/48 -48°
CVG	used from 297 nm out; 24 nm from the line	350/13	340/20 13°	340/22 8°	350/30 3°	340/30 -9°	340/38 -21°	330/37 -35°	320/38 -40°	310/35 -47°
LOU	used from 396 nm out; 72 nm from the line	320/15	340/24 14°	330/28 9°	340/34 4°	340/37 -9°	340/42 -20°	320/39 -35°	320/45 -39°	330/40 -47°
TYS	used from 446 nm out; 71 nm from the line	290/19	310/22 11°	330/25 7°	330/34 3°	320/37 -7°	300/37 -18°	300/37 -34°	280/29 -39°	270/29 -48°
ATL	used from 594 nm out; 66 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°
CSG	used from 743 nm out; 87 nm from the line	300/20	330/41 15°	320/42 11°	320/41 7°	300/33 -6°	290/33 -18°	270/32 -34°	260/31 -41°	260/24 -51°
TLH	used from 792 nm out; 80 nm from the line	300/17	340/32 17°	320/27 13°	300/27 8°	280/23 -7°	250/37 -17°	230/44 -33°	220/53 -41°	220/48 -51°
JAX	used from 891 nm out; 83 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°
PIE	used from 941 nm out; 54 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°

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
TVC Traverse City, MI	departure	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet	from the south-southwest (210°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	623 ft	7:53 pm EDT (23:53 UTC)
CAD Cadillac, MI	30 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	1,306 ft	23:55 UTC
BTL Battle Creek, MI	149 nm out, 8 nm west of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,300 feet	from the east-southeast (120°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	951 ft	23:53 UTC
FWA Fort Wayne, IN	228 nm out, 17 nm west of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 1,800 feet, a broken layer at 25,000 feet	from the east (100°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	1,800 ft	814 ft	23:54 UTC
LUK Cincinnati, OH	347 nm out, 5 nm north of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,900 feet	from the north-northwest (330°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	1,900 ft	481 ft	23:53 UTC
LOZ London, KY	465 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line	VFR	from the north (010°) at 9 knots, gusting to 16	10+ mi	none	1,212 ft	20:18 UTC
TYS Knoxville, TN	545 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,200 feet, overcast at 1,800 feet	from the southwest (220°) at 7 knots	7 mi	1,800 ft	986 ft	23:53 UTC
AHN Athens, GA	654 nm out, 13 nm east of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,400 feet, a broken layer at 3,600 feet	from the west-southwest (240°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	3,600 ft	812 ft	23:51 UTC
EZM Eastman, GA	763 nm out, 10 nm east of the line, tower	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 5,000 feet	calm	10+ mi	none	303 ft	23:55 UTC
VLD Valdosta, GA	842 nm out, 10 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	203 ft	23:53 UTC
BKV Brooksville, FL	990 nm out, 16 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	from the west (280°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	76 ft	23:53 UTC
PIE St Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	destination	VFR	from the north (360°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	10 ft	7:53 pm EDT (23:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,306 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At PIE when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:06 am EDT (07:06 UTC)

Wind from the north at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for PIE

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 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the north at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

The forecast for TVC, the departure

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

6/8029 Cincinnati, OH, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 5 nm from the route, 347 nm along the route · a VIP movement · until 12 October · ZID
6/6783 Perry, GA, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 19, 2026 UTC 19 nm from the route, 743 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 19 October · ZTL
6/8792 Lake City, FL, Sunday, October 11, 2026 through Sunday, October 11, 2026 Local on the route, 872 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · today · ZJX

Daylight

Sunset at TVC 7:05 pm EDT (23:05 UTC), at PIE 7:05 pm EDT (23:05 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:29 pm EDT (23:29 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at PIE is before sunrise there (7:29 am EDT (11:29 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 central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the Southeast · 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: Cherry Capital Airport, St. Pete-Clearwater International.