Plan a flight · Sun 11:05 pm EDT (03:05 UTC)

MC Ghee Tyson Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International TYS → ECP

340 nautical miles (391 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 196°, about 202° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 2 h 10 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 37-knot tailwind), arriving about 12:15 am CDT (05:15 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now TYS is marginal VFR, wind from the southwest (230°) at 6 knots; ECP is 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: 3 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 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 110 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 TYS.

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

CRJ9 at 32,000 ft, 7 nm northwest, 10:00 pm EDT (02:00 UTC): moderate chop turbulence, remarks: ZTLFD-22. 160 nm along the route, 7 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ATL UA /OV ATL240035/TM 0200/FL320/TP CRJ9/TB OCNL MOD CHOP /RM ZTLFD-22
```
Report
a routine report filed through ATL
Where
35 nm southwest (240°) of ATL
Time
02:00 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ9
Turbulence
occasional moderate chop
Remarks
ZTLFD-22
CRJ7 at 28,000 ft, 38 nm west, 10:41 pm EDT (02:41 UTC): moderate turbulence, remarks: produced by skypath. 260 nm along the route, 38 nm west 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
A320 descending, 4 nm northeast, 9:52 pm EDT (01:52 UTC): remarks: base 2,100 ft. At the departure end, 4 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TYS UA /OV 4 NE TYS/TM 0152/FLDURD/TP A320/RM BASE 021
```
Report
a routine report filed through TYS
Where
4 northeast tys
Time
01:52 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
A320
Remarks
base 2,100 ft
E170 at 33,000 ft, 29 nm west, 9:53 pm EDT (01:53 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZTLFD-22. 140 nm along the route, 29 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ATL UA /OV ATL280045/TM 0153/FL330/TP E170/TB CONS LGT CHOP /RM ZTLFD-22
```
Report
a routine report filed through ATL
Where
45 nm west (280°) of ATL
Time
01:53 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
continuous light chop
Remarks
ZTLFD-22

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 5 forecast points nearest it (TYS, ATL, CSG, MGM, TLH). 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 27 kt	−18 kt		138 kt	2 h 28 min	12:33 am CDT (05:33 UTC)
6,500 ft	340° at 32 kt	−25 kt	15 °C	145 kt	2 h 21 min	12:26 am CDT (05:26 UTC)
8,500 ft	340° at 35 kt	−28 kt	12 °C	148 kt	2 h 18 min	12:23 am CDT (05:23 UTC)
10,500 ft	340° at 31 kt	−24 kt	9 °C	144 kt	2 h 22 min	12:27 am CDT (05:27 UTC)
12,500 ft	330° at 26 kt	−18 kt	6 °C	138 kt	2 h 28 min	12:33 am CDT (05:33 UTC)
14,500 ft	320° at 27 kt	−16 kt	1 °C	136 kt	2 h 30 min	12:35 am CDT (05:35 UTC)
16,500 ft	310° at 28 kt	−14 kt	-3 °C	134 kt	2 h 32 min	12:37 am CDT (05:37 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	310° at 29 kt	−12 kt	-7 °C	132 kt	2 h 35 min	12:40 am CDT (05:40 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	310° at 32 kt	−11 kt	-18 °C	131 kt	2 h 36 min	12:41 am CDT (05:41 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	330° at 51 kt	−37 kt	-33 °C	157 kt	2 h 10 min	12:15 am CDT (05:15 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	330° at 49 kt	−36 kt	-40 °C	156 kt	2 h 11 min	12:16 am CDT (05:16 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	320° at 35 kt	−22 kt	-49 °C	142 kt	2 h 24 min	12:29 am CDT (05:29 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
TYS	used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line	320/20	340/18 11°	340/32 9°	340/36 4°	330/37 -7°	330/38 -19°	330/50 -34°	330/53 -38°	330/44 -48°
ATL	used from 50 nm out; 58 nm from the line	320/30	330/37 16°	340/44 11°	330/35 7°	310/33 -6°	300/38 -18°	330/58 -33°	330/48 -40°	320/34 -49°
CSG	used from 150 nm out; 30 nm from the line	310/24	340/35 17°	340/37 12°	330/22 8°	310/30 -7°	290/30 -18°	340/57 -32°	340/55 -41°	320/33 -49°
MGM	used from 250 nm out; 72 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°
TLH	used from 300 nm out; 72 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°

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
TYS Knoxville, TN	departure	marginal VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,300 feet, overcast at 2,000 feet	from the southwest (230°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	2,000 ft	986 ft	10:53 pm EDT (02:53 UTC)
MNV Madisonville, TN	20 nm out, 14 nm west of the line	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,700 feet	from the west (260°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	1,700 ft	1,031 ft	02:55 UTC
JZP Jasper, GA	80 nm out, 5 nm south of the line	no report just now				1,535 ft
RYY Atlanta, GA	110 nm out, 2 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	variable at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	1,040 ft	02:50 UTC
ATL Atlanta, GA	130 nm out, 15 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	from the west-northwest (300°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	1,026 ft	02:52 UTC
CSG Columbus, GA	200 nm out, 9 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	397 ft	02:51 UTC
EUF Eufaula, AL	240 nm out, 8 nm east of the line	VFR	from the west-northwest (290°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	285 ft	02:58 UTC
DHN Dothan, AL	280 nm out, 2 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	from the west-southwest (250°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	400 ft	23:55 UTC
BCR Bonifay, FL	310 nm out, 2 nm east of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	86 ft	02:58 UTC
ECP Panama City, FL	destination	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	68 ft	9:53 pm CDT (02:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,535 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At ECP when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:15 am CDT (05:15 UTC)

Wind from the west at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR

The whole forecast for ECP

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the west at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

The forecast for TYS, the departure

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 1,000 feet, a broken layer at 1,500 feet
From Mon 3:00 am EDT (07:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,500 feet
From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 3,500 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet

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 TYS 7:04 pm EDT (23:04 UTC), at ECP 6:15 pm CDT (23:15 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:39 pm CDT (23:39 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at ECP is before sunrise there (6:43 am CDT (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 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: MC Ghee Tyson Airport, Northwest Florida Beaches International.