MC Ghee Tyson Airport to Eglin Afb/Destin-Ft Walton Beach Airport TYS → VPS
344 nautical miles (396 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 202°, about 208° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 2 h 13 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 35-knot tailwind), arriving about 12:40 am CDT (05:40 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now TYS is marginal VFR, wind from the southwest (230°) at 6 knots; VPS is VFR, wind from the west (280°) at 6 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: 242 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 first 20 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 89 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
Not fetched just now.
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 (TYS, ATL, CSG, MGM). 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 26 kt | −15 kt | 135 kt | 2 h 33 min | 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 340° at 31 kt | −22 kt | 15 °C | 142 kt | 2 h 25 min | 12:52 am CDT (05:52 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 340° at 35 kt | −26 kt | 12 °C | 146 kt | 2 h 21 min | 12:48 am CDT (05:48 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 340° at 31 kt | −22 kt | 9 °C | 142 kt | 2 h 25 min | 12:52 am CDT (05:52 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 330° at 26 kt | −16 kt | 6 °C | 136 kt | 2 h 32 min | 12:59 am CDT (05:59 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 320° at 27 kt | −14 kt | 1 °C | 134 kt | 2 h 34 min | 1:01 am CDT (06:01 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 320° at 28 kt | −12 kt | -3 °C | 132 kt | 2 h 36 min | 1:03 am CDT (06:03 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 310° at 29 kt | −10 kt | -7 °C | 130 kt | 2 h 39 min | 1:06 am CDT (06:06 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 310° at 33 kt | −9 kt | -18 °C | 129 kt | 2 h 40 min | 1:07 am CDT (06:07 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 330° at 53 kt | −35 kt | -33 °C | 155 kt | 2 h 13 min | 12:40 am CDT (05:40 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 330° at 53 kt | −35 kt | -41 °C | 155 kt | 2 h 13 min | 12:40 am CDT (05:40 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 320° at 37 kt | −20 kt | -49 °C | 140 kt | 2 h 27 min | 12:54 am CDT (05:54 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 49 nm out; 63 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 148 nm out; 42 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 246 nm out; 45 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° |
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, 12 nm west of the line | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,700 feet | from the west (270°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | 1,700 ft | 1,031 ft | 03:15 UTC |
| DNN Dalton, GA | 79 nm out, 15 nm northwest of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 709 ft | 03:15 UTC |
| RYY Atlanta, GA | 108 nm out, 14 nm southeast of the line, tower | VFR | variable at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,040 ft | 02:50 UTC |
| CTJ Carrollton, GA | 148 nm out, 6 nm north of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 1,164 ft | 03:15 UTC |
| AUO Auburn, AL | 207 nm out, 6 nm east of the line, tower | reported, no category | calm | none | 776 ft | 05:21 UTC | |
| TOI Troy, AL | 256 nm out, 6 nm west of the line, tower | VFR Weather: mist | calm | 6 mi | none | 397 ft | 02:53 UTC |
| EDN Enterprise, AL | 285 nm out, 12 nm southeast of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 360 ft | 03:15 UTC |
| CEW Crestview, FL | 325 nm out, 7 nm west of the line | marginal VFR Weather: mist | calm | 4 mi | none | 213 ft | 02:53 UTC |
| VPS Valparaiso/Destin-Ft Walton Beach, FL | destination | VFR | from the west (280°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 84 ft | 9:55 pm CDT (02:55 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,164 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At VPS when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:40 am CDT (05:40 UTC)
Wind from the west-northwest at 6 knots, clear skies
The whole forecast for VPS
- From Sun 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 6 knots, 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 VPS 6:18 pm CDT (23:18 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:42 pm CDT (23:42 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at VPS is before sunrise there (6:46 am CDT (11:46 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: MC Ghee Tyson Airport, Eglin Afb/Destin-Ft Walton Beach Airport.