Plan a flight · Mon 9:09 am CDT (14:09 UTC)

Eglin Afb/Destin-Ft Walton Beach Airport to Charleston Afb/Intl Airport VPS → CHS

362 nautical miles (416 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 065°, about 068° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3W). At 120 knots that is 2 h 47 min at the quickest height in today's winds (13,500 ft, a 10-knot tailwind), arriving about 12:56 pm EDT (16:56 UTC). Right now VPS is VFR, wind from the north-northwest (340°) at 9 knots; CHS is VFR, wind from the northwest (310°) 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: 1 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 VPS.

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

M20P at 10,000 ft, 25 nm south, 7:53 am CDT (12:53 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: smooth. 68 nm along the route, 25 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TLH UA /OV SZW270040/TM 1253/FL100/TP M20P/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
40 nm west (270°) of SZW
Time
12:53 UTC
Height
at 10,000 ft
Aircraft
M20P
Turbulence
none
Remarks
smooth
B738 at 37,000 ft, 27 nm south, 7:06 am CDT (12:06 UTC): no turbulence. 215 nm along the route, 27 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AMG UA /OV AMG/TM 1206/FL370/TP B738/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through AMG
Where
over AMG
Time
12:06 UTC
Height
at 37,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
none
B752 at 35,000 ft, 27 nm south, 6:13 am CDT (11:13 UTC): light chop turbulence. 215 nm along the route, 27 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AMG UA /OV AMG/TM 1113/FL350/TP B752/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through AMG
Where
over AMG
Time
11:13 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
B752
Turbulence
occasional light chop
A320 at 32,000 ft, 14 nm south, 8:28 am CDT (13:28 UTC): light turbulence, remarks: visual conditions. 274 nm along the route, 14 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SAV UA /OV SAV270020/TM 1328/FL320/TP A320/TB CONS LGT /RM VMC
```
Report
a routine report filed through SAV
Where
20 nm west (270°) of SAV
Time
13:28 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
A320
Turbulence
continuous light
Remarks
visual conditions

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 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 3 forecast points nearest it (TLH, SAV, CHS). 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	340° at 20 kt	0		120 kt	3 h 01 min	1:10 pm EDT (17:10 UTC)
5,500 ft	340° at 20 kt	0		120 kt	3 h 01 min	1:10 pm EDT (17:10 UTC)
7,500 ft	340° at 20 kt	0	13 °C	120 kt	3 h 01 min	1:10 pm EDT (17:10 UTC)
9,500 ft	330° at 21 kt	−2 kt	10 °C	122 kt	2 h 58 min	1:07 pm EDT (17:07 UTC)
11,500 ft	310° at 20 kt	−9 kt	7 °C	129 kt	2 h 48 min	12:57 pm EDT (16:57 UTC)
13,500 ft	310° at 22 kt	−10 kt	3 °C	130 kt	2 h 47 min	12:56 pm EDT (16:56 UTC)
15,500 ft	310° at 24 kt	−10 kt	-1 °C	130 kt	2 h 47 min	12:56 pm EDT (16:56 UTC)
17,500 ft	310° at 27 kt	−10 kt	-5 °C	130 kt	2 h 47 min	12:56 pm EDT (16:56 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	310° at 27 kt	−10 kt	-6 °C	130 kt	2 h 47 min	12:56 pm EDT (16:56 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	320° at 30 kt	−7 kt	-17 °C	127 kt	2 h 51 min	1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	320° at 28 kt	−5 kt	-32 °C	125 kt	2 h 54 min	1:03 pm EDT (17:03 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	340° at 35 kt	+4 kt	-41 °C	116 kt	3 h 07 min	1:16 pm EDT (17:16 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	340° at 29 kt	+1 kt	-51 °C	119 kt	3 h 03 min	1:12 pm EDT (17:12 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

Point	From	3,000	6,000	9,000	12,000	18,000	24,000	30,000	34,000	39,000
TLH	used from 0 nm out; 92 nm from the line	340/23	350/26 17°	350/21 11°	300/13 6°	320/25 -6°	340/35 -16°	350/44 -32°	360/51 -42°	350/33 -52°
SAV	used from 195 nm out; 73 nm from the line	330/16	310/15 14°	320/23 10°	310/30 7°	310/30 -6°	300/28 -19°	270/25 -32°	300/25 -39°	320/26 -50°
CHS	used from 342 nm out; 10 nm from the line	330/14	300/17 14°	320/21 9°	310/26 6°	310/32 -6°	280/34 -19°	260/37 -32°	280/30 -39°	310/30 -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
VPS Valparaiso/Destin-Ft Walton Beach, FL	departure	VFR	from the north-northwest (340°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	84 ft	8:55 am CDT (13:55 UTC)
ECP Panama City, FL	29 nm out, 23 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the northwest (320°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	68 ft	13:53 UTC
DHN Dothan, AL	68 nm out, 22 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the northwest (310°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	400 ft	12:55 UTC
BGE Bainbridge, GA	98 nm out, 15 nm southeast of the line	reported, no category	from the north (350°) at 5 knots		none	141 ft	13:55 UTC
ABY Albany, GA	137 nm out, 7 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the northwest (310°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	196 ft	12:53 UTC
FZG Fitzgerald, GA	186 nm out, 5 nm south of the line	VFR	from the northwest (310°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	364 ft	13:55 UTC
EZM Eastman, GA	205 nm out, 23 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the north-northwest (330°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	303 ft	14:15 UTC
CWV Claxton, GA	264 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line	VFR	from the west-northwest (290°) at 11 knots	10+ mi	none	111 ft	13:55 UTC
SAV Savannah, GA	293 nm out, 21 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the west-northwest (300°) at 12 knots	10+ mi	none	50 ft	13:53 UTC
RBW Walterboro, SC	332 nm out, 13 nm north of the line	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 1,000 feet	from the west-northwest (290°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	100 ft	13:50 UTC
CHS Charleston, SC	destination	VFR	from the northwest (310°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	46 ft	9:56 am EDT (13:56 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 CHS when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:56 pm EDT (16:56 UTC)

Wind from the north-northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR

The whole forecast for CHS

From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

The forecast for VPS, the departure

From Mon 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 6 knots, 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 VPS 6:18 pm CDT (23:18 UTC), at CHS 6:50 pm EDT (22:50 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:15 pm EDT (23:15 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 · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · 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: Eglin Afb/Destin-Ft Walton Beach Airport, Charleston Afb/Intl Airport.