Eglin Afb/Destin-Ft Walton Beach Airport to Rochester International VPS → RST
855 nautical miles (983 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 342°, about 345° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3W). At 120 knots that is 7 h 18 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 3-knot headwind), arriving about 5:17 am CDT (10:17 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now VPS is VFR, wind from the west (280°) at 6 knots; RST is VFR, wind from the south (190°) at 11 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
- CRJ7 at 28,000 ft, 43 nm east, 9:41 pm CDT (02:41 UTC): moderate turbulence, remarks: produced by skypath. 70 nm along the route, 43 nm east 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
- B38M at 25,000 ft, 15 nm east, 7:12 pm CDT (00:12 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZME26. 348 nm along the route, 15 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
MKL UA /OV MKL045035/TM 0012/FL250/TP B38M/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZME26
- Report
- a routine report filed through MKL
- Where
- 35 nm northeast (045°) of MKL
- Time
- 00:12 UTC
- Height
- at 25,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B38M
- Turbulence
- occasional light chop
- Remarks
- ZME26
- BCS3 at 35,000 ft, 27 nm west, 7:13 pm CDT (00:13 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ZME33. 358 nm along the route, 27 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
DYR UA /OV DYR/TM 0013/FL350/TP BCS3/TB NEG/RM ZME33
- Report
- a routine report filed through DYR
- Where
- over DYR
- Time
- 00:13 UTC
- Height
- at 35,000 ft
- Aircraft
- BCS3
- Turbulence
- none
- Remarks
- ZME33
- B737 at 31,000 ft, 20 nm northeast, 7:13 pm CDT (00:13 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZME25. 417 nm along the route, 20 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
PAH UA /OV CNG360015/TM 0013/FL310/TP B737/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZME25
- Report
- a routine report filed through PAH
- Where
- 15 nm north (360°) of CNG
- Time
- 00:13 UTC
- Height
- at 31,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B737
- Turbulence
- occasional light chop
- Remarks
- ZME25
- UAL2499 at 28,000 ft, 13 nm southwest, 9:15 pm CDT (02:15 UTC): light chop turbulence. 715 nm along the route, 13 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
ARP UAL2499 4138N 09137W 0215 F280 TB INTMT LGT CHOP IC
- Report
- a routine report filed through ARP
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 12 forecast points nearest it (MOB, MGM, BHM, HSV, MEM, CGI, STL, SPI, BRL, DBQ, MCW, LSE). 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 | 260° at 17 kt | +3 kt | 117 kt | 7 h 18 min | 5:17 am CDT (10:17 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 280° at 17 kt | +8 kt | 15 °C | 112 kt | 7 h 38 min | 5:37 am CDT (10:37 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 290° at 17 kt | +11 kt | 11 °C | 109 kt | 7 h 51 min | 5:50 am CDT (10:50 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 300° at 15 kt | +11 kt | 8 °C | 109 kt | 7 h 51 min | 5:50 am CDT (10:50 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 300° at 14 kt | +10 kt | 5 °C | 110 kt | 7 h 46 min | 5:45 am CDT (10:45 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 290° at 16 kt | +10 kt | 1 °C | 110 kt | 7 h 46 min | 5:45 am CDT (10:45 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 290° at 18 kt | +11 kt | -4 °C | 109 kt | 7 h 51 min | 5:50 am CDT (10:50 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 280° at 20 kt | +11 kt | -7 °C | 109 kt | 7 h 51 min | 5:50 am CDT (10:50 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 290° at 25 kt | +16 kt | -18 °C | 104 kt | 8 h 13 min | 6:12 am CDT (11:12 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 300° at 33 kt | +25 kt | -33 °C | 95 kt | 9 h | 6:59 am CDT (11:59 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 300° at 45 kt | +36 kt | -42 °C | 84 kt | 10 h 11 min | 8:10 am CDT (13:10 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 46 kt | +37 kt | -51 °C | 83 kt | 10 h 18 min | 8:17 am CDT (13:17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOB | used from 0 nm out; 82 nm from the line | 330/5 | 330/6 19° | 340/6 11° | 330/10 7° | 320/16 -5° | 310/26 -16° | 340/40 -32° | 340/47 -42° | 350/51 -52° |
| MGM | used from 50 nm out; 48 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 149 nm out; 46 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° |
| HSV | used from 248 nm out; 72 nm from the line | 310/20 | 330/20 16° | 320/27 11° | 340/23 5° | 320/23 -7° | 340/30 -17° | 320/50 -33° | 330/61 -41° | 340/41 -50° |
| MEM | used from 298 nm out; 78 nm from the line | 230/19 | 260/16 15° | 270/17 12° | 300/13 6° | 300/15 -5° | 300/26 -18° | 300/34 -32° | 300/41 -40° | 310/46 -52° |
| CGI | used from 348 nm out; 61 nm from the line | 240/20 | 270/15 15° | 280/15 11° | 300/13 6° | 290/20 -6° | 280/24 -18° | 300/34 -32° | 300/47 -41° | 310/49 -51° |
| STL | used from 497 nm out; 22 nm from the line | 250/24 | 250/24 16° | 260/23 9° | 270/16 6° | 260/25 -6° | 270/29 -19° | 290/34 -33° | 290/48 -41° | 290/54 -51° |
| SPI | used from 547 nm out; 35 nm from the line | 220/21 | 250/23 16° | 260/27 9° | 270/14 6° | 270/23 -7° | 270/31 -19° | 270/28 -33° | 290/48 -42° | 300/55 -52° |
| BRL | used from 596 nm out; 38 nm from the line | 230/24 | 240/29 15° | 290/16 10° | 280/15 4° | 260/23 -7° | 260/32 -19° | 260/36 -33° | 280/48 -41° | 280/59 -52° |
| DBQ | used from 696 nm out; 47 nm from the line | 230/33 | 250/30 16° | 280/15 9° | 260/15 5° | 260/21 -7° | 260/24 -20° | 250/37 -33° | 270/42 -43° | 280/63 -52° |
| MCW | used from 795 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 220/44 | 250/30 17° | 230/14 12° | 240/17 6° | 250/22 -8° | 270/29 -20° | 250/34 -34° | 260/52 -43° | 260/59 -51° |
| LSE | used from 845 nm out; 52 nm from the line | 230/40 | 240/24 17° | 240/13 10° | 250/13 6° | 280/22 -9° | 250/28 -21° | 250/41 -34° | 260/42 -44° | 270/62 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VPS Valparaiso/Destin-Ft Walton Beach, FL | departure | VFR | from the west (280°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 84 ft | 9:55 pm CDT (02:55 UTC) |
| CEW Crestview, FL | 20 nm out, 6 nm east of the line | marginal VFR Weather: mist | calm | 4 mi | none | 213 ft | 02:53 UTC |
| TCL Tuscaloosa, AL | 169 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the north-northeast (030°) at 3 knots | 8 mi | none | 169 ft | 02:53 UTC |
| HAB Hamilton, AL | 229 nm out, 4 nm west of the line | no report just now | 436 ft | ||||
| MKL Jackson, TN | 328 nm out, 17 nm west of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 434 ft | 02:53 UTC |
| CGI Cape Girardeau, MO | 427 nm out, 16 nm west of the line, tower | VFR | from the west-southwest (240°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 341 ft | 20:53 UTC |
| BLV Belleville, IL | 507 nm out, 4 nm north of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 459 ft | 02:55 UTC |
| ALN Alton/St Louis, IL | 537 nm out, 4 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (180°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | none | 543 ft | 02:50 UTC |
| MQB Macomb, IL | 636 nm out, 5 nm east of the line | VFR | from the south-southeast (160°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 705 ft | 02:35 UTC |
| CID Cedar Rapids, IA | 725 nm out, 12 nm west of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (180°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 869 ft | 02:52 UTC |
| CJJ Cresco, IA | 815 nm out, 5 nm north of the line | no report just now | 1,279 ft | ||||
| RST Rochester, MN | destination | VFR | from the south (190°) at 11 knots | 8 mi | none | 1,317 ft | 9:54 pm CDT (02:54 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,317 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At RST when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:17 am CDT (10:17 UTC)
Wind from the south at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for RST
- From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 4:00 pm CDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 11 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
The forecast for VPS, the departure
- From Sun 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the west-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 RST 6:31 pm CDT (23:31 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at RST is before sunrise there (7:20 am CDT (12:20 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.
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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, Rochester International.