Vero Beach Regional to Algona Municipal VRB → AXA
1,144 nautical miles (1,317 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 328°, about 335° magnetic at the departure end (variation 7W). At 120 knots that is 10 h 30 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 11-knot headwind), arriving about 6:21 am CDT (11:21 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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: 2 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
- SIGMET E18E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 45,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 15 knots, until 9:55 pm EDT (01:55 UTC). Near the route, at the departure end.
as issued
WSUS31 KKCI 112355 MKCE WST 112355 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 18E VALID UNTIL 0155Z FL AND FL GA CSTL WTRS FROM 180SSE ILM-150ENE TRV-60NE PBI-20S TRV-140SE CHS-180SSE ILM AREA TS MOV FROM 23015KT. TOPS ABV FL450.
- AIRMET TANGO 6W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 28,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the route from 508 to 617 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 VRB.
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 20:00–03:00 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 14 forecast points nearest it (MLB, JAX, TLH, CSG, ATL, HSV, BNA, EVV, CGI, STL, SPI, BRL, DSM, MCW). 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 | 280° at 14 kt | +11 kt | 109 kt | 10 h 30 min | 6:21 am CDT (11:21 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 300° at 20 kt | +19 kt | 15 °C | 101 kt | 11 h 20 min | 7:11 am CDT (12:11 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 300° at 22 kt | +19 kt | 12 °C | 101 kt | 11 h 20 min | 7:11 am CDT (12:11 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 300° at 23 kt | +21 kt | 9 °C | 99 kt | 11 h 33 min | 7:24 am CDT (12:24 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 300° at 24 kt | +22 kt | 5 °C | 98 kt | 11 h 40 min | 7:31 am CDT (12:31 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 300° at 24 kt | +20 kt | 1 °C | 100 kt | 11 h 26 min | 7:17 am CDT (12:17 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 290° at 23 kt | +19 kt | -4 °C | 101 kt | 11 h 20 min | 7:11 am CDT (12:11 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 290° at 23 kt | +18 kt | -7 °C | 102 kt | 11 h 13 min | 7:04 am CDT (12:04 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 280° at 22 kt | +17 kt | -18 °C | 103 kt | 11 h 06 min | 6:57 am CDT (11:57 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 290° at 29 kt | +24 kt | -33 °C | 96 kt | 11 h 55 min | 7:46 am CDT (12:46 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 290° at 31 kt | +25 kt | -42 °C | 95 kt | 12 h 03 min | 7:54 am CDT (12:54 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 280° at 31 kt | +23 kt | -51 °C | 97 kt | 11 h 48 min | 7:39 am CDT (12:39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | used from 0 nm out; 6 nm from the line | 240/7 | 240/11 17° | 240/13 13° | 250/15 8° | 230/25 -5° | 210/25 -16° | 210/24 -31° | 190/29 -41° | 190/27 -53° |
| JAX | used from 100 nm out; 66 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° |
| TLH | used from 249 nm out; 85 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° |
| CSG | used from 299 nm out; 60 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° |
| ATL | used from 398 nm out; 26 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° |
| HSV | used from 498 nm out; 37 nm from the line | 290/15 | 330/34 16° | 330/38 11° | 330/40 5° | 320/36 -7° | 320/31 -18° | 320/44 -34° | 330/53 -41° | 330/34 -48° |
| BNA | used from 547 nm out; 34 nm from the line | 280/13 | 340/34 16° | 330/38 10° | 330/44 5° | 330/39 -8° | 330/38 -19° | 320/49 -34° | 330/53 -40° | 330/35 -47° |
| EVV | used from 647 nm out; 70 nm from the line | 310/13 | 340/26 16° | 330/29 10° | 330/32 4° | 330/30 -9° | 340/38 -20° | 330/60 -35° | 320/57 -41° | 330/39 -48° |
| CGI | used from 746 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 250/10 | 290/12 17° | 290/18 11° | 300/22 5° | 320/25 -8° | 330/30 -18° | 320/53 -33° | 320/66 -42° | 320/56 -50° |
| STL | used from 796 nm out; 29 nm from the line | 210/13 | 260/16 17° | 270/21 10° | 280/24 5° | 310/20 -7° | 320/22 -18° | 320/44 -33° | 320/59 -43° | 310/69 -51° |
| SPI | used from 846 nm out; 39 nm from the line | 210/13 | 260/11 17° | 270/18 10° | 290/21 4° | 310/20 -8° | 330/25 -19° | 320/49 -34° | 320/60 -44° | 320/59 -50° |
| BRL | used from 896 nm out; 35 nm from the line | 200/20 | 250/21 16° | 240/22 10° | 260/20 5° | 270/16 -7° | 290/22 -18° | 320/41 -34° | 320/56 -43° | 310/68 -53° |
| DSM | used from 995 nm out; 53 nm from the line | 200/32 | 240/27 17° | 260/19 10° | 260/16 5° | 260/19 -7° | 240/22 -19° | 270/20 -32° | 270/38 -42° | 290/58 -53° |
| MCW | used from 1095 nm out; 35 nm from the line | 200/35 | 240/33 18° | 250/20 10° | 260/10 6° | 270/18 -8° | 260/28 -19° | 280/30 -34° | 290/49 -43° | 280/70 -54° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VRB Vero Beach, FL | departure | no report just now | 23 ft | ||||
| SFB Orlando, FL | 80 nm out, 0 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 54 ft | ||||
| LCQ Lake City, FL | 189 nm out, 13 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 200 ft | ||||
| VLD Valdosta, GA | 239 nm out, 23 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 203 ft | ||||
| ATL Atlanta, GA | 418 nm out, 25 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,026 ft | ||||
| PYP Centre, AL | 468 nm out, 9 nm west of the line | no report just now | 594 ft | ||||
| JWN Nashville, TN | 607 nm out, 13 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 501 ft | ||||
| MWA Marion, IL | 746 nm out, 13 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 471 ft | ||||
| ALN Alton/St Louis, IL | 826 nm out, 10 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 543 ft | ||||
| FFL Fairfield, IA | 985 nm out, 1 nm north of the line | no report just now | 800 ft | ||||
| GGI Grinnell, IA | 1035 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 1,008 ft | ||||
| AXA Algona, IA | destination | no report just now | 1,216 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,216 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At AXA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:21 am CDT (11:21 UTC)
AXA has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 4/3634 DISNEY WORLD THEME PARK, ORLANDO, FL 24 nm from the route, 70 nm along the route · security · ZJX
- 6/8298 Daytona Beach, FL, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 24 nm from the route, 100 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZJX
- 6/8389 Jacksonville, FL, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 23 nm from the route, 169 nm along the route · air shows/sports · starts Thursday 15 October · ZJX
- 6/6783 Perry, GA, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 19, 2026 UTC 12 nm from the route, 338 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 19 October · ZTL
Daylight
Sunset at VRB 6:55 pm EDT (22:55 UTC), at AXA 6:39 pm CDT (23:39 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:08 pm CDT (00:08 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at AXA is before sunrise there (7:26 am CDT (12:26 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: Vero Beach Regional, Algona Municipal.