Vero Beach Regional to Witham Field VRB → SUA
30 nautical miles (35 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 160°, about 167° magnetic at the departure end (variation 7W). At 120 knots that is 14 min at the quickest height in today's winds (3,500 ft, a 6-knot tailwind), arriving about 8:26 am EDT (12:26 UTC). Right now VRB is VFR, wind from the north-northwest (330°) at 4 knots; SUA is VFR, wind from the north-northwest (330°) 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 VRB.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- BCS3 at 18,000 ft, 49 nm south, 7:47 am EDT (11:47 UTC): light to moderate turbulence. At the destination end, 49 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
PBI UA /OV PBI200020/TM 1147/FL180/TP BCS3/TB LGT-MOD
- Report
- a routine report filed through PBI
- Where
- 20 nm south (200°) of PBI
- Time
- 11:47 UTC
- Height
- at 18,000 ft
- Aircraft
- BCS3
- Turbulence
- light to moderate
- B38M at 27,000 ft, 23 nm east, 6:59 am EDT (10:59 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the destination end, 23 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
MYGF UA /OV ZFP310075/TM 1059/FL270/TP B38M/SK TOP 300
- Report
- a routine report filed through MYGF
- Where
- 75 nm northwest (310°) of ZFP
- Time
- 10:59 UTC
- Height
- at 27,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B38M
- Sky
- top 30,000 ft
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 1 forecast point nearest it (MLB). 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 | 280° at 11 kt | −6 kt | 126 kt | 14 min | 8:26 am EDT (12:26 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 260° at 14 kt | −3 kt | 123 kt | 15 min | 8:27 am EDT (12:27 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 270° at 13 kt | −5 kt | 16 °C | 125 kt | 14 min | 8:26 am EDT (12:26 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 290° at 12 kt | −8 kt | 12 °C | 128 kt | 14 min | 8:26 am EDT (12:26 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 280° at 13 kt | −7 kt | 9 °C | 127 kt | 14 min | 8:26 am EDT (12:26 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 270° at 14 kt | −5 kt | 4 °C | 125 kt | 14 min | 8:26 am EDT (12:26 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 260° at 17 kt | −3 kt | -1 °C | 123 kt | 15 min | 8:27 am EDT (12:27 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 250° at 19 kt | −1 kt | -6 °C | 121 kt | 15 min | 8:27 am EDT (12:27 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 250° at 20 kt | 0 | -7 °C | 120 kt | 15 min | 8:27 am EDT (12:27 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 260° at 18 kt | −3 kt | -18 °C | 123 kt | 15 min | 8:27 am EDT (12:27 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 240° at 17 kt | +3 kt | -32 °C | 117 kt | 15 min | 8:27 am EDT (12:27 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 250° at 20 kt | 0 | -41 °C | 120 kt | 15 min | 8:27 am EDT (12:27 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 250° at 22 kt | 0 | -52 °C | 120 kt | 15 min | 8:27 am EDT (12:27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | used from 0 nm out; 45 nm from the line | 290/10 | 260/15 18° | 290/12 13° | 280/13 8° | 250/20 -7° | 260/18 -18° | 240/17 -32° | 250/20 -41° | 250/22 -52° |
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 | VFR | from the north-northwest (330°) at 4 knots | 9 mi | none | 23 ft | 7:53 am EDT (11:53 UTC) |
| SUA Stuart, FL | destination | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 2,500 feet | from the north-northwest (330°) at 6 knots | 7 mi | none | 16 ft | 7:47 am EDT (11:47 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 23 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At SUA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 8:26 am EDT (12:26 UTC)
Wind from the northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,000 feet, scattered clouds at 18,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for SUA
- From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,000 feet, scattered clouds at 18,000 feet
- From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 18,000 feet
- From Mon 4:00 pm EDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the north at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 18,000 feet
- From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the north at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,500 feet
The forecast for VRB, the departure
- From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 18,000 feet
- From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the north at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 18,000 feet
- From Mon 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 10 knots, gusting to 15, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 18,000 feet
- From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the north at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,500 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 VRB 6:55 pm EDT (22:55 UTC), at SUA 6:55 pm EDT (22:55 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:18 pm EDT (23:18 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, Witham Field.