Flight planning: Merritt Island Airport COI / KCOI
What a pilot looks at before a flight from or to Merritt Island Airport in Merritt Island, Florida, in plain English: right now VFR: good flying weather, Wind from the southwest (220°) at 5 knots, gusting to 11. The warnings, reports and winds below come from the government's aviation weather service and the restrictions from the FAA, refreshed every few minutes. For planning, not a briefing: the legal preflight briefing comes from Flight Service (1-800-WX-BRIEF) or the FAA's own tools.
Warnings in force SIGMETs and AIRMETs whose area covers this field
- SIGMET E01E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 45,000 ft, moving from the west at 5 knots, until 5:55 pm EDT (21:55 UTC).
as issued
WSUS31 KKCI 111955 MKCE WST 111955 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 01E VALID UNTIL 2155Z FL AND CSTL WTRS FROM 100ENE OMN-20NE PBI-10SE EYW-80W EYW-60ENE OMN-100ENE OMN AREA TS MOV FROM 25005KT. TOPS ABV FL450.
A SIGMET warns of weather hazardous to all aircraft (thunderstorms, severe turbulence or icing, volcanic ash); an AIRMET of weather that matters to small aircraft and to flying without instruments (moderate turbulence or icing, low cloud, strong surface wind, mountains hidden in cloud). An area is counted when it covers this field's position.
Pilot reports within 100 nautical miles, last three hours, nearest first
- E145 at 20,000 ft, 5 nm southeast, 3:12 pm EDT (19:12 UTC): light chop turbulence, imc.
as filed
MLB UA /OV MLB010010/TM 1912/FL200/TP E145/SK IMC/TB LGT CHOP
- S22T at 6,000 ft, 12 nm northwest, 1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC): a routine report.
as filed
TIX UA /OV TIX/TM 1700/FL060/TP S22T/RM IMC
- CRJ9 at 15,000 ft, 19 nm south, 1:28 pm EDT (17:28 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence.
as filed
MLB UA /OV MLB236007/TM 1728/FL150/TP CRJ9/TB LGT-MOD CHOP
- B738 at 38,000 ft, 25 nm southeast, 3:30 pm EDT (19:30 UTC): no turbulence.
as filed
MLB UA /OV MLB090020/TM 1930/FL380/TP B738/TB NEG
- B38M at 7,000 ft, 26 nm west, 3:22 pm EDT (19:22 UTC): no turbulence, vmc.
as filed
MCO UA /OV MCO070010/TM 1922/FL070/TP B38M/WX VMC/TB SMOOTH
- LJ60 at 8,000 ft, 27 nm south, 1:58 pm EDT (17:58 UTC): a routine report.
as filed
MLB UA /OV MLB180013/TM 1758/FL080/TP LJ60/WV LGT-MOD CHOP
- H25B at 8,000 ft, 30 nm east, 2:34 pm EDT (18:34 UTC): no turbulence.
as filed
VRB UA /OV VRB030040/TM 1834/FL080/TP H25B/SK BASE 040 TOP 200/TB NEG
- C56X descending, 33 nm northwest, 3:11 pm EDT (19:11 UTC): a broken layer above 1,600 ft.
as filed
ORL UA /OV ORL070004/TM 1911/FLDURD/TP C56X/SK BKN016
- A320 descending, 33 nm west, 3:05 pm EDT (19:05 UTC): a routine report.
as filed
MCO UA /OV MCO180003/TM 1905/FLDURD/TP A320/RM GOOD VISIBILITY AND SMOOTH ON FINAL RWY 35R
- A320 descending, 33 nm west, 2:50 pm EDT (18:50 UTC): a routine report.
as filed
MCO UA /OV MCO180003/TM 1850/FLDURD/TP A320/RM BASES AT 018 RWY 35R
- A321 descending, 33 nm west, 2:25 pm EDT (18:25 UTC): a routine report.
as filed
MCO UA /OV MCO18003/TM 1825/FLDURD/TP A321/RM BASES 014 RWY 35R
- B737 descending, 33 nm west, 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): a broken layer above 2,500 ft.
as filed
MCO UA /OV MCO36010/TM 1800/FLDURD/TP B737/SK BKN025
What pilots in the air told air traffic control or Flight Service: turbulence, icing, cloud tops and bases, temperature, wind. An urgent report is one of severe turbulence or icing, or similar.
Winds and temperatures aloft forecast point MLB, 14 nm south of the field · for use 14:00–21:00 UTC
| Height | Wind from | Speed | Temperature |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,000 ft | 230° (southwest) | 16 knots | |
| 6,000 ft | 230° (southwest) | 15 knots | 16 °C |
| 9,000 ft | 230° (southwest) | 18 knots | 12 °C |
| 12,000 ft | 220° (southwest) | 21 knots | 7 °C |
| 18,000 ft | 200° (south) | 22 knots | -4 °C |
| 24,000 ft | 190° (south) | 26 knots | -15 °C |
| 30,000 ft | 210° (southwest) | 23 knots | -30 °C |
| 34,000 ft | 230° (southwest) | 26 knots | -40 °C |
| 39,000 ft | 220° (southwest) | 27 knots | -54 °C |
Based on data from the 11th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 11th at 18:00 UTC for use 14:00 to 21:00 UTC; temperatures above 24,000 ft are below zero. Heights are above sea level; the lowest rows are left out where the ground is already that high.
Temporary flight restrictions within 50 nautical miles, from the FAA's list
- 4/3634 DISNEY WORLD THEME PARK, ORLANDO, FL 44 nm west · security · ZJX
Each restriction opens the FAA's own page with the exact area, heights and times. Ordinary notices to air missions (a closed runway, lights out, a crane) are not shown here: the FAA's notice search is not open to sites like this one at this time, and the application for the FAA's data feed is in hand.
Radar and forecast charts government pictures, the latest each time the page loads
The radar pictures come from the National Weather Service (the nearest radar, then the region); the surface analysis and the 12- and 24-hour forecast charts from the Weather Prediction Center. They are public-domain government images shown as they are published.
Sources: the Aviation Weather Center's data service (SIGMETs, AIRMETs, graphical AIRMETs, pilot reports, winds and temperatures aloft), the National Weather Service radar, the Weather Prediction Center's charts, and the FAA's temporary flight restriction list and shapes. Fetched when the page is viewed and kept a few minutes. Back to Merritt Island Airport, where the current observation and the forecast for the field are.