Plan a flight · Sun 8:33 pm CDT (01:33 UTC)

Abilene Regional to Miami-Opa Locka Executive ABI → OPF

1,088 nautical miles (1,252 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 106°, about 101° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5E). At 120 knots that is 7 h 43 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 21-knot tailwind), arriving about 5:16 am EDT (09:16 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now ABI is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 15 knots, gusting to 23; OPF is VFR, wind from the east (100°) at 3 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

AIRMET TANGO 6W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 28,000 ft to 40,000 ft, from 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC). Over the route from 599 to 639 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 ABI.

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

B789 at 27,000 ft, 49 nm south, 7:30 pm CDT (00:30 UTC): moderate clear-air turbulence, remarks: zhu. 379 nm along the route, 49 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LFT UA /OV LLA270030/TM 0030/FL270/TP B789/TB MOD CAT/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through LFT
Where
30 nm west (270°) of LLA
Time
00:30 UTC
Height
at 27,000 ft
Aircraft
B789
Turbulence
moderate clear-air turbulence
Remarks
zhu
E75L at 27,000 ft, 27 nm south, 7:20 pm CDT (00:20 UTC): remarks: zhu. 359 nm along the route, 27 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LCH UA /OV LCH08510/TM 0020/FL270/TP E75L/TB CONS CHOP/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through LCH
Where
LCH08510
Time
00:20 UTC
Height
at 27,000 ft
Aircraft
E75L
Turbulence
continuous chop
Remarks
zhu
B39M at 32,000 ft, 47 nm north, 6:07 pm CDT (23:07 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. 369 nm along the route, 47 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AEX UA /OV AEX/TM 2307/FL320/TP B39M/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through AEX
Where
over AEX
Time
23:07 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
B39M
Turbulence
occasional light chop
Remarks
zhu
A21N at 32,000 ft, 48 nm south, 6:15 pm CDT (23:15 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. 549 nm along the route, 48 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MSY UA /OV LEV154030/TM 2315/FL320/TP A21N/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through MSY
Where
30 nm southeast (154°) of LEV
Time
23:15 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
A21N
Turbulence
light chop
Remarks
zhu
B38M at 31,000 ft, 15 nm south, 7:49 pm CDT (00:49 UTC): light chop turbulence above 31,000 ft. 838 nm along the route, 15 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SRQ UA /OV SRQ275105/TM 0049/FL310/TP B38M/TB LGT CHOP 310
```
Report
a routine report filed through SRQ
Where
105 nm west (275°) of SRQ
Time
00:49 UTC
Height
at 31,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
light chop at 31,000 ft
MD11 at 35,000 ft, 39 nm northeast, 6:18 pm CDT (23:18 UTC): no turbulence. 948 nm along the route, 39 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SRQ UA /OV SRQ080015/TM 2318/FL350/TP MD11/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through SRQ
Where
15 nm east (080°) of SRQ
Time
23:18 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
MD11
Turbulence
none
PAY1 at 12,000 ft, 34 nm northeast, 5:59 pm CDT (22:59 UTC): no turbulence. 998 nm along the route, 34 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
RSW UA /OV RSW030035/TM 2259/FL120/TP PAY1/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through RSW
Where
35 nm northeast (030°) of RSW
Time
22:59 UTC
Height
at 12,000 ft
Aircraft
PAY1
Turbulence
none
GLF6 at 17,000 ft, 23 nm northeast, 6:00 pm CDT (23:00 UTC): no turbulence, clear from 17,000 ft to 60,000 ft. 1008 nm along the route, 23 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
RSW UA /OV LBV180002/TM 2300/FL170/TP GLF6/SK SKC/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through RSW
Where
2 nm south (180°) of LBV
Time
23:00 UTC
Height
at 17,000 ft
Aircraft
GLF6
Sky
clear
Turbulence
none

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 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 9 forecast points nearest it (ABI, DAL, CLL, LCH, MSY, MOB, TLH, PIE, MIA). 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	240° at 4 kt	−2 kt		122 kt	8 h 55 min	6:28 am EDT (10:28 UTC)
5,500 ft	240° at 4 kt	−3 kt	17 °C	123 kt	8 h 51 min	6:24 am EDT (10:24 UTC)
7,500 ft	250° at 6 kt	−4 kt	15 °C	124 kt	8 h 46 min	6:19 am EDT (10:19 UTC)
9,500 ft	250° at 8 kt	−6 kt	11 °C	126 kt	8 h 38 min	6:11 am EDT (10:11 UTC)
11,500 ft	260° at 12 kt	−10 kt	9 °C	130 kt	8 h 22 min	5:55 am EDT (09:55 UTC)
13,500 ft	260° at 13 kt	−11 kt	4 °C	131 kt	8 h 18 min	5:51 am EDT (09:51 UTC)
15,500 ft	260° at 13 kt	−12 kt	0 °C	132 kt	8 h 15 min	5:48 am EDT (09:48 UTC)
17,500 ft	260° at 14 kt	−12 kt	-4 °C	132 kt	8 h 15 min	5:48 am EDT (09:48 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	260° at 14 kt	−13 kt	-5 °C	133 kt	8 h 11 min	5:44 am EDT (09:44 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	260° at 17 kt	−15 kt	-15 °C	135 kt	8 h 04 min	5:37 am EDT (09:37 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	290° at 21 kt	−21 kt	-31 °C	141 kt	7 h 43 min	5:16 am EDT (09:16 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	290° at 19 kt	−18 kt	-41 °C	138 kt	7 h 53 min	5:26 am EDT (09:26 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	290° at 19 kt	−18 kt	-52 °C	138 kt	7 h 53 min	5:26 am EDT (09:26 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
ABI	used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line		180/26 17°	220/18 12°	230/25 8°	230/28 -5°	240/29 -14°	250/35 -28°	270/37 -39°	280/37 -51°
DAL	used from 100 nm out; 67 nm from the line	180/21	190/24 15°	230/20 12°	220/23 8°	240/22 -5°	230/18 -15°	280/33 -29°	280/36 -39°	300/33 -52°
CLL	used from 150 nm out; 59 nm from the line	160/18	190/18 16°	200/19 12°	220/14 7°	260/18 -5°	250/20 -13°	290/29 -29°	290/31 -40°	300/22 -53°
LCH	used from 249 nm out; 88 nm from the line	190/6	180/8 18°	170/13 12°	220/12 7°	290/10 -4°	280/15 -14°	320/30 -31°	320/32 -40°	320/39 -53°
MSY	used from 449 nm out; 35 nm from the line	L/V	020/6 18°	L/V 12°	300/11 7°	330/15 -4°	320/22 -16°	330/38 -32°	350/47 -42°	340/56 -52°
MOB	used from 599 nm out; 100 nm from the line	310/7	350/18 18°	330/16 12°	300/18 7°	320/17 -6°	330/27 -17°	340/52 -33°	350/53 -43°	330/38 -50°
TLH	used from 698 nm out; 165 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°
PIE	used from 798 nm out; 111 nm from the line	310/7	270/12 17°	270/14 13°	260/14 8°	240/22 -5°	230/24 -16°	220/26 -31°	200/31 -41°	180/33 -53°
MIA	used from 998 nm out; 67 nm from the line	190/8	L/V 18°	180/5 14°	L/V 9°	190/10 -5°	160/10 -16°	150/13 -30°	160/26 -40°	150/23 -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
ABI Abilene, TX	departure	VFR	from the south-southeast (160°) at 15 knots, gusting to 23	10+ mi	none	1,790 ft	7:52 pm CDT (00:52 UTC)
GZN Cisco, TX	30 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line	VFR	from the south (180°) at 12 knots	10+ mi	none	1,711 ft	01:05 UTC
CNW Waco, TX	140 nm out, 6 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (150°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	470 ft	01:15 UTC
DKR Crockett, TX	230 nm out, 2 nm northwest of the line	no report just now				348 ft
LFT Lafayette, LA	419 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	40 ft	00:53 UTC
HUM Houma, LA	499 nm out, 16 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	calm	7 mi	none	8 ft	23:47 UTC
PGD Punta Gorda, FL	978 nm out, 16 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	25 ft	00:53 UTC
RSW Fort Myers, FL	998 nm out, 2 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	from the north-northeast (030°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	29 ft	00:53 UTC
OPF Miami, FL	destination	VFR	from the east (100°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	8 ft	8:53 pm EDT (00:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,790 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At OPF when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:16 am EDT (09:16 UTC)

Wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet VFR

The whole forecast for OPF

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet
From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet

The forecast for ABI, the departure

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 20 knots, gusting to 29, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet
From Sun 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the south at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 12:00 am CDT (05:00 UTC): wind from the south at 15 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the south at 15 knots, gusting to 25, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,500 feet
From Mon 2:00 pm CDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the south at 15 knots, gusting to 25, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

6/0543 MCGREGOR, TX 25 nm from the route, 130 nm along the route · security · ZFW

Daylight

Sunset at ABI 7:09 pm CDT (00:09 UTC), at OPF 6:56 pm EDT (22:56 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:19 pm EDT (23:19 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at OPF is before sunrise there (7:18 am EDT (11:18 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

Radar now, the southern Plains · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the Southeast · 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: Abilene Regional, Miami-Opa Locka Executive.