Albuquerque International Sunport to Orlando International ABQ → MCO
1,347 nautical miles (1,550 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 100°, about 089° magnetic at the departure end (variation 11E). At 120 knots that is 8 h 41 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 35-knot tailwind), arriving about 7:45 am EDT (11:45 UTC). 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: 69 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 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the first 80 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the first 110 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 10 nm of the route.
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 ABQ.
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 02:00–09:00 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 10 forecast points nearest it (ABQ, TCC, LBB, SPS, DAL, SHV, JAN, MOB, TLH, PIE). 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 | 230° at 10 kt | −6 kt | 126 kt | 10 h 41 min | 9:45 am EDT (13:45 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 230° at 14 kt | −9 kt | 18 °C | 129 kt | 10 h 27 min | 9:31 am EDT (13:31 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 240° at 14 kt | −11 kt | 15 °C | 131 kt | 10 h 17 min | 9:21 am EDT (13:21 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 250° at 13 kt | −11 kt | 12 °C | 131 kt | 10 h 17 min | 9:21 am EDT (13:21 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 250° at 14 kt | −12 kt | 8 °C | 132 kt | 10 h 12 min | 9:16 am EDT (13:16 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 250° at 15 kt | −13 kt | 4 °C | 133 kt | 10 h 08 min | 9:12 am EDT (13:12 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 250° at 16 kt | −14 kt | 0 °C | 134 kt | 10 h 03 min | 9:07 am EDT (13:07 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 250° at 17 kt | −15 kt | -4 °C | 135 kt | 9 h 59 min | 9:03 am EDT (13:03 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 250° at 18 kt | −15 kt | -5 °C | 135 kt | 9 h 59 min | 9:03 am EDT (13:03 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 260° at 24 kt | −22 kt | -16 °C | 142 kt | 9 h 29 min | 8:33 am EDT (12:33 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 270° at 35 kt | −35 kt | -30 °C | 155 kt | 8 h 41 min | 7:45 am EDT (11:45 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 280° at 33 kt | −34 kt | -39 °C | 154 kt | 8 h 45 min | 7:49 am EDT (11:49 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 290° at 32 kt | −33 kt | -51 °C | 153 kt | 8 h 48 min | 7:52 am EDT (11:52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABQ | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 220/27 11° | 210/35 5° | 220/46 -9° | 230/62 -20° | 240/78 -25° | 240/80 -35° | 240/56 -47° | ||
| TCC | used from 100 nm out; 41 nm from the line | 210/42 | 230/33 14° | 230/32 6° | 220/35 -6° | 230/49 -19° | 240/72 -27° | 250/62 -36° | 250/52 -48° | |
| LBB | used from 200 nm out; 42 nm from the line | 200/36 18° | 220/19 15° | 240/20 8° | 230/24 -4° | 240/37 -16° | 250/57 -28° | 250/51 -38° | 270/47 -50° | |
| SPS | used from 349 nm out; 40 nm from the line | 200/39 | 220/28 17° | 230/27 12° | 240/15 9° | 250/15 -4° | 250/24 -15° | 260/45 -28° | 270/43 -39° | 280/45 -51° |
| DAL | used from 449 nm out; 35 nm from the line | 190/29 | 220/23 17° | 220/17 13° | 250/18 8° | 230/18 -5° | 240/18 -15° | 270/34 -29° | 280/33 -39° | 300/36 -51° |
| SHV | used from 599 nm out; 33 nm from the line | 200/18 | 230/24 18° | 230/24 12° | 240/14 8° | 260/12 -4° | 240/11 -15° | 300/31 -29° | 300/32 -40° | 300/36 -52° |
| JAN | used from 748 nm out; 84 nm from the line | 230/10 | 270/13 18° | 270/11 12° | 310/11 6° | 300/15 -4° | 300/22 -16° | 310/33 -31° | 320/37 -41° | 330/41 -52° |
| MOB | used from 898 nm out; 39 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° |
| TLH | used from 1048 nm out; 95 nm from the line | 320/18 | 350/31 18° | 340/24 13° | 310/17 8° | 280/22 -7° | 300/25 -17° | 320/28 -33° | 320/24 -41° | 320/25 -50° |
| PIE | used from 1247 nm out; 61 nm from the line | 350/6 | L/V 18° | 290/6 14° | 280/9 9° | 250/18 -6° | 250/23 -17° | 240/30 -31° | 220/31 -41° | 220/30 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABQ Albuquerque, NM | departure | no report just now | 5,354 ft | ||||
| FSU Fort Sumner, NM | 120 nm out, 11 nm south of the line | no report just now | 4,164 ft | ||||
| CVN Clovis, NM | 180 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 4,215 ft | ||||
| ONY Olney, TX | 399 nm out, 17 nm south of the line | no report just now | 1,275 ft | ||||
| TKI Dallas, TX | 509 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 588 ft | ||||
| SHV Shreveport, LA | 659 nm out, 2 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 257 ft | ||||
| HEZ Natchez, MS | 798 nm out, 9 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 272 ft | ||||
| HBG Hattiesburg, MS | 898 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 150 ft | ||||
| PNS Pensacola, FL | 1018 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 120 ft | ||||
| ECP Panama City, FL | 1088 nm out, 17 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 68 ft | ||||
| LEE Leesburg, FL | 1317 nm out, 12 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 76 ft | ||||
| MCO Orlando, FL | destination | no report just now | 96 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 5,354 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At MCO when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:45 am EDT (11:45 UTC)
MCO has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 9/2934 DALLAS, TX 17 nm from the route, 509 nm along the route · a VIP movement · ZFW
- 4/3634 DISNEY WORLD THEME PARK, ORLANDO, FL 4 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · ZJX
Daylight
Sunset at ABQ 6:35 pm MDT (00:35 UTC), at MCO 6:59 pm EDT (22:59 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:22 pm EDT (23:22 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: Albuquerque International Sunport, Orlando International.