Southwest Georgia Regional to Miami International ABY → MIA
401 nautical miles (462 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 148°, about 153° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 2 h 57 min at the quickest height in today's winds (24,000 ft, a 16-knot tailwind), arriving about 7:40 am EDT (11:40 UTC). Right now ABY is VFR, wind from the west (280°) at 6 knots; MIA is VFR, wind calm. 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: 40 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 ABY.
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 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 5 forecast points nearest it (TLH, JAX, PIE, MLB, 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 | 330° at 12 kt | −12 kt | 132 kt | 3 h 02 min | 7:45 am EDT (11:45 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 320° at 12 kt | −12 kt | 132 kt | 3 h 02 min | 7:45 am EDT (11:45 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 320° at 12 kt | −12 kt | 15 °C | 132 kt | 3 h 02 min | 7:45 am EDT (11:45 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 320° at 11 kt | −11 kt | 12 °C | 131 kt | 3 h 04 min | 7:47 am EDT (11:47 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 300° at 12 kt | −10 kt | 9 °C | 130 kt | 3 h 05 min | 7:48 am EDT (11:48 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 290° at 13 kt | −10 kt | 4 °C | 130 kt | 3 h 05 min | 7:48 am EDT (11:48 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 280° at 15 kt | −11 kt | -1 °C | 131 kt | 3 h 04 min | 7:47 am EDT (11:47 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 280° at 17 kt | −12 kt | -6 °C | 132 kt | 3 h 02 min | 7:45 am EDT (11:45 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 280° at 17 kt | −12 kt | -7 °C | 132 kt | 3 h 02 min | 7:45 am EDT (11:45 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 300° at 18 kt | −16 kt | -17 °C | 136 kt | 2 h 57 min | 7:40 am EDT (11:40 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 300° at 17 kt | −14 kt | -32 °C | 134 kt | 3 h | 7:43 am EDT (11:43 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 300° at 19 kt | −16 kt | -41 °C | 136 kt | 2 h 57 min | 7:40 am EDT (11:40 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 290° at 17 kt | −13 kt | -52 °C | 133 kt | 3 h 01 min | 7:44 am EDT (11:44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TLH | used from 0 nm out; 52 nm from the line | 340/23 | 350/26 17° | 350/21 11° | 300/13 6° | 320/25 -6° | 340/35 -16° | 350/44 -32° | 360/51 -42° | 350/33 -52° |
| JAX | used from 98 nm out; 78 nm from the line | 310/22 | 310/19 16° | 300/22 14° | 290/25 8° | 300/25 -7° | 300/24 -18° | 270/20 -33° | 260/25 -41° | 290/17 -51° |
| PIE | used from 147 nm out; 72 nm from the line | 360/10 | 340/12 18° | 330/9 13° | 290/12 8° | 260/21 -7° | 280/18 -18° | 250/20 -33° | 250/26 -41° | 250/20 -51° |
| MLB | used from 245 nm out; 53 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° |
| MIA | used from 343 nm out; 34 nm from the line | L/V | L/V 17° | L/V 13° | L/V 8° | 270/6 -6° | 250/9 -17° | 290/17 -32° | 280/25 -41° | 280/21 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABY Albany, GA | departure | VFR | from the west (280°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 196 ft | 6:53 pm EDT (22:53 UTC) |
| MGR Moultrie, GA | 29 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line | VFR | from the west (260°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 297 ft | 08:35 UTC |
| VLD Valdosta, GA | 59 nm out, 17 nm east of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 203 ft | 07:53 UTC |
| FPY Perry, FL | 88 nm out, 19 nm southwest of the line | low IFR Sky: sky obscured at 500 feet Weather: mist | calm | 0.75 mi | 500 ft | 44 ft | 08:35 UTC |
| CTY Cross City, FL | 127 nm out, 12 nm southwest of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 42 ft | 08:35 UTC |
| OCF Ocala, FL | 176 nm out, 14 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 11,000 feet | from the northwest (310°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 90 ft | 07:51 UTC |
| BKV Brooksville, FL | 206 nm out, 19 nm southwest of the line, tower | low IFR Weather: fog | calm | 0.25 mi | none | 76 ft | 08:35 UTC |
| BOW Bartow, FL | 254 nm out, 6 nm west of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 124 ft | 08:35 UTC |
| SEF Sebring, FL | 284 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line | VFR | from the north-northwest (330°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 61 ft | 08:35 UTC |
| PHK Pahokee, FL | 343 nm out, 11 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 15 ft | ||||
| FXE Fort Lauderdale, FL | 382 nm out, 18 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the north-northwest (340°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 13 ft | 07:53 UTC |
| MIA Miami, FL | destination | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,000 feet | calm | 10+ mi | none | 9 ft | 3:53 am EDT (07:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 297 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At MIA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:40 am EDT (11:40 UTC)
Wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet VFR
The whole forecast for MIA
- From Mon 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet
- From Mon 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet
- From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet
- From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet
The forecast for ABY, the departure
- From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the west at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 6:00 am EDT (10:00 UTC): wind from the west at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, fog nearby, clear skies
- From Mon 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 4/3634 DISNEY WORLD THEME PARK, ORLANDO, FL 17 nm from the route, 235 nm along the route · security · ZJX
Daylight
Sunset at ABY 7:08 pm EDT (23:08 UTC), at MIA 6:56 pm EDT (22:56 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:19 pm EDT (23:19 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: Southwest Georgia Regional, Miami International.