Austin-Bergstrom International to Orlando International AUS → MCO
862 nautical miles (992 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 093°, about 089° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4E). At 120 knots that is 6 h 07 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 21-knot tailwind), arriving about 5:11 am EDT (09:11 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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: 5,599 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 AUS.
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 8 forecast points nearest it (CLL, HOU, LCH, MSY, MOB, TLH, PIE, 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 | 170° at 4 kt | +1 kt | 119 kt | 7 h 15 min | 6:19 am EDT (10:19 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 160° at 5 kt | +2 kt | 118 kt | 7 h 18 min | 6:22 am EDT (10:22 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 190° at 3 kt | −1 kt | 16 °C | 121 kt | 7 h 07 min | 6:11 am EDT (10:11 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 260° at 4 kt | −4 kt | 12 °C | 124 kt | 6 h 57 min | 6:01 am EDT (10:01 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 280° at 7 kt | −7 kt | 9 °C | 127 kt | 6 h 47 min | 5:51 am EDT (09:51 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 280° at 9 kt | −9 kt | 5 °C | 129 kt | 6 h 41 min | 5:45 am EDT (09:45 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 280° at 11 kt | −11 kt | 0 °C | 131 kt | 6 h 35 min | 5:39 am EDT (09:39 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 280° at 13 kt | −13 kt | -4 °C | 133 kt | 6 h 29 min | 5:33 am EDT (09:33 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 280° at 13 kt | −13 kt | -5 °C | 133 kt | 6 h 29 min | 5:33 am EDT (09:33 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 280° at 19 kt | −19 kt | -15 °C | 139 kt | 6 h 12 min | 5:16 am EDT (09:16 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 310° at 26 kt | −21 kt | -31 °C | 141 kt | 6 h 07 min | 5:11 am EDT (09:11 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 310° at 24 kt | −20 kt | -41 °C | 140 kt | 6 h 09 min | 5:13 am EDT (09:13 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 330° at 25 kt | −15 kt | -52 °C | 135 kt | 6 h 23 min | 5:27 am EDT (09:27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLL | used from 0 nm out; 50 nm from the line | 170/22 | 170/26 18° | 200/15 14° | 240/13 8° | 240/15 -5° | 260/17 -13° | 290/27 -29° | 290/22 -40° | 320/30 -51° |
| HOU | used from 99 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 160/22 | 150/27 19° | 180/16 14° | 250/7 9° | 270/10 -5° | 270/16 -13° | 310/23 -29° | 310/26 -40° | 330/20 -52° |
| LCH | used from 198 nm out; 15 nm from the line | 160/21 | 160/18 18° | 180/13 12° | 230/6 8° | 280/10 -4° | 260/13 -14° | 310/29 -30° | 320/32 -40° | 330/33 -53° |
| MSY | used from 297 nm out; 66 nm from the line | 110/5 | 150/6 19° | L/V 12° | 310/5 7° | 310/13 -4° | 290/20 -16° | 330/36 -31° | 330/37 -41° | 350/43 -52° |
| MOB | used from 446 nm out; 76 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 595 nm out; 109 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 694 nm out; 90 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° |
| MLB | used from 842 nm out; 50 nm from the line | 230/6 | 230/12 17° | 240/13 12° | 240/14 7° | 240/20 -5° | 240/24 -16° | 210/21 -32° | 190/33 -41° | 200/36 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS Austin, TX | departure | no report just now | 541 ft | ||||
| GYB Giddings, TX | 40 nm out, 4 nm west of the line | no report just now | 484 ft | ||||
| DWH Houston, TX | 109 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 152 ft | ||||
| BPT Beaumont/Port Arthur, TX | 188 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 14 ft | ||||
| ARA New Iberia, LA | 297 nm out, 14 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 24 ft | ||||
| HUM Houma, LA | 367 nm out, 7 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 8 ft | ||||
| CDK Cedar Key, FL | 763 nm out, 25 nm north of the line | no report just now | 11 ft | ||||
| BKV Brooksville, FL | 803 nm out, 9 nm south 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 541 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, 5:11 am EDT (09:11 UTC)
MCO has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/5849 Austin, TX, Friday, October 2, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 6 nm from the route, at the departure end · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 12 October · ZHU
- 4/3634 DISNEY WORLD THEME PARK, ORLANDO, FL 2 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · ZJX
Daylight
Sunset at AUS 7:03 pm CDT (00:03 UTC), at MCO 6:59 pm EDT (22:59 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:22 pm EDT (23:22 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at MCO is before sunrise there (7:24 am EDT (11:24 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: Austin-Bergstrom International, Orlando International.