Columbia Metro Airport to Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International CAE → FLL
475 nautical miles (547 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 174°, about 181° magnetic at the departure end (variation 7W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 52 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 3-knot tailwind), arriving about 2:32 am EDT (06:32 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: 205 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
- SIGMET 8E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 45,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 11:55 pm EDT (03:55 UTC). Over the route from 396 to 396 nm out.
as issued
WSUS31 KKCI 120155 MKCE WST 120155 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 8E VALID UNTIL 0355Z FL AND NC FL SC GA CSTL WTRS FROM 130SSE ILM-180SE ILM-60ENE PBI-20SSE TRV-130SSE ILM AREA TS MOV FROM 23020KT. TOPS ABV FL450.
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 CAE.
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 westbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: even 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 (CAE, SAV, JAX, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,500 ft | 280° at 10 kt | −3 kt | 123 kt | 3 h 52 min | 2:32 am EDT (06:32 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 280° at 11 kt | −3 kt | 15 °C | 123 kt | 3 h 52 min | 2:32 am EDT (06:32 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 280° at 14 kt | −3 kt | 13 °C | 123 kt | 3 h 52 min | 2:32 am EDT (06:32 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 270° at 16 kt | −3 kt | 10 °C | 123 kt | 3 h 52 min | 2:32 am EDT (06:32 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 270° at 18 kt | −1 kt | 6 °C | 121 kt | 3 h 56 min | 2:36 am EDT (06:36 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 260° at 20 kt | +1 kt | 2 °C | 119 kt | 3 h 59 min | 2:39 am EDT (06:39 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 260° at 23 kt | +3 kt | -2 °C | 117 kt | 4 h 04 min | 2:44 am EDT (06:44 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 250° at 24 kt | +4 kt | -5 °C | 116 kt | 4 h 06 min | 2:46 am EDT (06:46 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 250° at 28 kt | +6 kt | -17 °C | 114 kt | 4 h 10 min | 2:50 am EDT (06:50 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 230° at 31 kt | +18 kt | -32 °C | 102 kt | 4 h 39 min | 3:19 am EDT (07:19 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 210° at 40 kt | +31 kt | -41 °C | 89 kt | 5 h 20 min | 4:00 am EDT (08:00 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 220° at 40 kt | +29 kt | -51 °C | 91 kt | 5 h 13 min | 3:53 am EDT (07:53 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAE | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 330/15 | 330/13 12° | 330/22 9° | 300/26 6° | 280/33 -7° | 270/38 -18° | 250/45 -33° | 240/46 -40° | 270/38 -49° |
| SAV | used from 49 nm out; 37 nm from the line | 280/23 | 300/22 14° | 290/27 11° | 270/31 6° | 260/36 -5° | 260/38 -17° | 240/49 -32° | 230/68 -40° | 230/59 -51° |
| JAX | used from 148 nm out; 60 nm from the line | 290/14 | 300/16 17° | 280/22 14° | 280/24 8° | 250/32 -6° | 250/37 -17° | 230/50 -31° | 220/52 -41° | 220/51 -52° |
| MLB | used from 247 nm out; 80 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° |
| MIA | used from 396 nm out; 71 nm from the line | 150/7 | 140/5 17° | 160/5 14° | L/V 9° | 230/8 -5° | 230/8 -17° | 150/11 -32° | 150/25 -41° | 180/29 -51° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAE Columbia, SC | departure | no report just now | 235 ft | ||||
| OGB Orangeburg, SC | 30 nm out, 10 nm east of the line | no report just now | 195 ft | ||||
| AQX Allendale, SC | 59 nm out, 14 nm west of the line | no report just now | 161 ft | ||||
| HXD Hilton Head Island, SC | 109 nm out, 11 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 19 ft | ||||
| TIX Titusville, FL | 327 nm out, 19 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 34 ft | ||||
| VRB Vero Beach, FL | 376 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 23 ft | ||||
| SUA Stuart, FL | 406 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 16 ft | ||||
| BCT Boca Raton, FL | 455 nm out, 4 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 12 ft | ||||
| FLL Fort Lauderdale, FL | destination | no report just now | 65 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 235 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At FLL when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:32 am EDT (06:32 UTC)
FLL has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8902 MAYPORT, FL, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 through Saturday, October 17, 2026 Local 25 nm from the route, 208 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZJX
- 6/8900 Cape Canaveral, FL, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local on the route, 297 nm along the route · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZMA
- 6/8901 Cape Canaveral, FL, Thursday, October 15, 2026 Local on the route, 297 nm along the route · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts Thursday 15 October · ZJX
- 6/8896 Cape Canaveral, FL, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, 297 nm along the route · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts tomorrow · ZJX
- 6/8897 Cape Canaveral, FL, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local on the route, 297 nm along the route · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZJX
- 6/8898 Cape Canaveral, FL, Thursday, October 15, 2026 Local on the route, 297 nm along the route · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts Thursday 15 October · ZMA
- 6/8899 Cape Canaveral, FL, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, 297 nm along the route · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts tomorrow · ZMA
- 5/2809 Palm Beach, FL, Monday, October 20, 2025 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Local 9 nm from the route, 435 nm along the route · security · until 20 October · ZMA
Daylight
Sunset at CAE 6:54 pm EDT (22:54 UTC), at FLL 6:55 pm EDT (22:55 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:19 pm EDT (23:19 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at FLL is before sunrise there (7:17 am EDT (11:17 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: Columbia Metro Airport, Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International.