Plan a flight · Mon 10:38 am EDT (14:38 UTC)

Columbia Metro Airport to Miami International CAE → MIA

491 nautical miles (565 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 175°, about 182° magnetic at the departure end (variation 7W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 38 min at the quickest height in today's winds (24,000 ft, a 15-knot tailwind), arriving about 2:16 pm EDT (18:16 UTC). Right now CAE is VFR, wind from the northwest (320°) at 11 knots, gusting to 17; MIA is VFR, wind from the north (360°) at 5 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: 46 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 CAE.

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

C172 at 4,500 ft, 30 nm northwest, 9:17 am EDT (13:17 UTC): no turbulence, wind 000° at 0 knots. At the departure end, 30 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
EOE UA /OV EOE180006 /TM 1317 /FL045 /TP C172 /WV 00000KT /TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through EOE
Where
6 nm south (180°) of EOE
Time
13:17 UTC
Height
at 4,500 ft
Aircraft
C172
Wind
from 000° at 0 knots
Turbulence
none
E145 at 6,500 ft, 47 nm west, 9:18 am EDT (13:18 UTC): clear from 6,500 ft to 60,000 ft. At the departure end, 47 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AGS UA /OV AGS 350008/TM 1318/FL065/TP E145/SK SKC
```
Report
a routine report filed through AGS
Where
8 nm north (350°) of AGS
Time
13:18 UTC
Height
at 6,500 ft
Aircraft
E145
Sky
clear
UAL2084 at 28,000 ft, 18 nm east, 10:03 am EDT (14:03 UTC): light chop turbulence. 29 nm along the route, 18 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ARP UAL2084 3330N 08043W 1403 F280 904/003KT TB CONT LGT CHOP IC
```
Report
a routine report filed through ARP
C68A at 1,500 ft, 45 nm west, 8:12 am EDT (12:12 UTC): no turbulence, clear from 1,500 ft to 60,000 ft. 29 nm along the route, 45 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AGS UA /OV AGS/TM 1212/FL015/TP C68A/SK SKC/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through AGS
Where
over AGS
Time
12:12 UTC
Height
at 1,500 ft
Aircraft
C68A
Sky
clear
Turbulence
none
A20N at 33,000 ft, 14 nm west, 10:12 am EDT (14:12 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence. 108 nm along the route, 14 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SAV UA /OV SAV/TM 1412/FL330/TP A20N/TB LGT-MOD CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through SAV
Where
over SAV
Time
14:12 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
A20N
Turbulence
light to moderate chop
A320 at 32,000 ft, 34 nm west, 9:28 am EDT (13:28 UTC): light turbulence, remarks: visual conditions. 108 nm along the route, 34 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SAV UA /OV SAV270020/TM 1328/FL320/TP A320/TB CONS LGT /RM VMC
```
Report
a routine report filed through SAV
Where
20 nm west (270°) of SAV
Time
13:28 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
A320
Turbulence
continuous light
Remarks
visual conditions
C525 at 28,000 ft, 40 nm west, 8:53 am EDT (12:53 UTC): no turbulence. 216 nm along the route, 40 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CRG UA /OV CRG/TM 1253/FL280/TP C525/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through CRG
Where
over CRG
Time
12:53 UTC
Height
at 28,000 ft
Aircraft
C525
Turbulence
none
A21N at 34,000 ft, 13 nm west, 9:30 am EDT (13:30 UTC): light chop turbulence. 236 nm along the route, 13 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SGJ UA /OV SGJ090020/TM 1330/FL340/TP A21N/TB INTMT LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through SGJ
Where
20 nm east (090°) of SGJ
Time
13:30 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
A21N
Turbulence
intermittent light chop
C172 at 3,000 ft, 32 nm west, 10:11 am EDT (14:11 UTC): wind 300° at 28 knots. 285 nm along the route, 32 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DAB UA /OV DAB300010/TM 1411/FL030/TP C172/WV 30028KT
```
Report
a routine report filed through DAB
Where
10 nm northwest (300°) of DAB
Time
14:11 UTC
Height
at 3,000 ft
Aircraft
C172
Wind
from 300° at 28 knots
B38M at 23,000 ft, 16 nm east, 8:15 am EDT (12:15 UTC): light turbulence. 314 nm along the route, 16 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
OMN UA /OV OMN130058/TM 1215/FL230/TP B38M/TB LGT
```
Report
a routine report filed through OMN
Where
58 nm southeast (130°) of OMN
Time
12:15 UTC
Height
at 23,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
light
A21N at 19,000 ft, 14 nm east, 9:23 am EDT (13:23 UTC): no turbulence, clear from 19,000 ft to 60,000 ft. 422 nm along the route, 14 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PBI UA /OV PBI355018/TM 1323/FL190/TP A21N/SK SKC/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through PBI
Where
18 nm north (355°) of PBI
Time
13:23 UTC
Height
at 19,000 ft
Aircraft
A21N
Sky
clear
Turbulence
none
C172 at 1,000 ft, 13 nm east, 9:08 am EDT (13:08 UTC): a few clouds above 1,000 ft, remarks: tfc pattern. 452 nm along the route, 13 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BCT UA /OV KBCT310001/TM 1308/FL010/TP C172/SK FEW010/RM TFC PATTERN
```
Report
a routine report filed through BCT
Where
1 nm northwest (310°) of KBCT
Time
13:08 UTC
Height
at 1,000 ft
Aircraft
C172
Sky
a few clouds from 1,000 ft
Remarks
tfc pattern
BCS3 at 18,000 ft, 9 nm northeast, 7:47 am EDT (11:47 UTC): light to moderate turbulence. 461 nm along the route, 9 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PBI UA /OV PBI200020/TM 1147/FL180/TP BCS3/TB LGT-MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through PBI
Where
20 nm south (200°) of PBI
Time
11:47 UTC
Height
at 18,000 ft
Aircraft
BCS3
Turbulence
light to moderate
GLF4 climbing, 4 nm southeast, 9:26 am EDT (13:26 UTC): a broken layer above 800 ft. At the destination end, 4 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
OPF UA /OV KOPF090001/TM 1326/FLDURC/TP GLF4/SK BKN008
```
Report
a routine report filed through OPF
Where
1 nm east (090°) of KOPF
Time
13:26 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
GLF4
Sky
a broken layer from 800 ft

5 more routine reports are on the map.

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 14:00–21:00 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	320° at 13 kt	−11 kt		131 kt	3 h 45 min	2:23 pm EDT (18:23 UTC)
6,500 ft	320° at 15 kt	−12 kt	16 °C	132 kt	3 h 43 min	2:21 pm EDT (18:21 UTC)
8,500 ft	320° at 15 kt	−12 kt	14 °C	132 kt	3 h 43 min	2:21 pm EDT (18:21 UTC)
10,500 ft	320° at 15 kt	−12 kt	11 °C	132 kt	3 h 43 min	2:21 pm EDT (18:21 UTC)
12,500 ft	320° at 16 kt	−12 kt	7 °C	132 kt	3 h 43 min	2:21 pm EDT (18:21 UTC)
14,500 ft	320° at 15 kt	−12 kt	2 °C	132 kt	3 h 43 min	2:21 pm EDT (18:21 UTC)
16,500 ft	320° at 15 kt	−12 kt	-2 °C	132 kt	3 h 43 min	2:21 pm EDT (18:21 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	320° at 15 kt	−12 kt	-6 °C	132 kt	3 h 43 min	2:21 pm EDT (18:21 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	330° at 16 kt	−15 kt	-18 °C	135 kt	3 h 38 min	2:16 pm EDT (18:16 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	320° at 16 kt	−14 kt	-32 °C	134 kt	3 h 40 min	2:18 pm EDT (18:18 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	310° at 15 kt	−10 kt	-41 °C	130 kt	3 h 47 min	2:25 pm EDT (18:25 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	300° at 21 kt	−12 kt	-51 °C	132 kt	3 h 43 min	2:21 pm EDT (18:21 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 18:00 UTC for use 14:00 to 21:00 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	340/11	330/13 14°	350/24 11°	350/26 8°	340/26 -5°	350/33 -18°	340/31 -32°	340/30 -41°	330/32 -52°
SAV	used from 49 nm out; 37 nm from the line	340/14	330/21 16°	340/26 12°	350/25 8°	360/28 -6°	360/29 -19°	360/36 -31°	360/27 -42°	330/31 -51°
JAX	used from 147 nm out; 58 nm from the line	320/17	330/21 17°	320/21 14°	310/23 8°	340/19 -6°	360/26 -19°	010/44 -30°	360/35 -41°	330/22 -50°
MLB	used from 245 nm out; 82 nm from the line	320/12	300/13 18°	280/13 15°	280/15 9°	270/16 -7°	270/13 -18°	240/24 -33°	240/23 -41°	270/21 -50°
MIA	used from 442 nm out; 25 nm from the line	L/V	L/V 17°	L/V 13°	L/V 8°	250/6 -6°	260/10 -18°	240/23 -32°	240/29 -41°	240/29 -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
CAE Columbia, SC	departure	VFR	from the northwest (320°) at 11 knots, gusting to 17	10+ mi	none	235 ft	9:56 am EDT (13:56 UTC)
OGB Orangeburg, SC	29 nm out, 10 nm east of the line	VFR	from the northwest (320°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	195 ft	13:53 UTC
AQX Allendale, SC	59 nm out, 13 nm west of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	161 ft	14:15 UTC
HXD Hilton Head Island, SC	108 nm out, 12 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	from the north (350°) at 10 knots, gusting to 18	10+ mi	none	19 ft	13:50 UTC
DAB Daytona Beach, FL	285 nm out, 23 nm west of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 15,000 feet	from the northwest (320°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	34 ft	13:53 UTC
TIX Titusville, FL	324 nm out, 13 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	from the northwest (320°) at 7 knots	7 mi	none	34 ft	13:47 UTC
VRB Vero Beach, FL	383 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the north-northwest (340°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	none	23 ft	13:53 UTC
FPR Fort Pierce, FL	393 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the north (360°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	23 ft	13:53 UTC
FXE Fort Lauderdale, FL	471 nm out, 9 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,400 feet	from the north (350°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	13 ft	13:53 UTC
MIA Miami, FL	destination	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 1,200 feet	from the north (360°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	9 ft	9:53 am EDT (13:53 UTC)

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 MIA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:16 pm EDT (18:16 UTC)

Wind from the northeast at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet VFR

The whole forecast for MIA

From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 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 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 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet
From Mon 9:00 pm EDT (01:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet
From Tue 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,000 feet

The forecast for CAE, the departure

From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

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 21 nm from the route, 206 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZJX
6/8298 Daytona Beach, FL, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 20 nm from the route, 285 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZJX
6/8901 Cape Canaveral, FL, Thursday, October 15, 2026 Local on the route, 304 nm along the route · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts Thursday 15 October · ZJX
6/8900 Cape Canaveral, FL, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local on the route, 304 nm along the route · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZMA
6/8896 Cape Canaveral, FL, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, 304 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, 304 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, 304 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, 304 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 17 nm from the route, 442 nm along the route · security · until 20 October · ZMA

Daylight

Sunset at CAE 6:54 pm EDT (22:54 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

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: Columbia Metro Airport, Miami International.