Charleston Afb/Intl Airport to Miami International CHS → MIA
427 nautical miles (491 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 182°, about 189° magnetic at the departure end (variation 7W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 32 min at the quickest height in today's winds (6,500 ft, a 1-knot tailwind), arriving about 11:20 pm EDT (03:20 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: 2,000 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 E14E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 45,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 5 knots, until 8:55 pm EDT (00:55 UTC). Over the route from 218 to 288 nm out.
as issued
WSUS31 KKCI 112255 MKCE WST 112255 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 14E VALID UNTIL 0055Z FL AND FL GA CSTL WTRS FROM 110SSE CHS-160SE CHS-160NE TRV-50NNE PBI-40E ORL-110SSE CHS AREA TS MOV FROM 24005KT. 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 CHS.
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 20:00–03:00 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 (CHS, 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 | 270° at 12 kt | +1 kt | 119 kt | 3 h 35 min | 11:23 pm EDT (03:23 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 270° at 14 kt | −1 kt | 15 °C | 121 kt | 3 h 32 min | 11:20 pm EDT (03:20 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 260° at 18 kt | +4 kt | 14 °C | 116 kt | 3 h 41 min | 11:29 pm EDT (03:29 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 250° at 20 kt | +6 kt | 11 °C | 114 kt | 3 h 45 min | 11:33 pm EDT (03:33 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 250° at 21 kt | +7 kt | 8 °C | 113 kt | 3 h 47 min | 11:35 pm EDT (03:35 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 240° at 25 kt | +11 kt | 3 °C | 109 kt | 3 h 55 min | 11:43 pm EDT (03:43 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 240° at 28 kt | +16 kt | -2 °C | 104 kt | 4 h 06 min | 11:54 pm EDT (03:54 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 230° at 31 kt | +19 kt | -5 °C | 101 kt | 4 h 14 min | 12:02 am EDT (04:02 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 220° at 31 kt | +24 kt | -16 °C | 96 kt | 4 h 27 min | 12:15 am EDT (04:15 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 210° at 34 kt | +29 kt | -31 °C | 91 kt | 4 h 42 min | 12:30 am EDT (04:30 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 190° at 40 kt | +39 kt | -41 °C | 81 kt | 5 h 16 min | 1:04 am EDT (05:04 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 200° at 39 kt | +37 kt | -53 °C | 83 kt | 5 h 09 min | 12:57 am EDT (04:57 UTC) |
Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHS | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 260/22 | 280/26 12° | 260/37 12° | 250/40 8° | 240/54 -4° | 230/55 -15° | 220/61 -31° | 200/66 -41° | 210/62 -52° |
| SAV | used from 50 nm out; 63 nm from the line | 260/18 | 290/26 13° | 270/33 12° | 260/40 9° | 240/47 -5° | 230/53 -16° | 220/61 -31° | 210/64 -41° | 210/64 -52° |
| JAX | used from 99 nm out; 84 nm from the line | 280/14 | 300/22 16° | 260/27 15° | 260/26 9° | 240/41 -6° | 230/38 -16° | 220/44 -32° | 200/49 -41° | 200/52 -53° |
| MLB | used from 198 nm out; 69 nm from the line | 240/7 | 240/11 17° | 240/13 13° | 250/15 8° | 230/25 -5° | 210/25 -16° | 210/24 -31° | 190/29 -41° | 190/27 -53° |
| MIA | used from 347 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 190/8 | L/V 18° | 180/5 14° | L/V 9° | 190/10 -5° | 160/10 -16° | 150/13 -30° | 160/26 -40° | 150/23 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHS Charleston, SC | departure | no report just now | 46 ft | ||||
| MLB Melbourne, FL | 288 nm out, 23 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 33 ft | ||||
| FPR Fort Pierce, FL | 327 nm out, 8 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 23 ft | ||||
| SUA Stuart, FL | 347 nm out, 4 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 16 ft | ||||
| FXE Fort Lauderdale, FL | 407 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 13 ft | ||||
| MIA Miami, FL | destination | no report just now | 9 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 46 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, 11:20 pm EDT (03:20 UTC)
MIA has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 5/2809 Palm Beach, FL, Monday, October 20, 2025 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Local 12 nm from the route, 377 nm along the route · security · until 20 October · ZMA
Daylight
Sunset at CHS 6:52 pm EDT (22:52 UTC), at MIA 6:57 pm EDT (22:57 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:20 pm EDT (23:20 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at MIA is before sunrise there (7:18 am EDT (11:18 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: Charleston Afb/Intl Airport, Miami International.