Plan a flight · Mon 7:33 am EDT (11:33 UTC)

Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International to Billings Logan International FLL → BIL

1,802 nautical miles (2,074 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 318°, about 324° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 16 h 14 min at the quickest height in today's winds (12,500 ft, a 9-knot headwind), arriving about 9:47 pm MDT (03:47 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now FLL is VFR, wind from the north-northwest (340°) at 4 knots; BIL is marginal VFR, wind from the north-northwest (330°) 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: 1 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

AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 30,000 ft to 41,000 ft. Over the route from 199 to 338 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, mist, fog). Over the route from 468 to 657 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the route from 906 to 1354 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the last 448 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 1W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Near the route, 1503 nm along the route.
AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 1672 to 1792 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 50 nm of the route.
AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 18,000 ft. Over the last 0 nm of the route.

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 FLL.

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

B738 at 38,000 ft, 43 nm northeast, 7:09 am EDT (11:09 UTC): no turbulence. 209 nm along the route, 43 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
OCF UA /OV OCF/TM 1109/FL380/TP B738/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through OCF
Where
over OCF
Time
11:09 UTC
Height
at 38,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
none
B737 at 21,000 ft, 17 nm northeast, 7:07 am EDT (11:07 UTC): no chop turbulence from 12,000 ft to 21,000 ft, clear from 21,000 ft to 60,000 ft. 209 nm along the route, 17 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CGC UA /OV CGC/TM 1107/FL210/TP B737/SK SKC/TB NEG CHOP 120-210
```
Report
a routine report filed through CGC
Where
over CGC
Time
11:07 UTC
Height
at 21,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Sky
clear
Turbulence
no chop from 12,000 ft to 21,000 ft
B739 at 34,000 ft, 30 nm northeast, 6:53 am EDT (10:53 UTC): light to moderate turbulence. 299 nm along the route, 30 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TLH UA /OV SZW120050/TM 1053/FL340/TP B739/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
50 nm southeast (120°) of SZW
Time
10:53 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
B739
Turbulence
continuous light occasional moderate
E55P at 25,000 ft, 9 nm southwest, 6:45 am EDT (10:45 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence. 299 nm along the route, 9 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TLH UA /OV TLH165050/TM 1045/FL250/TP E55P/TB CONS LGT-MOD CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
50 nm south (165°) of TLH
Time
10:45 UTC
Height
at 25,000 ft
Aircraft
E55P
Turbulence
continuous light to moderate chop
E55P at 1,000 ft, 12 nm northeast, 7:04 am EDT (11:04 UTC): clear, remarks: fog. 338 nm along the route, 12 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TLH UA /OV TLH/TM 1104/FL010/TP E55P/SK CLR/RM FG
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
over TLH
Time
11:04 UTC
Height
at 1,000 ft
Aircraft
E55P
Sky
clear
Remarks
fog
E170 at 2,000 ft, 12 nm northeast, 6:05 am EDT (10:05 UTC): clear, remarks: ground fog. 338 nm along the route, 12 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TLH UA /OV TLH/TM 1005/FL20/TP E170/SK CLR/RM GROUND FOG
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
over TLH
Time
10:05 UTC
Height
at 2,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Sky
clear
Remarks
ground fog

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 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 16 forecast points nearest it (MIA, MLB, PIE, TLH, MGM, BHM, MEM, SGF, MKC, SLN, GRI, ONL, BFF, RAP, MLS, BIL). 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 18 kt	+13 kt	17 °C	107 kt	16 h 50 min	10:23 pm MDT (04:23 UTC)
6,500 ft	270° at 17 kt	+13 kt	16 °C	107 kt	16 h 50 min	10:23 pm MDT (04:23 UTC)
8,500 ft	270° at 16 kt	+13 kt	13 °C	107 kt	16 h 50 min	10:23 pm MDT (04:23 UTC)
10,500 ft	260° at 16 kt	+11 kt	8 °C	109 kt	16 h 32 min	10:05 pm MDT (04:05 UTC)
12,500 ft	250° at 16 kt	+9 kt	5 °C	111 kt	16 h 14 min	9:47 pm MDT (03:47 UTC)
14,500 ft	250° at 18 kt	+10 kt	0 °C	110 kt	16 h 23 min	9:56 pm MDT (03:56 UTC)
16,500 ft	250° at 19 kt	+11 kt	-4 °C	109 kt	16 h 32 min	10:05 pm MDT (04:05 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	250° at 21 kt	+12 kt	-8 °C	108 kt	16 h 41 min	10:14 pm MDT (04:14 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	250° at 24 kt	+12 kt	-19 °C	108 kt	16 h 41 min	10:14 pm MDT (04:14 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	270° at 36 kt	+28 kt	-31 °C	92 kt	19 h 35 min	1:08 am MDT (07:08 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	270° at 38 kt	+32 kt	-39 °C	88 kt	20 h 29 min	2:02 am MDT (08:02 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	270° at 35 kt	+29 kt	-49 °C	91 kt	19 h 48 min	1:21 am MDT (07:21 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
MIA	used from 0 nm out; 36 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°
MLB	used from 50 nm out; 70 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°
PIE	used from 100 nm out; 55 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°
TLH	used from 249 nm out; 69 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°
MGM	used from 398 nm out; 75 nm from the line	320/19	330/16 17°	340/21 11°	330/11 5°	330/27 -6°	330/21 -17°	330/37 -32°	340/44 -40°	360/30 -52°
BHM	used from 548 nm out; 57 nm from the line	310/19	310/15 16°	320/19 11°	330/15 5°	330/23 -5°	320/14 -18°	320/36 -32°	330/44 -40°	340/36 -51°
MEM	used from 647 nm out; 68 nm from the line	250/19	260/19 17°	270/20 12°	270/16 6°	270/21 -6°	290/27 -17°	300/37 -30°	300/49 -40°	310/40 -51°
SGF	used from 846 nm out; 80 nm from the line	230/37	260/20 15°	250/16 13°	250/15 8°	260/28 -7°	250/31 -17°	280/59 -31°	280/59 -39°	290/55 -50°
MKC	used from 995 nm out; 63 nm from the line	240/49	240/21 20°	220/19 13°	230/21 6°	260/26 -7°	250/37 -19°	270/66 -31°	270/65 -38°	280/60 -48°
SLN	used from 1145 nm out; 66 nm from the line	230/49	240/41 22°	230/26 15°	220/21 7°	240/38 -8°	240/44 -21°	260/77 -29°	270/70 -36°	270/63 -48°
GRI	used from 1195 nm out; 53 nm from the line		230/39 23°	230/32 15°	210/29 7°	230/31 -8°	230/43 -21°	250/52 -31°	260/59 -35°	260/59 -46°
ONL	used from 1344 nm out; 83 nm from the line		250/31 22°	230/27 16°	220/25 8°	230/25 -9°	220/29 -22°	250/42 -33°	250/48 -36°	250/52 -46°
BFF	used from 1394 nm out; 110 nm from the line		280/28	260/39 11°	240/34 5°	210/38 -11°	210/52 -22°	230/61 -31°	230/61 -36°	240/56 -45°
RAP	used from 1493 nm out; 50 nm from the line		250/28 16°	260/31 10°	240/25 4°	210/35 -10°	200/45 -23°	230/47 -31°	230/47 -36°	230/51 -46°
MLS	used from 1643 nm out; 109 nm from the line		290/17 -1°	250/18 0°	230/25 0°	220/31 -11°	220/32 -24°	220/50 -32°	220/60 -38°	230/71 -46°
BIL	used from 1692 nm out; 85 nm from the line		300/14	270/19 -2°	260/26 -2°	220/28 -13°	210/51 -25°	220/56 -33°	220/61 -39°	220/72 -45°

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
FLL Fort Lauderdale, FL	departure	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,500 feet	from the north-northwest (340°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	65 ft	6:53 am EDT (10:53 UTC)
LAL Lakeland, FL	149 nm out, 4 nm north of the line, tower	VFR Sky: overcast at 17,000 feet	calm	8 mi	17,000 ft	141 ft	10:50 UTC
BKV Brooksville, FL	189 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the north (350°) at 3 knots	8 mi	none	76 ft	10:53 UTC
SEM Selma, AL	518 nm out, 4 nm west of the line, tower	reported, no category	from the east (080°) at 27 knots, gusting to 37		3,300 ft	166 ft	01:30 UTC
TCL Tuscaloosa, AL	577 nm out, 11 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR Weather: mist	calm	6 mi	none	169 ft	10:53 UTC
MEM Memphis, TN	737 nm out, 8 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	340 ft	10:54 UTC
SGF Springfield, MO	956 nm out, 8 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (170°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	1,268 ft	10:52 UTC
FOE Topeka, KS	1095 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (170°) at 11 knots	10+ mi	none	1,077 ft	10:53 UTC
GRI Grand Island, NE	1274 nm out, 18 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (190°) at 11 knots	10+ mi	none	1,847 ft	10:53 UTC
GRN Gordon, NE	1473 nm out, 2 nm north of the line	low IFR Sky: overcast at 300 feet Weather: mist	from the east-northeast (070°) at 3 knots	5 mi	300 ft	3,562 ft	11:15 UTC
GCC Gillette, WY	1643 nm out, 7 nm west of the line	IFR Sky: overcast at 700 feet Weather: mist	from the west-northwest (290°) at 17 knots, gusting to 24	6 mi	700 ft	4,365 ft	10:53 UTC
BIL Billings, MT	destination	marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 1,000 feet, overcast at 1,800 feet Weather: mist	from the north-northwest (330°) at 5 knots	5 mi	1,800 ft	3,662 ft	4:53 am MDT (10:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 4,365 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At BIL when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:47 pm MDT (03:47 UTC)

Wind from the east at 9 knots, visibility 6 miles, light drizzle, mist, a few clouds at 300 feet, overcast at 1,800 feet marginal VFR

The whole forecast for BIL

From Mon 6:00 am MDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain snow, a broken layer at 1,200 feet, overcast at 2,200 feet
From Mon 1:00 pm MDT (19:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 1,500 feet, overcast at 2,500 feet
From Mon 6:00 pm MDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the east at 9 knots, visibility 6 miles, light drizzle, mist, a few clouds at 300 feet, overcast at 1,800 feet
From Mon 10:00 pm MDT (04:00 UTC): wind from the east at 9 knots, visibility 4 miles, light drizzle, mist, scattered clouds at 300 feet, overcast at 1,200 feet
From Tue 3:00 am MDT (09:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility 3 miles, light rain, mist, scattered clouds at 300 feet, a broken layer at 1,200 feet and more above

The forecast for FLL, the departure

From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 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 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 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

No temporary flight restriction on or near this route right now.

Daylight

Sunset at FLL 6:55 pm EDT (22:55 UTC), at BIL 6:32 pm MDT (00:32 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:02 pm MDT (01:02 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at BIL is after sunset there (6:33 pm MDT (00:33 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 now, the lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · 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: Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International, Billings Logan International.