Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International to Fort Worth Meacham International FLL → FTW
985 nautical miles (1,134 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 298°, about 304° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 8 h 17 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 1-knot headwind), arriving about 2:40 pm CDT (19:40 UTC). Right now FLL is VFR, wind from the north-northwest (340°) at 4 knots; FTW is VFR, wind from the south (170°) at 12 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
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 FLL.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- B38M at 21,000 ft, 34 nm southwest, 6:51 am EDT (10:51 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: during the descent. 80 nm along the route, 34 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
RSW UA /OV RSW180020/TM 1051/FL210/TP B38M/TB NEG/RM DURD
- Report
- a routine report filed through RSW
- Where
- 20 nm south (180°) of RSW
- Time
- 10:51 UTC
- Height
- at 21,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B38M
- Turbulence
- none
- Remarks
- during the descent
- B737 at 34,000 ft, 32 nm southwest, 7:04 am EDT (11:04 UTC): light chop turbulence. 348 nm along the route, 32 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
SRQ UA /OV SRQ290200/TM 1104/FL340/TP B737/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
- Report
- a routine report filed through SRQ
- Where
- 200 nm west (290°) of SRQ
- Time
- 11:04 UTC
- Height
- at 34,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B737
- Turbulence
- occasional light chop
- A20N at 26,000 ft, 15 nm southwest, 6:37 am EDT (10:37 UTC): light chop turbulence. 348 nm along the route, 15 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
SRQ UA /OV SRQ295200/TM 1037/FL260/TP A20N/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
- Report
- a routine report filed through SRQ
- Where
- 200 nm northwest (295°) of SRQ
- Time
- 10:37 UTC
- Height
- at 26,000 ft
- Aircraft
- A20N
- Turbulence
- occasional light chop
- B738 at 36,000 ft, 23 nm south, 6:58 am EDT (10:58 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: zhu. 587 nm along the route, 23 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
MSY UA /OV KHRV339030/TM 1058/FL360/TP B738/TB NEG/RM ZHU
- Report
- a routine report filed through MSY
- Where
- 30 nm north (339°) of KHRV
- Time
- 10:58 UTC
- Height
- at 36,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B738
- Turbulence
- none
- Remarks
- zhu
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 8 forecast points nearest it (MIA, PIE, TLH, MOB, MSY, LCH, SHV, DAL). 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 | 220° at 4 kt | +1 kt | 119 kt | 8 h 17 min | 2:40 pm CDT (19:40 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 240° at 3 kt | +2 kt | 17 °C | 118 kt | 8 h 21 min | 2:44 pm CDT (19:44 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 280° at 4 kt | +4 kt | 13 °C | 116 kt | 8 h 29 min | 2:52 pm CDT (19:52 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 270° at 5 kt | +5 kt | 9 °C | 115 kt | 8 h 34 min | 2:57 pm CDT (19:57 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 270° at 7 kt | +7 kt | 6 °C | 113 kt | 8 h 43 min | 3:06 pm CDT (20:06 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 280° at 10 kt | +9 kt | 1 °C | 111 kt | 8 h 52 min | 3:15 pm CDT (20:15 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 280° at 12 kt | +12 kt | -3 °C | 108 kt | 9 h 07 min | 3:30 pm CDT (20:30 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 290° at 14 kt | +14 kt | -6 °C | 106 kt | 9 h 18 min | 3:41 pm CDT (20:41 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 300° at 16 kt | +16 kt | -16 °C | 104 kt | 9 h 28 min | 3:51 pm CDT (20:51 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 310° at 25 kt | +24 kt | -31 °C | 96 kt | 10 h 16 min | 4:39 pm CDT (21:39 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 320° at 27 kt | +24 kt | -41 °C | 96 kt | 10 h 16 min | 4:39 pm CDT (21:39 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 320° at 27 kt | +23 kt | -52 °C | 97 kt | 10 h 09 min | 4:32 pm CDT (21:32 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; 32 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° |
| PIE | used from 100 nm out; 58 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 299 nm out; 129 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° |
| MOB | used from 398 nm out; 101 nm from the line | L/V | L/V 18° | 020/8 11° | L/V 6° | 330/12 -5° | 330/23 -17° | 330/30 -32° | 350/39 -41° | 340/40 -53° |
| MSY | used from 547 nm out; 26 nm from the line | 150/9 | 140/8 18° | L/V 13° | L/V 6° | 320/15 -5° | 310/16 -16° | 320/32 -31° | 340/35 -40° | 350/34 -52° |
| LCH | used from 697 nm out; 76 nm from the line | 170/21 | 160/23 18° | 170/13 13° | 170/6 8° | 300/12 -7° | 280/16 -14° | 320/27 -30° | 330/23 -41° | 340/38 -51° |
| SHV | used from 746 nm out; 58 nm from the line | 210/20 | 210/20 18° | 230/20 11° | 240/16 7° | 270/17 -7° | 250/11 -15° | 300/34 -30° | 310/34 -40° | 320/36 -51° |
| DAL | used from 896 nm out; 42 nm from the line | 190/30 | 200/28 18° | 220/18 13° | 250/13 8° | 240/24 -6° | 270/20 -14° | 270/35 -29° | 290/34 -39° | 310/41 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| RSW Fort Myers, FL | 90 nm out, 16 nm southwest of the line, tower | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 1,500 feet | from the north-northeast (030°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 29 ft | 11:16 UTC |
| PGD Punta Gorda, FL | 109 nm out, 2 nm west of the line, tower | VFR | from the north-northeast (020°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 25 ft | 10:53 UTC |
| HSA Bay St Louis, MS | 557 nm out, 14 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southwest (210°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 22 ft | 00:50 UTC |
| HDC Hammond, LA | 607 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line, tower | low IFR Sky: sky obscured at 500 feet Weather: mist | calm | 0.75 mi | 500 ft | 46 ft | 11:15 UTC |
| AEX Alexandria, LA | 727 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 88 ft | 10:53 UTC |
| TYR Tyler, TX | 886 nm out, 9 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (170°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 543 ft | 10:53 UTC |
| GPM Grand Prairie, TX | 965 nm out, 3 nm west of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 590 ft | 02:35 UTC |
| FTW Fort Worth, TX | destination | VFR | from the south (170°) at 12 knots | 10+ mi | none | 710 ft | 5:53 am CDT (10:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 710 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At FTW when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:40 pm CDT (19:40 UTC)
Wind from the south at 12 knots, gusting to 23, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 15,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for FTW
- From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the south at 12 knots, gusting to 23, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 15,000 feet
- From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 6,000 feet
- From Tue 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the south at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,000 feet
The forecast for FLL, the departure
- From Mon 5:00 am EDT (09:00 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-northwest 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 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet
- From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8926 Tyler, TX, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 4 nm from the route, 886 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts tomorrow · ZFW
- 9/2934 DALLAS, TX 13 nm from the route, at the destination end · a VIP movement · ZFW
- 6/8646 Arlington, TX, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Friday, October 16, 2026 UTC 3 nm from the route, at the destination end · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Thursday 15 October · ZFW
Daylight
Sunset at FLL 6:55 pm EDT (22:55 UTC), at FTW 6:59 pm CDT (23:59 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:23 pm CDT (00:23 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: Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International, Fort Worth Meacham International.