Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International to Kirksville Regional FLL → IRK
1,045 nautical miles (1,203 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 327°, about 333° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 9 h 41 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 12-knot headwind), arriving about 12:09 pm CDT (17:09 UTC). Right now FLL is VFR, wind calm. 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 SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Near the route, 617 nm along the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: 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 last 40 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
No pilot reports within 50 nautical miles of the line in the last three hours.
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 11 forecast points nearest it (MIA, MLB, PIE, TLH, CSG, BHM, HSV, BNA, CGI, STL, COU). 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 | 300° at 13 kt | +12 kt | 108 kt | 9 h 41 min | 12:09 pm CDT (17:09 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 310° at 14 kt | +14 kt | 16 °C | 106 kt | 9 h 52 min | 12:20 pm CDT (17:20 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 310° at 16 kt | +16 kt | 13 °C | 104 kt | 10 h 03 min | 12:31 pm CDT (17:31 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 310° at 15 kt | +15 kt | 9 °C | 105 kt | 9 h 57 min | 12:25 pm CDT (17:25 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 310° at 14 kt | +13 kt | 6 °C | 107 kt | 9 h 46 min | 12:14 pm CDT (17:14 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 300° at 16 kt | +14 kt | 1 °C | 106 kt | 9 h 52 min | 12:20 pm CDT (17:20 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 290° at 18 kt | +15 kt | -3 °C | 105 kt | 9 h 57 min | 12:25 pm CDT (17:25 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 290° at 19 kt | +15 kt | -6 °C | 105 kt | 9 h 57 min | 12:25 pm CDT (17:25 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 290° at 22 kt | +18 kt | -17 °C | 102 kt | 10 h 15 min | 12:43 pm CDT (17:43 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 310° at 29 kt | +28 kt | -32 °C | 92 kt | 11 h 22 min | 1:50 pm CDT (18:50 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 300° at 32 kt | +30 kt | -41 °C | 90 kt | 11 h 37 min | 2:05 pm CDT (19:05 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 28 kt | +26 kt | -51 °C | 94 kt | 11 h 07 min | 1:35 pm CDT (18:35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | used from 0 nm out; 38 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° |
| MLB | used from 50 nm out; 61 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° |
| PIE | used from 149 nm out; 52 nm from the line | 350/6 | L/V 18° | 290/6 14° | 280/9 9° | 250/18 -6° | 250/23 -17° | 240/30 -31° | 220/31 -41° | 220/30 -52° |
| TLH | used from 249 nm out; 76 nm from the line | 320/18 | 350/31 18° | 340/24 13° | 310/17 8° | 280/22 -7° | 300/25 -17° | 320/28 -33° | 320/24 -41° | 320/25 -50° |
| CSG | used from 398 nm out; 40 nm from the line | 310/24 | 340/35 17° | 340/37 12° | 330/22 8° | 310/30 -7° | 290/30 -18° | 340/57 -32° | 340/55 -41° | 320/33 -49° |
| BHM | used from 498 nm out; 49 nm from the line | 310/19 | 330/20 17° | 320/28 11° | 340/21 6° | 310/22 -7° | 330/33 -17° | 330/50 -32° | 330/57 -41° | 330/41 -50° |
| HSV | used from 597 nm out; 14 nm from the line | 310/20 | 330/20 16° | 320/27 11° | 340/23 5° | 320/23 -7° | 340/30 -17° | 320/50 -33° | 330/61 -41° | 340/41 -50° |
| BNA | used from 697 nm out; 78 nm from the line | 310/20 | 340/20 17° | 330/24 10° | 340/22 5° | 330/26 -6° | 340/29 -18° | 330/52 -33° | 320/62 -41° | 340/45 -50° |
| CGI | used from 747 nm out; 52 nm from the line | 240/20 | 270/15 15° | 280/15 11° | 300/13 6° | 290/20 -6° | 280/24 -18° | 300/34 -32° | 300/47 -41° | 310/49 -51° |
| STL | used from 896 nm out; 27 nm from the line | 250/24 | 250/24 16° | 260/23 9° | 270/16 6° | 260/25 -6° | 270/29 -19° | 290/34 -33° | 290/48 -41° | 290/54 -51° |
| COU | used from 946 nm out; 38 nm from the line | 230/31 | 230/30 15° | 260/16 11° | 270/14 6° | 260/24 -6° | 270/27 -18° | 270/37 -32° | 280/49 -41° | 290/56 -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 | calm | 10+ mi | none | 65 ft | 2:53 am EDT (06:53 UTC) |
| DJT West Palm Beach, FL | 30 nm out, 23 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 19 ft | 06:53 UTC |
| BOW Bartow, FL | 139 nm out, 11 nm west of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 124 ft | 07:15 UTC |
| OCF Ocala, FL | 219 nm out, 12 nm east of the line, tower | VFR | from the northwest (310°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 90 ft | 06:51 UTC |
| ABY Albany, GA | 388 nm out, 9 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the west (280°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 196 ft | 22:53 UTC |
| AUO Auburn, AL | 478 nm out, 6 nm west of the line, tower | reported, no category | calm | none | 776 ft | 05:21 UTC | |
| HSV Huntsville, AL | 617 nm out, 13 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the east (090°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 628 ft | 06:53 UTC |
| PVE Lexington-Parsons, TN | 707 nm out, 6 nm west of the line | VFR Weather: mist | calm | 6 mi | none | 487 ft | 07:15 UTC |
| CGI Cape Girardeau, MO | 826 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the west-southwest (240°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 341 ft | 20:53 UTC |
| SUS St Louis, MO | 926 nm out, 13 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the north-northwest (330°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 463 ft | 06:54 UTC |
| MYJ Mexico, MO | 986 nm out, 11 nm southwest of the line | VFR | from the south (190°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 822 ft | 07:15 UTC |
| IRK Kirksville, MO | destination | reported, no category | from the south-southwest (210°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | none | 966 ft | 1:55 am CDT (06:55 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 966 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At IRK when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:09 pm CDT (17:09 UTC)
IRK has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
The forecast for FLL, the departure
- From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 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
- 5/2809 Palm Beach, FL, Monday, October 20, 2025 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Local 24 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · until 20 October · ZMA
- 4/3634 DISNEY WORLD THEME PARK, ORLANDO, FL 12 nm from the route, 159 nm along the route · security · ZJX
- 6/7634 CENTRALIA, MO, Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 22 nm from the route, 986 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · today · ZKC
Daylight
Sunset at FLL 6:55 pm EDT (22:55 UTC), at IRK 6:35 pm CDT (23:35 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:02 pm CDT (00:02 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, Kirksville Regional.