Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International to South Bend International FLL → SBN
987 nautical miles (1,136 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 344°, about 350° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 7 h 58 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 4-knot tailwind), arriving about 4:15 am EDT (08:15 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: 195 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 E18E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 45,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 15 knots, until 9:55 pm EDT (01:55 UTC). Near the route, 80 nm along the route.
as issued
WSUS31 KKCI 112355 MKCE WST 112355 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 18E VALID UNTIL 0155Z FL AND FL GA CSTL WTRS FROM 180SSE ILM-150ENE TRV-60NE PBI-20S TRV-140SE CHS-180SSE ILM AREA TS MOV FROM 23015KT. TOPS ABV FL450.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 519 to 698 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 7,000 ft. Over the route from 528 to 588 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 558 to 778 nm out.
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
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 11 forecast points nearest it (MIA, MLB, JAX, SAV, ATL, GSP, TYS, LOU, CVG, IND, FWA). 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 | 310° at 14 kt | +11 kt | 109 kt | 9 h 03 min | 5:20 am EDT (09:20 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 310° at 18 kt | +15 kt | 14 °C | 105 kt | 9 h 24 min | 5:41 am EDT (09:41 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 310° at 18 kt | +14 kt | 11 °C | 106 kt | 9 h 19 min | 5:36 am EDT (09:36 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 310° at 20 kt | +16 kt | 8 °C | 104 kt | 9 h 29 min | 5:46 am EDT (09:46 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 310° at 21 kt | +17 kt | 5 °C | 103 kt | 9 h 35 min | 5:52 am EDT (09:52 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 300° at 21 kt | +15 kt | 1 °C | 105 kt | 9 h 24 min | 5:41 am EDT (09:41 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 290° at 22 kt | +13 kt | -4 °C | 107 kt | 9 h 13 min | 5:30 am EDT (09:30 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 280° at 23 kt | +12 kt | -7 °C | 108 kt | 9 h 08 min | 5:25 am EDT (09:25 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 280° at 23 kt | +9 kt | -18 °C | 111 kt | 8 h 54 min | 5:11 am EDT (09:11 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 270° at 24 kt | +5 kt | -33 °C | 115 kt | 8 h 35 min | 4:52 am EDT (08:52 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 24 kt | −3 kt | -41 °C | 123 kt | 8 h 01 min | 4:18 am EDT (08:18 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 240° at 25 kt | −4 kt | -50 °C | 124 kt | 7 h 58 min | 4:15 am EDT (08:15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | used from 0 nm out; 40 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° |
| MLB | used from 50 nm out; 51 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° |
| JAX | used from 199 nm out; 53 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° |
| SAV | used from 349 nm out; 53 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° |
| ATL | used from 449 nm out; 80 nm from the line | 300/23 | 320/26 14° | 320/34 10° | 320/41 5° | 290/32 -6° | 290/31 -18° | 280/28 -33° | 260/32 -41° | 250/28 -50° |
| GSP | used from 499 nm out; 54 nm from the line | 300/22 | 310/22 11° | 300/22 7° | 290/28 5° | 270/36 -5° | 250/42 -18° | 230/54 -31° | 230/59 -40° | 230/65 -50° |
| TYS | used from 548 nm out; 46 nm from the line | 290/19 | 310/22 11° | 330/25 7° | 330/34 3° | 320/37 -7° | 300/37 -18° | 300/37 -34° | 280/29 -39° | 270/29 -48° |
| LOU | used from 698 nm out; 71 nm from the line | 320/15 | 340/24 14° | 330/28 9° | 340/34 4° | 340/37 -9° | 340/42 -20° | 320/39 -35° | 320/45 -39° | 330/40 -47° |
| CVG | used from 748 nm out; 43 nm from the line | 350/13 | 340/20 13° | 340/22 8° | 350/30 3° | 340/30 -9° | 340/38 -21° | 330/37 -35° | 320/38 -40° | 310/35 -47° |
| IND | used from 848 nm out; 40 nm from the line | 320/10 | 350/30 16° | 350/32 10° | 350/30 4° | 340/31 -10° | 340/42 -21° | 340/49 -37° | 320/46 -41° | 320/47 -47° |
| FWA | used from 897 nm out; 34 nm from the line | 350/9 | 350/24 15° | 360/25 9° | 360/29 4° | 350/31 -10° | 340/39 -22° | 330/40 -37° | 320/38 -43° | 320/48 -48° |
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 | no report just now | 65 ft | ||||
| BCT Boca Raton, FL | 20 nm out, 8 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 12 ft | ||||
| DAB Daytona Beach, FL | 189 nm out, 8 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 34 ft | ||||
| JAX Jacksonville, FL | 279 nm out, 2 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 29 ft | ||||
| VDI Vidalia, GA | 389 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 274 ft | ||||
| SBO Swainsboro, GA | 409 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 327 ft | ||||
| AHN Athens, GA | 499 nm out, 18 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 812 ft | ||||
| TYS Knoxville, TN | 618 nm out, 14 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 986 ft | ||||
| LEX Lexington, KY | 758 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 979 ft | ||||
| AID Anderson, IN | 887 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 919 ft | ||||
| GUS Peru, IN | 927 nm out, 15 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 810 ft | ||||
| SBN South Bend, IN | destination | no report just now | 798 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 986 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At SBN when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:15 am EDT (08:15 UTC)
SBN 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 15 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · until 20 October · ZMA
- 6/8298 Daytona Beach, FL, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 11 nm from the route, 199 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZJX
- 6/8389 Jacksonville, FL, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 1 nm from the route, 259 nm along the route · air shows/sports · starts Thursday 15 October · ZJX
- 6/8029 Cincinnati, OH, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 14 nm from the route, 808 nm along the route · a VIP movement · until 12 October · ZID
Daylight
Sunset at FLL 6:55 pm EDT (22:55 UTC), at SBN 7:09 pm EDT (23:09 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:36 pm EDT (23:36 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at SBN is before sunrise there (7:53 am EDT (11:53 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, South Bend International.