Plan a flight · Sun 9:36 pm CDT (02:36 UTC)

Topeka Regional to Orlando International FOE → MCO

953 nautical miles (1,097 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 127°, about 122° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5E). At 120 knots that is 6 h 07 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 36-knot tailwind), arriving about 4:43 am EDT (08:43 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now FOE is VFR, wind from the south (170°) at 10 knots; MCO is VFR, wind from the west-northwest (290°) at 6 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: 3 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 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 first 40 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 6W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 28,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the route from 616 to 785 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 FOE.

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

B737 at 38,000 ft, 35 nm northeast, 6:40 pm CDT (23:40 UTC): no chop turbulence, remarks: ZTLFD-08. 606 nm along the route, 35 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LGC UA /OV LGC240025/TM 2340/FL380/TP B737/TB NEG CHOP /RM ZTLFD-08
```
Report
a routine report filed through LGC
Where
25 nm southwest (240°) of LGC
Time
23:40 UTC
Height
at 38,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
no chop
Remarks
ZTLFD-08
B739 at 36,000 ft, 7 nm southwest, 6:44 pm CDT (23:44 UTC): light chop turbulence. 715 nm along the route, 7 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TLH UA /OV TLH345045/TM 2344/FL360/TP B739/TB CONS LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
45 nm north (345°) of TLH
Time
23:44 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
B739
Turbulence
continuous light chop
B747 at 33,000 ft, 11 nm southwest, 8:02 pm CDT (01:02 UTC): no turbulence. 735 nm along the route, 11 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TLH UA /OV TLH360025/TM 0102/FL330/TP B747/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
25 nm north (360°) of TLH
Time
01:02 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
B747
Turbulence
none
A321 at 34,000 ft, 27 nm southwest, 7:01 pm CDT (00:01 UTC): light chop turbulence. 755 nm along the route, 27 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TLH UA /OV TLH/TM 0001/FL340/TP A321/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
over TLH
Time
00:01 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
occasional light chop
B39M at 35,000 ft, 21 nm southwest, 6:51 pm CDT (23:51 UTC): no turbulence. 775 nm along the route, 21 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TLH UA /OV TLH120020/TM 2351/FL350/TP B39M/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
20 nm southeast (120°) of TLH
Time
23:51 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
B39M
Turbulence
none
E170 at 32,000 ft, 13 nm southwest, 7:07 pm CDT (00:07 UTC): light turbulence. 804 nm along the route, 13 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CTY UA /OV CTY320030/TM 0007/FL320/TP E170/TB CONS LGT
```
Report
a routine report filed through CTY
Where
30 nm northwest (320°) of CTY
Time
00:07 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
continuous light
B738 at 36,000 ft, 4 nm south, 7:23 pm CDT (00:23 UTC): light chop turbulence. 884 nm along the route, 4 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
OCF UA /OV OCF/TM 0023/FL360/TP B738/TB LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through OCF
Where
over OCF
Time
00:23 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
light chop
PC12 at 20,000 ft, 17 nm southwest, 6:38 pm CDT (23:38 UTC): light rime icing, -8 °C. 904 nm along the route, 17 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
OCF UA /OV OCF180020/TM 2338/FL200/TP PC12/TA M08/IC LGT RIME
```
Report
a routine report filed through OCF
Where
20 nm south (180°) of OCF
Time
23:38 UTC
Height
at 20,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Temperature
−8 °C
Icing
light rime
E170 at 31,000 ft, 44 nm northeast, 8:07 pm CDT (01:07 UTC): no turbulence. At the destination end, 44 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
OMN UA /OV OMN/TM 0107/FL310/TP E170/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through OMN
Where
over OMN
Time
01:07 UTC
Height
at 31,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
none
A321 at 34,000 ft, 44 nm northeast, 6:47 pm CDT (23:47 UTC): no turbulence. At the destination end, 44 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
OMN UA /OV OMN/TM 2347/FL340/TP A321/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through OMN
Where
over OMN
Time
23:47 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
none
C172 at 1,100 ft, 6 nm east, 8:12 pm CDT (01:12 UTC): no turbulence. At the destination end, 6 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ORL UA /OV ORL/TM 0112/FL011/TP C172/TB SMOOTH
```
Report
a routine report filed through ORL
Where
over ORL
Time
01:12 UTC
Height
at 1,100 ft
Aircraft
C172
Turbulence
smooth
C172 at 1,100 ft, 6 nm east, 7:12 pm CDT (00:12 UTC): no turbulence. At the destination end, 6 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ORL UA /OV 1SM N/TM 0012/FL011/TP C172/TB SMOOTH
```
Report
a routine report filed through ORL
Where
1SM north
Time
00:12 UTC
Height
at 1,100 ft
Aircraft
C172
Turbulence
smooth
PC12 at 19,000 ft, 23 nm south, 7:09 pm CDT (00:09 UTC): light rime icing, -7 °C. At the destination end, 23 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MCO UA /OV ORL180030/TM 0009/FL190/TP PC12/TA M07/IC LGT RIME
```
Report
a routine report filed through MCO
Where
30 nm south (180°) of ORL
Time
00:09 UTC
Height
at 19,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Temperature
−7 °C
Icing
light rime

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 eastbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: odd thousands plus 500 ft; above 18,000 ft the forecast levels), with the wind averaged along the line from the 10 forecast points nearest it (MKC, SGF, MEM, BHM, MGM, CSG, TLH, JAX, PIE, MLB). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

Height	Average wind	Head- or tailwind	Temperature	Ground speed	Time en route	Arrival
3,500 ft	260° at 16 kt	−12 kt		132 kt	7 h 13 min	5:49 am EDT (09:49 UTC)
5,500 ft	290° at 15 kt	−14 kt		134 kt	7 h 07 min	5:43 am EDT (09:43 UTC)
7,500 ft	300° at 16 kt	−16 kt	15 °C	136 kt	7 h	5:36 am EDT (09:36 UTC)
9,500 ft	300° at 16 kt	−16 kt	11 °C	136 kt	7 h	5:36 am EDT (09:36 UTC)
11,500 ft	300° at 14 kt	−14 kt	8 °C	134 kt	7 h 07 min	5:43 am EDT (09:43 UTC)
13,500 ft	290° at 15 kt	−14 kt	4 °C	134 kt	7 h 07 min	5:43 am EDT (09:43 UTC)
15,500 ft	290° at 17 kt	−15 kt	-1 °C	135 kt	7 h 04 min	5:40 am EDT (09:40 UTC)
17,500 ft	280° at 19 kt	−17 kt	-5 °C	137 kt	6 h 57 min	5:33 am EDT (09:33 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	280° at 20 kt	−17 kt	-6 °C	137 kt	6 h 57 min	5:33 am EDT (09:33 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	290° at 24 kt	−22 kt	-17 °C	142 kt	6 h 43 min	5:19 am EDT (09:19 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	300° at 34 kt	−33 kt	-32 °C	153 kt	6 h 14 min	4:50 am EDT (08:50 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	300° at 36 kt	−36 kt	-41 °C	156 kt	6 h 07 min	4:43 am EDT (08:43 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	300° at 35 kt	−34 kt	-51 °C	154 kt	6 h 11 min	4:47 am EDT (08:47 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
MKC	used from 0 nm out; 40 nm from the line	220/44	250/28 18°	250/18 13°	240/12 6°	280/24 -6°	240/34 -18°	260/47 -30°	260/51 -40°	270/58 -50°
SGF	used from 99 nm out; 28 nm from the line	230/33	230/28 15°	250/20 13°	240/18 7°	250/20 -6°	250/24 -17°	280/42 -31°	280/49 -40°	290/46 -51°
MEM	used from 248 nm out; 87 nm from the line	230/19	260/16 15°	270/17 12°	300/13 6°	300/15 -5°	300/26 -18°	300/34 -32°	300/41 -40°	310/46 -52°
BHM	used from 447 nm out; 72 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°
MGM	used from 546 nm out; 35 nm from the line	310/19	340/24 17°	340/28 11°	330/16 7°	300/23 -7°	320/32 -16°	330/46 -33°	330/55 -42°	330/41 -50°
CSG	used from 646 nm out; 50 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°
TLH	used from 695 nm out; 46 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°
JAX	used from 844 nm out; 76 nm from the line	290/14	300/16 17°	280/22 14°	280/24 8°	250/32 -6°	250/37 -17°	230/50 -31°	220/52 -41°	220/51 -52°
PIE	used from 894 nm out; 74 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°
MLB	used from 944 nm out; 45 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°

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
FOE Topeka, KS	departure	VFR	from the south (170°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	none	1,077 ft	8:53 pm CDT (01:53 UTC)
IXD Olathe, KS	30 nm out, 17 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (160°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	none	1,087 ft	01:53 UTC
SGF Springfield, MO	149 nm out, 15 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	1,268 ft	01:52 UTC
CVK Ash Flat, AR	248 nm out, 7 nm south of the line	no report just now				717 ft
NQA Millington, TN	348 nm out, 7 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	322 ft	23:50 UTC
TUP Tupelo, MS	437 nm out, 8 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	346 ft	01:53 UTC
TCL Tuscaloosa, AL	516 nm out, 16 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	calm	9 mi	none	169 ft	01:53 UTC
MGM Montgomery, AL	606 nm out, 16 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the southwest (230°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	221 ft	01:53 UTC
BIJ Blakely, GA	695 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	214 ft	02:15 UTC
FPY Perry, FL	804 nm out, 14 nm southwest of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	44 ft	02:15 UTC
LEE Leesburg, FL	914 nm out, 5 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	76 ft	01:53 UTC
MCO Orlando, FL	destination	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 25,000 feet	from the west-northwest (290°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	96 ft	9:53 pm EDT (01:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,268 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At MCO when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:43 am EDT (08:43 UTC)

Wind from the west-northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet, a broken layer at 25,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for MCO

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the north at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the north at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

The forecast for FOE, the departure

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Sun 11:00 pm CDT (04:00 UTC): wind from the south at 16 knots, gusting to 29, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet

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

4/3634 DISNEY WORLD THEME PARK, ORLANDO, FL 8 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · ZJX

Daylight

Sunset at FOE 6:48 pm CDT (23:48 UTC), at MCO 6:59 pm EDT (22:59 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:22 pm EDT (23:22 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at MCO is before sunrise there (7:24 am EDT (11:24 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 southern Plains · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the lower 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: Topeka Regional, Orlando International.