Fort Lauderdale Executive to Leesburg International FXE → LEE
180 nautical miles (207 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 331°, about 338° magnetic at the departure end (variation 7W). At 120 knots that is 1 h 32 min at the quickest height in today's winds (18,000 ft, a 3-knot headwind), arriving about 10:41 am EDT (14:41 UTC). 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: 2 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 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 FXE.
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 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 2 forecast points nearest it (MIA, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,500 ft | 270° at 9 kt | +5 kt | 115 kt | 1 h 34 min | 10:43 am EDT (14:43 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 260° at 11 kt | +4 kt | 17 °C | 116 kt | 1 h 33 min | 10:42 am EDT (14:42 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 280° at 9 kt | +6 kt | 14 °C | 114 kt | 1 h 35 min | 10:44 am EDT (14:44 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 280° at 9 kt | +6 kt | 10 °C | 114 kt | 1 h 35 min | 10:44 am EDT (14:44 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 280° at 10 kt | +6 kt | 7 °C | 114 kt | 1 h 35 min | 10:44 am EDT (14:44 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 260° at 12 kt | +5 kt | 2 °C | 115 kt | 1 h 34 min | 10:43 am EDT (14:43 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 260° at 14 kt | +4 kt | -3 °C | 116 kt | 1 h 33 min | 10:42 am EDT (14:42 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 250° at 16 kt | +3 kt | -7 °C | 117 kt | 1 h 32 min | 10:41 am EDT (14:41 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 260° at 16 kt | +5 kt | -18 °C | 115 kt | 1 h 34 min | 10:43 am EDT (14:43 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 250° at 16 kt | +3 kt | -32 °C | 117 kt | 1 h 32 min | 10:41 am EDT (14:41 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 260° at 21 kt | +6 kt | -41 °C | 114 kt | 1 h 35 min | 10:44 am EDT (14:44 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 260° at 21 kt | +6 kt | -52 °C | 114 kt | 1 h 35 min | 10:44 am EDT (14:44 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; 45 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 47 nm out; 53 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° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FXE Fort Lauderdale, FL | departure | no report just now | 13 ft | ||||
| DJT West Palm Beach, FL | 19 nm out, 18 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 19 ft | ||||
| OBE Okeechobee, FL | 76 nm out, 2 nm south of the line | no report just now | 33 ft | ||||
| BOW Bartow, FL | 133 nm out, 25 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 124 ft | ||||
| ISM Orlando, FL | 142 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 82 ft | ||||
| LEE Leesburg, FL | destination | no report just now | 76 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 124 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At LEE when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:41 am EDT (14:41 UTC)
LEE 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 19 nm from the route, 19 nm along the route · security · until 20 October · ZMA
- 4/3634 DISNEY WORLD THEME PARK, ORLANDO, FL on the route, 152 nm along the route · security · ZJX
Daylight
Sunset at FXE 6:55 pm EDT (22:55 UTC), at LEE 7:00 pm EDT (23:00 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:24 pm EDT (23:24 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
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 Executive, Leesburg International.