Huntsville Intl-Carl T Jones Field to Orlando International HSV → MCO
466 nautical miles (536 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 142°, about 146° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 06 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 30-knot tailwind), arriving about 7:14 am EDT (11:14 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: 536 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, fog). Over the first 20 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 HSV.
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 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 7 forecast points nearest it (HSV, BHM, 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 | 310° at 17 kt | −17 kt | 137 kt | 3 h 24 min | 7:32 am EDT (11:32 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 330° at 20 kt | −20 kt | 140 kt | 3 h 20 min | 7:28 am EDT (11:28 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 330° at 22 kt | −22 kt | 15 °C | 142 kt | 3 h 17 min | 7:25 am EDT (11:25 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 320° at 23 kt | −23 kt | 12 °C | 143 kt | 3 h 16 min | 7:24 am EDT (11:24 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 320° at 19 kt | −19 kt | 9 °C | 139 kt | 3 h 21 min | 7:29 am EDT (11:29 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 310° at 19 kt | −18 kt | 4 °C | 138 kt | 3 h 23 min | 7:31 am EDT (11:31 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 300° at 20 kt | −18 kt | -1 °C | 138 kt | 3 h 23 min | 7:31 am EDT (11:31 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 290° at 22 kt | −18 kt | -6 °C | 138 kt | 3 h 23 min | 7:31 am EDT (11:31 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 290° at 23 kt | −18 kt | -7 °C | 138 kt | 3 h 23 min | 7:31 am EDT (11:31 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 280° at 26 kt | −20 kt | -17 °C | 140 kt | 3 h 20 min | 7:28 am EDT (11:28 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 310° at 32 kt | −30 kt | -32 °C | 150 kt | 3 h 06 min | 7:14 am EDT (11:14 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 310° at 29 kt | −27 kt | -41 °C | 147 kt | 3 h 10 min | 7:18 am EDT (11:18 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 280° at 22 kt | −17 kt | -50 °C | 137 kt | 3 h 24 min | 7:32 am EDT (11:32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HSV | used from 0 nm out; 25 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° |
| BHM | used from 50 nm out; 45 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° |
| CSG | used from 99 nm out; 33 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 248 nm out; 59 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 297 nm out; 64 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 396 nm out; 82 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 446 nm out; 49 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HSV Huntsville, AL | departure | no report just now | 628 ft | ||||
| BFZ Albertville, AL | 40 nm out, 7 nm north of the line | no report just now | 1,032 ft | ||||
| ANB Anniston, AL | 79 nm out, 3 nm west of the line | no report just now | 612 ft | ||||
| AUO Auburn, AL | 139 nm out, 22 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 776 ft | ||||
| CSG Columbus, GA | 159 nm out, 6 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 397 ft | ||||
| ABY Albany, GA | 228 nm out, 11 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 196 ft | ||||
| SYV Sylvester, GA | 238 nm out, 4 nm north of the line | no report just now | 403 ft | ||||
| VLD Valdosta, GA | 287 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 203 ft | ||||
| LCQ Lake City, FL | 337 nm out, 9 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 200 ft | ||||
| GNV Gainesville, FL | 377 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 151 ft | ||||
| LEE Leesburg, FL | 436 nm out, 9 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 76 ft | ||||
| MCO Orlando, FL | destination | no report just now | 96 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,032 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, 7:14 am EDT (11:14 UTC)
MCO has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 4/3634 DISNEY WORLD THEME PARK, ORLANDO, FL 9 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · ZJX
Daylight
Sunset at HSV 6:16 pm CDT (23:16 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
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: Huntsville Intl-Carl T Jones Field, Orlando International.