Niagara Falls International to Orlando International IAG → MCO
889 nautical miles (1,023 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 188°, about 198° magnetic at the departure end (variation 10W). At 120 knots that is 7 h 21 min at the quickest height in today's winds (6,500 ft, a 1-knot tailwind), arriving about 5:02 am EDT (09:02 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: 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
- SIGMET 3E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 31,000 ft, moving from the west at 15 knots, until 10:55 pm EDT (02:55 UTC). Over the route from 190 to 379 nm out.
as issued
WSUS31 KKCI 120055 MKCE WST 120055 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 3E VALID UNTIL 0255Z PA MD VA NC WV OH KY FROM 20NE APE-30SE JST-30SSE DCA-40SW ECG-70NNW HMV-20NE APE AREA TS MOV FROM 28015KT. TOPS TO FL310.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the route from 30 to 250 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 70 to 399 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 190 to 340 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 8,000 ft. Over the route from 349 to 459 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 IAG.
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 (BUF, AGC, EKN, ROA, RDU, FLO, CAE, CHS, SAV, JAX, 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 14 kt | +2 kt | 13 °C | 118 kt | 7 h 32 min | 5:13 am EDT (09:13 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 280° at 16 kt | −1 kt | 12 °C | 121 kt | 7 h 21 min | 5:02 am EDT (09:02 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 270° at 16 kt | +3 kt | 11 °C | 117 kt | 7 h 36 min | 5:17 am EDT (09:17 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 250° at 18 kt | +7 kt | 8 °C | 113 kt | 7 h 52 min | 5:33 am EDT (09:33 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 240° at 20 kt | +11 kt | 5 °C | 109 kt | 8 h 09 min | 5:50 am EDT (09:50 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 240° at 24 kt | +15 kt | 0 °C | 105 kt | 8 h 28 min | 6:09 am EDT (10:09 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 230° at 28 kt | +19 kt | -4 °C | 101 kt | 8 h 48 min | 6:29 am EDT (10:29 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 230° at 31 kt | +22 kt | -7 °C | 98 kt | 9 h 04 min | 6:45 am EDT (10:45 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 44 kt | +35 kt | -18 °C | 85 kt | 10 h 28 min | 8:09 am EDT (12:09 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 220° at 58 kt | +50 kt | -32 °C | 70 kt | 12 h 42 min | 10:23 am EDT (14:23 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 210° at 61 kt | +54 kt | -40 °C | 66 kt | 13 h 28 min | 11:09 am EDT (15:09 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 220° at 57 kt | +49 kt | -50 °C | 71 kt | 12 h 31 min | 10:12 am EDT (14:12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | used from 0 nm out; 20 nm from the line | 170/19 | L/V 10° | 040/9 6° | 220/8 2° | 230/15 -11° | 220/33 -22° | 220/47 -35° | 230/55 -41° | 230/56 -50° |
| AGC | used from 100 nm out; 50 nm from the line | 140/12 | 350/10 12° | L/V 9° | L/V 3° | 200/11 -11° | 220/21 -22° | 220/47 -33° | 230/51 -39° | 230/45 -48° |
| EKN | used from 200 nm out; 33 nm from the line | 270/18 13° | 310/5 7° | 140/7 3° | 210/16 -9° | 220/41 -20° | 210/57 -32° | 220/57 -38° | 230/49 -47° | |
| ROA | used from 300 nm out; 26 nm from the line | 280/9 | 290/15 12° | 290/11 8° | 210/6 3° | 210/30 -6° | 220/46 -19° | 210/74 -30° | 220/78 -39° | 220/64 -48° |
| RDU | used from 399 nm out; 69 nm from the line | 240/28 | 250/22 10° | 230/30 11° | 230/40 7° | 230/45 -4° | 220/69 -15° | 220/83 -29° | 210/84 -40° | 220/75 -52° |
| FLO | used from 449 nm out; 72 nm from the line | 240/25 | 270/23 11° | 250/36 10° | 240/38 7° | 240/50 -4° | 230/66 -15° | 220/75 -30° | 210/77 -40° | 220/73 -52° |
| CAE | used from 549 nm out; 33 nm from the line | 260/27 | 310/26 11° | 280/31 9° | 270/36 7° | 250/39 -4° | 230/57 -16° | 220/74 -30° | 220/83 -40° | 220/73 -51° |
| CHS | used from 599 nm out; 33 nm from the line | 260/22 | 280/26 12° | 260/37 12° | 250/40 8° | 240/54 -4° | 230/55 -15° | 220/61 -31° | 200/66 -41° | 210/62 -52° |
| SAV | used from 649 nm out; 22 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° |
| JAX | used from 699 nm out; 56 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° |
| MLB | used from 849 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° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IAG Niagara Falls, NY | departure | no report just now | 592 ft | ||||
| JHW Jamestown, NY | 60 nm out, 6 nm west of the line | no report just now | 1,723 ft | ||||
| LBE Latrobe, PA | 170 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,198 ft | ||||
| MGW Morgantown, WV | 210 nm out, 15 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,243 ft | ||||
| ROA Roanoke, VA | 349 nm out, 1 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,175 ft | ||||
| INT Winston Salem, NC | 419 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 969 ft | ||||
| VUJ Albemarle, NC | 469 nm out, 8 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 609 ft | ||||
| RBW Walterboro, SC | 619 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 100 ft | ||||
| HXD Hilton Head Island, SC | 659 nm out, 4 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 19 ft | ||||
| SGJ St Augustine, FL | 799 nm out, 12 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 9 ft | ||||
| SFB Orlando, FL | 869 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 54 ft | ||||
| MCO Orlando, FL | destination | no report just now | 96 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,723 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, 5:02 am EDT (09:02 UTC)
MCO has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8298 Daytona Beach, FL, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 9 nm from the route, 839 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZJX
- 4/3634 DISNEY WORLD THEME PARK, ORLANDO, FL 11 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · ZJX
Daylight
Sunset at IAG 6:38 pm EDT (22:38 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: Niagara Falls International, Orlando International.