Indianapolis International to Orlando Sanford International IND → SFB
703 nautical miles (809 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 158°, about 163° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 4 h 55 min at the quickest height in today's winds (11,500 ft, a 23-knot tailwind), arriving about 2:33 am EDT (06:33 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: 453 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). Over the route from 148 to 247 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 188 to 366 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 8,000 ft. Over the route from 317 to 327 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 IND.
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 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 (IND, LOU, TYS, ATL, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,500 ft | 300° at 17 kt | −12 kt | 132 kt | 5 h 20 min | 2:58 am EDT (06:58 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 310° at 21 kt | −19 kt | 139 kt | 5 h 03 min | 2:41 am EDT (06:41 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 310° at 23 kt | −20 kt | 12 °C | 140 kt | 5 h 01 min | 2:39 am EDT (06:39 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 310° at 25 kt | −21 kt | 10 °C | 141 kt | 4 h 59 min | 2:37 am EDT (06:37 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 310° at 27 kt | −23 kt | 7 °C | 143 kt | 4 h 55 min | 2:33 am EDT (06:33 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 300° at 27 kt | −22 kt | 2 °C | 142 kt | 4 h 57 min | 2:35 am EDT (06:35 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 300° at 27 kt | −20 kt | -2 °C | 140 kt | 5 h 01 min | 2:39 am EDT (06:39 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 290° at 28 kt | −18 kt | -6 °C | 138 kt | 5 h 06 min | 2:44 am EDT (06:44 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 290° at 28 kt | −18 kt | -7 °C | 138 kt | 5 h 06 min | 2:44 am EDT (06:44 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 280° at 28 kt | −15 kt | -18 °C | 135 kt | 5 h 12 min | 2:50 am EDT (06:50 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 270° at 29 kt | −10 kt | -33 °C | 130 kt | 5 h 24 min | 3:02 am EDT (07:02 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 250° at 28 kt | −2 kt | -40 °C | 122 kt | 5 h 46 min | 3:24 am EDT (07:24 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 250° at 26 kt | +1 kt | -50 °C | 119 kt | 5 h 54 min | 3:32 am EDT (07:32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IND | used from 0 nm out; 25 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° |
| LOU | used from 49 nm out; 21 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° |
| TYS | used from 198 nm out; 38 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° |
| ATL | used from 346 nm out; 52 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° |
| SAV | used from 445 nm out; 81 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 544 nm out; 31 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 693 nm out; 56 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IND Indianapolis, IN | departure | no report just now | 796 ft | ||||
| BAK Columbus, IN | 30 nm out, 7 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 656 ft | ||||
| LOU Louisville, KY | 89 nm out, 8 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 545 ft | ||||
| SCX Oneida, TN | 208 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 1,544 ft | ||||
| TYS Knoxville, TN | 257 nm out, 15 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 986 ft | ||||
| AJR Cornelia, GA | 337 nm out, 7 nm east of the line | no report just now | 1,447 ft | ||||
| AHN Athens, GA | 376 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 812 ft | ||||
| EZM Eastman, GA | 475 nm out, 21 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 303 ft | ||||
| BHC Baxley, GA | 515 nm out, 4 nm east of the line | no report just now | 201 ft | ||||
| VQQ Jacksonville, FL | 614 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 79 ft | ||||
| FIN Palm Coast, FL | 663 nm out, 15 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 33 ft | ||||
| SFB Orlando, FL | destination | no report just now | 54 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,544 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At SFB when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:33 am EDT (06:33 UTC)
SFB has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8389 Jacksonville, FL, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 3 nm from the route, 614 nm along the route · air shows/sports · starts Thursday 15 October · ZJX
- 6/8298 Daytona Beach, FL, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 20 nm from the route, at the destination end · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZJX
Daylight
Sunset at IND 7:10 pm EDT (23:10 UTC), at SFB 6:58 pm EDT (22:58 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:22 pm EDT (23:22 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at SFB is before sunrise there (7:23 am EDT (11:23 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: Indianapolis International, Orlando Sanford International.