Plan a flight · Sun 11:11 pm EDT (03:11 UTC)

Kissimmee Gateway Airport to Algona Municipal ISM → AXA

1,084 nautical miles (1,247 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 328°, about 333° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 10 h 08 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 13-knot headwind), arriving about 8:19 am CDT (13:19 UTC). Right now ISM is VFR, wind from the west-northwest (300°) at 5 knots; AXA is VFR, wind from the south (170°) at 12 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: 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

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 437 to 497 nm out.
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 last 89 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 ISM.

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

CRJ9 at 32,000 ft, 8 nm north, 10:00 pm EDT (02:00 UTC): moderate chop turbulence, remarks: ZTLFD-22. 348 nm along the route, 8 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ATL UA /OV ATL240035/TM 0200/FL320/TP CRJ9/TB OCNL MOD CHOP /RM ZTLFD-22
```
Report
a routine report filed through ATL
Where
35 nm southwest (240°) of ATL
Time
02:00 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ9
Turbulence
occasional moderate chop
Remarks
ZTLFD-22
C172 at 1,100 ft, 13 nm northeast, 9:12 pm EDT (01:12 UTC): no turbulence. At the departure end, 13 nm northeast 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, 13 nm northeast, 8:12 pm EDT (00:12 UTC): no turbulence. At the departure end, 13 nm northeast 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
E170 at 31,000 ft, 46 nm northeast, 9:07 pm EDT (01:07 UTC): no turbulence. At the departure end, 46 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
B738 at 36,000 ft, 8 nm southwest, 8:23 pm EDT (00:23 UTC): light chop turbulence. 70 nm along the route, 8 nm southwest 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 16,000 ft, 43 nm northeast, 8:55 pm EDT (00:55 UTC): no turbulence, clear from 16,000 ft to 60,000 ft. 119 nm along the route, 43 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AYS UA /OV AYS150060/TM 0055/FL160/TP PC12/SK SKC/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through AYS
Where
60 nm southeast (150°) of AYS
Time
00:55 UTC
Height
at 16,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Sky
clear
Turbulence
none
B747 at 33,000 ft, 50 nm southwest, 9:02 pm EDT (01:02 UTC): no turbulence. 209 nm along the route, 50 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
E170 at 33,000 ft, 7 nm northeast, 9:53 pm EDT (01:53 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZTLFD-22. 378 nm along the route, 7 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ATL UA /OV ATL280045/TM 0153/FL330/TP E170/TB CONS LGT CHOP /RM ZTLFD-22
```
Report
a routine report filed through ATL
Where
45 nm west (280°) of ATL
Time
01:53 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
continuous light chop
Remarks
ZTLFD-22
B38M at 25,000 ft, 40 nm southwest, 8:12 pm EDT (00:12 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZME26. 586 nm along the route, 40 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MKL UA /OV MKL045035/TM 0012/FL250/TP B38M/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZME26
```
Report
a routine report filed through MKL
Where
35 nm northeast (045°) of MKL
Time
00:12 UTC
Height
at 25,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
occasional light chop
Remarks
ZME26
B737 at 31,000 ft, 13 nm southwest, 8:13 pm EDT (00:13 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZME25. 656 nm along the route, 13 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PAH UA /OV CNG360015/TM 0013/FL310/TP B737/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZME25
```
Report
a routine report filed through PAH
Where
15 nm north (360°) of CNG
Time
00:13 UTC
Height
at 31,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
occasional light chop
Remarks
ZME25
UAL2499 at 28,000 ft, 39 nm northeast, 10:15 pm EDT (02:15 UTC): light chop turbulence. 944 nm along the route, 39 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ARP UAL2499 4138N 09137W 0215 F280 TB INTMT LGT CHOP IC
```
Report
a routine report filed through ARP

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 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 13 forecast points nearest it (MLB, JAX, TLH, CSG, ATL, HSV, BNA, CGI, STL, SPI, BRL, DSM, MCW). 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	280° at 17 kt	+13 kt		107 kt	10 h 08 min	8:19 am CDT (13:19 UTC)
6,500 ft	300° at 18 kt	+16 kt	15 °C	104 kt	10 h 25 min	8:36 am CDT (13:36 UTC)
8,500 ft	300° at 19 kt	+17 kt	12 °C	103 kt	10 h 31 min	8:42 am CDT (13:42 UTC)
10,500 ft	300° at 17 kt	+16 kt	9 °C	104 kt	10 h 25 min	8:36 am CDT (13:36 UTC)
12,500 ft	300° at 16 kt	+14 kt	5 °C	106 kt	10 h 14 min	8:25 am CDT (13:25 UTC)
14,500 ft	290° at 18 kt	+15 kt	1 °C	105 kt	10 h 19 min	8:30 am CDT (13:30 UTC)
16,500 ft	290° at 20 kt	+16 kt	-3 °C	104 kt	10 h 25 min	8:36 am CDT (13:36 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	280° at 22 kt	+16 kt	-7 °C	104 kt	10 h 25 min	8:36 am CDT (13:36 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	280° at 26 kt	+20 kt	-18 °C	100 kt	10 h 50 min	9:01 am CDT (14:01 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	300° at 32 kt	+28 kt	-33 °C	92 kt	11 h 47 min	9:58 am CDT (14:58 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	290° at 39 kt	+34 kt	-41 °C	86 kt	12 h 36 min	10:47 am CDT (15:47 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	290° at 37 kt	+31 kt	-51 °C	89 kt	12 h 11 min	10:22 am CDT (15:22 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
MLB	used from 0 nm out; 64 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°
JAX	used from 50 nm out; 74 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°
TLH	used from 149 nm out; 63 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°
CSG	used from 249 nm out; 42 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°
ATL	used from 348 nm out; 46 nm from the line	320/30	330/37 16°	340/44 11°	330/35 7°	310/33 -6°	300/38 -18°	330/58 -33°	330/48 -40°	320/34 -49°
HSV	used from 398 nm out; 51 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°
BNA	used from 497 nm out; 37 nm from the line	310/20	340/20 17°	330/24 10°	340/22 5°	330/26 -6°	340/29 -18°	330/52 -33°	320/62 -41°	340/45 -50°
CGI	used from 596 nm out; 68 nm from the line	240/20	270/15 15°	280/15 11°	300/13 6°	290/20 -6°	280/24 -18°	300/34 -32°	300/47 -41°	310/49 -51°
STL	used from 696 nm out; 53 nm from the line	250/24	250/24 16°	260/23 9°	270/16 6°	260/25 -6°	270/29 -19°	290/34 -33°	290/48 -41°	290/54 -51°
SPI	used from 795 nm out; 48 nm from the line	220/21	250/23 16°	260/27 9°	270/14 6°	270/23 -7°	270/31 -19°	270/28 -33°	290/48 -42°	300/55 -52°
BRL	used from 845 nm out; 32 nm from the line	230/24	240/29 15°	290/16 10°	280/15 4°	260/23 -7°	260/32 -19°	260/36 -33°	280/48 -41°	280/59 -52°
DSM	used from 944 nm out; 45 nm from the line	230/40	250/33 17°	250/18 12°	240/17 5°	260/28 -8°	270/34 -19°	260/41 -33°	260/55 -41°	270/62 -51°
MCW	used from 1044 nm out; 35 nm from the line	220/44	250/30 17°	230/14 12°	240/17 6°	250/22 -8°	270/29 -20°	250/34 -34°	260/52 -43°	260/59 -51°

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
ISM Orlando, FL	departure	VFR	from the west-northwest (300°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	82 ft	10:56 pm EDT (02:56 UTC)
LEE Leesburg, FL	40 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	76 ft	02:53 UTC
VLD Valdosta, GA	179 nm out, 2 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	203 ft	02:53 UTC
CSG Columbus, GA	308 nm out, 17 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	397 ft	02:51 UTC
PIM Pine Mountain, GA	328 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	902 ft	02:55 UTC
HSV Huntsville, AL	467 nm out, 22 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	628 ft	02:53 UTC
PAH Paducah, KY	646 nm out, 19 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	410 ft	00:00 UTC
MWA Marion, IL	686 nm out, 4 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	471 ft	02:55 UTC
ALN Alton/St Louis, IL	765 nm out, 3 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	543 ft	02:50 UTC
GGI Grinnell, IA	974 nm out, 3 nm north of the line	VFR	from the south-southeast (150°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	1,008 ft	02:55 UTC
EAG Eagle Grove, IA	1054 nm out, 3 nm west of the line	no report just now				1,132 ft
AXA Algona, IA	destination	VFR	from the south (170°) at 12 knots	10+ mi	none	1,216 ft	9:55 pm CDT (02:55 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,216 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At AXA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 8:19 am CDT (13:19 UTC)

AXA has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.

The forecast for ISM, the departure

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

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

4/3634 DISNEY WORLD THEME PARK, ORLANDO, FL on the route, at the departure end · security · ZJX

Daylight

Sunset at ISM 6:59 pm EDT (22:59 UTC), at AXA 6:39 pm CDT (23:39 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:08 pm CDT (00:08 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 Southeast · loop National Weather Service

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

Radar now, the central Great Lakes · 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: Kissimmee Gateway Airport, Algona Municipal.