Plan a flight · Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC)

Kissimmee Gateway Airport to Chicago O'Hare International ISM → ORD

880 nautical miles (1,013 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 341°, about 346° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 8 h 04 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 11-knot headwind), arriving about 6:04 pm CDT (23:04 UTC). Right now ISM is VFR, wind from the north (350°) at 8 knots; ORD is VFR, wind from the southwest (220°) at 11 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 TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft. Over the route from 396 to 425 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, mist). Near the route, 544 nm along 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

B738 at 19,000 ft, 8 nm southwest, 9:48 am EDT (13:48 UTC): moderate turbulence. 40 nm along the route, 8 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MCO UA /OV LEE/TM 1348/FL190/TP B738/TB MODERATE
```
Report
a routine report filed through MCO
Where
over LEE
Time
13:48 UTC
Height
at 19,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
moderate
C172 at 3,000 ft, 29 nm east, 10:11 am EDT (14:11 UTC): wind 300° at 28 knots. 49 nm along the route, 29 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DAB UA /OV DAB300010/TM 1411/FL030/TP C172/WV 30028KT
```
Report
a routine report filed through DAB
Where
10 nm northwest (300°) of DAB
Time
14:11 UTC
Height
at 3,000 ft
Aircraft
C172
Wind
from 300° at 28 knots
B777 at 18,000 ft, 12 nm west, 10:13 am EDT (14:13 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: smooth. 59 nm along the route, 12 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
OCF UA /OV OCF090010/TM 1413/FL180/TP B777/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH
```
Report
a routine report filed through OCF
Where
10 nm east (090°) of OCF
Time
14:13 UTC
Height
at 18,000 ft
Aircraft
B777
Turbulence
none
Remarks
smooth
C172 at 4,500 ft, 5 nm southeast, 8:35 am EDT (12:35 UTC): clear from 4,500 ft to 60,000 ft, wind 330° at 20 knots, remarks: good visibility. 79 nm along the route, 5 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
28J UA /OV 28J225015 /TM 1235 /FL045 /TP C172 /SK SKC /WV 33020KT /RM GOOD VIS
```
Report
a routine report filed through 28J
Where
15 nm southwest (225°) of 28J
Time
12:35 UTC
Height
at 4,500 ft
Aircraft
C172
Sky
clear
Wind
from 330° at 20 knots
Remarks
good visibility
B737 at 20,000 ft, 2 nm northwest, 9:06 am EDT (13:06 UTC): light clear-air turbulence from 20,000 ft to 29,000 ft, clear from 20,000 ft to 60,000 ft, remarks: southbound. 89 nm along the route, 2 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GNV UA /OV GNV090012/TM 1306/FL200/TP B737/SK SKC/TB CONS LGT CAT 290-200 /RM SOUTHBOUND
```
Report
a routine report filed through GNV
Where
12 nm east (090°) of GNV
Time
13:06 UTC
Height
at 20,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Sky
clear
Turbulence
continuous light clear-air turbulence from 29,000 ft to 20,000 ft
Remarks
southbound
B737 at 33,000 ft, 42 nm west, 8:58 am EDT (12:58 UTC): light turbulence. 99 nm along the route, 42 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GNV UA /OV GNV270030/TM 1258/FL330/TP B737/TB CONS LGT
```
Report
a routine report filed through GNV
Where
30 nm west (270°) of GNV
Time
12:58 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
continuous light
C525 at 28,000 ft, 37 nm east, 8:53 am EDT (12:53 UTC): no turbulence. 119 nm along the route, 37 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CRG UA /OV CRG/TM 1253/FL280/TP C525/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through CRG
Where
over CRG
Time
12:53 UTC
Height
at 28,000 ft
Aircraft
C525
Turbulence
none
TBM8 at 29,000 ft, 23 nm southwest, 8:20 am EDT (12:20 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: smooth. 138 nm along the route, 23 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GNV UA /OV TAY220015/TM 1220/FL290/TP TBM8/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH
```
Report
a routine report filed through GNV
Where
15 nm southwest (220°) of TAY
Time
12:20 UTC
Height
at 29,000 ft
Aircraft
TBM8
Turbulence
none
Remarks
smooth
BCS3 at 22,000 ft, 46 nm west, 9:55 am EDT (13:55 UTC): light chop turbulence. 148 nm along the route, 46 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
VLD UA /OV VLD180025/TM 1355/FL220/TP BCS3/TB INTMT LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through VLD
Where
25 nm south (180°) of VLD
Time
13:55 UTC
Height
at 22,000 ft
Aircraft
BCS3
Turbulence
intermittent light chop
A321 at 36,000 ft, 11 nm southwest, 8:49 am EDT (12:49 UTC): no turbulence. 148 nm along the route, 11 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GNV UA /OV TAY/TM 1249/FL360/TP A321/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through GNV
Where
over TAY
Time
12:49 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
none
B738 at 34,000 ft, 19 nm northeast, 9:09 am EDT (13:09 UTC): light to moderate turbulence. 178 nm along the route, 19 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AMG UA /OV AMG145023/TM 1309/FL340/TP B738/TB LGT OCNL MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through AMG
Where
23 nm southeast (145°) of AMG
Time
13:09 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
light occasional moderate
B712 at 22,000 ft, 14 nm northeast, 10:43 am EDT (14:43 UTC): no turbulence. 198 nm along the route, 14 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AMG UA /OV AMG/TM 1443/FL220/TP B712/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through AMG
Where
over AMG
Time
14:43 UTC
Height
at 22,000 ft
Aircraft
B712
Turbulence
none
A321 at 36,000 ft, 37 nm east, 10:30 am EDT (14:30 UTC): no chop turbulence. 198 nm along the route, 37 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AMG UA /OV AMG080025/TM 1430/FL360/TP A321/TB NEG CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through AMG
Where
25 nm east (080°) of AMG
Time
14:30 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
no chop
B738 at 37,000 ft, 14 nm northeast, 8:06 am EDT (12:06 UTC): no turbulence. 198 nm along the route, 14 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AMG UA /OV AMG/TM 1206/FL370/TP B738/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through AMG
Where
over AMG
Time
12:06 UTC
Height
at 37,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
none

16 more routine reports are on the map.

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 14:00–21:00 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 9 forecast points nearest it (MLB, JAX, SAV, CSG, ATL, TYS, LOU, IND, JOT). 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	300° at 14 kt	+11 kt		109 kt	8 h 04 min	6:04 pm CDT (23:04 UTC)
6,500 ft	300° at 15 kt	+12 kt	15 °C	108 kt	8 h 09 min	6:09 pm CDT (23:09 UTC)
8,500 ft	300° at 17 kt	+13 kt	12 °C	107 kt	8 h 13 min	6:13 pm CDT (23:13 UTC)
10,500 ft	300° at 20 kt	+16 kt	9 °C	104 kt	8 h 28 min	6:28 pm CDT (23:28 UTC)
12,500 ft	300° at 23 kt	+18 kt	5 °C	102 kt	8 h 38 min	6:38 pm CDT (23:38 UTC)
14,500 ft	300° at 22 kt	+18 kt	1 °C	102 kt	8 h 38 min	6:38 pm CDT (23:38 UTC)
16,500 ft	300° at 22 kt	+17 kt	-3 °C	103 kt	8 h 33 min	6:33 pm CDT (23:33 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	300° at 21 kt	+17 kt	-6 °C	103 kt	8 h 33 min	6:33 pm CDT (23:33 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	300° at 23 kt	+18 kt	-19 °C	102 kt	8 h 38 min	6:38 pm CDT (23:38 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	310° at 30 kt	+26 kt	-33 °C	94 kt	9 h 22 min	7:22 pm CDT (00:22 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	310° at 39 kt	+34 kt	-40 °C	86 kt	10 h 14 min	8:14 pm CDT (01:14 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	310° at 40 kt	+36 kt	-49 °C	84 kt	10 h 29 min	8:29 pm CDT (01:29 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 18:00 UTC for use 14:00 to 21:00 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; 61 nm from the line	320/12	300/13 18°	280/13 15°	280/15 9°	270/16 -7°	270/13 -18°	240/24 -33°	240/23 -41°	270/21 -50°
JAX	used from 49 nm out; 63 nm from the line	320/17	330/21 17°	320/21 14°	310/23 8°	340/19 -6°	360/26 -19°	010/44 -30°	360/35 -41°	330/22 -50°
SAV	used from 198 nm out; 88 nm from the line	340/14	330/21 16°	340/26 12°	350/25 8°	360/28 -6°	360/29 -19°	360/36 -31°	360/27 -42°	330/31 -51°
CSG	used from 247 nm out; 87 nm from the line	340/20	340/15 17°	330/19 11°	320/19 5°	330/11 -4°	300/14 -17°	330/28 -31°	340/42 -40°	350/33 -51°
ATL	used from 297 nm out; 47 nm from the line	340/24	350/18 17°	330/15 11°	320/20 6°	310/16 -4°	300/18 -18°	320/28 -32°	330/43 -40°	340/35 -51°
TYS	used from 396 nm out; 58 nm from the line	320/8	330/17 16°	320/17 9°	310/24 6°	290/23 -6°	290/28 -19°	300/36 -33°	310/48 -40°	320/46 -50°
LOU	used from 544 nm out; 65 nm from the line	260/17	270/15 15°	260/19 10°	280/27 5°	280/30 -7°	280/29 -18°	280/44 -34°	290/56 -39°	310/56 -48°
IND	used from 692 nm out; 19 nm from the line	260/18	250/20 15°	260/26 9°	290/28 5°	290/30 -7°	280/40 -20°	280/46 -35°	290/53 -38°	300/58 -47°
JOT	used from 791 nm out; 49 nm from the line	230/30	250/26 16°	270/27 11°	280/34 5°	290/32 -8°	280/37 -21°	280/40 -36°	290/46 -37°	290/56 -47°

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 north (350°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	82 ft	10:56 am EDT (14:56 UTC)
LEE Leesburg, FL	40 nm out, 8 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	variable at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	76 ft	14:53 UTC
GNV Gainesville, FL	89 nm out, 14 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	from the northwest (320°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	151 ft	14:53 UTC
EZM Eastman, GA	247 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the north-northwest (330°) at 7 knots, gusting to 16	10+ mi	none	303 ft	14:35 UTC
MCN Macon, GA	287 nm out, 18 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	variable at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	354 ft	14:53 UTC
LZU Lawrenceville, GA	366 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	variable at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	1,061 ft	14:56 UTC
MMI Athens, TN	455 nm out, 3 nm west of the line	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 200 feet	calm	9 mi	none	874 ft	14:35 UTC
AAS Campbellsville, KY	574 nm out, 8 nm northeast of the line	low IFR Sky: overcast at 100 feet	from the south-southeast (160°) at 4 knots	0.5 mi	100 ft	921 ft	14:35 UTC
SDF Louisville, KY	633 nm out, 6 nm east of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 20,000 feet, a broken layer at 24,000 feet	from the south-southeast (160°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	24,000 ft	500 ft	14:56 UTC
LAF Lafayette, IN	781 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the southwest (220°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	605 ft	14:54 UTC
GYY Gary/Chicago, IN	851 nm out, 12 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (210°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	596 ft	13:50 UTC
ORD Chicago, IL	destination	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet	from the southwest (220°) at 11 knots	10+ mi	none	680 ft	9:51 am CDT (14:51 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,061 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At ORD when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:04 pm CDT (23:04 UTC)

Wind from the south-southwest at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 12,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for ORD

From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
From Mon 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 13 knots, gusting to 24, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 6:00 pm CDT (23:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 12,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 pm CDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, a few clouds at 10,000 feet
From Tue 5:00 am CDT (10:00 UTC): wind from the west at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 20,000 feet

The forecast for ISM, the departure

From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 18,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 15, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the north at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

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

4/3634 DISNEY WORLD THEME PARK, ORLANDO, FL 1 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · ZJX
6/8389 Jacksonville, FL, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 22 nm from the route, 119 nm along the route · air shows/sports · starts Thursday 15 October · ZJX
6/8928 Atlanta, GA, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local 21 nm from the route, 366 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZTL

Daylight

Sunset at ISM 6:59 pm EDT (22:59 UTC), at ORD 6:15 pm CDT (23:15 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:43 pm CDT (23:43 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, Chicago O'Hare International.