Lakeland Linder International to Fort Lauderdale Executive LAL → FXE
146 nautical miles (168 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 137°, about 143° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 1 h 10 min at the quickest height in today's winds (24,000 ft, a 5-knot tailwind), arriving about 2:26 am EDT (06:26 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now LAL is VFR, wind from the northwest (310°) at 5 knots; FXE is VFR, wind from the northwest (320°) at 3 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
No SIGMET or AIRMET covers any part of this route right now.
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 LAL.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- A321 at 35,000 ft, 49 nm northeast, 12:26 am EDT (04:26 UTC): light chop turbulence. At the departure end, 49 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
ORL UA /OV ORL/TM 0426/FL350/TP A321/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
- Report
- a routine report filed through ORL
- Where
- over ORL
- Time
- 04:26 UTC
- Height
- at 35,000 ft
- Aircraft
- A321
- Turbulence
- occasional light chop
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 3 forecast points nearest it (PIE, MLB, MIA). 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 | 210° at 2 kt | +1 kt | 119 kt | 1 h 14 min | 2:30 am EDT (06:30 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 210° at 4 kt | +1 kt | 119 kt | 1 h 14 min | 2:30 am EDT (06:30 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 230° at 5 kt | 0 | 15 °C | 120 kt | 1 h 13 min | 2:29 am EDT (06:29 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 240° at 6 kt | −2 kt | 12 °C | 122 kt | 1 h 12 min | 2:28 am EDT (06:28 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 250° at 7 kt | −3 kt | 9 °C | 123 kt | 1 h 11 min | 2:27 am EDT (06:27 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 250° at 9 kt | −4 kt | 5 °C | 124 kt | 1 h 11 min | 2:27 am EDT (06:27 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 250° at 12 kt | −4 kt | 0 °C | 124 kt | 1 h 11 min | 2:27 am EDT (06:27 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 240° at 15 kt | −4 kt | -4 °C | 124 kt | 1 h 11 min | 2:27 am EDT (06:27 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 240° at 15 kt | −4 kt | -5 °C | 124 kt | 1 h 11 min | 2:27 am EDT (06:27 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 240° at 18 kt | −5 kt | -17 °C | 125 kt | 1 h 10 min | 2:26 am EDT (06:26 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 220° at 18 kt | +3 kt | -32 °C | 117 kt | 1 h 15 min | 2:31 am EDT (06:31 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 190° at 26 kt | +16 kt | -41 °C | 104 kt | 1 h 24 min | 2:40 am EDT (06:40 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 200° at 30 kt | +14 kt | -52 °C | 106 kt | 1 h 23 min | 2:39 am EDT (06:39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIE | used from 0 nm out; 54 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 49 nm out; 65 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° |
| MIA | used from 97 nm out; 43 nm from the line | 150/7 | 140/5 17° | 160/5 14° | L/V 9° | 230/8 -5° | 230/8 -17° | 150/11 -32° | 150/25 -41° | 180/29 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL Lakeland, FL | departure | VFR Sky: a broken layer at 18,000 feet | from the northwest (310°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | 18,000 ft | 141 ft | 12:50 am EDT (04:50 UTC) |
| AVO Avon Park, FL | 39 nm out, 5 nm north of the line | no report just now | 160 ft | ||||
| PHK Pahokee, FL | 97 nm out, 5 nm east of the line | no report just now | 15 ft | ||||
| DJT West Palm Beach, FL | 127 nm out, 23 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 19 ft | 04:53 UTC |
| FXE Fort Lauderdale, FL | destination | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 3,000 feet | from the northwest (320°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 13 ft | 12:53 am EDT (04:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 160 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At FXE when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:26 am EDT (06:26 UTC)
Wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet VFR
The whole forecast for FXE
- From Sun 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet
- From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet
The forecast for LAL, the departure
- From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the north at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 3,000 feet, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
- From Sun 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the north at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the north at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 5/2809 Palm Beach, FL, Monday, October 20, 2025 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Local 24 nm from the route, 127 nm along the route · security · until 20 October · ZMA
Daylight
Sunset at LAL 7:02 pm EDT (23:02 UTC), at FXE 6:55 pm EDT (22:55 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:19 pm EDT (23:19 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at FXE is before sunrise there (7:18 am EDT (11:18 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: Lakeland Linder International, Fort Lauderdale Executive.