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Lancaster Airport to Orlando International LNS → MCO

744 nautical miles (857 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 201°, about 210° magnetic at the departure end (variation 9W). At 120 knots that is 7 h 01 min at the quickest height in today's winds (6,500 ft, a 14-knot headwind), arriving about 4:50 am EDT (08:50 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: 232 flights in the DOT's last twelve reported months, the route's page.

The return flight

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 2E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 31,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 10:55 pm EDT (02:55 UTC). Over the first 40 nm of the route.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 120055
    MKCE WST 120055
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 2E
    VALID UNTIL 0255Z
    CT NY NJ PA DE MD AND NJ NY CT CSTL WTRS
    FROM 30NE SAX-30SSW HTO-30ESE EMI-50WSW HAR-30NE SAX
    AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 22020KT. TOPS TO FL310.
  • 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 99 to 248 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 SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the first 159 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 119 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 LNS.

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 8 forecast points nearest it (ACY, RIC, RDU, FLO, CHS, SAV, JAX, MLB). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft240° at 19 kt+15 kt105 kt7 h 05 min4:54 am EDT (08:54 UTC)
6,500 ft250° at 21 kt+14 kt13 °C106 kt7 h 01 min4:50 am EDT (08:50 UTC)
8,500 ft240° at 27 kt+20 kt12 °C100 kt7 h 26 min5:15 am EDT (09:15 UTC)
10,500 ft240° at 31 kt+24 kt9 °C96 kt7 h 45 min5:34 am EDT (09:34 UTC)
12,500 ft230° at 34 kt+28 kt6 °C92 kt8 h 05 min5:54 am EDT (09:54 UTC)
14,500 ft230° at 38 kt+31 kt2 °C89 kt8 h 22 min6:11 am EDT (10:11 UTC)
16,500 ft240° at 41 kt+33 kt-2 °C87 kt8 h 33 min6:22 am EDT (10:22 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180240° at 44 kt+36 kt-5 °C84 kt8 h 51 min6:40 am EDT (10:40 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240230° at 57 kt+50 kt-16 °C70 kt10 h 38 min8:27 am EDT (12:27 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300220° at 68 kt+63 kt-30 °C57 kt13 h 03 min10:52 am EDT (14:52 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340210° at 70 kt+69 kt-40 °C51 kt14 h 35 min12:24 pm EDT (16:24 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390220° at 68 kt+65 kt-52 °C55 kt13 h 32 min11:21 am EDT (15:21 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
ACYused from 0 nm out; 90 nm from the line230/15230/22 15°230/31 11°230/27 6°230/40 -7°230/51 -17°230/71 -31°230/81 -41°230/86 -53°
RICused from 50 nm out; 90 nm from the line190/33200/29 14°210/31 12°210/38 6°230/42 -7°230/68 -16°220/84 -29°220/86 -40°220/81 -52°
RDUused from 248 nm out; 24 nm from the line240/28250/22 10°230/30 11°230/40 7°230/45 -4°220/69 -15°220/83 -29°210/84 -40°220/75 -52°
FLOused from 347 nm out; 38 nm from the line240/25270/23 11°250/36 10°240/38 7°240/50 -4°230/66 -15°220/75 -30°210/77 -40°220/73 -52°
CHSused from 447 nm out; 23 nm from the line260/22280/26 12°260/37 12°250/40 8°240/54 -4°230/55 -15°220/61 -31°200/66 -41°210/62 -52°
SAVused from 546 nm out; 75 nm from the line260/18290/26 13°270/33 12°260/40 9°240/47 -5°230/53 -16°220/61 -31°210/64 -41°210/64 -52°
JAXused from 596 nm out; 59 nm from the line280/14300/22 16°260/27 15°260/26 9°240/41 -6°230/38 -16°220/44 -32°200/49 -41°200/52 -53°
MLBused from 695 nm out; 51 nm from the line240/7240/11 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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
LNS Lancaster, PA departure no report just now 402 ft
BWI Baltimore, MD 60 nm out, 4 nm east of the line, tower no report just now 143 ft
DCA Washington, DC 79 nm out, 7 nm west of the line, tower no report just now 14 ft
BKT Blackstone, VA 199 nm out, 9 nm west of the line, tower no report just now 437 ft
RDU Raleigh/Durham, NC 278 nm out, 23 nm west of the line, tower no report just now 435 ft
FAY Fayetteville, NC 328 nm out, 10 nm west of the line, tower no report just now 189 ft
MYR Myrtle Beach, SC 407 nm out, 15 nm east of the line, tower no report just now 25 ft
CHS Charleston, SC 467 nm out, 23 nm west of the line, tower no report just now 46 ft
SFB Orlando, FL 725 nm out, 3 nm northwest 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 437 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, 4:50 am EDT (08:50 UTC)

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

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

  • 6/8800 Baltimore, MD, Saturday, October 17, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 4 nm from the route, 50 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Saturday 17 October · ZDC
  • 4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA on the route, 79 nm along the route · security · ZDC
  • 6/8600 Sterling, VA, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 17 nm from the route, 79 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZDC
  • 6/8508 Johnsontown, NC 10 nm from the route, 347 nm along the route · security · ZDC
  • 6/8713 Maxton, NC, Friday, October 16, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 23 nm from the route, 347 nm along the route · air shows/sports · starts Friday 16 October · ZDC
  • 6/8298 Daytona Beach, FL, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 0 nm from the route, 695 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 LNS 6:30 pm EDT (22:30 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

Radar now, the Northeast
Radar now, the Northeast · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the Southeast
Radar now, the Southeast · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the whole country
Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service
Surface analysis now
Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead
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: Lancaster Airport, Orlando International.