Plan a flight · Sun 10:12 pm CDT (03:12 UTC)

Kansas City International to Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International MCI → FLL

1,080 nautical miles (1,243 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 133°, about 131° magnetic at the departure end (variation 2E). At 120 knots that is 7 h 18 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 28-knot tailwind), arriving about 6:30 am EDT (10:30 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now MCI is VFR, wind from the south (180°) at 12 knots; FLL is VFR, wind calm. 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: 1,093 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: 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 first 20 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 MCI.

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

CRJ7 at 28,000 ft, 17 nm southwest, 9:41 pm CDT (02:41 UTC): moderate turbulence, remarks: produced by skypath. 620 nm along the route, 17 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TOI UA /OV MGM157029 /TM 0241 /FL280 /TP CRJ7 /TB MOD /RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATH
```
Report
a routine report filed through TOI
Where
29 nm southeast (157°) of MGM
Time
02:41 UTC
Height
at 28,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ7
Turbulence
moderate
Remarks
produced by skypath
BCS3 at 35,000 ft, 40 nm northeast, 7:13 pm CDT (00:13 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ZME33. 320 nm along the route, 40 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DYR UA /OV DYR/TM 0013/FL350/TP BCS3/TB NEG/RM ZME33
```
Report
a routine report filed through DYR
Where
over DYR
Time
00:13 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
BCS3
Turbulence
none
Remarks
ZME33
B747 at 33,000 ft, 12 nm northeast, 8:02 pm CDT (01:02 UTC): no turbulence. 720 nm along the route, 12 nm northeast 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
B738 at 36,000 ft, 34 nm northeast, 7:23 pm CDT (00:23 UTC): light chop turbulence. 870 nm along the route, 34 nm northeast 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
C172 at 1,100 ft, 45 nm northeast, 8:12 pm CDT (01:12 UTC): no turbulence. 930 nm along the route, 45 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
B738 at 19,000 ft, 35 nm northeast, 7:21 pm CDT (00:21 UTC): light chop turbulence above 19,000 ft. 1030 nm along the route, 35 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PBI UA /OV PBI344028/TM 0021/FL190/TP B738/TB CONS LGT CHOP 190
```
Report
a routine report filed through PBI
Where
28 nm north (344°) of PBI
Time
00:21 UTC
Height
at 19,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
continuous light chop at 19,000 ft

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 11 forecast points nearest it (MKC, SGF, CGI, MEM, HSV, BHM, MGM, TLH, 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	270° at 13 kt	−9 kt		129 kt	8 h 22 min	7:34 am EDT (11:34 UTC)
5,500 ft	290° at 12 kt	−12 kt		132 kt	8 h 11 min	7:23 am EDT (11:23 UTC)
7,500 ft	300° at 14 kt	−13 kt	15 °C	133 kt	8 h 07 min	7:19 am EDT (11:19 UTC)
9,500 ft	300° at 14 kt	−14 kt	11 °C	134 kt	8 h 04 min	7:16 am EDT (11:16 UTC)
11,500 ft	300° at 12 kt	−12 kt	8 °C	132 kt	8 h 11 min	7:23 am EDT (11:23 UTC)
13,500 ft	290° at 13 kt	−12 kt	4 °C	132 kt	8 h 11 min	7:23 am EDT (11:23 UTC)
15,500 ft	290° at 15 kt	−13 kt	-1 °C	133 kt	8 h 07 min	7:19 am EDT (11:19 UTC)
17,500 ft	280° at 17 kt	−14 kt	-5 °C	134 kt	8 h 04 min	7:16 am EDT (11:16 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	280° at 18 kt	−15 kt	-6 °C	135 kt	8 h	7:12 am EDT (11:12 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	290° at 21 kt	−19 kt	-17 °C	139 kt	7 h 46 min	6:58 am EDT (10:58 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	300° at 29 kt	−27 kt	-32 °C	147 kt	7 h 21 min	6:33 am EDT (10:33 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	300° at 30 kt	−28 kt	-41 °C	148 kt	7 h 18 min	6:30 am EDT (10:30 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	300° at 29 kt	−27 kt	-51 °C	147 kt	7 h 21 min	6:33 am EDT (10:33 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
MKC	used from 0 nm out; 14 nm from the line	220/44	250/28 18°	250/18 13°	240/12 6°	280/24 -6°	240/34 -18°	260/47 -30°	260/51 -40°	270/58 -50°
SGF	used from 100 nm out; 47 nm from the line	230/33	230/28 15°	250/20 13°	240/18 7°	250/20 -6°	250/24 -17°	280/42 -31°	280/49 -40°	290/46 -51°
CGI	used from 200 nm out; 89 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°
MEM	used from 250 nm out; 70 nm from the line	230/19	260/16 15°	270/17 12°	300/13 6°	300/15 -5°	300/26 -18°	300/34 -32°	300/41 -40°	310/46 -52°
HSV	used from 400 nm out; 85 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°
BHM	used from 450 nm out; 51 nm from the line	310/19	330/20 17°	320/28 11°	340/21 6°	310/22 -7°	330/33 -17°	330/50 -32°	330/57 -41°	330/41 -50°
MGM	used from 550 nm out; 10 nm from the line	310/19	340/24 17°	340/28 11°	330/16 7°	300/23 -7°	320/32 -16°	330/46 -33°	330/55 -42°	330/41 -50°
TLH	used from 650 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°
PIE	used from 850 nm out; 48 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 950 nm out; 57 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 1000 nm out; 65 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
MCI Kansas City, MO	departure	VFR	from the south (180°) at 12 knots	10+ mi	none	1,027 ft	9:53 pm CDT (02:53 UTC)
OJC Olathe, KS	20 nm out, 21 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (190°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	1,096 ft	02:53 UTC
TBN Fort Leonard Wood, MO	150 nm out, 16 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (190°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	1,159 ft	02:55 UTC
PGR Paragould, AR	280 nm out, 2 nm northwest of the line	no report just now				290 ft
NQA Millington, TN	330 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	322 ft	23:50 UTC
TCL Tuscaloosa, AL	500 nm out, 14 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the north-northeast (030°) at 3 knots	8 mi	none	169 ft	02:53 UTC
MGM Montgomery, AL	580 nm out, 6 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	221 ft	02:53 UTC
TLH Tallahassee, FL	740 nm out, 4 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	from the west (260°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	83 ft	02:53 UTC
CDK Cedar Key, FL	840 nm out, 1 nm southwest of the line	no report just now				11 ft
BKV Brooksville, FL	890 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the southeast (130°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	76 ft	02:53 UTC
PHK Pahokee, FL	1030 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line	no report just now				15 ft
FLL Fort Lauderdale, FL	destination	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,600 feet	calm	10+ mi	none	65 ft	10:53 pm EDT (02:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,159 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At FLL when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:30 am EDT (10:30 UTC)

Wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet VFR

The whole forecast for FLL

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
From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet

The forecast for MCI, the departure

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 11 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 17 knots, gusting to 26, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet

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

No temporary flight restriction on or near this route right now.

Daylight

Sunset at MCI 6:44 pm CDT (23:44 UTC), at FLL 6:55 pm EDT (22:55 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:19 pm EDT (23:19 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at FLL is before sunrise there (7:17 am EDT (11:17 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 upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the southern Plains · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · 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: Kansas City International, Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International.