Kansas City International to Eglin Afb/Destin-Ft Walton Beach Airport MCI → VPS
665 nautical miles (765 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 140°, about 138° magnetic at the departure end (variation 2E). At 120 knots that is 4 h 06 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 42-knot tailwind), arriving about 4:26 am CDT (09:26 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now MCI is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 13 knots, gusting to 22; VPS is VFR, wind from the west-northwest (290°) at 7 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: 172 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 109 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
No pilot reports within 50 nautical miles of the line in the last three hours.
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 6 forecast points nearest it (MKC, SGF, MEM, JAN, MGM, MOB). 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 | 240° at 20 kt | −3 kt | 123 kt | 5 h 24 min | 5:44 am CDT (10:44 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 260° at 17 kt | −7 kt | 127 kt | 5 h 14 min | 5:34 am CDT (10:34 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 270° at 15 kt | −9 kt | 14 °C | 129 kt | 5 h 09 min | 5:29 am CDT (10:29 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 280° at 14 kt | −10 kt | 11 °C | 130 kt | 5 h 07 min | 5:27 am CDT (10:27 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 280° at 12 kt | −9 kt | 7 °C | 129 kt | 5 h 09 min | 5:29 am CDT (10:29 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 280° at 13 kt | −10 kt | 4 °C | 130 kt | 5 h 07 min | 5:27 am CDT (10:27 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 290° at 15 kt | −12 kt | -1 °C | 132 kt | 5 h 02 min | 5:22 am CDT (10:22 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 290° at 17 kt | −14 kt | -5 °C | 134 kt | 4 h 58 min | 5:18 am CDT (10:18 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 290° at 17 kt | −14 kt | -6 °C | 134 kt | 4 h 58 min | 5:18 am CDT (10:18 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 280° at 23 kt | −19 kt | -17 °C | 139 kt | 4 h 47 min | 5:07 am CDT (10:07 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 300° at 36 kt | −33 kt | -32 °C | 153 kt | 4 h 21 min | 4:41 am CDT (09:41 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 300° at 42 kt | −39 kt | -41 °C | 159 kt | 4 h 11 min | 4:31 am CDT (09:31 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 310° at 43 kt | −42 kt | -51 °C | 162 kt | 4 h 06 min | 4:26 am CDT (09:26 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; 13 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 99 nm out; 32 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° |
| MEM | used from 248 nm out; 71 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° |
| JAN | used from 446 nm out; 83 nm from the line | 230/10 | 270/13 18° | 270/11 12° | 310/11 6° | 300/15 -4° | 300/22 -16° | 310/33 -31° | 320/37 -41° | 330/41 -52° |
| MGM | used from 496 nm out; 90 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° |
| MOB | used from 595 nm out; 67 nm from the line | 330/5 | 330/6 19° | 340/6 11° | 330/10 7° | 320/16 -5° | 310/26 -16° | 340/40 -32° | 340/47 -42° | 350/51 -52° |
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 Sky: scattered clouds at 20,000 feet | from the south-southwest (200°) at 13 knots, gusting to 22 | 10+ mi | none | 1,027 ft | 11:53 pm CDT (04:53 UTC) |
| OJC Olathe, KS | 20 nm out, 18 nm southwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southwest (200°) at 10 knots, gusting to 16 | 10+ mi | none | 1,096 ft | 04:53 UTC |
| GLY Clinton, MO | 79 nm out, 5 nm north of the line | VFR | from the south (180°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 822 ft | 04:55 UTC |
| UNO West Plains, MO | 198 nm out, 12 nm northeast of the line | VFR | from the south (190°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,228 ft | 04:53 UTC |
| CVK Ash Flat, AR | 238 nm out, 4 nm north of the line | no report just now | 717 ft | ||||
| DRP Colt, AR | 308 nm out, 12 nm southwest of the line | VFR | from the south (190°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 238 ft | 05:15 UTC |
| MEM Memphis, TN | 337 nm out, 20 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (180°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 340 ft | 04:54 UTC |
| GTR Columbus/W Point/Starkville, MS | 456 nm out, 18 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 264 ft | 04:56 UTC |
| DYA Demopolis, AL | 526 nm out, 9 nm northeast of the line | low IFR Sky: sky obscured at 500 feet Weather: mist | calm | 0.75 mi | 500 ft | 111 ft | 05:15 UTC |
| MVC Monroeville, AL | 595 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 419 ft | ||||
| GZH Evergreen, AL | 605 nm out, 11 nm northeast of the line | marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 1,400 feet, a broken layer at 4,800 feet, overcast at 7,500 feet Weather: heavy rain, mist | from the northeast (040°) at 20 knots, gusting to 38 | 4 mi | 4,800 ft | 259 ft | 23:53 UTC |
| VPS Valparaiso/Destin-Ft Walton Beach, FL | destination | VFR | from the west-northwest (290°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 84 ft | 11:55 pm CDT (04:55 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,228 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At VPS when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:26 am CDT (09:26 UTC)
Wind from the west-northwest at 6 knots, clear skies
The whole forecast for VPS
- From Sun 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 6 knots, clear skies
The forecast for MCI, the departure
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 11 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, a few 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
- From Mon 6:00 pm CDT (23:00 UTC): wind from the south at 11 knots, gusting to 19, visibility more than 6 miles, a few 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 VPS 6:18 pm CDT (23:18 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:42 pm CDT (23:42 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at VPS is before sunrise there (6:46 am CDT (11:46 UTC)).
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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, Eglin Afb/Destin-Ft Walton Beach Airport.