Orlando International to Spokane International MCO → GEG
2,036 nautical miles (2,343 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 314°, about 320° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 17 h 07 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 1-knot headwind), arriving about 11:20 am PDT (18:20 UTC). 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 6W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 28,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the route from 339 to 469 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 1298 to 1967 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 1487 to 1727 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: 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 route from 1537 to 1687 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1537 to 2026 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1547 to 1967 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 14,000 ft. Over the last 150 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 MCO.
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 19 forecast points nearest it (MLB, JAX, TLH, CSG, MGM, BHM, MEM, SGF, MKC, SLN, GRI, BFF, RAP, LND, BIL, DLN, GPI, LWS, GEG). 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 | 230° at 5 kt | +1 kt | 12 °C | 119 kt | 17 h 07 min | 11:20 am PDT (18:20 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 260° at 6 kt | +4 kt | 14 °C | 116 kt | 17 h 33 min | 11:46 am PDT (18:46 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 260° at 9 kt | +6 kt | 10 °C | 114 kt | 17 h 52 min | 12:05 pm PDT (19:05 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 260° at 13 kt | +9 kt | 6 °C | 111 kt | 18 h 21 min | 12:34 pm PDT (19:34 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 260° at 16 kt | +11 kt | 3 °C | 109 kt | 18 h 41 min | 12:54 pm PDT (19:54 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 250° at 18 kt | +11 kt | -1 °C | 109 kt | 18 h 41 min | 12:54 pm PDT (19:54 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 250° at 19 kt | +12 kt | -6 °C | 108 kt | 18 h 51 min | 1:04 pm PDT (20:04 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 250° at 21 kt | +13 kt | -9 °C | 107 kt | 19 h 02 min | 1:15 pm PDT (20:15 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 240° at 29 kt | +15 kt | -19 °C | 105 kt | 19 h 23 min | 1:36 pm PDT (20:36 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 240° at 36 kt | +17 kt | -34 °C | 103 kt | 19 h 46 min | 1:59 pm PDT (20:59 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 250° at 41 kt | +25 kt | -41 °C | 95 kt | 21 h 26 min | 3:39 pm PDT (22:39 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 260° at 43 kt | +30 kt | -49 °C | 90 kt | 22 h 37 min | 4:50 pm PDT (23:50 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
| 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; 65 nm from the line | 240/7 | 240/11 17° | 240/13 13° | 250/15 8° | 230/25 -5° | 210/25 -16° | 210/24 -31° | 190/29 -41° | 190/27 -53° |
| JAX | used from 50 nm out; 79 nm from the line | 280/14 | 300/22 16° | 260/27 15° | 260/26 9° | 240/41 -6° | 230/38 -16° | 220/44 -32° | 200/49 -41° | 200/52 -53° |
| TLH | used from 100 nm out; 76 nm from the line | 300/17 | 340/32 17° | 320/27 13° | 300/27 8° | 280/23 -7° | 250/37 -17° | 230/44 -33° | 220/53 -41° | 220/48 -51° |
| CSG | used from 250 nm out; 57 nm from the line | 300/20 | 330/41 15° | 320/42 11° | 320/41 7° | 300/33 -6° | 290/33 -18° | 270/32 -34° | 260/31 -41° | 260/24 -51° |
| MGM | used from 299 nm out; 29 nm from the line | 300/16 | 330/30 16° | 330/34 11° | 320/31 7° | 310/28 -7° | 320/29 -17° | 290/25 -34° | 300/28 -41° | 320/28 -50° |
| BHM | used from 399 nm out; 35 nm from the line | 300/16 | 330/32 16° | 320/37 11° | 330/37 6° | 310/33 -7° | 310/30 -18° | 320/40 -34° | 330/43 -41° | 330/30 -49° |
| MEM | used from 499 nm out; 70 nm from the line | 240/9 | 280/14 17° | 280/20 12° | 290/25 5° | 320/25 -6° | 330/31 -18° | 320/52 -32° | 330/58 -41° | 320/42 -50° |
| SGF | used from 699 nm out; 82 nm from the line | 210/21 | 210/21 16° | 240/28 12° | 260/24 7° | 280/21 -6° | 280/26 -18° | 290/38 -31° | 290/37 -41° | 300/49 -52° |
| MKC | used from 898 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 200/28 | 220/30 16° | 270/20 11° | 280/22 7° | 260/27 -6° | 270/27 -18° | 280/38 -32° | 270/38 -40° | 280/50 -52° |
| SLN | used from 948 nm out; 70 nm from the line | 190/37 | 220/39 20° | 240/31 14° | 250/24 7° | 260/25 -7° | 250/26 -17° | 250/44 -31° | 260/47 -40° | 260/47 -50° |
| GRI | used from 1048 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 210/31 19° | 240/21 14° | 240/17 6° | 260/27 -7° | 260/34 -18° | 240/45 -32° | 250/56 -40° | 260/62 -51° | |
| BFF | used from 1248 nm out; 91 nm from the line | 120/24 | 180/31 13° | 210/26 7° | 230/25 -7° | 240/41 -20° | 230/52 -36° | 250/56 -41° | 260/57 -45° | |
| RAP | used from 1398 nm out; 83 nm from the line | 120/15 12° | 180/22 11° | 220/26 5° | 230/35 -9° | 240/40 -22° | 240/50 -37° | 240/51 -41° | 240/47 -47° | |
| LND | used from 1497 nm out; 121 nm from the line | 180/33 10° | 190/50 3° | 210/59 -9° | 200/50 -21° | 190/41 -34° | 230/55 -39° | 240/65 -47° | ||
| BIL | used from 1547 nm out; 100 nm from the line | 080/24 | 130/14 -1° | 180/33 0° | 210/43 -10° | 220/58 -21° | 200/55 -36° | 220/75 -44° | 240/83 -48° | |
| DLN | used from 1697 nm out; 85 nm from the line | 080/10 -3° | 180/8 -3° | 180/23 -14° | 200/58 -22° | 200/80 -36° | 220/85 -41° | 230/81 -45° | ||
| GPI | used from 1897 nm out; 89 nm from the line | 060/19 -3° | 110/11 -8° | 130/6 -8° | 200/40 -19° | 190/58 -28° | 200/101 -39° | 220/73 -43° | 230/41 -43° | |
| LWS | used from 1947 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 010/5 | 050/14 -2° | 040/12 -6° | 160/7 -10° | 190/30 -22° | 200/54 -27° | 200/48 -35° | 210/40 -37° | 230/32 -41° |
| GEG | used from 1996 nm out; 20 nm from the line | 050/18 -2° | 060/19 -8° | L/V -11° | 160/11 -24° | 190/17 -31° | 200/19 -35° | 220/14 -37° | 250/11 -41° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCO Orlando, FL | departure | no report just now | 96 ft | ||||
| LEE Leesburg, FL | 40 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 76 ft | ||||
| MGM Montgomery, AL | 349 nm out, 11 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 221 ft | ||||
| TUP Tupelo, MS | 519 nm out, 1 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 346 ft | ||||
| SGF Springfield, MO | 809 nm out, 5 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,268 ft | ||||
| MHK Manhattan, KS | 998 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,066 ft | ||||
| RPB Belleville, KS | 1058 nm out, 1 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 1,538 ft | ||||
| AIA Alliance, NE | 1328 nm out, 17 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 3,930 ft | ||||
| GEY Greybull, WY | 1597 nm out, 6 nm west of the line | no report just now | 3,941 ft | ||||
| BZN Bozeman, MT | 1747 nm out, 6 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 4,473 ft | ||||
| MSO Missoula, MT | 1887 nm out, 16 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 3,205 ft | ||||
| GEG Spokane, WA | destination | no report just now | 2,385 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 4,473 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At GEG when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:20 am PDT (18:20 UTC)
GEG has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 4/3634 DISNEY WORLD THEME PARK, ORLANDO, FL 7 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · ZJX
Daylight
Sunset at MCO 6:59 pm EDT (22:59 UTC), at GEG 6:08 pm PDT (01:08 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:38 pm PDT (01:38 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: Orlando International, Spokane International.