Orlando International to Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International MCO → JAN
510 nautical miles (587 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 299°, about 305° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 4 h 38 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 10-knot headwind), arriving about 6:04 am CDT (11:04 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now MCO is VFR, wind from the northwest (310°) at 3 knots; JAN 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: 23 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 MCO.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- A321 at 35,000 ft, 7 nm north, 12:26 am EDT (04:26 UTC): light chop turbulence. At the departure end, 7 nm north 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 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 5 forecast points nearest it (MLB, PIE, TLH, MOB, JAN). 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 | 330° at 11 kt | +10 kt | 110 kt | 4 h 38 min | 6:04 am CDT (11:04 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 330° at 13 kt | +11 kt | 17 °C | 109 kt | 4 h 41 min | 6:07 am CDT (11:07 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 330° at 12 kt | +11 kt | 13 °C | 109 kt | 4 h 41 min | 6:07 am CDT (11:07 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 320° at 12 kt | +11 kt | 10 °C | 109 kt | 4 h 41 min | 6:07 am CDT (11:07 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 300° at 12 kt | +12 kt | 6 °C | 108 kt | 4 h 43 min | 6:09 am CDT (11:09 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 300° at 14 kt | +14 kt | 2 °C | 106 kt | 4 h 49 min | 6:15 am CDT (11:15 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 290° at 16 kt | +15 kt | -2 °C | 105 kt | 4 h 51 min | 6:17 am CDT (11:17 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 290° at 17 kt | +16 kt | -6 °C | 104 kt | 4 h 54 min | 6:20 am CDT (11:20 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 290° at 23 kt | +22 kt | -16 °C | 98 kt | 5 h 12 min | 6:38 am CDT (11:38 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 320° at 26 kt | +24 kt | -32 °C | 96 kt | 5 h 19 min | 6:45 am CDT (11:45 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 320° at 24 kt | +22 kt | -41 °C | 98 kt | 5 h 12 min | 6:38 am CDT (11:38 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 330° at 26 kt | +22 kt | -51 °C | 98 kt | 5 h 12 min | 6:38 am CDT (11:38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | used from 0 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° |
| PIE | used from 49 nm out; 67 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° |
| TLH | used from 98 nm out; 79 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° |
| MOB | used from 294 nm out; 80 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° |
| JAN | used from 442 nm out; 44 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° |
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 | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet | from the northwest (310°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 96 ft | 1:53 am EDT (05:53 UTC) |
| LEE Leesburg, FL | 39 nm out, 9 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the west-northwest (300°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 76 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| OCF Ocala, FL | 59 nm out, 16 nm north of the line, tower | VFR | from the northwest (320°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 90 ft | 05:51 UTC |
| CTY Cross City, FL | 118 nm out, 18 nm northeast of the line | VFR | from the west (270°) at 2 knots | 10+ mi | none | 42 ft | 06:15 UTC |
| AAF Apalachicola, FL | 206 nm out, 25 nm southwest of the line | VFR | from the northwest (320°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 19 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| ECP Panama City, FL | 265 nm out, 10 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 68 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| GZH Evergreen, AL | 343 nm out, 19 nm north 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 |
| MVC Monroeville, AL | 363 nm out, 14 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 419 ft | ||||
| LUL Laurel, MS | 451 nm out, 15 nm southwest of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 238 ft | 06:15 UTC |
| JAN Jackson, MS | destination | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 346 ft | 12:54 am CDT (05:54 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 419 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At JAN when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:04 am CDT (11:04 UTC)
Wind from the south-southwest at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The whole forecast for JAN
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
The forecast for MCO, the departure
- From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 18,000 feet
- From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 15, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the north at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 4/3634 DISNEY WORLD THEME PARK, ORLANDO, FL 5 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · ZJX
Daylight
Sunset at MCO 6:59 pm EDT (22:59 UTC), at JAN 6:31 pm CDT (23:31 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:56 pm CDT (23:56 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at JAN is before sunrise there (7:01 am CDT (12:01 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, Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International.