Orlando International to Lincoln Airport MCO → LNK
1,064 nautical miles (1,224 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 319°, about 325° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 9 h 57 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 13-knot headwind), arriving about 10:18 am CDT (15:18 UTC). Right now MCO is VFR, wind from the northwest (320°) at 4 knots; LNK is VFR, wind from the south (180°) at 11 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: 133 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 last 239 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
- CRJ7 at 28,000 ft, 48 nm southwest, 10:41 pm EDT (02:41 UTC): moderate turbulence, remarks: produced by skypath. 318 nm along the route, 48 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
- A321 at 35,000 ft, 5 nm east, 12:26 am EDT (04:26 UTC): light chop turbulence. At the departure end, 5 nm east 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
- B738 at 37,000 ft, 18 nm southwest, 12:27 am EDT (04:27 UTC): light chop turbulence. 229 nm along the route, 18 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
TLH UA /OV TLH353039/TM 0427/FL370/TP B738/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
- Report
- a routine report filed through TLH
- Where
- 39 nm north (353°) of TLH
- Time
- 04:27 UTC
- Height
- at 37,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B738
- 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 13 forecast points nearest it (MLB, JAX, TLH, CSG, MGM, BHM, HSV, MEM, CGI, SGF, COU, MKC, OMA). 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 | 270° at 17 kt | +13 kt | 107 kt | 9 h 57 min | 10:18 am CDT (15:18 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 290° at 17 kt | +16 kt | 16 °C | 104 kt | 10 h 14 min | 10:35 am CDT (15:35 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 300° at 17 kt | +17 kt | 13 °C | 103 kt | 10 h 20 min | 10:41 am CDT (15:41 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 300° at 15 kt | +15 kt | 9 °C | 105 kt | 10 h 08 min | 10:29 am CDT (15:29 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 290° at 14 kt | +13 kt | 6 °C | 107 kt | 9 h 57 min | 10:18 am CDT (15:18 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 290° at 17 kt | +15 kt | 1 °C | 105 kt | 10 h 08 min | 10:29 am CDT (15:29 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 280° at 19 kt | +17 kt | -3 °C | 103 kt | 10 h 20 min | 10:41 am CDT (15:41 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 280° at 22 kt | +18 kt | -6 °C | 102 kt | 10 h 26 min | 10:47 am CDT (15:47 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 280° at 25 kt | +20 kt | -18 °C | 100 kt | 10 h 38 min | 10:59 am CDT (15:59 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 290° at 34 kt | +31 kt | -32 °C | 89 kt | 11 h 57 min | 12:18 pm CDT (17:18 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 290° at 37 kt | +35 kt | -41 °C | 85 kt | 12 h 31 min | 12:52 pm CDT (17:52 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 290° at 36 kt | +34 kt | -50 °C | 86 kt | 12 h 22 min | 12:43 pm CDT (17:43 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; 64 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° |
| JAX | used from 50 nm out; 74 nm from the line | 290/14 | 300/16 17° | 280/22 14° | 280/24 8° | 250/32 -6° | 250/37 -17° | 230/50 -31° | 220/52 -41° | 220/51 -52° |
| TLH | used from 149 nm out; 43 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° |
| CSG | used from 249 nm out; 43 nm from the line | 310/24 | 340/35 17° | 340/37 12° | 330/22 8° | 310/30 -7° | 290/30 -18° | 340/57 -32° | 340/55 -41° | 320/33 -49° |
| MGM | used from 348 nm out; 43 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° |
| BHM | used from 398 nm out; 7 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° |
| HSV | used from 447 nm out; 49 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° |
| MEM | used from 547 nm out; 50 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° |
| CGI | used from 646 nm out; 62 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° |
| SGF | used from 746 nm out; 70 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° |
| COU | used from 795 nm out; 46 nm from the line | 230/31 | 230/30 15° | 260/16 11° | 270/14 6° | 260/24 -6° | 270/27 -18° | 270/37 -32° | 280/49 -41° | 290/56 -51° |
| MKC | used from 845 nm out; 53 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° |
| OMA | used from 994 nm out; 56 nm from the line | 220/47 | 240/33 19° | 250/18 11° | 230/17 6° | 260/29 -8° | 250/33 -19° | 250/51 -33° | 260/61 -40° | 270/62 -49° |
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 (320°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 96 ft | 12:53 am EDT (04:53 UTC) |
| LEE Leesburg, FL | 40 nm out, 6 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | from the northwest (310°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 76 ft | 04:53 UTC |
| VLD Valdosta, GA | 169 nm out, 19 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 203 ft | 04:53 UTC |
| ABY Albany, GA | 239 nm out, 14 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the west (280°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 196 ft | 22:53 UTC |
| BHM Birmingham, AL | 418 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 650 ft | 04:53 UTC |
| JFX Jasper, AL | 447 nm out, 4 nm west of the line | VFR | calm | 8 mi | none | 482 ft | 05:15 UTC |
| MKL Jackson, TN | 577 nm out, 15 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southwest (210°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 434 ft | 04:53 UTC |
| TKX Kennett, MO | 646 nm out, 4 nm east of the line | VFR | from the south-southeast (160°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 261 ft | 05:15 UTC |
| TBN Fort Leonard Wood, MO | 776 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (180°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,159 ft | 04:55 UTC |
| STJ St Joseph, MO | 955 nm out, 6 nm north of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (190°) at 10 knots | 10+ mi | none | 826 ft | 04:53 UTC |
| FNB Falls City, NE | 994 nm out, 2 nm south of the line | VFR | from the south (170°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | none | 983 ft | 04:53 UTC |
| LNK Lincoln, NE | destination | VFR | from the south (180°) at 11 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,218 ft | 11:54 pm CDT (04:54 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,218 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At LNK when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:18 am CDT (15:18 UTC)
Wind from the south-southwest at 15 knots, gusting to 27, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The whole forecast for LNK
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 15 knots, gusting to 27, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 4:00 pm CDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the north at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
The forecast for MCO, the departure
- From Sun 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 18,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the north at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 15,000 feet
- 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 8 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · ZJX
Daylight
Sunset at MCO 6:59 pm EDT (22:59 UTC), at LNK 6:51 pm CDT (23:51 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:19 pm CDT (00:19 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, Lincoln Airport.