Orlando International to Miami International MCO → MIA
167 nautical miles (192 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 161°, about 167° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 1 h 24 min at the quickest height in today's winds (11,500 ft, a 1-knot headwind), arriving about 11:36 pm EDT (03:36 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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: 7,691 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
- C172 at 1,100 ft, 7 nm north, 9:12 pm EDT (01:12 UTC): no turbulence. At the departure end, 7 nm north 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
- C172 at 1,100 ft, 7 nm north, 8:12 pm EDT (00:12 UTC): no turbulence. At the departure end, 7 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
ORL UA /OV 1SM N/TM 0012/FL011/TP C172/TB SMOOTH
- Report
- a routine report filed through ORL
- Where
- 1SM north
- Time
- 00:12 UTC
- Height
- at 1,100 ft
- Aircraft
- C172
- Turbulence
- smooth
- P28A at 1,100 ft, 7 nm north, 7:15 pm EDT (23:15 UTC): no turbulence, clear from 1,100 ft to 60,000 ft. At the departure end, 7 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
ORL UA /OV ORL/TM 2315/FL011/TP P28A/SK SKC/TB SMOOTH
- Report
- a routine report filed through ORL
- Where
- over ORL
- Time
- 23:15 UTC
- Height
- at 1,100 ft
- Aircraft
- P28A
- Sky
- clear
- Turbulence
- smooth
- P28A at 1,000 ft, 21 nm north, 7:15 pm EDT (23:15 UTC): clear. At the departure end, 21 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
SFB UA /OV SFB/TM 2315/FL010/TP P28A/SK CLR
- Report
- a routine report filed through SFB
- Where
- over SFB
- Time
- 23:15 UTC
- Height
- at 1,000 ft
- Aircraft
- P28A
- Sky
- clear
- PC12 at 19,000 ft, 9 nm southwest, 8:09 pm EDT (00:09 UTC): light rime icing, -7 °C. 20 nm along the route, 9 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
MCO UA /OV ORL180030/TM 0009/FL190/TP PC12/TA M07/IC LGT RIME
- Report
- a routine report filed through MCO
- Where
- 30 nm south (180°) of ORL
- Time
- 00:09 UTC
- Height
- at 19,000 ft
- Aircraft
- PC12
- Temperature
- −7 °C
- Icing
- light rime
- C172 at 4,000 ft, 9 nm southwest, 7:30 pm EDT (23:30 UTC): clear from 4,000 ft to 60,000 ft. 30 nm along the route, 9 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
MLB UA /OV MLB252035/TM 2330/FL040/TP C172/SK SKC 040
- Report
- a routine report filed through MLB
- Where
- 35 nm west (252°) of MLB
- Time
- 23:30 UTC
- Height
- at 4,000 ft
- Aircraft
- C172
- Sky
- clear from 4,000 ft
- B738 at 19,000 ft, 28 nm east, 8:21 pm EDT (00:21 UTC): light chop turbulence above 19,000 ft. 89 nm along the route, 28 nm east 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 20:00–03:00 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 2 forecast points nearest it (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 | 220° at 7 kt | +3 kt | 117 kt | 1 h 26 min | 11:38 pm EDT (03:38 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 240° at 6 kt | +2 kt | 118 kt | 1 h 25 min | 11:37 pm EDT (03:37 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 230° at 8 kt | +2 kt | 15 °C | 118 kt | 1 h 25 min | 11:37 pm EDT (03:37 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 230° at 9 kt | +3 kt | 12 °C | 117 kt | 1 h 26 min | 11:38 pm EDT (03:38 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 250° at 9 kt | +1 kt | 9 °C | 119 kt | 1 h 24 min | 11:36 pm EDT (03:36 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 240° at 11 kt | +2 kt | 5 °C | 118 kt | 1 h 25 min | 11:37 pm EDT (03:37 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 230° at 14 kt | +5 kt | 0 °C | 115 kt | 1 h 27 min | 11:39 pm EDT (03:39 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 220° at 17 kt | +8 kt | -4 °C | 112 kt | 1 h 29 min | 11:41 pm EDT (03:41 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 18 kt | +9 kt | -5 °C | 111 kt | 1 h 30 min | 11:42 pm EDT (03:42 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 200° at 18 kt | +14 kt | -16 °C | 106 kt | 1 h 35 min | 11:47 pm EDT (03:47 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 190° at 17 kt | +14 kt | -31 °C | 106 kt | 1 h 35 min | 11:47 pm EDT (03:47 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 180° at 27 kt | +26 kt | -41 °C | 94 kt | 1 h 47 min | 11:59 pm EDT (03:59 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 180° at 24 kt | +23 kt | -53 °C | 97 kt | 1 h 43 min | 11:55 pm EDT (03:55 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; 27 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° |
| MIA | used from 98 nm out; 44 nm from the line | 190/8 | L/V 18° | 180/5 14° | L/V 9° | 190/10 -5° | 160/10 -16° | 150/13 -30° | 160/26 -40° | 150/23 -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 | no report just now | 96 ft | ||||
| OBE Okeechobee, FL | 79 nm out, 5 nm north of the line | no report just now | 33 ft | ||||
| PHK Pahokee, FL | 108 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 15 ft | ||||
| FXE Fort Lauderdale, FL | 148 nm out, 14 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 13 ft | ||||
| MIA Miami, FL | destination | no report just now | 9 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 96 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At MIA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:36 pm EDT (03:36 UTC)
MIA 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 11 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · ZJX
Daylight
Sunset at MCO 6:59 pm EDT (22:59 UTC), at MIA 6:56 pm EDT (22:56 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:19 pm EDT (23:19 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at MIA is before sunrise there (7:18 am EDT (11:18 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, Miami International.