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Orlando International to Kansas City Downtown/Wheeler Field MCO → MKC

921 nautical miles (1,060 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 318°, about 324° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 8 h 41 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 14-knot headwind), arriving about 6:17 am CDT (11:17 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now MCO is VFR, wind from the west-northwest (290°) at 6 knots; MKC is VFR, wind from the south (170°) at 10 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: 2 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 188 to 347 nm out.
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 10 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

PC12 at 19,000 ft, 23 nm south, 8:09 pm EDT (00:09 UTC): light rime icing, -7 °C. At the departure end, 23 nm south 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 1,100 ft, 5 nm east, 9:12 pm EDT (01:12 UTC): no turbulence. At the departure end, 5 nm east 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, 5 nm east, 8:12 pm EDT (00:12 UTC): no turbulence. At the departure end, 5 nm east 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
E170 at 31,000 ft, 43 nm northeast, 9:07 pm EDT (01:07 UTC): no turbulence. At the departure end, 43 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
OMN UA /OV OMN/TM 0107/FL310/TP E170/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through OMN
Where
over OMN
Time
01:07 UTC
Height
at 31,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
none
A321 at 34,000 ft, 43 nm northeast, 7:47 pm EDT (23:47 UTC): no turbulence. At the departure end, 43 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
OMN UA /OV OMN/TM 2347/FL340/TP A321/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through OMN
Where
over OMN
Time
23:47 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
none
PC12 at 20,000 ft, 19 nm southwest, 7:38 pm EDT (23:38 UTC): light rime icing, -8 °C. 50 nm along the route, 19 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
OCF UA /OV OCF180020/TM 2338/FL200/TP PC12/TA M08/IC LGT RIME
```
Report
a routine report filed through OCF
Where
20 nm south (180°) of OCF
Time
23:38 UTC
Height
at 20,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Temperature
−8 °C
Icing
light rime
B738 at 36,000 ft, 6 nm south, 8:23 pm EDT (00:23 UTC): light chop turbulence. 69 nm along the route, 6 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
OCF UA /OV OCF/TM 0023/FL360/TP B738/TB LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through OCF
Where
over OCF
Time
00:23 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
light chop
E170 at 32,000 ft, 19 nm southwest, 8:07 pm EDT (00:07 UTC): light turbulence. 139 nm along the route, 19 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CTY UA /OV CTY320030/TM 0007/FL320/TP E170/TB CONS LGT
```
Report
a routine report filed through CTY
Where
30 nm northwest (320°) of CTY
Time
00:07 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
continuous light
B39M at 35,000 ft, 28 nm southwest, 7:51 pm EDT (23:51 UTC): no turbulence. 178 nm along the route, 28 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TLH UA /OV TLH120020/TM 2351/FL350/TP B39M/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
20 nm southeast (120°) of TLH
Time
23:51 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
B39M
Turbulence
none
A321 at 34,000 ft, 36 nm southwest, 8:01 pm EDT (00:01 UTC): light chop turbulence. 198 nm along the route, 36 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TLH UA /OV TLH/TM 0001/FL340/TP A321/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
over TLH
Time
00:01 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
occasional light chop
B747 at 33,000 ft, 20 nm southwest, 9:02 pm EDT (01:02 UTC): no turbulence. 218 nm along the route, 20 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TLH UA /OV TLH360025/TM 0102/FL330/TP B747/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
25 nm north (360°) of TLH
Time
01:02 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
B747
Turbulence
none
B739 at 36,000 ft, 17 nm southwest, 7:44 pm EDT (23:44 UTC): light chop turbulence. 238 nm along the route, 17 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TLH UA /OV TLH345045/TM 2344/FL360/TP B739/TB CONS LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
45 nm north (345°) of TLH
Time
23:44 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
B739
Turbulence
continuous light chop
B737 at 38,000 ft, 20 nm northeast, 7:40 pm EDT (23:40 UTC): no chop turbulence, remarks: ZTLFD-08. 347 nm along the route, 20 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LGC UA /OV LGC240025/TM 2340/FL380/TP B737/TB NEG CHOP /RM ZTLFD-08
```
Report
a routine report filed through LGC
Where
25 nm southwest (240°) of LGC
Time
23:40 UTC
Height
at 38,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
no chop
Remarks
ZTLFD-08
BCS3 at 35,000 ft, 29 nm northeast, 8:13 pm EDT (00:13 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ZME33. 614 nm along the route, 29 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DYR UA /OV DYR/TM 0013/FL350/TP BCS3/TB NEG/RM ZME33
```
Report
a routine report filed through DYR
Where
over DYR
Time
00:13 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
BCS3
Turbulence
none
Remarks
ZME33

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 11 forecast points nearest it (MLB, JAX, TLH, CSG, MGM, BHM, HSV, MEM, CGI, SGF, MKC). 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	280° at 16 kt	+14 kt		106 kt	8 h 41 min	6:17 am CDT (11:17 UTC)
6,500 ft	300° at 16 kt	+16 kt	16 °C	104 kt	8 h 51 min	6:27 am CDT (11:27 UTC)
8,500 ft	300° at 18 kt	+18 kt	13 °C	102 kt	9 h 02 min	6:38 am CDT (11:38 UTC)
10,500 ft	300° at 16 kt	+16 kt	9 °C	104 kt	8 h 51 min	6:27 am CDT (11:27 UTC)
12,500 ft	300° at 15 kt	+14 kt	6 °C	106 kt	8 h 41 min	6:17 am CDT (11:17 UTC)
14,500 ft	290° at 17 kt	+16 kt	1 °C	104 kt	8 h 51 min	6:27 am CDT (11:27 UTC)
16,500 ft	290° at 19 kt	+17 kt	-3 °C	103 kt	8 h 57 min	6:33 am CDT (11:33 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	280° at 21 kt	+18 kt	-6 °C	102 kt	9 h 02 min	6:38 am CDT (11:38 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	280° at 24 kt	+21 kt	-17 °C	99 kt	9 h 18 min	6:54 am CDT (11:54 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	300° at 33 kt	+32 kt	-32 °C	88 kt	10 h 28 min	8:04 am CDT (13:04 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	300° at 36 kt	+35 kt	-41 °C	85 kt	10 h 50 min	8:26 am CDT (13:26 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	300° at 33 kt	+32 kt	-51 °C	88 kt	10 h 28 min	8:04 am CDT (13:04 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; 76 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; 41 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 248 nm out; 47 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 347 nm out; 37 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 396 nm out; 12 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 495 nm out; 80 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 545 nm out; 43 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 644 nm out; 73 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 743 nm out; 61 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°
MKC	used from 842 nm out; 54 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°

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: scattered clouds at 25,000 feet	from the west-northwest (290°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	96 ft	9:53 pm EDT (01:53 UTC)
LEE Leesburg, FL	40 nm out, 6 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	76 ft	01:53 UTC
VLD Valdosta, GA	178 nm out, 21 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	203 ft	01:53 UTC
ABY Albany, GA	238 nm out, 18 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the west (280°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	196 ft	22:53 UTC
AUO Auburn, AL	327 nm out, 18 nm northeast of the line, tower	reported, no category	calm		none	776 ft	05:21 UTC
BHM Birmingham, AL	416 nm out, 11 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	650 ft	01:53 UTC
CRX Corinth, MS	535 nm out, 6 nm north of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	425 ft	02:15 UTC
NQA Millington, TN	604 nm out, 19 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	322 ft	23:50 UTC
MNF Mountain View, MO	733 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line	no report just now				1,182 ft
TBN Fort Leonard Wood, MO	782 nm out, 13 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	1,159 ft	01:55 UTC
RAW Warsaw, MO	842 nm out, 5 nm north of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	936 ft	02:15 UTC
MKC Kansas City, MO	destination	VFR	from the south (170°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	none	756 ft	8:54 pm CDT (01:54 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,182 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At MKC when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:17 am CDT (11:17 UTC)

Wind from the south at 10 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for MKC

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 10 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 15 knots, gusting to 25, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet

The forecast for MCO, the departure

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet, a broken layer 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, scattered clouds at 25,000 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 MKC 6:44 pm CDT (23:44 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:11 pm CDT (00:11 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at MKC is before sunrise there (7:24 am CDT (12:24 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

Radar now, the Southeast · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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, Kansas City Downtown/Wheeler Field.