Orlando International to Smyrna Airport MCO → MQY
526 nautical miles (606 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 331°, about 337° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 4 h 58 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 14-knot headwind), arriving about 5:18 am CDT (10:18 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: 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 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 10,000 ft. Near the route, 377 nm along the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the last 109 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
- A321 at 35,000 ft, 4 nm southeast, 12:26 am EDT (04:26 UTC): light chop turbulence. At the departure end, 4 nm southeast 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
- B38M at 36,000 ft, 37 nm northeast, 12:28 am EDT (04:28 UTC): light chop turbulence. 189 nm along the route, 37 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
AMG UA /OV AMG/TM 0428/FL360/TP B38M/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
- Report
- a routine report filed through AMG
- Where
- over AMG
- Time
- 04:28 UTC
- Height
- at 36,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B38M
- 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 7 forecast points nearest it (MLB, JAX, TLH, CSG, ATL, HSV, BNA). 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 | 320° at 20 kt | +19 kt | 101 kt | 5 h 12 min | 5:32 am CDT (10:32 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 320° at 22 kt | +22 kt | 16 °C | 98 kt | 5 h 22 min | 5:42 am CDT (10:42 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 320° at 24 kt | +24 kt | 13 °C | 96 kt | 5 h 29 min | 5:49 am CDT (10:49 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 320° at 23 kt | +22 kt | 10 °C | 98 kt | 5 h 22 min | 5:42 am CDT (10:42 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 310° at 21 kt | +20 kt | 6 °C | 100 kt | 5 h 16 min | 5:36 am CDT (10:36 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 300° at 21 kt | +19 kt | 2 °C | 101 kt | 5 h 12 min | 5:32 am CDT (10:32 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 290° at 23 kt | +18 kt | -3 °C | 102 kt | 5 h 09 min | 5:29 am CDT (10:29 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 290° at 24 kt | +17 kt | -6 °C | 103 kt | 5 h 06 min | 5:26 am CDT (10:26 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 290° at 26 kt | +19 kt | -17 °C | 101 kt | 5 h 12 min | 5:32 am CDT (10:32 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 300° at 32 kt | +27 kt | -32 °C | 93 kt | 5 h 39 min | 5:59 am CDT (10:59 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 300° at 29 kt | +24 kt | -41 °C | 96 kt | 5 h 29 min | 5:49 am CDT (10:49 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 280° at 22 kt | +14 kt | -50 °C | 106 kt | 4 h 58 min | 5:18 am CDT (10:18 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; 63 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; 61 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 199 nm out; 90 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; 53 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° |
| ATL | used from 298 nm out; 32 nm from the line | 320/30 | 330/37 16° | 340/44 11° | 330/35 7° | 310/33 -6° | 300/38 -18° | 330/58 -33° | 330/48 -40° | 320/34 -49° |
| HSV | used from 397 nm out; 67 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° |
| BNA | used from 496 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 310/20 | 340/20 17° | 330/24 10° | 340/22 5° | 330/26 -6° | 340/29 -18° | 330/52 -33° | 320/62 -41° | 340/45 -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 | no report just now | 96 ft | ||||
| LEE Leesburg, FL | 30 nm out, 12 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 76 ft | ||||
| GNV Gainesville, FL | 89 nm out, 8 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 151 ft | ||||
| LCQ Lake City, FL | 129 nm out, 8 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 200 ft | ||||
| VLD Valdosta, GA | 169 nm out, 21 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 203 ft | ||||
| CKF Cordele, GA | 248 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 309 ft | ||||
| MCN Macon, GA | 278 nm out, 21 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 354 ft | ||||
| ATL Atlanta, GA | 348 nm out, 15 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,026 ft | ||||
| RYY Atlanta, GA | 377 nm out, 19 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,040 ft | ||||
| UOS Sewanee, TN | 467 nm out, 3 nm north of the line | no report just now | 1,953 ft | ||||
| BGF Winchester, TN | 477 nm out, 8 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 978 ft | ||||
| MQY Smyrna, TN | destination | no report just now | 543 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,953 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At MQY when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:18 am CDT (10:18 UTC)
MQY 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 10 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · ZJX
- 6/6783 Perry, GA, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 19, 2026 UTC 8 nm from the route, 268 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 19 October · ZTL
- 6/0708 Goodlettsville, TN, Saturday, August 1, 2026 through Sunday, August 1, 2027 UTC 21 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · until 1 August · ZME
Daylight
Sunset at MCO 6:59 pm EDT (22:59 UTC), at MQY 6:14 pm CDT (23:14 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:40 pm CDT (23:40 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at MQY is before sunrise there (6:50 am CDT (11:50 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, Smyrna Airport.