Plan a flight · Sun 10:55 pm EDT (02:55 UTC)

Orlando International to San Antonio International MCO → SAT

903 nautical miles (1,039 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 278°, about 284° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 7 h 24 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 2-knot tailwind), arriving about 5:19 am CDT (10:19 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now MCO is VFR, wind from the west-northwest (290°) at 6 knots; SAT is VFR, wind from the southeast (140°) at 12 knots, gusting to 20. 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: 2,116 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

B789 at 27,000 ft, 17 nm north, 8:30 pm EDT (00:30 UTC): moderate clear-air turbulence, remarks: zhu. 615 nm along the route, 17 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LFT UA /OV LLA270030/TM 0030/FL270/TP B789/TB MOD CAT/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through LFT
Where
30 nm west (270°) of LLA
Time
00:30 UTC
Height
at 27,000 ft
Aircraft
B789
Turbulence
moderate clear-air turbulence
Remarks
zhu
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
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
B738 at 36,000 ft, 38 nm north, 8:23 pm EDT (00:23 UTC): light chop turbulence. 50 nm along the route, 38 nm north 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
E75L at 27,000 ft, 43 nm north, 8:20 pm EDT (00:20 UTC): remarks: zhu. 625 nm along the route, 43 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LCH UA /OV LCH08510/TM 0020/FL270/TP E75L/TB CONS CHOP/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through LCH
Where
LCH08510
Time
00:20 UTC
Height
at 27,000 ft
Aircraft
E75L
Turbulence
continuous chop
Remarks
zhu
B39M at 27,000 ft, 28 nm north, 8:42 pm EDT (00:42 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. 744 nm along the route, 28 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IAH UA /OV IH340035/TM 0042/FL270/TP B39M/TB LT CHOP DURC/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through IAH
Where
IH340035
Time
00:42 UTC
Height
at 27,000 ft
Aircraft
B39M
Turbulence
lt chop during the climb
Remarks
zhu

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 8 forecast points nearest it (PIE, TLH, MOB, MSY, LCH, HOU, PSX, SAT). 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	150° at 4 kt	−2 kt		122 kt	7 h 24 min	5:19 am CDT (10:19 UTC)
6,500 ft	150° at 3 kt	−1 kt	18 °C	121 kt	7 h 28 min	5:23 am CDT (10:23 UTC)
8,500 ft	230° at 2 kt	+2 kt	14 °C	118 kt	7 h 39 min	5:34 am CDT (10:34 UTC)
10,500 ft	270° at 5 kt	+5 kt	11 °C	115 kt	7 h 51 min	5:46 am CDT (10:46 UTC)
12,500 ft	280° at 8 kt	+8 kt	7 °C	112 kt	8 h 04 min	5:59 am CDT (10:59 UTC)
14,500 ft	280° at 10 kt	+10 kt	3 °C	110 kt	8 h 13 min	6:08 am CDT (11:08 UTC)
16,500 ft	280° at 12 kt	+12 kt	-2 °C	108 kt	8 h 22 min	6:17 am CDT (11:17 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	280° at 13 kt	+13 kt	-5 °C	107 kt	8 h 26 min	6:21 am CDT (11:21 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	280° at 17 kt	+17 kt	-15 °C	103 kt	8 h 46 min	6:41 am CDT (11:41 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	310° at 24 kt	+19 kt	-31 °C	101 kt	8 h 56 min	6:51 am CDT (11:51 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	310° at 23 kt	+18 kt	-41 °C	102 kt	8 h 51 min	6:46 am CDT (11:46 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	330° at 24 kt	+14 kt	-52 °C	106 kt	8 h 31 min	6:26 am CDT (11:26 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
PIE	used from 0 nm out; 59 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 149 nm out; 96 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 298 nm out; 107 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°
MSY	used from 397 nm out; 69 nm from the line	110/5	150/6 19°	L/V 12°	310/5 7°	310/13 -4°	290/20 -16°	330/36 -31°	330/37 -41°	350/43 -52°
LCH	used from 546 nm out; 73 nm from the line	160/21	160/18 18°	180/13 12°	230/6 8°	280/10 -4°	260/13 -14°	310/29 -30°	320/32 -40°	330/33 -53°
HOU	used from 695 nm out; 19 nm from the line	160/22	150/27 19°	180/16 14°	250/7 9°	270/10 -5°	270/16 -13°	310/23 -29°	310/26 -40°	330/20 -52°
PSX	used from 794 nm out; 57 nm from the line	160/24	160/23 19°	180/14 15°	210/11 9°	240/8 -4°	250/8 -13°	320/14 -29°	300/16 -40°	340/17 -51°
SAT	used from 843 nm out; 35 nm from the line	150/26	180/18 19°	180/18 14°	200/14 9°	230/16 -6°	210/9 -13°	270/8 -29°	280/6 -39°	340/19 -51°

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)
BKV Brooksville, FL	60 nm out, 6 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	76 ft	01:53 UTC
HUM Houma, LA	496 nm out, 16 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	calm	7 mi	none	8 ft	23:47 UTC
GLS Galveston, TX	714 nm out, 13 nm south of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,400 feet	from the southeast (130°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	5 ft	12:46 UTC
SGR Houston, TX	754 nm out, 7 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the southeast (140°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	81 ft	01:53 UTC
BAZ New Braunfels, TX	883 nm out, 11 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (160°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	none	658 ft	02:51 UTC
SAT San Antonio, TX	destination	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 20,000 feet	from the southeast (140°) at 12 knots, gusting to 20	10+ mi	none	809 ft	9:51 pm CDT (02:51 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 809 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At SAT when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:19 am CDT (10:19 UTC)

Wind from the southeast at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 1,200 feet VFR

The whole forecast for SAT

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 15 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 6,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 12:00 am CDT (05:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 1,200 feet
From Mon 6:00 am CDT (11:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 1,200 feet
From Mon 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,500 feet
From Mon 2:00 pm CDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the south at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 5,000 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 2 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · ZJX

Daylight

Sunset at MCO 6:59 pm EDT (22:59 UTC), at SAT 7:06 pm CDT (00:06 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:30 pm CDT (00:30 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at SAT is before sunrise there (7:33 am CDT (12:33 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 southern Plains · 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, San Antonio International.