Orlando International to Seattle-Tacoma International MCO → SEA
2,216 nautical miles (2,551 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 312°, about 318° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 20 h 09 min at the quickest height in today's winds (10,500 ft, a 10-knot headwind), arriving about 11:14 pm PDT (06:14 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: 3,601 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 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 28,000 ft to 41,000 ft. Over the route from 90 to 140 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: 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 route from 789 to 1248 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1348 to 1947 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: 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 route from 1368 to 1548 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 34,000 ft to 43,000 ft. Over the route from 1398 to 1548 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 1448 to 1528 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots). Near the route, 1518 nm along the route.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 1548 to 1777 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1577 to 2017 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 1787 to 2077 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the last 389 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
Not fetched just now.
Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 08:00–15:00 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 19 forecast points nearest it (MLB, JAX, TLH, CSG, MGM, BHM, MEM, LIT, SGF, MKC, SLN, GRI, GLD, BFF, LND, DLN, LWS, YKM, SEA). 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 18 kt | +15 kt | 23 °C | 105 kt | 21 h 06 min | 12:11 am PDT (07:11 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 280° at 17 kt | +15 kt | 13 °C | 105 kt | 21 h 06 min | 12:11 am PDT (07:11 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 270° at 13 kt | +11 kt | 7 °C | 109 kt | 20 h 20 min | 11:25 pm PDT (06:25 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 260° at 13 kt | +10 kt | 5 °C | 110 kt | 20 h 09 min | 11:14 pm PDT (06:14 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 250° at 14 kt | +10 kt | 1 °C | 110 kt | 20 h 09 min | 11:14 pm PDT (06:14 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 250° at 15 kt | +10 kt | -3 °C | 110 kt | 20 h 09 min | 11:14 pm PDT (06:14 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 250° at 15 kt | +10 kt | -7 °C | 110 kt | 20 h 09 min | 11:14 pm PDT (06:14 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 250° at 16 kt | +10 kt | -11 °C | 110 kt | 20 h 09 min | 11:14 pm PDT (06:14 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 250° at 23 kt | +15 kt | -21 °C | 105 kt | 21 h 06 min | 12:11 am PDT (07:11 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 270° at 33 kt | +28 kt | -32 °C | 92 kt | 24 h 05 min | 3:10 am PDT (10:10 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 270° at 34 kt | +30 kt | -39 °C | 90 kt | 24 h 37 min | 3:42 am PDT (10:42 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 270° at 32 kt | +27 kt | -47 °C | 93 kt | 23 h 50 min | 2:55 am PDT (09:55 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 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; 65 nm from the line | 290/10 | 260/15 18° | 290/12 13° | 280/13 8° | 250/20 -7° | 260/18 -18° | 240/17 -32° | 250/20 -41° | 250/22 -52° |
| JAX | used from 50 nm out; 82 nm from the line | 310/22 | 310/19 16° | 300/22 14° | 290/25 8° | 300/25 -7° | 300/24 -18° | 270/20 -33° | 260/25 -41° | 290/17 -51° |
| TLH | used from 100 nm out; 75 nm from the line | 340/23 | 350/26 17° | 350/21 11° | 300/13 6° | 320/25 -6° | 340/35 -16° | 350/44 -32° | 360/51 -42° | 350/33 -52° |
| CSG | used from 250 nm out; 66 nm from the line | 330/27 | 340/28 16° | 350/28 11° | 330/17 6° | 340/25 -6° | 350/33 -18° | 330/46 -32° | 340/45 -41° | 350/31 -52° |
| MGM | used from 300 nm out; 27 nm from the line | 320/19 | 330/16 17° | 340/21 11° | 330/11 5° | 330/27 -6° | 330/21 -17° | 330/37 -32° | 340/44 -40° | 360/30 -52° |
| BHM | used from 399 nm out; 50 nm from the line | 310/19 | 310/15 16° | 320/19 11° | 330/15 5° | 330/23 -5° | 320/14 -18° | 320/36 -32° | 330/44 -40° | 340/36 -51° |
| MEM | used from 499 nm out; 72 nm from the line | 250/19 | 260/19 17° | 270/20 12° | 270/16 6° | 270/21 -6° | 290/27 -17° | 300/37 -30° | 300/49 -40° | 310/40 -51° |
| LIT | used from 649 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 250/22 | 250/25 18° | 240/23 12° | 240/20 7° | 250/17 -6° | 260/25 -17° | 300/45 -29° | 300/49 -40° | 310/43 -51° |
| SGF | used from 749 nm out; 40 nm from the line | 230/37 | 260/20 15° | 250/16 13° | 250/15 8° | 260/28 -7° | 250/31 -17° | 280/59 -31° | 280/59 -39° | 290/55 -50° |
| MKC | used from 899 nm out; 84 nm from the line | 240/49 | 240/21 20° | 220/19 13° | 230/21 6° | 260/26 -7° | 250/37 -19° | 270/66 -31° | 270/65 -38° | 280/60 -48° |
| SLN | used from 948 nm out; 52 nm from the line | 230/49 | 240/41 22° | 230/26 15° | 220/21 7° | 240/38 -8° | 240/44 -21° | 260/77 -29° | 270/70 -36° | 270/63 -48° |
| GRI | used from 1098 nm out; 80 nm from the line | 230/39 23° | 230/32 15° | 210/29 7° | 230/31 -8° | 230/43 -21° | 250/52 -31° | 260/59 -35° | 260/59 -46° | |
| GLD | used from 1148 nm out; 89 nm from the line | 260/37 | 260/25 14° | 250/27 8° | 230/36 -8° | 230/49 -21° | 250/71 -30° | 260/82 -36° | 250/73 -48° | |
| BFF | used from 1248 nm out; 80 nm from the line | 280/28 | 260/39 11° | 240/34 5° | 210/38 -11° | 210/52 -22° | 230/61 -31° | 230/61 -36° | 240/56 -45° | |
| LND | used from 1448 nm out; 120 nm from the line | 240/10 3° | 240/30 0° | 220/42 -13° | 230/52 -23° | 220/54 -33° | 220/52 -36° | 220/53 -44° | ||
| DLN | used from 1697 nm out; 70 nm from the line | 190/10 -4° | 220/23 -4° | 210/21 -18° | 210/43 -28° | 210/60 -33° | 210/72 -37° | 210/67 -44° | ||
| LWS | used from 1897 nm out; 68 nm from the line | L/V | 340/5 -3° | L/V -6° | 040/7 -10° | 100/23 -22° | 180/30 -31° | 190/11 -34° | 200/11 -36° | 220/23 -40° |
| YKM | used from 2047 nm out; 67 nm from the line | 360/6 | 360/11 -1° | 030/20 -7° | 040/21 -11° | 020/55 -18° | 010/84 -26° | 010/79 -40° | 010/45 -42° | 350/23 -42° |
| SEA | used from 2147 nm out; 45 nm from the line | 350/5 | 010/6 0° | 010/9 -4° | 010/27 -6° | 010/51 -15° | 360/58 -26° | 360/60 -41° | 350/55 -48° | 340/30 -45° |
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 | ||||
| OCF Ocala, FL | 70 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 90 ft | ||||
| MGM Montgomery, AL | 349 nm out, 3 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 221 ft | ||||
| GTR Columbus/W Point/Starkville, MS | 479 nm out, 15 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 264 ft | ||||
| BBG Branson, MO | 769 nm out, 7 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,302 ft | ||||
| SLN Salina, KS | 1028 nm out, 14 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,288 ft | ||||
| CSB Cambridge, NE | 1168 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 2,414 ft | ||||
| GUR Guernsey, WY | 1408 nm out, 1 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 4,401 ft | ||||
| HSG Thermopolis, WY | 1587 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 4,891 ft | ||||
| LWS Lewiston, ID | 1987 nm out, 7 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,442 ft | ||||
| MWH Moses Lake, WA | 2097 nm out, 22 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,188 ft | ||||
| SEA Seattle, WA | destination | no report just now | 432 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 4,891 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At SEA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:14 pm PDT (06:14 UTC)
SEA 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 7 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · ZJX
Daylight
Sunset at MCO 6:59 pm EDT (22:59 UTC), at SEA 6:25 pm PDT (01:25 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:56 pm PDT (01:56 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at SEA is after sunset there (6:27 pm PDT (01:27 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, Seattle-Tacoma International.