Plan a flight · Mon 8:18 am EDT (12:18 UTC)

Orlando International to Salina Regional MCO → SLN

1,024 nautical miles (1,179 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 312°, about 318° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 9 h 24 min at the quickest height in today's winds (12,500 ft, a 11-knot headwind), arriving about 4:42 pm CDT (21:42 UTC). Right now MCO is VFR, wind from the northwest (320°) at 6 knots; SLN is VFR, wind from the south (180°) 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: 1 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 30,000 ft to 41,000 ft. Over the route from 40 to 189 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, mist, fog). Over the route from 328 to 507 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 last 269 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

B738 at 38,000 ft, 4 nm east, 7:09 am EDT (11:09 UTC): no turbulence. 70 nm along the route, 4 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
OCF UA /OV OCF/TM 1109/FL380/TP B738/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through OCF
Where
over OCF
Time
11:09 UTC
Height
at 38,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
none
B737 at 21,000 ft, 24 nm southwest, 7:07 am EDT (11:07 UTC): no chop turbulence from 12,000 ft to 21,000 ft, clear from 21,000 ft to 60,000 ft. 70 nm along the route, 24 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CGC UA /OV CGC/TM 1107/FL210/TP B737/SK SKC/TB NEG CHOP 120-210
```
Report
a routine report filed through CGC
Where
over CGC
Time
11:07 UTC
Height
at 21,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Sky
clear
Turbulence
no chop from 12,000 ft to 21,000 ft
B739 at 34,000 ft, 4 nm southeast, 6:53 am EDT (10:53 UTC): light to moderate turbulence. 159 nm along the route, 4 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TLH UA /OV SZW120050/TM 1053/FL340/TP B739/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
50 nm southeast (120°) of SZW
Time
10:53 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
B739
Turbulence
continuous light occasional moderate
E55P at 25,000 ft, 40 nm southwest, 6:45 am EDT (10:45 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence. 159 nm along the route, 40 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TLH UA /OV TLH165050/TM 1045/FL250/TP E55P/TB CONS LGT-MOD CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
50 nm south (165°) of TLH
Time
10:45 UTC
Height
at 25,000 ft
Aircraft
E55P
Turbulence
continuous light to moderate chop
E55P at 1,000 ft, 15 nm southwest, 7:04 am EDT (11:04 UTC): clear, remarks: fog. 199 nm along the route, 15 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TLH UA /OV TLH/TM 1104/FL010/TP E55P/SK CLR/RM FG
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
over TLH
Time
11:04 UTC
Height
at 1,000 ft
Aircraft
E55P
Sky
clear
Remarks
fog
E170 at 2,000 ft, 15 nm southwest, 6:05 am EDT (10:05 UTC): clear, remarks: ground fog. 199 nm along the route, 15 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TLH UA /OV TLH/TM 1005/FL20/TP E170/SK CLR/RM GROUND FOG
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
over TLH
Time
10:05 UTC
Height
at 2,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Sky
clear
Remarks
ground fog
CRJ9 at 1,200 ft, 6 nm northeast, 7:45 am EDT (11:45 UTC): light haze. 348 nm along the route, 6 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MGM UA /OV MGM 2E/TM 1145/FL012/TP CRJ9/WX -HZ
```
Report
a routine report filed through MGM
Where
mgm 2E
Time
11:45 UTC
Height
at 1,200 ft
Aircraft
CRJ9
Weather
light haze
E170 at 14,000 ft, 28 nm southwest, 7:19 am EDT (11:19 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, remarks: ZME65. 656 nm along the route, 28 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LIT UA /OV LIT045030/TM 1119/FL140/TP E170/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM ZME65
```
Report
a routine report filed through LIT
Where
30 nm northeast (045°) of LIT
Time
11:19 UTC
Height
at 14,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
none
Icing
none
Remarks
ZME65
PC12 at 22,000 ft, 43 nm northeast, 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): light rime icing, -9 °C, remarks: no icing at FL200 zkcfdc xj. At the destination end, 43 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MHK UA /OV MHK/TM 1200/FL220/TP PC12/TA M09/IC LGT RIME/RM NEG ICING AT FL200 /ZKCFDC XJ
```
Report
a routine report filed through MHK
Where
over MHK
Time
12:00 UTC
Height
at 22,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Temperature
−9 °C
Icing
light rime
Remarks
no icing at FL200 zkcfdc xj

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 11 forecast points nearest it (MLB, PIE, TLH, CSG, MGM, BHM, MEM, LIT, SGF, ICT, SLN). 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 17 kt	+15 kt		105 kt	9 h 45 min	5:03 pm CDT (22:03 UTC)
6,500 ft	280° at 16 kt	+15 kt	16 °C	105 kt	9 h 45 min	5:03 pm CDT (22:03 UTC)
8,500 ft	290° at 14 kt	+14 kt	13 °C	106 kt	9 h 40 min	4:58 pm CDT (21:58 UTC)
10,500 ft	280° at 13 kt	+12 kt	9 °C	108 kt	9 h 29 min	4:47 pm CDT (21:47 UTC)
12,500 ft	270° at 13 kt	+11 kt	6 °C	109 kt	9 h 24 min	4:42 pm CDT (21:42 UTC)
14,500 ft	280° at 15 kt	+14 kt	1 °C	106 kt	9 h 40 min	4:58 pm CDT (21:58 UTC)
16,500 ft	280° at 18 kt	+16 kt	-3 °C	104 kt	9 h 51 min	5:09 pm CDT (22:09 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	280° at 20 kt	+18 kt	-6 °C	102 kt	10 h 02 min	5:20 pm CDT (22:20 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	290° at 21 kt	+20 kt	-18 °C	100 kt	10 h 14 min	5:32 pm CDT (22:32 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	300° at 39 kt	+39 kt	-31 °C	81 kt	12 h 39 min	7:57 pm CDT (00:57 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	310° at 41 kt	+42 kt	-40 °C	78 kt	13 h 08 min	8:26 pm CDT (01:26 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	310° at 34 kt	+34 kt	-51 °C	86 kt	11 h 54 min	7:12 pm CDT (00:12 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°
PIE	used from 50 nm out; 82 nm from the line	360/10	340/12 18°	330/9 13°	290/12 8°	260/21 -7°	280/18 -18°	250/20 -33°	250/26 -41°	250/20 -51°
TLH	used from 99 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 249 nm out; 70 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 298 nm out; 29 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 398 nm out; 55 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 497 nm out; 76 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 646 nm out; 55 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 746 nm out; 49 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°
ICT	used from 895 nm out; 79 nm from the line	230/45	240/33 21°	230/23 14°	230/22 7°	240/29 -7°	240/36 -20°	260/78 -29°	270/69 -36°	270/56 -49°
SLN	used from 994 nm out; 15 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°

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: a few clouds at 4,000 feet, a few clouds at 18,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet	from the northwest (320°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	96 ft	7:53 am EDT (11:53 UTC)
LEE Leesburg, FL	40 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the northwest (310°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	76 ft	11:53 UTC
TLH Tallahassee, FL	199 nm out, 15 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 200 feet	calm	10+ mi	none	83 ft	11:53 UTC
DHN Dothan, AL	278 nm out, 9 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the west-southwest (250°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	400 ft	23:55 UTC
TOI Troy, AL	318 nm out, 2 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	calm	7 mi	none	397 ft	11:53 UTC
GTR Columbus/W Point/Starkville, MS	477 nm out, 9 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the east-southeast (120°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	264 ft	11:56 UTC
UTA Tunica, MS	597 nm out, 3 nm south of the line	VFR	from the south-southeast (160°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	194 ft	11:55 UTC
FCY Forrest City, AR	617 nm out, 5 nm west of the line	no report just now				249 ft
BBG Branson, MO	776 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	1,302 ft	11:45 UTC
JLN Joplin, MO	845 nm out, 0 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (190°) at 14 knots	10+ mi	none	977 ft	11:53 UTC
EMP Emporia, KS	955 nm out, 14 nm northeast of the line	VFR	from the south (190°) at 14 knots	10+ mi	none	1,207 ft	11:53 UTC
SLN Salina, KS	destination	VFR	from the south (180°) at 12 knots, gusting to 20	10+ mi	none	1,288 ft	6:53 am CDT (11:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,302 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At SLN when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:42 pm CDT (21:42 UTC)

Wind from the south-southwest at 18 knots, gusting to 26, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 10,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for SLN

From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south at 15 knots, gusting to 23, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 18 knots, gusting to 26, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 10,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 13 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Tue 3:00 am CDT (08:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet

The forecast for MCO, the departure

From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 18,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 15, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the north at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Tue 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,500 feet

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 SLN 6:56 pm CDT (23:56 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:23 pm CDT (00:23 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, Salina Regional.