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Chicago Midway International to Orlando International MDW → MCO

861 nautical miles (991 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 157°, about 161° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4W). At 120 knots that is 6 h 01 min at the quickest height in today's winds (11,500 ft, a 23-knot tailwind), arriving about 4:07 am EDT (08:07 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now MDW is VFR, wind from the south (180°) at 5 knots; MCO is VFR, wind from the west-northwest (290°) at 6 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: 5,410 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 SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 307 to 386 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 337 to 505 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 8,000 ft. Near the route, 455 nm along 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 MDW.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

CRJ7 at 17,000 ft, 39 nm northeast, 7:04 pm CDT (00:04 UTC): no turbulence. At the departure end, 39 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BEH UA /OV ELX270040/TM 0004/FL170/TP CRJ7/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through BEH
Where
40 nm west (270°) of ELX
Time
00:04 UTC
Height
at 17,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ7
Turbulence
none
B39M at 35,000 ft, 2 nm north, 7:29 pm CDT (00:29 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: smooth. At the departure end, 2 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IKK UA /OV CGT/TM 0029/FL350/TP B39M/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH
```
Report
a routine report filed through IKK
Where
over CGT
Time
00:29 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
B39M
Turbulence
none
Remarks
smooth
E170 at 23,000 ft, 6 nm northeast, 6:14 pm CDT (23:14 UTC): light turbulence. 119 nm along the route, 6 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IND UA /OV VHP315020/TM 2314/FL230/TP E170/TB LGT
```
Report
a routine report filed through IND
Where
20 nm northwest (315°) of VHP
Time
23:14 UTC
Height
at 23,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
light
A21N at 17,000 ft, 5 nm south, 8:28 pm CDT (01:28 UTC): no icing, clear from 17,000 ft to 60,000 ft, remarks: clear since departing KIND southbound. 178 nm along the route, 5 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IND UA /OV IND183045/TM 0128/FL170/TP A21N/SK SKC/IC NEG/RM CLR SINCE DEPARTING KIND SOUTHBOUND
```
Report
a routine report filed through IND
Where
45 nm south (183°) of IND
Time
01:28 UTC
Height
at 17,000 ft
Aircraft
A21N
Sky
clear
Icing
none
Remarks
clear since departing KIND southbound
B38M at 21,000 ft, 8 nm east, 8:09 pm CDT (01:09 UTC): no turbulence, no icing. 238 nm along the route, 8 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SDF UA /OV IIU/TM 0109/FL210/TP B38M/TB NEG/IC NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through SDF
Where
over IIU
Time
01:09 UTC
Height
at 21,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
none
Icing
none
B712 at 600 ft, 48 nm northeast, 8:06 pm CDT (01:06 UTC): overcast. 267 nm along the route, 48 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LEX UA /OV KLEX/TM 0106/FL006/TP B712/SK OVC B006
```
Report
a routine report filed through LEX
Where
over KLEX
Time
01:06 UTC
Height
at 600 ft
Aircraft
B712
Sky
overcast B006
CRJ9 descending, 48 nm northeast, 6:43 pm CDT (23:43 UTC): overcast up to 6,200 ft; overcast above 1,800 ft. 267 nm along the route, 48 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LEX UA /OV LEX/TM 2343/FLDURD/TP CRJ9/SK TOPS OVC062 BASES OVC018
```
Report
a routine report filed through LEX
Where
over LEX
Time
23:43 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
CRJ9
Sky
tops OVC062 bases OVC018
A319 at 25,000 ft, 39 nm southwest, 6:14 pm CDT (23:14 UTC): no turbulence. 287 nm along the route, 39 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IND UA /OV BWG070017/TM 2314/FL250/TP A319/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through IND
Where
17 nm east (070°) of BWG
Time
23:14 UTC
Height
at 25,000 ft
Aircraft
A319
Turbulence
none
A320 descending, 30 nm east, 8:52 pm CDT (01:52 UTC): remarks: base 2,100 ft. 396 nm along the route, 30 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TYS UA /OV 4 NE TYS/TM 0152/FLDURD/TP A320/RM BASE 021
```
Report
a routine report filed through TYS
Where
4 northeast tys
Time
01:52 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
A320
Remarks
base 2,100 ft
B712 at 3,000 ft, 47 nm west, 6:13 pm CDT (23:13 UTC): scattered clouds from 3,000 ft to 3,200 ft; clear from 3,200 ft to 60,000 ft. 426 nm along the route, 47 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CHA UA /OV CHA180005/TM 2313/FL030/TP B712/SK SCT030-TOP032/SKC
```
Report
a routine report filed through CHA
Where
5 nm south (180°) of CHA
Time
23:13 UTC
Height
at 3,000 ft
Aircraft
B712
Sky
SCT030-TOP032 C
PC12 at 16,000 ft, 9 nm northeast, 7:55 pm CDT (00:55 UTC): no turbulence, clear from 16,000 ft to 60,000 ft. 743 nm along the route, 9 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AYS UA /OV AYS150060/TM 0055/FL160/TP PC12/SK SKC/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through AYS
Where
60 nm southeast (150°) of AYS
Time
00:55 UTC
Height
at 16,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Sky
clear
Turbulence
none
B737 at 33,000 ft, 29 nm northeast, 6:35 pm CDT (23:35 UTC): light chop turbulence. 753 nm along the route, 29 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
JAX UA /OV CRG/TM 2335/FL330/TP B737/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through JAX
Where
over CRG
Time
23:35 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
occasional light chop
B738 at 37,000 ft, 30 nm east, 7:26 pm CDT (00:26 UTC): no turbulence. 772 nm along the route, 30 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SGJ UA /OV SGJ/TM 0026/FL370/TP B738/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through SGJ
Where
over SGJ
Time
00:26 UTC
Height
at 37,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
none
E170 at 32,000 ft, 47 nm east, 8:02 pm CDT (01:02 UTC): light chop turbulence above 32,000 ft. 792 nm along the route, 47 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
OMN UA /OV OMN020030/TM 0102/FL320/TP E170/TB LGT CHOP 320
```
Report
a routine report filed through OMN
Where
30 nm north (020°) of OMN
Time
01:02 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
light chop at 32,000 ft

9 more routine reports are on the map.

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 20:00–03:00 UTC · at 120 knots true airspeed

The eastbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: odd 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 (JOT, IND, LOU, TYS, ATL, SAV, JAX, MLB). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

Height	Average wind	Head- or tailwind	Temperature	Ground speed	Time en route	Arrival
3,500 ft	300° at 15 kt	−11 kt		131 kt	6 h 34 min	4:40 am EDT (08:40 UTC)
5,500 ft	320° at 20 kt	−18 kt		138 kt	6 h 14 min	4:20 am EDT (08:20 UTC)
7,500 ft	320° at 22 kt	−20 kt	13 °C	140 kt	6 h 09 min	4:15 am EDT (08:15 UTC)
9,500 ft	310° at 23 kt	−21 kt	10 °C	141 kt	6 h 06 min	4:12 am EDT (08:12 UTC)
11,500 ft	320° at 25 kt	−23 kt	6 °C	143 kt	6 h 01 min	4:07 am EDT (08:07 UTC)
13,500 ft	310° at 25 kt	−22 kt	2 °C	142 kt	6 h 04 min	4:10 am EDT (08:10 UTC)
15,500 ft	300° at 25 kt	−20 kt	-2 °C	140 kt	6 h 09 min	4:15 am EDT (08:15 UTC)
17,500 ft	300° at 25 kt	−18 kt	-6 °C	138 kt	6 h 14 min	4:20 am EDT (08:20 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	290° at 26 kt	−18 kt	-7 °C	138 kt	6 h 14 min	4:20 am EDT (08:20 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	290° at 26 kt	−18 kt	-18 °C	138 kt	6 h 14 min	4:20 am EDT (08:20 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	290° at 27 kt	−16 kt	-34 °C	136 kt	6 h 20 min	4:26 am EDT (08:26 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	270° at 26 kt	−8 kt	-41 °C	128 kt	6 h 44 min	4:50 am EDT (08:50 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	260° at 25 kt	−7 kt	-50 °C	127 kt	6 h 47 min	4:53 am EDT (08:53 UTC)

Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 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
JOT	used from 0 nm out; 30 nm from the line	230/11	290/12 16°	300/19 10°	320/19 4°	300/17 -9°	330/31 -20°	320/49 -37°	320/53 -45°	320/67 -49°
IND	used from 50 nm out; 67 nm from the line	320/10	350/30 16°	350/32 10°	350/30 4°	340/31 -10°	340/42 -21°	340/49 -37°	320/46 -41°	320/47 -47°
LOU	used from 198 nm out; 13 nm from the line	320/15	340/24 14°	330/28 9°	340/34 4°	340/37 -9°	340/42 -20°	320/39 -35°	320/45 -39°	330/40 -47°
TYS	used from 297 nm out; 81 nm from the line	290/19	310/22 11°	330/25 7°	330/34 3°	320/37 -7°	300/37 -18°	300/37 -34°	280/29 -39°	270/29 -48°
ATL	used from 446 nm out; 58 nm from the line	300/23	320/26 14°	320/34 10°	320/41 5°	290/32 -6°	290/31 -18°	280/28 -33°	260/32 -41°	250/28 -50°
SAV	used from 594 nm out; 88 nm from the line	260/18	290/26 13°	270/33 12°	260/40 9°	240/47 -5°	230/53 -16°	220/61 -31°	210/64 -41°	210/64 -52°
JAX	used from 644 nm out; 74 nm from the line	280/14	300/22 16°	260/27 15°	260/26 9°	240/41 -6°	230/38 -16°	220/44 -32°	200/49 -41°	200/52 -53°
MLB	used from 792 nm out; 79 nm from the line	240/7	240/11 17°	240/13 13°	250/15 8°	230/25 -5°	210/25 -16°	210/24 -31°	190/29 -41°	190/27 -53°

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
MDW Chicago, IL	departure	VFR	from the south (180°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	619 ft	8:53 pm CDT (01:53 UTC)
GYY Gary/Chicago, IN	20 nm out, 11 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	calm	9 mi	none	596 ft	01:50 UTC
LAF Lafayette, IN	89 nm out, 2 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	605 ft	01:54 UTC
SDF Louisville, KY	238 nm out, 2 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	500 ft	01:56 UTC
AAS Campbellsville, KY	287 nm out, 2 nm east of the line	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 2,600 feet	calm	7 mi	none	921 ft	01:55 UTC
MNV Madisonville, TN	406 nm out, 3 nm east of the line	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,500 feet	calm	10+ mi	1,500 ft	1,031 ft	01:55 UTC
LZU Lawrenceville, GA	505 nm out, 12 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	from the west (270°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	1,061 ft	01:56 UTC
MCN Macon, GA	584 nm out, 25 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	from the west (270°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	354 ft	01:53 UTC
EZM Eastman, GA	614 nm out, 10 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 5,000 feet	calm	10+ mi	none	303 ft	23:55 UTC
VQQ Jacksonville, FL	753 nm out, 9 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	79 ft	00:50 UTC
SFB Orlando, FL	842 nm out, 11 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	from the west (270°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	54 ft	01:53 UTC
MCO Orlando, FL	destination	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)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,061 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At MCO when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:07 am EDT (08:07 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 VFR

The whole forecast for MCO

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

The forecast for MDW, the departure

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 13 knots, gusting to 23, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 20,000 feet
From Mon 6:00 pm CDT (23:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 12,000 feet

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

6/8389 Jacksonville, FL, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 14 nm from the route, 753 nm along the route · air shows/sports · starts Thursday 15 October · ZJX
4/3634 DISNEY WORLD THEME PARK, ORLANDO, FL 11 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · ZJX

Daylight

Sunset at MDW 6:14 pm CDT (23:14 UTC), at MCO 6:59 pm EDT (22:59 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:22 pm EDT (23:22 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at MCO is before sunrise there (7:24 am EDT (11:24 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 upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the lower 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: Chicago Midway International, Orlando International.