MC Allen International to Orlando Sanford International MFE → SFB
918 nautical miles (1,057 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 076°, about 072° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4E). At 120 knots that is 6 h 51 min at the quickest height in today's winds (24,000 ft, a 14-knot tailwind), arriving about 6:20 am EDT (10:20 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: 220 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 MFE.
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 02:00–09:00 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 (BRO, PSX, LCH, MSY, MOB, TLH, PIE, 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 | 150° at 7 kt | +2 kt | 118 kt | 7 h 47 min | 7:16 am EDT (11:16 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 160° at 6 kt | +1 kt | 119 kt | 7 h 43 min | 7:12 am EDT (11:12 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 170° at 4 kt | −1 kt | 16 °C | 121 kt | 7 h 35 min | 7:04 am EDT (11:04 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 220° at 3 kt | −3 kt | 12 °C | 123 kt | 7 h 28 min | 6:57 am EDT (10:57 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 260° at 4 kt | −4 kt | 9 °C | 124 kt | 7 h 24 min | 6:53 am EDT (10:53 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 270° at 6 kt | −6 kt | 5 °C | 126 kt | 7 h 17 min | 6:46 am EDT (10:46 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 280° at 8 kt | −7 kt | 1 °C | 127 kt | 7 h 14 min | 6:43 am EDT (10:43 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 280° at 9 kt | −9 kt | -4 °C | 129 kt | 7 h 07 min | 6:36 am EDT (10:36 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 280° at 10 kt | −9 kt | -5 °C | 129 kt | 7 h 07 min | 6:36 am EDT (10:36 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 280° at 15 kt | −14 kt | -16 °C | 134 kt | 6 h 51 min | 6:20 am EDT (10:20 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 310° at 18 kt | −11 kt | -31 °C | 131 kt | 7 h | 6:29 am EDT (10:29 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 310° at 16 kt | −11 kt | -41 °C | 131 kt | 7 h | 6:29 am EDT (10:29 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 330° at 18 kt | −6 kt | -52 °C | 126 kt | 7 h 17 min | 6:46 am EDT (10:46 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRO | used from 0 nm out; 29 nm from the line | 150/22 | 160/18 18° | 160/13 14° | 150/9 10° | 050/5 -3° | L/V -15° | 100/13 -29° | 120/15 -40° | 080/9 -52° |
| PSX | used from 150 nm out; 130 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° |
| LCH | used from 250 nm out; 178 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° |
| MSY | used from 349 nm out; 162 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° |
| MOB | used from 549 nm out; 161 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° |
| TLH | used from 649 nm out; 149 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° |
| PIE | used from 699 nm out; 121 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° |
| MLB | used from 898 nm out; 57 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° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MFE Mc Allen, TX | departure | no report just now | 107 ft | ||||
| HRL Harlingen, TX | 30 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 36 ft | ||||
| LEE Leesburg, FL | 888 nm out, 6 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 76 ft | ||||
| SFB Orlando, FL | destination | no report just now | 54 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 107 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At SFB when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:20 am EDT (10:20 UTC)
SFB has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 5/3679 Brownsville, TX, Thursday, January 1, 2026 through Friday, January 1, 2027 Local 22 nm from the route, 50 nm along the route · security · until 1 January · ZHU
- 5/3678 Brownsville, TX, Thursday, January 1, 2026 through Friday, January 1, 2027 Local 24 nm from the route, 50 nm along the route · security · until 1 January · ZHU
- 5/6914 South Padre Island, TX, Tuesday, May 6, 2025 Local 19 nm from the route, 60 nm along the route · security · ended 6 May · ZHU
- 4/3634 DISNEY WORLD THEME PARK, ORLANDO, FL 17 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · ZJX
- 6/8900 Cape Canaveral, FL, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local 21 nm from the route, at the destination end · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZMA
- 6/8901 Cape Canaveral, FL, Thursday, October 15, 2026 Local 21 nm from the route, at the destination end · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts Thursday 15 October · ZJX
- 6/8896 Cape Canaveral, FL, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 21 nm from the route, at the destination end · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts tomorrow · ZJX
- 6/8897 Cape Canaveral, FL, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local 21 nm from the route, at the destination end · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZJX
- 6/8898 Cape Canaveral, FL, Thursday, October 15, 2026 Local 21 nm from the route, at the destination end · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts Thursday 15 October · ZMA
- 6/8899 Cape Canaveral, FL, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 21 nm from the route, at the destination end · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts tomorrow · ZMA
Daylight
Sunset at MFE 7:08 pm CDT (00:08 UTC), at SFB 6:58 pm EDT (22:58 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:22 pm EDT (23:22 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at SFB is before sunrise there (7:23 am EDT (11:23 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
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: MC Allen International, Orlando Sanford International.