Plan a flight · Sun 7:48 pm EDT (23:48 UTC)

Miami International to Alexandria International MIA → AEX

726 nautical miles (836 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 300°, about 305° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 6 h 25 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 7-knot headwind), arriving about 1:13 am CDT (06:13 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now MIA is VFR, wind from the east-southeast (120°) at 6 knots; AEX is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (150°) 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: 50 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 6W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 28,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the route from 438 to 497 nm out.

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 MIA.

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

C68A at 7,000 ft, 18 nm southwest, 5:24 pm EDT (21:24 UTC): moderate turbulence. At the departure end, 18 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
KMIA UA /OV MIA270030/TM 2124/FL070/TP C68A/TB MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through KMIA
Where
30 nm west (270°) of MIA
Time
21:24 UTC
Height
at 7,000 ft
Aircraft
C68A
Turbulence
moderate
B738 at 19,000 ft, 31 nm northeast, 6:05 pm EDT (22:05 UTC): moderate turbulence. 40 nm along the route, 31 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PBI UA /OV PBI260030/TM 2205/FL190/TP B738/TB CONS MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through PBI
Where
30 nm west (260°) of PBI
Time
22:05 UTC
Height
at 19,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
continuous moderate
A21N at 22,000 ft, 13 nm northeast, 5:09 pm EDT (21:09 UTC): moderate turbulence. 90 nm along the route, 13 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
RSW UA /OV RSW055015/TM 2109/FL220/TP A21N/TB MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through RSW
Where
15 nm northeast (055°) of RSW
Time
21:09 UTC
Height
at 22,000 ft
Aircraft
A21N
Turbulence
moderate
ACAM at 300 ft, 36 nm northeast, 5:22 pm EDT (21:22 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: during the descent. At the departure end, 36 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BCT UA /OV KBCT050001/TM 2122/FL003/TP ACAM/TB NEG/RM DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through BCT
Where
1 nm northeast (050°) of KBCT
Time
21:22 UTC
Height
at 300 ft
Aircraft
ACAM
Turbulence
none
Remarks
during the descent
GA6C at 300 ft, 38 nm northeast, 4:54 pm EDT (20:54 UTC): light turbulence, remarks: during the descent. At the departure end, 38 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BCT UA /OV KBCT050003/TM 2054/FL003/TP GA6C/TB LGT/RM DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through BCT
Where
3 nm northeast (050°) of KBCT
Time
20:54 UTC
Height
at 300 ft
Aircraft
GA6C
Turbulence
light
Remarks
during the descent
GLF6 at 17,000 ft, 23 nm northeast, 7:00 pm EDT (23:00 UTC): no turbulence, clear from 17,000 ft to 60,000 ft. 80 nm along the route, 23 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
RSW UA /OV LBV180002/TM 2300/FL170/TP GLF6/SK SKC/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through RSW
Where
2 nm south (180°) of LBV
Time
23:00 UTC
Height
at 17,000 ft
Aircraft
GLF6
Sky
clear
Turbulence
none
PAY1 at 12,000 ft, 34 nm northeast, 6:59 pm EDT (22:59 UTC): no turbulence. 90 nm along the route, 34 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
RSW UA /OV RSW030035/TM 2259/FL120/TP PAY1/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through RSW
Where
35 nm northeast (030°) of RSW
Time
22:59 UTC
Height
at 12,000 ft
Aircraft
PAY1
Turbulence
none
MD11 at 35,000 ft, 35 nm northeast, 7:18 pm EDT (23:18 UTC): no turbulence. 139 nm along the route, 35 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SRQ UA /OV SRQ080015/TM 2318/FL350/TP MD11/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through SRQ
Where
15 nm east (080°) of SRQ
Time
23:18 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
MD11
Turbulence
none
PC12 at 18,000 ft, 21 nm north, 5:26 pm EDT (21:26 UTC): no turbulence. 149 nm along the route, 21 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SRQ UA /OV SRQ190004/TM 2126/FL180/TP PC12/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through SRQ
Where
4 nm south (190°) of SRQ
Time
21:26 UTC
Height
at 18,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Turbulence
none
B38M at 27,000 ft, 32 nm northeast, 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC): light chop turbulence. 169 nm along the route, 32 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SRQ UA /OV SRQ330018/TM 2200/FL270/TP B38M/TB LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through SRQ
Where
18 nm northwest (330°) of SRQ
Time
22:00 UTC
Height
at 27,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
light chop
B738 at 34,000 ft, 20 nm northeast, 6:07 pm EDT (22:07 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. 666 nm along the route, 20 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
HEZ UA /OV HEZ180025/TM 2207/FL340/TP B738/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through HEZ
Where
25 nm south (180°) of HEZ
Time
22:07 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
occasional light chop
Remarks
zhu
B39M at 32,000 ft, 5 nm southeast, 7:07 pm EDT (23:07 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. At the destination end, 5 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AEX UA /OV AEX/TM 2307/FL320/TP B39M/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through AEX
Where
over AEX
Time
23:07 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
B39M
Turbulence
occasional light chop
Remarks
zhu

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 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 6 forecast points nearest it (MIA, PIE, TLH, MOB, MSY, LCH). 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	320° at 7 kt	+7 kt		113 kt	6 h 25 min	1:13 am CDT (06:13 UTC)
6,500 ft	330° at 10 kt	+8 kt	17 °C	112 kt	6 h 29 min	1:17 am CDT (06:17 UTC)
8,500 ft	310° at 9 kt	+9 kt	14 °C	111 kt	6 h 32 min	1:20 am CDT (06:20 UTC)
10,500 ft	290° at 11 kt	+11 kt	10 °C	109 kt	6 h 40 min	1:28 am CDT (06:28 UTC)
12,500 ft	290° at 13 kt	+13 kt	7 °C	107 kt	6 h 47 min	1:35 am CDT (06:35 UTC)
14,500 ft	280° at 13 kt	+12 kt	2 °C	108 kt	6 h 43 min	1:31 am CDT (06:31 UTC)
16,500 ft	280° at 13 kt	+12 kt	-2 °C	108 kt	6 h 43 min	1:31 am CDT (06:31 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	280° at 13 kt	+12 kt	-5 °C	108 kt	6 h 43 min	1:31 am CDT (06:31 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	270° at 16 kt	+14 kt	-16 °C	106 kt	6 h 51 min	1:39 am CDT (06:39 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	290° at 18 kt	+17 kt	-32 °C	103 kt	7 h 03 min	1:51 am CDT (06:51 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	290° at 12 kt	+11 kt	-41 °C	109 kt	6 h 40 min	1:28 am CDT (06:28 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	280° at 12 kt	+10 kt	-52 °C	110 kt	6 h 36 min	1:24 am CDT (06:24 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
MIA	used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line	190/8	L/V 18°	180/5 14°	L/V 9°	190/10 -5°	160/10 -16°	150/13 -30°	160/26 -40°	150/23 -52°
PIE	used from 99 nm out; 69 nm from the line	310/7	270/12 17°	270/14 13°	260/14 8°	240/22 -5°	230/24 -16°	220/26 -31°	200/31 -41°	180/33 -53°
TLH	used from 298 nm out; 137 nm from the line	300/17	340/32 17°	320/27 13°	300/27 8°	280/23 -7°	250/37 -17°	230/44 -33°	220/53 -41°	220/48 -51°
MOB	used from 398 nm out; 105 nm from the line	310/7	350/18 18°	330/16 12°	300/18 7°	320/17 -6°	330/27 -17°	340/52 -33°	350/53 -43°	330/38 -50°
MSY	used from 547 nm out; 27 nm from the line	L/V	020/6 18°	L/V 12°	300/11 7°	330/15 -4°	320/22 -16°	330/38 -32°	350/47 -42°	340/56 -52°
LCH	used from 696 nm out; 82 nm from the line	190/6	180/8 18°	170/13 12°	220/12 7°	290/10 -4°	280/15 -14°	320/30 -31°	320/32 -40°	320/39 -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
MIA Miami, FL	departure	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,000 feet, a few clouds at 9,000 feet, a few clouds at 25,000 feet	from the east-southeast (120°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	9 ft	6:53 pm EDT (22:53 UTC)
IMM Immokalee, FL	70 nm out, 4 nm north of the line	no report just now				37 ft
RSW Fort Myers, FL	90 nm out, 1 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	from the east-northeast (060°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	29 ft	22:53 UTC
SRQ Sarasota/Bradenton, FL	149 nm out, 24 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the north (010°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	29 ft	22:53 UTC
NEW New Orleans, LA	577 nm out, 15 nm south of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 200 feet	calm	10+ mi	none	7 ft	23:38 UTC
HDC Hammond, LA	607 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (210°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	46 ft	23:35 UTC
MKV Marksville, LA	696 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	78 ft	22:15 UTC
AEX Alexandria, LA	destination	VFR	from the south-southeast (150°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	88 ft	5:53 pm CDT (22:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 88 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At AEX when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:13 am CDT (06:13 UTC)

Wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR

The whole forecast for AEX

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

The forecast for MIA, the departure

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet
From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet
From Mon 9:00 pm EDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet

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

No temporary flight restriction on or near this route right now.

Daylight

Sunset at MIA 6:57 pm EDT (22:57 UTC), at AEX 6:43 pm CDT (23:43 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:07 pm CDT (00:07 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at AEX is before sunrise there (7:10 am CDT (12:10 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, 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: Miami International, Alexandria International.