Miami International to Perot Fld/Fort Worth Alliance Airport MIA → AFW
988 nautical miles (1,137 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 300°, about 305° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 8 h 18 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 1-knot headwind), arriving about 4:26 pm CDT (21:26 UTC). 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: 711 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 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 569 to 729 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
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 8 forecast points nearest it (MIA, PIE, TLH, MOB, MSY, LCH, SHV, DAL). 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 | 220° at 4 kt | +1 kt | 119 kt | 8 h 18 min | 4:26 pm CDT (21:26 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 240° at 3 kt | +2 kt | 17 °C | 118 kt | 8 h 22 min | 4:30 pm CDT (21:30 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 280° at 4 kt | +4 kt | 13 °C | 116 kt | 8 h 31 min | 4:39 pm CDT (21:39 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 270° at 5 kt | +5 kt | 9 °C | 115 kt | 8 h 35 min | 4:43 pm CDT (21:43 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 270° at 7 kt | +7 kt | 6 °C | 113 kt | 8 h 45 min | 4:53 pm CDT (21:53 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 280° at 10 kt | +9 kt | 1 °C | 111 kt | 8 h 54 min | 5:02 pm CDT (22:02 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 280° at 12 kt | +12 kt | -3 °C | 108 kt | 9 h 09 min | 5:17 pm CDT (22:17 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 290° at 14 kt | +14 kt | -6 °C | 106 kt | 9 h 19 min | 5:27 pm CDT (22:27 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 300° at 16 kt | +16 kt | -16 °C | 104 kt | 9 h 30 min | 5:38 pm CDT (22:38 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 310° at 25 kt | +25 kt | -31 °C | 95 kt | 10 h 24 min | 6:32 pm CDT (23:32 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 320° at 27 kt | +24 kt | -41 °C | 96 kt | 10 h 18 min | 6:26 pm CDT (23:26 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 320° at 27 kt | +24 kt | -52 °C | 96 kt | 10 h 18 min | 6:26 pm CDT (23:26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | L/V | L/V 17° | L/V 13° | L/V 8° | 270/6 -6° | 250/9 -17° | 290/17 -32° | 280/25 -41° | 280/21 -52° |
| PIE | used from 100 nm out; 69 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 299 nm out; 137 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° |
| MOB | used from 399 nm out; 105 nm from the line | L/V | L/V 18° | 020/8 11° | L/V 6° | 330/12 -5° | 330/23 -17° | 330/30 -32° | 350/39 -41° | 340/40 -53° |
| MSY | used from 549 nm out; 24 nm from the line | 150/9 | 140/8 18° | L/V 13° | L/V 6° | 320/15 -5° | 310/16 -16° | 320/32 -31° | 340/35 -40° | 350/34 -52° |
| LCH | used from 699 nm out; 78 nm from the line | 170/21 | 160/23 18° | 170/13 13° | 170/6 8° | 300/12 -7° | 280/16 -14° | 320/27 -30° | 330/23 -41° | 340/38 -51° |
| SHV | used from 749 nm out; 54 nm from the line | 210/20 | 210/20 18° | 230/20 11° | 240/16 7° | 270/17 -7° | 250/11 -15° | 300/34 -30° | 310/34 -40° | 320/36 -51° |
| DAL | used from 898 nm out; 40 nm from the line | 190/30 | 200/28 18° | 220/18 13° | 250/13 8° | 240/24 -6° | 270/20 -14° | 270/35 -29° | 290/34 -39° | 310/41 -51° |
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 | no report just now | 9 ft | ||||
| RSW Fort Myers, FL | 90 nm out, 1 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 29 ft | ||||
| FMY Fort Myers, FL | 100 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 17 ft | ||||
| NEW New Orleans, LA | 579 nm out, 14 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 7 ft | ||||
| HDC Hammond, LA | 609 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 46 ft | ||||
| AEX Alexandria, LA | 729 nm out, 3 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 88 ft | ||||
| TYR Tyler, TX | 888 nm out, 4 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 543 ft | ||||
| HQZ Mesquite, TX | 948 nm out, 3 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 446 ft | ||||
| AFW Fort Worth, TX | destination | no report just now | 723 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 723 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At AFW when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:26 pm CDT (21:26 UTC)
AFW has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8926 Tyler, TX, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, 888 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts tomorrow · ZFW
- 9/2934 DALLAS, TX 4 nm from the route, at the destination end · a VIP movement · ZFW
- 6/8646 Arlington, TX, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Friday, October 16, 2026 UTC 9 nm from the route, at the destination end · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Thursday 15 October · ZFW
Daylight
Sunset at MIA 6:56 pm EDT (22:56 UTC), at AFW 6:59 pm CDT (23:59 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:24 pm CDT (00:24 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
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, Perot Fld/Fort Worth Alliance Airport.