Miami International to St. Louis Downtown Airport MIA → CPS
915 nautical miles (1,053 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 329°, about 334° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 8 h 33 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 13-knot headwind), arriving about 11:16 am CDT (16:16 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: 3 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), from 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 617 to 646 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 02:00–09:00 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 (MIA, MLB, PIE, JAX, TLH, CSG, BHM, HSV, BNA, CGI, STL). 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 | 310° at 13 kt | +13 kt | 107 kt | 8 h 33 min | 11:16 am CDT (16:16 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 320° at 15 kt | +15 kt | 16 °C | 105 kt | 8 h 43 min | 11:26 am CDT (16:26 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 320° at 17 kt | +17 kt | 13 °C | 103 kt | 8 h 53 min | 11:36 am CDT (16:36 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 320° at 16 kt | +15 kt | 10 °C | 105 kt | 8 h 43 min | 11:26 am CDT (16:26 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 310° at 14 kt | +14 kt | 6 °C | 106 kt | 8 h 38 min | 11:21 am CDT (16:21 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 300° at 16 kt | +14 kt | 2 °C | 106 kt | 8 h 38 min | 11:21 am CDT (16:21 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 290° at 17 kt | +15 kt | -3 °C | 105 kt | 8 h 43 min | 11:26 am CDT (16:26 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 290° at 19 kt | +15 kt | -6 °C | 105 kt | 8 h 43 min | 11:26 am CDT (16:26 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 290° at 21 kt | +17 kt | -17 °C | 103 kt | 8 h 53 min | 11:36 am CDT (16:36 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 310° at 28 kt | +27 kt | -32 °C | 93 kt | 9 h 50 min | 12:33 pm CDT (17:33 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 310° at 28 kt | +26 kt | -41 °C | 94 kt | 9 h 44 min | 12:27 pm CDT (17:27 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 23 kt | +20 kt | -51 °C | 100 kt | 9 h 09 min | 11:52 am CDT (16:52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 150/7 | 140/5 17° | 160/5 14° | L/V 9° | 230/8 -5° | 230/8 -17° | 150/11 -32° | 150/25 -41° | 180/29 -51° |
| MLB | used from 99 nm out; 55 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° |
| PIE | used from 149 nm out; 44 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° |
| JAX | used from 249 nm out; 82 nm from the line | 290/14 | 300/16 17° | 280/22 14° | 280/24 8° | 250/32 -6° | 250/37 -17° | 230/50 -31° | 220/52 -41° | 220/51 -52° |
| TLH | used from 298 nm out; 46 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° |
| CSG | used from 398 nm out; 49 nm from the line | 310/24 | 340/35 17° | 340/37 12° | 330/22 8° | 310/30 -7° | 290/30 -18° | 340/57 -32° | 340/55 -41° | 320/33 -49° |
| BHM | used from 547 nm out; 37 nm from the line | 310/19 | 330/20 17° | 320/28 11° | 340/21 6° | 310/22 -7° | 330/33 -17° | 330/50 -32° | 330/57 -41° | 330/41 -50° |
| HSV | used from 597 nm out; 7 nm from the line | 310/20 | 330/20 16° | 320/27 11° | 340/23 5° | 320/23 -7° | 340/30 -17° | 320/50 -33° | 330/61 -41° | 340/41 -50° |
| BNA | used from 696 nm out; 56 nm from the line | 310/20 | 340/20 17° | 330/24 10° | 340/22 5° | 330/26 -6° | 340/29 -18° | 330/52 -33° | 320/62 -41° | 340/45 -50° |
| CGI | used from 746 nm out; 67 nm from the line | 240/20 | 270/15 15° | 280/15 11° | 300/13 6° | 290/20 -6° | 280/24 -18° | 300/34 -32° | 300/47 -41° | 310/49 -51° |
| STL | used from 895 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 250/24 | 250/24 16° | 260/23 9° | 270/16 6° | 260/25 -6° | 270/29 -19° | 290/34 -33° | 290/48 -41° | 290/54 -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 | ||||
| FXE Fort Lauderdale, FL | 20 nm out, 18 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 13 ft | ||||
| BOW Bartow, FL | 149 nm out, 3 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 124 ft | ||||
| BKV Brooksville, FL | 199 nm out, 16 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 76 ft | ||||
| VLD Valdosta, GA | 338 nm out, 21 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 203 ft | ||||
| ABY Albany, GA | 398 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 196 ft | ||||
| CSG Columbus, GA | 467 nm out, 6 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 397 ft | ||||
| HSV Huntsville, AL | 627 nm out, 2 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 628 ft | ||||
| GZS Pulaski, TN | 666 nm out, 6 nm east of the line | no report just now | 688 ft | ||||
| PAH Paducah, KY | 806 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 410 ft | ||||
| MDH Carbondale/Murphysboro, IL | 855 nm out, 8 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 411 ft | ||||
| CPS Cahokia/St Louis, IL | destination | no report just now | 412 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 688 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At CPS when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:16 am CDT (16:16 UTC)
CPS has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 4/3634 DISNEY WORLD THEME PARK, ORLANDO, FL 19 nm from the route, 169 nm along the route · security · ZJX
Daylight
Sunset at MIA 6:56 pm EDT (22:56 UTC), at CPS 6:27 pm CDT (23:27 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:53 pm CDT (23:53 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, St. Louis Downtown Airport.