Miami International to Denver International MIA → DEN
1,484 nautical miles (1,708 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 311°, about 316° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 12 h 41 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 3-knot headwind), arriving about 6:29 am MDT (12:29 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: 4,901 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 448 to 548 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the last 70 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the last 20 nm of 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 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 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 12 forecast points nearest it (MIA, PIE, TLH, MOB, JAN, LIT, FSM, TUL, ICT, GCK, GLD, DEN). 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 | 230° at 11 kt | +3 kt | 21 °C | 117 kt | 12 h 41 min | 6:29 am MDT (12:29 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 250° at 11 kt | +6 kt | 16 °C | 114 kt | 13 h 01 min | 6:49 am MDT (12:49 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 250° at 14 kt | +8 kt | 14 °C | 112 kt | 13 h 15 min | 7:03 am MDT (13:03 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 250° at 16 kt | +11 kt | 10 °C | 109 kt | 13 h 37 min | 7:25 am MDT (13:25 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 260° at 18 kt | +13 kt | 6 °C | 107 kt | 13 h 52 min | 7:40 am MDT (13:40 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 260° at 18 kt | +14 kt | 2 °C | 106 kt | 14 h | 7:48 am MDT (13:48 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 260° at 19 kt | +15 kt | -2 °C | 105 kt | 14 h 08 min | 7:56 am MDT (13:56 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 260° at 20 kt | +15 kt | -6 °C | 105 kt | 14 h 08 min | 7:56 am MDT (13:56 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 260° at 22 kt | +16 kt | -17 °C | 104 kt | 14 h 16 min | 8:04 am MDT (14:04 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 270° at 29 kt | +25 kt | -31 °C | 95 kt | 15 h 37 min | 9:25 am MDT (15:25 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 270° at 29 kt | +25 kt | -40 °C | 95 kt | 15 h 37 min | 9:25 am MDT (15:25 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 270° at 30 kt | +25 kt | -51 °C | 95 kt | 15 h 37 min | 9:25 am MDT (15:25 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 100 nm out; 57 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 299 nm out; 77 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; 95 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° |
| JAN | used from 598 nm out; 26 nm from the line | 260/6 | 310/14 17° | 280/13 12° | 290/19 6° | 310/22 -5° | 310/28 -17° | 320/44 -32° | 330/48 -41° | 320/52 -51° |
| LIT | used from 747 nm out; 62 nm from the line | 220/12 | 250/12 17° | 250/18 12° | 260/22 6° | 310/14 -5° | 310/25 -17° | 310/40 -31° | 310/38 -41° | 310/46 -52° |
| FSM | used from 847 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 200/18 | 210/19 15° | 230/22 13° | 250/18 7° | 270/20 -5° | 280/24 -16° | 280/35 -30° | 290/37 -40° | 300/40 -52° |
| TUL | used from 946 nm out; 47 nm from the line | 200/27 | 210/28 15° | 240/24 13° | 250/19 8° | 250/28 -6° | 260/25 -16° | 270/34 -30° | 280/41 -39° | 280/41 -52° |
| ICT | used from 1096 nm out; 52 nm from the line | 190/34 | 210/34 18° | 240/28 13° | 260/23 7° | 250/23 -6° | 240/29 -17° | 260/40 -30° | 260/47 -40° | 270/42 -51° |
| GCK | used from 1195 nm out; 48 nm from the line | 200/35 21° | 220/34 14° | 240/30 8° | 240/27 -6° | 240/31 -17° | 240/53 -30° | 250/55 -39° | 250/60 -50° | |
| GLD | used from 1295 nm out; 49 nm from the line | 190/29 | 200/30 15° | 240/23 8° | 250/39 -7° | 230/39 -19° | 230/57 -31° | 240/67 -39° | 250/62 -49° | |
| DEN | used from 1394 nm out; 65 nm from the line | 190/31 16° | 210/32 7° | 240/41 -8° | 230/47 -21° | 240/56 -32° | 250/65 -37° | 250/61 -47° |
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 | ||||
| PGD Punta Gorda, FL | 110 nm out, 9 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 25 ft | ||||
| SRQ Sarasota/Bradenton, FL | 159 nm out, 7 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 29 ft | ||||
| DTS Destin, FL | 428 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 22 ft | ||||
| PNS Pensacola, FL | 458 nm out, 13 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 120 ft | ||||
| JAN Jackson, MS | 647 nm out, 13 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 346 ft | ||||
| LLQ Monticello, AR | 757 nm out, 4 nm north of the line | no report just now | 267 ft | ||||
| RVS Tulsa, OK | 1016 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 638 ft | ||||
| SWO Stillwater, OK | 1066 nm out, 16 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,000 ft | ||||
| GCK Garden City, KS | 1265 nm out, 14 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 2,890 ft | ||||
| LIC Limon, CO | 1424 nm out, 10 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 5,374 ft | ||||
| DEN Denver, CO | destination | no report just now | 5,433 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 5,433 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At DEN when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:29 am MDT (12:29 UTC)
DEN has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
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 DEN 6:24 pm MDT (00:24 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:51 pm MDT (00:51 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at DEN is before sunrise there (7:05 am MDT (13:05 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.
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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, Denver International.