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Miami International to Daniel K Inouye International MIA → HNL

4,218 nautical miles (4,854 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 285°, about 290° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 34 h 18 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 3-knot tailwind), arriving about 8:03 am HST (18:03 UTC). Right now MIA is VFR, wind calm; HNL is VFR, wind from the east-northeast (060°) at 7 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: 3 flights in the DOT's last twelve reported months, the route's page.

The return flight

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 MIA.

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

  • C408 at 4,700 ft, 42 nm south, 1:00 am EDT (05:00 UTC): light chop turbulence, clear from 4,700 ft to 60,000 ft. At the destination end, 42 nm south of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    LNY UA /OV LNY312008/TM 0500/FL047/TP C408/SK SKC/TB LGT CHP
    Report
    a routine report filed through LNY
    Where
    8 nm northwest (312°) of LNY
    Time
    05:00 UTC
    Height
    at 4,700 ft
    Aircraft
    C408
    Sky
    clear
    Turbulence
    light chp

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 16 forecast points nearest it (MIA, PIE, MOB, MSY, LCH, HOU, PSX, SAT, DRT, MRF, ELP, TUS, SAN, SBA, SFO, FOT). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft150° at 7 kt−3 kt13 °C123 kt34 h 18 min8:03 am HST (18:03 UTC)
6,500 ft170° at 7 kt−2 kt9 °C122 kt34 h 34 min8:19 am HST (18:19 UTC)
8,500 ft190° at 6 kt+1 kt7 °C119 kt35 h 27 min9:12 am HST (19:12 UTC)
10,500 ft230° at 6 kt+3 kt4 °C117 kt36 h 03 min9:48 am HST (19:48 UTC)
12,500 ft260° at 8 kt+6 kt0 °C114 kt37 h10:45 am HST (20:45 UTC)
14,500 ft280° at 10 kt+7 kt-3 °C113 kt37 h 20 min11:05 am HST (21:05 UTC)
16,500 ft290° at 12 kt+8 kt-7 °C112 kt37 h 40 min11:25 am HST (21:25 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180290° at 15 kt+9 kt-9 °C111 kt38 h11:45 am HST (21:45 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240300° at 19 kt+11 kt-19 °C109 kt38 h 42 min12:27 pm HST (22:27 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300280° at 21 kt+17 kt-30 °C103 kt40 h 57 min2:42 pm HST (00:42 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340250° at 25 kt+22 kt-38 °C98 kt43 h 02 min4:47 pm HST (02:47 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390250° at 26 kt+24 kt-47 °C96 kt43 h 56 min5:41 pm HST (03:41 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
MIAused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line150/7140/5 17°160/5 14°L/V 9°230/8 -5°230/8 -17°150/11 -32°150/25 -41°180/29 -51°
PIEused from 100 nm out; 96 nm from the line350/6L/V 18°290/6 14°280/9 9°250/18 -6°250/23 -17°240/30 -31°220/31 -41°220/30 -52°
MOBused from 350 nm out; 217 nm from the line330/5330/6 19°340/6 11°330/10 7°320/16 -5°310/26 -16°340/40 -32°340/47 -42°350/51 -52°
MSYused from 400 nm out; 196 nm from the line110/5150/6 19°L/V 12°310/5 7°310/13 -4°290/20 -16°330/36 -31°330/37 -41°350/43 -52°
LCHused from 650 nm out; 123 nm from the line160/21160/18 18°180/13 12°230/6 8°280/10 -4°260/13 -14°310/29 -30°320/32 -40°330/33 -53°
HOUused from 750 nm out; 86 nm from the line160/22150/27 19°180/16 14°250/7 9°270/10 -5°270/16 -13°310/23 -29°310/26 -40°330/20 -52°
PSXused from 800 nm out; 45 nm from the line160/24160/23 19°180/14 15°210/11 9°240/8 -4°250/8 -13°320/14 -29°300/16 -40°340/17 -51°
SATused from 950 nm out; 44 nm from the line150/26180/18 19°180/18 14°200/14 9°230/16 -6°210/9 -13°270/8 -29°280/6 -39°340/19 -51°
DRTused from 1049 nm out; 47 nm from the line160/31170/28 16°200/14 16°210/15 9°210/15 -4°240/12 -12°240/18 -28°300/11 -38°320/18 -50°
MRFused from 1199 nm out; 88 nm from the line210/17 15°220/10 9°240/16 -4°230/27 -13°230/30 -27°250/28 -38°270/24 -50°
ELPused from 1399 nm out; 146 nm from the line290/17210/11 13°200/18 5°220/46 -6°230/64 -14°230/63 -27°240/55 -37°240/44 -48°
TUSused from 1549 nm out; 172 nm from the line210/13 13°200/35 9°210/40 5°220/50 -7°220/59 -18°230/79 -26°230/84 -35°230/84 -48°
SANused from 1849 nm out; 218 nm from the line200/11200/23 7°210/27 4°210/31 -3°220/56 -10°220/56 -19°220/52 -30°220/64 -37°220/67 -44°
SBAused from 2249 nm out; 364 nm from the lineL/V190/13 5°210/20 2°220/22 -3°260/19 -13°230/35 -22°220/43 -28°220/46 -36°220/45 -44°
SFOused from 2899 nm out; 891 nm from the line120/13090/14 5°040/14 -1°350/17 -5°360/42 -14°360/64 -23°350/38 -32°300/19 -37°250/18 -44°
FOTused from 3848 nm out; 1750 nm from the line040/18020/10 5°020/22 0°010/38 -3°360/70 -12°360/81 -23°360/88 -39°360/52 -44°330/31 -43°

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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
MIA Miami, FL departure VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,000 feet calm 10+ mi none 9 ft 2:53 am EDT (06:53 UTC)
APF Naples, FL 80 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line, tower VFR calm 10+ mi none 8 ft 06:53 UTC
VCT Victoria, TX 910 nm out, 11 nm northeast of the line, tower VFR from the east-northeast (070°) at 5 knots 10+ mi none 115 ft 06:51 UTC
PRS Presidio, TX 1299 nm out, 21 nm north of the line VFR from the north-northeast (030°) at 6 knots 10+ mi none 2,938 ft 07:35 UTC
LUP Kalaupapa, HI 4168 nm out, 25 nm south of the line no report just now 23 ft
HNL Honolulu, HI destination VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,600 feet from the east-northeast (060°) at 7 knots 10+ mi none 13 ft 8:53 pm HST (06:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 2,938 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At HNL when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 8:03 am HST (18:03 UTC)

Wind from the east-northeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet VFR

The whole forecast for HNL
  • From Sun 8:00 pm HST (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet, a few clouds at 3,500 feet
  • From Mon 11:00 am HST (21:00 UTC): wind from the east at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 3,000 feet, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet
  • From Mon 6:00 pm HST (04:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet
The forecast for MIA, the departure
  • From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet
  • From Mon 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet
  • From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet
  • From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, 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 6:56 pm EDT (22:56 UTC), at HNL 6:09 pm HST (04:09 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:32 pm HST (04:32 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
Radar now, the Southeast · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the southern Plains
Radar now, the southern Plains · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, Hawaii
Radar now, Hawaii · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the whole country
Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service
Surface analysis now
Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead
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, Daniel K Inouye International.