Plan a flight · Mon 12:07 pm EDT (16:07 UTC)

Miami International to Lincoln Airport MIA → LNK

1,220 nautical miles (1,404 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 322°, about 327° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 10 h 59 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 9-knot headwind), arriving about 10:06 pm CDT (03:06 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now MIA is VFR, wind variable at 5 knots; LNK is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 18 knots, gusting to 25. 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: 1 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 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 30,000 ft to 41,000 ft. Over the route from 149 to 278 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the last 288 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

B738 at 19,000 ft, 50 nm northeast, 9:48 am EDT (13:48 UTC): moderate turbulence. 189 nm along the route, 50 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MCO UA /OV LEE/TM 1348/FL190/TP B738/TB MODERATE
```
Report
a routine report filed through MCO
Where
over LEE
Time
13:48 UTC
Height
at 19,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
moderate
B738 at 35,000 ft, 40 nm northeast, 10:53 am EDT (14:53 UTC): light chop turbulence. At the departure end, 40 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MIA UA /OV MIA060040/TM 1453/FL350/TP B738/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through MIA
Where
40 nm northeast (060°) of MIA
Time
14:53 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
occasional light chop
C172 at 1,000 ft, 12 nm southwest, 9:37 am EDT (13:37 UTC): a broken layer above 800 ft. At the departure end, 12 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TMB UA /OV 27002/TM 1337/FL010/TP C172/SK 008 BKN
```
Report
a routine report filed through TMB
Where
wind from 270° at 2 knots
Time
13:37 UTC
Height
at 1,000 ft
Aircraft
C172
Sky
at 800 ft broken
GLF4 climbing, 7 nm north, 9:26 am EDT (13:26 UTC): a broken layer above 800 ft. At the departure end, 7 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
OPF UA /OV KOPF090001/TM 1326/FLDURC/TP GLF4/SK BKN008
```
Report
a routine report filed through OPF
Where
1 nm east (090°) of KOPF
Time
13:26 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
GLF4
Sky
a broken layer from 800 ft
CN35 climbing, 7 nm north, 9:10 am EDT (13:10 UTC): a broken layer above 700 ft. At the departure end, 7 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
OPF UA /OV KOPF090001/TM 1310/FLDURC/TP CN35/SK BKN007
```
Report
a routine report filed through OPF
Where
1 nm east (090°) of KOPF
Time
13:10 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
CN35
Sky
a broken layer from 700 ft
LJ60 at 1,200 ft, 25 nm northeast, 11:31 am EDT (15:31 UTC): a few clouds above 1,300 ft, remarks: during the descent. At the departure end, 25 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BCT UA /OV KBCT230004/TM 1531/FL012/TP LJ60/SK FEW013/RM DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through BCT
Where
4 nm southwest (230°) of KBCT
Time
15:31 UTC
Height
at 1,200 ft
Aircraft
LJ60
Sky
a few clouds from 1,300 ft
Remarks
during the descent
C172 at 1,900 ft, 29 nm northeast, 10:57 am EDT (14:57 UTC): scattered clouds above 2,000 ft, remarks: during the climb. At the departure end, 29 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BCT UA /OV KBCT320002/TM 1457/FL019/TP C172/SK SCT020/RM DURC
```
Report
a routine report filed through BCT
Where
2 nm northwest (320°) of KBCT
Time
14:57 UTC
Height
at 1,900 ft
Aircraft
C172
Sky
scattered clouds from 2,000 ft
Remarks
during the climb
C172 at 1,000 ft, 29 nm northeast, 9:08 am EDT (13:08 UTC): a few clouds above 1,000 ft, remarks: tfc pattern. At the departure end, 29 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BCT UA /OV KBCT310001/TM 1308/FL010/TP C172/SK FEW010/RM TFC PATTERN
```
Report
a routine report filed through BCT
Where
1 nm northwest (310°) of KBCT
Time
13:08 UTC
Height
at 1,000 ft
Aircraft
C172
Sky
a few clouds from 1,000 ft
Remarks
tfc pattern
B38M at 20,000 ft, 40 nm southwest, 9:21 am EDT (13:21 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: during the climb. At the departure end, 40 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
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MIA UA /OV DHP270045/TM 1321/FL200/TP B38M/TB NEG/RM DURC
```
Report
a routine report filed through MIA
Where
45 nm west (270°) of DHP
Time
13:21 UTC
Height
at 20,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
none
Remarks
during the climb
E55P at 31,000 ft, 47 nm northeast, 11:13 am EDT (15:13 UTC): no turbulence, clear from 31,000 ft to 60,000 ft. 139 nm along the route, 47 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ORL UA /OV ORL170025/TM 1513/FL310/TP E55P/SK SKC/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through ORL
Where
25 nm south (170°) of ORL
Time
15:13 UTC
Height
at 31,000 ft
Aircraft
E55P
Sky
clear
Turbulence
none
E170 at 29,000 ft, 29 nm southwest, 11:29 am EDT (15:29 UTC): no turbulence. 159 nm along the route, 29 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PIE UA /OV PIE170020/TM 1529/FL290/TP E170/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through PIE
Where
20 nm south (170°) of PIE
Time
15:29 UTC
Height
at 29,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
none
B39M at 36,000 ft, 20 nm southwest, 10:37 am EDT (14:37 UTC): no turbulence. 347 nm along the route, 20 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CEW UA /OV CEW110110/TM 1437/FL360/TP B39M/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through CEW
Where
110 nm east (110°) of CEW
Time
14:37 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
B39M
Turbulence
none
C560 at 8,000 ft, 3 nm north, 9:14 am EDT (13:14 UTC): clear from 8,000 ft to 60,000 ft. 496 nm along the route, 3 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MGM UA /OV MGM 5N/TM 1314/FL080/TP C560/SK SKC
```
Report
a routine report filed through MGM
Where
mgm 5N
Time
13:14 UTC
Height
at 8,000 ft
Aircraft
C560
Sky
clear
B737 at 24,000 ft, 18 nm southwest, 10:08 am EDT (14:08 UTC): light to moderate turbulence from 22,000 ft to 24,000 ft, remarks: during the descent MHOMS3 zkcfdc xj. 1012 nm along the route, 18 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
OJC UA /OV BUM088035/TM 1408/FL240/TP B737/TB LGT-MOD 240-220/RM DURD MHOMS3 /ZKCFDC XJ
```
Report
a routine report filed through OJC
Where
35 nm east (088°) of BUM
Time
14:08 UTC
Height
at 24,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
light to moderate from 24,000 ft to 22,000 ft
Remarks
during the descent MHOMS3 zkcfdc xj

3 more routine reports are on the map.

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 14:00–21:00 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 10 forecast points nearest it (MIA, PIE, TLH, MGM, BHM, MEM, CGI, SGF, MKC, OMA). 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	280° at 11 kt	+9 kt		111 kt	10 h 59 min	10:06 pm CDT (03:06 UTC)
6,500 ft	280° at 14 kt	+11 kt	17 °C	109 kt	11 h 12 min	10:19 pm CDT (03:19 UTC)
8,500 ft	270° at 14 kt	+10 kt	13 °C	110 kt	11 h 05 min	10:12 pm CDT (03:12 UTC)
10,500 ft	270° at 15 kt	+10 kt	9 °C	110 kt	11 h 05 min	10:12 pm CDT (03:12 UTC)
12,500 ft	260° at 16 kt	+10 kt	6 °C	110 kt	11 h 05 min	10:12 pm CDT (03:12 UTC)
14,500 ft	270° at 16 kt	+11 kt	1 °C	109 kt	11 h 12 min	10:19 pm CDT (03:19 UTC)
16,500 ft	280° at 16 kt	+12 kt	-3 °C	108 kt	11 h 18 min	10:25 pm CDT (03:25 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	280° at 16 kt	+13 kt	-6 °C	107 kt	11 h 24 min	10:31 pm CDT (03:31 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	280° at 21 kt	+18 kt	-18 °C	102 kt	11 h 58 min	11:05 pm CDT (04:05 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	300° at 38 kt	+37 kt	-30 °C	83 kt	14 h 42 min	1:49 am CDT (06:49 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	310° at 39 kt	+39 kt	-39 °C	81 kt	15 h 04 min	2:11 am CDT (07:11 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	310° at 34 kt	+34 kt	-50 °C	86 kt	14 h 11 min	1:18 am CDT (06:18 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 18:00 UTC for use 14:00 to 21:00 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°	250/6 -6°	260/10 -18°	240/23 -32°	240/29 -41°	240/29 -52°
PIE	used from 99 nm out; 59 nm from the line	360/14	010/20 18°	320/11 13°	290/16 8°	340/11 -6°	350/21 -17°	360/39 -32°	010/39 -42°	350/17 -50°
TLH	used from 248 nm out; 77 nm from the line	360/24	350/19 18°	340/18 11°	320/14 6°	360/12 -5°	350/21 -17°	350/29 -32°	360/34 -41°	340/33 -53°
MGM	used from 446 nm out; 34 nm from the line	350/14	320/18 17°	320/17 11°	300/14 5°	330/13 -5°	310/12 -17°	330/29 -30°	340/40 -40°	350/32 -50°
BHM	used from 546 nm out; 38 nm from the line	310/11	310/13 16°	310/18 11°	300/17 6°	300/14 -5°	300/20 -17°	320/35 -30°	320/43 -40°	340/38 -50°
MEM	used from 645 nm out; 80 nm from the line	240/14	260/23 16°	250/22 11°	250/20 7°	270/24 -6°	270/27 -16°	310/49 -30°	310/46 -39°	320/43 -50°
CGI	used from 843 nm out; 92 nm from the line	250/22	250/17 15°	250/25 11°	260/27 7°	270/35 -7°	280/38 -17°	300/63 -31°	300/62 -38°	300/55 -49°
SGF	used from 893 nm out; 62 nm from the line	220/23	240/29 16°	240/21 13°	240/15 7°	270/28 -7°	260/34 -18°	280/67 -29°	290/59 -37°	290/51 -49°
MKC	used from 992 nm out; 60 nm from the line	220/35	240/30 21°	240/27 13°	240/31 6°	260/31 -7°	250/43 -21°	270/70 -28°	280/72 -36°	280/59 -49°
OMA	used from 1141 nm out; 64 nm from the line	210/23	240/34 20°	230/40 14°	220/43 7°	240/38 -8°	250/47 -21°	270/70 -29°	270/79 -36°	270/68 -48°

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: scattered clouds at 2,900 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet	variable at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	9 ft	11:53 am EDT (15:53 UTC)
FXE Fort Lauderdale, FL	20 nm out, 21 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 2,500 feet	from the north (010°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	13 ft	15:53 UTC
LAL Lakeland, FL	159 nm out, 10 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the north (360°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	141 ft	15:50 UTC
TLH Tallahassee, FL	347 nm out, 8 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the north-northwest (340°) at 11 knots	10+ mi	none	83 ft	15:53 UTC
DHN Dothan, AL	427 nm out, 2 nm northwest of the line, tower	reported, no category	from the northwest (310°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	400 ft	14:50 UTC
MGM Montgomery, AL	506 nm out, 2 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	from the west-northwest (300°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	221 ft	15:53 UTC
TUP Tupelo, MS	675 nm out, 9 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	346 ft	15:53 UTC
NQA Millington, TN	754 nm out, 5 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	from the southwest (230°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	322 ft	15:50 UTC
TBN Fort Leonard Wood, MO	933 nm out, 16 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (210°) at 11 knots, gusting to 16	10+ mi	none	1,159 ft	15:55 UTC
MCI Kansas City, MO	1091 nm out, 5 nm south of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 25,000 feet	from the south-southwest (200°) at 16 knots, gusting to 22	10+ mi	25,000 ft	1,027 ft	15:53 UTC
STJ St Joseph, MO	1111 nm out, 11 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 17 knots, gusting to 25	10+ mi	none	826 ft	15:53 UTC
LNK Lincoln, NE	destination	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 18 knots, gusting to 25	10+ mi	none	1,218 ft	10:54 am CDT (15:54 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,218 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At LNK when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:06 pm CDT (03:06 UTC)

Wind from the north at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR

The whole forecast for LNK

From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 16 knots, gusting to 28, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 9:00 pm CDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the north at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

The forecast for MIA, the departure

From Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the north 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 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet
From Mon 9:00 pm EDT (01:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet
From Tue 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,000 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 LNK 6:51 pm CDT (23:51 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:19 pm CDT (00:19 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at LNK is after sunset there (6:51 pm CDT (23:51 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 now, the upper 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, Lincoln Airport.