Miami International to Midland International Air And Space Port MIA → MAF
1,207 nautical miles (1,389 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 293°, about 298° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 9 h 44 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 4-knot tailwind), arriving about 9:57 am CDT (14:57 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: 2 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
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
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 9 forecast points nearest it (MIA, PIE, MOB, MSY, LCH, HOU, CLL, ABI, INK). 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 | 180° at 11 kt | −4 kt | 18 °C | 124 kt | 9 h 44 min | 9:57 am CDT (14:57 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 180° at 11 kt | −3 kt | 17 °C | 123 kt | 9 h 49 min | 10:02 am CDT (15:02 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 200° at 8 kt | +1 kt | 14 °C | 119 kt | 10 h 09 min | 10:22 am CDT (15:22 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 230° at 7 kt | +4 kt | 11 °C | 116 kt | 10 h 24 min | 10:37 am CDT (15:37 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 260° at 8 kt | +7 kt | 7 °C | 113 kt | 10 h 41 min | 10:54 am CDT (15:54 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 260° at 10 kt | +9 kt | 3 °C | 111 kt | 10 h 52 min | 11:05 am CDT (16:05 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 260° at 11 kt | +10 kt | -2 °C | 110 kt | 10 h 58 min | 11:11 am CDT (16:11 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 260° at 12 kt | +11 kt | -5 °C | 109 kt | 11 h 04 min | 11:17 am CDT (16:17 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 260° at 19 kt | +17 kt | -15 °C | 103 kt | 11 h 43 min | 11:56 am CDT (16:56 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 280° at 23 kt | +23 kt | -30 °C | 97 kt | 12 h 27 min | 12:40 pm CDT (17:40 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 290° at 21 kt | +20 kt | -40 °C | 100 kt | 12 h 04 min | 12:17 pm CDT (17:17 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 310° at 21 kt | +20 kt | -52 °C | 100 kt | 12 h 04 min | 12:17 pm CDT (17:17 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° |
| PIE | used from 100 nm out; 81 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° |
| MOB | used from 349 nm out; 174 nm from the line | 330/5 | 330/6 19° | 340/6 11° | 330/10 7° | 320/16 -5° | 310/26 -16° | 340/40 -32° | 340/47 -42° | 350/51 -52° |
| MSY | used from 449 nm out; 120 nm from the line | 110/5 | 150/6 19° | L/V 12° | 310/5 7° | 310/13 -4° | 290/20 -16° | 330/36 -31° | 330/37 -41° | 350/43 -52° |
| LCH | used from 648 nm out; 60 nm from the line | 160/21 | 160/18 18° | 180/13 12° | 230/6 8° | 280/10 -4° | 260/13 -14° | 310/29 -30° | 320/32 -40° | 330/33 -53° |
| HOU | used from 798 nm out; 47 nm from the line | 160/22 | 150/27 19° | 180/16 14° | 250/7 9° | 270/10 -5° | 270/16 -13° | 310/23 -29° | 310/26 -40° | 330/20 -52° |
| CLL | used from 848 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 170/22 | 170/26 18° | 200/15 14° | 240/13 8° | 240/15 -5° | 260/17 -13° | 290/27 -29° | 290/22 -40° | 320/30 -51° |
| ABI | used from 998 nm out; 87 nm from the line | 200/31 17° | 210/21 15° | 240/15 9° | 250/14 -4° | 250/24 -14° | 250/36 -28° | 270/35 -38° | 290/41 -50° | |
| INK | used from 1147 nm out; 85 nm from the line | 190/23 20° | 200/18 15° | 230/18 8° | 240/23 -4° | 240/37 -14° | 240/46 -27° | 250/42 -38° | 260/36 -50° |
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 | ||||
| APF Naples, FL | 80 nm out, 11 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 8 ft | ||||
| HUM Houma, LA | 599 nm out, 19 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 8 ft | ||||
| PTN Patterson, LA | 629 nm out, 16 nm north of the line | no report just now | 8 ft | ||||
| LCH Lake Charles, LA | 728 nm out, 11 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 14 ft | ||||
| CLL College Station, TX | 898 nm out, 8 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 320 ft | ||||
| GRK Fort Hood (Killeen), TX | 978 nm out, 1 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,015 ft | ||||
| SJT San Angelo, TX | 1117 nm out, 15 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,918 ft | ||||
| MAF Midland, TX | destination | no report just now | 2,872 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 2,872 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At MAF when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:57 am CDT (14:57 UTC)
MAF has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/0543 MCGREGOR, TX 24 nm from the route, 968 nm along the route · security · ZFW
- 6/4240 SAN ANGELO, TX, Sunday, March 8, 2026 through Sunday, November 1, 2026 Local 13 nm from the route, 1107 nm along the route · security · until 1 November · ZFW
Daylight
Sunset at MIA 6:56 pm EDT (22:56 UTC), at MAF 7:19 pm CDT (00:19 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:43 pm CDT (00:43 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, Midland International Air And Space Port.