Miami International to Nelson Lagoon Airport MIA → OUL
3,834 nautical miles (4,412 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 322°, about 327° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 31 h 10 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 3-knot tailwind), arriving about 2:41 am AKDT (10:41 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: 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
- SIGMET 1C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 12:55 am EDT (04:55 UTC). Over the route from 1607 to 1677 nm out.
as issued
WSUS32 KKCI 120255 MKCC WST 120255 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 1C VALID UNTIL 0455Z SD ND MT WY FROM 30WSW DIK-50NW DPR-60WNW RAP-50ENE SHR-30WSW DIK AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL300.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: 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 route from 1068 to 1288 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1478 to 2007 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Near the route, 1867 nm along the route.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 20,000 ft. Over the route from 1927 to 2007 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 1967 to 2007 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 21 forecast points nearest it (MIA, PIE, TLH, MGM, BHM, MEM, CGI, SGF, MKC, OMA, GRI, ONL, PIR, RAP, MLS, GGW, GTF, GPI, GEG, SEA, AST). 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 | 190° at 1 kt | −3 kt | 6 °C | 123 kt | 31 h 10 min | 2:41 am AKDT (10:41 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 020° at 1 kt | −2 kt | 7 °C | 122 kt | 31 h 26 min | 2:57 am AKDT (10:57 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 360° at 2 kt | −2 kt | 4 °C | 122 kt | 31 h 26 min | 2:57 am AKDT (10:57 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 010° at 5 kt | −2 kt | 1 °C | 122 kt | 31 h 26 min | 2:57 am AKDT (10:57 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 010° at 8 kt | −2 kt | -2 °C | 122 kt | 31 h 26 min | 2:57 am AKDT (10:57 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 350° at 12 kt | 0 | -5 °C | 120 kt | 31 h 57 min | 3:28 am AKDT (11:28 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 350° at 16 kt | +2 kt | -9 °C | 118 kt | 32 h 29 min | 4:00 am AKDT (12:00 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 340° at 19 kt | +4 kt | -11 °C | 116 kt | 33 h 03 min | 4:34 am AKDT (12:34 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 340° at 20 kt | +5 kt | -22 °C | 115 kt | 33 h 20 min | 4:51 am AKDT (12:51 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 320° at 27 kt | +14 kt | -37 °C | 106 kt | 36 h 10 min | 7:41 am AKDT (15:41 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 310° at 29 kt | +18 kt | -43 °C | 102 kt | 37 h 35 min | 9:06 am AKDT (17:06 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 270° at 28 kt | +21 kt | -46 °C | 99 kt | 38 h 44 min | 10:15 am AKDT (18:15 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; 58 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° |
| TLH | used from 250 nm out; 76 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° |
| MGM | used from 449 nm out; 31 nm from the line | 310/19 | 340/24 17° | 340/28 11° | 330/16 7° | 300/23 -7° | 320/32 -16° | 330/46 -33° | 330/55 -42° | 330/41 -50° |
| BHM | used from 549 nm out; 36 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° |
| MEM | used from 649 nm out; 77 nm from the line | 230/19 | 260/16 15° | 270/17 12° | 300/13 6° | 300/15 -5° | 300/26 -18° | 300/34 -32° | 300/41 -40° | 310/46 -52° |
| CGI | used from 849 nm out; 92 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° |
| SGF | used from 899 nm out; 60 nm from the line | 230/33 | 230/28 15° | 250/20 13° | 240/18 7° | 250/20 -6° | 250/24 -17° | 280/42 -31° | 280/49 -40° | 290/46 -51° |
| MKC | used from 998 nm out; 54 nm from the line | 220/44 | 250/28 18° | 250/18 13° | 240/12 6° | 280/24 -6° | 240/34 -18° | 260/47 -30° | 260/51 -40° | 270/58 -50° |
| OMA | used from 1148 nm out; 57 nm from the line | 220/47 | 240/33 19° | 250/18 11° | 230/17 6° | 260/29 -8° | 250/33 -19° | 250/51 -33° | 260/61 -40° | 270/62 -49° |
| GRI | used from 1248 nm out; 46 nm from the line | 230/35 21° | 230/23 13° | 220/20 7° | 240/25 -8° | 240/37 -20° | 250/49 -33° | 260/57 -38° | 260/58 -47° | |
| ONL | used from 1298 nm out; 29 nm from the line | 210/31 20° | 230/27 13° | 230/18 7° | 220/19 -8° | 240/26 -20° | 250/44 -35° | 270/52 -39° | 260/57 -47° | |
| PIR | used from 1448 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 170/22 19° | 190/25 13° | 210/32 6° | 240/23 -9° | 250/32 -21° | 250/38 -36° | 260/44 -40° | 260/52 -47° | |
| RAP | used from 1498 nm out; 53 nm from the line | 180/23 12° | 200/38 13° | 210/38 6° | 220/28 -10° | 230/34 -21° | 230/37 -36° | 250/52 -38° | 250/59 -46° | |
| MLS | used from 1647 nm out; 66 nm from the line | 150/23 2° | 190/29 4° | 210/44 2° | 220/32 -10° | 210/36 -21° | 200/48 -37° | 230/63 -40° | 240/71 -47° | |
| GGW | used from 1797 nm out; 69 nm from the line | 110/23 0° | 130/20 -2° | 170/24 -3° | 230/44 -11° | 220/51 -21° | 210/52 -39° | 220/64 -44° | 240/85 -48° | |
| GTF | used from 1897 nm out; 84 nm from the line | 070/11 | 080/15 -7° | 110/19 -9° | 190/25 -14° | 200/34 -23° | 200/54 -39° | 220/66 -40° | 220/77 -44° | |
| GPI | used from 2047 nm out; 94 nm from the line | 070/19 -5° | 100/16 -7° | 080/10 -8° | 130/8 -19° | 170/37 -28° | 200/50 -40° | 210/43 -40° | 220/41 -42° | |
| GEG | used from 2296 nm out; 240 nm from the line | 080/16 -2° | 050/17 -7° | 080/9 -10° | 190/33 -21° | 180/31 -32° | L/V -35° | L/V -37° | 270/8 -40° | |
| SEA | used from 2396 nm out; 296 nm from the line | 050/7 | 050/11 1° | 050/12 -5° | 030/31 -7° | 010/61 -15° | 010/69 -26° | 360/73 -40° | 360/62 -47° | 330/21 -43° |
| AST | used from 3494 nm out; 1202 nm from the line | 040/7 | 010/8 1° | 020/19 -4° | 020/36 -5° | 010/61 -14° | 360/67 -25° | 350/77 -40° | 350/66 -48° | 330/25 -44° |
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 | ||||
| TLH Tallahassee, FL | 349 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 83 ft | ||||
| DHN Dothan, AL | 429 nm out, 2 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 400 ft | ||||
| MCI Kansas City, MO | 1088 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,027 ft | ||||
| LNK Lincoln, NE | 1218 nm out, 4 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,218 ft | ||||
| MLS Miles City, MT | 1737 nm out, 2 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 2,634 ft | ||||
| HVR Havre, MT | 1937 nm out, 14 nm north of the line | no report just now | 2,591 ft | ||||
| CYPR Prince Rupert, | 2785 nm out, 14 nm south of the line | no report just now | 116 ft | ||||
| AJC Chignik, AK | 3744 nm out, 9 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 18 ft | ||||
| OUL Nelson Lagoon, AK | destination | no report just now | 14 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 2,634 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At OUL when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:41 am AKDT (10:41 UTC)
OUL 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 6:56 pm EDT (22:56 UTC), at OUL 7:51 pm AKDT (03:51 UTC) (civil twilight ends 8:28 pm AKDT (04:28 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at OUL is before sunrise there (9:11 am AKDT (17:11 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, Nelson Lagoon Airport.