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 32 h 46 min at the quickest height in today's winds (10,500 ft, a 3-knot headwind), arriving about 3:40 pm AKDT (23:40 UTC). Right now MIA is VFR, wind from the north (360°) at 5 knots; OUL is marginal VFR, wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 9 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: 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: 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 938 to 1238 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 1308 to 2007 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 1727 to 1767 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 1777 to 2007 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1937 to 1937 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the route from 2007 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 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 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 | 290° at 5 kt | +5 kt | 3 °C | 115 kt | 33 h 20 min | 4:14 pm AKDT (00:14 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 300° at 6 kt | +5 kt | 7 °C | 115 kt | 33 h 20 min | 4:14 pm AKDT (00:14 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 310° at 7 kt | +4 kt | 4 °C | 116 kt | 33 h 03 min | 3:57 pm AKDT (23:57 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 320° at 8 kt | +3 kt | 2 °C | 117 kt | 32 h 46 min | 3:40 pm AKDT (23:40 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 320° at 10 kt | +3 kt | 0 °C | 117 kt | 32 h 46 min | 3:40 pm AKDT (23:40 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 330° at 11 kt | +4 kt | -4 °C | 116 kt | 33 h 03 min | 3:57 pm AKDT (23:57 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 330° at 13 kt | +5 kt | -9 °C | 115 kt | 33 h 20 min | 4:14 pm AKDT (00:14 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 330° at 14 kt | +5 kt | -11 °C | 115 kt | 33 h 20 min | 4:14 pm AKDT (00:14 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 320° at 20 kt | +11 kt | -24 °C | 109 kt | 35 h 10 min | 6:04 pm AKDT (02:04 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 320° at 30 kt | +18 kt | -36 °C | 102 kt | 37 h 35 min | 8:29 pm AKDT (04:29 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 320° at 29 kt | +18 kt | -42 °C | 102 kt | 37 h 35 min | 8:29 pm AKDT (04:29 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 29 kt | +22 kt | -48 °C | 98 kt | 39 h 07 min | 10:01 pm AKDT (06:01 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 100 nm out; 58 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 250 nm out; 76 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 449 nm out; 31 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 549 nm out; 36 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 649 nm out; 77 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 849 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 899 nm out; 60 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 998 nm out; 54 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 1148 nm out; 57 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° |
| GRI | used from 1248 nm out; 46 nm from the line | 270/26 19° | 230/33 13° | 230/39 8° | 230/43 -9° | 240/55 -21° | 250/76 -28° | 260/84 -36° | 260/68 -47° | |
| ONL | used from 1298 nm out; 29 nm from the line | 270/16 17° | 250/25 13° | 230/34 7° | 230/46 -9° | 240/57 -22° | 250/72 -31° | 250/87 -36° | 250/75 -46° | |
| PIR | used from 1448 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 300/15 10° | 270/10 10° | 220/18 4° | 220/36 -11° | 230/43 -21° | 240/48 -33° | 240/51 -37° | 240/55 -44° | |
| RAP | used from 1498 nm out; 53 nm from the line | 310/18 6° | 270/15 6° | 260/20 2° | 240/28 -11° | 240/42 -23° | 240/47 -35° | 230/47 -36° | 240/56 -44° | |
| MLS | used from 1647 nm out; 66 nm from the line | 320/9 -2° | 270/14 0° | 260/22 -1° | 220/30 -14° | 210/43 -26° | 230/53 -34° | 230/54 -38° | 230/59 -44° | |
| GGW | used from 1797 nm out; 69 nm from the line | 360/9 -3° | L/V -4° | 250/12 -4° | 250/21 -12° | 230/25 -27° | 220/53 -34° | 230/59 -38° | 240/64 -44° | |
| GTF | used from 1897 nm out; 84 nm from the line | L/V | L/V -4° | 230/12 -3° | 210/12 -17° | 190/23 -29° | 200/48 -39° | 210/69 -39° | 220/66 -42° | |
| GPI | used from 2047 nm out; 94 nm from the line | L/V -3° | L/V -4° | L/V -6° | 210/19 -17° | 220/26 -32° | 190/23 -40° | 220/25 -39° | 220/34 -42° | |
| GEG | used from 2296 nm out; 240 nm from the line | 060/10 -2° | 050/11 -3° | 050/9 -8° | 050/27 -19° | 040/26 -31° | 030/32 -39° | 020/19 -41° | L/V -42° | |
| SEA | used from 2396 nm out; 296 nm from the line | L/V | L/V 1° | 020/13 -2° | 020/27 -4° | 010/43 -14° | 360/54 -26° | 360/63 -40° | 010/60 -48° | 350/39 -50° |
| AST | used from 3494 nm out; 1202 nm from the line | L/V | 030/7 2° | 020/17 0° | 010/30 -2° | 010/42 -14° | 360/56 -25° | 360/73 -40° | 360/69 -49° | 340/54 -51° |
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 1,200 feet | from the north (360°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 9 ft | 9:53 am EDT (13:53 UTC) |
| TLH Tallahassee, FL | 349 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the north (360°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 83 ft | 13:53 UTC |
| DHN Dothan, AL | 429 nm out, 2 nm southwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the west-northwest (300°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 400 ft | 13:55 UTC |
| MCI Kansas City, MO | 1088 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line, tower | VFR Sky: a broken layer at 20,000 feet | from the south-southwest (200°) at 15 knots, gusting to 25 | 10+ mi | 20,000 ft | 1,027 ft | 13:53 UTC |
| LNK Lincoln, NE | 1218 nm out, 4 nm west of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (190°) at 12 knots, gusting to 19 | 10+ mi | none | 1,218 ft | 13:54 UTC |
| MLS Miles City, MT | 1737 nm out, 2 nm northwest of the line | IFR Sky: a broken layer at 700 feet, overcast at 1,600 feet | from the northwest (320°) at 11 knots | 10+ mi | 700 ft | 2,634 ft | 14:30 UTC |
| HVR Havre, MT | 1937 nm out, 14 nm north of the line | low IFR Sky: overcast at 300 feet Weather: mist | from the north-northeast (030°) at 5 knots | 2 mi | 300 ft | 2,591 ft | 14:45 UTC |
| CYPR Prince Rupert, | 2785 nm out, 14 nm south of the line | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,700 feet, overcast at 3,500 feet | from the east-southeast (110°) at 7 knots | 9 mi | 3,500 ft | 116 ft | 14:26 UTC |
| AJC Chignik, AK | 3744 nm out, 9 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 18 ft | ||||
| OUL Nelson Lagoon, AK | destination | marginal VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,200 feet, a broken layer at 3,000 feet, overcast at 3,500 feet Weather: light rain | from the south-southwest (200°) at 9 knots | 9 mi | 3,000 ft | 14 ft | 5:56 am AKDT (13:56 UTC) |
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, 3:40 pm AKDT (23:40 UTC)
OUL has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
The forecast for MIA, the departure
- From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 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 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 OUL 7:48 pm AKDT (03:48 UTC) (civil twilight ends 8:26 pm AKDT (04:26 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.