Miami International to Palm Springs International MIA → PSP
1,937 nautical miles (2,229 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 293°, about 298° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 16 h 25 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 2-knot headwind), arriving about 11:30 pm PDT (06:30 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
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Near the route, 1557 nm along the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1627 to 1707 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 2E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Near the route, 1737 nm along the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the last 80 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 2E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 0 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
Not fetched just now.
Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 08:00–15:00 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 14 forecast points nearest it (MIA, PIE, MOB, MSY, LCH, HOU, CLL, ABI, INK, ROW, ELP, TUS, PHX, BLH). 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 | 200° at 10 kt | +2 kt | 18 °C | 118 kt | 16 h 25 min | 11:30 pm PDT (06:30 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 200° at 10 kt | +2 kt | 16 °C | 118 kt | 16 h 25 min | 11:30 pm PDT (06:30 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 210° at 10 kt | +3 kt | 12 °C | 117 kt | 16 h 33 min | 11:38 pm PDT (06:38 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 210° at 12 kt | +5 kt | 9 °C | 115 kt | 16 h 51 min | 11:56 pm PDT (06:56 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 220° at 15 kt | +7 kt | 5 °C | 113 kt | 17 h 08 min | 12:13 am PDT (07:13 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 230° at 18 kt | +11 kt | 1 °C | 109 kt | 17 h 46 min | 12:51 am PDT (07:51 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 230° at 22 kt | +15 kt | -3 °C | 105 kt | 18 h 27 min | 1:32 am PDT (08:32 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 240° at 25 kt | +18 kt | -6 °C | 102 kt | 18 h 59 min | 2:04 am PDT (09:04 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 240° at 31 kt | +25 kt | -16 °C | 95 kt | 20 h 23 min | 3:28 am PDT (10:28 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 240° at 35 kt | +29 kt | -30 °C | 91 kt | 21 h 17 min | 4:22 am PDT (11:22 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 250° at 34 kt | +31 kt | -39 °C | 89 kt | 21 h 46 min | 4:51 am PDT (11:51 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 250° at 30 kt | +29 kt | -50 °C | 91 kt | 21 h 17 min | 4:22 am PDT (11:22 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 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° | 270/6 -6° | 250/9 -17° | 290/17 -32° | 280/25 -41° | 280/21 -52° |
| PIE | used from 100 nm out; 80 nm from the line | 360/10 | 340/12 18° | 330/9 13° | 290/12 8° | 260/21 -7° | 280/18 -18° | 250/20 -33° | 250/26 -41° | 250/20 -51° |
| MOB | used from 349 nm out; 173 nm from the line | L/V | L/V 18° | 020/8 11° | L/V 6° | 330/12 -5° | 330/23 -17° | 330/30 -32° | 350/39 -41° | 340/40 -53° |
| MSY | used from 449 nm out; 119 nm from the line | 150/9 | 140/8 18° | L/V 13° | L/V 6° | 320/15 -5° | 310/16 -16° | 320/32 -31° | 340/35 -40° | 350/34 -52° |
| LCH | used from 649 nm out; 60 nm from the line | 170/21 | 160/23 18° | 170/13 13° | 170/6 8° | 300/12 -7° | 280/16 -14° | 320/27 -30° | 330/23 -41° | 340/38 -51° |
| HOU | used from 799 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 180/22 | 180/20 16° | 170/7 15° | L/V 8° | 220/11 -6° | 260/15 -13° | 310/20 -30° | 320/20 -40° | 350/32 -51° |
| CLL | used from 849 nm out; 26 nm from the line | 180/24 | 170/21 19° | 180/10 14° | 230/7 8° | 230/16 -6° | 260/20 -13° | 290/23 -29° | 320/21 -39° | 340/35 -51° |
| ABI | used from 998 nm out; 84 nm from the line | 200/30 19° | 220/12 16° | 220/11 9° | 230/15 -5° | 250/26 -15° | 250/39 -28° | 270/36 -38° | 280/30 -51° | |
| INK | used from 1148 nm out; 86 nm from the line | 220/17 21° | 230/12 14° | 210/13 7° | 220/29 -5° | 240/41 -14° | 230/43 -28° | 250/41 -38° | 250/33 -51° | |
| ROW | used from 1298 nm out; 54 nm from the line | 230/12 | 230/17 13° | 220/30 7° | 230/41 -5° | 240/52 -17° | 230/66 -28° | 240/63 -38° | 240/60 -50° | |
| ELP | used from 1398 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 300/8 | 210/14 12° | 210/28 6° | 230/47 -6° | 230/56 -14° | 220/58 -27° | 230/60 -38° | 230/56 -50° | |
| TUS | used from 1547 nm out; 104 nm from the line | 200/12 13° | 200/34 7° | 210/41 4° | 230/53 -7° | 220/69 -19° | 220/84 -27° | 220/88 -36° | 220/83 -48° | |
| PHX | used from 1647 nm out; 39 nm from the line | 190/15 | 210/25 12° | 200/34 4° | 200/34 2° | 220/58 -9° | 220/75 -19° | 220/91 -28° | 220/100 -35° | 220/95 -47° |
| BLH | used from 1797 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 240/19 | 210/20 10° | 200/27 4° | 210/34 -2° | 220/59 -10° | 220/67 -20° | 220/75 -29° | 230/78 -38° | 220/90 -47° |
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 | ||||
| RSW Fort Myers, FL | 90 nm out, 10 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 29 ft | ||||
| GAO Galliano, LA | 569 nm out, 16 nm north of the line | no report just now | 0 ft | ||||
| LCH Lake Charles, LA | 729 nm out, 9 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 14 ft | ||||
| CLL College Station, TX | 898 nm out, 11 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 320 ft | ||||
| GRK Fort Hood (Killeen), TX | 978 nm out, 3 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,015 ft | ||||
| MAF Midland, TX | 1208 nm out, 5 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 2,872 ft | ||||
| ALM Alamogordo, NM | 1408 nm out, 10 nm north of the line | no report just now | 4,199 ft | ||||
| FFZ Mesa, AZ | 1697 nm out, 3 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,394 ft | ||||
| BLH Blythe, CA | 1847 nm out, 5 nm south of the line | no report just now | 399 ft | ||||
| PSP Palm Springs, CA | destination | no report just now | 476 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 4,199 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At PSP when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:30 pm PDT (06:30 UTC)
PSP 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 20 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 18 nm from the route, 1108 nm along the route · security · until 1 November · ZFW
- 6/8722 ALAMOGORDO, NM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 15 nm from the route, 1408 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB
Daylight
Sunset at MIA 6:56 pm EDT (22:56 UTC), at PSP 6:14 pm PDT (01:14 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:39 pm PDT (01:39 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at PSP is before sunrise there (6:49 am PDT (13:49 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, Palm Springs International.