Plan a flight · Mon 10:10 am EDT (14:10 UTC)

Miami International to Northwest Arkansas Ntl Airport MIA → XNA

955 nautical miles (1,099 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 315°, about 320° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 8 h 32 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 8-knot headwind), arriving about 5:42 pm CDT (22:42 UTC). Right now MIA is VFR, wind from the north (360°) at 5 knots; XNA is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 9 knots, gusting to 16. 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: 582 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

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
SR22 descending, 6 nm east, 8:38 am EDT (12:38 UTC): a broken layer above 800 ft. At the departure end, 6 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
OPF UA /OV KOPF270002/TM 1238/FLDURD/TP SR22/SK BKN008
```
Report
a routine report filed through OPF
Where
2 nm west (270°) of KOPF
Time
12:38 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
SR22
Sky
a broken layer from 800 ft
C172 descending, 6 nm east, 8:27 am EDT (12:27 UTC): a broken layer above 1,000 ft. At the departure end, 6 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
OPF UA /OV KOPF270002/TM 1227/FLDURD/TP C172/SK BKN010
```
Report
a routine report filed through OPF
Where
2 nm west (270°) of KOPF
Time
12:27 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
C172
Sky
a broken layer from 1,000 ft
C172 at 1,000 ft, 32 nm northeast, 9:08 am EDT (13:08 UTC): a few clouds above 1,000 ft, remarks: tfc pattern. At the departure end, 32 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
BCS3 at 18,000 ft, 28 nm northeast, 7:47 am EDT (11:47 UTC): light to moderate turbulence. At the departure end, 28 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PBI UA /OV PBI200020/TM 1147/FL180/TP BCS3/TB LGT-MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through PBI
Where
20 nm south (200°) of PBI
Time
11:47 UTC
Height
at 18,000 ft
Aircraft
BCS3
Turbulence
light to moderate
B38M at 20,000 ft, 36 nm southwest, 9:21 am EDT (13:21 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: during the climb. At the departure end, 36 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
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
B38M at 36,000 ft, 48 nm southwest, 9:39 am EDT (13:39 UTC): light chop turbulence. 139 nm along the route, 48 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
RSW UA /OV RSW290055/TM 1339/FL360/TP B38M/TB LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through RSW
Where
55 nm west (290°) of RSW
Time
13:39 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
light chop
M20P at 10,000 ft, 32 nm northeast, 8:53 am EDT (12:53 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: smooth. 388 nm along the route, 32 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TLH UA /OV SZW270040/TM 1253/FL100/TP M20P/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
40 nm west (270°) of SZW
Time
12:53 UTC
Height
at 10,000 ft
Aircraft
M20P
Turbulence
none
Remarks
smooth
BE33 at 4,500 ft, 34 nm northeast, 9:05 am EDT (13:05 UTC): clear from 4,500 ft to 60,000 ft, remarks: ZME65. 736 nm along the route, 34 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
UTA UA /OV UTA180015/TM 1305/FL045/TP BE33/SK SKC/RM ZME65
```
Report
a routine report filed through UTA
Where
15 nm south (180°) of UTA
Time
13:05 UTC
Height
at 4,500 ft
Aircraft
BE33
Sky
clear
Remarks
ZME65
BE9L at 5,000 ft, 47 nm southwest, 9:06 am EDT (13:06 UTC): clear from 5,000 ft to 60,000 ft, remarks: ZME65. 756 nm along the route, 47 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LLQ UA /OV LLQ/TM 1306/FL050/TP BE9L/SK SKC/RM ZME65
```
Report
a routine report filed through LLQ
Where
over LLQ
Time
13:06 UTC
Height
at 5,000 ft
Aircraft
BE9L
Sky
clear
Remarks
ZME65
E170 at 14,000 ft, 17 nm northeast, 7:19 am EDT (11:19 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, remarks: ZME65. 806 nm along the route, 17 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LIT UA /OV LIT045030/TM 1119/FL140/TP E170/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM ZME65
```
Report
a routine report filed through LIT
Where
30 nm northeast (045°) of LIT
Time
11:19 UTC
Height
at 14,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
none
Icing
none
Remarks
ZME65

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 8 forecast points nearest it (MIA, PIE, TLH, MGM, JAN, MEM, LIT, FSM). 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	300° at 8 kt	+8 kt		112 kt	8 h 32 min	5:42 pm CDT (22:42 UTC)
6,500 ft	290° at 10 kt	+10 kt	17 °C	110 kt	8 h 41 min	5:51 pm CDT (22:51 UTC)
8,500 ft	290° at 10 kt	+10 kt	13 °C	110 kt	8 h 41 min	5:51 pm CDT (22:51 UTC)
10,500 ft	280° at 11 kt	+10 kt	9 °C	110 kt	8 h 41 min	5:51 pm CDT (22:51 UTC)
12,500 ft	280° at 12 kt	+10 kt	6 °C	110 kt	8 h 41 min	5:51 pm CDT (22:51 UTC)
14,500 ft	280° at 12 kt	+11 kt	1 °C	109 kt	8 h 46 min	5:56 pm CDT (22:56 UTC)
16,500 ft	290° at 12 kt	+11 kt	-2 °C	109 kt	8 h 46 min	5:56 pm CDT (22:56 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	290° at 12 kt	+11 kt	-6 °C	109 kt	8 h 46 min	5:56 pm CDT (22:56 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	300° at 14 kt	+14 kt	-16 °C	106 kt	9 h 01 min	6:11 pm CDT (23:11 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	320° at 30 kt	+31 kt	-31 °C	89 kt	10 h 44 min	7:54 pm CDT (00:54 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	330° at 31 kt	+30 kt	-40 °C	90 kt	10 h 37 min	7:47 pm CDT (00:47 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	330° at 28 kt	+27 kt	-51 °C	93 kt	10 h 16 min	7:26 pm CDT (00:26 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; 56 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 249 nm out; 89 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 448 nm out; 71 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°
JAN	used from 547 nm out; 90 nm from the line	210/8	230/13 18°	240/10 11°	260/11 6°	280/16 -5°	260/12 -15°	330/34 -30°	320/39 -40°	340/34 -51°
MEM	used from 697 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°
LIT	used from 746 nm out; 48 nm from the line	230/23	250/23 17°	250/18 11°	250/18 7°	250/27 -7°	270/23 -15°	290/50 -30°	300/43 -38°	320/38 -50°
FSM	used from 896 nm out; 47 nm from the line	210/15	230/31 18°	230/26 12°	240/22 8°	260/26 -6°	270/29 -16°	280/56 -29°	290/47 -37°	310/41 -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	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)
RSW Fort Myers, FL	90 nm out, 23 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the north-northeast (030°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	none	29 ft	13:53 UTC
PIE St Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	179 nm out, 2 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the north-northeast (020°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	10 ft	13:53 UTC
AAF Apalachicola, FL	348 nm out, 4 nm south of the line	VFR	from the north-northwest (330°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	19 ft	13:53 UTC
ECP Panama City, FL	398 nm out, 2 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	from the northwest (320°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	68 ft	13:53 UTC
GZH Evergreen, AL	488 nm out, 5 nm north of the line	marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 1,400 feet, a broken layer at 4,800 feet, overcast at 7,500 feet Weather: heavy rain, mist	from the northeast (040°) at 20 knots, gusting to 38	4 mi	4,800 ft	259 ft	23:53 UTC
MEI Meridian, MS	597 nm out, 12 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	297 ft	13:58 UTC
GWO Greenwood, MS	687 nm out, 2 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (210°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	162 ft	13:53 UTC
LIT Little Rock, AR	816 nm out, 11 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the west (260°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	266 ft	13:53 UTC
FYV Fayetteville, AR	935 nm out, 10 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (210°) at 14 knots, gusting to 20	10+ mi	none	1,252 ft	13:53 UTC
XNA Fayetteville/Springdale/Rogers, AR	destination	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 9 knots, gusting to 16	10+ mi	none	1,288 ft	8:53 am CDT (13:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,288 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At XNA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:42 pm CDT (22:42 UTC)

Wind from the south-southwest at 16 knots, gusting to 25, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR

The whole forecast for XNA

From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, a few clouds at 5,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 16 knots, gusting to 25, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet

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 XNA 6:45 pm CDT (23:45 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:11 pm CDT (00:11 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

Radar now, the Southeast · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the lower 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, Northwest Arkansas Ntl Airport.