Plan a flight · Mon 1:14 am EDT (05:14 UTC)

Melbourne Orlando International to Scott Afb/Midamerica St. Louis Airport MLB → BLV

777 nautical miles (894 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 326°, about 333° magnetic at the departure end (variation 7W). At 120 knots that is 7 h 33 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 17-knot headwind), arriving about 7:47 am CDT (12:47 UTC). Right now MLB is VFR, wind from the west (280°) at 4 knots; BLV is VFR, wind from the southwest (220°) at 3 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 SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 448 to 578 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 MLB.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

A321 at 35,000 ft, 16 nm southwest, 12:26 am EDT (04:26 UTC): light chop turbulence. 40 nm along the route, 16 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ORL UA /OV ORL/TM 0426/FL350/TP A321/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through ORL
Where
over ORL
Time
04:26 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
occasional light chop
B38M at 36,000 ft, 36 nm northeast, 12:28 am EDT (04:28 UTC): light chop turbulence. 229 nm along the route, 36 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AMG UA /OV AMG/TM 0428/FL360/TP B38M/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through AMG
Where
over AMG
Time
04:28 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
occasional light chop

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 (MLB, JAX, TLH, CSG, ATL, HSV, BNA, CGI, STL). 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	310° at 18 kt	+17 kt		103 kt	7 h 33 min	7:47 am CDT (12:47 UTC)
6,500 ft	320° at 20 kt	+20 kt	16 °C	100 kt	7 h 46 min	8:00 am CDT (13:00 UTC)
8,500 ft	320° at 22 kt	+21 kt	12 °C	99 kt	7 h 51 min	8:05 am CDT (13:05 UTC)
10,500 ft	320° at 20 kt	+20 kt	9 °C	100 kt	7 h 46 min	8:00 am CDT (13:00 UTC)
12,500 ft	310° at 19 kt	+18 kt	6 °C	102 kt	7 h 37 min	7:51 am CDT (12:51 UTC)
14,500 ft	300° at 20 kt	+18 kt	1 °C	102 kt	7 h 37 min	7:51 am CDT (12:51 UTC)
16,500 ft	300° at 21 kt	+19 kt	-3 °C	101 kt	7 h 42 min	7:56 am CDT (12:56 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	290° at 22 kt	+19 kt	-6 °C	101 kt	7 h 42 min	7:56 am CDT (12:56 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	290° at 25 kt	+21 kt	-17 °C	99 kt	7 h 51 min	8:05 am CDT (13:05 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	310° at 34 kt	+33 kt	-32 °C	87 kt	8 h 56 min	9:10 am CDT (14:10 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	310° at 34 kt	+33 kt	-41 °C	87 kt	8 h 56 min	9:10 am CDT (14:10 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	300° at 27 kt	+24 kt	-50 °C	96 kt	8 h 06 min	8:20 am CDT (13:20 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
MLB	used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line	230/6	230/12 17°	240/13 12°	240/14 7°	240/20 -5°	240/24 -16°	210/21 -32°	190/33 -41°	200/36 -52°
JAX	used from 100 nm out; 43 nm from the line	290/14	300/16 17°	280/22 14°	280/24 8°	250/32 -6°	250/37 -17°	230/50 -31°	220/52 -41°	220/51 -52°
TLH	used from 199 nm out; 81 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°
CSG	used from 249 nm out; 77 nm from the line	310/24	340/35 17°	340/37 12°	330/22 8°	310/30 -7°	290/30 -18°	340/57 -32°	340/55 -41°	320/33 -49°
ATL	used from 349 nm out; 32 nm from the line	320/30	330/37 16°	340/44 11°	330/35 7°	310/33 -6°	300/38 -18°	330/58 -33°	330/48 -40°	320/34 -49°
HSV	used from 448 nm out; 40 nm from the line	310/20	330/20 16°	320/27 11°	340/23 5°	320/23 -7°	340/30 -17°	320/50 -33°	330/61 -41°	340/41 -50°
BNA	used from 548 nm out; 29 nm from the line	310/20	340/20 17°	330/24 10°	340/22 5°	330/26 -6°	340/29 -18°	330/52 -33°	320/62 -41°	340/45 -50°
CGI	used from 648 nm out; 53 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°
STL	used from 747 nm out; 42 nm from the line	250/24	250/24 16°	260/23 9°	270/16 6°	260/25 -6°	270/29 -19°	290/34 -33°	290/48 -41°	290/54 -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
MLB Melbourne, FL	departure	VFR	from the west (280°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	33 ft	12:53 am EDT (04:53 UTC)
SFB Orlando, FL	50 nm out, 3 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	from the northwest (310°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	54 ft	04:53 UTC
GNV Gainesville, FL	130 nm out, 17 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the west (260°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	151 ft	04:53 UTC
LCQ Lake City, FL	159 nm out, 13 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the southwest (230°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	200 ft	04:55 UTC
CKF Cordele, GA	289 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 5,000 feet, a broken layer at 8,000 feet, a broken layer at 10,000 feet Weather: nearby thunderstorms	calm	10+ mi	5,000 ft	309 ft	22:30 UTC
CCO Atlanta, GA	379 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	970 ft	04:55 UTC
PYP Centre, AL	438 nm out, 3 nm west of the line	no report just now				594 ft
FYM Fayetteville, TN	518 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line	IFR Weather: mist	calm	2 mi	none	983 ft	04:55 UTC
JWN Nashville, TN	578 nm out, 23 nm northeast of the line, tower	low IFR Sky: sky obscured Weather: fog	calm	0.25 mi	none	501 ft	04:55 UTC
PAH Paducah, KY	678 nm out, 16 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	410 ft	00:00 UTC
MWA Marion, IL	717 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (210°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	471 ft	04:55 UTC
BLV Belleville, IL	destination	VFR	from the southwest (220°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	459 ft	11:55 pm CDT (04:55 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 983 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At BLV when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:47 am CDT (12:47 UTC)

Wind from the south-southwest at 6 knots, clear skies

The whole forecast for BLV

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 6 knots, clear skies
Changing between Mon 12:00 am CDT (05:00 UTC) and 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC) to: wind light and variable, low-level wind shear, clear skies
Changing between Mon 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC) and 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC) to: wind from the southwest at 10 knots, gusting to 20, a few clouds at 30,000 feet

The forecast for MLB, the departure

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet, a broken layer at 15,000 feet
From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 4,000 feet, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the north at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

6/8900 Cape Canaveral, FL, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local 9 nm from the route, at the departure end · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZMA
6/8901 Cape Canaveral, FL, Thursday, October 15, 2026 Local 9 nm from the route, at the departure end · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts Thursday 15 October · ZJX
6/8896 Cape Canaveral, FL, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 9 nm from the route, at the departure end · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts tomorrow · ZJX
6/8897 Cape Canaveral, FL, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local 9 nm from the route, at the departure end · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZJX
6/8898 Cape Canaveral, FL, Thursday, October 15, 2026 Local 9 nm from the route, at the departure end · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts Thursday 15 October · ZMA
6/8899 Cape Canaveral, FL, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 9 nm from the route, at the departure end · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts tomorrow · ZMA
6/8298 Daytona Beach, FL, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 21 nm from the route, 70 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZJX
6/8389 Jacksonville, FL, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 22 nm from the route, 140 nm along the route · air shows/sports · starts Thursday 15 October · ZJX
6/6783 Perry, GA, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 19, 2026 UTC 15 nm from the route, 309 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 19 October · ZTL

Daylight

Sunset at MLB 6:56 pm EDT (22:56 UTC), at BLV 6:25 pm CDT (23:25 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:52 pm CDT (23:52 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 now, the central Great Lakes · 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: Melbourne Orlando International, Scott Afb/Midamerica St. Louis Airport.