Plan a flight · Mon 9:13 am CDT (14:13 UTC)

Veterans Airport Of Southern Illinois to Miami International MWA → MIA

844 nautical miles (971 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 146°, about 145° magnetic at the departure end (variation 1E). At 120 knots that is 5 h 31 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 33-knot tailwind), arriving about 3:44 pm EDT (19:44 UTC). Right now MWA is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 4 knots; MIA is VFR, wind from the north (360°) at 5 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

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 MWA.

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

B738 at 19,000 ft, 20 nm northeast, 8:48 am CDT (13:48 UTC): moderate turbulence. 645 nm along the route, 20 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MCO UA /OV LEE/TM 1348/FL190/TP B738/TB MODERATE
```
Report
a routine report filed through MCO
Where
over LEE
Time
13:48 UTC
Height
at 19,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
moderate
B737 at 36,000 ft, 25 nm northeast, 6:14 am CDT (11:14 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ZME33. At the departure end, 25 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
EVV UA /OV PXV225030/TM 1114/FL360/TP B737/TB NEG/RM ZME33
```
Report
a routine report filed through EVV
Where
30 nm southwest (225°) of PXV
Time
11:14 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
none
Remarks
ZME33
SF50 at 14,000 ft, 49 nm northeast, 7:50 am CDT (12:50 UTC): light chop turbulence from 14,000 ft to 20,000 ft, remarks: ZME60. 179 nm along the route, 49 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BNA UA /OV BNA135040/TM 1250/FL140/TP SF50/SK SKC140/TB OCNL LGT CHOP 200-140/RM ZME60
```
Report
a routine report filed through BNA
Where
40 nm southeast (135°) of BNA
Time
12:50 UTC
Height
at 14,000 ft
Aircraft
SF50
Sky
clear from 14,000 ft
Turbulence
occasional light chop from 20,000 ft to 14,000 ft
Remarks
ZME60
B38M at 39,000 ft, 2 nm north, 6:58 am CDT (11:58 UTC): light turbulence, remarks: ztlfd 02. 278 nm along the route, 2 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ATL UA /OV CTJ300040/TM 1158/FL390/TP B38M/TB LGT/RM ZTLFD 02
```
Report
a routine report filed through ATL
Where
40 nm northwest (300°) of CTJ
Time
11:58 UTC
Height
at 39,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
light
Remarks
ztlfd 02
F2TH at 41,000 ft, 28 nm northeast, 6:57 am CDT (11:57 UTC): light turbulence, remarks: ztlfd 02. 278 nm along the route, 28 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ATL UA /OV RMG270015/TM 1157/FL410/TP F2TH/TB LGT/RM ZTLFD 02
```
Report
a routine report filed through ATL
Where
15 nm west (270°) of RMG
Time
11:57 UTC
Height
at 41,000 ft
Aircraft
F2TH
Turbulence
light
Remarks
ztlfd 02
B752 at 35,000 ft, 28 nm southwest, 7:38 am CDT (12:38 UTC): light chop turbulence. 516 nm along the route, 28 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TLH UA /OV SZW120030/TM 1238/FL350/TP B752/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
30 nm southeast (120°) of SZW
Time
12:38 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
B752
Turbulence
occasional light chop
BCS3 at 22,000 ft, 4 nm east, 8:55 am CDT (13:55 UTC): light chop turbulence. 526 nm along the route, 4 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
VLD UA /OV VLD180025/TM 1355/FL220/TP BCS3/TB INTMT LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through VLD
Where
25 nm south (180°) of VLD
Time
13:55 UTC
Height
at 22,000 ft
Aircraft
BCS3
Turbulence
intermittent light chop
A321 at 36,000 ft, 38 nm northeast, 7:49 am CDT (12:49 UTC): no turbulence. 536 nm along the route, 38 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GNV UA /OV TAY/TM 1249/FL360/TP A321/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through GNV
Where
over TAY
Time
12:49 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
none
UAL2307 at 34,000 ft, 26 nm southwest, 7:37 am CDT (12:37 UTC): light chop turbulence, wind 130° at 47 knots. 546 nm along the route, 26 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ARP UAL2307 2951N 08333W 1237 F340 130/047KT TB LGT CHOP IC
```
Report
a routine report filed through ARP
TBM8 at 29,000 ft, 24 nm northeast, 7:20 am CDT (12:20 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: smooth. 546 nm along the route, 24 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GNV UA /OV TAY220015/TM 1220/FL290/TP TBM8/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH
```
Report
a routine report filed through GNV
Where
15 nm southwest (220°) of TAY
Time
12:20 UTC
Height
at 29,000 ft
Aircraft
TBM8
Turbulence
none
Remarks
smooth
B737 at 33,000 ft, 1 nm west, 7:58 am CDT (12:58 UTC): light turbulence. 576 nm along the route, 1 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GNV UA /OV GNV270030/TM 1258/FL330/TP B737/TB CONS LGT
```
Report
a routine report filed through GNV
Where
30 nm west (270°) of GNV
Time
12:58 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
continuous light
B737 at 20,000 ft, 37 nm northeast, 8:06 am CDT (13:06 UTC): light clear-air turbulence from 20,000 ft to 29,000 ft, clear from 20,000 ft to 60,000 ft, remarks: southbound. 596 nm along the route, 37 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GNV UA /OV GNV090012/TM 1306/FL200/TP B737/SK SKC/TB CONS LGT CAT 290-200 /RM SOUTHBOUND
```
Report
a routine report filed through GNV
Where
12 nm east (090°) of GNV
Time
13:06 UTC
Height
at 20,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Sky
clear
Turbulence
continuous light clear-air turbulence from 29,000 ft to 20,000 ft
Remarks
southbound
C172 at 4,500 ft, 37 nm northeast, 7:35 am CDT (12:35 UTC): clear from 4,500 ft to 60,000 ft, wind 330° at 20 knots, remarks: good visibility. 616 nm along the route, 37 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
28J UA /OV 28J225015 /TM 1235 /FL045 /TP C172 /SK SKC /WV 33020KT /RM GOOD VIS
```
Report
a routine report filed through 28J
Where
15 nm southwest (225°) of 28J
Time
12:35 UTC
Height
at 4,500 ft
Aircraft
C172
Sky
clear
Wind
from 330° at 20 knots
Remarks
good visibility
A21N at 19,000 ft, 42 nm northeast, 8:23 am CDT (13:23 UTC): no turbulence, clear from 19,000 ft to 60,000 ft. 784 nm along the route, 42 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PBI UA /OV PBI355018/TM 1323/FL190/TP A21N/SK SKC/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through PBI
Where
18 nm north (355°) of PBI
Time
13:23 UTC
Height
at 19,000 ft
Aircraft
A21N
Sky
clear
Turbulence
none

8 more routine reports are on the map.

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 eastbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: odd thousands plus 500 ft; above 18,000 ft the forecast levels), with the wind averaged along the line from the 10 forecast points nearest it (CGI, BNA, HSV, BHM, CSG, TLH, JAX, PIE, MLB, MIA). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

Height	Average wind	Head- or tailwind	Temperature	Ground speed	Time en route	Arrival
3,500 ft	320° at 11 kt	−12 kt		132 kt	6 h 24 min	4:37 pm EDT (20:37 UTC)
5,500 ft	320° at 11 kt	−11 kt		131 kt	6 h 27 min	4:40 pm EDT (20:40 UTC)
7,500 ft	310° at 12 kt	−12 kt	14 °C	132 kt	6 h 24 min	4:37 pm EDT (20:37 UTC)
9,500 ft	300° at 14 kt	−13 kt	11 °C	133 kt	6 h 21 min	4:34 pm EDT (20:34 UTC)
11,500 ft	300° at 16 kt	−13 kt	8 °C	133 kt	6 h 21 min	4:34 pm EDT (20:34 UTC)
13,500 ft	300° at 15 kt	−13 kt	4 °C	133 kt	6 h 21 min	4:34 pm EDT (20:34 UTC)
15,500 ft	300° at 14 kt	−12 kt	0 °C	132 kt	6 h 24 min	4:37 pm EDT (20:37 UTC)
17,500 ft	300° at 14 kt	−12 kt	-5 °C	132 kt	6 h 24 min	4:37 pm EDT (20:37 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	300° at 13 kt	−12 kt	-6 °C	132 kt	6 h 24 min	4:37 pm EDT (20:37 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	300° at 18 kt	−17 kt	-17 °C	137 kt	6 h 10 min	4:23 pm EDT (20:23 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	320° at 30 kt	−29 kt	-31 °C	149 kt	5 h 40 min	3:53 pm EDT (19:53 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	320° at 33 kt	−33 kt	-40 °C	153 kt	5 h 31 min	3:44 pm EDT (19:44 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	320° at 29 kt	−29 kt	-51 °C	149 kt	5 h 40 min	3:53 pm EDT (19:53 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
CGI	used from 0 nm out; 42 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°
BNA	used from 99 nm out; 44 nm from the line	270/14	270/10 14°	280/19 11°	280/26 6°	280/25 -6°	280/31 -18°	300/44 -32°	300/53 -40°	310/51 -49°
HSV	used from 149 nm out; 44 nm from the line	290/11	300/10 15°	300/17 12°	290/20 6°	290/18 -5°	290/25 -17°	310/38 -31°	320/47 -40°	330/43 -50°
BHM	used from 248 nm out; 47 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°
CSG	used from 298 nm out; 50 nm from the line	340/20	340/15 17°	330/19 11°	320/19 5°	330/11 -4°	300/14 -17°	330/28 -31°	340/42 -40°	350/33 -51°
TLH	used from 447 nm out; 51 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°
JAX	used from 546 nm out; 77 nm from the line	320/17	330/21 17°	320/21 14°	310/23 8°	340/19 -6°	360/26 -19°	010/44 -30°	360/35 -41°	330/22 -50°
PIE	used from 596 nm out; 68 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°
MLB	used from 695 nm out; 52 nm from the line	320/12	300/13 18°	280/13 15°	280/15 9°	270/16 -7°	270/13 -18°	240/24 -33°	240/23 -41°	270/21 -50°
MIA	used from 745 nm out; 74 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°

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
MWA Marion, IL	departure	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 10,000 feet	from the south-southwest (200°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	471 ft	8:45 am CDT (13:45 UTC)
PAH Paducah, KY	40 nm out, 14 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	variable at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	410 ft	13:53 UTC
MRC Columbia/Mount Pleasant, TN	159 nm out, 0 nm northeast of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	681 ft	13:50 UTC
HSV Huntsville, AL	218 nm out, 13 nm west of the line, tower	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 17,000 feet	calm	10+ mi	none	628 ft	13:53 UTC
GAD Gadsden, AL	268 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line	VFR	from the north (010°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	569 ft	15:56 UTC
CSG Columbus, GA	377 nm out, 6 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	from the northwest (320°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	397 ft	13:51 UTC
ABY Albany, GA	447 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the west-northwest (300°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	196 ft	13:53 UTC
CTY Cross City, FL	566 nm out, 14 nm southwest of the line	VFR	from the north-northwest (340°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	42 ft	13:55 UTC
OCF Ocala, FL	616 nm out, 12 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the north-northwest (330°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	90 ft	13:51 UTC
BOW Bartow, FL	695 nm out, 6 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	from the north (350°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	124 ft	13:55 UTC
FXE Fort Lauderdale, FL	824 nm out, 18 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,400 feet	from the north (350°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	13 ft	13:53 UTC
MIA Miami, FL	destination	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)

The highest airport on this list sits at 681 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At MIA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:44 pm EDT (19:44 UTC)

Wind from the northeast at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet VFR

The whole forecast for MIA

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

4/3634 DISNEY WORLD THEME PARK, ORLANDO, FL 16 nm from the route, 675 nm along the route · security · ZJX

Daylight

Sunset at MWA 6:23 pm CDT (23:23 UTC), at MIA 6:56 pm EDT (22:56 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:19 pm EDT (23:19 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 upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the central Great Lakes · 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: Veterans Airport Of Southern Illinois, Miami International.