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Eppley Airfield to Miami International OMA → MIA

1,211 nautical miles (1,394 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 135°, about 133° magnetic at the departure end (variation 2E). At 120 knots that is 8 h 08 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 29-knot tailwind), arriving about 7:14 am EDT (11:14 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now OMA is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 10 knots; MIA is VFR, wind calm. 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: 347 flights in the DOT's last twelve reported months, the route's page.

The return flight

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 3W: 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 first 129 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 OMA.

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

  • CRJ7 at 28,000 ft, 28 nm southwest, 9:41 pm CDT (02:41 UTC): moderate turbulence, remarks: produced by skypath. 745 nm along the route, 28 nm southwest of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    TOI UA /OV MGM157029 /TM 0241 /FL280 /TP CRJ7 /TB MOD /RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATH
    Report
    a routine report filed through TOI
    Where
    29 nm southeast (157°) of MGM
    Time
    02:41 UTC
    Height
    at 28,000 ft
    Aircraft
    CRJ7
    Turbulence
    moderate
    Remarks
    produced by skypath
  • BCS3 at 35,000 ft, 14 nm northeast, 7:13 pm CDT (00:13 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ZME33. 447 nm along the route, 14 nm northeast of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    DYR UA /OV DYR/TM 0013/FL350/TP BCS3/TB NEG/RM ZME33
    Report
    a routine report filed through DYR
    Where
    over DYR
    Time
    00:13 UTC
    Height
    at 35,000 ft
    Aircraft
    BCS3
    Turbulence
    none
    Remarks
    ZME33
  • B38M at 25,000 ft, 47 nm northeast, 7:12 pm CDT (00:12 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZME26. 467 nm along the route, 47 nm northeast of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    MKL UA /OV MKL045035/TM 0012/FL250/TP B38M/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZME26
    Report
    a routine report filed through MKL
    Where
    35 nm northeast (045°) of MKL
    Time
    00:12 UTC
    Height
    at 25,000 ft
    Aircraft
    B38M
    Turbulence
    occasional light chop
    Remarks
    ZME26
  • B747 at 33,000 ft, 8 nm northeast, 8:02 pm CDT (01:02 UTC): no turbulence. 844 nm along the route, 8 nm northeast of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    TLH UA /OV TLH360025/TM 0102/FL330/TP B747/TB NEG
    Report
    a routine report filed through TLH
    Where
    25 nm north (360°) of TLH
    Time
    01:02 UTC
    Height
    at 33,000 ft
    Aircraft
    B747
    Turbulence
    none
  • E170 at 32,000 ft, 16 nm northeast, 7:07 pm CDT (00:07 UTC): light turbulence. 913 nm along the route, 16 nm northeast of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    CTY UA /OV CTY320030/TM 0007/FL320/TP E170/TB CONS LGT
    Report
    a routine report filed through CTY
    Where
    30 nm northwest (320°) of CTY
    Time
    00:07 UTC
    Height
    at 32,000 ft
    Aircraft
    E170
    Turbulence
    continuous light
  • B738 at 36,000 ft, 37 nm northeast, 7:23 pm CDT (00:23 UTC): light chop turbulence. 983 nm along the route, 37 nm northeast of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    OCF UA /OV OCF/TM 0023/FL360/TP B738/TB LGT CHOP
    Report
    a routine report filed through OCF
    Where
    over OCF
    Time
    00:23 UTC
    Height
    at 36,000 ft
    Aircraft
    B738
    Turbulence
    light chop
  • PC12 at 19,000 ft, 34 nm northeast, 7:09 pm CDT (00:09 UTC): light rime icing, -7 °C. 1072 nm along the route, 34 nm northeast of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    MCO UA /OV ORL180030/TM 0009/FL190/TP PC12/TA M07/IC LGT RIME
    Report
    a routine report filed through MCO
    Where
    30 nm south (180°) of ORL
    Time
    00:09 UTC
    Height
    at 19,000 ft
    Aircraft
    PC12
    Temperature
    −7 °C
    Icing
    light rime
  • B738 at 19,000 ft, 48 nm northeast, 7:21 pm CDT (00:21 UTC): light chop turbulence above 19,000 ft. 1152 nm along the route, 48 nm northeast of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    PBI UA /OV PBI344028/TM 0021/FL190/TP B738/TB CONS LGT CHOP 190
    Report
    a routine report filed through PBI
    Where
    28 nm north (344°) of PBI
    Time
    00:21 UTC
    Height
    at 19,000 ft
    Aircraft
    B738
    Turbulence
    continuous light chop at 19,000 ft

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 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 13 forecast points nearest it (OMA, MKC, COU, CGI, MEM, HSV, BHM, MGM, CSG, TLH, PIE, MLB, MIA). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
3,500 ft260° at 14 kt−7 kt127 kt9 h 32 min8:38 am EDT (12:38 UTC)
5,500 ft280° at 13 kt−10 kt130 kt9 h 19 min8:25 am EDT (12:25 UTC)
7,500 ft290° at 13 kt−12 kt15 °C132 kt9 h 10 min8:16 am EDT (12:16 UTC)
9,500 ft300° at 14 kt−13 kt11 °C133 kt9 h 06 min8:12 am EDT (12:12 UTC)
11,500 ft300° at 12 kt−11 kt8 °C131 kt9 h 15 min8:21 am EDT (12:21 UTC)
13,500 ft290° at 13 kt−12 kt4 °C132 kt9 h 10 min8:16 am EDT (12:16 UTC)
15,500 ft280° at 16 kt−13 kt-1 °C133 kt9 h 06 min8:12 am EDT (12:12 UTC)
17,500 ft280° at 18 kt−14 kt-5 °C134 kt9 h 02 min8:08 am EDT (12:08 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180280° at 19 kt−14 kt-6 °C134 kt9 h 02 min8:08 am EDT (12:08 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240280° at 23 kt−18 kt-17 °C138 kt8 h 47 min7:53 am EDT (11:53 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300290° at 29 kt−26 kt-32 °C146 kt8 h 18 min7:24 am EDT (11:24 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340290° at 32 kt−28 kt-41 °C148 kt8 h 11 min7:17 am EDT (11:17 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390290° at 32 kt−29 kt-51 °C149 kt8 h 08 min7:14 am EDT (11:14 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
OMAused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line220/47240/33 19°250/18 11°230/17 6°260/29 -8°250/33 -19°250/51 -33°260/61 -40°270/62 -49°
MKCused from 99 nm out; 50 nm from the line220/44250/28 18°250/18 13°240/12 6°280/24 -6°240/34 -18°260/47 -30°260/51 -40°270/58 -50°
COUused from 149 nm out; 55 nm from the line230/31230/30 15°260/16 11°270/14 6°260/24 -6°270/27 -18°270/37 -32°280/49 -41°290/56 -51°
CGIused from 298 nm out; 76 nm from the line240/20270/15 15°280/15 11°300/13 6°290/20 -6°280/24 -18°300/34 -32°300/47 -41°310/49 -51°
MEMused from 397 nm out; 66 nm from the line230/19260/16 15°270/17 12°300/13 6°300/15 -5°300/26 -18°300/34 -32°300/41 -40°310/46 -52°
HSVused from 546 nm out; 57 nm from the line310/20330/20 16°320/27 11°340/23 5°320/23 -7°340/30 -17°320/50 -33°330/61 -41°340/41 -50°
BHMused from 596 nm out; 22 nm from the line310/19330/20 17°320/28 11°340/21 6°310/22 -7°330/33 -17°330/50 -32°330/57 -41°330/41 -50°
MGMused from 695 nm out; 22 nm from the line310/19340/24 17°340/28 11°330/16 7°300/23 -7°320/32 -16°330/46 -33°330/55 -42°330/41 -50°
CSGused from 745 nm out; 55 nm from the line310/24340/35 17°340/37 12°330/22 8°310/30 -7°290/30 -18°340/57 -32°340/55 -41°320/33 -49°
TLHused from 794 nm out; 43 nm from the line320/18350/31 18°340/24 13°310/17 8°280/22 -7°300/25 -17°320/28 -33°320/24 -41°320/25 -50°
PIEused from 943 nm out; 71 nm from the line350/6L/V 18°290/6 14°280/9 9°250/18 -6°250/23 -17°240/30 -31°220/31 -41°220/30 -52°
MLBused from 1092 nm out; 72 nm from the line230/6230/12 17°240/13 12°240/14 7°240/20 -5°240/24 -16°210/21 -32°190/33 -41°200/36 -52°
MIAused from 1142 nm out; 45 nm from the line150/7140/5 17°160/5 14°L/V 9°230/8 -5°230/8 -17°150/11 -32°150/25 -41°180/29 -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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
OMA Omaha, NE departure VFR Sky: a broken layer at 25,000 feet from the south-southeast (160°) at 10 knots 10+ mi 25,000 ft 984 ft 9:52 pm CDT (02:52 UTC)
ICL Clarinda, IA 50 nm out, 5 nm east of the line VFR from the south (190°) at 6 knots 10+ mi none 995 ft 02:55 UTC
JEF Jefferson City, MO 238 nm out, 13 nm northeast of the line, tower VFR calm 10+ mi none 549 ft 02:53 UTC
TBN Fort Leonard Wood, MO 278 nm out, 21 nm southwest of the line, tower VFR from the south (190°) at 7 knots 10+ mi none 1,159 ft 02:55 UTC
MKL Jackson, TN 476 nm out, 12 nm northeast of the line, tower VFR calm 10+ mi none 434 ft 02:53 UTC
CRX Corinth, MS 516 nm out, 4 nm west of the line VFR calm 10+ mi none 425 ft 02:50 UTC
BHM Birmingham, AL 635 nm out, 16 nm northeast of the line, tower VFR calm 10+ mi none 650 ft 02:53 UTC
DHN Dothan, AL 784 nm out, 17 nm southwest of the line, tower VFR from the west-southwest (250°) at 3 knots 10+ mi none 400 ft 23:55 UTC
TLH Tallahassee, FL 864 nm out, 7 nm west of the line, tower VFR from the west (260°) at 5 knots 10+ mi none 83 ft 02:53 UTC
BKV Brooksville, FL 1013 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line, tower VFR from the southeast (130°) at 3 knots 10+ mi none 76 ft 02:53 UTC
FXE Fort Lauderdale, FL 1191 nm out, 20 nm northeast of the line, tower VFR from the southeast (130°) at 4 knots 10+ mi none 13 ft 02:53 UTC
MIA Miami, FL destination VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,000 feet calm 10+ mi none 9 ft 10:53 pm EDT (02:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,159 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, 7:14 am EDT (11:14 UTC)

Wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet VFR

The whole forecast for MIA
  • From Sun 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet
  • From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet
  • From Mon 9:00 pm EDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet
The forecast for OMA, the departure
  • From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 14 knots, gusting to 23, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
  • From Sun 10:00 pm CDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the south at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, clear skies
  • From Mon 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south at 14 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
  • From Mon 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 16 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
  • From Mon 5:00 pm CDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 13 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

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 OMA 6:47 pm CDT (23:47 UTC), at MIA 6:56 pm EDT (22:56 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:19 pm EDT (23:19 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at MIA is before sunrise there (7:18 am EDT (11:18 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 northern Rockies
Radar now, the northern Rockies · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley
Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the whole country
Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service
Surface analysis now
Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead
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: Eppley Airfield, Miami International.