Miami-Opa Locka Executive to Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International OPF → BHM
570 nautical miles (656 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 325°, about 331° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 5 h 14 min at the quickest height in today's winds (12,500 ft, a 11-knot headwind), arriving about 11:50 am CDT (16:50 UTC). 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 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 30,000 ft to 41,000 ft. Over the route from 200 to 340 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, mist, fog). Over the route from 550 to 550 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 OPF.
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 7 forecast points nearest it (MIA, MLB, PIE, TLH, CSG, MGM, BHM). 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 | 330° at 16 kt | +16 kt | 104 kt | 5 h 29 min | 12:05 pm CDT (17:05 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 330° at 16 kt | +16 kt | 16 °C | 104 kt | 5 h 29 min | 12:05 pm CDT (17:05 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 340° at 16 kt | +15 kt | 13 °C | 105 kt | 5 h 26 min | 12:02 pm CDT (17:02 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 320° at 13 kt | +13 kt | 9 °C | 107 kt | 5 h 20 min | 11:56 am CDT (16:56 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 310° at 12 kt | +11 kt | 6 °C | 109 kt | 5 h 14 min | 11:50 am CDT (16:50 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 300° at 14 kt | +13 kt | 1 °C | 107 kt | 5 h 20 min | 11:56 am CDT (16:56 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 300° at 16 kt | +15 kt | -3 °C | 105 kt | 5 h 26 min | 12:02 pm CDT (17:02 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 300° at 18 kt | +17 kt | -6 °C | 103 kt | 5 h 32 min | 12:08 pm CDT (17:08 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 320° at 20 kt | +20 kt | -17 °C | 100 kt | 5 h 42 min | 12:18 pm CDT (17:18 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 320° at 25 kt | +25 kt | -32 °C | 95 kt | 6 h | 12:36 pm CDT (17:36 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 330° at 28 kt | +27 kt | -41 °C | 93 kt | 6 h 08 min | 12:44 pm CDT (17:44 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 320° at 19 kt | +19 kt | -52 °C | 101 kt | 5 h 39 min | 12:15 pm CDT (17:15 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; 30 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° |
| MLB | used from 50 nm out; 74 nm from the line | 290/10 | 260/15 18° | 290/12 13° | 280/13 8° | 250/20 -7° | 260/18 -18° | 240/17 -32° | 250/20 -41° | 250/22 -52° |
| PIE | used from 150 nm out; 36 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° |
| TLH | used from 250 nm out; 72 nm from the line | 340/23 | 350/26 17° | 350/21 11° | 300/13 6° | 320/25 -6° | 340/35 -16° | 350/44 -32° | 360/51 -42° | 350/33 -52° |
| CSG | used from 400 nm out; 52 nm from the line | 330/27 | 340/28 16° | 350/28 11° | 330/17 6° | 340/25 -6° | 350/33 -18° | 330/46 -32° | 340/45 -41° | 350/31 -52° |
| MGM | used from 500 nm out; 41 nm from the line | 320/19 | 330/16 17° | 340/21 11° | 330/11 5° | 330/27 -6° | 330/21 -17° | 330/37 -32° | 340/44 -40° | 360/30 -52° |
| BHM | used from 550 nm out; 10 nm from the line | 310/19 | 310/15 16° | 320/19 11° | 330/15 5° | 330/23 -5° | 320/14 -18° | 320/36 -32° | 330/44 -40° | 340/36 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OPF Miami, FL | departure | no report just now | 8 ft | ||||
| BCT Boca Raton, FL | 20 nm out, 24 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 12 ft | ||||
| SEF Sebring, FL | 110 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 61 ft | ||||
| BOW Bartow, FL | 150 nm out, 6 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 124 ft | ||||
| BKV Brooksville, FL | 190 nm out, 7 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 76 ft | ||||
| CTY Cross City, FL | 270 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 42 ft | ||||
| TLH Tallahassee, FL | 340 nm out, 19 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 83 ft | ||||
| BGE Bainbridge, GA | 380 nm out, 9 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 141 ft | ||||
| BIJ Blakely, GA | 410 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 214 ft | ||||
| AUO Auburn, AL | 480 nm out, 18 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 776 ft | ||||
| SCD Sylacauga, AL | 540 nm out, 4 nm east of the line | no report just now | 568 ft | ||||
| BHM Birmingham, AL | destination | no report just now | 650 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 776 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At BHM when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:50 am CDT (16:50 UTC)
BHM has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
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 OPF 6:56 pm EDT (22:56 UTC), at BHM 6:17 pm CDT (23:17 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:42 pm CDT (23:42 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-Opa Locka Executive, Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International.