Miami-Opa Locka Executive to Eppley Airfield OPF → OMA
1,206 nautical miles (1,388 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 324°, about 330° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 10 h 52 min at the quickest height in today's winds (10,500 ft, a 9-knot headwind), arriving about 7:01 pm CDT (00:01 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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 199 to 339 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 498 to 588 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: 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 last 259 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 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 13 forecast points nearest it (MIA, MLB, PIE, TLH, CSG, MGM, BHM, HSV, MEM, CGI, COU, MKC, OMA). 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 | 280° at 15 kt | +13 kt | 107 kt | 11 h 16 min | 7:25 pm CDT (00:25 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 300° at 12 kt | +11 kt | 16 °C | 109 kt | 11 h 04 min | 7:13 pm CDT (00:13 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 300° at 11 kt | +11 kt | 13 °C | 109 kt | 11 h 04 min | 7:13 pm CDT (00:13 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 290° at 11 kt | +9 kt | 9 °C | 111 kt | 10 h 52 min | 7:01 pm CDT (00:01 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 280° at 12 kt | +9 kt | 5 °C | 111 kt | 10 h 52 min | 7:01 pm CDT (00:01 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 280° at 15 kt | +12 kt | 1 °C | 108 kt | 11 h 10 min | 7:19 pm CDT (00:19 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 280° at 18 kt | +14 kt | -3 °C | 106 kt | 11 h 23 min | 7:32 pm CDT (00:32 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 280° at 20 kt | +16 kt | -6 °C | 104 kt | 11 h 36 min | 7:45 pm CDT (00:45 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 290° at 22 kt | +19 kt | -18 °C | 101 kt | 11 h 56 min | 8:05 pm CDT (01:05 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 300° at 34 kt | +32 kt | -32 °C | 88 kt | 13 h 42 min | 9:51 pm CDT (02:51 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 300° at 39 kt | +37 kt | -40 °C | 83 kt | 14 h 32 min | 10:41 pm CDT (03:41 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 34 kt | +33 kt | -51 °C | 87 kt | 13 h 52 min | 10:01 pm CDT (03:01 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; 76 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 100 nm out; 58 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 249 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 399 nm out; 60 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 449 nm out; 33 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 548 nm out; 14 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° |
| HSV | used from 598 nm out; 53 nm from the line | 300/20 | 310/14 16° | 310/18 10° | 310/15 4° | 320/19 -5° | 290/16 -18° | 320/36 -32° | 320/47 -41° | 330/42 -50° |
| MEM | used from 698 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 250/19 | 260/19 17° | 270/20 12° | 270/16 6° | 270/21 -6° | 290/27 -17° | 300/37 -30° | 300/49 -40° | 310/40 -51° |
| CGI | used from 797 nm out; 50 nm from the line | 260/22 | 250/15 15° | 250/13 11° | 250/16 6° | 270/29 -7° | 280/30 -18° | 290/40 -31° | 290/55 -40° | 300/51 -51° |
| COU | used from 897 nm out; 63 nm from the line | 250/36 | 260/14 16° | 250/5 12° | 260/12 6° | 260/24 -7° | 260/35 -19° | 280/58 -31° | 280/62 -40° | 290/60 -49° |
| MKC | used from 1047 nm out; 49 nm from the line | 240/49 | 240/21 20° | 220/19 13° | 230/21 6° | 260/26 -7° | 250/37 -19° | 270/66 -31° | 270/65 -38° | 280/60 -48° |
| OMA | used from 1146 nm out; 35 nm from the line | 230/47 | 240/33 21° | 230/22 13° | 220/27 5° | 240/35 -8° | 250/43 -21° | 260/47 -33° | 260/59 -36° | 270/58 -46° |
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 | ||||
| LAL Lakeland, FL | 159 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 141 ft | ||||
| TLH Tallahassee, FL | 349 nm out, 11 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 83 ft | ||||
| DHN Dothan, AL | 419 nm out, 21 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 400 ft | ||||
| BHM Birmingham, AL | 568 nm out, 13 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 650 ft | ||||
| CRX Corinth, MS | 688 nm out, 6 nm west of the line | no report just now | 425 ft | ||||
| MKL Jackson, TN | 728 nm out, 11 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 434 ft | ||||
| TBN Fort Leonard Wood, MO | 927 nm out, 22 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,159 ft | ||||
| JEF Jefferson City, MO | 967 nm out, 13 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 549 ft | ||||
| ICL Clarinda, IA | 1156 nm out, 4 nm east of the line | no report just now | 995 ft | ||||
| OMA Omaha, NE | destination | no report just now | 984 ft |
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 OMA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:01 pm CDT (00:01 UTC)
OMA 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 OMA 6:47 pm CDT (23:47 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:15 pm CDT (00:15 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at OMA is after sunset there (6:47 pm CDT (23:47 UTC)).
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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, Eppley Airfield.