Plan a flight · Sun 9:39 pm EDT (01:39 UTC)

Orlando Executive to Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional ORL → TPL

851 nautical miles (979 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 285°, about 291° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 7 h 20 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 4-knot headwind), arriving about 3:59 am CDT (08:59 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now ORL is VFR, wind from the southwest (230°) at 4 knots; TPL is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 9 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 TANGO 6W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 28,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the route from 178 to 307 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 ORL.

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

C172 at 1,100 ft, 0 nm southwest, 9:12 pm EDT (01:12 UTC): no turbulence. At the departure end, 0 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ORL UA /OV ORL/TM 0112/FL011/TP C172/TB SMOOTH
```
Report
a routine report filed through ORL
Where
over ORL
Time
01:12 UTC
Height
at 1,100 ft
Aircraft
C172
Turbulence
smooth
C172 at 1,100 ft, 0 nm southwest, 8:12 pm EDT (00:12 UTC): no turbulence. At the departure end, 0 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ORL UA /OV 1SM N/TM 0012/FL011/TP C172/TB SMOOTH
```
Report
a routine report filed through ORL
Where
1SM north
Time
00:12 UTC
Height
at 1,100 ft
Aircraft
C172
Turbulence
smooth
A321 at 34,000 ft, 47 nm north, 7:47 pm EDT (23:47 UTC): no turbulence. At the departure end, 47 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
OMN UA /OV OMN/TM 2347/FL340/TP A321/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through OMN
Where
over OMN
Time
23:47 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
none
C172 at 4,000 ft, 42 nm south, 7:30 pm EDT (23:30 UTC): clear from 4,000 ft to 60,000 ft. At the departure end, 42 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MLB UA /OV MLB252035/TM 2330/FL040/TP C172/SK SKC 040
```
Report
a routine report filed through MLB
Where
35 nm west (252°) of MLB
Time
23:30 UTC
Height
at 4,000 ft
Aircraft
C172
Sky
clear from 4,000 ft
P28A at 1,000 ft, 15 nm north, 7:15 pm EDT (23:15 UTC): clear. At the departure end, 15 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SFB UA /OV SFB/TM 2315/FL010/TP P28A/SK CLR
```
Report
a routine report filed through SFB
Where
over SFB
Time
23:15 UTC
Height
at 1,000 ft
Aircraft
P28A
Sky
clear
P28A at 1,100 ft, 0 nm southwest, 7:15 pm EDT (23:15 UTC): no turbulence, clear from 1,100 ft to 60,000 ft. At the departure end, 0 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ORL UA /OV ORL/TM 2315/FL011/TP P28A/SK SKC/TB SMOOTH
```
Report
a routine report filed through ORL
Where
over ORL
Time
23:15 UTC
Height
at 1,100 ft
Aircraft
P28A
Sky
clear
Turbulence
smooth
P28A at 1,100 ft, 0 nm southwest, 7:00 pm EDT (23:00 UTC): no turbulence, clear from 1,100 ft to 60,000 ft. At the departure end, 0 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ORL UA /OV ORL/TM 2300/FL011/TP P28A/SK SKC/TB SMOOTH
```
Report
a routine report filed through ORL
Where
over ORL
Time
23:00 UTC
Height
at 1,100 ft
Aircraft
P28A
Sky
clear
Turbulence
smooth
B39M at 32,000 ft, 40 nm north, 7:07 pm EDT (23:07 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. 603 nm along the route, 40 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AEX UA /OV AEX/TM 2307/FL320/TP B39M/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through AEX
Where
over AEX
Time
23:07 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
B39M
Turbulence
occasional light chop
Remarks
zhu
E75L at 27,000 ft, 31 nm south, 8:20 pm EDT (00:20 UTC): remarks: zhu. 623 nm along the route, 31 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LCH UA /OV LCH08510/TM 0020/FL270/TP E75L/TB CONS CHOP/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through LCH
Where
LCH08510
Time
00:20 UTC
Height
at 27,000 ft
Aircraft
E75L
Turbulence
continuous chop
Remarks
zhu

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 20:00–03:00 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 (PIE, TLH, MOB, MSY, LCH, HOU, CLL). 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	290° at 4 kt	+4 kt		116 kt	7 h 20 min	3:59 am CDT (08:59 UTC)
6,500 ft	300° at 6 kt	+5 kt	16 °C	115 kt	7 h 24 min	4:03 am CDT (09:03 UTC)
8,500 ft	270° at 6 kt	+7 kt	13 °C	113 kt	7 h 32 min	4:11 am CDT (09:11 UTC)
10,500 ft	270° at 10 kt	+10 kt	10 °C	110 kt	7 h 44 min	4:23 am CDT (09:23 UTC)
12,500 ft	270° at 13 kt	+13 kt	6 °C	107 kt	7 h 57 min	4:36 am CDT (09:36 UTC)
14,500 ft	280° at 13 kt	+13 kt	2 °C	107 kt	7 h 57 min	4:36 am CDT (09:36 UTC)
16,500 ft	280° at 14 kt	+14 kt	-2 °C	106 kt	8 h 02 min	4:41 am CDT (09:41 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	280° at 15 kt	+15 kt	-5 °C	105 kt	8 h 06 min	4:45 am CDT (09:45 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	270° at 19 kt	+19 kt	-15 °C	101 kt	8 h 26 min	5:05 am CDT (10:05 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	290° at 24 kt	+23 kt	-31 °C	97 kt	8 h 46 min	5:25 am CDT (10:25 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	290° at 21 kt	+19 kt	-41 °C	101 kt	8 h 26 min	5:05 am CDT (10:05 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	290° at 20 kt	+19 kt	-52 °C	101 kt	8 h 26 min	5:05 am CDT (10:05 UTC)

Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 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
PIE	used from 0 nm out; 65 nm from the line	310/7	270/12 17°	270/14 13°	260/14 8°	240/22 -5°	230/24 -16°	220/26 -31°	200/31 -41°	180/33 -53°
TLH	used from 148 nm out; 71 nm from the line	300/17	340/32 17°	320/27 13°	300/27 8°	280/23 -7°	250/37 -17°	230/44 -33°	220/53 -41°	220/48 -51°
MOB	used from 297 nm out; 74 nm from the line	310/7	350/18 18°	330/16 12°	300/18 7°	320/17 -6°	330/27 -17°	340/52 -33°	350/53 -43°	330/38 -50°
MSY	used from 396 nm out; 57 nm from the line	L/V	020/6 18°	L/V 12°	300/11 7°	330/15 -4°	320/22 -16°	330/38 -32°	350/47 -42°	340/56 -52°
LCH	used from 544 nm out; 68 nm from the line	190/6	180/8 18°	170/13 12°	220/12 7°	290/10 -4°	280/15 -14°	320/30 -31°	320/32 -40°	320/39 -53°
HOU	used from 693 nm out; 77 nm from the line	160/18	160/14 17°	180/19 12°	190/11 8°	260/12 -4°	260/14 -13°	310/26 -30°	310/30 -40°	320/21 -52°
CLL	used from 742 nm out; 38 nm from the line	160/18	190/18 16°	200/19 12°	220/14 7°	260/18 -5°	250/20 -13°	290/29 -29°	290/31 -40°	300/22 -53°

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
ORL Orlando, FL	departure	VFR	from the southwest (230°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	112 ft	8:53 pm EDT (00:53 UTC)
LEE Leesburg, FL	30 nm out, 10 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the southwest (220°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	76 ft	00:53 UTC
CDK Cedar Key, FL	99 nm out, 13 nm northeast of the line	no report just now				11 ft
AAF Apalachicola, FL	208 nm out, 23 nm north of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	19 ft	00:53 UTC
GPT Gulfport, MS	416 nm out, 21 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the west-southwest (250°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	28 ft	00:53 UTC
NEW New Orleans, LA	465 nm out, 10 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (170°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	7 ft	00:53 UTC
BTR Baton Rouge, LA	524 nm out, 9 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the southwest (220°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	69 ft	00:53 UTC
JAS Jasper, TX	673 nm out, 8 nm northwest of the line	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 3,700 feet	from the south (190°) at 5 knots, gusting to 11	10+ mi	none	212 ft	01:15 UTC
UTS Huntsville, TX	752 nm out, 13 nm south of the line	VFR	from the southeast (140°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	362 ft	00:53 UTC
LHB Hearne, TX	811 nm out, 12 nm south of the line	VFR	from the southeast (140°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	284 ft	01:15 UTC
TPL Temple, TX	destination	VFR	from the south-southeast (150°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	682 ft	7:51 pm CDT (00:51 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 682 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At TPL when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:59 am CDT (08:59 UTC)

TPL has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.

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

4/3634 DISNEY WORLD THEME PARK, ORLANDO, FL 8 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · ZJX
6/0543 MCGREGOR, TX 14 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · ZFW

Daylight

Sunset at ORL 6:59 pm EDT (22:59 UTC), at TPL 7:01 pm CDT (00:01 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:25 pm CDT (00:25 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at TPL is before sunrise there (7:30 am CDT (12:30 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 southern Plains · 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: Orlando Executive, Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional.