Seattle Paine Field International to Orlando International PAE → MCO
2,223 nautical miles (2,558 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 107°, about 091° magnetic at the departure end (variation 16E). At 120 knots that is 14 h 55 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 29-knot tailwind), arriving about 12:03 pm EDT (16:03 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: 2 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 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 25,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the first 0 nm of the route.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 14,000 ft. Over the route from 120 to 339 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 189 to 738 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 259 to 947 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 319 to 668 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 479 to 778 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 3C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Near the route, 488 nm along the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: 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 route from 508 to 718 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 6W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 28,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the route from 1764 to 1884 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 PAE.
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 20:00–03:00 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 21 forecast points nearest it (SEA, YKM, GEG, LWS, DLN, BIL, LND, BFF, GLD, GRI, SLN, MKC, SGF, LIT, MEM, BHM, MGM, TLH, JAX, PIE, MLB). 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 | 250° at 8 kt | −4 kt | 124 kt | 17 h 56 min | 3:04 pm EDT (19:04 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 250° at 5 kt | −2 kt | 12 °C | 122 kt | 18 h 13 min | 3:21 pm EDT (19:21 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 250° at 6 kt | −3 kt | 9 °C | 123 kt | 18 h 04 min | 3:12 pm EDT (19:12 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 250° at 10 kt | −6 kt | 7 °C | 126 kt | 17 h 39 min | 2:47 pm EDT (18:47 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 250° at 13 kt | −8 kt | 4 °C | 128 kt | 17 h 22 min | 2:30 pm EDT (18:30 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 250° at 14 kt | −9 kt | 0 °C | 129 kt | 17 h 14 min | 2:22 pm EDT (18:22 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 250° at 16 kt | −10 kt | -5 °C | 130 kt | 17 h 06 min | 2:14 pm EDT (18:14 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 250° at 17 kt | −11 kt | -9 °C | 131 kt | 16 h 58 min | 2:06 pm EDT (18:06 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 250° at 17 kt | −11 kt | -10 °C | 131 kt | 16 h 58 min | 2:06 pm EDT (18:06 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 250° at 23 kt | −14 kt | -20 °C | 134 kt | 16 h 35 min | 1:43 pm EDT (17:43 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 240° at 30 kt | −16 kt | -34 °C | 136 kt | 16 h 21 min | 1:29 pm EDT (17:29 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 250° at 36 kt | −24 kt | -40 °C | 144 kt | 15 h 26 min | 12:34 pm EDT (16:34 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 260° at 39 kt | −29 kt | -48 °C | 149 kt | 14 h 55 min | 12:03 pm EDT (16:03 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEA | used from 0 nm out; 32 nm from the line | 360/9 | 350/10 1° | 010/10 -5° | 030/20 -11° | 020/60 -17° | 010/86 -26° | 360/90 -40° | 010/68 -42° | 360/31 -43° |
| YKM | used from 50 nm out; 58 nm from the line | 030/16 | 020/18 0° | 030/30 -8° | 030/23 -13° | 020/40 -23° | 010/73 -29° | 010/54 -36° | 360/29 -37° | 330/16 -40° |
| GEG | used from 150 nm out; 46 nm from the line | 050/18 -2° | 060/19 -8° | L/V -11° | 160/11 -24° | 190/17 -31° | 200/19 -35° | 220/14 -37° | 250/11 -41° | |
| LWS | used from 199 nm out; 20 nm from the line | 010/5 | 050/14 -2° | 040/12 -6° | 160/7 -10° | 190/30 -22° | 200/54 -27° | 200/48 -35° | 210/40 -37° | 230/32 -41° |
| DLN | used from 349 nm out; 58 nm from the line | 080/10 -3° | 180/8 -3° | 180/23 -14° | 200/58 -22° | 200/80 -36° | 220/85 -41° | 230/81 -45° | ||
| BIL | used from 548 nm out; 92 nm from the line | 080/24 | 130/14 -1° | 180/33 0° | 210/43 -10° | 220/58 -21° | 200/55 -36° | 220/75 -44° | 240/83 -48° | |
| LND | used from 598 nm out; 75 nm from the line | 180/33 10° | 190/50 3° | 210/59 -9° | 200/50 -21° | 190/41 -34° | 230/55 -39° | 240/65 -47° | ||
| BFF | used from 748 nm out; 99 nm from the line | 120/24 | 180/31 13° | 210/26 7° | 230/25 -7° | 240/41 -20° | 230/52 -36° | 250/56 -41° | 260/57 -45° | |
| GLD | used from 997 nm out; 99 nm from the line | 190/29 | 200/30 15° | 240/23 8° | 250/39 -7° | 230/39 -19° | 230/57 -31° | 240/67 -39° | 250/62 -49° | |
| GRI | used from 1047 nm out; 72 nm from the line | 210/31 19° | 240/21 14° | 240/17 6° | 260/27 -7° | 260/34 -18° | 240/45 -32° | 250/56 -40° | 260/62 -51° | |
| SLN | used from 1146 nm out; 38 nm from the line | 190/37 | 220/39 20° | 240/31 14° | 250/24 7° | 260/25 -7° | 250/26 -17° | 250/44 -31° | 260/47 -40° | 260/47 -50° |
| MKC | used from 1296 nm out; 73 nm from the line | 200/28 | 220/30 16° | 270/20 11° | 280/22 7° | 260/27 -6° | 270/27 -18° | 280/38 -32° | 270/38 -40° | 280/50 -52° |
| SGF | used from 1346 nm out; 49 nm from the line | 210/21 | 210/21 16° | 240/28 12° | 260/24 7° | 280/21 -6° | 280/26 -18° | 290/38 -31° | 290/37 -41° | 300/49 -52° |
| LIT | used from 1495 nm out; 80 nm from the line | 220/12 | 250/12 17° | 250/18 12° | 260/22 6° | 310/14 -5° | 310/25 -17° | 310/40 -31° | 310/38 -41° | 310/46 -52° |
| MEM | used from 1545 nm out; 60 nm from the line | 240/9 | 280/14 17° | 280/20 12° | 290/25 5° | 320/25 -6° | 330/31 -18° | 320/52 -32° | 330/58 -41° | 320/42 -50° |
| BHM | used from 1745 nm out; 59 nm from the line | 300/16 | 330/32 16° | 320/37 11° | 330/37 6° | 310/33 -7° | 310/30 -18° | 320/40 -34° | 330/43 -41° | 330/30 -49° |
| MGM | used from 1844 nm out; 4 nm from the line | 300/16 | 330/30 16° | 330/34 11° | 320/31 7° | 310/28 -7° | 320/29 -17° | 290/25 -34° | 300/28 -41° | 320/28 -50° |
| TLH | used from 1944 nm out; 60 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° |
| JAX | used from 2093 nm out; 77 nm from the line | 280/14 | 300/22 16° | 260/27 15° | 260/26 9° | 240/41 -6° | 230/38 -16° | 220/44 -32° | 200/49 -41° | 200/52 -53° |
| PIE | used from 2143 nm out; 76 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° |
| MLB | used from 2193 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 240/7 | 240/11 17° | 240/13 13° | 250/15 8° | 230/25 -5° | 210/25 -16° | 210/24 -31° | 190/29 -41° | 190/27 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAE Everett, WA | departure | no report just now | 606 ft | ||||
| MWH Moses Lake, WA | 130 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,188 ft | ||||
| LWS Lewiston, ID | 229 nm out, 18 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,442 ft | ||||
| WRL Worland, WY | 638 nm out, 7 nm east of the line | no report just now | 4,251 ft | ||||
| GUR Guernsey, WY | 817 nm out, 19 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 4,401 ft | ||||
| OGA Ogallala, NE | 967 nm out, 11 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 3,279 ft | ||||
| MHK Manhattan, KS | 1226 nm out, 17 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,066 ft | ||||
| SGF Springfield, MO | 1416 nm out, 14 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,268 ft | ||||
| MEM Memphis, TN | 1625 nm out, 11 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 340 ft | ||||
| MGM Montgomery, AL | 1874 nm out, 4 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 221 ft | ||||
| OCF Ocala, FL | 2153 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 90 ft | ||||
| MCO Orlando, FL | destination | no report just now | 96 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 4,401 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At MCO when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:03 pm EDT (16:03 UTC)
MCO 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 7 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · ZJX
Daylight
Sunset at PAE 6:26 pm PDT (01:26 UTC), at MCO 6:59 pm EDT (22:59 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:22 pm EDT (23:22 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: Seattle Paine Field International, Orlando International.