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Seattle Paine Field International to Melbourne Orlando International PAE → MLB

2,262 nautical miles (2,603 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 106°, about 090° magnetic at the departure end (variation 16E). At 120 knots that is 15 h 11 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 29-knot tailwind), arriving about 1:56 pm EDT (17:56 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 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

  • SIGMET 8W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 35,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 8:55 pm PDT (03:55 UTC). Over the route from 638 to 817 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 120155
    MKCW WST 120155
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 8W
    VALID UNTIL 0355Z
    CO MT WY
    FROM 40N SHR-60WNW RAP-20ENE CYS-30SW CYS-10NW BOY-40N SHR
    AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL350.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the first 149 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 16,000 ft. Over the route from 110 to 428 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 199 to 708 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 279 to 897 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 698 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 3C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 488 to 688 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 498 to 827 nm out.
  • 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 598 to 757 nm out.
  • 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 route from 1056 to 1315 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 6W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 28,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the route from 1883 to 2053 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 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 20 forecast points nearest it (SEA, YKM, GEG, LWS, DLN, BIL, LND, BFF, GRI, SLN, MKC, SGF, LIT, MEM, BHM, MGM, CSG, TLH, JAX, MLB). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
3,500 ft250° at 12 kt−6 kt126 kt17 h 57 min4:42 pm EDT (20:42 UTC)
5,500 ft240° at 10 kt−5 kt15 °C125 kt18 h 06 min4:51 pm EDT (20:51 UTC)
7,500 ft250° at 9 kt−6 kt9 °C126 kt17 h 57 min4:42 pm EDT (20:42 UTC)
9,500 ft260° at 10 kt−8 kt7 °C128 kt17 h 40 min4:25 pm EDT (20:25 UTC)
11,500 ft250° at 11 kt−7 kt4 °C127 kt17 h 49 min4:34 pm EDT (20:34 UTC)
13,500 ft250° at 13 kt−8 kt0 °C128 kt17 h 40 min4:25 pm EDT (20:25 UTC)
15,500 ft250° at 15 kt−9 kt-5 °C129 kt17 h 32 min4:17 pm EDT (20:17 UTC)
17,500 ft250° at 18 kt−10 kt-9 °C130 kt17 h 24 min4:09 pm EDT (20:09 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180250° at 18 kt−10 kt-10 °C130 kt17 h 24 min4:09 pm EDT (20:09 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240250° at 22 kt−12 kt-21 °C132 kt17 h 08 min3:53 pm EDT (19:53 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300260° at 28 kt−21 kt-33 °C141 kt16 h 03 min2:48 pm EDT (18:48 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340260° at 34 kt−26 kt-39 °C146 kt15 h 30 min2:15 pm EDT (18:15 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390260° at 37 kt−29 kt-47 °C149 kt15 h 11 min1:56 pm EDT (17:56 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
SEAused from 0 nm out; 32 nm from the line050/7050/11 1°050/12 -5°030/31 -7°010/61 -15°010/69 -26°360/73 -40°360/62 -47°330/21 -43°
YKMused from 50 nm out; 58 nm from the line070/10040/15 -1°020/27 -8°030/25 -13°020/48 -20°010/83 -27°010/77 -37°010/49 -40°350/14 -41°
GEGused from 149 nm out; 46 nm from the line080/16 -2°050/17 -7°080/9 -10°190/33 -21°180/31 -32°L/V -35°L/V -37°270/8 -40°
LWSused from 199 nm out; 21 nm from the line070/10080/12 -2°030/12 -6°080/7 -10°170/34 -21°160/46 -32°200/33 -35°220/22 -35°230/18 -38°
DLNused from 349 nm out; 59 nm from the line090/6 -6°240/22 -4°210/34 -16°210/62 -25°210/66 -34°210/82 -36°220/77 -42°
BILused from 548 nm out; 90 nm from the line080/13180/9 -2°210/38 0°220/51 -11°210/46 -22°210/58 -35°230/73 -39°230/72 -45°
LNDused from 598 nm out; 77 nm from the line200/23 6°220/31 1°220/39 -11°230/39 -23°220/51 -28°220/66 -37°230/68 -45°
BFFused from 747 nm out; 100 nm from the line180/28220/33 15°210/31 7°230/32 -9°220/41 -21°220/40 -33°240/47 -36°250/54 -46°
GRIused from 996 nm out; 100 nm from the line230/35 21°230/23 13°220/20 7°240/25 -8°240/37 -20°250/49 -33°260/57 -38°260/58 -47°
SLNused from 1146 nm out; 42 nm from the line210/53230/41 20°240/26 14°230/16 8°240/25 -7°240/35 -19°250/61 -30°260/65 -38°260/56 -49°
MKCused from 1246 nm out; 74 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°
SGFused from 1345 nm out; 48 nm from the line230/33230/28 15°250/20 13°240/18 7°250/20 -6°250/24 -17°280/42 -31°280/49 -40°290/46 -51°
LITused from 1495 nm out; 86 nm from the line220/21230/17 16°250/24 12°260/15 7°260/13 -5°280/25 -16°290/35 -30°300/42 -40°300/40 -52°
MEMused from 1545 nm out; 60 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°
BHMused from 1744 nm out; 54 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 1844 nm out; 11 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 1893 nm out; 47 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 1943 nm out; 65 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°
JAXused from 2093 nm out; 68 nm from the line290/14300/16 17°280/22 14°280/24 8°250/32 -6°250/37 -17°230/50 -31°220/52 -41°220/51 -52°
MLBused from 2192 nm out; 45 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°

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
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, 20 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 1,442 ft
WRL Worland, WY 638 nm out, 5 nm east of the line no report just now 4,251 ft
GUR Guernsey, WY 817 nm out, 22 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 4,401 ft
HDE Holdrege, NE 1076 nm out, 10 nm northeast of the line no report just now 2,313 ft
MHK Manhattan, KS 1226 nm out, 11 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 1,066 ft
SGF Springfield, MO 1415 nm out, 8 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 1,268 ft
TUP Tupelo, MS 1704 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 346 ft
MGM Montgomery, AL 1873 nm out, 11 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 221 ft
ORL Orlando, FL 2222 nm out, 7 nm west of the line, tower no report just now 112 ft
MLB Melbourne, FL destination no report just now 33 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 MLB when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:56 pm EDT (17:56 UTC)

MLB 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 17 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · ZJX
  • 6/8900 Cape Canaveral, FL, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local 13 nm from the route, at the destination end · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZMA
  • 6/8901 Cape Canaveral, FL, Thursday, October 15, 2026 Local 13 nm from the route, at the destination end · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts Thursday 15 October · ZJX
  • 6/8896 Cape Canaveral, FL, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 13 nm from the route, at the destination end · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts tomorrow · ZJX
  • 6/8897 Cape Canaveral, FL, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local 13 nm from the route, at the destination end · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZJX
  • 6/8898 Cape Canaveral, FL, Thursday, October 15, 2026 Local 13 nm from the route, at the destination end · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts Thursday 15 October · ZMA
  • 6/8899 Cape Canaveral, FL, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 13 nm from the route, at the destination end · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts tomorrow · ZMA

Daylight

Sunset at PAE 6:26 pm PDT (01:26 UTC), at MLB 6:56 pm EDT (22:56 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:20 pm EDT (23:20 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 Pacific Northwest
Radar now, the Pacific Northwest · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the northern Rockies
Radar now, the northern Rockies · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the southern Plains
Radar now, the southern Plains · 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: Seattle Paine Field International, Melbourne Orlando International.