Plan a flight · Sun 10:01 pm AST (02:01 UTC)

Mercedita Airport to Orlando International PSE → MCO

1,025 nautical miles (1,179 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 310°, about 321° magnetic at the departure end (variation 11W). At 120 knots that is 7 h 16 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 21-knot tailwind), arriving about 5:17 am EDT (09:17 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now PSE is VFR, wind from the southeast (140°) at 10 knots; MCO is VFR, wind from the west-northwest (290°) at 6 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: 1,221 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

No SIGMET or AIRMET covers any part of this route right now.

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 PSE.

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

CL30 at 18,000 ft, 11 nm northeast, 7:44 pm AST (23:44 UTC): moderate turbulence. 925 nm along the route, 11 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PBI UA /OV PBI026062/TM 2344/FL180/TP CL30/TB MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through PBI
Where
62 nm northeast (026°) of PBI
Time
23:44 UTC
Height
at 18,000 ft
Aircraft
CL30
Turbulence
moderate
A320 at 26,000 ft, 10 nm north, 7:47 pm AST (23:47 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: during the climb. 875 nm along the route, 10 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MYGF UA /OV ZFP340040/TM 2347/FL260/TP A320/TB NEG/RM DURC
```
Report
a routine report filed through MYGF
Where
40 nm north (340°) of ZFP
Time
23:47 UTC
Height
at 26,000 ft
Aircraft
A320
Turbulence
none
Remarks
during the climb
A320 at 17,000 ft, 9 nm northeast, 7:28 pm AST (23:28 UTC): light chop turbulence. 925 nm along the route, 9 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PBI UA /OV PBI026059/TM 2328/FL170/TP A320/TB LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through PBI
Where
59 nm northeast (026°) of PBI
Time
23:28 UTC
Height
at 17,000 ft
Aircraft
A320
Turbulence
light chop
B738 at 19,000 ft, 33 nm southwest, 8:21 pm AST (00:21 UTC): light chop turbulence above 19,000 ft. 935 nm along the route, 33 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PBI UA /OV PBI344028/TM 0021/FL190/TP B738/TB CONS LGT CHOP 190
```
Report
a routine report filed through PBI
Where
28 nm north (344°) of PBI
Time
00:21 UTC
Height
at 19,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
continuous light chop at 19,000 ft
BCS3 at 26,000 ft, 20 nm south, 7:07 pm AST (23:07 UTC): light turbulence. 945 nm along the route, 20 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MLB UA /OV MLB160050/TM 2307/FL260/TP BCS3/TB LGT
```
Report
a routine report filed through MLB
Where
50 nm south (160°) of MLB
Time
23:07 UTC
Height
at 26,000 ft
Aircraft
BCS3
Turbulence
light
CL35 at 8,000 ft, 5 nm west, 7:02 pm AST (23:02 UTC): no turbulence. 945 nm along the route, 5 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MLB UA /OV MLB142035/TM 2302/FL080/TP CL35/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through MLB
Where
35 nm southeast (142°) of MLB
Time
23:02 UTC
Height
at 8,000 ft
Aircraft
CL35
Turbulence
none
C172 at 4,000 ft, 26 nm southwest, 7:30 pm AST (23:30 UTC): clear from 4,000 ft to 60,000 ft. At the destination end, 26 nm southwest 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
PC12 at 19,000 ft, 20 nm southwest, 8:09 pm AST (00:09 UTC): light rime icing, -7 °C. At the destination end, 20 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MCO UA /OV ORL180030/TM 0009/FL190/TP PC12/TA M07/IC LGT RIME
```
Report
a routine report filed through MCO
Where
30 nm south (180°) of ORL
Time
00:09 UTC
Height
at 19,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Temperature
−7 °C
Icing
light rime
C172 at 1,100 ft, 7 nm north, 9:12 pm AST (01:12 UTC): no turbulence. At the destination end, 7 nm north 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, 7 nm north, 8:12 pm AST (00:12 UTC): no turbulence. At the destination end, 7 nm north 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
P28A at 1,000 ft, 21 nm north, 7:15 pm AST (23:15 UTC): clear. At the destination end, 21 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, 7 nm north, 7:15 pm AST (23:15 UTC): no turbulence, clear from 1,100 ft to 60,000 ft. At the destination end, 7 nm north 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

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 2 forecast points nearest it (MIA, 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
4,500 ft	200° at 4 kt	−1 kt		121 kt	8 h 28 min	6:29 am EDT (10:29 UTC)
6,500 ft	220° at 2 kt	0	17 °C	120 kt	8 h 32 min	6:33 am EDT (10:33 UTC)
8,500 ft	200° at 5 kt	−2 kt	15 °C	122 kt	8 h 24 min	6:25 am EDT (10:25 UTC)
10,500 ft	210° at 3 kt	0	12 °C	120 kt	8 h 32 min	6:33 am EDT (10:33 UTC)
12,500 ft	230° at 2 kt	+1 kt	8 °C	119 kt	8 h 37 min	6:38 am EDT (10:38 UTC)
14,500 ft	210° at 6 kt	−1 kt	3 °C	121 kt	8 h 28 min	6:29 am EDT (10:29 UTC)
16,500 ft	200° at 9 kt	−2 kt	-2 °C	122 kt	8 h 24 min	6:25 am EDT (10:25 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	200° at 11 kt	−3 kt	-5 °C	123 kt	8 h 20 min	6:21 am EDT (10:21 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	170° at 11 kt	−8 kt	-16 °C	128 kt	8 h	6:01 am EDT (10:01 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	160° at 13 kt	−11 kt	-30 °C	131 kt	7 h 49 min	5:50 am EDT (09:50 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	160° at 26 kt	−21 kt	-40 °C	141 kt	7 h 16 min	5:17 am EDT (09:17 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	160° at 23 kt	−20 kt	-52 °C	140 kt	7 h 19 min	5:20 am EDT (09:20 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
MIA	used from 0 nm out; 871 nm from the line	190/8	L/V 18°	180/5 14°	L/V 9°	190/10 -5°	160/10 -16°	150/13 -30°	160/26 -40°	150/23 -52°
MLB	used from 895 nm out; 65 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
PSE Ponce, PR	departure	VFR	from the southeast (140°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	none	36 ft	3:20 pm AST (19:20 UTC)
BQN Aguadilla, PR	40 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the east-southeast (110°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	237 ft	00:50 UTC
MBGT Cockburn Town,	328 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 1,600 feet	from the east (090°) at 14 knots	6+ mi	1,600 ft	11 ft	00:00 UTC
MYSM Cockburn Town,	577 nm out, 3 nm east of the line	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,100 feet	from the east (090°) at 7 knots	6+ mi	none	24 ft	01:00 UTC
MYEM Governors Harbour,	696 nm out, 2 nm north of the line	no report just now				27 ft
MYAS Sandy Point,	766 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line	no report just now				8 ft
MYGF Freeport,	846 nm out, 12 nm southwest of the line, tower	reported, no category	variable at 2 knots		none	6 ft	02:00 UTC
MLB Melbourne, FL	985 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (170°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	33 ft	01:53 UTC
MCO Orlando, FL	destination	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 25,000 feet	from the west-northwest (290°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	96 ft	9:53 pm EDT (01:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 237 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, 5:17 am EDT (09:17 UTC)

Wind from the west-northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet, a broken layer at 25,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for MCO

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the north at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the north at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

The forecast for PSE, the departure

From Sun 8:00 pm AST (00:00 UTC): wind from the east at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, a few clouds at 3,000 feet, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am AST (14:00 UTC): wind from the east at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, a few clouds at 3,000 feet, a few clouds at 5,000 feet
From Mon 1:00 pm AST (17:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 11 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, thunderstorms nearby, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet (thunderheads), a broken layer at 4,000 feet
From Mon 7:00 pm AST (23:00 UTC): wind from the east at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, a few clouds at 3,000 feet, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet

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

4/3634 DISNEY WORLD THEME PARK, ORLANDO, FL 11 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · ZJX

Daylight

Sunset at PSE 6:06 pm AST (22:06 UTC), at MCO 6:59 pm EDT (22:59 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:22 pm EDT (23:22 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at MCO is before sunrise there (7:24 am EDT (11:24 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 Caribbean · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the Southeast · 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: Mercedita Airport, Orlando International.