Plan a flight · Sun 9:57 pm EDT (01:57 UTC)

Orlando Sanford International to Appleton International SFB → ATW

993 nautical miles (1,142 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 341°, about 346° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 9 h 17 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 13-knot headwind), arriving about 6:14 am CDT (11:14 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now SFB is VFR, wind from the west (270°) at 4 knots; ATW is VFR, wind from the south (180°) at 8 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: 500 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 SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 338 to 516 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 8,000 ft. Over the route from 367 to 397 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 467 to 566 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 SFB.

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

C172 at 1,100 ft, 15 nm south, 9:12 pm EDT (01:12 UTC): no turbulence. At the departure end, 15 nm south 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, 15 nm south, 8:12 pm EDT (00:12 UTC): no turbulence. At the departure end, 15 nm south 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
PC12 at 19,000 ft, 44 nm south, 8:09 pm EDT (00:09 UTC): light rime icing, -7 °C. At the departure end, 44 nm south 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
P28A at 1,000 ft, 0 nm northeast, 7:15 pm EDT (23:15 UTC): clear. At the departure end, 0 nm northeast 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, 15 nm south, 7:15 pm EDT (23:15 UTC): no turbulence, clear from 1,100 ft to 60,000 ft. At the departure end, 15 nm south 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, 15 nm south, 7:00 pm EDT (23:00 UTC): no turbulence, clear from 1,100 ft to 60,000 ft. At the departure end, 15 nm south 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
PC12 at 20,000 ft, 48 nm west, 7:38 pm EDT (23:38 UTC): light rime icing, -8 °C. At the departure end, 48 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
OCF UA /OV OCF180020/TM 2338/FL200/TP PC12/TA M08/IC LGT RIME
```
Report
a routine report filed through OCF
Where
20 nm south (180°) of OCF
Time
23:38 UTC
Height
at 20,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Temperature
−8 °C
Icing
light rime
A321 at 34,000 ft, 16 nm east, 7:47 pm EDT (23:47 UTC): no turbulence. At the departure end, 16 nm east 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
B738 at 36,000 ft, 42 nm west, 8:23 pm EDT (00:23 UTC): light chop turbulence. At the departure end, 42 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
OCF UA /OV OCF/TM 0023/FL360/TP B738/TB LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through OCF
Where
over OCF
Time
00:23 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
light chop
E170 at 32,000 ft, 35 nm east, 9:02 pm EDT (01:02 UTC): light chop turbulence above 32,000 ft. 50 nm along the route, 35 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
OMN UA /OV OMN020030/TM 0102/FL320/TP E170/TB LGT CHOP 320
```
Report
a routine report filed through OMN
Where
30 nm north (020°) of OMN
Time
01:02 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
light chop at 32,000 ft
B737 at 33,000 ft, 17 nm northeast, 7:35 pm EDT (23:35 UTC): light chop turbulence. 89 nm along the route, 17 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
JAX UA /OV CRG/TM 2335/FL330/TP B737/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through JAX
Where
over CRG
Time
23:35 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
occasional light chop
A320 descending, 11 nm east, 9:52 pm EDT (01:52 UTC): remarks: base 2,100 ft. 447 nm along the route, 11 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TYS UA /OV 4 NE TYS/TM 0152/FLDURD/TP A320/RM BASE 021
```
Report
a routine report filed through TYS
Where
4 northeast tys
Time
01:52 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
A320
Remarks
base 2,100 ft
B712 at 600 ft, 27 nm northeast, 9:06 pm EDT (01:06 UTC): overcast. 576 nm along the route, 27 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LEX UA /OV KLEX/TM 0106/FL006/TP B712/SK OVC B006
```
Report
a routine report filed through LEX
Where
over KLEX
Time
01:06 UTC
Height
at 600 ft
Aircraft
B712
Sky
overcast B006
CRJ9 descending, 27 nm northeast, 7:43 pm EDT (23:43 UTC): overcast up to 6,200 ft; overcast above 1,800 ft. 576 nm along the route, 27 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LEX UA /OV LEX/TM 2343/FLDURD/TP CRJ9/SK TOPS OVC062 BASES OVC018
```
Report
a routine report filed through LEX
Where
over LEX
Time
23:43 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
CRJ9
Sky
tops OVC062 bases OVC018

7 more routine reports are on the map.

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 11 forecast points nearest it (MLB, JAX, SAV, ATL, TYS, LOU, IND, FWA, JOT, MKG, GRB). 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	300° at 16 kt	+13 kt		107 kt	9 h 17 min	6:14 am CDT (11:14 UTC)
6,500 ft	310° at 20 kt	+18 kt	14 °C	102 kt	9 h 44 min	6:41 am CDT (11:41 UTC)
8,500 ft	310° at 22 kt	+19 kt	11 °C	101 kt	9 h 50 min	6:47 am CDT (11:47 UTC)
10,500 ft	310° at 24 kt	+21 kt	8 °C	99 kt	10 h 02 min	6:59 am CDT (11:59 UTC)
12,500 ft	310° at 25 kt	+22 kt	4 °C	98 kt	10 h 08 min	7:05 am CDT (12:05 UTC)
14,500 ft	310° at 25 kt	+21 kt	0 °C	99 kt	10 h 02 min	6:59 am CDT (11:59 UTC)
16,500 ft	300° at 25 kt	+19 kt	-4 °C	101 kt	9 h 50 min	6:47 am CDT (11:47 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	290° at 25 kt	+17 kt	-8 °C	103 kt	9 h 38 min	6:35 am CDT (11:35 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	300° at 27 kt	+20 kt	-19 °C	100 kt	9 h 56 min	6:53 am CDT (11:53 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	290° at 30 kt	+20 kt	-34 °C	100 kt	9 h 56 min	6:53 am CDT (11:53 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	280° at 28 kt	+14 kt	-42 °C	106 kt	9 h 22 min	6:19 am CDT (11:19 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	280° at 30 kt	+14 kt	-50 °C	106 kt	9 h 22 min	6:19 am CDT (11:19 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
MLB	used from 0 nm out; 75 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°
JAX	used from 50 nm out; 33 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°
SAV	used from 149 nm out; 68 nm from the line	260/18	290/26 13°	270/33 12°	260/40 9°	240/47 -5°	230/53 -16°	220/61 -31°	210/64 -41°	210/64 -52°
ATL	used from 248 nm out; 81 nm from the line	300/23	320/26 14°	320/34 10°	320/41 5°	290/32 -6°	290/31 -18°	280/28 -33°	260/32 -41°	250/28 -50°
TYS	used from 397 nm out; 24 nm from the line	290/19	310/22 11°	330/25 7°	330/34 3°	320/37 -7°	300/37 -18°	300/37 -34°	280/29 -39°	270/29 -48°
LOU	used from 546 nm out; 41 nm from the line	320/15	340/24 14°	330/28 9°	340/34 4°	340/37 -9°	340/42 -20°	320/39 -35°	320/45 -39°	330/40 -47°
IND	used from 645 nm out; 35 nm from the line	320/10	350/30 16°	350/32 10°	350/30 4°	340/31 -10°	340/42 -21°	340/49 -37°	320/46 -41°	320/47 -47°
FWA	used from 745 nm out; 65 nm from the line	350/9	350/24 15°	360/25 9°	360/29 4°	350/31 -10°	340/39 -22°	330/40 -37°	320/38 -43°	320/48 -48°
JOT	used from 794 nm out; 53 nm from the line	230/11	290/12 16°	300/19 10°	320/19 4°	300/17 -9°	330/31 -20°	320/49 -37°	320/53 -45°	320/67 -49°
MKG	used from 893 nm out; 71 nm from the line	250/5	320/10 15°	310/19 9°	320/21 3°	310/23 -10°	330/37 -22°	330/51 -38°	320/44 -47°	300/60 -49°
GRB	used from 943 nm out; 37 nm from the line	240/24	260/18 16°	270/20 11°	290/14 4°	280/24 -9°	300/34 -21°	310/51 -38°	310/54 -48°	300/71 -51°

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
SFB Orlando, FL	departure	VFR	from the west (270°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	54 ft	9:53 pm EDT (01:53 UTC)
VQQ Jacksonville, FL	89 nm out, 5 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	79 ft	00:50 UTC
JAX Jacksonville, FL	109 nm out, 11 nm east of the line, tower	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 20,000 feet	from the west (270°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	29 ft	00:56 UTC
OKZ Sandersville, GA	268 nm out, 5 nm east of the line	no report just now				438 ft
AHN Athens, GA	328 nm out, 1 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the west-southwest (240°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	812 ft	01:51 UTC
TYS Knoxville, TN	447 nm out, 8 nm east of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 1,300 feet, overcast at 2,700 feet	from the west-southwest (250°) at 12 knots	10+ mi	1,300 ft	986 ft	01:53 UTC
SME Somerset, KY	526 nm out, 5 nm east of the line	low IFR Sky: overcast at 400 feet Weather: mist, unknown precipitation	from the west (280°) at 5 knots	3 mi	400 ft	927 ft	01:35 UTC
BAK Columbus, IN	675 nm out, 6 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	656 ft	01:45 UTC
IND Indianapolis, IN	705 nm out, 11 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	796 ft	01:54 UTC
ENW Kenosha, WI	893 nm out, 15 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	742 ft	01:53 UTC
MKE Milwaukee, WI	913 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (190°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	728 ft	01:52 UTC
ATW Appleton, WI	destination	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 12,000 feet	from the south (180°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	918 ft	8:45 pm CDT (01:45 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 986 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At ATW when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:14 am CDT (11:14 UTC)

Wind from the south-southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, scattered clouds at 20,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for ATW

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Sun 9:00 pm CDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the south at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, clear skies
From Mon 12:00 am CDT (05:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, scattered clouds at 20,000 feet
From Mon 8:00 am CDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet

The forecast for SFB, the departure

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-northwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet

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

6/8298 Daytona Beach, FL, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 19 nm from the route, at the departure end · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZJX
6/8389 Jacksonville, FL, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 2 nm from the route, 89 nm along the route · air shows/sports · starts Thursday 15 October · ZJX

Daylight

Sunset at SFB 6:58 pm EDT (22:58 UTC), at ATW 6:15 pm CDT (23:15 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:44 pm CDT (23:44 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at ATW is before sunrise there (7:04 am CDT (12:04 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 central Great Lakes · 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 Sanford International, Appleton International.