Plan a flight · Mon 10:54 am EDT (14:54 UTC)

Orlando Sanford International to Hector International SFB → FAR

1,311 nautical miles (1,508 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 330°, about 335° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 11 h 24 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 5-knot headwind), arriving about 9:18 pm CDT (02:18 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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: 150 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 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft. Near the route, 367 nm along the route.
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 last 189 nm of the route.

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

B738 at 19,000 ft, 25 nm southwest, 9:48 am EDT (13:48 UTC): moderate turbulence. At the departure end, 25 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MCO UA /OV LEE/TM 1348/FL190/TP B738/TB MODERATE
```
Report
a routine report filed through MCO
Where
over LEE
Time
13:48 UTC
Height
at 19,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
moderate
C172 at 3,000 ft, 15 nm northeast, 10:11 am EDT (14:11 UTC): wind 300° at 28 knots. At the departure end, 15 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DAB UA /OV DAB300010/TM 1411/FL030/TP C172/WV 30028KT
```
Report
a routine report filed through DAB
Where
10 nm northwest (300°) of DAB
Time
14:11 UTC
Height
at 3,000 ft
Aircraft
C172
Wind
from 300° at 28 knots
B777 at 18,000 ft, 25 nm southwest, 10:13 am EDT (14:13 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: smooth. At the departure end, 25 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
OCF UA /OV OCF090010/TM 1413/FL180/TP B777/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH
```
Report
a routine report filed through OCF
Where
10 nm east (090°) of OCF
Time
14:13 UTC
Height
at 18,000 ft
Aircraft
B777
Turbulence
none
Remarks
smooth
C172 at 4,500 ft, 9 nm west, 8:35 am EDT (12:35 UTC): clear from 4,500 ft to 60,000 ft, wind 330° at 20 knots, remarks: good visibility. At the departure end, 9 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
28J UA /OV 28J225015 /TM 1235 /FL045 /TP C172 /SK SKC /WV 33020KT /RM GOOD VIS
```
Report
a routine report filed through 28J
Where
15 nm southwest (225°) of 28J
Time
12:35 UTC
Height
at 4,500 ft
Aircraft
C172
Sky
clear
Wind
from 330° at 20 knots
Remarks
good visibility
A21N at 34,000 ft, 49 nm northeast, 9:30 am EDT (13:30 UTC): light chop turbulence. 60 nm along the route, 49 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SGJ UA /OV SGJ090020/TM 1330/FL340/TP A21N/TB INTMT LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through SGJ
Where
20 nm east (090°) of SGJ
Time
13:30 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
A21N
Turbulence
intermittent light chop
B737 at 20,000 ft, 9 nm southwest, 9:06 am EDT (13:06 UTC): light clear-air turbulence from 20,000 ft to 29,000 ft, clear from 20,000 ft to 60,000 ft, remarks: southbound. 70 nm along the route, 9 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GNV UA /OV GNV090012/TM 1306/FL200/TP B737/SK SKC/TB CONS LGT CAT 290-200 /RM SOUTHBOUND
```
Report
a routine report filed through GNV
Where
12 nm east (090°) of GNV
Time
13:06 UTC
Height
at 20,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Sky
clear
Turbulence
continuous light clear-air turbulence from 29,000 ft to 20,000 ft
Remarks
southbound
B737 at 33,000 ft, 47 nm southwest, 8:58 am EDT (12:58 UTC): light turbulence. 89 nm along the route, 47 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GNV UA /OV GNV270030/TM 1258/FL330/TP B737/TB CONS LGT
```
Report
a routine report filed through GNV
Where
30 nm west (270°) of GNV
Time
12:58 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
continuous light
C525 at 28,000 ft, 34 nm northeast, 8:53 am EDT (12:53 UTC): no turbulence. 89 nm along the route, 34 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CRG UA /OV CRG/TM 1253/FL280/TP C525/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through CRG
Where
over CRG
Time
12:53 UTC
Height
at 28,000 ft
Aircraft
C525
Turbulence
none
TBM8 at 29,000 ft, 22 nm southwest, 8:20 am EDT (12:20 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: smooth. 119 nm along the route, 22 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GNV UA /OV TAY220015/TM 1220/FL290/TP TBM8/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH
```
Report
a routine report filed through GNV
Where
15 nm southwest (220°) of TAY
Time
12:20 UTC
Height
at 29,000 ft
Aircraft
TBM8
Turbulence
none
Remarks
smooth
A321 at 36,000 ft, 9 nm southwest, 8:49 am EDT (12:49 UTC): no turbulence. 129 nm along the route, 9 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GNV UA /OV TAY/TM 1249/FL360/TP A321/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through GNV
Where
over TAY
Time
12:49 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
none
BCS3 at 22,000 ft, 43 nm southwest, 9:55 am EDT (13:55 UTC): light chop turbulence. 139 nm along the route, 43 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
VLD UA /OV VLD180025/TM 1355/FL220/TP BCS3/TB INTMT LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through VLD
Where
25 nm south (180°) of VLD
Time
13:55 UTC
Height
at 22,000 ft
Aircraft
BCS3
Turbulence
intermittent light chop
B738 at 34,000 ft, 28 nm northeast, 9:09 am EDT (13:09 UTC): light to moderate turbulence. 149 nm along the route, 28 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AMG UA /OV AMG145023/TM 1309/FL340/TP B738/TB LGT OCNL MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through AMG
Where
23 nm southeast (145°) of AMG
Time
13:09 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
light occasional moderate
A321 at 36,000 ft, 49 nm northeast, 10:30 am EDT (14:30 UTC): no chop turbulence. 169 nm along the route, 49 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AMG UA /OV AMG080025/TM 1430/FL360/TP A321/TB NEG CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through AMG
Where
25 nm east (080°) of AMG
Time
14:30 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
no chop
B712 at 22,000 ft, 25 nm northeast, 10:43 am EDT (14:43 UTC): no turbulence. 179 nm along the route, 25 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AMG UA /OV AMG/TM 1443/FL220/TP B712/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through AMG
Where
over AMG
Time
14:43 UTC
Height
at 22,000 ft
Aircraft
B712
Turbulence
none

16 more routine reports are on the map.

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 14:00–21:00 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 14 forecast points nearest it (MLB, JAX, CSG, ATL, HSV, BNA, EVV, SPI, BRL, DBQ, MCW, MSP, AXN, GFK). 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	260° at 11 kt	+5 kt		115 kt	11 h 24 min	9:18 pm CDT (02:18 UTC)
6,500 ft	260° at 13 kt	+5 kt	16 °C	115 kt	11 h 24 min	9:18 pm CDT (02:18 UTC)
8,500 ft	260° at 16 kt	+8 kt	13 °C	112 kt	11 h 42 min	9:36 pm CDT (02:36 UTC)
10,500 ft	270° at 20 kt	+11 kt	9 °C	109 kt	12 h 02 min	9:56 pm CDT (02:56 UTC)
12,500 ft	270° at 22 kt	+13 kt	5 °C	107 kt	12 h 15 min	10:09 pm CDT (03:09 UTC)
14,500 ft	270° at 22 kt	+13 kt	0 °C	107 kt	12 h 15 min	10:09 pm CDT (03:09 UTC)
16,500 ft	270° at 22 kt	+13 kt	-4 °C	107 kt	12 h 15 min	10:09 pm CDT (03:09 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	270° at 22 kt	+13 kt	-7 °C	107 kt	12 h 15 min	10:09 pm CDT (03:09 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	270° at 27 kt	+18 kt	-19 °C	102 kt	12 h 51 min	10:45 pm CDT (03:45 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	290° at 33 kt	+28 kt	-33 °C	92 kt	14 h 15 min	12:09 am CDT (05:09 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	290° at 42 kt	+36 kt	-39 °C	84 kt	15 h 36 min	1:30 am CDT (06:30 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	290° at 42 kt	+36 kt	-48 °C	84 kt	15 h 36 min	1:30 am CDT (06:30 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 18:00 UTC for use 14:00 to 21:00 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; 76 nm from the line	320/12	300/13 18°	280/13 15°	280/15 9°	270/16 -7°	270/13 -18°	240/24 -33°	240/23 -41°	270/21 -50°
JAX	used from 50 nm out; 41 nm from the line	320/17	330/21 17°	320/21 14°	310/23 8°	340/19 -6°	360/26 -19°	010/44 -30°	360/35 -41°	330/22 -50°
CSG	used from 199 nm out; 84 nm from the line	340/20	340/15 17°	330/19 11°	320/19 5°	330/11 -4°	300/14 -17°	330/28 -31°	340/42 -40°	350/33 -51°
ATL	used from 298 nm out; 13 nm from the line	340/24	350/18 17°	330/15 11°	320/20 6°	310/16 -4°	300/18 -18°	320/28 -32°	330/43 -40°	340/35 -51°
HSV	used from 397 nm out; 66 nm from the line	290/11	300/10 15°	300/17 12°	290/20 6°	290/18 -5°	290/25 -17°	310/38 -31°	320/47 -40°	330/43 -50°
BNA	used from 447 nm out; 49 nm from the line	270/14	270/10 14°	280/19 11°	280/26 6°	280/25 -6°	280/31 -18°	300/44 -32°	300/53 -40°	310/51 -49°
EVV	used from 596 nm out; 26 nm from the line	270/15	250/15 14°	260/24 11°	270/28 6°	280/30 -7°	280/34 -18°	290/48 -33°	290/59 -38°	300/56 -48°
SPI	used from 695 nm out; 65 nm from the line	230/24	240/21 15°	260/11 12°	280/19 6°	270/23 -8°	280/34 -20°	290/55 -33°	290/62 -37°	290/55 -47°
BRL	used from 844 nm out; 27 nm from the line	240/28	240/25 18°	250/26 12°	260/29 5°	260/24 -8°	270/36 -20°	280/57 -33°	290/65 -37°	290/54 -46°
DBQ	used from 894 nm out; 48 nm from the line	250/26	240/32 19°	250/35 11°	260/37 5°	270/35 -9°	270/40 -21°	270/43 -35°	280/49 -37°	280/58 -46°
MCW	used from 993 nm out; 33 nm from the line	220/19	210/29 20°	230/35 13°	250/35 5°	250/33 -9°	260/44 -21°	260/46 -33°	270/58 -37°	270/59 -46°
MSP	used from 1092 nm out; 43 nm from the line	140/8	210/22 19°	230/31 13°	240/31 5°	240/29 -9°	250/34 -21°	250/38 -36°	260/46 -38°	270/55 -47°
AXN	used from 1142 nm out; 58 nm from the line	110/18	200/12 17°	220/22 12°	230/26 4°	240/31 -10°	240/45 -21°	240/38 -36°	250/49 -38°	260/56 -47°
GFK	used from 1291 nm out; 72 nm from the line	100/10	150/9 10°	200/19 7°	230/27 1°	240/51 -11°	230/43 -23°	230/40 -36°	240/56 -40°	260/67 -47°

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	Elevation
SFB Orlando, FL	departure	no report just now	54 ft
VQQ Jacksonville, FL	89 nm out, 14 nm northeast of the line, tower	no report just now	79 ft
EZM Eastman, GA	228 nm out, 19 nm northeast of the line, tower	no report just now	303 ft
ATL Atlanta, GA	338 nm out, 7 nm east of the line, tower	no report just now	1,026 ft
MQY Smyrna, TN	506 nm out, 7 nm west of the line, tower	no report just now	543 ft
JWN Nashville, TN	526 nm out, 16 nm southwest of the line, tower	no report just now	501 ft
SPI Springfield, IL	784 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line, tower	no report just now	597 ft
MLI Moline, IL	884 nm out, 19 nm northeast of the line, tower	no report just now	589 ft
CID Cedar Rapids, IA	933 nm out, 11 nm west of the line, tower	no report just now	869 ft
ACQ Waseca, MN	1092 nm out, 3 nm east of the line	no report just now	1,126 ft
GHW Glenwood, MN	1211 nm out, 1 nm north of the line	no report just now	1,393 ft
FAR Fargo, ND	destination	no report just now	901 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,393 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At FAR when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:18 pm CDT (02:18 UTC)

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

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

6/8901 Cape Canaveral, FL, Thursday, October 15, 2026 Local 21 nm from the route, at the departure end · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts Thursday 15 October · ZJX
6/8900 Cape Canaveral, FL, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local 21 nm from the route, at the departure end · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZMA
6/8896 Cape Canaveral, FL, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 21 nm from the route, at the departure end · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts tomorrow · ZJX
6/8897 Cape Canaveral, FL, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local 21 nm from the route, at the departure end · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZJX
6/8898 Cape Canaveral, FL, Thursday, October 15, 2026 Local 21 nm from the route, at the departure end · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts Thursday 15 October · ZMA
6/8899 Cape Canaveral, FL, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 21 nm from the route, at the departure end · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts tomorrow · ZMA
6/8298 Daytona Beach, FL, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 23 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 19 nm from the route, 89 nm along the route · air shows/sports · starts Thursday 15 October · ZJX
6/6783 Perry, GA, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 19, 2026 UTC 2 nm from the route, 258 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 19 October · ZTL
6/8928 Atlanta, GA, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local 2 nm from the route, 338 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZTL
6/0708 Goodlettsville, TN, Saturday, August 1, 2026 through Sunday, August 1, 2027 UTC 4 nm from the route, 536 nm along the route · security · until 1 August · ZME

Daylight

Sunset at SFB 6:58 pm EDT (22:58 UTC), at FAR 6:45 pm CDT (23:45 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:16 pm CDT (00:16 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at FAR is after sunset there (6:45 pm CDT (23:45 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 upper Mississippi valley · 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, Hector International.