Plan a flight · Mon 8:09 am EDT (12:09 UTC)

Orlando Sanford International to Topeka Regional SFB → FOE

942 nautical miles (1,084 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 314°, about 319° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 8 h 48 min at the quickest height in today's winds (10,500 ft, a 13-knot headwind), arriving about 3:57 pm CDT (20:57 UTC). Right now SFB is VFR, wind from the west-northwest (300°) at 4 knots; FOE is VFR, wind from the south (180°) at 12 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: 5 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 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 30,000 ft to 41,000 ft. Over the route from 20 to 178 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, mist, fog). Over the route from 337 to 456 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: 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 last 188 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

urgent B763 at 2,000 ft, 0 nm southeast, 7:57 am EDT (11:57 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the destination end, 0 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FOE UUA /OV 130003/TM 1157/FL020/TP B763/WV LLWS
```
Report
an urgent report filed through FOE
Where
wind from 130° at 3 knots
Time
11:57 UTC
Height
at 2,000 ft
Aircraft
B763
Wind
low-level wind shear
B738 at 38,000 ft, 19 nm southwest, 7:09 am EDT (11:09 UTC): no turbulence. 50 nm along the route, 19 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
OCF UA /OV OCF/TM 1109/FL380/TP B738/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through OCF
Where
over OCF
Time
11:09 UTC
Height
at 38,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
none
B737 at 21,000 ft, 45 nm southwest, 7:07 am EDT (11:07 UTC): no chop turbulence from 12,000 ft to 21,000 ft, clear from 21,000 ft to 60,000 ft. 59 nm along the route, 45 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CGC UA /OV CGC/TM 1107/FL210/TP B737/SK SKC/TB NEG CHOP 120-210
```
Report
a routine report filed through CGC
Where
over CGC
Time
11:07 UTC
Height
at 21,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Sky
clear
Turbulence
no chop from 12,000 ft to 21,000 ft
B739 at 34,000 ft, 26 nm southwest, 6:53 am EDT (10:53 UTC): light to moderate turbulence. 139 nm along the route, 26 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TLH UA /OV SZW120050/TM 1053/FL340/TP B739/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
50 nm southeast (120°) of SZW
Time
10:53 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
B739
Turbulence
continuous light occasional moderate
E55P at 1,000 ft, 41 nm southwest, 7:04 am EDT (11:04 UTC): clear, remarks: fog. 188 nm along the route, 41 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TLH UA /OV TLH/TM 1104/FL010/TP E55P/SK CLR/RM FG
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
over TLH
Time
11:04 UTC
Height
at 1,000 ft
Aircraft
E55P
Sky
clear
Remarks
fog
E170 at 2,000 ft, 41 nm southwest, 6:05 am EDT (10:05 UTC): clear, remarks: ground fog. 188 nm along the route, 41 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TLH UA /OV TLH/TM 1005/FL20/TP E170/SK CLR/RM GROUND FOG
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
over TLH
Time
10:05 UTC
Height
at 2,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Sky
clear
Remarks
ground fog
PC12 at 22,000 ft, 48 nm west, 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): light rime icing, -9 °C, remarks: no icing at FL200 zkcfdc xj. At the destination end, 48 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MHK UA /OV MHK/TM 1200/FL220/TP PC12/TA M09/IC LGT RIME/RM NEG ICING AT FL200 /ZKCFDC XJ
```
Report
a routine report filed through MHK
Where
over MHK
Time
12:00 UTC
Height
at 22,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Temperature
−9 °C
Icing
light rime
Remarks
no icing at FL200 zkcfdc xj

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 08:00–15:00 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 9 forecast points nearest it (MLB, JAX, TLH, CSG, MGM, BHM, MEM, SGF, MKC). 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	280° at 17 kt	+15 kt		105 kt	8 h 58 min	4:07 pm CDT (21:07 UTC)
6,500 ft	290° at 15 kt	+15 kt	16 °C	105 kt	8 h 58 min	4:07 pm CDT (21:07 UTC)
8,500 ft	290° at 15 kt	+14 kt	13 °C	106 kt	8 h 53 min	4:02 pm CDT (21:02 UTC)
10,500 ft	290° at 14 kt	+13 kt	9 °C	107 kt	8 h 48 min	3:57 pm CDT (20:57 UTC)
12,500 ft	280° at 14 kt	+13 kt	5 °C	107 kt	8 h 48 min	3:57 pm CDT (20:57 UTC)
14,500 ft	290° at 17 kt	+15 kt	1 °C	105 kt	8 h 58 min	4:07 pm CDT (21:07 UTC)
16,500 ft	290° at 19 kt	+18 kt	-3 °C	102 kt	9 h 14 min	4:23 pm CDT (21:23 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	290° at 21 kt	+20 kt	-6 °C	100 kt	9 h 25 min	4:34 pm CDT (21:34 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	290° at 22 kt	+21 kt	-17 °C	99 kt	9 h 31 min	4:40 pm CDT (21:40 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	300° at 37 kt	+37 kt	-31 °C	83 kt	11 h 21 min	6:30 pm CDT (23:30 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	300° at 40 kt	+40 kt	-40 °C	80 kt	11 h 46 min	6:55 pm CDT (23:55 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	310° at 34 kt	+35 kt	-51 °C	85 kt	11 h 05 min	6:14 pm CDT (23:14 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 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	290/10	260/15 18°	290/12 13°	280/13 8°	250/20 -7°	260/18 -18°	240/17 -32°	250/20 -41°	250/22 -52°
JAX	used from 50 nm out; 59 nm from the line	310/22	310/19 16°	300/22 14°	290/25 8°	300/25 -7°	300/24 -18°	270/20 -33°	260/25 -41°	290/17 -51°
TLH	used from 149 nm out; 43 nm from the line	340/23	350/26 17°	350/21 11°	300/13 6°	320/25 -6°	340/35 -16°	350/44 -32°	360/51 -42°	350/33 -52°
CSG	used from 248 nm out; 38 nm from the line	330/27	340/28 16°	350/28 11°	330/17 6°	340/25 -6°	350/33 -18°	330/46 -32°	340/45 -41°	350/31 -52°
MGM	used from 297 nm out; 32 nm from the line	320/19	330/16 17°	340/21 11°	330/11 5°	330/27 -6°	330/21 -17°	330/37 -32°	340/44 -40°	360/30 -52°
BHM	used from 347 nm out; 36 nm from the line	310/19	310/15 16°	320/19 11°	330/15 5°	330/23 -5°	320/14 -18°	320/36 -32°	330/44 -40°	340/36 -51°
MEM	used from 496 nm out; 65 nm from the line	250/19	260/19 17°	270/20 12°	270/16 6°	270/21 -6°	290/27 -17°	300/37 -30°	300/49 -40°	310/40 -51°
SGF	used from 694 nm out; 78 nm from the line	230/37	260/20 15°	250/16 13°	250/15 8°	260/28 -7°	250/31 -17°	280/59 -31°	280/59 -39°	290/55 -50°
MKC	used from 842 nm out; 55 nm from the line	240/49	240/21 20°	220/19 13°	230/21 6°	260/26 -7°	250/37 -19°	270/66 -31°	270/65 -38°	280/60 -48°

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-northwest (300°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	54 ft	7:53 am EDT (11:53 UTC)
GNV Gainesville, FL	79 nm out, 3 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	from the west-northwest (300°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	151 ft	11:53 UTC
LCQ Lake City, FL	109 nm out, 12 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the west-northwest (290°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	200 ft	11:55 UTC
ABY Albany, GA	228 nm out, 15 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	196 ft	11:53 UTC
AUO Auburn, AL	317 nm out, 20 nm northeast of the line, tower	reported, no category	calm		none	776 ft	05:21 UTC
BHM Birmingham, AL	406 nm out, 19 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 4,000 feet, a few clouds at 8,000 feet, a few clouds at 25,000 feet	calm	8 mi	none	650 ft	11:53 UTC
TUP Tupelo, MS	505 nm out, 15 nm southwest of the line, tower	marginal VFR Weather: mist	calm	4 mi	none	346 ft	11:53 UTC
NQA Millington, TN	595 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	322 ft	11:55 UTC
ARG Walnut Ridge, AR	664 nm out, 6 nm east of the line	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	279 ft	11:56 UTC
SGF Springfield, MO	793 nm out, 18 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	1,268 ft	11:52 UTC
IXD Olathe, KS	912 nm out, 16 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	none	1,087 ft	11:53 UTC
FOE Topeka, KS	destination	VFR	from the south (180°) at 12 knots	10+ mi	none	1,077 ft	6:53 am CDT (11:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,268 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At FOE when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:57 pm CDT (20:57 UTC)

Wind from the south-southwest at 17 knots, gusting to 28, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 20,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for FOE

From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south at 13 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 17 knots, gusting to 28, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 20,000 feet
From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 15,000 feet
From Tue 3:00 am CDT (08:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 3,000 feet

The forecast for SFB, the departure

From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 18,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 15, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the north at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

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

Daylight

Sunset at SFB 6:58 pm EDT (22:58 UTC), at FOE 6:48 pm CDT (23:48 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:15 pm CDT (00:15 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, Topeka Regional.