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Orlando Sanford International to Tucson International SFB → TUS

1,546 nautical miles (1,779 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 285°, about 290° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 13 h 20 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 4-knot headwind), arriving about 9:00 am MST (16:00 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: 2 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 7W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 31,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 11:55 pm EDT (03:55 UTC). Over the route from 1416 to 1516 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 120155
    MKCW WST 120155
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 7W
    VALID UNTIL 0355Z
    NM AZ
    FROM 30NW SJN-30W TCS-60SE SSO-50SE TUS-70S INW-30NW SJN
    DMSHG AREA TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL310.
  • AIRMET TANGO 6W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 28,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the route from 170 to 309 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1386 to 1506 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 1456 to 1506 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

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 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, PIE, TLH, MOB, MSY, LCH, CLL, ABI, INK, ELP, TUS). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft210° at 9 kt+4 kt17 °C116 kt13 h 20 min9:00 am MST (16:00 UTC)
6,500 ft210° at 8 kt+4 kt17 °C116 kt13 h 20 min9:00 am MST (16:00 UTC)
8,500 ft220° at 9 kt+5 kt14 °C115 kt13 h 27 min9:07 am MST (16:07 UTC)
10,500 ft230° at 10 kt+8 kt10 °C112 kt13 h 48 min9:28 am MST (16:28 UTC)
12,500 ft240° at 12 kt+11 kt6 °C109 kt14 h 11 min9:51 am MST (16:51 UTC)
14,500 ft240° at 15 kt+13 kt2 °C107 kt14 h 27 min10:07 am MST (17:07 UTC)
16,500 ft240° at 18 kt+16 kt-2 °C104 kt14 h 52 min10:32 am MST (17:32 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180250° at 20 kt+18 kt-5 °C102 kt15 h 09 min10:49 am MST (17:49 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240250° at 27 kt+26 kt-15 °C94 kt16 h 27 min12:07 pm MST (19:07 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300270° at 30 kt+31 kt-29 °C89 kt17 h 22 min1:02 pm MST (20:02 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340270° at 29 kt+30 kt-39 °C90 kt17 h 11 min12:51 pm MST (19:51 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390290° at 27 kt+28 kt-50 °C92 kt16 h 48 min12:28 pm MST (19:28 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
MLBused from 0 nm out; 72 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°
PIEused from 50 nm out; 71 nm from the line350/6L/V 18°290/6 14°280/9 9°250/18 -6°250/23 -17°240/30 -31°220/31 -41°220/30 -52°
TLHused from 100 nm out; 79 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°
MOBused from 299 nm out; 64 nm from the line330/5330/6 19°340/6 11°330/10 7°320/16 -5°310/26 -16°340/40 -32°340/47 -42°350/51 -52°
MSYused from 449 nm out; 33 nm from the line110/5150/6 19°L/V 12°310/5 7°310/13 -4°290/20 -16°330/36 -31°330/37 -41°350/43 -52°
LCHused from 548 nm out; 76 nm from the line160/21160/18 18°180/13 12°230/6 8°280/10 -4°260/13 -14°310/29 -30°320/32 -40°330/33 -53°
CLLused from 698 nm out; 85 nm from the line170/22170/26 18°200/15 14°240/13 8°240/15 -5°260/17 -13°290/27 -29°290/22 -40°320/30 -51°
ABIused from 898 nm out; 69 nm from the line200/31 17°210/21 15°240/15 9°250/14 -4°250/24 -14°250/36 -28°270/35 -38°290/41 -50°
INKused from 1047 nm out; 80 nm from the line190/23 20°200/18 15°230/18 8°240/23 -4°240/37 -14°240/46 -27°250/42 -38°260/36 -50°
ELPused from 1247 nm out; 44 nm from the line290/17210/11 13°200/18 5°220/46 -6°230/64 -14°230/63 -27°240/55 -37°240/44 -48°
TUSused from 1446 nm out; 75 nm from the line210/13 13°200/35 9°210/40 5°220/50 -7°220/59 -18°230/79 -26°230/84 -35°230/84 -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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
SFB Orlando, FL departure no report just now 54 ft
LEE Leesburg, FL 30 nm out, 5 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 76 ft
AAF Apalachicola, FL 209 nm out, 8 nm northeast of the line no report just now 19 ft
HSA Bay St Louis, MS 439 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 22 ft
HDC Hammond, LA 489 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 46 ft
LFK Lufkin, TX 718 nm out, 3 nm north of the line no report just now 295 ft
ACT Waco, TX 848 nm out, 9 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 516 ft
SJT San Angelo, TX 1007 nm out, 24 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 1,918 ft
MAF Midland, TX 1097 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 2,872 ft
ELP El Paso, TX 1316 nm out, 16 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 3,961 ft
LSB Lordsburg, NM 1436 nm out, 14 nm north of the line no report just now 4,287 ft
TUS Tucson, AZ destination no report just now 2,643 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 4,287 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At TUS when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:00 am MST (16:00 UTC)

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

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

  • 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
  • 6/8901 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
  • 6/8896 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
  • 4/3634 DISNEY WORLD THEME PARK, ORLANDO, FL 23 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · ZJX
  • 6/0543 MCGREGOR, TX 4 nm from the route, 858 nm along the route · security · ZFW
  • 6/4240 SAN ANGELO, TX, Sunday, March 8, 2026 through Sunday, November 1, 2026 Local 23 nm from the route, 1007 nm along the route · security · until 1 November · ZFW

Daylight

Sunset at SFB 6:58 pm EDT (22:58 UTC), at TUS 5:55 pm MST (00:55 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:19 pm MST (01:19 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
Radar now, the Southeast · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley
Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · 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: Orlando Sanford International, Tucson International.