Plan a flight · Mon 5:56 am CDT (10:56 UTC)

Springfield-Branson Ntl Airport to Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International SGF → FLL

951 nautical miles (1,094 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 131°, about 128° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3E). At 120 knots that is 6 h 08 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 35-knot tailwind), arriving about 1:04 pm EDT (17:04 UTC). Right now SGF is VFR, wind from the south (170°) at 9 knots; FLL is VFR, wind calm. 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 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: 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 first 40 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 30,000 ft to 41,000 ft. Near the route, 713 nm along 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 SGF.

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

E170 at 2,000 ft, 15 nm northeast, 5:05 am CDT (10:05 UTC): clear, remarks: ground fog. 614 nm along the route, 15 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
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TLH UA /OV TLH/TM 1005/FL20/TP E170/SK CLR/RM GROUND FOG
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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
E55P at 25,000 ft, 6 nm southwest, 5:45 am CDT (10:45 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence. 654 nm along the route, 6 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TLH UA /OV TLH165050/TM 1045/FL250/TP E55P/TB CONS LGT-MOD CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
50 nm south (165°) of TLH
Time
10:45 UTC
Height
at 25,000 ft
Aircraft
E55P
Turbulence
continuous light to moderate chop

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 eastbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: odd 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 (SGF, LIT, MEM, BHM, MGM, TLH, PIE, MLB, MIA). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

Height	Average wind	Head- or tailwind	Temperature	Ground speed	Time en route	Arrival
3,500 ft	290° at 13 kt	−12 kt		132 kt	7 h 12 min	2:08 pm EDT (18:08 UTC)
5,500 ft	300° at 13 kt	−13 kt		133 kt	7 h 09 min	2:05 pm EDT (18:05 UTC)
7,500 ft	310° at 13 kt	−13 kt	15 °C	133 kt	7 h 09 min	2:05 pm EDT (18:05 UTC)
9,500 ft	310° at 12 kt	−13 kt	11 °C	133 kt	7 h 09 min	2:05 pm EDT (18:05 UTC)
11,500 ft	290° at 11 kt	−11 kt	8 °C	131 kt	7 h 16 min	2:12 pm EDT (18:12 UTC)
13,500 ft	290° at 13 kt	−12 kt	3 °C	132 kt	7 h 12 min	2:08 pm EDT (18:08 UTC)
15,500 ft	290° at 16 kt	−14 kt	-1 °C	134 kt	7 h 06 min	2:02 pm EDT (18:02 UTC)
17,500 ft	290° at 18 kt	−17 kt	-5 °C	137 kt	6 h 56 min	1:52 pm EDT (17:52 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	290° at 19 kt	−17 kt	-6 °C	137 kt	6 h 56 min	1:52 pm EDT (17:52 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	300° at 19 kt	−19 kt	-17 °C	139 kt	6 h 51 min	1:47 pm EDT (17:47 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	310° at 31 kt	−31 kt	-32 °C	151 kt	6 h 18 min	1:14 pm EDT (17:14 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	310° at 35 kt	−35 kt	-40 °C	155 kt	6 h 08 min	1:04 pm EDT (17:04 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	320° at 27 kt	−27 kt	-51 °C	147 kt	6 h 28 min	1:24 pm EDT (17:24 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
SGF	used from 0 nm out; 25 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°
LIT	used from 99 nm out; 78 nm from the line	250/22	250/25 18°	240/23 12°	240/20 7°	250/17 -6°	260/25 -17°	300/45 -29°	300/49 -40°	310/43 -51°
MEM	used from 149 nm out; 40 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°
BHM	used from 297 nm out; 89 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°
MGM	used from 396 nm out; 39 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°
TLH	used from 545 nm out; 42 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°
PIE	used from 693 nm out; 65 nm from the line	360/10	340/12 18°	330/9 13°	290/12 8°	260/21 -7°	280/18 -18°	250/20 -33°	250/26 -41°	250/20 -51°
MLB	used from 842 nm out; 67 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°
MIA	used from 891 nm out; 45 nm from the line	L/V	L/V 17°	L/V 13°	L/V 8°	270/6 -6°	250/9 -17°	290/17 -32°	280/25 -41°	280/21 -52°

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
SGF Springfield, MO	departure	VFR	from the south (170°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	1,268 ft	5:52 am CDT (10:52 UTC)
BPK Mountain Home, AR	69 nm out, 10 nm southwest of the line	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	928 ft	10:53 UTC
DRP Colt, AR	178 nm out, 12 nm southwest of the line	VFR	from the south (190°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	238 ft	10:30 UTC
MEM Memphis, TN	208 nm out, 13 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet	calm	10+ mi	none	340 ft	09:54 UTC
GTR Columbus/W Point/Starkville, MS	327 nm out, 9 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	264 ft	09:56 UTC
SEM Selma, AL	436 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line, tower	reported, no category	from the east (080°) at 27 knots, gusting to 37		3,300 ft	166 ft	01:30 UTC
DHN Dothan, AL	535 nm out, 13 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the west-southwest (250°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	400 ft	23:55 UTC
TLH Tallahassee, FL	614 nm out, 15 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 200 feet	calm	10+ mi	none	83 ft	10:53 UTC
CDK Cedar Key, FL	713 nm out, 11 nm northeast of the line	no report just now				11 ft
LAL Lakeland, FL	802 nm out, 5 nm north of the line, tower	VFR Sky: overcast at 17,000 feet	calm	8 mi	17,000 ft	141 ft	10:50 UTC
PHK Pahokee, FL	901 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line	no report just now				15 ft
FLL Fort Lauderdale, FL	destination	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,000 feet	calm	10+ mi	none	65 ft	5:53 am EDT (09:53 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 FLL when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:04 pm EDT (17:04 UTC)

Wind from the northeast at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet VFR

The whole forecast for FLL

From Mon 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet
From Mon 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet
From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet
From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet

The forecast for SGF, the departure

From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 6:00 am CDT (11:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 12 knots, gusting to 21, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, clear skies
From Mon 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 18 knots, gusting to 25, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

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

No temporary flight restriction on or near this route right now.

Daylight

Sunset at SGF 6:41 pm CDT (23:41 UTC), at FLL 6:55 pm EDT (22:55 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:19 pm EDT (23:19 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 upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · 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: Springfield-Branson Ntl Airport, Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International.