Plan a flight · Sun 10:38 pm CDT (03:38 UTC)

Springfield-Branson Ntl Airport to Orlando Sanford International SGF → SFB

794 nautical miles (914 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 126°, about 123° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3E). At 120 knots that is 5 h 11 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 33-knot tailwind), arriving about 4:49 am EDT (08:49 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now SGF is VFR, wind from the south (170°) at 8 knots; SFB is VFR, wind from the west (280°) at 4 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: 316 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

No SIGMET or AIRMET covers any part of this route right now.

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

CRJ7 at 28,000 ft, 35 nm southwest, 9:41 pm CDT (02:41 UTC): moderate turbulence, remarks: produced by skypath. 487 nm along the route, 35 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TOI UA /OV MGM157029 /TM 0241 /FL280 /TP CRJ7 /TB MOD /RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATH
```
Report
a routine report filed through TOI
Where
29 nm southeast (157°) of MGM
Time
02:41 UTC
Height
at 28,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ7
Turbulence
moderate
Remarks
produced by skypath
B747 at 33,000 ft, 20 nm southwest, 8:02 pm CDT (01:02 UTC): no turbulence. 586 nm along the route, 20 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TLH UA /OV TLH360025/TM 0102/FL330/TP B747/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
25 nm north (360°) of TLH
Time
01:02 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
B747
Turbulence
none
PC12 at 16,000 ft, 46 nm northeast, 7:55 pm CDT (00:55 UTC): no turbulence, clear from 16,000 ft to 60,000 ft. 695 nm along the route, 46 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AYS UA /OV AYS150060/TM 0055/FL160/TP PC12/SK SKC/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through AYS
Where
60 nm southeast (150°) of AYS
Time
00:55 UTC
Height
at 16,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Sky
clear
Turbulence
none
E170 at 31,000 ft, 28 nm northeast, 8:07 pm CDT (01:07 UTC): no turbulence. At the destination end, 28 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
OMN UA /OV OMN/TM 0107/FL310/TP E170/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through OMN
Where
over OMN
Time
01:07 UTC
Height
at 31,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
none
C172 at 1,100 ft, 15 nm south, 8:12 pm CDT (01:12 UTC): no turbulence. At the destination 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

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 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 8 forecast points nearest it (SGF, MEM, BHM, MGM, CSG, TLH, JAX, MLB). 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	280° at 15 kt	−13 kt		133 kt	5 h 58 min	5:36 am EDT (09:36 UTC)
5,500 ft	300° at 15 kt	−15 kt		135 kt	5 h 53 min	5:31 am EDT (09:31 UTC)
7,500 ft	300° at 17 kt	−17 kt	15 °C	137 kt	5 h 48 min	5:26 am EDT (09:26 UTC)
9,500 ft	300° at 18 kt	−18 kt	11 °C	138 kt	5 h 45 min	5:23 am EDT (09:23 UTC)
11,500 ft	300° at 15 kt	−15 kt	8 °C	135 kt	5 h 53 min	5:31 am EDT (09:31 UTC)
13,500 ft	290° at 16 kt	−15 kt	4 °C	135 kt	5 h 53 min	5:31 am EDT (09:31 UTC)
15,500 ft	290° at 17 kt	−16 kt	-1 °C	136 kt	5 h 50 min	5:28 am EDT (09:28 UTC)
17,500 ft	280° at 19 kt	−17 kt	-5 °C	137 kt	5 h 48 min	5:26 am EDT (09:26 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	280° at 20 kt	−17 kt	-6 °C	137 kt	5 h 48 min	5:26 am EDT (09:26 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	290° at 25 kt	−23 kt	-17 °C	143 kt	5 h 33 min	5:11 am EDT (09:11 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	300° at 32 kt	−32 kt	-32 °C	152 kt	5 h 13 min	4:51 am EDT (08:51 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	300° at 34 kt	−33 kt	-41 °C	153 kt	5 h 11 min	4:49 am EDT (08:49 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	300° at 31 kt	−31 kt	-51 °C	151 kt	5 h 15 min	4:53 am EDT (08:53 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

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	230/33	230/28 15°	250/20 13°	240/18 7°	250/20 -6°	250/24 -17°	280/42 -31°	280/49 -40°	290/46 -51°
MEM	used from 99 nm out; 88 nm from the line	230/19	260/16 15°	270/17 12°	300/13 6°	300/15 -5°	300/26 -18°	300/34 -32°	300/41 -40°	310/46 -52°
BHM	used from 298 nm out; 74 nm from the line	310/19	330/20 17°	320/28 11°	340/21 6°	310/22 -7°	330/33 -17°	330/50 -32°	330/57 -41°	330/41 -50°
MGM	used from 397 nm out; 38 nm from the line	310/19	340/24 17°	340/28 11°	330/16 7°	300/23 -7°	320/32 -16°	330/46 -33°	330/55 -42°	330/41 -50°
CSG	used from 496 nm out; 43 nm from the line	310/24	340/35 17°	340/37 12°	330/22 8°	310/30 -7°	290/30 -18°	340/57 -32°	340/55 -41°	320/33 -49°
TLH	used from 546 nm out; 53 nm from the line	320/18	350/31 18°	340/24 13°	310/17 8°	280/22 -7°	300/25 -17°	320/28 -33°	320/24 -41°	320/25 -50°
JAX	used from 645 nm out; 70 nm from the line	290/14	300/16 17°	280/22 14°	280/24 8°	250/32 -6°	250/37 -17°	230/50 -31°	220/52 -41°	220/51 -52°
MLB	used from 745 nm out; 76 nm from the line	230/6	230/12 17°	240/13 12°	240/14 7°	240/20 -5°	240/24 -16°	210/21 -32°	190/33 -41°	200/36 -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 8 knots	10+ mi	none	1,268 ft	9:52 pm CDT (02:52 UTC)
AOV Ava, MO	40 nm out, 7 nm north of the line	no report just now				1,311 ft
CVK Ash Flat, AR	109 nm out, 7 nm north of the line	no report just now				717 ft
OLV Olive Branch, MS	218 nm out, 4 nm south of the line, tower	reported, no category	calm	10+ mi	none	401 ft	03:15 UTC
TUP Tupelo, MS	288 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	346 ft	02:53 UTC
TCL Tuscaloosa, AL	367 nm out, 17 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the north-northeast (030°) at 3 knots	8 mi	none	169 ft	02:53 UTC
MGM Montgomery, AL	457 nm out, 19 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	221 ft	02:53 UTC
EUF Eufaula, AL	516 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line	VFR	from the west-northwest (290°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	285 ft	02:58 UTC
VLD Valdosta, GA	635 nm out, 17 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	203 ft	02:53 UTC
LCQ Lake City, FL	685 nm out, 15 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	200 ft	03:15 UTC
GNV Gainesville, FL	715 nm out, 4 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	from the west (270°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	151 ft	02:53 UTC
SFB Orlando, FL	destination	VFR	from the west (280°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	54 ft	10:53 pm EDT (02:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,311 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At SFB when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:49 am EDT (08:49 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 VFR

The whole forecast for SFB

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

The forecast for SGF, the departure

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 11 knots, 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

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 destination 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 destination 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 destination 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 destination 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 destination 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 destination end · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts tomorrow · ZMA

Daylight

Sunset at SGF 6:41 pm CDT (23:41 UTC), at SFB 6:58 pm EDT (22:58 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:22 pm EDT (23:22 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at SFB is before sunrise there (7:23 am EDT (11:23 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, Orlando Sanford International.