St. George Regional to Orlando International SGU → MCO
1,697 nautical miles (1,953 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 098°, about 086° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12E). At 120 knots that is 10 h 49 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 37-knot tailwind), arriving about 12:56 pm EDT (16:56 UTC). Right now SGU is VFR, wind from the southeast (130°) at 9 knots; MCO is VFR, wind from the northwest (310°) at 3 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: 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 ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the first 80 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the first 479 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 170 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 2E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 70 to 70 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 38,000 ft. Over the route from 70 to 100 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 110 to 449 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Near the route, 699 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 SGU.
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 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 13 forecast points nearest it (BCE, FMN, ABQ, TCC, AMA, SPS, DAL, SHV, JAN, MOB, TLH, PIE, 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 | 230° at 11 kt | −6 kt | 126 kt | 13 h 28 min | 3:35 pm EDT (19:35 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 230° at 15 kt | −10 kt | 130 kt | 13 h 03 min | 3:10 pm EDT (19:10 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 240° at 17 kt | −12 kt | 14 °C | 132 kt | 12 h 51 min | 2:58 pm EDT (18:58 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 240° at 17 kt | −13 kt | 11 °C | 133 kt | 12 h 46 min | 2:53 pm EDT (18:53 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 240° at 17 kt | −13 kt | 7 °C | 133 kt | 12 h 46 min | 2:53 pm EDT (18:53 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 240° at 19 kt | −14 kt | 3 °C | 134 kt | 12 h 40 min | 2:47 pm EDT (18:47 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 240° at 20 kt | −15 kt | -1 °C | 135 kt | 12 h 34 min | 2:41 pm EDT (18:41 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 240° at 22 kt | −15 kt | -5 °C | 135 kt | 12 h 34 min | 2:41 pm EDT (18:41 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 240° at 22 kt | −15 kt | -6 °C | 135 kt | 12 h 34 min | 2:41 pm EDT (18:41 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 240° at 29 kt | −23 kt | -17 °C | 143 kt | 11 h 52 min | 1:59 pm EDT (17:59 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 260° at 38 kt | −36 kt | -30 °C | 156 kt | 10 h 53 min | 1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 260° at 38 kt | −37 kt | -38 °C | 157 kt | 10 h 49 min | 12:56 pm EDT (16:56 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 270° at 32 kt | −33 kt | -49 °C | 153 kt | 11 h 05 min | 1:12 pm EDT (17:12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BCE | used from 0 nm out; 60 nm from the line | 220/27 -1° | 210/40 -13° | 220/54 -21° | 220/64 -30° | 220/64 -34° | 220/52 -44° | |||
| FMN | used from 150 nm out; 82 nm from the line | 220/28 9° | 220/40 2° | 220/53 -10° | 220/62 -22° | 230/79 -28° | 240/91 -34° | 230/71 -45° | ||
| ABQ | used from 299 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 220/27 11° | 210/35 5° | 220/46 -9° | 230/62 -20° | 240/78 -25° | 240/80 -35° | 240/56 -47° | ||
| TCC | used from 399 nm out; 70 nm from the line | 210/42 | 230/33 14° | 230/32 6° | 220/35 -6° | 230/49 -19° | 240/72 -27° | 250/62 -36° | 250/52 -48° | |
| AMA | used from 549 nm out; 13 nm from the line | 210/38 | 230/29 14° | 240/29 7° | 220/27 -5° | 240/37 -18° | 240/66 -28° | 250/59 -37° | 260/47 -49° | |
| SPS | used from 649 nm out; 83 nm from the line | 200/39 | 220/28 17° | 230/27 12° | 240/15 9° | 250/15 -4° | 250/24 -15° | 260/45 -28° | 270/43 -39° | 280/45 -51° |
| DAL | used from 799 nm out; 65 nm from the line | 190/29 | 220/23 17° | 220/17 13° | 250/18 8° | 230/18 -5° | 240/18 -15° | 270/34 -29° | 280/33 -39° | 300/36 -51° |
| SHV | used from 898 nm out; 89 nm from the line | 200/18 | 230/24 18° | 230/24 12° | 240/14 8° | 260/12 -4° | 240/11 -15° | 300/31 -29° | 300/32 -40° | 300/36 -52° |
| JAN | used from 1098 nm out; 71 nm from the line | 230/10 | 270/13 18° | 270/11 12° | 310/11 6° | 300/15 -4° | 300/22 -16° | 310/33 -31° | 320/37 -41° | 330/41 -52° |
| MOB | used from 1248 nm out; 46 nm from the line | 330/5 | 330/6 19° | 340/6 11° | 330/10 7° | 320/16 -5° | 310/26 -16° | 340/40 -32° | 340/47 -42° | 350/51 -52° |
| TLH | used from 1398 nm out; 89 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° |
| PIE | used from 1597 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 350/6 | L/V 18° | 290/6 14° | 280/9 9° | 250/18 -6° | 250/23 -17° | 240/30 -31° | 220/31 -41° | 220/30 -52° |
| MLB | used from 1647 nm out; 65 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SGU St George, UT | departure | VFR Sky: a broken layer at 9,500 feet, overcast at 12,000 feet Weather: light rain | from the southeast (130°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | 9,500 ft | 2,883 ft | 11:56 pm MDT (05:56 UTC) |
| AZC Colorado City, AZ | 20 nm out, 4 nm east of the line | marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 3,000 feet, overcast at 3,600 feet | from the east-southeast (120°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | 3,000 ft | 4,873 ft | 05:55 UTC |
| SAF Santa Fe, NM | 369 nm out, 18 nm south of the line, tower | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 10,000 feet | from the southwest (220°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 6,348 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| AMA Amarillo, TX | 579 nm out, 11 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (190°) at 22 knots, gusting to 29 | 10+ mi | none | 3,606 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| SPS Wichita Falls, TX | 759 nm out, 17 nm southwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (180°) at 11 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,019 ft | 05:52 UTC |
| GYI Sherman/Denison, TX | 849 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southeast (160°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | none | 749 ft | 05:55 UTC |
| MLU Monroe, LA | 1088 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (180°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 78 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| PIB Hattiesburg-Laurel, MS | 1238 nm out, 5 nm south of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 297 ft | 05:56 UTC |
| VPS Valparaiso/Destin-Ft Walton Beach, FL | 1398 nm out, 2 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | from the west-northwest (300°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 84 ft | 05:55 UTC |
| LEE Leesburg, FL | 1667 nm out, 11 nm north of the line, tower | VFR | from the west-northwest (300°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 76 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| MCO Orlando, FL | destination | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet | from the northwest (310°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 96 ft | 1:53 am EDT (05:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 6,348 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At MCO when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:56 pm EDT (16:56 UTC)
Wind from the north-northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 15, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The whole forecast for MCO
- From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few 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 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
The forecast for SGU, the departure
- From Mon 12:00 am MDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet, a broken layer at 8,000 feet
- 30% chance between Mon 1:00 am MDT (07:00 UTC) and 4:00 am MDT (10:00 UTC): wind variable at 10 knots, gusting to 20, light rain showers, a broken layer at 4,000 feet
- From Mon 8:00 am MDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 12 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, scattered clouds at 3,000 feet, a broken layer at 6,000 feet
- From Mon 4:00 pm MDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 14 knots, gusting to 24, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet, a broken layer at 6,000 feet
- From Mon 10:00 pm MDT (04:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet, a broken layer at 6,000 feet
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 4/3634 DISNEY WORLD THEME PARK, ORLANDO, FL 4 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · ZJX
Daylight
Sunset at SGU 7:00 pm MDT (01:00 UTC), at MCO 6:59 pm EDT (22:59 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:22 pm EDT (23:22 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
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: St. George Regional, Orlando International.