Plan a flight · Sun 6:43 pm MST (01:43 UTC)

Tucson International to Orlando Sanford International TUS → SFB

1,546 nautical miles (1,779 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 090°, about 081° magnetic at the departure end (variation 9E). At 120 knots that is 10 h 06 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 33-knot tailwind), arriving about 7:49 am EDT (11:49 UTC). Right now TUS is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 13 knots, gusting to 20; SFB is VFR, wind from the west (260°) 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: 2 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

SIGMET 2W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 36,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 7:55 pm MST (02:55 UTC). Over the first 289 nm of the route.

as issued

WSUS33 KKCI 120055
MKCW WST 120055
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 2W
VALID UNTIL 0255Z
TX NM AZ
FROM 50NNW SJN-60WNW CME-60E ELP-70SSW SSO-50SW TUS-50NNW SJN
AREA SEV TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL360.
HAIL TO 1 IN...WIND GUSTS TO 50KT POSS.

AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 40 to 90 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 40 to 160 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 6W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 28,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the route from 1237 to 1376 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 TUS.

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

A321 descending, 2 nm southeast, 5:26 pm MST (00:26 UTC): light chop turbulence. At the departure end, 2 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TUS UA /OV FINAL RWY 12/TM 0026/FLDURD/TP A321/TB LIGHT CHOP ON FINAL
```
Report
a routine report filed through TUS
Where
final runway 12
Time
00:26 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
light chop on final
F2TH descending, 2 nm southeast, 3:58 pm MST (22:58 UTC): light turbulence. At the departure end, 2 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TUS UA /OV R22 FINAL/TM 2258/FLDURD/TP F2TH/TB LT TURBULENCE 14000 TO 9000FT
```
Report
a routine report filed through TUS
Where
R22 final
Time
22:58 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
F2TH
Turbulence
lt turbulence wind from 140° at 0 knots to 9000FT
E75L at 27,000 ft, 49 nm south, 5:20 pm MST (00:20 UTC): remarks: zhu. 917 nm along the route, 49 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LCH UA /OV LCH08510/TM 0020/FL270/TP E75L/TB CONS CHOP/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through LCH
Where
LCH08510
Time
00:20 UTC
Height
at 27,000 ft
Aircraft
E75L
Turbulence
continuous chop
Remarks
zhu
B39M at 32,000 ft, 23 nm north, 4:07 pm MST (23:07 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. 937 nm along the route, 23 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AEX UA /OV AEX/TM 2307/FL320/TP B39M/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through AEX
Where
over AEX
Time
23:07 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
B39M
Turbulence
occasional light chop
Remarks
zhu
PC12 at 20,000 ft, 9 nm southwest, 4:38 pm MST (23:38 UTC): light rime icing, -8 °C. At the destination end, 9 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
OCF UA /OV OCF180020/TM 2338/FL200/TP PC12/TA M08/IC LGT RIME
```
Report
a routine report filed through OCF
Where
20 nm south (180°) of OCF
Time
23:38 UTC
Height
at 20,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Temperature
−8 °C
Icing
light rime
C172 at 1,100 ft, 15 nm south, 6:12 pm MST (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
C172 at 1,100 ft, 15 nm south, 5:12 pm MST (00:12 UTC): no turbulence. At the destination end, 15 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ORL UA /OV 1SM N/TM 0012/FL011/TP C172/TB SMOOTH
```
Report
a routine report filed through ORL
Where
1SM north
Time
00:12 UTC
Height
at 1,100 ft
Aircraft
C172
Turbulence
smooth
A321 at 34,000 ft, 32 nm north, 4:47 pm MST (23:47 UTC): no turbulence. At the destination end, 32 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
OMN UA /OV OMN/TM 2347/FL340/TP A321/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through OMN
Where
over OMN
Time
23:47 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
none
P28A at 1,000 ft, 0 nm northeast, 4:15 pm MST (23:15 UTC): clear. At the destination end, 0 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SFB UA /OV SFB/TM 2315/FL010/TP P28A/SK CLR
```
Report
a routine report filed through SFB
Where
over SFB
Time
23:15 UTC
Height
at 1,000 ft
Aircraft
P28A
Sky
clear
P28A at 1,100 ft, 15 nm south, 4:15 pm MST (23:15 UTC): no turbulence, clear from 1,100 ft to 60,000 ft. At the destination end, 15 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ORL UA /OV ORL/TM 2315/FL011/TP P28A/SK SKC/TB SMOOTH
```
Report
a routine report filed through ORL
Where
over ORL
Time
23:15 UTC
Height
at 1,100 ft
Aircraft
P28A
Sky
clear
Turbulence
smooth
P28A at 1,100 ft, 15 nm south, 4:00 pm MST (23:00 UTC): no turbulence, clear from 1,100 ft to 60,000 ft. At the destination end, 15 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ORL UA /OV ORL/TM 2300/FL011/TP P28A/SK SKC/TB SMOOTH
```
Report
a routine report filed through ORL
Where
over ORL
Time
23:00 UTC
Height
at 1,100 ft
Aircraft
P28A
Sky
clear
Turbulence
smooth

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 20:00–03:00 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 11 forecast points nearest it (TUS, ELP, INK, ABI, CLL, LCH, MSY, 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	260° at 4 kt	−4 kt		124 kt	12 h 28 min	10:11 am EDT (14:11 UTC)
5,500 ft	200° at 7 kt	−3 kt	18 °C	123 kt	12 h 34 min	10:17 am EDT (14:17 UTC)
7,500 ft	220° at 8 kt	−5 kt	15 °C	125 kt	12 h 22 min	10:05 am EDT (14:05 UTC)
9,500 ft	230° at 11 kt	−9 kt	11 °C	129 kt	11 h 59 min	9:42 am EDT (13:42 UTC)
11,500 ft	240° at 15 kt	−13 kt	8 °C	133 kt	11 h 37 min	9:20 am EDT (13:20 UTC)
13,500 ft	250° at 17 kt	−15 kt	4 °C	135 kt	11 h 27 min	9:10 am EDT (13:10 UTC)
15,500 ft	250° at 18 kt	−17 kt	0 °C	137 kt	11 h 17 min	9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC)
17,500 ft	250° at 20 kt	−18 kt	-4 °C	138 kt	11 h 12 min	8:55 am EDT (12:55 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	250° at 20 kt	−18 kt	-5 °C	138 kt	11 h 12 min	8:55 am EDT (12:55 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	250° at 28 kt	−26 kt	-15 °C	146 kt	10 h 35 min	8:18 am EDT (12:18 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	250° at 32 kt	−31 kt	-30 °C	151 kt	10 h 14 min	7:57 am EDT (11:57 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	260° at 32 kt	−32 kt	-40 °C	152 kt	10 h 10 min	7:53 am EDT (11:53 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	270° at 33 kt	−33 kt	-51 °C	153 kt	10 h 06 min	7:49 am EDT (11:49 UTC)

Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 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
TUS	used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line		220/17 15°	210/32 7°	210/43 5°	210/49 -7°	220/64 -18°	220/83 -26°	230/81 -36°	230/72 -48°
ELP	used from 100 nm out; 109 nm from the line		200/15	200/16 15°	200/17 6°	220/40 -6°	240/53 -16°	230/62 -27°	240/63 -38°	250/59 -49°
INK	used from 299 nm out; 71 nm from the line		160/27 20°	190/18 13°	240/19 7°	250/23 -4°	250/33 -15°	230/45 -28°	250/45 -39°	270/49 -50°
ABI	used from 499 nm out; 64 nm from the line		180/26 17°	220/18 12°	230/25 8°	230/28 -5°	240/29 -14°	250/35 -28°	270/37 -39°	280/37 -51°
CLL	used from 648 nm out; 91 nm from the line	160/18	190/18 16°	200/19 12°	220/14 7°	260/18 -5°	250/20 -13°	290/29 -29°	290/31 -40°	300/22 -53°
LCH	used from 848 nm out; 67 nm from the line	190/6	180/8 18°	170/13 12°	220/12 7°	290/10 -4°	280/15 -14°	320/30 -31°	320/32 -40°	320/39 -53°
MSY	used from 997 nm out; 57 nm from the line	L/V	020/6 18°	L/V 12°	300/11 7°	330/15 -4°	320/22 -16°	330/38 -32°	350/47 -42°	340/56 -52°
MOB	used from 1097 nm out; 51 nm from the line	310/7	350/18 18°	330/16 12°	300/18 7°	320/17 -6°	330/27 -17°	340/52 -33°	350/53 -43°	330/38 -50°
TLH	used from 1247 nm out; 108 nm from the line	300/17	340/32 17°	320/27 13°	300/27 8°	280/23 -7°	250/37 -17°	230/44 -33°	220/53 -41°	220/48 -51°
PIE	used from 1446 nm out; 71 nm from the line	310/7	270/12 17°	270/14 13°	260/14 8°	240/22 -5°	230/24 -16°	220/26 -31°	200/31 -41°	180/33 -53°
MLB	used from 1496 nm out; 72 nm from the line	240/7	240/11 17°	240/13 13°	250/15 8°	230/25 -5°	210/25 -16°	210/24 -31°	190/29 -41°	190/27 -53°

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
TUS Tucson, AZ	departure	VFR	from the south-southwest (210°) at 13 knots, gusting to 20	10+ mi	none	2,643 ft	5:53 pm MST (00:53 UTC)
LSB Lordsburg, NM	110 nm out, 14 nm north of the line	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 10,000 feet	from the south (190°) at 14 knots	10+ mi	none	4,287 ft	01:35 UTC
ELP El Paso, TX	229 nm out, 16 nm south of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 8,000 feet, scattered clouds at 13,000 feet, a broken layer at 21,000 feet	from the west-southwest (240°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	21,000 ft	3,961 ft	00:51 UTC
MAF Midland, TX	449 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (160°) at 17 knots, gusting to 24	10+ mi	none	2,872 ft	00:53 UTC
SJT San Angelo, TX	539 nm out, 24 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (170°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	1,918 ft	00:51 UTC
ACT Waco, TX	698 nm out, 9 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (150°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	516 ft	00:51 UTC
LFK Lufkin, TX	828 nm out, 3 nm north of the line	VFR	from the southeast (130°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	295 ft	00:53 UTC
HDC Hammond, LA	1057 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	46 ft	01:35 UTC
HSA Bay St Louis, MS	1107 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (210°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	22 ft	00:50 UTC
AAF Apalachicola, FL	1336 nm out, 8 nm northeast of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	19 ft	00:53 UTC
LEE Leesburg, FL	1516 nm out, 5 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the southwest (220°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	76 ft	00:53 UTC
SFB Orlando, FL	destination	VFR	from the west (260°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	54 ft	8:53 pm EDT (00:53 UTC)

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 SFB when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:49 am EDT (11:49 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 TUS, the departure

From Sun 6:00 pm MST (01:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 12 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 6,000 feet
From Sun 7:00 pm MST (02:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 6,000 feet
From Mon 12:00 am MST (07:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet
From Mon 7:00 am MST (14:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am MST (17:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 14 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet, scattered clouds at 8,000 feet

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

6/4240 SAN ANGELO, TX, Sunday, March 8, 2026 through Sunday, November 1, 2026 Local 23 nm from the route, 539 nm along the route · security · until 1 November · ZFW
6/0543 MCGREGOR, TX 4 nm from the route, 688 nm along the route · security · ZFW
4/3634 DISNEY WORLD THEME PARK, ORLANDO, FL 23 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · ZJX

Daylight

Sunset at TUS 5:55 pm MST (00:55 UTC), at SFB 6:58 pm EDT (22:58 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

Radar now, the southern Rockies · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the southern Plains · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the lower 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: Tucson International, Orlando Sanford International.