Waco Regional to Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International ACT → JAN
367 nautical miles (422 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 082°, about 075° magnetic at the departure end (variation 7E). At 120 knots that is 2 h 34 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 23-knot tailwind), arriving about 8:30 am CDT (13:30 UTC). Right now ACT is VFR, wind from the southeast (130°) at 6 knots; JAN 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
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 ACT.
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 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 3 forecast points nearest it (CLL, SHV, JAN). 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 | 210° at 16 kt | −9 kt | 129 kt | 2 h 51 min | 8:47 am CDT (13:47 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 210° at 16 kt | −9 kt | 129 kt | 2 h 51 min | 8:47 am CDT (13:47 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 220° at 14 kt | −10 kt | 15 °C | 130 kt | 2 h 49 min | 8:45 am CDT (13:45 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 230° at 12 kt | −10 kt | 11 °C | 130 kt | 2 h 49 min | 8:45 am CDT (13:45 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 240° at 10 kt | −9 kt | 8 °C | 129 kt | 2 h 51 min | 8:47 am CDT (13:47 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 250° at 11 kt | −11 kt | 4 °C | 131 kt | 2 h 48 min | 8:44 am CDT (13:44 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 260° at 13 kt | −13 kt | 0 °C | 133 kt | 2 h 46 min | 8:42 am CDT (13:42 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 260° at 14 kt | −14 kt | -5 °C | 134 kt | 2 h 44 min | 8:40 am CDT (13:40 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 270° at 15 kt | −15 kt | -6 °C | 135 kt | 2 h 43 min | 8:39 am CDT (13:39 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 270° at 14 kt | −14 kt | -15 °C | 134 kt | 2 h 44 min | 8:40 am CDT (13:40 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 310° at 31 kt | −23 kt | -30 °C | 143 kt | 2 h 34 min | 8:30 am CDT (13:30 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 320° at 31 kt | −18 kt | -40 °C | 138 kt | 2 h 40 min | 8:36 am CDT (13:36 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 330° at 36 kt | −15 kt | -51 °C | 135 kt | 2 h 43 min | 8:39 am CDT (13:39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLL | used from 0 nm out; 68 nm from the line | 180/24 | 170/21 19° | 180/10 14° | 230/7 8° | 230/16 -6° | 260/20 -13° | 290/23 -29° | 320/21 -39° | 340/35 -51° |
| SHV | used from 99 nm out; 61 nm from the line | 210/20 | 210/20 18° | 230/20 11° | 240/16 7° | 270/17 -7° | 250/11 -15° | 300/34 -30° | 310/34 -40° | 320/36 -51° |
| JAN | used from 248 nm out; 94 nm from the line | 240/10 | 260/15 18° | 280/10 11° | 290/6 6° | 290/15 -5° | 300/15 -17° | 320/35 -30° | 330/38 -40° | 330/39 -51° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACT Waco, TX | departure | VFR | from the southeast (130°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 516 ft | 5:51 am CDT (10:51 UTC) |
| LXY Mexia, TX | 40 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 2,400 feet | from the southeast (140°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 544 ft | 10:35 UTC |
| PSN Palestine, TX | 79 nm out, 1 nm southwest of the line | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 2,200 feet | from the southeast (140°) at 4 knots | 9 mi | 2,200 ft | 422 ft | 10:35 UTC |
| JSO Jacksonville, TX | 99 nm out, 5 nm east of the line | VFR | from the south (170°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 677 ft | 10:35 UTC |
| RFI Henderson, TX | 129 nm out, 16 nm northwest of the line | IFR Weather: mist | calm | 1.25 mi | none | 441 ft | 10:35 UTC |
| IER Natchitoches, LA | 208 nm out, 20 nm south of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 121 ft | 10:35 UTC |
| MLU Monroe, LA | 268 nm out, 21 nm north of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 78 ft | 10:53 UTC |
| TVR Tallulah, LA | 317 nm out, 7 nm north of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 85 ft | 10:53 UTC |
| JVW Raymond, MS | 347 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line | low IFR Sky: sky obscured at 200 feet Weather: fog | calm | 0.25 mi | 200 ft | 247 ft | 10:35 UTC |
| JAN Jackson, MS | destination | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 346 ft | 4:54 am CDT (09:54 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 677 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At JAN when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 8:30 am CDT (13:30 UTC)
Wind from the south-southwest at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The whole forecast for JAN
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
The forecast for ACT, the departure
- From Mon 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the south at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet
- At times between Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC) and 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): a broken layer at 2,000 feet
- From Mon 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the south at 10 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 17,000 feet
- From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/0543 MCGREGOR, TX 16 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · ZFW
Daylight
Sunset at ACT 6:59 pm CDT (23:59 UTC), at JAN 6:31 pm CDT (23:31 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:56 pm CDT (23:56 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: Waco Regional, Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International.