Plan a flight · Sun 9:05 pm CDT (02:05 UTC)

Alexandria International to Luis Munoz Marin International AEX → SJU

1,633 nautical miles (1,880 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 112°, about 109° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3E). At 120 knots that is 13 h 04 min at the quickest height in today's winds (11,500 ft, a 5-knot tailwind), arriving about 11:09 am AST (15:09 UTC). Right now AEX is VFR, wind from the south (170°) at 6 knots; SJU 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: 19 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 6W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 28,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the route from 309 to 408 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 AEX.

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

B39M at 32,000 ft, 5 nm southeast, 6:07 pm CDT (23:07 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. At the departure end, 5 nm southeast 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
B38M at 31,000 ft, 45 nm southwest, 7:49 pm CDT (00:49 UTC): light chop turbulence above 31,000 ft. 478 nm along the route, 45 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SRQ UA /OV SRQ275105/TM 0049/FL310/TP B38M/TB LGT CHOP 310
```
Report
a routine report filed through SRQ
Where
105 nm west (275°) of SRQ
Time
00:49 UTC
Height
at 31,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
light chop at 31,000 ft
E170 at 34,000 ft, 35 nm southwest, 6:58 pm CDT (23:58 UTC): light turbulence. 478 nm along the route, 35 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SRQ UA /OV SRQ280100/TM 2358/FL340/TP E170/TB OCNL LGT
```
Report
a routine report filed through SRQ
Where
100 nm west (280°) of SRQ
Time
23:58 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
occasional light
MD11 at 35,000 ft, 13 nm north, 6:18 pm CDT (23:18 UTC): no turbulence. 588 nm along the route, 13 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SRQ UA /OV SRQ080015/TM 2318/FL350/TP MD11/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through SRQ
Where
15 nm east (080°) of SRQ
Time
23:18 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
MD11
Turbulence
none
B738 at 19,000 ft, 44 nm northeast, 7:21 pm CDT (00:21 UTC): light chop turbulence above 19,000 ft. 687 nm along the route, 44 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PBI UA /OV PBI344028/TM 0021/FL190/TP B738/TB CONS LGT CHOP 190
```
Report
a routine report filed through PBI
Where
28 nm north (344°) of PBI
Time
00:21 UTC
Height
at 19,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
continuous light chop at 19,000 ft

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 6 forecast points nearest it (LCH, MSY, MOB, TLH, PIE, 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	230° at 4 kt	−1 kt		121 kt	13 h 30 min	11:35 am AST (15:35 UTC)
5,500 ft	320° at 3 kt	−3 kt		123 kt	13 h 17 min	11:22 am AST (15:22 UTC)
7,500 ft	300° at 3 kt	−3 kt	16 °C	123 kt	13 h 17 min	11:22 am AST (15:22 UTC)
9,500 ft	260° at 4 kt	−3 kt	12 °C	123 kt	13 h 17 min	11:22 am AST (15:22 UTC)
11,500 ft	280° at 5 kt	−5 kt	9 °C	125 kt	13 h 04 min	11:09 am AST (15:09 UTC)
13,500 ft	270° at 6 kt	−5 kt	5 °C	125 kt	13 h 04 min	11:09 am AST (15:09 UTC)
15,500 ft	250° at 7 kt	−4 kt	1 °C	124 kt	13 h 10 min	11:15 am AST (15:15 UTC)
17,500 ft	240° at 8 kt	−4 kt	-4 °C	124 kt	13 h 10 min	11:15 am AST (15:15 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	240° at 8 kt	−4 kt	-5 °C	124 kt	13 h 10 min	11:15 am AST (15:15 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	230° at 7 kt	−2 kt	-16 °C	122 kt	13 h 23 min	11:28 am AST (15:28 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	240° at 5 kt	−2 kt	-31 °C	122 kt	13 h 23 min	11:28 am AST (15:28 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	180° at 11 kt	+6 kt	-41 °C	114 kt	14 h 19 min	12:24 pm AST (16:24 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	180° at 10 kt	+6 kt	-52 °C	114 kt	14 h 19 min	12:24 pm AST (16:24 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
LCH	used from 0 nm out; 85 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 50 nm out; 71 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 199 nm out; 52 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 349 nm out; 126 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 448 nm out; 84 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°
MIA	used from 647 nm out; 60 nm from the line	190/8	L/V 18°	180/5 14°	L/V 9°	190/10 -5°	160/10 -16°	150/13 -30°	160/26 -40°	150/23 -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
AEX Alexandria, LA	departure	VFR	from the south (170°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	88 ft	8:53 pm CDT (01:53 UTC)
HDC Hammond, LA	120 nm out, 3 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	46 ft	01:55 UTC
HSA Bay St Louis, MS	169 nm out, 9 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (210°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	22 ft	00:50 UTC
SRQ Sarasota/Bradenton, FL	578 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the north (360°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	29 ft	01:53 UTC
FXE Fort Lauderdale, FL	717 nm out, 4 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	13 ft	01:53 UTC
MYNN Nassau,	886 nm out, 7 nm north of the line, tower	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 2,200 feet	from the east (080°) at 6 knots	6+ mi	none	16 ft	02:00 UTC
MYRP Port Nelson,	1046 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line	no report just now				9 ft
MBGT Cockburn Town,	1295 nm out, 5 nm west of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 1,600 feet	from the east (090°) at 14 knots	6+ mi	1,600 ft	11 ft	00:00 UTC
ABO Arecibo, PR	1604 nm out, 21 nm southwest of the line	no report just now				20 ft
SJU San Juan, PR	destination	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 2,400 feet	calm	10+ mi	none	9 ft	9:56 pm AST (01:56 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 88 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At SJU when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:09 am AST (15:09 UTC)

Wind from the east at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, a few clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for SJU

From Sun 10:00 pm AST (02:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am AST (14:00 UTC): wind from the east at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, a few clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet
From Mon 1:00 pm AST (17:00 UTC): wind from the east at 13 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, thunderstorms nearby, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet (thunderheads), a broken layer at 5,000 feet
From Mon 7:00 pm AST (23:00 UTC): wind from the east at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 3,000 feet, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet

The forecast for AEX, the departure

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

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

6/4508 CEIBA, PR 24 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · ZSU

Daylight

Sunset at AEX 6:42 pm CDT (23:42 UTC), at SJU 6:03 pm AST (22:03 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:25 pm AST (22:25 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 lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the Southeast · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the Caribbean · 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: Alexandria International, Luis Munoz Marin International.