Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International to Jackson Hole Airport AVP → JAC
1,545 nautical miles (1,778 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 287°, about 298° magnetic at the departure end (variation 11W). At 120 knots that is 14 h 43 min at the quickest height in today's winds (6,500 ft, a 15-knot headwind), arriving about 8:07 pm MDT (02:07 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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 SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the first 409 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 24,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 0 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the first 159 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: 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, 738 nm along the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 907 to 1455 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: 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, 1296 nm along the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 179 nm of the route.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the last 159 nm of 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 AVP.
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 westbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: even thousands plus 500 ft; above 18,000 ft the forecast levels), with the wind averaged along the line from the 12 forecast points nearest it (AVP, PSB, BUF, CLE, MKG, GRB, LSE, MCW, FSD, PIR, RAP, LND). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,500 ft | 260° at 16 kt | +16 kt | 15 °C | 104 kt | 14 h 51 min | 8:15 pm MDT (02:15 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 260° at 14 kt | +15 kt | 15 °C | 105 kt | 14 h 43 min | 8:07 pm MDT (02:07 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 260° at 15 kt | +15 kt | 10 °C | 105 kt | 14 h 43 min | 8:07 pm MDT (02:07 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 260° at 18 kt | +18 kt | 7 °C | 102 kt | 15 h 09 min | 8:33 pm MDT (02:33 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 260° at 20 kt | +21 kt | 2 °C | 99 kt | 15 h 36 min | 9:00 pm MDT (03:00 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 260° at 21 kt | +21 kt | -2 °C | 99 kt | 15 h 36 min | 9:00 pm MDT (03:00 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 260° at 21 kt | +22 kt | -7 °C | 98 kt | 15 h 46 min | 9:10 pm MDT (03:10 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 260° at 21 kt | +23 kt | -10 °C | 97 kt | 15 h 56 min | 9:20 pm MDT (03:20 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 250° at 26 kt | +27 kt | -22 °C | 93 kt | 16 h 37 min | 10:01 pm MDT (04:01 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 260° at 32 kt | +35 kt | -35 °C | 85 kt | 18 h 11 min | 11:35 pm MDT (05:35 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 270° at 38 kt | +41 kt | -40 °C | 79 kt | 19 h 33 min | 12:57 am MDT (06:57 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 270° at 46 kt | +49 kt | -48 °C | 71 kt | 21 h 46 min | 3:10 am MDT (09:10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVP | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 010/20 | 020/24 11° | 360/19 8° | 350/23 2° | 320/24 -11° | 330/25 -22° | 330/27 -37° | 310/28 -42° | 290/30 -50° |
| PSB | used from 50 nm out; 59 nm from the line | 020/21 12° | 360/28 7° | 360/29 1° | 350/33 -10° | 350/42 -22° | 350/49 -37° | 340/63 -43° | 350/39 -52° | |
| BUF | used from 150 nm out; 59 nm from the line | 300/11 | 330/15 11° | 340/26 8° | 330/28 2° | 340/31 -10° | 340/32 -21° | 340/52 -37° | 340/59 -46° | 330/66 -53° |
| CLE | used from 199 nm out; 80 nm from the line | 310/7 | 350/20 14° | 340/16 9° | 320/21 2° | 320/32 -8° | 330/34 -20° | 330/45 -36° | 320/60 -45° | 320/64 -51° |
| MKG | used from 349 nm out; 106 nm from the line | 260/28 | 260/18 15° | 250/16 9° | 260/22 4° | 280/31 -9° | 270/35 -21° | 270/44 -35° | 270/42 -45° | 290/61 -51° |
| GRB | used from 548 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 250/32 | 250/22 17° | 240/18 8° | 280/21 6° | 280/34 -11° | 280/35 -21° | 280/39 -37° | 270/52 -45° | 290/60 -49° |
| LSE | used from 598 nm out; 80 nm from the line | 250/25 | 240/21 17° | 240/28 11° | 250/28 5° | 280/24 -10° | 280/31 -21° | 260/35 -37° | 270/45 -43° | 280/59 -47° |
| MCW | used from 748 nm out; 44 nm from the line | 250/36 | 250/24 19° | 240/26 11° | 250/30 5° | 270/22 -9° | 260/30 -21° | 260/31 -36° | 280/53 -38° | 280/66 -48° |
| FSD | used from 847 nm out; 70 nm from the line | 210/20 | 230/23 21° | 220/25 14° | 230/30 5° | 230/26 -9° | 240/30 -21° | 270/33 -36° | 260/47 -37° | 270/58 -47° |
| PIR | used from 997 nm out; 73 nm from the line | 230/15 15° | 220/22 14° | 220/24 6° | 200/32 -10° | 210/48 -22° | 240/45 -33° | 240/43 -37° | 250/55 -46° | |
| RAP | used from 1146 nm out; 40 nm from the line | 250/28 16° | 260/31 10° | 240/25 4° | 210/35 -10° | 200/45 -23° | 230/47 -31° | 230/47 -36° | 230/51 -46° | |
| LND | used from 1346 nm out; 109 nm from the line | 240/10 3° | 240/30 0° | 220/42 -13° | 230/52 -23° | 220/54 -33° | 220/52 -36° | 220/53 -44° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVP Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA | departure | no report just now | 961 ft | ||||
| IPT Williamsport, PA | 50 nm out, 21 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 528 ft | ||||
| ERI Erie, PA | 199 nm out, 11 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 732 ft | ||||
| FNT Flint, MI | 369 nm out, 7 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 782 ft | ||||
| MKG Muskegon, MI | 478 nm out, 2 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 628 ft | ||||
| RST Rochester, MN | 758 nm out, 7 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,317 ft | ||||
| DVP Slayton, MN | 897 nm out, 0 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 1,623 ft | ||||
| MDS Madison, SD | 957 nm out, 3 nm east of the line | no report just now | 1,718 ft | ||||
| RAP Rapid City, SD | 1216 nm out, 5 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 3,203 ft | ||||
| ECS Newcastle, WY | 1266 nm out, 7 nm south of the line | no report just now | 4,177 ft | ||||
| HSG Thermopolis, WY | 1445 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 4,891 ft | ||||
| JAC Jackson, WY | destination | no report just now | 6,451 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 6,451 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At JAC when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 8:07 pm MDT (02:07 UTC)
JAC has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
No temporary flight restriction on or near this route right now.
Daylight
Sunset at AVP 6:27 pm EDT (22:27 UTC), at JAC 6:43 pm MDT (00:43 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:12 pm MDT (01:12 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at JAC is after sunset there (6:44 pm MDT (00:44 UTC)).
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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: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International, Jackson Hole Airport.