Raleigh County Memorial to Jacksonville International BKW → JAX
439 nautical miles (505 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 184°, about 190° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 15 min at the quickest height in today's winds (8,500 ft, a 15-knot tailwind), arriving about 6:02 am EDT (10:02 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 80 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 90 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 10,000 ft. Over the route from 20 to 199 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 29,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the route from 70 to 130 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 BKW.
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 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 6 forecast points nearest it (ROA, TRI, GSP, CAE, SAV, JAX). 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 | 320° at 19 kt | −13 kt | 11 °C | 133 kt | 3 h 18 min | 6:05 am EDT (10:05 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 320° at 19 kt | −14 kt | 13 °C | 134 kt | 3 h 17 min | 6:04 am EDT (10:04 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 320° at 22 kt | −15 kt | 10 °C | 135 kt | 3 h 15 min | 6:02 am EDT (10:02 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 310° at 23 kt | −13 kt | 7 °C | 133 kt | 3 h 18 min | 6:05 am EDT (10:05 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 300° at 25 kt | −11 kt | 4 °C | 131 kt | 3 h 21 min | 6:08 am EDT (10:08 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 290° at 27 kt | −9 kt | 0 °C | 129 kt | 3 h 24 min | 6:11 am EDT (10:11 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 290° at 29 kt | −8 kt | -4 °C | 128 kt | 3 h 26 min | 6:13 am EDT (10:13 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 290° at 31 kt | −7 kt | -7 °C | 127 kt | 3 h 27 min | 6:14 am EDT (10:14 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 280° at 34 kt | −4 kt | -18 °C | 124 kt | 3 h 32 min | 6:19 am EDT (10:19 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 260° at 36 kt | +8 kt | -32 °C | 112 kt | 3 h 55 min | 6:42 am EDT (10:42 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 250° at 39 kt | +14 kt | -40 °C | 106 kt | 4 h 08 min | 6:55 am EDT (10:55 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 270° at 35 kt | +3 kt | -49 °C | 117 kt | 3 h 45 min | 6:32 am EDT (10:32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | used from 0 nm out; 57 nm from the line | 310/29 | 330/31 13° | 340/28 7° | 330/25 3° | 310/32 -8° | 300/32 -22° | 290/32 -31° | 270/35 -38° | 270/32 -47° |
| TRI | used from 50 nm out; 57 nm from the line | 330/22 11° | 330/29 7° | 330/32 3° | 330/36 -8° | 320/34 -19° | 320/36 -34° | 320/43 -39° | 320/46 -47° | |
| GSP | used from 100 nm out; 67 nm from the line | 320/22 | 340/19 13° | 320/18 8° | 310/24 5° | 300/34 -7° | 300/36 -18° | 290/30 -33° | 300/32 -39° | 320/42 -49° |
| CAE | used from 199 nm out; 17 nm from the line | 330/15 | 330/13 12° | 330/22 9° | 300/26 6° | 280/33 -7° | 270/38 -18° | 250/45 -33° | 240/46 -40° | 270/38 -49° |
| SAV | used from 299 nm out; 24 nm from the line | 280/23 | 300/22 14° | 290/27 11° | 270/31 6° | 260/36 -5° | 260/38 -17° | 240/49 -32° | 230/68 -40° | 230/59 -51° |
| JAX | used from 399 nm out; 20 nm from the line | 290/14 | 300/16 17° | 280/22 14° | 280/24 8° | 250/32 -6° | 250/37 -17° | 230/50 -31° | 220/52 -41° | 220/51 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BKW Beckley, WV | departure | no report just now | 2,503 ft | ||||
| BLF Bluefield, WV | 30 nm out, 2 nm west of the line | no report just now | 2,856 ft | ||||
| MKJ Marion/Wytheville, VA | 50 nm out, 8 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 2,558 ft | ||||
| HKY Hickory, NC | 120 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,189 ft | ||||
| CLT Charlotte, NC | 150 nm out, 19 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 747 ft | ||||
| DCM Chester, SC | 180 nm out, 8 nm east of the line | no report just now | 656 ft | ||||
| CAE Columbia, SC | 229 nm out, 16 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 235 ft | ||||
| AGS Augusta, GA | 269 nm out, 24 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 145 ft | ||||
| SAV Savannah, GA | 339 nm out, 19 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 50 ft | ||||
| LHW Fort Stewart (Hinesville), GA | 359 nm out, 4 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 46 ft | ||||
| SSI St Simons Island, GA | 399 nm out, 13 nm east of the line | no report just now | 18 ft | ||||
| JAX Jacksonville, FL | destination | no report just now | 29 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 2,856 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At JAX when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:02 am EDT (10:02 UTC)
JAX has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8389 Jacksonville, FL, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 11 nm from the route, at the destination end · air shows/sports · starts Thursday 15 October · ZJX
- 6/8902 MAYPORT, FL, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 through Saturday, October 17, 2026 Local 11 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · starts tomorrow · ZJX
Daylight
Sunset at BKW 6:51 pm EDT (22:51 UTC), at JAX 6:59 pm EDT (22:59 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:23 pm EDT (23:23 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at JAX is before sunrise there (7:26 am EDT (11:26 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: Raleigh County Memorial, Jacksonville International.