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Baton Rouge Metro, Ryan Field to Jacksonville International BTR → JAX

489 nautical miles (563 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 088°, about 088° magnetic at the departure end (variation 0E). At 120 knots that is 3 h 25 min at the quickest height in today's winds (24,000 ft, a 23-knot tailwind), arriving about 2:05 am EDT (06:05 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now BTR is VFR, wind calm; JAX is VFR, wind from the west (260°) at 3 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: 4 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 220 to 389 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 BTR.

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

B739 at 36,000 ft, 31 nm north, 6:44 pm CDT (23:44 UTC): light chop turbulence. 340 nm along the route, 31 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TLH UA /OV TLH345045/TM 2344/FL360/TP B739/TB CONS LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
45 nm north (345°) of TLH
Time
23:44 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
B739
Turbulence
continuous light chop
B747 at 33,000 ft, 14 nm north, 8:02 pm CDT (01:02 UTC): no turbulence. 349 nm along the route, 14 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TLH UA /OV TLH360025/TM 0102/FL330/TP B747/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
25 nm north (360°) of TLH
Time
01:02 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
B747
Turbulence
none
A321 at 34,000 ft, 11 nm south, 7:01 pm CDT (00:01 UTC): light chop turbulence. 349 nm along the route, 11 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TLH UA /OV TLH/TM 0001/FL340/TP A321/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
over TLH
Time
00:01 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
occasional light chop
B39M at 35,000 ft, 19 nm south, 6:51 pm CDT (23:51 UTC): no turbulence. 369 nm along the route, 19 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TLH UA /OV TLH120020/TM 2351/FL350/TP B39M/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
20 nm southeast (120°) of TLH
Time
23:51 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
B39M
Turbulence
none
E170 at 32,000 ft, 35 nm south, 7:07 pm CDT (00:07 UTC): light turbulence. 399 nm along the route, 35 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CTY UA /OV CTY320030/TM 0007/FL320/TP E170/TB CONS LGT
```
Report
a routine report filed through CTY
Where
30 nm northwest (320°) of CTY
Time
00:07 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
continuous light
PC12 at 16,000 ft, 8 nm southwest, 7:55 pm CDT (00:55 UTC): no turbulence, clear from 16,000 ft to 60,000 ft. At the destination end, 8 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AYS UA /OV AYS150060/TM 0055/FL160/TP PC12/SK SKC/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through AYS
Where
60 nm southeast (150°) of AYS
Time
00:55 UTC
Height
at 16,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Sky
clear
Turbulence
none
E170 at 15,500 ft, 13 nm southeast, 9:00 pm CDT (02:00 UTC): light chop turbulence. At the destination end, 13 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
JAX UA /OV CRG/TM 0200/FL155/TP E170/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through JAX
Where
over CRG
Time
02:00 UTC
Height
at 15,500 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
occasional light chop
B738 at 37,000 ft, 37 nm southeast, 7:26 pm CDT (00:26 UTC): no turbulence. At the destination end, 37 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SGJ UA /OV SGJ/TM 0026/FL370/TP B738/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through SGJ
Where
over SGJ
Time
00:26 UTC
Height
at 37,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
none

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 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 4 forecast points nearest it (MSY, MOB, TLH, 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
3,500 ft	320° at 9 kt	−6 kt		126 kt	3 h 53 min	2:33 am EDT (06:33 UTC)
5,500 ft	340° at 11 kt	−5 kt		125 kt	3 h 55 min	2:35 am EDT (06:35 UTC)
7,500 ft	330° at 12 kt	−6 kt	16 °C	126 kt	3 h 53 min	2:33 am EDT (06:33 UTC)
9,500 ft	320° at 12 kt	−8 kt	11 °C	128 kt	3 h 49 min	2:29 am EDT (06:29 UTC)
11,500 ft	310° at 13 kt	−10 kt	8 °C	130 kt	3 h 46 min	2:26 am EDT (06:26 UTC)
13,500 ft	300° at 14 kt	−12 kt	4 °C	132 kt	3 h 42 min	2:22 am EDT (06:22 UTC)
15,500 ft	290° at 16 kt	−14 kt	0 °C	134 kt	3 h 39 min	2:19 am EDT (06:19 UTC)
17,500 ft	290° at 17 kt	−17 kt	-5 °C	137 kt	3 h 34 min	2:14 am EDT (06:14 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	280° at 18 kt	−17 kt	-6 °C	137 kt	3 h 34 min	2:14 am EDT (06:14 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	290° at 24 kt	−23 kt	-16 °C	143 kt	3 h 25 min	2:05 am EDT (06:05 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	310° at 28 kt	−20 kt	-32 °C	140 kt	3 h 30 min	2:10 am EDT (06:10 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	310° at 27 kt	−19 kt	-41 °C	139 kt	3 h 31 min	2:11 am EDT (06:11 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	330° at 27 kt	−15 kt	-51 °C	135 kt	3 h 37 min	2:17 am EDT (06:17 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
MSY	used from 0 nm out; 39 nm from the line	110/5	150/6 19°	L/V 12°	310/5 7°	310/13 -4°	290/20 -16°	330/36 -31°	330/37 -41°	350/43 -52°
MOB	used from 100 nm out; 26 nm from the line	330/5	330/6 19°	340/6 11°	330/10 7°	320/16 -5°	310/26 -16°	340/40 -32°	340/47 -42°	350/51 -52°
TLH	used from 250 nm out; 78 nm from the line	320/18	350/31 18°	340/24 13°	310/17 8°	280/22 -7°	300/25 -17°	320/28 -33°	320/24 -41°	320/25 -50°
JAX	used from 399 nm out; 65 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
BTR Baton Rouge, LA	departure	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	69 ft	8:53 pm CDT (01:53 UTC)
HDC Hammond, LA	40 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	46 ft	02:15 UTC
HSA Bay St Louis, MS	90 nm out, 13 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (210°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	22 ft	00:50 UTC
PQL Pascagoula, MS	140 nm out, 9 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	16 ft	01:53 UTC
BFM Mobile, AL	160 nm out, 2 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the west-southwest (240°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	26 ft	01:53 UTC
VPS Valparaiso/Destin-Ft Walton Beach, FL	240 nm out, 7 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the west (280°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	84 ft	01:55 UTC
ECP Panama City, FL	280 nm out, 14 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the southwest (230°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	68 ft	01:53 UTC
MAI Marianna, FL	310 nm out, 15 nm north of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	110 ft	01:53 UTC
TLH Tallahassee, FL	349 nm out, 11 nm south of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet	from the west (260°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	83 ft	01:53 UTC
VLD Valdosta, GA	409 nm out, 14 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	203 ft	01:53 UTC
JAX Jacksonville, FL	destination	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 20,000 feet	from the west (260°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	29 ft	9:56 pm EDT (01:56 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 203 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, 2:05 am EDT (06:05 UTC)

Wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 15,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for JAX

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 15,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 11 knots, gusting to 17, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 3,500 feet
From Mon 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

The forecast for BTR, the departure

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

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 BTR 6:36 pm CDT (23:36 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

Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the Southeast · 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: Baton Rouge Metro, Ryan Field, Jacksonville International.