Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport to Jacksonville International CHO → JAX
486 nautical miles (559 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 200°, about 208° magnetic at the departure end (variation 8W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 55 min at the quickest height in today's winds (6,500 ft, a 4-knot tailwind), arriving about 5:07 am EDT (09:07 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now CHO is VFR, wind from the northwest (320°) at 3 knots; JAX is VFR, wind from the west-southwest (240°) at 6 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
- SIGMET E19E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 43,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 2:55 am EDT (06:55 UTC). Over the first 40 nm of the route.
as issued
WSUS31 KKCI 120455 MKCE WST 120455 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 19E VALID UNTIL 0655Z CT NY NJ PA DE MD VA DC WV AND DE NJ NY MD CT VA CSTL WTRS FROM 20NNW HTO-70SSE HTO-90SE SIE-20WNW LYH-40ESE AIR-20NNW HTO AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL430.
- 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 60 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 69 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 50 to 159 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 CHO.
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 7 forecast points nearest it (RIC, ROA, RDU, FLO, CHS, 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 | 290° at 21 kt | −2 kt | 122 kt | 3 h 59 min | 5:11 am EDT (09:11 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 300° at 20 kt | −4 kt | 12 °C | 124 kt | 3 h 55 min | 5:07 am EDT (09:07 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 300° at 22 kt | −4 kt | 10 °C | 124 kt | 3 h 55 min | 5:07 am EDT (09:07 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 290° at 24 kt | 0 | 7 °C | 120 kt | 4 h 03 min | 5:15 am EDT (09:15 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 280° at 26 kt | +5 kt | 4 °C | 115 kt | 4 h 14 min | 5:26 am EDT (09:26 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 270° at 29 kt | +10 kt | 0 °C | 110 kt | 4 h 25 min | 5:37 am EDT (09:37 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 260° at 33 kt | +15 kt | -3 °C | 105 kt | 4 h 38 min | 5:50 am EDT (09:50 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 260° at 36 kt | +18 kt | -6 °C | 102 kt | 4 h 46 min | 5:58 am EDT (09:58 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 250° at 42 kt | +27 kt | -18 °C | 93 kt | 5 h 14 min | 6:26 am EDT (10:26 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 230° at 55 kt | +46 kt | -31 °C | 74 kt | 6 h 34 min | 7:46 am EDT (11:46 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 230° at 69 kt | +59 kt | -40 °C | 61 kt | 7 h 58 min | 9:10 am EDT (13:10 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 230° at 56 kt | +46 kt | -50 °C | 74 kt | 6 h 34 min | 7:46 am EDT (11:46 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIC | used from 0 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 270/23 | 280/19 11° | 270/18 8° | 240/22 4° | 230/39 -7° | 220/55 -18° | 220/75 -30° | 230/83 -39° | 230/64 -50° |
| ROA | used from 50 nm out; 52 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° |
| RDU | used from 99 nm out; 33 nm from the line | 280/33 | 300/23 11° | 300/28 8° | 290/28 4° | 260/41 -6° | 240/52 -18° | 230/66 -31° | 230/76 -39° | 240/52 -49° |
| FLO | used from 198 nm out; 31 nm from the line | 300/16 | 320/14 12° | 320/19 7° | 290/26 5° | 260/39 -6° | 250/45 -18° | 230/62 -32° | 230/83 -40° | 230/64 -51° |
| CHS | used from 298 nm out; 33 nm from the line | 280/21 | 270/23 12° | 280/28 11° | 260/35 6° | 250/41 -5° | 250/45 -16° | 230/59 -32° | 220/74 -40° | 230/67 -52° |
| SAV | used from 347 nm out; 15 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 446 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHO Charlottesville, VA | departure | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,900 feet, a broken layer at 6,000 feet, overcast at 11,000 feet | from the northwest (320°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | 6,000 ft | 640 ft | 12:53 am EDT (04:53 UTC) |
| FVX Farmville, VA | 40 nm out, 17 nm southeast of the line | IFR Sky: overcast at 700 feet | calm | 10+ mi | 700 ft | 415 ft | 04:55 UTC |
| LYH Lynchburg, VA | 60 nm out, 17 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 8,000 feet | from the southwest (220°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 938 ft | 04:54 UTC |
| BUY Burlington, NC | 139 nm out, 5 nm north of the line | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 7,500 feet | from the southwest (220°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 616 ft | 04:54 UTC |
| VUJ Albemarle, NC | 179 nm out, 22 nm west of the line, tower | VFR | from the southwest (230°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 609 ft | 04:55 UTC |
| HVS Hartsville, SC | 238 nm out, 0 nm west of the line | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,500 feet | calm | 10+ mi | none | 363 ft | 04:55 UTC |
| FLO Florence, SC | 248 nm out, 23 nm east of the line, tower | VFR | from the southwest (230°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | none | 146 ft | 04:53 UTC |
| RBW Walterboro, SC | 327 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line | VFR | from the west (260°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 100 ft | 04:55 UTC |
| SAV Savannah, GA | 387 nm out, 8 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the west-southwest (250°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 50 ft | 04:53 UTC |
| LHW Fort Stewart (Hinesville), GA | 407 nm out, 20 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the west-southwest (250°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 46 ft | 04:55 UTC |
| SSI St Simons Island, GA | 446 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line | VFR | from the northwest (310°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 18 ft | 04:55 UTC |
| JAX Jacksonville, FL | destination | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet | from the west-southwest (240°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 29 ft | 12:56 am EDT (04:56 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 938 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, 5:07 am EDT (09:07 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 CHO, the departure
- From Sun 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility 2 miles, light rain showers, mist, a broken layer at 200 feet, overcast at 1,900 feet
- From Mon 1:00 am EDT (05:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 3 knots, visibility 5 miles, light rain showers, mist, a broken layer at 600 feet, overcast at 1,900 feet
- From Mon 3:00 am EDT (07:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 1,500 feet, overcast at 3,500 feet
- From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet
- From Mon 7:00 pm EDT (23:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8713 Maxton, NC, Friday, October 16, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 23 nm from the route, 208 nm along the route · air shows/sports · starts Friday 16 October · ZDC
- 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 CHO 6:40 pm EDT (22:40 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.
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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: Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport, Jacksonville International.