Detroit Metro Wayne County to Jacksonville International DTW → JAX
708 nautical miles (815 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 173°, about 180° magnetic at the departure end (variation 7W). At 120 knots that is 5 h 19 min at the quickest height in today's winds (5,500 ft, a 13-knot tailwind), arriving about 1:39 am EDT (05:39 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: 1,251 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 E17E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 31,000 ft, moving from the west at 15 knots, until 9:55 pm EDT (01:55 UTC). Near the route, 269 nm along the route.
as issued
WSUS31 KKCI 112355 MKCE WST 112355 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 17E VALID UNTIL 0155Z PA MD VA NC WV OH KY FROM 30WSW EWC-20E RIC-70NNE ILM-70W BKW-10ESE APE-30WSW EWC AREA TS MOV FROM 28015KT. TOPS TO FL310.
- 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 389 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 239 to 399 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 7,000 ft. Over the route from 349 to 449 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 DTW.
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 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 8 forecast points nearest it (CLE, CMH, CRW, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,500 ft | 300° at 15 kt | −9 kt | 129 kt | 5 h 29 min | 1:49 am EDT (05:49 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 310° at 19 kt | −13 kt | 11 °C | 133 kt | 5 h 19 min | 1:39 am EDT (05:39 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 300° at 20 kt | −12 kt | 11 °C | 132 kt | 5 h 22 min | 1:42 am EDT (05:42 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 300° at 19 kt | −11 kt | 8 °C | 131 kt | 5 h 24 min | 1:44 am EDT (05:44 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 290° at 19 kt | −10 kt | 5 °C | 130 kt | 5 h 27 min | 1:47 am EDT (05:47 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 290° at 20 kt | −9 kt | 1 °C | 129 kt | 5 h 29 min | 1:49 am EDT (05:49 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 280° at 21 kt | −8 kt | -3 °C | 128 kt | 5 h 32 min | 1:52 am EDT (05:52 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 280° at 23 kt | −7 kt | -7 °C | 127 kt | 5 h 34 min | 1:54 am EDT (05:54 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 280° at 23 kt | −7 kt | -8 °C | 127 kt | 5 h 34 min | 1:54 am EDT (05:54 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 260° at 25 kt | +3 kt | -20 °C | 117 kt | 6 h 03 min | 2:23 am EDT (06:23 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 240° at 34 kt | +12 kt | -32 °C | 108 kt | 6 h 33 min | 2:53 am EDT (06:53 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 230° at 42 kt | +23 kt | -39 °C | 97 kt | 7 h 18 min | 3:38 am EDT (07:38 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 230° at 45 kt | +24 kt | -49 °C | 96 kt | 7 h 22 min | 3:42 am EDT (07:42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | used from 0 nm out; 68 nm from the line | 340/5 | 320/13 14° | 300/12 8° | 310/10 2° | 310/14 -10° | 340/14 -23° | 320/27 -35° | 260/28 -40° | 250/36 -48° |
| CMH | used from 50 nm out; 60 nm from the line | 340/14 | 320/13 12° | 350/12 8° | 360/10 2° | 350/27 -10° | 340/20 -22° | 320/31 -35° | 270/25 -39° | 260/32 -48° |
| CRW | used from 199 nm out; 56 nm from the line | 320/16 | 310/16 12° | 320/12 7° | 320/12 2° | 330/15 -11° | 280/11 -22° | 230/26 -30° | 240/33 -37° | 240/37 -47° |
| TRI | used from 299 nm out; 23 nm from the line | 310/28 11° | 320/32 7° | 330/30 2° | 300/28 -9° | 280/34 -21° | 250/37 -31° | 240/39 -38° | 250/35 -48° | |
| GSP | used from 399 nm out; 19 nm from the line | 300/22 | 310/22 11° | 300/22 7° | 290/28 5° | 270/36 -5° | 250/42 -18° | 230/54 -31° | 230/59 -40° | 230/65 -50° |
| CAE | used from 499 nm out; 53 nm from the line | 260/27 | 310/26 11° | 280/31 9° | 270/36 7° | 250/39 -4° | 230/57 -16° | 220/74 -30° | 220/83 -40° | 220/73 -51° |
| SAV | used from 549 nm out; 53 nm from the line | 260/18 | 290/26 13° | 270/33 12° | 260/40 9° | 240/47 -5° | 230/53 -16° | 220/61 -31° | 210/64 -41° | 210/64 -52° |
| JAX | used from 648 nm out; 35 nm from the line | 280/14 | 300/22 16° | 260/27 15° | 260/26 9° | 240/41 -6° | 230/38 -16° | 220/44 -32° | 200/49 -41° | 200/52 -53° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DTW Detroit, MI | departure | no report just now | 645 ft | ||||
| TTF Monroe, MI | 20 nm out, 7 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 615 ft | ||||
| OSU Columbus, OH | 130 nm out, 3 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 905 ft | ||||
| LCK Columbus, OH | 150 nm out, 5 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 743 ft | ||||
| HTS Huntington, WV | 229 nm out, 10 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 828 ft | ||||
| TRI Bristol/Johnson/Kingsport, TN | 349 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,518 ft | ||||
| AVL Asheville, NC | 409 nm out, 10 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 2,163 ft | ||||
| GSP Greer, SC | 439 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 963 ft | ||||
| AGS Augusta, GA | 539 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 145 ft | ||||
| LHW Fort Stewart (Hinesville), GA | 628 nm out, 15 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 46 ft | ||||
| JES Jesup, GA | 648 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 107 ft | ||||
| JAX Jacksonville, FL | destination | no report just now | 29 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 2,163 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, 1:39 am EDT (05:39 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
Daylight
Sunset at DTW 6:56 pm EDT (22:56 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: Detroit Metro Wayne County, Jacksonville International.