Plan a flight · Tue 2:03 am CDT (07:03 UTC)

Northeast Alabama Regional to Jacksonville International GAD → JAX

306 nautical miles (352 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 132°, about 135° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3W). At 120 knots that is 1 h 53 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 42-knot tailwind), arriving about 4:56 am EDT (08:56 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now GAD is VFR, wind from the north (010°) at 7 knots; 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: 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

No SIGMET or AIRMET covers any part of this route right now.

Turbulence No turbulence warning in force along the route. A pilot reported smooth air, at 33,000 ft, 13 nm southeast, 12:05 am CDT (05:05 UTC). The government's turbulence forecast map ↗

Icing No icing warning in force along the route. No pilot has reported icing near the line in the last three hours. The freezing level is about 15,500 ft (from the winds-aloft temperatures), so icing is possible in cloud above that. The government's icing forecast map ↗

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 GAD.

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

A321 at 33,000 ft, 13 nm southeast, 12:05 am CDT (05:05 UTC): no turbulence. At the destination end, 13 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
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CRG UA /OV CRG/TM 0505/FL330/TP A321/TB NEG
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Report
a routine report filed through CRG
Where
over CRG
Time
05:05 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
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 3 forecast points nearest it (BHM, CSG, 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	340° at 8 kt	−7 kt		127 kt	2 h 25 min	5:28 am EDT (09:28 UTC)
5,500 ft	350° at 10 kt	−8 kt		128 kt	2 h 23 min	5:26 am EDT (09:26 UTC)
7,500 ft	350° at 12 kt	−9 kt	15 °C	129 kt	2 h 22 min	5:25 am EDT (09:25 UTC)
9,500 ft	350° at 13 kt	−10 kt	11 °C	130 kt	2 h 21 min	5:24 am EDT (09:24 UTC)
11,500 ft	350° at 11 kt	−8 kt	9 °C	128 kt	2 h 23 min	5:26 am EDT (09:26 UTC)
13,500 ft	340° at 10 kt	−9 kt	5 °C	129 kt	2 h 22 min	5:25 am EDT (09:25 UTC)
15,500 ft	330° at 11 kt	−10 kt	0 °C	130 kt	2 h 21 min	5:24 am EDT (09:24 UTC)
17,500 ft	320° at 12 kt	−12 kt	-4 °C	132 kt	2 h 19 min	5:22 am EDT (09:22 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	320° at 12 kt	−12 kt	-5 °C	132 kt	2 h 19 min	5:22 am EDT (09:22 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	300° at 24 kt	−24 kt	-18 °C	144 kt	2 h 08 min	5:11 am EDT (09:11 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	340° at 43 kt	−39 kt	-31 °C	159 kt	1 h 55 min	4:58 am EDT (08:58 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	350° at 50 kt	−42 kt	-39 °C	162 kt	1 h 53 min	4:56 am EDT (08:56 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	350° at 43 kt	−35 kt	-50 °C	155 kt	1 h 58 min	5:01 am EDT (09:01 UTC)

Based on data from the 13th at 00:00 UTC; valid on the 13th 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
BHM	used from 0 nm out; 52 nm from the line	250/11	320/15 18°	310/16 12°	310/13 7°	290/14 -6°	290/30 -17°	330/54 -29°	340/58 -38°	340/48 -50°
CSG	used from 49 nm out; 38 nm from the line	320/9	350/13 18°	350/15 12°	360/9 8°	310/16 -5°	290/28 -18°	340/51 -30°	350/59 -38°	350/48 -50°
JAX	used from 197 nm out; 84 nm from the line	020/13	030/8 16°	020/13 12°	360/12 9°	360/10 -5°	340/22 -18°	330/27 -32°	340/34 -40°	350/34 -50°

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
GAD Gadsden, AL	departure	VFR	from the north (010°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	569 ft	10:56 am CDT (15:56 UTC)
ANB Anniston, AL	20 nm out, 10 nm south of the line	VFR	calm	9 mi	none	612 ft	06:53 UTC
LGC Lagrange, GA	79 nm out, 9 nm southwest of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	693 ft	06:55 UTC
PIM Pine Mountain, GA	89 nm out, 10 nm southwest of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	902 ft	06:55 UTC
CKF Cordele, GA	168 nm out, 9 nm southwest of the line	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 5,000 feet, a broken layer at 8,000 feet, a broken layer at 10,000 feet Weather: nearby thunderstorms	calm	10+ mi	5,000 ft	309 ft	22:30 UTC
EZM Eastman, GA	178 nm out, 24 nm northeast of the line, tower	low IFR Sky: sky obscured at 500 feet Weather: mist	calm	0.75 mi	500 ft	303 ft	07:15 UTC
AYS Waycross, GA	247 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	141 ft	06:55 UTC
JAX Jacksonville, FL	destination	VFR	from the west (260°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	29 ft	2:56 am EDT (06:56 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 902 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

The codes as issued, and in English, for every airport in the table

GAD Gadsden, AL