Spokane International to John F Kennedy International GEG → JFK
1,905 nautical miles (2,192 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 086°, about 072° magnetic at the departure end (variation 14E). At 120 knots that is 11 h 12 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 50-knot tailwind), arriving about 4:13 pm EDT (20:13 UTC). 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: 6 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 ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 18,000 ft. Over the first 529 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the first 209 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 70 to 938 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 70 to 329 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 549 to 588 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the route from 1087 to 1376 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist, fog). Over the last 479 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the route from 1676 to 1825 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 24,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 150 nm of the route.
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 GEG.
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 08:00–15:00 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 18 forecast points nearest it (GEG, GPI, GTF, GGW, MLS, DIK, MOT, GFK, AXN, DLH, LSE, GRB, TVC, CLE, BUF, PSB, AVP, JFK). 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 | 290° at 6 kt | −7 kt | 127 kt | 15 h | 8:01 pm EDT (00:01 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 300° at 4 kt | −4 kt | 1 °C | 124 kt | 15 h 22 min | 8:23 pm EDT (00:23 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 280° at 6 kt | −7 kt | 7 °C | 127 kt | 15 h | 8:01 pm EDT (00:01 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 270° at 10 kt | −10 kt | 4 °C | 130 kt | 14 h 39 min | 7:40 pm EDT (23:40 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 260° at 14 kt | −15 kt | 1 °C | 135 kt | 14 h 07 min | 7:08 pm EDT (23:08 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 270° at 17 kt | −17 kt | -3 °C | 137 kt | 13 h 54 min | 6:55 pm EDT (22:55 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 270° at 19 kt | −20 kt | -7 °C | 140 kt | 13 h 36 min | 6:37 pm EDT (22:37 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 270° at 21 kt | −22 kt | -11 °C | 142 kt | 13 h 25 min | 6:26 pm EDT (22:26 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 270° at 22 kt | −23 kt | -12 °C | 143 kt | 13 h 19 min | 6:20 pm EDT (22:20 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 260° at 25 kt | −26 kt | -23 °C | 146 kt | 13 h 03 min | 6:04 pm EDT (22:04 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 260° at 26 kt | −28 kt | -37 °C | 148 kt | 12 h 52 min | 5:53 pm EDT (21:53 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 260° at 40 kt | −40 kt | -42 °C | 160 kt | 11 h 54 min | 4:55 pm EDT (20:55 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 270° at 48 kt | −50 kt | -48 °C | 170 kt | 11 h 12 min | 4:13 pm EDT (20:13 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEG | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 060/7 -2° | 070/12 -6° | 050/8 -8° | 120/11 -21° | 110/18 -33° | 030/22 -37° | 040/6 -38° | 240/7 -41° | |
| GPI | used from 50 nm out; 69 nm from the line | 090/8 -4° | 140/7 -7° | 090/10 -8° | 110/10 -19° | 210/25 -30° | 200/24 -40° | 210/31 -39° | 210/35 -42° | |
| GTF | used from 199 nm out; 29 nm from the line | L/V | L/V -7° | 240/8 -8° | 240/30 -14° | 240/40 -28° | 210/52 -38° | 210/76 -38° | 220/72 -43° | |
| GGW | used from 349 nm out; 75 nm from the line | 100/7 -1° | 070/10 -3° | 190/6 -4° | 210/34 -10° | 230/33 -24° | 210/48 -37° | 230/65 -40° | 230/71 -46° | |
| MLS | used from 499 nm out; 81 nm from the line | 290/17 -1° | 250/18 0° | 230/25 0° | 220/31 -11° | 220/32 -24° | 220/50 -32° | 220/60 -38° | 230/71 -46° | |
| DIK | used from 549 nm out; 41 nm from the line | 190/12 5° | 230/29 7° | 220/33 1° | 220/43 -11° | 210/47 -23° | 220/53 -33° | 240/56 -40° | 250/72 -47° | |
| MOT | used from 648 nm out; 68 nm from the line | 120/14 4° | 190/25 5° | 220/41 1° | 240/43 -11° | 230/39 -22° | 220/44 -38° | 240/62 -42° | 250/73 -48° | |
| GFK | used from 748 nm out; 85 nm from the line | 080/18 | L/V 11° | 260/22 7° | 250/48 3° | 260/51 -11° | 250/44 -22° | 260/34 -38° | 260/53 -44° | 270/66 -49° |
| AXN | used from 848 nm out; 52 nm from the line | 110/6 | 260/10 16° | 240/17 12° | 250/20 5° | 260/29 -10° | 260/35 -22° | 260/29 -38° | 270/48 -41° | 270/61 -48° |
| DLH | used from 997 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 090/31 | 250/7 14° | 250/26 11° | 250/36 4° | 280/36 -11° | 290/35 -22° | 300/39 -38° | 280/41 -44° | 280/66 -49° |
| LSE | used from 1097 nm out; 107 nm from the line | 250/25 | 240/21 17° | 240/28 11° | 250/28 5° | 280/24 -10° | 280/31 -21° | 260/35 -37° | 270/45 -43° | 280/59 -47° |
| GRB | used from 1147 nm out; 68 nm from the line | 250/32 | 250/22 17° | 240/18 8° | 280/21 6° | 280/34 -11° | 280/35 -21° | 280/39 -37° | 270/52 -45° | 290/60 -49° |
| TVC | used from 1297 nm out; 19 nm from the line | 270/31 | 280/23 15° | 260/22 8° | 260/29 4° | 280/29 -11° | 280/42 -21° | 270/42 -36° | 270/54 -47° | 290/67 -51° |
| CLE | used from 1446 nm out; 139 nm from the line | 310/7 | 350/20 14° | 340/16 9° | 320/21 2° | 320/32 -8° | 330/34 -20° | 330/45 -36° | 320/60 -45° | 320/64 -51° |
| BUF | used from 1546 nm out; 79 nm from the line | 300/11 | 330/15 11° | 340/26 8° | 330/28 2° | 340/31 -10° | 340/32 -21° | 340/52 -37° | 340/59 -46° | 330/66 -53° |
| PSB | used from 1696 nm out; 73 nm from the line | 020/21 12° | 360/28 7° | 360/29 1° | 350/33 -10° | 350/42 -22° | 350/49 -37° | 340/63 -43° | 350/39 -52° | |
| AVP | used from 1745 nm out; 37 nm from the line | 010/20 | 020/24 11° | 360/19 8° | 350/23 2° | 320/24 -11° | 330/25 -22° | 330/27 -37° | 310/28 -42° | 290/30 -50° |
| JFK | used from 1845 nm out; 35 nm from the line | 020/25 | 290/9 12° | 300/12 7° | 320/14 3° | 290/17 -10° | 240/27 -21° | 240/44 -36° | 240/53 -41° | 240/51 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEG Spokane, WA | departure | no report just now | 2,385 ft | ||||
| THM Thompson Falls, MT | 90 nm out, 7 nm south of the line | no report just now | 2,467 ft | ||||
| GTF Great Falls, MT | 249 nm out, 14 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 3,680 ft | ||||
| JDN Jordan, MT | 429 nm out, 16 nm south of the line | no report just now | 2,667 ft | ||||
| BIS Bismarck, ND | 688 nm out, 21 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,661 ft | ||||
| FAR Fargo, ND | 838 nm out, 17 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 901 ft | ||||
| RZN Siren, WI | 1037 nm out, 6 nm south of the line | no report just now | 989 ft | ||||
| TVC Traverse City, MI | 1327 nm out, 17 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 623 ft | ||||
| BAX Bad Axe, MI | 1456 nm out, 2 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 763 ft | ||||
| ELZ Wellsville, NY | 1696 nm out, 5 nm south of the line | no report just now | 2,124 ft | ||||
| AVP Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA | 1805 nm out, 3 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 961 ft | ||||
| JFK New York, NY | destination | no report just now | 13 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 3,680 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At JFK when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:13 pm EDT (20:13 UTC)
JFK has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 5/2811 NEW YORK, NY, Monday, October 20, 2025 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Local 2 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · until 20 October · ZNY
Daylight
Sunset at GEG 6:06 pm PDT (01:06 UTC), at JFK 6:19 pm EDT (22:19 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:47 pm EDT (22:47 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: Spokane International, John F Kennedy International.