Gainesville Regional to Palm Springs International GNV → PSP
1,757 nautical miles (2,022 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 287°, about 291° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4W). At 120 knots that is 15 h 33 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 7-knot headwind), arriving about 4:35 pm PDT (23:35 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: 3 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 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 1308 to 1408 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 42,000 ft. Over the route from 1318 to 1388 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1438 to 1547 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 2E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Near the route, 1478 nm along the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the last 150 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Over the last 60 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 GNV.
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 13 forecast points nearest it (JAX, TLH, MOB, JAN, SHV, DAL, ABI, LBB, ROW, ABQ, PHX, BLH, ONT). 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 | 210° at 15 kt | +7 kt | 18 °C | 113 kt | 15 h 33 min | 4:35 pm PDT (23:35 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 220° at 15 kt | +9 kt | 15 °C | 111 kt | 15 h 50 min | 4:52 pm PDT (23:52 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 220° at 16 kt | +10 kt | 12 °C | 110 kt | 15 h 58 min | 5:00 pm PDT (00:00 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 230° at 16 kt | +12 kt | 9 °C | 108 kt | 16 h 16 min | 5:18 pm PDT (00:18 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 230° at 18 kt | +14 kt | 5 °C | 106 kt | 16 h 35 min | 5:37 pm PDT (00:37 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 230° at 21 kt | +16 kt | 1 °C | 104 kt | 16 h 54 min | 5:56 pm PDT (00:56 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 230° at 23 kt | +18 kt | -3 °C | 102 kt | 17 h 14 min | 6:16 pm PDT (01:16 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 230° at 26 kt | +20 kt | -6 °C | 100 kt | 17 h 34 min | 6:36 pm PDT (01:36 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 240° at 33 kt | +28 kt | -17 °C | 92 kt | 19 h 06 min | 8:08 pm PDT (03:08 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 250° at 41 kt | +39 kt | -29 °C | 81 kt | 21 h 41 min | 10:43 pm PDT (05:43 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 260° at 43 kt | +42 kt | -38 °C | 78 kt | 22 h 32 min | 11:34 pm PDT (06:34 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 270° at 37 kt | +39 kt | -50 °C | 81 kt | 21 h 41 min | 10:43 pm PDT (05:43 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAX | used from 0 nm out; 68 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° |
| TLH | used from 50 nm out; 42 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° |
| MOB | used from 200 nm out; 93 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° |
| JAN | used from 399 nm out; 48 nm from the line | 230/10 | 270/13 18° | 270/11 12° | 310/11 6° | 300/15 -4° | 300/22 -16° | 310/33 -31° | 320/37 -41° | 330/41 -52° |
| SHV | used from 499 nm out; 93 nm from the line | 200/18 | 230/24 18° | 230/24 12° | 240/14 8° | 260/12 -4° | 240/11 -15° | 300/31 -29° | 300/32 -40° | 300/36 -52° |
| DAL | used from 699 nm out; 49 nm from the line | 190/29 | 220/23 17° | 220/17 13° | 250/18 8° | 230/18 -5° | 240/18 -15° | 270/34 -29° | 280/33 -39° | 300/36 -51° |
| ABI | used from 849 nm out; 50 nm from the line | 200/31 17° | 210/21 15° | 240/15 9° | 250/14 -4° | 250/24 -14° | 250/36 -28° | 270/35 -38° | 290/41 -50° | |
| LBB | used from 948 nm out; 57 nm from the line | 200/36 18° | 220/19 15° | 240/20 8° | 230/24 -4° | 240/37 -16° | 250/57 -28° | 250/51 -38° | 270/47 -50° | |
| ROW | used from 1098 nm out; 36 nm from the line | 190/33 | 210/27 14° | 220/28 6° | 230/36 -6° | 230/56 -15° | 230/63 -27° | 250/59 -37° | 260/57 -49° | |
| ABQ | used from 1248 nm out; 85 nm from the line | 220/27 11° | 210/35 5° | 220/46 -9° | 230/62 -20° | 240/78 -25° | 240/80 -35° | 240/56 -47° | ||
| PHX | used from 1398 nm out; 112 nm from the line | 150/5 | 200/21 12° | 200/27 6° | 200/35 3° | 220/58 -8° | 220/69 -19° | 220/87 -26° | 230/93 -35° | 230/79 -47° |
| BLH | used from 1597 nm out; 48 nm from the line | 210/13 | 200/21 11° | 200/22 5° | 210/25 -1° | 210/51 -10° | 220/61 -20° | 220/81 -29° | 220/92 -34° | 220/79 -45° |
| ONT | used from 1747 nm out; 61 nm from the line | 190/8 | 190/19 6° | 210/23 4° | 210/29 -3° | 210/47 -13° | 210/49 -19° | 220/47 -30° | 220/50 -36° | 220/55 -43° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GNV Gainesville, FL | departure | no report just now | 151 ft | ||||
| TLH Tallahassee, FL | 120 nm out, 11 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 83 ft | ||||
| ECP Panama City, FL | 190 nm out, 13 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 68 ft | ||||
| HBG Hattiesburg, MS | 369 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 150 ft | ||||
| GGG Longview, TX | 659 nm out, 3 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 365 ft | ||||
| GPM Grand Prairie, TX | 779 nm out, 1 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 590 ft | ||||
| BFE Brownfield, TX | 1038 nm out, 7 nm south of the line | no report just now | 3,264 ft | ||||
| ROW Roswell, NM | 1158 nm out, 11 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 3,671 ft | ||||
| JTC Springerville, AZ | 1398 nm out, 22 nm north of the line | no report just now | 7,055 ft | ||||
| DVT Phoenix, AZ | 1538 nm out, 9 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,478 ft | ||||
| TRM Palm Springs, CA | 1737 nm out, 13 nm south of the line | no report just now | -114 ft | ||||
| PSP Palm Springs, CA | destination | no report just now | 476 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 7,055 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At PSP when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:35 pm PDT (23:35 UTC)
PSP has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 9/2934 DALLAS, TX 14 nm from the route, 769 nm along the route · a VIP movement · ZFW
- 6/8646 Arlington, TX, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Friday, October 16, 2026 UTC 4 nm from the route, 779 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Thursday 15 October · ZFW
- 6/8722 ALAMOGORDO, NM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, 1218 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB
- 6/8887 Indio, CA, Sunday, October 11, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 9 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · until 12 October · ZLA
Daylight
Sunset at GNV 7:02 pm EDT (23:02 UTC), at PSP 6:14 pm PDT (01:14 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:39 pm PDT (01:39 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: Gainesville Regional, Palm Springs International.