Jackson Hole Airport to Grand Junction Regional JAC → GJT
287 nautical miles (330 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 159°, about 146° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13E). At 120 knots that is 2 h 30 min at the quickest height in today's winds (7,500 ft, a 5-knot headwind), arriving about 7:30 am MDT (13:30 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: 2 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 SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Near the route, at the departure end.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the whole route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the whole route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 34,000 ft to 43,000 ft. Over the last 149 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the last 129 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: 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 last 40 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 JAC.
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 3 forecast points nearest it (LND, RKS, GJT). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7,500 ft | 230° at 14 kt | +5 kt | 4 °C | 115 kt | 2 h 30 min | 7:30 am MDT (13:30 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 230° at 17 kt | +5 kt | 3 °C | 115 kt | 2 h 30 min | 7:30 am MDT (13:30 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 230° at 27 kt | +8 kt | 0 °C | 112 kt | 2 h 34 min | 7:34 am MDT (13:34 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 230° at 33 kt | +12 kt | -3 °C | 108 kt | 2 h 39 min | 7:39 am MDT (13:39 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 220° at 39 kt | +18 kt | -8 °C | 102 kt | 2 h 49 min | 7:49 am MDT (13:49 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 220° at 45 kt | +24 kt | -12 °C | 96 kt | 2 h 59 min | 7:59 am MDT (13:59 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 46 kt | +25 kt | -13 °C | 95 kt | 3 h 01 min | 8:01 am MDT (14:01 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 57 kt | +22 kt | -23 °C | 98 kt | 2 h 56 min | 7:56 am MDT (13:56 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 220° at 62 kt | +27 kt | -32 °C | 93 kt | 3 h 05 min | 8:05 am MDT (14:05 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 220° at 61 kt | +26 kt | -35 °C | 94 kt | 3 h 03 min | 8:03 am MDT (14:03 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 220° at 58 kt | +25 kt | -44 °C | 95 kt | 3 h 01 min | 8:01 am MDT (14:01 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LND | used from 0 nm out; 83 nm from the line | 240/10 3° | 240/30 0° | 220/42 -13° | 230/52 -23° | 220/54 -33° | 220/52 -36° | 220/53 -44° | ||
| RKS | used from 99 nm out; 31 nm from the line | 250/9 | 230/21 -1° | 210/43 -14° | 220/59 -23° | 220/55 -32° | 220/53 -35° | 220/48 -44° | ||
| GJT | used from 198 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 220/26 6° | 230/39 0° | 220/55 -13° | 230/60 -23° | 230/78 -31° | 230/80 -35° | 230/74 -44° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAC Jackson, WY | departure | no report just now | 6,451 ft | ||||
| BPI Big Piney, WY | 69 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 6,993 ft | ||||
| VEL Vernal, UT | 198 nm out, 16 nm west of the line | no report just now | 5,274 ft | ||||
| GJT Grand Junction, CO | destination | no report just now | 4,861 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 6,993 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At GJT when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:30 am MDT (13:30 UTC)
GJT has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
No temporary flight restriction on or near this route right now.
Daylight
Sunset at JAC 6:43 pm MDT (00:43 UTC), at GJT 6:38 pm MDT (00:38 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:05 pm MDT (01:05 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: Jackson Hole Airport, Grand Junction Regional.