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Jackson Hole Airport to Palm Springs International JAC → PSP

646 nautical miles (743 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 207°, about 194° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13E). At 120 knots that is 6 h 02 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 13-knot headwind), arriving about 8:04 am PDT (15:04 UTC). Right now JAC is VFR, wind calm; PSP is VFR, wind calm. 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 return flight

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 W17W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 3:55 am MDT (09:55 UTC). Over the route from 268 to 427 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 120755
    MKCW WST 120755
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 17W
    VALID UNTIL 0955Z
    AZ UT NV
    FROM 20WNW BVL-30N BCE-60SSW BCE-50NNE LAS-60NNW ELY-20WNW BVL
    AREA TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL300.
  • 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 first 60 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the first 417 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 60 to 437 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the last 457 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 2E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Near the route, at the destination end.

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

No pilot reports within 50 nautical miles of the line in the last three hours.

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 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 5 forecast points nearest it (PIH, SLC, ELY, LAS, ONT). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft200° at 13 kt+13 kt8 °C107 kt6 h 02 min8:04 am PDT (15:04 UTC)
6,500 ft200° at 15 kt+15 kt6 °C105 kt6 h 09 min8:11 am PDT (15:11 UTC)
8,500 ft200° at 24 kt+24 kt3 °C96 kt6 h 44 min8:46 am PDT (15:46 UTC)
10,500 ft210° at 29 kt+29 kt-1 °C91 kt7 h 06 min9:08 am PDT (16:08 UTC)
12,500 ft210° at 34 kt+33 kt-4 °C87 kt7 h 26 min9:28 am PDT (16:28 UTC)
14,500 ft210° at 37 kt+37 kt-8 °C83 kt7 h 47 min9:49 am PDT (16:49 UTC)
16,500 ft210° at 40 kt+40 kt-13 °C80 kt8 h 04 min10:06 am PDT (17:06 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180210° at 42 kt+42 kt-16 °C78 kt8 h 17 min10:19 am PDT (17:19 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240210° at 56 kt+56 kt-23 °C64 kt10 h 06 min12:08 pm PDT (19:08 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300220° at 68 kt+66 kt-30 °C54 kt11 h 58 min2:00 pm PDT (21:00 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340220° at 63 kt+61 kt-37 °C59 kt10 h 57 min12:59 pm PDT (19:59 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390220° at 56 kt+54 kt-44 °C66 kt9 h 47 min11:49 am PDT (18:49 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
PIHused from 0 nm out; 73 nm from the line070/8150/19 1°180/32 -4°210/44 -17°210/37 -28°210/74 -31°220/68 -35°220/60 -43°
SLCused from 99 nm out; 58 nm from the line200/16210/23 4°220/34 -3°210/40 -16°220/66 -23°220/64 -31°220/57 -36°220/50 -43°
ELYused from 248 nm out; 69 nm from the line210/34 1°220/40 -4°220/39 -17°210/51 -24°220/65 -30°220/60 -37°220/56 -44°
LASused from 397 nm out; 73 nm from the line210/20 8°210/29 4°200/32 -3°200/51 -15°210/64 -21°220/70 -30°220/66 -38°220/55 -44°
ONTused from 596 nm out; 65 nm from the line250/11200/20 4°210/27 3°220/26 -4°240/32 -13°220/52 -21°220/67 -30°220/72 -37°220/65 -46°

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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
JAC Jackson, WY departure VFR Sky: overcast at 4,900 feet calm 10+ mi 4,900 ft 6,451 ft 2:56 am MDT (08:56 UTC)
AFO Afton, WY 50 nm out, 16 nm southeast of the line VFR Sky: a broken layer at 4,200 feet, overcast at 6,000 feet calm 10+ mi 4,200 ft 6,220 ft 08:35 UTC
LGU Logan, UT 119 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line VFR Sky: a few clouds at 4,900 feet, a broken layer at 12,000 feet from the west-northwest (300°) at 4 knots 10+ mi 12,000 ft 4,456 ft 08:51 UTC
OGD Ogden, UT 159 nm out, 14 nm east of the line, tower VFR Sky: overcast at 5,500 feet from the southeast (140°) at 5 knots 10+ mi 5,500 ft 4,472 ft 08:53 UTC
VGT Las Vegas, NV 487 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line, tower VFR Sky: a few clouds at 12,000 feet from the southeast (130°) at 11 knots 10+ mi none 2,205 ft 08:53 UTC
TNP Twentynine Palms, CA 616 nm out, 19 nm southeast of the line no report just now 1,888 ft
PSP Palm Springs, CA destination VFR Sky: a few clouds at 5,500 feet, scattered clouds at 9,000 feet, a broken layer at 11,000 feet calm 10+ mi 11,000 ft 476 ft 1:53 am PDT (08:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 6,451 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, 8:04 am PDT (15:04 UTC)

Wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 10,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for PSP
  • From Sun 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 10,000 feet
  • From Mon 2:00 pm PDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 11 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 10,000 feet
The forecast for JAC, the departure
  • From Mon 12:00 am MDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 1,500 feet, overcast at 2,500 feet
  • From Mon 7:00 am MDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 5 knots, visibility 6 miles, light rain showers, scattered clouds at 1,000 feet, overcast at 1,800 feet
  • From Mon 3:00 pm MDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,000 feet, overcast at 3,500 feet
  • 30% chance between Mon 3:00 pm MDT (21:00 UTC) and 9:00 pm MDT (03:00 UTC): visibility 5 miles, light rain showers, a broken layer at 2,500 feet
  • From Mon 9:00 pm MDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 4 knots, visibility 6 miles, light rain showers, scattered clouds at 2,000 feet, overcast at 3,000 feet

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

  • 6/8890 LAS VEGAS, NV, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, 467 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts tomorrow · ZLA
  • 6/8808 Las Vegas, NV, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 7 nm from the route, 497 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZLA
  • 6/8887 Indio, CA, Sunday, October 11, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 15 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · until 12 October · ZLA

Daylight

Sunset at JAC 6:43 pm MDT (00:43 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

Radar now, the northern Rockies
Radar now, the northern Rockies · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the southern Rockies
Radar now, the southern Rockies · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the Pacific Southwest
Radar now, the Pacific Southwest · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the whole country
Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service
Surface analysis now
Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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, Palm Springs International.