Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International to Lincoln Airport JAN → LNK
605 nautical miles (696 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 330°, about 331° magnetic at the departure end (variation 1W). At 120 knots that is 4 h 55 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 3-knot tailwind), arriving about 6:02 am CDT (11:02 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now JAN is VFR, wind calm; LNK is VFR, wind from the south (190°) at 13 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
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: 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 258 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 JAN.
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 5 forecast points nearest it (JAN, LIT, SGF, MKC, OMA). 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 | 230° at 26 kt | −3 kt | 123 kt | 4 h 55 min | 6:02 am CDT (11:02 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 240° at 22 kt | +2 kt | 16 °C | 118 kt | 5 h 08 min | 6:15 am CDT (11:15 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 250° at 19 kt | +4 kt | 13 °C | 116 kt | 5 h 13 min | 6:20 am CDT (11:20 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 250° at 16 kt | +4 kt | 10 °C | 116 kt | 5 h 13 min | 6:20 am CDT (11:20 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 250° at 14 kt | +4 kt | 5 °C | 116 kt | 5 h 13 min | 6:20 am CDT (11:20 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 260° at 15 kt | +6 kt | 2 °C | 114 kt | 5 h 18 min | 6:25 am CDT (11:25 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 270° at 17 kt | +8 kt | -3 °C | 112 kt | 5 h 24 min | 6:31 am CDT (11:31 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 270° at 19 kt | +9 kt | -6 °C | 111 kt | 5 h 27 min | 6:34 am CDT (11:34 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 260° at 25 kt | +10 kt | -17 °C | 110 kt | 5 h 30 min | 6:37 am CDT (11:37 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 280° at 39 kt | +24 kt | -31 °C | 96 kt | 6 h 18 min | 7:25 am CDT (12:25 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 280° at 44 kt | +30 kt | -40 °C | 90 kt | 6 h 43 min | 7:50 am CDT (12:50 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 290° at 45 kt | +35 kt | -51 °C | 85 kt | 7 h 07 min | 8:14 am CDT (13:14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAN | used from 0 nm out; 25 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° |
| LIT | used from 99 nm out; 59 nm from the line | 220/21 | 230/17 16° | 250/24 12° | 260/15 7° | 260/13 -5° | 280/25 -16° | 290/35 -30° | 300/42 -40° | 300/40 -52° |
| SGF | used from 248 nm out; 67 nm from the line | 230/33 | 230/28 15° | 250/20 13° | 240/18 7° | 250/20 -6° | 250/24 -17° | 280/42 -31° | 280/49 -40° | 290/46 -51° |
| MKC | used from 397 nm out; 49 nm from the line | 220/44 | 250/28 18° | 250/18 13° | 240/12 6° | 280/24 -6° | 240/34 -18° | 260/47 -30° | 260/51 -40° | 270/58 -50° |
| OMA | used from 546 nm out; 59 nm from the line | 220/47 | 240/33 19° | 250/18 11° | 230/17 6° | 260/29 -8° | 250/33 -19° | 250/51 -33° | 260/61 -40° | 270/62 -49° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAN Jackson, MS | departure | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 346 ft | 12:54 am CDT (05:54 UTC) |
| GLH Greenville, MS | 79 nm out, 6 nm west of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southwest (200°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | none | 130 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| LIT Little Rock, AR | 179 nm out, 18 nm southwest of the line, tower | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet | from the west (280°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 266 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| CCA Clinton, AR | 228 nm out, 2 nm northwest of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 513 ft | 05:55 UTC |
| BBG Branson, MO | 298 nm out, 2 nm southwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southeast (160°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,302 ft | 05:55 UTC |
| SGF Springfield, MO | 337 nm out, 13 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (180°) at 11 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,268 ft | 05:52 UTC |
| NVD Nevada, MO | 397 nm out, 6 nm south of the line | no report just now | 892 ft | ||||
| IXD Olathe, KS | 456 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (180°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,087 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| TOP Topeka, KS | 486 nm out, 16 nm southwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (180°) at 9 knots, gusting to 20 | 10+ mi | none | 881 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| BIE Beatrice, NE | 575 nm out, 19 nm southwest of the line | VFR | from the south (190°) at 12 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,323 ft | 05:55 UTC |
| LNK Lincoln, NE | destination | VFR | from the south (190°) at 13 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,218 ft | 12:54 am CDT (05:54 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,323 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At LNK when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:02 am CDT (11:02 UTC)
Wind from the south at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for LNK
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 15 knots, gusting to 27, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 4:00 pm CDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the north at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
The forecast for JAN, the departure
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
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 JAN 6:31 pm CDT (23:31 UTC), at LNK 6:51 pm CDT (23:51 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:19 pm CDT (00:19 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at LNK is before sunrise there (7:34 am CDT (12:34 UTC)).
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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-Medgar Wiley Evers International, Lincoln Airport.