Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International to Tampa International JAN → TPA
470 nautical miles (541 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 122°, about 123° magnetic at the departure end (variation 1W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 14 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 25-knot tailwind), arriving about 1:55 pm EDT (17:55 UTC). Right now JAN is VFR, wind calm; TPA is VFR, wind from the north (350°) at 10 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
No SIGMET or AIRMET covers any part of this route right now.
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
- BE36 at 8,000 ft, 7 nm southwest, 8:40 am CDT (13:40 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, clear from 8,000 ft to 60,000 ft, 18 °C, wind 270° at 4 knots, remarks: ZME65. 69 nm along the route, 7 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
MCB UA /OV LBY045020/TM 1340/FL080/TP BE36/SK SKC/WX NEG/TA 18/WV 270004KT/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM ZME65
- Report
- a routine report filed through MCB
- Where
- 20 nm northeast (045°) of LBY
- Time
- 13:40 UTC
- Height
- at 8,000 ft
- Aircraft
- BE36
- Sky
- clear
- Weather
- no
- Temperature
- 18 °C
- Wind
- from 270° at 4 knots
- Turbulence
- none
- Icing
- none
- Remarks
- ZME65
- B737 at 40,000 ft, 31 nm southwest, 6:48 am CDT (11:48 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. 127 nm along the route, 31 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
MOB UA /OV KSJI069043/TM 1148/FL400/TP B737/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
- Report
- a routine report filed through MOB
- Where
- 43 nm east (069°) of KSJI
- Time
- 11:48 UTC
- Height
- at 40,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B737
- Turbulence
- occasional light chop
- Remarks
- zhu
Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 14:00–21:00 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 4 forecast points nearest it (JAN, MOB, TLH, PIE). 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 | 360° at 9 kt | −6 kt | 126 kt | 3 h 44 min | 2:25 pm EDT (18:25 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 350° at 9 kt | −6 kt | 126 kt | 3 h 44 min | 2:25 pm EDT (18:25 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 340° at 8 kt | −6 kt | 14 °C | 126 kt | 3 h 44 min | 2:25 pm EDT (18:25 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 320° at 8 kt | −8 kt | 10 °C | 128 kt | 3 h 40 min | 2:21 pm EDT (18:21 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 300° at 11 kt | −11 kt | 7 °C | 131 kt | 3 h 35 min | 2:16 pm EDT (18:16 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 310° at 11 kt | −11 kt | 4 °C | 131 kt | 3 h 35 min | 2:16 pm EDT (18:16 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 320° at 11 kt | −10 kt | 0 °C | 130 kt | 3 h 37 min | 2:18 pm EDT (18:18 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 330° at 11 kt | −10 kt | -4 °C | 130 kt | 3 h 37 min | 2:18 pm EDT (18:18 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 330° at 11 kt | −10 kt | -5 °C | 130 kt | 3 h 37 min | 2:18 pm EDT (18:18 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 340° at 15 kt | −12 kt | -16 °C | 132 kt | 3 h 34 min | 2:15 pm EDT (18:15 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 350° at 30 kt | −22 kt | -31 °C | 142 kt | 3 h 19 min | 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 350° at 35 kt | −25 kt | -41 °C | 145 kt | 3 h 14 min | 1:55 pm EDT (17:55 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 350° at 30 kt | −21 kt | -51 °C | 141 kt | 3 h 20 min | 2:01 pm EDT (18:01 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 18:00 UTC for use 14:00 to 21:00 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; 24 nm from the line | 210/8 | 230/13 18° | 240/10 11° | 260/11 6° | 280/16 -5° | 260/12 -15° | 330/34 -30° | 320/39 -40° | 340/34 -51° |
| MOB | used from 49 nm out; 66 nm from the line | L/V | L/V 18° | L/V 11° | 300/9 6° | 330/12 -4° | 330/12 -16° | 340/28 -30° | 340/36 -40° | 360/34 -51° |
| TLH | used from 245 nm out; 75 nm from the line | 360/24 | 350/19 18° | 340/18 11° | 320/14 6° | 360/12 -5° | 350/21 -17° | 350/29 -32° | 360/34 -41° | 340/33 -53° |
| PIE | used from 392 nm out; 50 nm from the line | 360/14 | 010/20 18° | 320/11 13° | 290/16 8° | 340/11 -6° | 350/21 -17° | 360/39 -32° | 010/39 -42° | 350/17 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAN Jackson, MS | departure | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 346 ft | 8:54 am CDT (13:54 UTC) |
| LUL Laurel, MS | 59 nm out, 8 nm southwest of the line | VFR | from the northwest (320°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 238 ft | 14:35 UTC |
| PNS Pensacola, FL | 186 nm out, 14 nm southwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the north-northwest (340°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 120 ft | 13:53 UTC |
| DTS Destin, FL | 215 nm out, 4 nm east of the line, tower | VFR | from the north-northwest (340°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | none | 22 ft | 13:53 UTC |
| ECP Panama City, FL | 245 nm out, 21 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the northwest (320°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 68 ft | 13:53 UTC |
| AAF Apalachicola, FL | 304 nm out, 11 nm northeast of the line | VFR | from the north-northwest (330°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 19 ft | 13:53 UTC |
| TPA Tampa, FL | destination | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet | from the north (350°) at 10 knots | 10+ mi | none | 26 ft | 9:53 am EDT (13:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 346 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At TPA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:55 pm EDT (17:55 UTC)
Wind from the north at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The whole forecast for TPA
- From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the north at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the north at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 10:00 pm EDT (02:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Tue 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
The forecast for JAN, the departure
- From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 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 TPA 7:04 pm EDT (23:04 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:27 pm EDT (23:27 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-Medgar Wiley Evers International, Tampa International.