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Jacksonville International to Addison Airport JAX → ADS

787 nautical miles (906 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 285°, about 291° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 7 h 09 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 10-knot headwind), arriving about 4:20 am CDT (09:20 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now JAX is VFR, wind from the west (260°) at 3 knots; ADS is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 12 knots, gusting to 18. 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: 4 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 6W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 28,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the route from 120 to 259 nm out.

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 JAX.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

B737 at 26,000 ft, 11 nm south, 7:19 pm EDT (23:19 UTC): moderate chop turbulence from 26,000 ft to 28,000 ft, remarks: ZTLFD-11. 299 nm along the route, 11 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GZH UA /OV MVC/TM 2319/FL260/TP B737/TB CONS MOD CHOP 260-280/RM ZTLFD-11
```
Report
a routine report filed through GZH
Where
over MVC
Time
23:19 UTC
Height
at 26,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
continuous moderate chop from 26,000 ft to 28,000 ft
Remarks
ZTLFD-11
B738 at 37,000 ft, 37 nm southeast, 8:26 pm EDT (00:26 UTC): no turbulence. At the departure end, 37 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SGJ UA /OV SGJ/TM 0026/FL370/TP B738/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through SGJ
Where
over SGJ
Time
00:26 UTC
Height
at 37,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
none
B737 at 33,000 ft, 13 nm southeast, 7:35 pm EDT (23:35 UTC): light chop turbulence. At the departure end, 13 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
JAX UA /OV CRG/TM 2335/FL330/TP B737/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through JAX
Where
over CRG
Time
23:35 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
occasional light chop
PC12 at 16,000 ft, 10 nm southwest, 8:55 pm EDT (00:55 UTC): no turbulence, clear from 16,000 ft to 60,000 ft. At the departure end, 10 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AYS UA /OV AYS150060/TM 0055/FL160/TP PC12/SK SKC/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through AYS
Where
60 nm southeast (150°) of AYS
Time
00:55 UTC
Height
at 16,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Sky
clear
Turbulence
none
B39M at 35,000 ft, 43 nm south, 7:51 pm EDT (23:51 UTC): no turbulence. 110 nm along the route, 43 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TLH UA /OV TLH120020/TM 2351/FL350/TP B39M/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
20 nm southeast (120°) of TLH
Time
23:51 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
B39M
Turbulence
none
A321 at 34,000 ft, 39 nm south, 8:01 pm EDT (00:01 UTC): light chop turbulence. 130 nm along the route, 39 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TLH UA /OV TLH/TM 0001/FL340/TP A321/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
over TLH
Time
00:01 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
occasional light chop
B747 at 33,000 ft, 16 nm south, 9:02 pm EDT (01:02 UTC): no turbulence. 139 nm along the route, 16 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TLH UA /OV TLH360025/TM 0102/FL330/TP B747/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
25 nm north (360°) of TLH
Time
01:02 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
B747
Turbulence
none
B739 at 36,000 ft, 3 nm southeast, 7:44 pm EDT (23:44 UTC): light chop turbulence. 159 nm along the route, 3 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TLH UA /OV TLH345045/TM 2344/FL360/TP B739/TB CONS LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
45 nm north (345°) of TLH
Time
23:44 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
B739
Turbulence
continuous light chop

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 20:00–03:00 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 7 forecast points nearest it (JAX, TLH, MGM, MOB, JAN, SHV, DAL). 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	290° at 10 kt	+10 kt		110 kt	7 h 09 min	4:20 am CDT (09:20 UTC)
6,500 ft	300° at 14 kt	+14 kt	16 °C	106 kt	7 h 25 min	4:36 am CDT (09:36 UTC)
8,500 ft	290° at 16 kt	+17 kt	13 °C	103 kt	7 h 38 min	4:49 am CDT (09:49 UTC)
10,500 ft	280° at 18 kt	+18 kt	10 °C	102 kt	7 h 43 min	4:54 am CDT (09:54 UTC)
12,500 ft	290° at 19 kt	+20 kt	6 °C	100 kt	7 h 52 min	5:03 am CDT (10:03 UTC)
14,500 ft	290° at 20 kt	+20 kt	2 °C	100 kt	7 h 52 min	5:03 am CDT (10:03 UTC)
16,500 ft	290° at 20 kt	+20 kt	-2 °C	100 kt	7 h 52 min	5:03 am CDT (10:03 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	290° at 20 kt	+20 kt	-6 °C	100 kt	7 h 52 min	5:03 am CDT (10:03 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	280° at 22 kt	+22 kt	-16 °C	98 kt	8 h 02 min	5:13 am CDT (10:13 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	290° at 30 kt	+29 kt	-32 °C	91 kt	8 h 39 min	5:50 am CDT (10:50 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	290° at 28 kt	+27 kt	-41 °C	93 kt	8 h 28 min	5:39 am CDT (10:39 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	290° at 31 kt	+29 kt	-51 °C	91 kt	8 h 39 min	5:50 am CDT (10:50 UTC)

Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 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; 25 nm from the line	280/14	300/22 16°	260/27 15°	260/26 9°	240/41 -6°	230/38 -16°	220/44 -32°	200/49 -41°	200/52 -53°
TLH	used from 50 nm out; 70 nm from the line	300/17	340/32 17°	320/27 13°	300/27 8°	280/23 -7°	250/37 -17°	230/44 -33°	220/53 -41°	220/48 -51°
MGM	used from 199 nm out; 60 nm from the line	300/16	330/30 16°	330/34 11°	320/31 7°	310/28 -7°	320/29 -17°	290/25 -34°	300/28 -41°	320/28 -50°
MOB	used from 299 nm out; 66 nm from the line	310/7	350/18 18°	330/16 12°	300/18 7°	320/17 -6°	330/27 -17°	340/52 -33°	350/53 -43°	330/38 -50°
JAN	used from 349 nm out; 71 nm from the line	260/6	310/14 17°	280/13 12°	290/19 6°	310/22 -5°	310/28 -17°	320/44 -32°	330/48 -41°	320/52 -51°
SHV	used from 548 nm out; 60 nm from the line	190/11	230/19 17°	230/26 12°	260/15 7°	280/16 -4°	300/17 -15°	300/34 -30°	300/31 -41°	310/42 -52°
DAL	used from 697 nm out; 65 nm from the line	180/21	190/24 15°	230/20 12°	220/23 8°	240/22 -5°	230/18 -15°	280/33 -29°	280/36 -39°	300/33 -52°

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
JAX Jacksonville, FL	departure	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 20,000 feet	from the west (260°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	29 ft	9:56 pm EDT (01:56 UTC)
HOE Homerville, GA	60 nm out, 19 nm north of the line	no report just now				186 ft
VLD Valdosta, GA	80 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	203 ft	01:53 UTC
DHN Dothan, AL	199 nm out, 2 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the west-southwest (250°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	400 ft	23:55 UTC
GZH Evergreen, AL	279 nm out, 11 nm southwest of the line	marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 1,400 feet, a broken layer at 4,800 feet, overcast at 7,500 feet Weather: heavy rain, mist	from the northeast (040°) at 20 knots, gusting to 38	4 mi	4,800 ft	259 ft	23:53 UTC
LUL Laurel, MS	389 nm out, 17 nm south of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	238 ft	01:55 UTC
JAN Jackson, MS	438 nm out, 13 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	346 ft	01:54 UTC
MLU Monroe, LA	548 nm out, 8 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (160°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	78 ft	01:53 UTC
DTN Shreveport, LA	628 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (190°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	179 ft	01:53 UTC
GGG Longview, TX	677 nm out, 21 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (150°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	365 ft	01:53 UTC
GVT Greenville, TX	747 nm out, 11 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (160°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	none	534 ft	23:15 UTC
ADS Dallas, TX	destination	VFR	from the south-southeast (150°) at 12 knots, gusting to 18	13 mi	none	644 ft	8:47 pm CDT (01:47 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 644 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At ADS when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:20 am CDT (09:20 UTC)

ADS has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.

The forecast for JAX, the departure

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 15,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 11 knots, gusting to 17, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 3,500 feet
From Mon 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

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

6/8389 Jacksonville, FL, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 11 nm from the route, at the departure end · air shows/sports · starts Thursday 15 October · ZJX
9/2934 DALLAS, TX 4 nm from the route, at the destination end · a VIP movement · ZFW
6/8646 Arlington, TX, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Friday, October 16, 2026 UTC 18 nm from the route, at the destination end · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Thursday 15 October · ZFW

Daylight

Sunset at JAX 6:59 pm EDT (22:59 UTC), at ADS 6:58 pm CDT (23:58 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:22 pm CDT (00:22 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at ADS is before sunrise there (7:29 am CDT (12:29 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 Southeast · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the southern Plains · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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: Jacksonville International, Addison Airport.