Plan a flight · Tue 12:55 am EDT (04:55 UTC)

Jacksonville International to Northeast Alabama Regional JAX → GAD

306 nautical miles (352 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 314°, about 320° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 2 h 44 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 8-knot headwind), arriving about 2:39 am CDT (07:39 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now JAX is VFR, wind calm; GAD is VFR, wind from the north (010°) at 7 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.

Turbulence No turbulence warning in force along the route. No pilot has reported turbulence near the line in the last three hours. The government's turbulence forecast map ↗

Icing No icing warning in force along the route. No pilot has reported icing near the line in the last three hours. The freezing level is about 15,500 ft (from the winds-aloft temperatures), so icing is possible in cloud above that. The government's icing forecast map ↗

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

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 4 forecast points nearest it (JAX, CSG, ATL, BHM). 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	350° at 10 kt	+8 kt		112 kt	2 h 44 min	2:39 am CDT (07:39 UTC)
6,500 ft	360° at 11 kt	+8 kt	16 °C	112 kt	2 h 44 min	2:39 am CDT (07:39 UTC)
8,500 ft	360° at 13 kt	+9 kt	13 °C	111 kt	2 h 45 min	2:40 am CDT (07:40 UTC)
10,500 ft	360° at 12 kt	+8 kt	10 °C	112 kt	2 h 44 min	2:39 am CDT (07:39 UTC)
12,500 ft	350° at 10 kt	+8 kt	7 °C	112 kt	2 h 44 min	2:39 am CDT (07:39 UTC)
14,500 ft	340° at 11 kt	+10 kt	3 °C	110 kt	2 h 47 min	2:42 am CDT (07:42 UTC)
16,500 ft	330° at 12 kt	+12 kt	-2 °C	108 kt	2 h 50 min	2:45 am CDT (07:45 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	320° at 13 kt	+13 kt	-5 °C	107 kt	2 h 52 min	2:47 am CDT (07:47 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	300° at 25 kt	+25 kt	-18 °C	95 kt	3 h 13 min	3:08 am CDT (08:08 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	340° at 43 kt	+40 kt	-31 °C	80 kt	3 h 50 min	3:45 am CDT (08:45 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	350° at 51 kt	+43 kt	-39 °C	77 kt	3 h 58 min	3:53 am CDT (08:53 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	350° at 44 kt	+36 kt	-50 °C	84 kt	3 h 39 min	3:34 am CDT (08:34 UTC)

Based on data from the 13th at 00:00 UTC; valid on the 13th 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
JAX	used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line	020/13	030/8 16°	020/13 12°	360/12 9°	360/10 -5°	340/22 -18°	330/27 -32°	340/34 -40°	350/34 -50°
CSG	used from 99 nm out; 85 nm from the line	320/9	350/13 18°	350/15 12°	360/9 8°	310/16 -5°	290/28 -18°	340/51 -30°	350/59 -38°	350/48 -50°
ATL	used from 247 nm out; 58 nm from the line	320/11	340/11 16°	350/12 12°	340/8 7°	300/18 -6°	300/33 -18°	330/52 -30°	340/61 -38°	340/50 -50°
BHM	used from 296 nm out; 42 nm from the line	250/11	320/15 18°	310/16 12°	310/13 7°	290/14 -6°	290/30 -17°	330/54 -29°	340/58 -38°	340/48 -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
JAX Jacksonville, FL	departure	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	29 ft	11:56 pm EDT (03:56 UTC)
AYS Waycross, GA	59 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line	VFR	calm	7 mi	none	141 ft	04:35 UTC
EZM Eastman, GA	128 nm out, 24 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	calm	7 mi	none	303 ft	05:15 UTC
CKF Cordele, GA	138 nm out, 9 nm southwest of the line	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 5,000 feet, a broken layer at 8,000 feet, a broken layer at 10,000 feet Weather: nearby thunderstorms	calm	10+ mi	5,000 ft	309 ft	22:30 UTC
PIM Pine Mountain, GA	217 nm out, 10 nm southwest of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	902 ft	04:35 UTC
LGC Lagrange, GA	227 nm out, 9 nm southwest of the line	low IFR Sky: sky obscured at 500 feet Weather: fog	calm	0.5 mi	500 ft	693 ft	04:35 UTC
ANB Anniston, AL	286 nm out, 10 nm south of the line	VFR	calm	9 mi	none	612 ft	03:53 UTC
GAD Gadsden, AL	destination	VFR	from the north (010°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	569 ft	10:56 am CDT (15:56 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 902 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

The codes as issued, and in English, for every airport in the table

JAX Jacksonville, FL

the observation and the forecast as issued, and in English

METAR KJAX 130356Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 21/19 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP166 T02060194 $

METAR: a routine hourly observation
KJAX: the station, KJAX
130356Z: observed 11:56 pm EDT (03:56 UTC)
00000KT: wind calm
10SM: visibility 10 miles
CLR: clear skies
21/19: temperature 21 °C (70 °F), dew point 19 °C (66 °F)
A3002: altimeter setting 30.02 inches of mercury
RMK: remarks follow
AO2: automated station with a precipitation sensor
SLP166: sea-level pressure 1016.6 hPa
T02060194: temperature 20.6 °C (69 °F), dew point 19.4 °C (67 °F)
$: the station needs maintenance

TAF KJAX 122330Z 1300/1324 VRB02KT P6SM SKC FM131300 01005KT P6SM SKC FM131600 04008KT P6SM FEW035

TAF: a terminal aerodrome forecast: the weather expected at the airport, usually for the next 24 or 30 hours
KJAX: the station, KJAX
122330Z: issued 7:30 pm EDT (23:30 UTC)
1300/1324 VRB02KT P6SM SKC: valid from Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC) to Tue 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
FM131300 01005KT P6SM SKC: from Tue 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the north at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
FM131600 04008KT P6SM FEW035: from Tue 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 3,500 feet

AYS Waycross, GA