Plan a flight · Mon 12:01 pm EDT (16:01 UTC)

Jacksonville International to East Texas Regional JAX → GGG

676 nautical miles (778 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 283°, about 289° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 5 h 56 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 6-knot headwind), arriving about 4:57 pm CDT (21:57 UTC). Right now JAX is VFR, wind from the west-northwest (300°) at 12 knots, gusting to 26; GGG is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (150°) 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

AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 30,000 ft to 41,000 ft. Over the first 70 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 JAX.

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

B737 at 34,000 ft, 36 nm north, 11:01 am EDT (15:01 UTC): moderate turbulence. At the departure end, 36 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SSI UA /OV SSI/TM 1501/FL340/TP B737/TB MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through SSI
Where
over SSI
Time
15:01 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
moderate
TBM9 at 17,000 ft, 37 nm southeast, 11:41 am EDT (15:41 UTC): no turbulence. At the departure end, 37 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SGJ UA /OV SGJ/TM 1541/FL170/TP TBM9/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through SGJ
Where
over SGJ
Time
15:41 UTC
Height
at 17,000 ft
Aircraft
TBM9
Turbulence
none
A21N at 34,000 ft, 49 nm southeast, 9:30 am EDT (13:30 UTC): light chop turbulence. At the departure end, 49 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SGJ UA /OV SGJ090020/TM 1330/FL340/TP A21N/TB INTMT LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through SGJ
Where
20 nm east (090°) of SGJ
Time
13:30 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
A21N
Turbulence
intermittent light chop
B738 at 34,000 ft, 36 nm north, 9:09 am EDT (13:09 UTC): light to moderate turbulence. 40 nm along the route, 36 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AMG UA /OV AMG145023/TM 1309/FL340/TP B738/TB LGT OCNL MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through AMG
Where
23 nm southeast (145°) of AMG
Time
13:09 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
light occasional moderate
BE20 at 21,000 ft, 26 nm south, 11:02 am EDT (15:02 UTC): light chop turbulence. 50 nm along the route, 26 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LCQ UA /OV LCQ300010/TM 1502/FL210/TP BE20/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through LCQ
Where
10 nm northwest (300°) of LCQ
Time
15:02 UTC
Height
at 21,000 ft
Aircraft
BE20
Turbulence
occasional light chop
BCS3 at 22,000 ft, 25 nm south, 9:55 am EDT (13:55 UTC): light chop turbulence. 80 nm along the route, 25 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
VLD UA /OV VLD180025/TM 1355/FL220/TP BCS3/TB INTMT LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through VLD
Where
25 nm south (180°) of VLD
Time
13:55 UTC
Height
at 22,000 ft
Aircraft
BCS3
Turbulence
intermittent light chop
BE36 at 8,000 ft, 7 nm southeast, 9:40 am EDT (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. 388 nm along the route, 7 nm southeast 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
F900 at 39,000 ft, 25 nm north, 11:38 am EDT (15:38 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: zfw. 547 nm along the route, 25 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MLU UA /OV MLU/TM 1538/FL390/TP F900/TB NEG/RM ZFW
```
Report
a routine report filed through MLU
Where
over MLU
Time
15:38 UTC
Height
at 39,000 ft
Aircraft
F900
Turbulence
none
Remarks
zfw

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 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 6 forecast points nearest it (JAX, TLH, MGM, MOB, JAN, SHV). 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 5 kt	+6 kt		114 kt	5 h 56 min	4:57 pm CDT (21:57 UTC)
6,500 ft	280° at 6 kt	+7 kt	17 °C	113 kt	5 h 59 min	5:00 pm CDT (22:00 UTC)
8,500 ft	290° at 7 kt	+8 kt	13 °C	112 kt	6 h 02 min	5:03 pm CDT (22:03 UTC)
10,500 ft	290° at 9 kt	+10 kt	9 °C	110 kt	6 h 09 min	5:10 pm CDT (22:10 UTC)
12,500 ft	290° at 12 kt	+12 kt	5 °C	108 kt	6 h 16 min	5:17 pm CDT (22:17 UTC)
14,500 ft	300° at 12 kt	+12 kt	1 °C	108 kt	6 h 16 min	5:17 pm CDT (22:17 UTC)
16,500 ft	300° at 13 kt	+12 kt	-2 °C	108 kt	6 h 16 min	5:17 pm CDT (22:17 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	300° at 13 kt	+12 kt	-5 °C	108 kt	6 h 16 min	5:17 pm CDT (22:17 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	310° at 14 kt	+12 kt	-16 °C	108 kt	6 h 16 min	5:17 pm CDT (22:17 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	330° at 29 kt	+17 kt	-30 °C	103 kt	6 h 34 min	5:35 pm CDT (22:35 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	340° at 34 kt	+20 kt	-40 °C	100 kt	6 h 46 min	5:47 pm CDT (22:47 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	340° at 31 kt	+13 kt	-51 °C	107 kt	6 h 19 min	5:20 pm CDT (22:20 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
JAX	used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line	320/17	330/21 17°	320/21 14°	310/23 8°	340/19 -6°	360/26 -19°	010/44 -30°	360/35 -41°	330/22 -50°
TLH	used from 50 nm out; 68 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°
MGM	used from 199 nm out; 66 nm from the line	350/14	320/18 17°	320/17 11°	300/14 5°	330/13 -5°	310/12 -17°	330/29 -30°	340/40 -40°	350/32 -50°
MOB	used from 298 nm out; 56 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°
JAN	used from 398 nm out; 33 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°
SHV	used from 547 nm out; 61 nm from the line	200/17	190/28 18°	200/15 13°	250/12 7°	260/28 -7°	280/22 -14°	290/29 -29°	310/33 -39°	340/27 -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	from the west-northwest (300°) at 12 knots, gusting to 26	10+ mi	none	29 ft	11:56 am EDT (15:56 UTC)
HOE Homerville, GA	60 nm out, 21 nm north of the line	no report just now				186 ft
VLD Valdosta, GA	80 nm out, 4 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	from the north-northwest (340°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	203 ft	15:53 UTC
DHN Dothan, AL	199 nm out, 8 nm north of the line, tower	reported, no category	from the northwest (310°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	400 ft	14:50 UTC
EDN Enterprise, AL	219 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line	VFR	from the north-northwest (340°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	360 ft	15:55 UTC
MVC Monroeville, AL	298 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line	no report just now				419 ft
LUL Laurel, MS	388 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line	VFR	from the west (280°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	238 ft	15:55 UTC
JVW Raymond, MS	457 nm out, 23 nm north of the line	VFR	variable at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	247 ft	15:55 UTC
VKS Vicksburg, MS	487 nm out, 16 nm north of the line	VFR	from the southwest (220°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	107 ft	15:35 UTC
MLU Monroe, LA	547 nm out, 24 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (210°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	78 ft	15:53 UTC
SHV Shreveport, LA	637 nm out, 10 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 10,000 feet	from the south (190°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	257 ft	15:56 UTC
GGG Longview, TX	destination	VFR	from the south-southeast (150°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	none	365 ft	10:53 am CDT (15:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 419 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At GGG when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:57 pm CDT (21:57 UTC)

Wind from the south at 13 knots, gusting to 21, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for GGG

From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the south at 13 knots, gusting to 21, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Tue 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the south at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,500 feet

The forecast for JAX, the departure

From Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 13 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 3,500 feet, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 9:00 pm EDT (01:00 UTC): wind calm, 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
6/8902 MAYPORT, FL, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 through Saturday, October 17, 2026 Local 11 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · starts tomorrow · ZJX

Daylight

Sunset at JAX 6:59 pm EDT (22:59 UTC), at GGG 6:49 pm CDT (23:49 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:14 pm CDT (00:14 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, East Texas Regional.