Jacksonville International to Kansas City International JAX → MCI
830 nautical miles (955 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 313°, about 319° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 7 h 45 min at the quickest height in today's winds (10,500 ft, a 13-knot headwind), arriving about 11:48 am CDT (16:48 UTC). 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: 21 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 28,000 ft to 41,000 ft. Over the first 50 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist, fog). Over the route from 340 to 350 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: 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 140 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
Not fetched just now.
Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 08:00–15:00 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 8 forecast points nearest it (JAX, CSG, BHM, HSV, MEM, CGI, COU, MKC). 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 18 kt | +17 kt | 103 kt | 8 h 03 min | 12:06 pm CDT (17:06 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 300° at 14 kt | +14 kt | 15 °C | 106 kt | 7 h 50 min | 11:53 am CDT (16:53 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 300° at 14 kt | +14 kt | 12 °C | 106 kt | 7 h 50 min | 11:53 am CDT (16:53 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 290° at 14 kt | +13 kt | 9 °C | 107 kt | 7 h 45 min | 11:48 am CDT (16:48 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 290° at 14 kt | +14 kt | 5 °C | 106 kt | 7 h 50 min | 11:53 am CDT (16:53 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 290° at 17 kt | +16 kt | 1 °C | 104 kt | 7 h 59 min | 12:02 pm CDT (17:02 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 290° at 19 kt | +19 kt | -3 °C | 101 kt | 8 h 13 min | 12:16 pm CDT (17:16 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 300° at 21 kt | +21 kt | -6 °C | 99 kt | 8 h 23 min | 12:26 pm CDT (17:26 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 290° at 23 kt | +22 kt | -18 °C | 98 kt | 8 h 28 min | 12:31 pm CDT (17:31 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 300° at 39 kt | +39 kt | -32 °C | 81 kt | 10 h 15 min | 2:18 pm CDT (19:18 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 300° at 44 kt | +44 kt | -40 °C | 76 kt | 10 h 55 min | 2:58 pm CDT (19:58 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 310° at 38 kt | +38 kt | -51 °C | 82 kt | 10 h 07 min | 2:10 pm CDT (19:10 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 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 | 310/22 | 310/19 16° | 300/22 14° | 290/25 8° | 300/25 -7° | 300/24 -18° | 270/20 -33° | 260/25 -41° | 290/17 -51° |
| CSG | used from 100 nm out; 83 nm from the line | 330/27 | 340/28 16° | 350/28 11° | 330/17 6° | 340/25 -6° | 350/33 -18° | 330/46 -32° | 340/45 -41° | 350/31 -52° |
| BHM | used from 250 nm out; 53 nm from the line | 310/19 | 310/15 16° | 320/19 11° | 330/15 5° | 330/23 -5° | 320/14 -18° | 320/36 -32° | 330/44 -40° | 340/36 -51° |
| HSV | used from 350 nm out; 22 nm from the line | 300/20 | 310/14 16° | 310/18 10° | 310/15 4° | 320/19 -5° | 290/16 -18° | 320/36 -32° | 320/47 -41° | 330/42 -50° |
| MEM | used from 450 nm out; 70 nm from the line | 250/19 | 260/19 17° | 270/20 12° | 270/16 6° | 270/21 -6° | 290/27 -17° | 300/37 -30° | 300/49 -40° | 310/40 -51° |
| CGI | used from 500 nm out; 60 nm from the line | 260/22 | 250/15 15° | 250/13 11° | 250/16 6° | 270/29 -7° | 280/30 -18° | 290/40 -31° | 290/55 -40° | 300/51 -51° |
| COU | used from 650 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 250/36 | 260/14 16° | 250/5 12° | 260/12 6° | 260/24 -7° | 260/35 -19° | 280/58 -31° | 280/62 -40° | 290/60 -49° |
| MKC | used from 750 nm out; 45 nm from the line | 240/49 | 240/21 20° | 220/19 13° | 230/21 6° | 260/26 -7° | 250/37 -19° | 270/66 -31° | 270/65 -38° | 280/60 -48° |
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 | no report just now | 29 ft | ||||
| DQH Douglas, GA | 80 nm out, 5 nm north of the line | no report just now | 256 ft | ||||
| FZG Fitzgerald, GA | 110 nm out, 3 nm south of the line | no report just now | 364 ft | ||||
| CSG Columbus, GA | 200 nm out, 23 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 397 ft | ||||
| ANB Anniston, AL | 280 nm out, 4 nm west of the line | no report just now | 612 ft | ||||
| HSV Huntsville, AL | 360 nm out, 14 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 628 ft | ||||
| MKL Jackson, TN | 480 nm out, 10 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 434 ft | ||||
| DYR Dyersburg, TN | 510 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 337 ft | ||||
| PYN Piedmont, MO | 600 nm out, 9 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 466 ft | ||||
| TBN Fort Leonard Wood, MO | 680 nm out, 4 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,159 ft | ||||
| RCM Warrensburg, MO | 780 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 797 ft | ||||
| MCI Kansas City, MO | destination | no report just now | 1,027 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,159 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At MCI when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:48 am CDT (16:48 UTC)
MCI has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
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
- 6/6783 Perry, GA, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 19, 2026 UTC 14 nm from the route, 160 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 19 October · ZTL
Daylight
Sunset at JAX 6:59 pm EDT (22:59 UTC), at MCI 6:44 pm CDT (23:44 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:11 pm CDT (00:11 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: Jacksonville International, Kansas City International.