Plan a flight · Mon 9:08 am EDT (13:08 UTC)

Jacksonville International to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International JAX → MSY

445 nautical miles (513 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 268°, about 274° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 46 min at the quickest height in today's winds (6,500 ft, a 2-knot headwind), arriving about 11:54 am CDT (16:54 UTC). Right now JAX is VFR, wind from the west-northwest (290°) at 7 knots; MSY is VFR, wind calm. 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: 141 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 129 nm of the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, mist, fog). Over the last 20 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

C525 at 28,000 ft, 13 nm southeast, 8:53 am EDT (12:53 UTC): no turbulence. At the departure end, 13 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CRG UA /OV CRG/TM 1253/FL280/TP C525/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through CRG
Where
over CRG
Time
12:53 UTC
Height
at 28,000 ft
Aircraft
C525
Turbulence
none
C182 at 8,000 ft, 47 nm north, 6:45 am EDT (10:45 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, clear from 8,000 ft to 60,000 ft. 30 nm along the route, 47 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AYS UA /OV AYS090015/TM 1045/FL080/TP C182/SK SKC/TB NEG/IC NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through AYS
Where
15 nm east (090°) of AYS
Time
10:45 UTC
Height
at 8,000 ft
Aircraft
C182
Sky
clear
Turbulence
none
Icing
none
A321 at 36,000 ft, 5 nm northeast, 8:49 am EDT (12:49 UTC): no turbulence. 49 nm along the route, 5 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GNV UA /OV TAY/TM 1249/FL360/TP A321/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through GNV
Where
over TAY
Time
12:49 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
none
TBM8 at 29,000 ft, 11 nm southwest, 8:20 am EDT (12:20 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: smooth. 49 nm along the route, 11 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GNV UA /OV TAY220015/TM 1220/FL290/TP TBM8/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH
```
Report
a routine report filed through GNV
Where
15 nm southwest (220°) of TAY
Time
12:20 UTC
Height
at 29,000 ft
Aircraft
TBM8
Turbulence
none
Remarks
smooth
B737 at 33,000 ft, 48 nm south, 8:58 am EDT (12:58 UTC): light turbulence. 59 nm along the route, 48 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GNV UA /OV GNV270030/TM 1258/FL330/TP B737/TB CONS LGT
```
Report
a routine report filed through GNV
Where
30 nm west (270°) of GNV
Time
12:58 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
continuous light
UAL2307 at 34,000 ft, 35 nm south, 8:37 am EDT (12:37 UTC): light chop turbulence, wind 130° at 47 knots. 99 nm along the route, 35 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ARP UAL2307 2951N 08333W 1237 F340 130/047KT TB LGT CHOP IC
```
Report
a routine report filed through ARP
B739 at 34,000 ft, 19 nm south, 6:53 am EDT (10:53 UTC): light to moderate turbulence. 99 nm along the route, 19 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TLH UA /OV SZW120050/TM 1053/FL340/TP B739/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
50 nm southeast (120°) of SZW
Time
10:53 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
B739
Turbulence
continuous light occasional moderate
B752 at 35,000 ft, 9 nm southeast, 8:38 am EDT (12:38 UTC): light chop turbulence. 119 nm along the route, 9 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TLH UA /OV SZW120030/TM 1238/FL350/TP B752/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
30 nm southeast (120°) of SZW
Time
12:38 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
B752
Turbulence
occasional light chop
E55P at 25,000 ft, 48 nm south, 6:45 am EDT (10:45 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence. 119 nm along the route, 48 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TLH UA /OV TLH165050/TM 1045/FL250/TP E55P/TB CONS LGT-MOD CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
50 nm south (165°) of TLH
Time
10:45 UTC
Height
at 25,000 ft
Aircraft
E55P
Turbulence
continuous light to moderate chop
E55P at 1,000 ft, 1 nm east, 7:04 am EDT (11:04 UTC): clear, remarks: fog. 139 nm along the route, 1 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TLH UA /OV TLH/TM 1104/FL010/TP E55P/SK CLR/RM FG
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
over TLH
Time
11:04 UTC
Height
at 1,000 ft
Aircraft
E55P
Sky
clear
Remarks
fog
M20P at 10,000 ft, 13 nm north, 8:53 am EDT (12:53 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: smooth. 178 nm along the route, 13 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TLH UA /OV SZW270040/TM 1253/FL100/TP M20P/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
40 nm west (270°) of SZW
Time
12:53 UTC
Height
at 10,000 ft
Aircraft
M20P
Turbulence
none
Remarks
smooth
B737 at 40,000 ft, 36 nm north, 7:48 am EDT (11:48 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. 337 nm along the route, 36 nm north 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
C25A at 41,000 ft, 19 nm north, 7:05 am EDT (11:05 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. 406 nm along the route, 19 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
HSA UA /OV KPCU314014/TM 1105/FL410/TP C25A/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through HSA
Where
14 nm northwest (314°) of KPCU
Time
11:05 UTC
Height
at 41,000 ft
Aircraft
C25A
Turbulence
occasional light chop
Remarks
zhu
B738 at 40,000 ft, 0 nm northeast, 7:03 am EDT (11:03 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. At the destination end, 0 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MSY UA /OV KHRV067024/TM 1103/FL400/TP B738/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through MSY
Where
24 nm northeast (067°) of KHRV
Time
11:03 UTC
Height
at 40,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
continuous light chop
Remarks
zhu

1 more routine reports are on the map.

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 4 forecast points nearest it (JAX, TLH, MOB, MSY). 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	340° at 12 kt	+3 kt		117 kt	3 h 48 min	11:56 am CDT (16:56 UTC)
6,500 ft	350° at 13 kt	+2 kt	16 °C	118 kt	3 h 46 min	11:54 am CDT (16:54 UTC)
8,500 ft	350° at 13 kt	+2 kt	12 °C	118 kt	3 h 46 min	11:54 am CDT (16:54 UTC)
10,500 ft	330° at 10 kt	+5 kt	9 °C	115 kt	3 h 52 min	12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC)
12,500 ft	300° at 9 kt	+8 kt	5 °C	112 kt	3 h 58 min	12:06 pm CDT (17:06 UTC)
14,500 ft	310° at 13 kt	+9 kt	1 °C	111 kt	4 h 01 min	12:09 pm CDT (17:09 UTC)
16,500 ft	320° at 16 kt	+11 kt	-3 °C	109 kt	4 h 05 min	12:13 pm CDT (17:13 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	320° at 19 kt	+12 kt	-6 °C	108 kt	4 h 07 min	12:15 pm CDT (17:15 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	330° at 27 kt	+11 kt	-17 °C	109 kt	4 h 05 min	12:13 pm CDT (17:13 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	340° at 33 kt	+11 kt	-32 °C	109 kt	4 h 05 min	12:13 pm CDT (17:13 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	350° at 39 kt	+4 kt	-41 °C	116 kt	3 h 50 min	11:58 am CDT (16:58 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	340° at 33 kt	+7 kt	-52 °C	113 kt	3 h 56 min	12:04 pm CDT (17:04 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°
TLH	used from 49 nm out; 64 nm from the line	340/23	350/26 17°	350/21 11°	300/13 6°	320/25 -6°	340/35 -16°	350/44 -32°	360/51 -42°	350/33 -52°
MOB	used from 247 nm out; 73 nm from the line	L/V	L/V 18°	020/8 11°	L/V 6°	330/12 -5°	330/23 -17°	330/30 -32°	350/39 -41°	340/40 -53°
MSY	used from 396 nm out; 25 nm from the line	150/9	140/8 18°	L/V 13°	L/V 6°	320/15 -5°	310/16 -16°	320/32 -31°	340/35 -40°	350/34 -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	from the west-northwest (290°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	29 ft	8:56 am EDT (12:56 UTC)
LCQ Lake City, FL	49 nm out, 17 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the northwest (310°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	200 ft	12:55 UTC
FPY Perry, FL	99 nm out, 22 nm south of the line	VFR	from the northwest (320°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	44 ft	12:55 UTC
TLH Tallahassee, FL	139 nm out, 1 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	83 ft	12:53 UTC
ECP Panama City, FL	208 nm out, 5 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	from the northwest (310°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	68 ft	12:53 UTC
DTS Destin, FL	247 nm out, 7 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the north-northwest (330°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	22 ft	12:53 UTC
JKA Gulf Shores, AL	307 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	17 ft	12:55 UTC
PQL Pascagoula, MS	356 nm out, 20 nm north of the line, tower	VFR Weather: mist	calm	6 mi	none	16 ft	12:53 UTC
GPT Gulfport, MS	386 nm out, 19 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	28 ft	12:53 UTC
HSA Bay St Louis, MS	406 nm out, 19 nm north of the line, tower	marginal VFR Weather: fog	calm	3 mi	none	22 ft	12:50 UTC
MSY New Orleans, LA	destination	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,000 feet, a few clouds at 25,000 feet	calm	10+ mi	none	3 ft	7:53 am CDT (12:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 200 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At MSY when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:54 am CDT (16:54 UTC)

Wind from the southeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR

The whole forecast for MSY

From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

The forecast for JAX, the departure

From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the west at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 10:30 am EDT (14:30 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 15, 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 7 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 MSY 6:33 pm CDT (23:33 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:57 pm CDT (23:57 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, 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, Louis Armstrong New Orleans International.