Jacksonville International to Norfolk International JAX → ORF
472 nautical miles (543 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 034°, about 040° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 2 h 25 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 75-knot tailwind), arriving about 1:30 am EDT (05:30 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now JAX is VFR, wind from the west (260°) at 8 knots; ORF is marginal VFR, wind from the west-southwest (240°) at 13 knots, gusting to 20. 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: 575 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.
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
- E170 at 15,500 ft, 13 nm southeast, 10:00 pm EDT (02:00 UTC): light chop turbulence. At the departure end, 13 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
JAX UA /OV CRG/TM 0200/FL155/TP E170/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
- Report
- a routine report filed through JAX
- Where
- over CRG
- Time
- 02:00 UTC
- Height
- at 15,500 ft
- Aircraft
- E170
- Turbulence
- occasional light chop
- PC12 at 16,000 ft, 16 nm west, 8:55 pm EDT (00:55 UTC): no turbulence, clear from 16,000 ft to 60,000 ft. At the departure end, 16 nm west 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
- 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
- E145 at 1,800 ft, 26 nm southeast, 8:38 pm EDT (00:38 UTC): a broken layer from 1,800 ft to 3,000 ft. 305 nm along the route, 26 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
ILM UA /OV ILM/TM 0038/FL018/TP E145/SK BKN018-TOP030
- Report
- a routine report filed through ILM
- Where
- over ILM
- Time
- 00:38 UTC
- Height
- at 1,800 ft
- Aircraft
- E145
- Sky
- a broken layer from 1,800 ft, tops 3,000 ft
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 eastbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: odd 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, SAV, CHS, FLO, ILM, RDU, ORF). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,500 ft | 270° at 21 kt | −11 kt | 131 kt | 3 h 36 min | 2:41 am EDT (06:41 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 280° at 20 kt | −10 kt | 130 kt | 3 h 38 min | 2:43 am EDT (06:43 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 270° at 23 kt | −12 kt | 11 °C | 132 kt | 3 h 35 min | 2:40 am EDT (06:40 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 270° at 26 kt | −16 kt | 9 °C | 136 kt | 3 h 28 min | 2:33 am EDT (06:33 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 260° at 29 kt | −21 kt | 7 °C | 141 kt | 3 h 21 min | 2:26 am EDT (06:26 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 250° at 33 kt | −26 kt | 3 °C | 146 kt | 3 h 14 min | 2:19 am EDT (06:19 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 250° at 36 kt | −29 kt | 0 °C | 149 kt | 3 h 10 min | 2:15 am EDT (06:15 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 250° at 40 kt | −33 kt | -4 °C | 153 kt | 3 h 05 min | 2:10 am EDT (06:10 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 250° at 41 kt | −34 kt | -5 °C | 154 kt | 3 h 04 min | 2:09 am EDT (06:09 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 240° at 49 kt | −43 kt | -17 °C | 163 kt | 2 h 54 min | 1:59 am EDT (05:59 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 230° at 65 kt | −63 kt | -31 °C | 183 kt | 2 h 35 min | 1:40 am EDT (05:40 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 220° at 76 kt | −75 kt | -40 °C | 195 kt | 2 h 25 min | 1:30 am EDT (05:30 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 230° at 64 kt | −62 kt | -51 °C | 182 kt | 2 h 36 min | 1:41 am EDT (05:41 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 00:00 UTC; valid on the 12th 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 | 290/14 | 300/16 17° | 280/22 14° | 280/24 8° | 250/32 -6° | 250/37 -17° | 230/50 -31° | 220/52 -41° | 220/51 -52° |
| SAV | used from 49 nm out; 41 nm from the line | 280/23 | 300/22 14° | 290/27 11° | 270/31 6° | 260/36 -5° | 260/38 -17° | 240/49 -32° | 230/68 -40° | 230/59 -51° |
| CHS | used from 147 nm out; 13 nm from the line | 280/21 | 270/23 12° | 280/28 11° | 260/35 6° | 250/41 -5° | 250/45 -16° | 230/59 -32° | 220/74 -40° | 230/67 -52° |
| FLO | used from 197 nm out; 47 nm from the line | 300/16 | 320/14 12° | 320/19 7° | 290/26 5° | 260/39 -6° | 250/45 -18° | 230/62 -32° | 230/83 -40° | 230/64 -51° |
| ILM | used from 246 nm out; 37 nm from the line | 270/22 | 270/23 11° | 260/35 10° | 240/41 6° | 240/49 -5° | 240/61 -16° | 230/74 -30° | 220/79 -40° | 230/71 -51° |
| RDU | used from 344 nm out; 68 nm from the line | 280/33 | 300/23 11° | 300/28 8° | 290/28 4° | 260/41 -6° | 240/52 -18° | 230/66 -31° | 230/76 -39° | 240/52 -49° |
| ORF | used from 393 nm out; 54 nm from the line | 250/24 | 230/32 11° | 220/37 10° | 220/37 6° | 230/47 -5° | 230/62 -17° | 220/89 -30° | 220/93 -40° | 230/77 -51° |
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 8 knots | 10+ mi | none | 29 ft | 10:56 pm EDT (02:56 UTC) |
| SSI St Simons Island, GA | 39 nm out, 10 nm northwest of the line | VFR | from the west (260°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 18 ft | 02:55 UTC |
| BQK Brunswick, GA | 49 nm out, 17 nm west of the line | VFR | from the west-southwest (240°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 25 ft | 02:55 UTC |
| HXD Hilton Head Island, SC | 118 nm out, 17 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 19 ft | 02:55 UTC |
| CHS Charleston, SC | 167 nm out, 12 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 4,500 feet, a few clouds at 25,000 feet | from the west-southwest (240°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 46 ft | 02:56 UTC |
| GGE Georgetown, SC | 206 nm out, 3 nm east of the line | VFR | from the west-southwest (240°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 39 ft | 02:55 UTC |
| MYR Myrtle Beach, SC | 236 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the southwest (230°) at 10 knots, gusting to 14 | 10+ mi | none | 25 ft | 02:53 UTC |
| DPL Kenansville, NC | 324 nm out, 5 nm north of the line | VFR | from the southwest (230°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | none | 136 ft | 02:55 UTC |
| ISO Kinston, NC | 354 nm out, 2 nm east of the line, tower | VFR | from the southwest (230°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | none | 92 ft | 02:55 UTC |
| MCZ Williamston, NC | 393 nm out, 1 nm north of the line | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 4,600 feet | from the southwest (230°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | none | 74 ft | 02:55 UTC |
| ECG Elizabeth City, NC | 442 nm out, 24 nm southeast of the line, tower | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,700 feet, scattered clouds at 4,300 feet, a broken layer at 5,500 feet | from the southwest (230°) at 14 knots, gusting to 22 | 10+ mi | 5,500 ft | 10 ft | 02:54 UTC |
| ORF Norfolk, VA | destination | marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 2,400 feet, a broken layer at 3,000 feet, overcast at 6,500 feet | from the west-southwest (240°) at 13 knots, gusting to 20 | 10+ mi | 3,000 ft | 26 ft | 10:51 pm EDT (02:51 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 136 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At ORF when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:30 am EDT (05:30 UTC)
Wind from the southwest at 11 knots, gusting to 17, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for ORF
- From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 12 knots, gusting to 19, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, a broken layer at 2,000 feet
- From Sun 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 11 knots, gusting to 17, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet
- From Mon 4:00 am EDT (08:00 UTC): wind from the west at 11 knots, gusting to 17, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 1,200 feet
- From Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 13 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,200 feet
- From Mon 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 13 knots, gusting to 21, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,000 feet
- From Mon 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the north at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet
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
- 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
- 6/8508 Johnsontown, NC 13 nm from the route, 295 nm along the route · security · ZDC
Daylight
Sunset at JAX 6:59 pm EDT (22:59 UTC), at ORF 6:32 pm EDT (22:32 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:58 pm EDT (22:58 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at ORF is before sunrise there (7:09 am EDT (11:09 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, Norfolk International.