Jacksonville International to Portland International JAX → PDX
2,107 nautical miles (2,425 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 307°, about 313° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 19 h 20 min at the quickest height in today's winds (10,500 ft, a 11-knot headwind), arriving about 9:23 pm PDT (04:23 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now JAX is VFR, wind from the west (270°) at 5 knots; PDX 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: 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 28,000 ft to 41,000 ft. Over the first 50 nm of the route.
- 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 route from 699 to 1138 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 34,000 ft to 43,000 ft. Over the route from 1268 to 1478 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: 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 route from 1278 to 1468 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 1308 to 1438 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1378 to 1967 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots). Over the route from 1378 to 1428 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 1438 to 1778 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1538 to 1797 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the last 369 nm of the route.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 1787 to 1937 nm out.
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
No pilot reports within 50 nautical miles of the line in the last three hours.
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 16 forecast points nearest it (JAX, CSG, BHM, HSV, MEM, SGF, MKC, SLN, GLD, BFF, LND, PIH, BOI, LWS, RDM, PDX). 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 | 270° at 17 kt | +15 kt | 0 °C | 105 kt | 20 h 04 min | 10:07 pm PDT (05:07 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 280° at 16 kt | +15 kt | 12 °C | 105 kt | 20 h 04 min | 10:07 pm PDT (05:07 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 270° at 13 kt | +12 kt | 8 °C | 108 kt | 19 h 31 min | 9:34 pm PDT (04:34 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 260° at 14 kt | +11 kt | 5 °C | 109 kt | 19 h 20 min | 9:23 pm PDT (04:23 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 250° at 15 kt | +11 kt | 1 °C | 109 kt | 19 h 20 min | 9:23 pm PDT (04:23 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 250° at 18 kt | +12 kt | -3 °C | 108 kt | 19 h 31 min | 9:34 pm PDT (04:34 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 250° at 20 kt | +14 kt | -7 °C | 106 kt | 19 h 53 min | 9:56 pm PDT (04:56 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 250° at 21 kt | +15 kt | -10 °C | 105 kt | 20 h 04 min | 10:07 pm PDT (05:07 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 250° at 25 kt | +17 kt | -22 °C | 103 kt | 20 h 27 min | 10:30 pm PDT (05:30 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 260° at 38 kt | +33 kt | -32 °C | 87 kt | 24 h 13 min | 2:16 am PDT (09:16 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 270° at 41 kt | +37 kt | -38 °C | 83 kt | 25 h 23 min | 3:26 am PDT (10:26 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 260° at 35 kt | +32 kt | -47 °C | 88 kt | 23 h 57 min | 2:00 am PDT (09:00 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; 81 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; 42 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; 55 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 399 nm out; 76 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° |
| SGF | used from 599 nm out; 86 nm from the line | 230/37 | 260/20 15° | 250/16 13° | 250/15 8° | 260/28 -7° | 250/31 -17° | 280/59 -31° | 280/59 -39° | 290/55 -50° |
| MKC | used from 799 nm out; 79 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° |
| SLN | used from 849 nm out; 57 nm from the line | 230/49 | 240/41 22° | 230/26 15° | 220/21 7° | 240/38 -8° | 240/44 -21° | 260/77 -29° | 270/70 -36° | 270/63 -48° |
| GLD | used from 1049 nm out; 74 nm from the line | 260/37 | 260/25 14° | 250/27 8° | 230/36 -8° | 230/49 -21° | 250/71 -30° | 260/82 -36° | 250/73 -48° | |
| BFF | used from 1198 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 280/28 | 260/39 11° | 240/34 5° | 210/38 -11° | 210/52 -22° | 230/61 -31° | 230/61 -36° | 240/56 -45° | |
| LND | used from 1348 nm out; 115 nm from the line | 240/10 3° | 240/30 0° | 220/42 -13° | 230/52 -23° | 220/54 -33° | 220/52 -36° | 220/53 -44° | ||
| PIH | used from 1598 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 070/8 | 150/19 1° | 180/32 -4° | 210/44 -17° | 210/37 -28° | 210/74 -31° | 220/68 -35° | 220/60 -43° | |
| BOI | used from 1748 nm out; 69 nm from the line | 320/11 1° | 280/8 -5° | 220/14 -11° | 200/60 -19° | 190/66 -31° | 210/46 -32° | 220/50 -33° | 220/43 -39° | |
| LWS | used from 1897 nm out; 103 nm from the line | L/V | 340/5 -3° | L/V -6° | 040/7 -10° | 100/23 -22° | 180/30 -31° | 190/11 -34° | 200/11 -36° | 220/23 -40° |
| RDM | used from 1947 nm out; 88 nm from the line | 360/14 -2° | 020/25 -8° | 360/34 -13° | 360/75 -16° | 360/88 -25° | 360/80 -39° | 350/47 -42° | 360/11 -43° | |
| PDX | used from 2047 nm out; 35 nm from the line | L/V | 340/8 0° | 360/12 -6° | 010/30 -7° | 360/62 -15° | 360/67 -26° | 360/68 -40° | 350/61 -48° | 340/26 -44° |
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 (270°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 29 ft | 4:56 am EDT (08:56 UTC) |
| CSG Columbus, GA | 210 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 397 ft | 08:51 UTC |
| BHM Birmingham, AL | 320 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 650 ft | 08:53 UTC |
| NQA Millington, TN | 509 nm out, 5 nm east of the line, tower | reported, no category | calm | 10+ mi | none | 322 ft | 08:55 UTC |
| SGF Springfield, MO | 709 nm out, 10 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (170°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,268 ft | 08:52 UTC |
| SLN Salina, KS | 929 nm out, 8 nm southwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (190°) at 17 knots, gusting to 25 | 10+ mi | none | 1,288 ft | 08:53 UTC |
| IML Imperial, NE | 1138 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line | VFR | from the south-southwest (200°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 3,276 ft | 08:53 UTC |
| CYS Cheyenne, WY | 1288 nm out, 23 nm southwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the west (260°) at 20 knots, gusting to 29 | 10+ mi | none | 6,159 ft | 08:53 UTC |
| IDA Idaho Falls, ID | 1638 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line, tower | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,400 feet | calm | 10+ mi | 1,400 ft | 4,743 ft | 08:53 UTC |
| AOC Arco, ID | 1698 nm out, 18 nm south of the line | no report just now | 5,334 ft | ||||
| BKE Baker City, OR | 1897 nm out, 2 nm northwest of the line | marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 2,900 feet | variable at 5 knots | 10+ mi | 2,900 ft | 3,373 ft | 08:53 UTC |
| PDX Portland, OR | destination | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 30 ft | 1:53 am PDT (08:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 6,159 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At PDX when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:23 pm PDT (04:23 UTC)
Wind from the west-northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The whole forecast for PDX
- From Sun 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 3:00 pm PDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
The forecast for JAX, the departure
- From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 11 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 3,500 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
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 PDX 6:28 pm PDT (01:28 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:58 pm PDT (01:58 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at PDX is after sunset there (6:30 pm PDT (01:30 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, Portland International.