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Jacksonville International to South Bend International JAX → SBN

709 nautical miles (816 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 343°, about 349° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 6 h 34 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 12-knot headwind), arriving about 5:32 pm EDT (21:32 UTC). Right now JAX is VFR, wind from the west-northwest (290°) at 8 knots; SBN is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 8 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 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft. Over the route from 260 to 320 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, mist). Over the route from 390 to 500 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

urgent C680 descending, 47 nm east, 9:32 am EDT (13:32 UTC): remarks: low-level wind shear a 10-knot gain of airspeed knots during the descent runway 35 avl. 300 nm along the route, 47 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AVL UUA /OV AVL/TM 1332/FLDURD/TP C680/RM LLWS +10 KT DURD RY35 AVL
```
Report
an urgent report filed through AVL
Where
over AVL
Time
13:32 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
C680
Remarks
low-level wind shear a 10-knot gain of airspeed knots during the descent runway 35 avl
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
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
A321 at 36,000 ft, 43 nm west, 8:49 am EDT (12:49 UTC): no turbulence. At the departure end, 43 nm west 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
B738 at 34,000 ft, 15 nm west, 9:09 am EDT (13:09 UTC): light to moderate turbulence. 50 nm along the route, 15 nm west 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
B712 at 22,000 ft, 22 nm west, 10:43 am EDT (14:43 UTC): no turbulence. 70 nm along the route, 22 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AMG UA /OV AMG/TM 1443/FL220/TP B712/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through AMG
Where
over AMG
Time
14:43 UTC
Height
at 22,000 ft
Aircraft
B712
Turbulence
none
A321 at 36,000 ft, 3 nm east, 10:30 am EDT (14:30 UTC): no chop turbulence. 70 nm along the route, 3 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AMG UA /OV AMG080025/TM 1430/FL360/TP A321/TB NEG CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through AMG
Where
25 nm east (080°) of AMG
Time
14:30 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
no chop
B738 at 37,000 ft, 22 nm west, 8:06 am EDT (12:06 UTC): no turbulence. 70 nm along the route, 22 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AMG UA /OV AMG/TM 1206/FL370/TP B738/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through AMG
Where
over AMG
Time
12:06 UTC
Height
at 37,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
none
A320 at 32,000 ft, 33 nm east, 9:28 am EDT (13:28 UTC): light turbulence, remarks: visual conditions. 90 nm along the route, 33 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SAV UA /OV SAV270020/TM 1328/FL320/TP A320/TB CONS LGT /RM VMC
```
Report
a routine report filed through SAV
Where
20 nm west (270°) of SAV
Time
13:28 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
A320
Turbulence
continuous light
Remarks
visual conditions
CRJ9 at 1,800 ft, 37 nm northeast, 10:55 am EDT (14:55 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 160 nm along the route, 37 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AGS UA /OV BUSHE/TM 1455/FL018/TP CRJ9/WV +-10KT
```
Report
a routine report filed through AGS
Where
bushe
Time
14:55 UTC
Height
at 1,800 ft
Aircraft
CRJ9
Wind
a 10-knot loss of airspeed
C68A at 1,500 ft, 38 nm east, 8:12 am EDT (12:12 UTC): no turbulence, clear from 1,500 ft to 60,000 ft. 170 nm along the route, 38 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AGS UA /OV AGS/TM 1212/FL015/TP C68A/SK SKC/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through AGS
Where
over AGS
Time
12:12 UTC
Height
at 1,500 ft
Aircraft
C68A
Sky
clear
Turbulence
none
E145 at 6,500 ft, 38 nm east, 9:18 am EDT (13:18 UTC): clear from 6,500 ft to 60,000 ft. 180 nm along the route, 38 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AGS UA /OV AGS 350008/TM 1318/FL065/TP E145/SK SKC
```
Report
a routine report filed through AGS
Where
8 nm north (350°) of AGS
Time
13:18 UTC
Height
at 6,500 ft
Aircraft
E145
Sky
clear
CRJ9 at 10,000 ft, 1 nm northwest, 10:40 am EDT (14:40 UTC): wind 360° at 50 knots, remarks: during the descent. 190 nm along the route, 1 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AGS UA /OV KHQU271015/TM 1440/FL100/TP CRJ9/WV 36050KT/RM DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through AGS
Where
15 nm west (271°) of KHQU
Time
14:40 UTC
Height
at 10,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ9
Wind
from 360° at 50 knots
Remarks
during the descent
B737 at 17,000 ft, 18 nm northeast, 9:14 am EDT (13:14 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ztlfd 16. 240 nm along the route, 18 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ATL UA /OV ELW/TM 1314/FL170/TP B737/TB NEG/RM ZTLFD 16
```
Report
a routine report filed through ATL
Where
over ELW
Time
13:14 UTC
Height
at 17,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
none
Remarks
ztlfd 16

16 more routine reports are on the map.

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 8 forecast points nearest it (JAX, SAV, ATL, GSP, TYS, LOU, CVG, FWA). 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	310° at 14 kt	+12 kt		108 kt	6 h 34 min	5:32 pm EDT (21:32 UTC)
6,500 ft	320° at 16 kt	+15 kt	15 °C	105 kt	6 h 45 min	5:43 pm EDT (21:43 UTC)
8,500 ft	310° at 17 kt	+14 kt	11 °C	106 kt	6 h 41 min	5:39 pm EDT (21:39 UTC)
10,500 ft	310° at 20 kt	+17 kt	8 °C	103 kt	6 h 53 min	5:51 pm EDT (21:51 UTC)
12,500 ft	310° at 23 kt	+19 kt	5 °C	101 kt	7 h 01 min	5:59 pm EDT (21:59 UTC)
14,500 ft	310° at 23 kt	+19 kt	1 °C	101 kt	7 h 01 min	5:59 pm EDT (21:59 UTC)
16,500 ft	300° at 23 kt	+18 kt	-3 °C	102 kt	6 h 57 min	5:55 pm EDT (21:55 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	300° at 23 kt	+18 kt	-6 °C	102 kt	6 h 57 min	5:55 pm EDT (21:55 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	310° at 26 kt	+21 kt	-19 °C	99 kt	7 h 10 min	6:08 pm EDT (22:08 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	310° at 31 kt	+26 kt	-33 °C	94 kt	7 h 33 min	6:31 pm EDT (22:31 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	310° at 41 kt	+35 kt	-40 °C	85 kt	8 h 20 min	7:18 pm EDT (23:18 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	320° at 43 kt	+40 kt	-50 °C	80 kt	8 h 52 min	7:50 pm EDT (23:50 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°
SAV	used from 50 nm out; 54 nm from the line	340/14	330/21 16°	340/26 12°	350/25 8°	360/28 -6°	360/29 -19°	360/36 -31°	360/27 -42°	330/31 -51°
ATL	used from 150 nm out; 89 nm from the line	340/24	350/18 17°	330/15 11°	320/20 6°	310/16 -4°	300/18 -18°	320/28 -32°	330/43 -40°	340/35 -51°
GSP	used from 200 nm out; 64 nm from the line	330/14	360/26 17°	360/22 11°	330/20 6°	310/27 -5°	320/24 -18°	310/28 -33°	320/38 -40°	330/30 -51°
TYS	used from 300 nm out; 20 nm from the line	320/8	330/17 16°	320/17 9°	310/24 6°	290/23 -6°	290/28 -19°	300/36 -33°	310/48 -40°	320/46 -50°
LOU	used from 450 nm out; 50 nm from the line	260/17	270/15 15°	260/19 10°	280/27 5°	280/30 -7°	280/29 -18°	280/44 -34°	290/56 -39°	310/56 -48°
CVG	used from 500 nm out; 21 nm from the line	260/20	280/18 15°	270/19 8°	290/30 5°	280/31 -7°	290/37 -19°	280/46 -35°	290/55 -40°	310/57 -48°
FWA	used from 600 nm out; 43 nm from the line	250/18	260/22 15°	260/27 7°	290/26 6°	290/28 -8°	290/39 -20°	280/36 -37°	290/54 -39°	310/60 -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	VFR	from the west-northwest (290°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	29 ft	9:56 am EDT (13:56 UTC)
JES Jesup, GA	60 nm out, 10 nm northeast of the line	VFR	from the west-northwest (300°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	107 ft	13:15 UTC
VDI Vidalia, GA	110 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line	VFR	from the northwest (310°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	274 ft	14:35 UTC
IIY Washington, GA	210 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line	VFR	from the north-northeast (030°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	646 ft	13:55 UTC
AHN Athens, GA	220 nm out, 17 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	from the northwest (310°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	812 ft	14:51 UTC
TYS Knoxville, TN	340 nm out, 13 nm west of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 400 feet, a few clouds at 2,300 feet, a few clouds at 18,000 feet	from the south-southwest (210°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	986 ft	14:53 UTC
BYL Williamsburg, KY	400 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line	low IFR Sky: overcast at 400 feet	from the south (180°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	400 ft	1,177 ft	14:35 UTC
LEX Lexington, KY	480 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line, tower	IFR Sky: a broken layer at 500 feet	from the south (180°) at 7 knots	7 mi	500 ft	979 ft	14:54 UTC
CVG Covington, KY	530 nm out, 19 nm northeast of the line, tower	IFR Sky: scattered clouds at 200 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet Weather: mist	from the south (190°) at 8 knots	2.5 mi	none	896 ft	14:52 UTC
AID Anderson, IN	610 nm out, 2 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (190°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	919 ft	12:15 UTC
GUS Peru, IN	650 nm out, 15 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the southwest (220°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	810 ft	13:55 UTC
SBN South Bend, IN	destination	VFR	from the south-southwest (210°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	798 ft	9:54 am EDT (13:54 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,177 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At SBN when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:32 pm EDT (21:32 UTC)

Wind from the south-southwest at 12 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for SBN

From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 12 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 10,000 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
6/8029 Cincinnati, OH, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 14 nm from the route, 530 nm along the route · a VIP movement · until 12 October · ZID

Daylight

Sunset at JAX 6:59 pm EDT (22:59 UTC), at SBN 7:09 pm EDT (23:09 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:36 pm EDT (23:36 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 central Great Lakes · 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, South Bend International.