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John F Kennedy International to Frederick W Smith Intl/Memphis Airport JFK → MEM

837 nautical miles (963 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 252°, about 265° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13W). At 120 knots that is 7 h 28 min at the quickest height in today's winds (6,500 ft, a 8-knot headwind), arriving about 3:03 am CDT (08:03 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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: 1,664 flights in the DOT's last twelve reported months, the route's page.

The return flight

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

  • SIGMET E16E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 32,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 25 knots, until 9:55 pm EDT (01:55 UTC). Over the route from 10 to 239 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 112355
    MKCE WST 112355
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 16E
    VALID UNTIL 0155Z
    NY NJ PA DE MD VA DC WV AND NJ NY CSTL WTRS
    FROM SAX-30SE JFK-10N DCA-60ENE EKN-SAX
    AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 22025KT. TOPS TO FL320.
  • SIGMET E17E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 31,000 ft, moving from the west at 15 knots, until 9:55 pm EDT (01:55 UTC). Over the route from 259 to 438 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 112355
    MKCE WST 112355
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 17E
    VALID UNTIL 0155Z
    PA MD VA NC WV OH KY
    FROM 30WSW EWC-20E RIC-70NNE ILM-70W BKW-10ESE APE-30WSW EWC
    AREA TS MOV FROM 28015KT. TOPS TO FL310.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the first 269 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the first 179 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 60 to 149 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the route from 129 to 309 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 189 to 498 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 329 to 588 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 6W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 28,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the route from 657 to 677 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 JFK.

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 20:00–03:00 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 9 forecast points nearest it (JFK, ACY, PSB, EKN, CRW, TRI, LOU, BNA, MEM). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft290° at 12 kt+9 kt13 °C111 kt7 h 32 min3:07 am CDT (08:07 UTC)
6,500 ft300° at 15 kt+8 kt13 °C112 kt7 h 28 min3:03 am CDT (08:03 UTC)
8,500 ft300° at 16 kt+9 kt10 °C111 kt7 h 32 min3:07 am CDT (08:07 UTC)
10,500 ft300° at 17 kt+8 kt6 °C112 kt7 h 28 min3:03 am CDT (08:03 UTC)
12,500 ft310° at 17 kt+8 kt3 °C112 kt7 h 28 min3:03 am CDT (08:03 UTC)
14,500 ft300° at 17 kt+9 kt-1 °C111 kt7 h 32 min3:07 am CDT (08:07 UTC)
16,500 ft300° at 18 kt+11 kt-5 °C109 kt7 h 41 min3:16 am CDT (08:16 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180290° at 19 kt+12 kt-8 °C108 kt7 h 45 min3:20 am CDT (08:20 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240270° at 23 kt+19 kt-19 °C101 kt8 h 17 min3:52 am CDT (08:52 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300260° at 35 kt+33 kt-32 °C87 kt9 h 37 min5:12 am CDT (10:12 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340260° at 38 kt+35 kt-39 °C85 kt9 h 51 min5:26 am CDT (10:26 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390260° at 37 kt+35 kt-49 °C85 kt9 h 51 min5:26 am CDT (10:26 UTC)

Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
JFKused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line140/43170/35 13°230/18 9°250/25 5°240/40 -7°230/50 -17°230/75 -31°230/78 -41°230/88 -53°
ACYused from 50 nm out; 58 nm from the line230/15230/22 15°230/31 11°230/27 6°230/40 -7°230/51 -17°230/71 -31°230/81 -41°230/86 -53°
PSBused from 149 nm out; 81 nm from the line260/13 13°220/12 8°220/11 4°230/27 -11°210/31 -21°220/73 -32°220/75 -40°230/66 -50°
EKNused from 199 nm out; 75 nm from the line270/18 13°310/5 7°140/7 3°210/16 -9°220/41 -20°210/57 -32°220/57 -38°230/49 -47°
CRWused from 349 nm out; 13 nm from the line320/16310/16 12°320/12 7°320/12 2°330/15 -11°280/11 -22°230/26 -30°240/33 -37°240/37 -47°
TRIused from 448 nm out; 86 nm from the line310/28 11°320/32 7°330/30 2°300/28 -9°280/34 -21°250/37 -31°240/39 -38°250/35 -48°
LOUused from 498 nm out; 86 nm from the line320/15340/24 14°330/28 9°340/34 4°340/37 -9°340/42 -20°320/39 -35°320/45 -39°330/40 -47°
BNAused from 598 nm out; 45 nm from the line280/13340/34 16°330/38 10°330/44 5°330/39 -8°330/38 -19°320/49 -34°330/53 -40°330/35 -47°
MEMused from 747 nm out; 65 nm from the line240/9280/14 17°280/20 12°290/25 5°320/25 -6°330/31 -18°320/52 -32°330/58 -41°320/42 -50°

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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
JFK New York, NY departure no report just now 13 ft
TTN Trenton, NJ 50 nm out, 6 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 212 ft
LNS Lancaster, PA 120 nm out, 9 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 402 ft
MRB Martinsburg, WV 209 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 564 ft
EKN Elkins, WV 299 nm out, 1 nm southwest of the line no report just now 1,987 ft
CRW Charleston, WV 388 nm out, 3 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 947 ft
HTS Huntington, WV 428 nm out, 21 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 828 ft
SME Somerset, KY 548 nm out, 10 nm south of the line no report just now 927 ft
JWN Nashville, TN 667 nm out, 10 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 501 ft
PVE Lexington-Parsons, TN 747 nm out, 10 nm southeast of the line no report just now 487 ft
MKL Jackson, TN 777 nm out, 5 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 434 ft
MEM Memphis, TN destination no report just now 340 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,987 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At MEM when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:03 am CDT (08:03 UTC)

MEM has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

  • 5/2811 NEW YORK, NY, Monday, October 20, 2025 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Local 10 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · until 20 October · ZNY
  • 4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA 20 nm from the route, 179 nm along the route · security · ZDC
  • 6/0708 Goodlettsville, TN, Saturday, August 1, 2026 through Sunday, August 1, 2027 UTC 3 nm from the route, 657 nm along the route · security · until 1 August · ZME

Daylight

Sunset at JFK 6:19 pm EDT (22:19 UTC), at MEM 6:29 pm CDT (23:29 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:54 pm CDT (23:54 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at MEM is before sunrise there (7:03 am CDT (12:03 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 Northeast
Radar now, the Northeast · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the central Great Lakes
Radar now, the central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley
Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the whole country
Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service
Surface analysis now
Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead
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: John F Kennedy International, Frederick W Smith Intl/Memphis Airport.