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John F Kennedy International to San Antonio International JFK → SAT

1,377 nautical miles (1,585 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 249°, about 262° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13W). At 120 knots that is 12 h 18 min at the quickest height in today's winds (12,500 ft, a 8-knot headwind), arriving about 12:34 pm CDT (17:34 UTC). 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: 695 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 E19E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 43,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 2:55 am EDT (06:55 UTC). Over the first 299 nm of the route.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 120455
    MKCE WST 120455
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 19E
    VALID UNTIL 0655Z
    CT NY NJ PA DE MD VA DC WV AND DE NJ NY MD CT VA CSTL WTRS
    FROM 20NNW HTO-70SSE HTO-90SE SIE-20WNW LYH-40ESE AIR-20NNW HTO
    AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL430.
  • 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 699 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 259 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 200 to 549 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 10,000 ft. Over the route from 319 to 319 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 02:00–09:00 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 13 forecast points nearest it (JFK, ACY, PSB, EKN, CRW, TRI, TYS, BNA, MEM, LIT, SHV, CLL, SAT). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft260° at 9 kt+9 kt12 °C111 kt12 h 24 min12:40 pm CDT (17:40 UTC)
6,500 ft270° at 10 kt+9 kt14 °C111 kt12 h 24 min12:40 pm CDT (17:40 UTC)
8,500 ft280° at 13 kt+11 kt11 °C109 kt12 h 38 min12:54 pm CDT (17:54 UTC)
10,500 ft290° at 13 kt+9 kt8 °C111 kt12 h 24 min12:40 pm CDT (17:40 UTC)
12,500 ft300° at 12 kt+8 kt4 °C112 kt12 h 18 min12:34 pm CDT (17:34 UTC)
14,500 ft300° at 14 kt+8 kt0 °C112 kt12 h 18 min12:34 pm CDT (17:34 UTC)
16,500 ft300° at 15 kt+9 kt-4 °C111 kt12 h 24 min12:40 pm CDT (17:40 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180300° at 16 kt+10 kt-7 °C110 kt12 h 31 min12:47 pm CDT (17:47 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240290° at 21 kt+13 kt-18 °C107 kt12 h 52 min1:08 pm CDT (18:08 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300290° at 31 kt+18 kt-32 °C102 kt13 h 30 min1:46 pm CDT (18:46 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340290° at 36 kt+24 kt-40 °C96 kt14 h 21 min2:37 pm CDT (19:37 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390300° at 34 kt+18 kt-50 °C102 kt13 h 30 min1:46 pm CDT (18:46 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
JFKused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line250/18250/23 14°240/33 9°240/33 4°240/38 -10°240/45 -21°230/86 -32°230/102 -40°230/84 -51°
ACYused from 50 nm out; 55 nm from the line220/19220/18 14°210/36 9°210/35 5°220/36 -8°240/49 -21°220/90 -31°230/103 -40°230/81 -50°
PSBused from 150 nm out; 89 nm from the line360/13 13°330/14 7°300/11 3°290/12 -11°240/23 -23°270/25 -36°250/34 -40°250/45 -48°
EKNused from 200 nm out; 76 nm from the line330/21 12°330/25 7°350/22 2°330/24 -10°310/27 -21°320/33 -35°290/31 -39°290/34 -47°
CRWused from 349 nm out; 24 nm from the line330/20330/23 11°340/25 8°340/21 2°340/33 -9°340/41 -20°330/42 -35°320/44 -39°320/43 -47°
TRIused from 449 nm out; 64 nm from the line330/22 11°330/29 7°330/32 3°330/36 -8°320/34 -19°320/36 -34°320/43 -39°320/46 -47°
TYSused from 499 nm out; 73 nm from the line320/20340/18 11°340/32 9°340/36 4°330/37 -7°330/38 -19°330/50 -34°330/53 -38°330/44 -48°
BNAused from 599 nm out; 43 nm from the line310/20340/20 17°330/24 10°340/22 5°330/26 -6°340/29 -18°330/52 -33°320/62 -41°340/45 -50°
MEMused from 749 nm out; 73 nm from the line230/19260/16 15°270/17 12°300/13 6°300/15 -5°300/26 -18°300/34 -32°300/41 -40°310/46 -52°
LITused from 898 nm out; 83 nm from the line220/21230/17 16°250/24 12°260/15 7°260/13 -5°280/25 -16°290/35 -30°300/42 -40°300/40 -52°
SHVused from 998 nm out; 59 nm from the line200/18230/24 18°230/24 12°240/14 8°260/12 -4°240/11 -15°300/31 -29°300/32 -40°300/36 -52°
CLLused from 1148 nm out; 79 nm from the line170/22170/26 18°200/15 14°240/13 8°240/15 -5°260/17 -13°290/27 -29°290/22 -40°320/30 -51°
SATused from 1297 nm out; 55 nm from the line150/26180/18 19°180/18 14°200/14 9°230/16 -6°210/9 -13°270/8 -29°280/6 -39°340/19 -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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
JFK New York, NY departure no report just now 13 ft
TTN Trenton, NJ 50 nm out, 4 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 212 ft
FDK Frederick, MD 180 nm out, 5 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 308 ft
CRW Charleston, WV 389 nm out, 21 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 947 ft
PBX Pikeville, KY 449 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line no report just now 1,464 ft
MQY Smyrna, TN 659 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 543 ft
SNH Savannah, TN 759 nm out, 2 nm north of the line no report just now 472 ft
GLH Greenville, MS 928 nm out, 15 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 130 ft
SHV Shreveport, LA 1078 nm out, 10 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 257 ft
DKR Crockett, TX 1188 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line no report just now 348 ft
HYI Austin, TX 1337 nm out, 2 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 594 ft
SAT San Antonio, TX destination no report just now 809 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,464 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At SAT when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:34 pm CDT (17:34 UTC)

SAT 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 12 nm from the route, 180 nm along the route · security · ZDC
  • 6/8600 Sterling, VA, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 21 nm from the route, 190 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZDC

Daylight

Sunset at JFK 6:19 pm EDT (22:19 UTC), at SAT 7:05 pm CDT (00:05 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:29 pm CDT (00:29 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, San Antonio International.