Newport News/Williamsburg International to Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International PHF → JAN
729 nautical miles (839 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 251°, about 260° magnetic at the departure end (variation 9W). At 120 knots that is 6 h 04 min at the quickest height in today's winds (6,500 ft, no wind along the track), arriving about 12:04 pm CDT (17:04 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: 2 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: 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 90 to 300 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 29,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the route from 230 to 420 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft. Over the route from 230 to 430 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the route from 320 to 360 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). Near the route, 420 nm along the route.
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 PHF.
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 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 8 forecast points nearest it (RIC, RDU, TRI, GSP, TYS, ATL, BHM, JAN). 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 | 330° at 23 kt | +2 kt | 11 °C | 118 kt | 6 h 11 min | 12:11 pm CDT (17:11 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 340° at 23 kt | 0 | 13 °C | 120 kt | 6 h 04 min | 12:04 pm CDT (17:04 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 340° at 25 kt | 0 | 10 °C | 120 kt | 6 h 04 min | 12:04 pm CDT (17:04 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 340° at 25 kt | +1 kt | 7 °C | 119 kt | 6 h 08 min | 12:08 pm CDT (17:08 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 330° at 24 kt | +2 kt | 4 °C | 118 kt | 6 h 11 min | 12:11 pm CDT (17:11 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 330° at 26 kt | +3 kt | 0 °C | 117 kt | 6 h 14 min | 12:14 pm CDT (17:14 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 330° at 28 kt | +4 kt | -4 °C | 116 kt | 6 h 17 min | 12:17 pm CDT (17:17 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 330° at 29 kt | +5 kt | -7 °C | 115 kt | 6 h 20 min | 12:20 pm CDT (17:20 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 330° at 28 kt | +3 kt | -19 °C | 117 kt | 6 h 14 min | 12:14 pm CDT (17:14 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 320° at 41 kt | +9 kt | -32 °C | 111 kt | 6 h 34 min | 12:34 pm CDT (17:34 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 330° at 42 kt | +6 kt | -40 °C | 114 kt | 6 h 24 min | 12:24 pm CDT (17:24 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 320° at 34 kt | +10 kt | -50 °C | 110 kt | 6 h 38 min | 12:38 pm CDT (17:38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIC | used from 0 nm out; 35 nm from the line | 350/34 | 340/27 12° | 340/36 8° | 330/31 3° | 310/32 -9° | 320/34 -21° | 300/37 -34° | 290/37 -39° | 290/42 -46° |
| RDU | used from 100 nm out; 33 nm from the line | 330/30 | 340/24 12° | 330/26 7° | 320/30 3° | 330/39 -8° | 310/30 -20° | 300/33 -33° | 310/34 -39° | 310/41 -47° |
| TRI | used from 200 nm out; 86 nm from the line | 340/25 11° | 350/37 9° | 350/34 6° | 340/39 -7° | 340/43 -19° | 340/55 -32° | 330/58 -42° | 320/37 -50° | |
| GSP | used from 250 nm out; 42 nm from the line | 340/30 | 360/24 13° | 350/29 10° | 340/33 6° | 340/40 -7° | 350/44 -19° | 340/59 -31° | 350/55 -41° | 300/29 -50° |
| TYS | used from 350 nm out; 60 nm from the line | 330/16 | 350/32 14° | 350/37 9° | 340/30 5° | 330/28 -6° | 340/36 -19° | 330/40 -33° | 330/51 -41° | 330/36 -51° |
| ATL | used from 400 nm out; 53 nm from the line | 330/32 | 340/36 17° | 350/34 10° | 340/25 6° | 330/27 -6° | 350/35 -18° | 330/49 -32° | 340/47 -41° | 340/27 -51° |
| BHM | used from 499 nm out; 22 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° |
| JAN | used from 649 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 240/10 | 260/15 18° | 280/10 11° | 290/6 6° | 290/15 -5° | 300/15 -17° | 320/35 -30° | 330/38 -40° | 330/39 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHF Newport News, VA | departure | no report just now | 42 ft | ||||
| BKT Blackstone, VA | 70 nm out, 21 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 437 ft | ||||
| AVC South Hill, VA | 80 nm out, 1 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 441 ft | ||||
| GSO Greensboro, NC | 180 nm out, 3 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 925 ft | ||||
| HKY Hickory, NC | 250 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,189 ft | ||||
| AVL Asheville, NC | 310 nm out, 11 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 2,163 ft | ||||
| JZP Jasper, GA | 420 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 1,535 ft | ||||
| PYP Centre, AL | 479 nm out, 2 nm south of the line | no report just now | 594 ft | ||||
| BHM Birmingham, AL | 549 nm out, 8 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 650 ft | ||||
| TCL Tuscaloosa, AL | 589 nm out, 8 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 169 ft | ||||
| MPE Philadelphia, MS | 669 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 458 ft | ||||
| JAN Jackson, MS | destination | no report just now | 346 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 2,163 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At JAN when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:04 pm CDT (17:04 UTC)
JAN has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
No temporary flight restriction on or near this route right now.
Daylight
Sunset at PHF 6:33 pm EDT (22:33 UTC), at JAN 6:31 pm CDT (23:31 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:56 pm CDT (23:56 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: Newport News/Williamsburg International, Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International.