Mercedita Airport to John F Kennedy International PSE → JFK
1,409 nautical miles (1,621 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 346°, about 357° magnetic at the departure end (variation 11W). At 120 knots that is 8 h 58 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 37-knot tailwind), arriving about 12:04 pm EDT (16:04 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: 98 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 1W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots). Near the route, 1199 nm along the route.
- 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 last 190 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 30 nm of 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 PSE.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- B763 at 800 ft, 1 nm southeast, 1:51 am AST (05:51 UTC): a broken layer, remarks: bases at at 80,000 ft and tops 1500. At the destination end, 1 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
JFK UA /OV JFK 2 MILES SOUTHEAST/TM 0551/FL008/TP B763/SK BKN/RM BASES AT 800 AND TOPS 1500
- Report
- a routine report filed through JFK
- Where
- jfk 2 miles southeast
- Time
- 05:51 UTC
- Height
- at 800 ft
- Aircraft
- B763
- Sky
- a broken layer
- Remarks
- bases at at 80,000 ft and tops 1500
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 5 forecast points nearest it (MIA, ILM, ORF, ACY, JFK). 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 | 240° at 13 kt | −4 kt | 124 kt | 11 h 22 min | 2:28 pm EDT (18:28 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 230° at 14 kt | −5 kt | 13 °C | 125 kt | 11 h 16 min | 2:22 pm EDT (18:22 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 230° at 19 kt | −8 kt | 12 °C | 128 kt | 11 h | 2:06 pm EDT (18:06 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 230° at 21 kt | −9 kt | 10 °C | 129 kt | 10 h 55 min | 2:01 pm EDT (18:01 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 230° at 22 kt | −10 kt | 6 °C | 130 kt | 10 h 50 min | 1:56 pm EDT (17:56 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 230° at 24 kt | −10 kt | 2 °C | 130 kt | 10 h 50 min | 1:56 pm EDT (17:56 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 230° at 27 kt | −10 kt | -2 °C | 130 kt | 10 h 50 min | 1:56 pm EDT (17:56 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 230° at 29 kt | −11 kt | -6 °C | 131 kt | 10 h 45 min | 1:51 pm EDT (17:51 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 240° at 37 kt | −12 kt | -17 °C | 132 kt | 10 h 40 min | 1:46 pm EDT (17:46 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 220° at 49 kt | −28 kt | -31 °C | 148 kt | 9 h 31 min | 12:37 pm EDT (16:37 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 210° at 56 kt | −37 kt | -40 °C | 157 kt | 8 h 58 min | 12:04 pm EDT (16:04 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 220° at 52 kt | −30 kt | -51 °C | 150 kt | 9 h 24 min | 12:30 pm EDT (16:30 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
| Point | From | 3,000 | 6,000 | 9,000 | 12,000 | 18,000 | 24,000 | 30,000 | 34,000 | 39,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | used from 0 nm out; 877 nm from the line | 150/7 | 140/5 17° | 160/5 14° | L/V 9° | 230/8 -5° | 230/8 -17° | 150/11 -32° | 150/25 -41° | 180/29 -51° |
| ILM | used from 600 nm out; 574 nm from the line | 270/22 | 270/23 11° | 260/35 10° | 240/41 6° | 240/49 -5° | 240/61 -16° | 230/74 -30° | 220/79 -40° | 230/71 -51° |
| ORF | used from 899 nm out; 354 nm from the line | 250/24 | 230/32 11° | 220/37 10° | 220/37 6° | 230/47 -5° | 230/62 -17° | 220/89 -30° | 220/93 -40° | 230/77 -51° |
| ACY | used from 1199 nm out; 140 nm from the line | 220/19 | 220/18 14° | 210/36 9° | 210/35 5° | 220/36 -8° | 240/49 -21° | 220/90 -31° | 230/103 -40° | 230/81 -50° |
| JFK | used from 1349 nm out; 35 nm from the line | 250/18 | 250/23 14° | 240/33 9° | 240/33 4° | 240/38 -10° | 240/45 -21° | 230/86 -32° | 230/102 -40° | 230/84 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSE Ponce, PR | departure | no report just now | 36 ft | ||||
| BQN Aguadilla, PR | 40 nm out, 25 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 237 ft | ||||
| BLM Belmar/Farmingdale, NJ | 1389 nm out, 23 nm west of the line | no report just now | 153 ft | ||||
| JFK New York, NY | destination | no report just now | 13 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 237 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At JFK when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:04 pm EDT (16:04 UTC)
JFK 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 11 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · until 20 October · ZNY
Daylight
Sunset at PSE 6:06 pm AST (22:06 UTC), at JFK 6:19 pm EDT (22:19 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:47 pm EDT (22:47 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: Mercedita Airport, John F Kennedy International.