March Arb Airport to Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International RIV → JAN
1,367 nautical miles (1,573 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 086°, about 072° magnetic at the departure end (variation 14E). At 120 knots that is 7 h 57 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 52-knot tailwind), arriving about 6:02 pm CDT (23:02 UTC). Right now RIV is marginal VFR, wind from the west-southwest (240°) at 3 knots; JAN is VFR, wind from the southwest (230°) at 4 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 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the first 110 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 2E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 30 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 209 to 369 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 2E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 239 to 249 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the route from 259 to 469 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 34,000 ft to 43,000 ft. Over the route from 339 to 449 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 RIV.
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 14:00–21:00 UTC · at 120 knots true airspeed
The eastbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: odd thousands plus 500 ft; above 18,000 ft the forecast levels), with the wind averaged along the line from the 11 forecast points nearest it (ONT, BLH, PRC, PHX, ABQ, ROW, LBB, SPS, DAL, SHV, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,500 ft | 200° at 15 kt | −5 kt | 125 kt | 10 h 56 min | 9:01 pm CDT (02:01 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 220° at 19 kt | −10 kt | 20 °C | 130 kt | 10 h 31 min | 8:36 pm CDT (01:36 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 210° at 20 kt | −10 kt | 12 °C | 130 kt | 10 h 31 min | 8:36 pm CDT (01:36 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 210° at 21 kt | −11 kt | 9 °C | 131 kt | 10 h 26 min | 8:31 pm CDT (01:31 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 220° at 24 kt | −14 kt | 5 °C | 134 kt | 10 h 12 min | 8:17 pm CDT (01:17 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 220° at 28 kt | −18 kt | 1 °C | 138 kt | 9 h 54 min | 7:59 pm CDT (00:59 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 230° at 33 kt | −23 kt | -3 °C | 143 kt | 9 h 34 min | 7:39 pm CDT (00:39 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 230° at 38 kt | −28 kt | -6 °C | 148 kt | 9 h 14 min | 7:19 pm CDT (00:19 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 230° at 40 kt | −29 kt | -7 °C | 149 kt | 9 h 10 min | 7:15 pm CDT (00:15 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 47 kt | −35 kt | -17 °C | 155 kt | 8 h 49 min | 6:54 pm CDT (23:54 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 240° at 55 kt | −46 kt | -28 °C | 166 kt | 8 h 14 min | 6:19 pm CDT (23:19 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 57 kt | −52 kt | -37 °C | 172 kt | 7 h 57 min | 6:02 pm CDT (23:02 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 240° at 51 kt | −45 kt | -49 °C | 165 kt | 8 h 17 min | 6:22 pm CDT (23:22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ONT | used from 0 nm out; 43 nm from the line | L/V | 210/13 3° | 220/24 0° | 220/31 -3° | 230/33 -14° | 240/35 -22° | 230/55 -31° | 230/67 -37° | 230/74 -45° |
| BLH | used from 50 nm out; 56 nm from the line | 220/16 | 220/25 8° | 210/30 2° | 220/35 -2° | 210/54 -12° | 220/73 -20° | 220/90 -29° | 230/103 -37° | 230/105 -47° |
| PRC | used from 199 nm out; 41 nm from the line | 200/38 5° | 200/44 -1° | 210/72 -11° | 220/78 -20° | 220/85 -29° | 230/99 -36° | 230/105 -47° | ||
| PHX | used from 249 nm out; 39 nm from the line | 200/12 | 210/26 11° | 200/30 5° | 200/40 0° | 220/66 -9° | 220/75 -19° | 220/83 -27° | 230/93 -35° | 220/92 -48° |
| ABQ | used from 399 nm out; 122 nm from the line | 200/19 9° | 220/32 3° | 230/52 -7° | 220/67 -20° | 230/86 -26° | 230/87 -36° | 230/87 -49° | ||
| ROW | used from 549 nm out; 72 nm from the line | 230/6 | 220/20 13° | 210/37 7° | 220/48 -6° | 220/52 -16° | 230/65 -27° | 230/67 -37° | 240/64 -49° | |
| LBB | used from 698 nm out; 47 nm from the line | 240/21 20° | 230/20 15° | 210/19 8° | 230/39 -6° | 230/48 -16° | 240/57 -27° | 250/51 -37° | 240/45 -50° | |
| SPS | used from 848 nm out; 68 nm from the line | 190/18 | 220/24 18° | 210/17 15° | 230/19 8° | 250/27 -5° | 250/41 -16° | 260/48 -28° | 270/42 -37° | 270/28 -50° |
| DAL | used from 997 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 200/15 | 210/22 19° | 210/17 13° | 230/12 8° | 250/26 -5° | 250/25 -14° | 260/34 -28° | 290/32 -38° | 310/23 -50° |
| SHV | used from 1097 nm out; 62 nm from the line | 200/17 | 190/28 18° | 200/15 13° | 250/12 7° | 260/28 -7° | 280/22 -14° | 290/29 -29° | 310/33 -39° | 340/27 -50° |
| JAN | used from 1247 nm out; 95 nm from the line | 210/8 | 230/13 18° | 240/10 11° | 260/11 6° | 280/16 -5° | 260/12 -15° | 330/34 -30° | 320/39 -40° | 340/34 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIV Riverside, CA | departure | marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 900 feet, overcast at 1,700 feet | from the west-southwest (240°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | 1,700 ft | 1,536 ft | 7:38 am PDT (14:38 UTC) |
| PSP Palm Springs, CA | 40 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line, tower | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 6,000 feet, a broken layer at 9,000 feet | calm | 10+ mi | 9,000 ft | 476 ft | 14:53 UTC |
| DVT Phoenix, AZ | 259 nm out, 22 nm south of the line, tower | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 7,000 feet, a broken layer at 9,000 feet | from the southeast (140°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | 9,000 ft | 1,478 ft | 14:53 UTC |
| JTC Springerville, AZ | 399 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line | VFR | from the south (180°) at 12 knots, gusting to 18 | 10+ mi | none | 7,055 ft | 14:55 UTC |
| ONM Socorro, NM | 519 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line | VFR | from the south-southeast (160°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 4,875 ft | 14:55 UTC |
| LBB Lubbock, TX | 768 nm out, 5 nm south of the line, tower | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 12,000 feet | from the south-southwest (200°) at 11 knots | 10+ mi | none | 3,282 ft | 14:53 UTC |
| ONY Olney, TX | 918 nm out, 8 nm south of the line | no report just now | 1,275 ft | ||||
| TKI Dallas, TX | 1037 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line, tower | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 1,700 feet | from the south (180°) at 11 knots | 10+ mi | none | 588 ft | 14:53 UTC |
| DTN Shreveport, LA | 1177 nm out, 20 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southeast (150°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 179 ft | 14:53 UTC |
| MLU Monroe, LA | 1267 nm out, 7 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | from the west-southwest (250°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 78 ft | 14:53 UTC |
| JAN Jackson, MS | destination | VFR | from the southwest (230°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 346 ft | 9:54 am CDT (14:54 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 7,055 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, 6:02 pm CDT (23:02 UTC)
Wind from the south-southwest at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The whole forecast for JAN
- From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
The forecast for RIV, the departure
- From Mon 7:00 am PDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 9 knots, showers nearby, a few clouds at 700 feet, scattered clouds at 1,800 feet and more above
- At times between Mon 7:00 am PDT (14:00 UTC) and 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 10 knots, gusting to 15, light rain, scattered clouds at 700 feet, a broken layer at 1,800 feet and more above
- Changing between Mon 10:00 am PDT (17:00 UTC) and 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC) to: wind from the south-southeast at 9 knots, showers nearby, a few clouds at 700 feet, scattered clouds at 1,500 feet and more above
- At times between Mon 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC) and 3:00 pm PDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the south at 10 knots, gusting to 18, light rain, mist, scattered clouds at 700 feet, a broken layer at 1,500 feet and more above
- Changing between Mon 3:00 pm PDT (22:00 UTC) and 4:00 pm PDT (23:00 UTC) to: wind from the northwest at 6 knots, light rain showers, a broken layer at 3,000 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
- At times between Mon 5:00 pm PDT (00:00 UTC) and 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, light rain showers, a broken layer at 2,000 feet, overcast at 5,000 feet
- Changing between Tue 12:00 am PDT (07:00 UTC) and 1:00 am PDT (08:00 UTC) to: wind from the south-southeast at 4 knots, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
- Changing between Tue 10:00 am PDT (17:00 UTC) and 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC) to: wind from the north-northwest at 4 knots, a few clouds at 3,000 feet, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8722 ALAMOGORDO, NM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, 559 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB
- 9/2934 DALLAS, TX 22 nm from the route, 1027 nm along the route · a VIP movement · ZFW
Daylight
Sunset at RIV 6:17 pm PDT (01:17 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: March Arb Airport, Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International.