Mineta San Jose International to Jacksonville International SJC → JAX
2,031 nautical miles (2,337 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 090°, about 077° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13E). At 120 knots that is 12 h 32 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 42-knot tailwind), arriving about 11:43 am EDT (15:43 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 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the first 60 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Over the route from 119 to 279 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 269 to 557 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 289 to 557 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 299 to 886 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). Near the route, 468 nm along the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 478 to 856 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Near the route, 697 nm along the route.
- 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 846 to 926 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 SJC.
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 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 18 forecast points nearest it (SFO, FAT, BIH, LAS, BCE, FMN, ALS, TCC, AMA, GAG, OKC, FSM, LIT, JAN, MGM, CSG, TLH, JAX). 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 | 230° at 13 kt | −8 kt | 128 kt | 15 h 52 min | 3:03 pm EDT (19:03 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 240° at 15 kt | −11 kt | 12 °C | 131 kt | 15 h 30 min | 2:41 pm EDT (18:41 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 240° at 15 kt | −13 kt | 12 °C | 133 kt | 15 h 16 min | 2:27 pm EDT (18:27 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 250° at 15 kt | −13 kt | 9 °C | 133 kt | 15 h 16 min | 2:27 pm EDT (18:27 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 240° at 17 kt | −14 kt | 5 °C | 134 kt | 15 h 09 min | 2:20 pm EDT (18:20 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 240° at 19 kt | −15 kt | 1 °C | 135 kt | 15 h 03 min | 2:14 pm EDT (18:14 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 240° at 22 kt | −16 kt | -3 °C | 136 kt | 14 h 56 min | 2:07 pm EDT (18:07 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 230° at 25 kt | −18 kt | -8 °C | 138 kt | 14 h 43 min | 1:54 pm EDT (17:54 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 230° at 25 kt | −18 kt | -9 °C | 138 kt | 14 h 43 min | 1:54 pm EDT (17:54 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 240° at 32 kt | −26 kt | -19 °C | 146 kt | 13 h 55 min | 1:06 pm EDT (17:06 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 250° at 43 kt | −39 kt | -30 °C | 159 kt | 12 h 46 min | 11:57 am EDT (15:57 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 260° at 44 kt | −42 kt | -38 °C | 162 kt | 12 h 32 min | 11:43 am EDT (15:43 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 250° at 36 kt | −34 kt | -48 °C | 154 kt | 13 h 11 min | 12:22 pm EDT (16:22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | used from 0 nm out; 49 nm from the line | 120/13 | 090/14 5° | 040/14 -1° | 350/17 -5° | 360/42 -14° | 360/64 -23° | 350/38 -32° | 300/19 -37° | 250/18 -44° |
| FAT | used from 50 nm out; 47 nm from the line | 130/16 | 160/20 5° | 190/28 -1° | 210/25 -5° | 220/27 -15° | 230/21 -26° | 220/42 -29° | 220/44 -35° | 220/44 -44° |
| BIH | used from 149 nm out; 5 nm from the line | L/V | 240/7 1° | 190/13 -3° | 200/26 -16° | 210/43 -26° | 220/54 -28° | 220/51 -35° | 220/47 -43° | |
| LAS | used from 249 nm out; 87 nm from the line | 210/21 10° | 200/18 5° | 200/23 -2° | 210/49 -14° | 210/63 -21° | 220/58 -30° | 220/61 -35° | 210/56 -44° | |
| BCE | used from 398 nm out; 58 nm from the line | 220/27 -1° | 210/40 -13° | 220/54 -21° | 220/64 -30° | 220/64 -34° | 220/52 -44° | |||
| FMN | used from 548 nm out; 85 nm from the line | 220/28 9° | 220/40 2° | 220/53 -10° | 220/62 -22° | 230/79 -28° | 240/91 -34° | 230/71 -45° | ||
| ALS | used from 747 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 230/37 4° | 220/54 -9° | 230/62 -22° | 240/77 -26° | 240/74 -33° | 230/59 -45° | |||
| TCC | used from 846 nm out; 56 nm from the line | 210/42 | 230/33 14° | 230/32 6° | 220/35 -6° | 230/49 -19° | 240/72 -27° | 250/62 -36° | 250/52 -48° | |
| AMA | used from 946 nm out; 34 nm from the line | 210/38 | 230/29 14° | 240/29 7° | 220/27 -5° | 240/37 -18° | 240/66 -28° | 250/59 -37° | 260/47 -49° | |
| GAG | used from 1045 nm out; 53 nm from the line | 220/40 19° | 230/28 14° | 240/23 8° | 230/21 -6° | 240/31 -19° | 250/66 -29° | 260/58 -38° | 260/47 -49° | |
| OKC | used from 1095 nm out; 63 nm from the line | 200/44 | 230/32 18° | 240/13 15° | 240/10 9° | 240/20 -5° | 250/27 -16° | 260/47 -28° | 270/48 -39° | 270/45 -50° |
| FSM | used from 1244 nm out; 88 nm from the line | 210/27 | 250/23 16° | 250/20 13° | 240/17 8° | 250/18 -6° | 260/31 -16° | 280/42 -30° | 280/44 -40° | 290/38 -51° |
| LIT | used from 1394 nm out; 62 nm from the line | 220/21 | 230/17 16° | 250/24 12° | 260/15 7° | 260/13 -5° | 280/25 -16° | 290/35 -30° | 300/42 -40° | 300/40 -52° |
| JAN | used from 1493 nm out; 87 nm from the line | 230/10 | 270/13 18° | 270/11 12° | 310/11 6° | 300/15 -4° | 300/22 -16° | 310/33 -31° | 320/37 -41° | 330/41 -52° |
| MGM | used from 1692 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 310/19 | 340/24 17° | 340/28 11° | 330/16 7° | 300/23 -7° | 320/32 -16° | 330/46 -33° | 330/55 -42° | 330/41 -50° |
| CSG | used from 1842 nm out; 62 nm from the line | 310/24 | 340/35 17° | 340/37 12° | 330/22 8° | 310/30 -7° | 290/30 -18° | 340/57 -32° | 340/55 -41° | 320/33 -49° |
| TLH | used from 1892 nm out; 58 nm from the line | 320/18 | 350/31 18° | 340/24 13° | 310/17 8° | 280/22 -7° | 300/25 -17° | 320/28 -33° | 320/24 -41° | 320/25 -50° |
| JAX | used from 1941 nm out; 65 nm from the line | 290/14 | 300/16 17° | 280/22 14° | 280/24 8° | 250/32 -6° | 250/37 -17° | 230/50 -31° | 220/52 -41° | 220/51 -52° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SJC San Jose, CA | departure | no report just now | 62 ft | ||||
| MER Atwater, CA | 70 nm out, 5 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 190 ft | ||||
| SGU St George, UT | 398 nm out, 7 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 2,883 ft | ||||
| KNB Kanab, UT | 448 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 4,867 ft | ||||
| FMN Farmington, NM | 657 nm out, 5 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 5,506 ft | ||||
| PPA Pampa, TX | 1015 nm out, 2 nm west of the line | no report just now | 3,245 ft | ||||
| CSM Burns Flat, OK | 1105 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,922 ft | ||||
| ADH Ada, OK | 1234 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 1,015 ft | ||||
| GLH Greenville, MS | 1523 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 130 ft | ||||
| TOI Troy, AL | 1792 nm out, 6 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 397 ft | ||||
| ABY Albany, GA | 1892 nm out, 10 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 196 ft | ||||
| JAX Jacksonville, FL | destination | no report just now | 29 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 5,506 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At JAX when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:43 am EDT (15:43 UTC)
JAX has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/7231 Santa Clara, CA, Sunday, October 11, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 2 nm from the route, at the departure end · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 12 October · ZOA
- 6/7094 45NM NE MERCED, CA, Sunday, October 4, 2026 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 UTC 8 nm from the route, 119 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 20 October · ZOA
- 6/8389 Jacksonville, FL, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 11 nm from the route, at the destination end · air shows/sports · starts Thursday 15 October · ZJX
- 6/8902 MAYPORT, FL, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 through Saturday, October 17, 2026 Local 11 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · starts tomorrow · ZJX
Daylight
Sunset at SJC 6:35 pm PDT (01:35 UTC), at JAX 6:59 pm EDT (22:59 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:23 pm EDT (23:23 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: Mineta San Jose International, Jacksonville International.