Plan a flight · Sun 8:38 pm AST (00:38 UTC)

Luis Munoz Marin International to Algona Municipal SJU → AXA

2,058 nautical miles (2,368 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 322°, about 333° magnetic at the departure end (variation 11W). At 120 knots that is 17 h 18 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 1-knot headwind), arriving about 12:56 pm CDT (17:56 UTC). Right now SJU is VFR, wind from the southeast (130°) at 3 knots; AXA is VFR, wind from the south (170°) at 9 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: 326 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

SIGMET E18E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 45,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 15 knots, until 9:55 pm AST (01:55 UTC). Over the route from 939 to 999 nm out.

as issued

WSUS31 KKCI 112355
MKCE WST 112355
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 18E
VALID UNTIL 0155Z
FL AND FL GA CSTL WTRS
FROM 180SSE ILM-150ENE TRV-60NE PBI-20S TRV-140SE CHS-180SSE ILM
AREA TS MOV FROM 23015KT. TOPS ABV FL450.

AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 7,000 ft. Over the route from 1309 to 1379 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1349 to 1479 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). Over the route from 1439 to 1519 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 SJU.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

ATN3451 at 40,000 ft, 13 nm southwest, 6:04 pm AST (22:04 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 520 nm along the route, 13 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ARP ATN3451 2500N 7200W 2204 F400 MS55
```
Report
a routine report filed through ARP
C525 at 2,000 ft, 16 nm southwest, 7:56 pm AST (23:56 UTC): a broken layer above 3,600 ft. 1139 nm along the route, 16 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
KCHS UA /OV JZI/TM 2356/FL020/TP C525/SK BKN036
```
Report
a routine report filed through KCHS
Where
over JZI
Time
23:56 UTC
Height
at 2,000 ft
Aircraft
C525
Sky
a broken layer from 3,600 ft
B739 descending, 9 nm southwest, 6:02 pm AST (22:02 UTC): a broken layer above 3,600 ft. 1149 nm along the route, 9 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
KCHS UA /OV CHS/TM 2202/FLDURD/TP B739/SK BKN036
```
Report
a routine report filed through KCHS
Where
over CHS
Time
22:02 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
B739
Sky
a broken layer from 3,600 ft
PA32 at 7,000 ft, 29 nm southwest, 8:17 pm AST (00:17 UTC): 8 °C, remarks: smooth. 1249 nm along the route, 29 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AGS UA /OV KAIK360010/TM 0017/FL070/TP PA32/WX FV99SM/TA 8/RM SMOOTH
```
Report
a routine report filed through AGS
Where
10 nm north (360°) of KAIK
Time
00:17 UTC
Height
at 7,000 ft
Aircraft
PA32
Weather
flight visibility 99 miles
Temperature
8 °C
Remarks
smooth
CRJ9 at 30,000 ft, 14 nm northeast, 6:46 pm AST (22:46 UTC): light to moderate turbulence above 30,000 ft, remarks: ZTLFD-42. 1389 nm along the route, 14 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TYS UA /OV VXV090040/TM 2246/FL300/TP CRJ9/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD 300/RM ZTLFD-42
```
Report
a routine report filed through TYS
Where
40 nm east (090°) of VXV
Time
22:46 UTC
Height
at 30,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ9
Turbulence
continuous light occasional moderate at 30,000 ft
Remarks
ZTLFD-42
E75S at 29,000 ft, 16 nm southwest, 6:21 pm AST (22:21 UTC): light to moderate turbulence, remarks: ZTLFD-39. 1409 nm along the route, 16 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TYS UA /OV VXV/TM 2221/FL290/TP E75S/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD/RM ZTLFD-39
```
Report
a routine report filed through TYS
Where
over VXV
Time
22:21 UTC
Height
at 29,000 ft
Aircraft
E75S
Turbulence
continuous light occasional moderate
Remarks
ZTLFD-39
E170 at 33,000 ft, 33 nm southwest, 6:22 pm AST (22:22 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence above 33,000 ft, remarks: ZTLFD-03. 1429 nm along the route, 33 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TYS UA /OV VXV270025/TM 2222/FL330/TP E170/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD CHOP 330/RM ZTLFD-03
```
Report
a routine report filed through TYS
Where
25 nm west (270°) of VXV
Time
22:22 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
continuous light occasional moderate chop at 33,000 ft
Remarks
ZTLFD-03
A319 at 25,000 ft, 36 nm southwest, 7:14 pm AST (23:14 UTC): no turbulence. 1539 nm along the route, 36 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IND UA /OV BWG070017/TM 2314/FL250/TP A319/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through IND
Where
17 nm east (070°) of BWG
Time
23:14 UTC
Height
at 25,000 ft
Aircraft
A319
Turbulence
none
E170 climbing, 24 nm northeast, 6:26 pm AST (22:26 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 1569 nm along the route, 24 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SDF UA /OV SDF/TM 2226/FLDURC/TP E170/SK B022 T036
```
Report
a routine report filed through SDF
Where
over SDF
Time
22:26 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
E170
Sky
B022 T036
M600 at 1,800 ft, 29 nm northeast, 6:12 pm AST (22:12 UTC): overcast above 1,800 ft. 1569 nm along the route, 29 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LOU UA /OV DURD/TM 2212/FL018/TP M600/SK OVC018-TOPO37
```
Report
a routine report filed through LOU
Where
over DURD
Time
22:12 UTC
Height
at 1,800 ft
Aircraft
M600
Sky
OVC018-TOPO37
B38M at 23,700 ft, 9 nm north, 7:51 pm AST (23:51 UTC): light turbulence. 1658 nm along the route, 9 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IND UA /OV TTH190030/TM 2351/FL237/TP B38M/TB LGT
```
Report
a routine report filed through IND
Where
30 nm south (190°) of TTH
Time
23:51 UTC
Height
at 23,700 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
light
A21N at 34,000 ft, 11 nm north, 6:01 pm AST (22:01 UTC): light chop turbulence. 1958 nm along the route, 11 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ALO UA /OV ALO180020/TM 2201/FL340/TP A21N/TB CONS LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through ALO
Where
20 nm south (180°) of ALO
Time
22:01 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
A21N
Turbulence
continuous light chop

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 20:00–03:00 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 12 forecast points nearest it (MIA, MLB, CHS, CAE, GSP, TYS, LOU, EVV, SPI, BRL, DSM, MCW). 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	260° at 10 kt	+7 kt		113 kt	18 h 13 min	1:51 pm CDT (18:51 UTC)
6,500 ft	280° at 12 kt	+10 kt	15 °C	110 kt	18 h 43 min	2:21 pm CDT (19:21 UTC)
8,500 ft	270° at 13 kt	+10 kt	12 °C	110 kt	18 h 43 min	2:21 pm CDT (19:21 UTC)
10,500 ft	280° at 14 kt	+11 kt	9 °C	109 kt	18 h 53 min	2:31 pm CDT (19:31 UTC)
12,500 ft	280° at 15 kt	+12 kt	6 °C	108 kt	19 h 03 min	2:41 pm CDT (19:41 UTC)
14,500 ft	270° at 16 kt	+11 kt	2 °C	109 kt	18 h 53 min	2:31 pm CDT (19:31 UTC)
16,500 ft	260° at 17 kt	+10 kt	-3 °C	110 kt	18 h 43 min	2:21 pm CDT (19:21 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	260° at 18 kt	+10 kt	-6 °C	110 kt	18 h 43 min	2:21 pm CDT (19:21 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	250° at 17 kt	+7 kt	-17 °C	113 kt	18 h 13 min	1:51 pm CDT (18:51 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	250° at 19 kt	+8 kt	-32 °C	112 kt	18 h 22 min	2:00 pm CDT (19:00 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	230° at 21 kt	+1 kt	-41 °C	119 kt	17 h 18 min	12:56 pm CDT (17:56 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	240° at 21 kt	+4 kt	-51 °C	116 kt	17 h 44 min	1:22 pm CDT (18:22 UTC)

Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 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; 885 nm from the line	190/8	L/V 18°	180/5 14°	L/V 9°	190/10 -5°	160/10 -16°	150/13 -30°	160/26 -40°	150/23 -52°
MLB	used from 699 nm out; 335 nm from the line	240/7	240/11 17°	240/13 13°	250/15 8°	230/25 -5°	210/25 -16°	210/24 -31°	190/29 -41°	190/27 -53°
CHS	used from 899 nm out; 227 nm from the line	260/22	280/26 12°	260/37 12°	250/40 8°	240/54 -4°	230/55 -15°	220/61 -31°	200/66 -41°	210/62 -52°
CAE	used from 1199 nm out; 10 nm from the line	260/27	310/26 11°	280/31 9°	270/36 7°	250/39 -4°	230/57 -16°	220/74 -30°	220/83 -40°	220/73 -51°
GSP	used from 1249 nm out; 39 nm from the line	300/22	310/22 11°	300/22 7°	290/28 5°	270/36 -5°	250/42 -18°	230/54 -31°	230/59 -40°	230/65 -50°
TYS	used from 1349 nm out; 46 nm from the line	290/19	310/22 11°	330/25 7°	330/34 3°	320/37 -7°	300/37 -18°	300/37 -34°	280/29 -39°	270/29 -48°
LOU	used from 1499 nm out; 55 nm from the line	320/15	340/24 14°	330/28 9°	340/34 4°	340/37 -9°	340/42 -20°	320/39 -35°	320/45 -39°	330/40 -47°
EVV	used from 1599 nm out; 39 nm from the line	310/13	340/26 16°	330/29 10°	330/32 4°	330/30 -9°	340/38 -20°	330/60 -35°	320/57 -41°	330/39 -48°
SPI	used from 1698 nm out; 57 nm from the line	210/13	260/11 17°	270/18 10°	290/21 4°	310/20 -8°	330/25 -19°	320/49 -34°	320/60 -44°	320/59 -50°
BRL	used from 1798 nm out; 45 nm from the line	200/20	250/21 16°	240/22 10°	260/20 5°	270/16 -7°	290/22 -18°	320/41 -34°	320/56 -43°	310/68 -53°
DSM	used from 1948 nm out; 58 nm from the line	200/32	240/27 17°	260/19 10°	260/16 5°	260/19 -7°	240/22 -19°	270/20 -32°	270/38 -42°	290/58 -53°
MCW	used from 1998 nm out; 29 nm from the line	200/35	240/33 18°	250/20 10°	260/10 6°	270/18 -8°	260/28 -19°	280/30 -34°	290/49 -43°	280/70 -54°

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
SJU San Juan, PR	departure	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,800 feet, a few clouds at 4,500 feet	from the southeast (130°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	9 ft	7:56 pm AST (23:56 UTC)
CAE Columbia, SC	1229 nm out, 6 nm west of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,600 feet	from the southwest (220°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	235 ft	00:06 UTC
GSP Greer, SC	1309 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR Sky: overcast at 7,000 feet	from the southwest (230°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	7,000 ft	963 ft	23:53 UTC
SDF Louisville, KY	1569 nm out, 24 nm northeast of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 3,000 feet	from the west-southwest (250°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	3,000 ft	500 ft	23:56 UTC
DEC Decatur, IL	1748 nm out, 2 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	calm	9 mi	none	681 ft	23:54 UTC
CID Cedar Rapids, IA	1928 nm out, 14 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 11 knots, gusting to 19	10+ mi	none	869 ft	21:52 UTC
AXA Algona, IA	destination	VFR	from the south (170°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	1,216 ft	7:15 pm CDT (00:15 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,216 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At AXA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:56 pm CDT (17:56 UTC)

AXA has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.

The forecast for SJU, the departure

From Sun 8:00 pm AST (00:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 3,000 feet, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am AST (14:00 UTC): wind from the east at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, a few clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet
From Mon 1:00 pm AST (17:00 UTC): wind from the east at 13 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, thunderstorms nearby, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet (thunderheads), a broken layer at 5,000 feet
From Mon 7:00 pm AST (23:00 UTC): wind from the east at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 3,000 feet, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

6/4508 CEIBA, PR 24 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · ZSU

Daylight

Sunset at SJU 6:03 pm AST (22:03 UTC), at AXA 6:41 pm CDT (23:41 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:09 pm CDT (00:09 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

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Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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: Luis Munoz Marin International, Algona Municipal.