Luis Munoz Marin International to Charlotte/Douglas International SJU → CLT
1,283 nautical miles (1,477 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 325°, about 336° magnetic at the departure end (variation 11W). At 120 knots that is 11 h 21 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 7-knot headwind), arriving about 6:45 pm EDT (22:45 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: 2,133 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 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 30,000 ft to 41,000 ft. Over the route from 1045 to 1144 nm out.
- 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 last 10 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 SJU.
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 6 forecast points nearest it (MIA, MLB, ILM, CHS, FLO, CAE). 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 | 310° at 7 kt | +7 kt | 113 kt | 11 h 21 min | 6:45 pm EDT (22:45 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 300° at 8 kt | +7 kt | 15 °C | 113 kt | 11 h 21 min | 6:45 pm EDT (22:45 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 310° at 8 kt | +8 kt | 13 °C | 112 kt | 11 h 27 min | 6:51 pm EDT (22:51 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 300° at 10 kt | +9 kt | 9 °C | 111 kt | 11 h 34 min | 6:58 pm EDT (22:58 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 300° at 11 kt | +10 kt | 6 °C | 110 kt | 11 h 40 min | 7:04 pm EDT (23:04 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 290° at 13 kt | +12 kt | 1 °C | 108 kt | 11 h 53 min | 7:17 pm EDT (23:17 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 290° at 15 kt | +13 kt | -3 °C | 107 kt | 11 h 59 min | 7:23 pm EDT (23:23 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 290° at 16 kt | +14 kt | -6 °C | 106 kt | 12 h 06 min | 7:30 pm EDT (23:30 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 270° at 18 kt | +12 kt | -18 °C | 108 kt | 11 h 53 min | 7:17 pm EDT (23:17 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 270° at 23 kt | +16 kt | -32 °C | 104 kt | 12 h 20 min | 7:44 pm EDT (23:44 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 280° at 27 kt | +18 kt | -41 °C | 102 kt | 12 h 35 min | 7:59 pm EDT (23:59 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 280° at 24 kt | +19 kt | -51 °C | 101 kt | 12 h 42 min | 8:06 pm EDT (00:06 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | used from 0 nm out; 885 nm from the line | L/V | L/V 17° | L/V 13° | L/V 8° | 270/6 -6° | 250/9 -17° | 290/17 -32° | 280/25 -41° | 280/21 -52° |
| MLB | used from 696 nm out; 360 nm from the line | 290/10 | 260/15 18° | 290/12 13° | 280/13 8° | 250/20 -7° | 260/18 -18° | 240/17 -32° | 250/20 -41° | 250/22 -52° |
| ILM | used from 846 nm out; 281 nm from the line | 300/18 | 300/22 13° | 300/21 8° | 290/28 4° | 280/38 -7° | 270/40 -18° | 250/49 -32° | 250/50 -40° | 270/33 -50° |
| CHS | used from 995 nm out; 143 nm from the line | 330/14 | 300/17 14° | 320/21 9° | 310/26 6° | 310/32 -6° | 280/34 -19° | 260/37 -32° | 280/30 -39° | 310/30 -50° |
| FLO | used from 1144 nm out; 28 nm from the line | 330/17 | 330/17 12° | 320/21 9° | 310/29 4° | 310/36 -8° | 300/36 -19° | 290/34 -32° | 300/29 -40° | 310/34 -48° |
| CAE | used from 1244 nm out; 65 nm from the line | 340/17 | 330/15 12° | 320/22 9° | 320/31 5° | 330/35 -7° | 320/33 -19° | 340/40 -32° | 350/43 -39° | 320/35 -49° |
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 | no report just now | 9 ft | ||||
| MYR Myrtle Beach, SC | 1144 nm out, 14 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 25 ft | ||||
| FLO Florence, SC | 1194 nm out, 5 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 146 ft | ||||
| CLT Charlotte, NC | destination | no report just now | 747 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 747 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At CLT when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:45 pm EDT (22:45 UTC)
CLT has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
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 CLT 6:52 pm EDT (22:52 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:18 pm EDT (23:18 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: Luis Munoz Marin International, Charlotte/Douglas International.