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Luis Munoz Marin International to Columbia Regional SJU → COU

1,833 nautical miles (2,109 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 317°, about 328° magnetic at the departure end (variation 11W). At 120 knots that is 15 h 48 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 4-knot headwind), arriving about 2:22 pm CDT (19:22 UTC). Right now SJU is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 4 knots; COU is VFR, wind from the south (190°) at 6 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 return flight

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 E12E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 45,000 ft, moving from the west at 20 knots, until 12:55 am AST (04:55 UTC). Over the route from 887 to 956 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 120255
    MKCE WST 120255
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 12E
    VALID UNTIL 0455Z
    FL GA CSTL WTRS
    FROM 160SSE ILM-240SSE ILM-100ENE PBI-50NE TRV-160SSE ILM
    AREA TS MOV FROM 26020KT. TOPS ABV FL450.
    REF INTL SIGMET LIMA SERIES.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1375 to 1385 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 1424 to 1504 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

  • E170 at 33,000 ft, 48 nm southwest, 9:53 pm AST (01:53 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZTLFD-22. 1385 nm along the route, 48 nm southwest of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    ATL UA /OV ATL280045/TM 0153/FL330/TP E170/TB CONS LGT CHOP /RM ZTLFD-22
    Report
    a routine report filed through ATL
    Where
    45 nm west (280°) of ATL
    Time
    01:53 UTC
    Height
    at 33,000 ft
    Aircraft
    E170
    Turbulence
    continuous light chop
    Remarks
    ZTLFD-22

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 10 forecast points nearest it (MIA, MLB, JAX, SAV, ATL, HSV, BNA, CGI, STL, COU). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft280° at 7 kt+6 kt114 kt16 h 05 min2:39 pm CDT (19:39 UTC)
6,500 ft290° at 8 kt+7 kt15 °C113 kt16 h 13 min2:47 pm CDT (19:47 UTC)
8,500 ft290° at 9 kt+9 kt13 °C111 kt16 h 31 min3:05 pm CDT (20:05 UTC)
10,500 ft290° at 10 kt+10 kt10 °C110 kt16 h 40 min3:14 pm CDT (20:14 UTC)
12,500 ft290° at 11 kt+10 kt6 °C110 kt16 h 40 min3:14 pm CDT (20:14 UTC)
14,500 ft280° at 12 kt+11 kt2 °C109 kt16 h 49 min3:23 pm CDT (20:23 UTC)
16,500 ft270° at 14 kt+11 kt-2 °C109 kt16 h 49 min3:23 pm CDT (20:23 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180270° at 16 kt+11 kt-5 °C109 kt16 h 49 min3:23 pm CDT (20:23 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240270° at 17 kt+13 kt-17 °C107 kt17 h 08 min3:42 pm CDT (20:42 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300270° at 14 kt+11 kt-32 °C109 kt16 h 49 min3:23 pm CDT (20:23 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340240° at 15 kt+5 kt-41 °C115 kt15 h 56 min2:30 pm CDT (19:30 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390230° at 20 kt+4 kt-51 °C116 kt15 h 48 min2:22 pm CDT (19:22 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
MIAused from 0 nm out; 884 nm from the line150/7140/5 17°160/5 14°L/V 9°230/8 -5°230/8 -17°150/11 -32°150/25 -41°180/29 -51°
MLBused from 747 nm out; 259 nm from the line230/6230/12 17°240/13 12°240/14 7°240/20 -5°240/24 -16°210/21 -32°190/33 -41°200/36 -52°
JAXused from 996 nm out; 124 nm from the line290/14300/16 17°280/22 14°280/24 8°250/32 -6°250/37 -17°230/50 -31°220/52 -41°220/51 -52°
SAVused from 1096 nm out; 43 nm from the line280/23300/22 14°290/27 11°270/31 6°260/36 -5°260/38 -17°240/49 -32°230/68 -40°230/59 -51°
ATLused from 1245 nm out; 78 nm from the line320/30330/37 16°340/44 11°330/35 7°310/33 -6°300/38 -18°330/58 -33°330/48 -40°320/34 -49°
HSVused from 1395 nm out; 73 nm from the line310/20330/20 16°320/27 11°340/23 5°320/23 -7°340/30 -17°320/50 -33°330/61 -41°340/41 -50°
BNAused from 1494 nm out; 26 nm from the line310/20340/20 17°330/24 10°340/22 5°330/26 -6°340/29 -18°330/52 -33°320/62 -41°340/45 -50°
CGIused from 1594 nm out; 57 nm from the line240/20270/15 15°280/15 11°300/13 6°290/20 -6°280/24 -18°300/34 -32°300/47 -41°310/49 -51°
STLused from 1743 nm out; 47 nm from the line250/24250/24 16°260/23 9°270/16 6°260/25 -6°270/29 -19°290/34 -33°290/48 -41°290/54 -51°
COUused from 1793 nm out; 20 nm from the line230/31230/30 15°260/16 11°270/14 6°260/24 -6°270/27 -18°270/37 -32°280/49 -41°290/56 -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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
SJU San Juan, PR departure VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,700 feet, scattered clouds at 4,300 feet, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet from the south-southeast (150°) at 4 knots 10+ mi none 9 ft 10:56 pm AST (02:56 UTC)
LHW Fort Stewart (Hinesville), GA 1165 nm out, 11 nm southwest of the line, tower VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 5,000 feet from the west (280°) at 3 knots 10+ mi none 46 ft 02:55 UTC
PDK Atlanta, GA 1345 nm out, 9 nm southwest of the line, tower VFR from the west-northwest (300°) at 5 knots 10+ mi none 998 ft 02:53 UTC
PAH Paducah, KY 1644 nm out, 10 nm northeast of the line, tower VFR calm 10+ mi none 410 ft 00:00 UTC
CGI Cape Girardeau, MO 1674 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line, tower VFR from the west-southwest (240°) at 6 knots 10+ mi none 341 ft 20:53 UTC
COU Columbia, MO destination VFR from the south (190°) at 6 knots 10+ mi none 889 ft 9:54 pm CDT (02:54 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 998 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At COU when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:22 pm CDT (19:22 UTC)

Wind from the southwest at 13 knots, gusting to 24, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for COU
  • From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
  • From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 13 knots, gusting to 24, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
The forecast for SJU, the departure
  • From Sun 10:00 pm AST (02:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 5,000 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
  • 6/7634 CENTRALIA, MO, Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 19 nm from the route, at the destination end · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · today · ZKC

Daylight

Sunset at SJU 6:03 pm AST (22:03 UTC), at COU 6:35 pm CDT (23:35 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:01 pm CDT (00:01 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

Radar now, the Caribbean
Radar now, the Caribbean · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the Southeast
Radar now, the Southeast · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the central Great Lakes
Radar now, the central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the whole country
Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service
Surface analysis now
Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead
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, Columbia Regional.