Luis Munoz Marin International to Eppley Airfield SJU → OMA
2,056 nautical miles (2,366 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 318°, about 329° magnetic at the departure end (variation 11W). At 120 knots that is 18 h 12 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 7-knot headwind), arriving about 8:20 pm CDT (01:20 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 10,000 ft. Over the route from 1298 to 1367 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Near the route, 1387 nm along the route.
- 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 1407 to 1567 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 210 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 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 13 forecast points nearest it (MIA, MLB, JAX, SAV, ATL, TYS, BNA, CGI, STL, COU, MKC, DSM, OMA). 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 12 min | 8:20 pm CDT (01:20 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 280° at 9 kt | +8 kt | 15 °C | 112 kt | 18 h 21 min | 8:29 pm CDT (01:29 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 290° at 10 kt | +9 kt | 13 °C | 111 kt | 18 h 31 min | 8:39 pm CDT (01:39 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 290° at 11 kt | +10 kt | 10 °C | 110 kt | 18 h 41 min | 8:49 pm CDT (01:49 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 290° at 11 kt | +10 kt | 6 °C | 110 kt | 18 h 41 min | 8:49 pm CDT (01:49 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 280° at 13 kt | +11 kt | 2 °C | 109 kt | 18 h 52 min | 9:00 pm CDT (02:00 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 270° at 15 kt | +12 kt | -2 °C | 108 kt | 19 h 02 min | 9:10 pm CDT (02:10 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 270° at 17 kt | +13 kt | -6 °C | 107 kt | 19 h 13 min | 9:21 pm CDT (02:21 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 270° at 19 kt | +14 kt | -17 °C | 106 kt | 19 h 24 min | 9:32 pm CDT (02:32 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 270° at 17 kt | +13 kt | -32 °C | 107 kt | 19 h 13 min | 9:21 pm CDT (02:21 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 250° at 20 kt | +8 kt | -41 °C | 112 kt | 18 h 21 min | 8:29 pm CDT (01:29 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 240° at 24 kt | +9 kt | -51 °C | 111 kt | 18 h 31 min | 8:39 pm CDT (01:39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | used from 0 nm out; 884 nm from the line | 150/7 | 140/5 17° | 160/5 14° | L/V 9° | 230/8 -5° | 230/8 -17° | 150/11 -32° | 150/25 -41° | 180/29 -51° |
| MLB | used from 749 nm out; 265 nm from the line | 230/6 | 230/12 17° | 240/13 12° | 240/14 7° | 240/20 -5° | 240/24 -16° | 210/21 -32° | 190/33 -41° | 200/36 -52° |
| JAX | used from 998 nm out; 134 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° |
| SAV | used from 1048 nm out; 89 nm from the line | 280/23 | 300/22 14° | 290/27 11° | 270/31 6° | 260/36 -5° | 260/38 -17° | 240/49 -32° | 230/68 -40° | 230/59 -51° |
| ATL | used from 1248 nm out; 85 nm from the line | 320/30 | 330/37 16° | 340/44 11° | 330/35 7° | 310/33 -6° | 300/38 -18° | 330/58 -33° | 330/48 -40° | 320/34 -49° |
| TYS | used from 1397 nm out; 70 nm from the line | 320/20 | 340/18 11° | 340/32 9° | 340/36 4° | 330/37 -7° | 330/38 -19° | 330/50 -34° | 330/53 -38° | 330/44 -48° |
| BNA | used from 1447 nm out; 52 nm from the line | 310/20 | 340/20 17° | 330/24 10° | 340/22 5° | 330/26 -6° | 340/29 -18° | 330/52 -33° | 320/62 -41° | 340/45 -50° |
| CGI | used from 1597 nm out; 62 nm from the line | 240/20 | 270/15 15° | 280/15 11° | 300/13 6° | 290/20 -6° | 280/24 -18° | 300/34 -32° | 300/47 -41° | 310/49 -51° |
| STL | used from 1697 nm out; 42 nm from the line | 250/24 | 250/24 16° | 260/23 9° | 270/16 6° | 260/25 -6° | 270/29 -19° | 290/34 -33° | 290/48 -41° | 290/54 -51° |
| COU | used from 1797 nm out; 31 nm from the line | 230/31 | 230/30 15° | 260/16 11° | 270/14 6° | 260/24 -6° | 270/27 -18° | 270/37 -32° | 280/49 -41° | 290/56 -51° |
| MKC | used from 1896 nm out; 78 nm from the line | 220/44 | 250/28 18° | 250/18 13° | 240/12 6° | 280/24 -6° | 240/34 -18° | 260/47 -30° | 260/51 -40° | 270/58 -50° |
| DSM | used from 1946 nm out; 68 nm from the line | 230/40 | 250/33 17° | 250/18 12° | 240/17 5° | 260/28 -8° | 270/34 -19° | 260/41 -33° | 260/55 -41° | 270/62 -51° |
| OMA | used from 1996 nm out; 35 nm from the line | 220/47 | 240/33 19° | 250/18 11° | 230/17 6° | 260/29 -8° | 250/33 -19° | 250/51 -33° | 260/61 -40° | 270/62 -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 | ||||
| SAV Savannah, GA | 1158 nm out, 8 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 50 ft | ||||
| CHA Chattanooga, TN | 1427 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 682 ft | ||||
| MQY Smyrna, TN | 1517 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 543 ft | ||||
| MDH Carbondale/Murphysboro, IL | 1687 nm out, 5 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 411 ft | ||||
| TRX Trenton, MO | 1926 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 757 ft | ||||
| OMA Omaha, NE | destination | no report just now | 984 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 984 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At OMA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 8:20 pm CDT (01:20 UTC)
OMA 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
- 6/0708 Goodlettsville, TN, Saturday, August 1, 2026 through Sunday, August 1, 2027 UTC 10 nm from the route, 1537 nm along the route · security · until 1 August · ZME
- 6/7634 CENTRALIA, MO, Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 11 nm from the route, 1837 nm along the route · 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 OMA 6:47 pm CDT (23:47 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:15 pm CDT (00:15 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at OMA is after sunset there (6:47 pm CDT (23:47 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, Eppley Airfield.