Henry E Rohlsen Airport to Antonio Rivera Rodriguez Airport STX → VQS
47 nautical miles (54 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 303°, about 316° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13W). At 120 knots that is 23 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 1-knot tailwind), arriving about 1:35 am AST (05:35 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: 80 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
No SIGMET or AIRMET covers any part of this route right now.
Turbulence No turbulence warning in force along the route. 1 pilot report of turbulence near the line in the last three hours: moderate turbulence, at 37,000 ft, 34 nm northwest, 10:26 pm AST (02:26 UTC). The government's turbulence forecast map ↗
Icing No icing warning in force along the route. No pilot has reported icing near the line in the last three hours. The freezing level is about 15,500 ft (from the winds-aloft temperatures), so icing is possible in cloud above that. The government's icing forecast map ↗
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 STX.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- A332 at 37,000 ft, 34 nm northwest, 10:26 pm AST (02:26 UTC): moderate turbulence. At the destination end, 34 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
SJU UA /OV SJU18060/TM 0226/FL370/TP A332/TB MODERATE
- Report
- a routine report filed through SJU
- Where
- SJU18060
- Time
- 02:26 UTC
- Height
- at 37,000 ft
- Aircraft
- A332
- Turbulence
- moderate
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 1 forecast point nearest it (MIA). 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 | 050° at 4 kt | −1 kt | 121 kt | 23 min | 1:35 am AST (05:35 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | light and variable | 0 | 16 °C | 120 kt | 24 min | 1:36 am AST (05:36 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | light and variable | 0 | 14 °C | 120 kt | 24 min | 1:36 am AST (05:36 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | light and variable | 0 | 10 °C | 120 kt | 24 min | 1:36 am AST (05:36 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | light and variable | +1 kt | 7 °C | 119 kt | 24 min | 1:36 am AST (05:36 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 250° at 5 kt | +3 kt | 2 °C | 117 kt | 24 min | 1:36 am AST (05:36 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 250° at 8 kt | +5 kt | -2 °C | 115 kt | 25 min | 1:37 am AST (05:37 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 250° at 11 kt | +7 kt | -6 °C | 113 kt | 25 min | 1:37 am AST (05:37 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 310° at 11 kt | +11 kt | -18 °C | 109 kt | 26 min | 1:38 am AST (05:38 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 360° at 26 kt | +14 kt | -32 °C | 106 kt | 27 min | 1:39 am AST (05:39 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 360° at 21 kt | +12 kt | -41 °C | 108 kt | 26 min | 1:38 am AST (05:38 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 340° at 15 kt | +12 kt | -50 °C | 108 kt | 26 min | 1:38 am AST (05:38 UTC) |
Based on data from the 13th at 00:00 UTC; valid on the 13th 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; 966 nm from the line | 050/9 | L/V 17° | L/V 13° | L/V 8° | 250/11 -6° | 310/11 -18° | 360/26 -32° | 360/21 -41° | 340/15 -50° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STX Christiansted, VI | departure | no report just now | 73 ft | ||||
| VQS Isla de Vieques, PR | destination | no report just now | 48 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 73 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
The codes as issued, and in English, for every airport in the table
At VQS when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:35 am AST (05:35 UTC)
VQS has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/2698 VIEQUES, PR, Monday, January 19, 2026 through Friday, December 18, 2026 UTC 1 nm from the route, 38 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 18 December · ZSU
- 6/4508 CEIBA, PR 9 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · ZSU
Notices to air missions closures and things out of service at both ends; airspace, navigation aids and obstructions near the line
STX: 12 notices in force. all of them, grouped →
- closed Taxiway C closed except aircraft under TOW until Sat 31 Oct, 5:00 pm AST (21:00 UTC) · STX 07/033
as issued
!TISX 07/033 STX TWY C CLSD EXC ACFT UNDER TOW 2607291547-2610312100
VQS: 4 notices in force. all of them, grouped →
- closed Taxiway A between taxiway E and taxiway F closed until Thu 31 Dec, 7:59 pm AST (23:59 UTC) · VQS 08/167
as issued
!TJSJ 08/167 VQS TWY A BTN TWY E AND TWY F CLSD 2608201700-2612312359
3 notices near the line (airspace and special activity within 25 nm, navigation aids within 25 nm, obstructions within 5 nm):
- Navigation aid DME out of service until Fri 6 Nov, 4:00 pm AST (20:00 UTC), estimated · 0 nm along the route, 6 nm off the line · COY 10/003
as issued
!TISX 10/003 COY NAV DME U/S 2610021240-2611062000EST
- Navigation aid ILS runway 10 out of service until Tue 1 Dec, 8:00 am AST (12:00 UTC) · 28 nm along the route, 26 nm off the line · STT 03/045
as issued
!TIST 03/045 STT NAV ILS RWY 10 U/S 2604011200-2612011200
- Airspace Class D airspace is established extending Upward from the surface to and including 2,500 feet Mean SEA Level (above sea level) within A 5-Mile radius of the runway visual range Airport. Class east airspace is established extending Upward from 700 feet Above the surface within A 7-Mile radius of the runway visual range Airport. until further notice · 47 nm along the route, 11 nm off the line · RVR 6/3055
as issued
!FDC 6/3055 RVR AIRSPACE CLASS D AIRSPACE IS ESTABLISHED EXTENDING UPWARD FROM THE SURFACE TO AND INCLUDING 2,500 FEET MEAN SEA LEVEL (MSL) WITHIN A 5-MILE RADIUS OF THE RVR AIRPORT. CLASS E AIRSPACE IS ESTABLISHED EXTENDING UPWARD FROM 700 FEET ABOVE THE SURFACE WITHIN A 7-MILE RADIUS OF THE RVR AIRPORT. 2607090901-PERM
From the FAA's notice service (NOTAMs), the site's copy refreshed every few minutes; last checked a minute ago. The FAA has so far issued eFlight its test feed, which misses some notices (checked against the FAA's own search on 12 October: about a third missing at Santa Barbara and Burbank, none at Atlanta or Las Vegas); the request for the full feed is with the FAA. Times are local to the field. This is for planning; the legal briefing comes from Flight Service or the FAA's own tools.
Daylight
Sunset at STX 5:58 pm AST (21:58 UTC), at VQS 6:01 pm AST (22:01 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:23 pm AST (22:23 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at VQS is before sunrise there (6:14 am AST (10:14 UTC)).
Each restriction opens the FAA's own page with the exact area, heights and times.
The wind over the route live wind map, from Windy.com · drag the time bar for the coming hours; the level menu changes the height
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction, at the surface unless you pick a height. Map and forecast by Windy.com; a second opinion beside the government's winds-aloft table above.
Radar and forecast charts for the regions crossed government pictures, the latest each time the page loads · the turbulence and icing forecasts: turbulence ↗ · icing ↗
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: Henry E Rohlsen Airport, Antonio Rivera Rodriguez Airport.