Plan a flight · Sun 11:12 pm PDT (06:12 UTC)

Southern California Logistics Airport to Jacksonville International VCV → JAX

1,814 nautical miles (2,087 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 088°, about 074° magnetic at the departure end (variation 14E). At 120 knots that is 11 h 04 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 44-knot tailwind), arriving about 1:16 pm EDT (17:16 UTC). Right now VCV is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 24 knots, gusting to 30; JAX is VFR, wind from the west (260°) at 3 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: 2 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 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Over the first 100 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 70 to 458 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 159 to 309 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 239 to 628 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 2E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 279 to 299 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 VCV.

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

E75L climbing, 33 nm south, 8:22 pm PDT (03:22 UTC): moderate chop turbulence. At the departure end, 33 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PSP UA /OV PSP345013/TM 0322/FLDURC/TP E75L/TB MOD CHOP/LT TURBU SFC-60
```
Report
a routine report filed through PSP
Where
13 nm north (345°) of PSP
Time
03:22 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
E75L
Turbulence
moderate chop/lt turbu SFC-60
B737 at 14,000 ft, 44 nm south, 10:15 pm PDT (05:15 UTC): moderate turbulence, remarks: during the descent through clouds. 259 nm along the route, 44 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PHX UA /OV PXR339030/TM 0515/FL140/TP B737/TB OCNL MOD/RM DURD THROUGH CLOUDS
```
Report
a routine report filed through PHX
Where
30 nm north (339°) of PXR
Time
05:15 UTC
Height
at 14,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
occasional moderate
Remarks
during the descent through clouds
B38M at 3,000 ft, 33 nm south, 10:47 pm PDT (05:47 UTC): a broken layer from 2,900 ft to 8,000 ft, remarks: BASE030. At the departure end, 33 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ONT UA /OV KONT080005/TM 0547/FL030/TP B38M/SK BKN029-TOP080/RM BASE030
```
Report
a routine report filed through ONT
Where
5 nm east (080°) of KONT
Time
05:47 UTC
Height
at 3,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Sky
a broken layer from 2,900 ft, tops 8,000 ft
Remarks
BASE030
A321 at 3,300 ft, 33 nm south, 9:59 pm PDT (04:59 UTC): a broken layer above 3,300 ft, remarks: during the descent. At the departure end, 33 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ONT UA /OV ONT078008/TM 0459/FL033/TP A321/SK BKN033-TOPUNKN/RM DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through ONT
Where
8 nm east (078°) of ONT
Time
04:59 UTC
Height
at 3,300 ft
Aircraft
A321
Sky
a broken layer from 3,300 ft, tops unknown
Remarks
during the descent
B38M at 4,500 ft, 32 nm south, 9:15 pm PDT (04:15 UTC): a broken layer above 4,500 ft, remarks: during the descent. At the departure end, 32 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ONT UA /OV ONT078012/TM 0415/FL045/TP B38M/SK BKN045-TOPUNKN/RM DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through ONT
Where
12 nm east (078°) of ONT
Time
04:15 UTC
Height
at 4,500 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Sky
a broken layer from 4,500 ft, tops unknown
Remarks
during the descent
B738 at 11,000 ft, 29 nm north, 8:25 pm PDT (03:25 UTC): 7 °C, wind 220° at 30 knots, remarks: produced by skypath. 538 nm along the route, 29 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ABQ UA /OV ABQ094018 /TM 0325 /FL110 /TP B738 /TA 07 /WV 22030KT /RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATH
```
Report
a routine report filed through ABQ
Where
18 nm east (094°) of ABQ
Time
03:25 UTC
Height
at 11,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Temperature
7 °C
Wind
from 220° at 30 knots
Remarks
produced by skypath
B738 at 37,000 ft, 11 nm south, 9:27 pm PDT (04:27 UTC): light chop turbulence. 1664 nm along the route, 11 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TLH UA /OV TLH353039/TM 0427/FL370/TP B738/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
39 nm north (353°) of TLH
Time
04:27 UTC
Height
at 37,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
occasional light chop
B38M at 36,000 ft, 47 nm north, 9:28 pm PDT (04:28 UTC): light chop turbulence. At the destination end, 47 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AMG UA /OV AMG/TM 0428/FL360/TP B38M/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through AMG
Where
over AMG
Time
04:28 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
occasional light chop

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 eastbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: odd thousands plus 500 ft; above 18,000 ft the forecast levels), with the wind averaged along the line from the 16 forecast points nearest it (ONT, BLH, PRC, ABQ, ROW, TCC, LBB, SPS, DAL, SHV, JAN, MOB, MGM, CSG, TLH, JAX). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

Height	Average wind	Head- or tailwind	Temperature	Ground speed	Time en route	Arrival
3,500 ft	230° at 13 kt	−9 kt		129 kt	14 h 04 min	4:16 pm EDT (20:16 UTC)
5,500 ft	230° at 15 kt	−12 kt	18 °C	132 kt	13 h 45 min	3:57 pm EDT (19:57 UTC)
7,500 ft	230° at 17 kt	−13 kt	12 °C	133 kt	13 h 38 min	3:50 pm EDT (19:50 UTC)
9,500 ft	240° at 17 kt	−14 kt	10 °C	134 kt	13 h 32 min	3:44 pm EDT (19:44 UTC)
11,500 ft	230° at 17 kt	−14 kt	7 °C	134 kt	13 h 32 min	3:44 pm EDT (19:44 UTC)
13,500 ft	230° at 19 kt	−15 kt	3 °C	135 kt	13 h 26 min	3:38 pm EDT (19:38 UTC)
15,500 ft	230° at 22 kt	−18 kt	-2 °C	138 kt	13 h 09 min	3:21 pm EDT (19:21 UTC)
17,500 ft	230° at 26 kt	−21 kt	-6 °C	141 kt	12 h 52 min	3:04 pm EDT (19:04 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	230° at 27 kt	−21 kt	-7 °C	141 kt	12 h 52 min	3:04 pm EDT (19:04 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	240° at 33 kt	−28 kt	-17 °C	148 kt	12 h 15 min	2:27 pm EDT (18:27 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	250° at 43 kt	−42 kt	-29 °C	162 kt	11 h 12 min	1:24 pm EDT (17:24 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	260° at 45 kt	−44 kt	-38 °C	164 kt	11 h 04 min	1:16 pm EDT (17:16 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	260° at 38 kt	−40 kt	-49 °C	160 kt	11 h 20 min	1:32 pm EDT (17:32 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
ONT	used from 0 nm out; 49 nm from the line	190/8	190/19 6°	210/23 4°	210/29 -3°	210/47 -13°	210/49 -19°	220/47 -30°	220/50 -36°	220/55 -43°
BLH	used from 50 nm out; 84 nm from the line	210/13	200/21 11°	200/22 5°	210/25 -1°	210/51 -10°	220/61 -20°	220/81 -29°	220/92 -34°	220/79 -45°
PRC	used from 149 nm out; 71 nm from the line			210/25 5°	200/30 1°	220/55 -10°	220/61 -21°	220/84 -28°	230/90 -34°	230/73 -45°
ABQ	used from 399 nm out; 112 nm from the line			220/27 11°	210/35 5°	220/46 -9°	230/62 -20°	240/78 -25°	240/80 -35°	240/56 -47°
ROW	used from 598 nm out; 65 nm from the line		190/33	210/27 14°	220/28 6°	230/36 -6°	230/56 -15°	230/63 -27°	250/59 -37°	260/57 -49°
TCC	used from 648 nm out; 54 nm from the line		210/42	230/33 14°	230/32 6°	220/35 -6°	230/49 -19°	240/72 -27°	250/62 -36°	250/52 -48°
LBB	used from 698 nm out; 58 nm from the line		200/36 18°	220/19 15°	240/20 8°	230/24 -4°	240/37 -16°	250/57 -28°	250/51 -38°	270/47 -50°
SPS	used from 847 nm out; 66 nm from the line	200/39	220/28 17°	230/27 12°	240/15 9°	250/15 -4°	250/24 -15°	260/45 -28°	270/43 -39°	280/45 -51°
DAL	used from 997 nm out; 42 nm from the line	190/29	220/23 17°	220/17 13°	250/18 8°	230/18 -5°	240/18 -15°	270/34 -29°	280/33 -39°	300/36 -51°
SHV	used from 1096 nm out; 73 nm from the line	200/18	230/24 18°	230/24 12°	240/14 8°	260/12 -4°	240/11 -15°	300/31 -29°	300/32 -40°	300/36 -52°
JAN	used from 1296 nm out; 51 nm from the line	230/10	270/13 18°	270/11 12°	310/11 6°	300/15 -4°	300/22 -16°	310/33 -31°	320/37 -41°	330/41 -52°
MOB	used from 1445 nm out; 81 nm from the line	330/5	330/6 19°	340/6 11°	330/10 7°	320/16 -5°	310/26 -16°	340/40 -32°	340/47 -42°	350/51 -52°
MGM	used from 1495 nm out; 49 nm from the line	310/19	340/24 17°	340/28 11°	330/16 7°	300/23 -7°	320/32 -16°	330/46 -33°	330/55 -42°	330/41 -50°
CSG	used from 1595 nm out; 69 nm from the line	310/24	340/35 17°	340/37 12°	330/22 8°	310/30 -7°	290/30 -18°	340/57 -32°	340/55 -41°	320/33 -49°
TLH	used from 1644 nm out; 47 nm from the line	320/18	350/31 18°	340/24 13°	310/17 8°	280/22 -7°	300/25 -17°	320/28 -33°	320/24 -41°	320/25 -50°
JAX	used from 1744 nm out; 45 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°

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
VCV Victorville, CA	departure	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 11,000 feet	from the south-southeast (150°) at 24 knots, gusting to 30	10+ mi	none	2,885 ft	10:55 pm PDT (05:55 UTC)
HII Lake Havasu City, AZ	149 nm out, 5 nm south of the line	VFR	from the east-southeast (120°) at 12 knots, gusting to 17	10+ mi	none	782 ft	05:55 UTC
PRC Prescott, AZ	249 nm out, 4 nm west of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 2,300 feet, a broken layer at 3,000 feet, overcast at 4,100 feet Weather: light rain	from the south (190°) at 7 knots	9 mi	2,300 ft	5,045 ft	06:00 UTC
SJN St Johns, AZ	399 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	5,736 ft	05:54 UTC
PRZ Portales, NM	688 nm out, 8 nm southeast of the line	no report just now				4,077 ft
PVW Plainview, TX	777 nm out, 4 nm north of the line	VFR	from the south (190°) at 11 knots, gusting to 17	10+ mi	none	3,374 ft	05:55 UTC
GYI Sherman/Denison, TX	1027 nm out, 11 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (160°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	749 ft	05:55 UTC
TXK Texarkana, AR	1166 nm out, 19 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	389 ft	05:53 UTC
HKS Jackson, MS	1365 nm out, 8 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the east-southeast (120°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	341 ft	05:53 UTC
DHN Dothan, AL	1615 nm out, 7 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the west-southwest (250°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	400 ft	23:55 UTC
VLD Valdosta, GA	1734 nm out, 8 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	203 ft	05:53 UTC
JAX Jacksonville, FL	destination	VFR	from the west (260°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	29 ft	1:56 am EDT (05:56 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 5,736 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At JAX when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:16 pm EDT (17:16 UTC)

Wind from the northwest at 11 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 3,500 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for JAX

From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 11 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 3,500 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet

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

6/8891 Bullhead City, AZ, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local 20 nm from the route, 140 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZLA
6/8722 ALAMOGORDO, NM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 14 nm from the route, 578 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB
6/8389 Jacksonville, FL, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 11 nm from the route, at the destination end · air shows/sports · starts Thursday 15 October · ZJX
6/8902 MAYPORT, FL, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 through Saturday, October 17, 2026 Local 11 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · starts tomorrow · ZJX

Daylight

Sunset at VCV 6:18 pm PDT (01:18 UTC), at JAX 6:59 pm EDT (22:59 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:23 pm EDT (23:23 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 Pacific Southwest · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the southern Rockies · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the southern Plains · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service

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: Southern California Logistics Airport, Jacksonville International.