Flight turbulence guides by route

A transcontinental route that can cross the Southwest, Rocky Mountain region, Great Plains, and several fast-changing weather systems. The exact track varies with winds and air traffic.

A North Atlantic crossing where the planned oceanic track changes with the jet stream, traffic, and weather. Eastbound and westbound flights may follow different corridors.

Most of the flight is an oceanic cruise, followed by an arrival into Hawaii where trade winds and island terrain can affect the final portion of the trip.

A long trans-Pacific trip that commonly follows a curved great-circle route rather than a straight line on a flat world map. Track, altitude, and wind conditions can change during the flight.

This trans-Pacific route may arc northward on a globe. Coastal winds near San Francisco, the North Pacific jet, and weather near Japan can influence different phases.

The westbound transcontinental track may be adjusted to manage winds, storms, and air traffic. Conditions can differ from the same route flown eastbound.

A central-to-western U.S. route that may cross Plains weather, higher terrain, and dry mountain regions before reaching Southern California.

A route along the eastern United States where tropical moisture, coastal storms, and frontal systems can influence climb, cruise, and arrival.

A southern transcontinental route that can encounter southeastern convection, Plains weather, and western terrain before the Los Angeles arrival.

A northern transcontinental route that may cross the Cascades, Rockies, northern Plains, Great Lakes region, and northeastern weather systems.