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Route turbulence forecast
Turbulence forecast for flights from Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) to John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK).
Get a segment-by-segment turbulence forecast for any scheduled flight from SIN to JFK, with live wind and pilot reports.
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Northbound · Great-circle bearing -3°
The route crosses mid-latitudes where the polar jet can influence flight conditions, though exposure is shorter than on genuine long-haul crossings. A large portion of the flight crosses open ocean (Indian Ocean), where upper-level conditions are generally smoother than over continental terrain.
The North Atlantic track sees its strongest jet-stream activity from November through February, when winds commonly exceed 150 kt and clear-air turbulence is more frequent.
Most of the 15,341 km route sits in the mixed band with moderate jet-stream exposure. Historically that means occasional clear-air turbulence at cruise altitude is normal, especially in winter.
Statistically, May–September sees the calmest conditions for this corridor. Within any season, morning departures see less convective (thunderstorm-driven) turbulence than afternoon flights.
Block time is usually around 18h 20m direct, cruising at approximately FL410 (41,000 ft). Actual duration varies with winds — tailwinds can shave 15–30 minutes, headwinds can add 30+ minutes on this northbound sector.
We use live NOAA Aviation Weather Center pilot reports (PIREPs), SIGMETs and AIRMETs, layered with physics-based Ellrod and Richardson-number calculations from Open-Meteo pressure-level wind and temperature data. If a source is unavailable for a waypoint we show an em dash rather than invent a value.
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