Is there a lot of turbulence on the flight from San Diego to Rome,Italy and back?

Question

From San Diego to New York JFK airport and then on to Rome and on the way back from Rome to New York JFK to San Diego. Any help is greatly appreciated!

Travel time is late May to late June if that helps.

Answer 1

Although there is no absolute way of telling what the weather and air turbulence may be months ahead,. . . . But, having said that,......airlines and pilots are very sensitive to the weather conditions through which they are going to travel. If there are weather condtions on the flight plan, they can request a re-routing around bad weather by the air traffic controllers, or jets just fly at a higher altitiude above the bad weather. They don't want turbulence to affect their planes any more than the passengers. If there are very serious weather disturbances, the airline and the pilots have the option of cancelling a flight, or postponing it, or if the plane is already on the route, they can elect to land in a different city, or on different runways at an airport that wont be affected by crosswinds, for example.

My advice: Don't sweat it. No pilot will subject passengers to ANY turbulence if they can avoid it, and usually the modern big jets for a flight across the Atlantic have plenty of power to make the flight as smooth as it can be.

Answer 2

It really depends on the day. Turbulence, like wind, is generated from a difference in temperature as the sun moves across the globe water and land heat at different rates causing an imbalance in pressure. If you take off in the morning or evening you are less likely to encounter it, but you never know. Also, the pilots typically select altitudes to avoid most of the turbulence.

Good luck with the flight.

Answer 3

All flights have some turbulence. Since you are flying overseas and for a longer than usual amount of time, you can expect there to be a bit more than what you would find on a 2 hour flight but it shouldn't be an abnormal amount. It all depends on the weather. Cliche but true. Try not to be nervous or get others flying with you anxious. Prepare yourself and you'll be fine. Enjoy the peanuts!

Answer 4

Turbulance is not something that is consistant or predicted. It has to do with the air currents and weather you are flying around, to put it plainly. Usually when you transition from land to sea, there is some rough air because of the change in atmosphere. But unfortunately turbulance can be on any flihgt at any given time and you cant predict it.

Answer 5

If your food is from a store and packaged, it's unlikely that the food will be confiscated. - I've brought food with me to international locations and brought food back with me from international locations including London. But there are several grocery stores right near the LAX car rental locations. You should not need to wait until San Diego to get your supplies. All the stores will have reusable bags and reusable cold bags so the items stay fresh for the 2-3 hour drive to SD.

Answer 6

depends on air currents... here is a great website that can educate you in the basics of turbulance. I flew from here in san diego to Germany in winter and the turbulance wasnt bad at all.

http://www.guidetopsychology.com/airfacts.htm

the flight will be seemless. have a nice trip.

Answer 7

Wherever the situation is turbulent, especially in the skies, there you will find turbulence.

Answer 8

it dosnt always happen it isnt like oh this one has more it is a dailey thing it changes all the time