Flight planning: Dalton Municipal DNN / KDNN
What a pilot looks at before a flight from or to Dalton Municipal in Dalton, Georgia, in plain English: right now VFR: good flying weather, Wind from the north-northwest (330°) at 6 knots. The warnings, reports and winds below come from the government's aviation weather service and the restrictions from the FAA, refreshed every few minutes. For planning, not a briefing: the legal preflight briefing comes from Flight Service (1-800-WX-BRIEF) or the FAA's own tools.
Warnings in force SIGMETs and AIRMETs whose area covers this field
No SIGMET or AIRMET covers this field right now.
A SIGMET warns of weather hazardous to all aircraft (thunderstorms, severe turbulence or icing, volcanic ash); an AIRMET of weather that matters to small aircraft and to flying without instruments (moderate turbulence or icing, low cloud, strong surface wind, mountains hidden in cloud). An area is counted when it covers this field's position.
Pilot reports within 100 nautical miles, last three hours, nearest first
- CL60 at 1,800 ft, 25 nm northwest, 11:21 am EDT (15:21 UTC): overcast above 1,800 ft, mist.
as filed, and in English
CHA UA /OV CHA 4N/TM 1521/FL018/TP CL60/SK OVC018/WX 1 1/2SM BR
- Report
- a routine report filed through CHA
- Where
- cha 4N
- Time
- 15:21 UTC
- Height
- at 1,800 ft
- Aircraft
- CL60
- Sky
- overcast from 1,800 ft
- Weather
- 1, 1/2SM, mist
- P28A at 1,000 ft, 25 nm northwest, 11:01 am EDT (15:01 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, overcast above 1,000 ft.
as filed, and in English
CHA UA /OV CHA 1N/TM 1501/FL010/TP P28A/SK OVC010/WX 1SM/TB NEG/IC NEG
- Report
- a routine report filed through CHA
- Where
- cha 1N
- Time
- 15:01 UTC
- Height
- at 1,000 ft
- Aircraft
- P28A
- Sky
- overcast from 1,000 ft
- Weather
- 1SM
- Turbulence
- none
- Icing
- none
- E145 at 300 ft, 25 nm northwest, 10:01 am EDT (14:01 UTC): overcast from 20,000 ft to 1,200 ft, fog, remarks: runway 20 below ils mins.
as filed, and in English
CHA UA /OV OV CHA/TM 1401/FL003/TP E145/SK OVC002-TOPS012/WX 1/4SM FG/RM RY 20 BELOW ILS MINS
- Report
- a routine report filed through CHA
- Where
- over cha
- Time
- 14:01 UTC
- Height
- at 300 ft
- Aircraft
- E145
- Sky
- overcast from 200 ft, tops 1,200 ft
- Weather
- 1/4SM, fog
- Remarks
- runway 20 below ils mins
- DA62 at 1,100 ft, 25 nm northwest, 9:05 am EDT (13:05 UTC): fog.
as filed, and in English
CHA UA /OV CHA 1S/TM 1305/FL011/TP DA62/SK VV002-TOP011/WX 1/8SM FG
- Report
- a routine report filed through CHA
- Where
- cha 1S
- Time
- 13:05 UTC
- Height
- at 1,100 ft
- Aircraft
- DA62
- Sky
- sky obscured from 200 ft, tops 1,100 ft
- Weather
- 1/8SM, fog
- CRJ9 at 200 ft, 25 nm northwest, 8:30 am EDT (12:30 UTC): sky obscured, remarks: visual at mins runway 20 cha.
as filed, and in English
CHA UA /OV CHA 1N/TM 1230/FL002/TP CRJ9/SK VV002/WX 1/8SM/RM VISUAL AT MINS RY 20 CHA
- Report
- a routine report filed through CHA
- Where
- cha 1N
- Time
- 12:30 UTC
- Height
- at 200 ft
- Aircraft
- CRJ9
- Sky
- sky obscured from 200 ft
- Weather
- 1/8SM
- Remarks
- visual at mins runway 20 cha
- B712 at 1,500 ft, 25 nm northwest, 8:26 am EDT (12:26 UTC): remarks: during the climb runway 20 departure.
as filed, and in English
CHA UA /OV CHA/TM 1226/FL015/TP B712/SK TOP015/RM DURC. RY 20 DEPARTURE
- Report
- a routine report filed through CHA
- Where
- over CHA
- Time
- 12:26 UTC
- Height
- at 1,500 ft
- Aircraft
- B712
- Sky
- TOP015
- Remarks
- during the climb runway 20 departure
- LJ45 at 43,000 ft, 43 nm east, 10:53 am EDT (14:53 UTC): remarks: mountain wave + 20 knots ztlfd 40.
as filed, and in English
ATL UA /OV ODF275035/TM 1453/FL430/TP LJ45/RM MTN WAVE +/- 20KTS ZTLFD 40
- Report
- a routine report filed through ATL
- Where
- 35 nm west (275°) of ODF
- Time
- 14:53 UTC
- Height
- at 43,000 ft
- Aircraft
- LJ45
- Remarks
- mountain wave + 20 knots ztlfd 40
- GLF6 at 1,500 ft, 58 nm southeast, 10:28 am EDT (14:28 UTC): thunderstorms, remarks: during the descent.
as filed, and in English
PDK UA /OV PDK/TM 1428/FL015/TP GLF6/WV -10 KTS 500 AGL/RM DURD
- Report
- a routine report filed through PDK
- Where
- over PDK
- Time
- 14:28 UTC
- Height
- at 1,500 ft
- Aircraft
- GLF6
- Wind
- a 10-knot loss of airspeed knots at 50,000 ft above ground
- Remarks
- during the descent
- CRJ9 at 20,000 ft, 72 nm northeast, 8:55 am EDT (12:55 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ztlfd 41.
as filed, and in English
ATL UA /OV VXV260020/TM 1255/FL200/TP CRJ9/TB NEG/RM ZTLFD 41
- Report
- a routine report filed through ATL
- Where
- 20 nm west (260°) of VXV
- Time
- 12:55 UTC
- Height
- at 20,000 ft
- Aircraft
- CRJ9
- Turbulence
- none
- Remarks
- ztlfd 41
- LJ45 at 41,000 ft, 78 nm east, 9:45 am EDT (13:45 UTC): remarks: mountain wave + 40FT 10 knots ztlfd 40.
as filed, and in English
ATL UA /OV ODF/TM 1345/FL410/TP LJ45/RM MTN WAVE +- 40FT 10 KTS ZTLFD 40
- Report
- a routine report filed through ATL
- Where
- over ODF
- Time
- 13:45 UTC
- Height
- at 41,000 ft
- Aircraft
- LJ45
- Remarks
- mountain wave + 40FT 10 knots ztlfd 40
- SF50 at 14,000 ft, 83 nm northwest, 8:50 am EDT (12:50 UTC): light chop turbulence from 14,000 ft to 20,000 ft, remarks: ZME60.
as filed, and in English
BNA UA /OV BNA135040/TM 1250/FL140/TP SF50/SK SKC140/TB OCNL LGT CHOP 200-140/RM ZME60
- Report
- a routine report filed through BNA
- Where
- 40 nm southeast (135°) of BNA
- Time
- 12:50 UTC
- Height
- at 14,000 ft
- Aircraft
- SF50
- Sky
- clear from 14,000 ft
- Turbulence
- occasional light chop from 20,000 ft to 14,000 ft
- Remarks
- ZME60
What pilots in the air told air traffic control or Flight Service: turbulence, icing, cloud tops and bases, temperature, wind, and whatever they remarked on (wind shear on final, a smooth ride). An urgent report is one of severe turbulence or icing, wind shear, or similar. Open "as filed, and in English" for the coded report and its translation line by line.
Winds and temperatures aloft forecast point ATL, 69 nm south of the field · for use 14:00–21:00 UTC
| Height | Wind from | Speed | Temperature |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,000 ft | 340° (north) | 24 knots | |
| 6,000 ft | 350° (north) | 18 knots | 17 °C |
| 9,000 ft | 330° (northwest) | 15 knots | 11 °C |
| 12,000 ft | 320° (northwest) | 20 knots | 6 °C |
| 18,000 ft | 310° (northwest) | 16 knots | -4 °C |
| 24,000 ft | 300° (northwest) | 18 knots | -18 °C |
| 30,000 ft | 320° (northwest) | 28 knots | -32 °C |
| 34,000 ft | 330° (northwest) | 43 knots | -40 °C |
| 39,000 ft | 340° (north) | 35 knots | -51 °C |
Based on data from the 12th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 18:00 UTC for use 14:00 to 21:00 UTC; temperatures above 24,000 ft are below zero. Heights are above sea level; the lowest rows are left out where the ground is already that high.
Temporary flight restrictions within 50 nautical miles, from the FAA's list
No temporary flight restriction within 50 nautical miles right now.
Each restriction opens the FAA's own page with the exact area, heights and times. Ordinary notices to air missions (a closed runway, lights out, a crane) are not shown here: the FAA's notice search is not open to sites like this one at this time, and the application for the FAA's data feed is in hand.
Radar and forecast charts government pictures, the latest each time the page loads
The radar pictures come from the National Weather Service (the nearest radar, then the region); the surface analysis and the 12- and 24-hour forecast charts from the Weather Prediction Center. They are public-domain government images shown as they are published.
Sources: the Aviation Weather Center's data service (SIGMETs, AIRMETs, graphical AIRMETs, pilot reports, winds and temperatures aloft), the National Weather Service radar, the Weather Prediction Center's charts, and the FAA's temporary flight restriction list and shapes. Fetched when the page is viewed and kept a few minutes. Back to Dalton Municipal, where the current observation and the forecast for the field are.