Augusta Regional AT Bush Field to Aiken Regional AGS → AIK
22 nautical miles (25 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 040°, about 044° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4W). At 120 knots that is 11 min at the quickest height in today's winds (3,500 ft, a 5-knot headwind), arriving about 12:06 pm EDT (16:06 UTC). Right now AGS is VFR, wind from the north-northwest (330°) at 11 knots; AIK is VFR, wind from the north-northwest (330°) at 11 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: 1 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
No SIGMET or AIRMET covers any part of this route right now.
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 AGS.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- urgent CRJ9 at 1,800 ft, 0 nm south, 10:55 am EDT (14:55 UTC): remarks: low-level wind shear a 10-knot loss of airspeed final runway 35. At the departure end, 0 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
AGS UUA /OV AGS/TM 1455/FL018/TP CRJ9/RM LLWS -10KT FINAL RWY 35
- Report
- an urgent report filed through AGS
- Where
- over AGS
- Time
- 14:55 UTC
- Height
- at 1,800 ft
- Aircraft
- CRJ9
- Remarks
- low-level wind shear a 10-knot loss of airspeed final runway 35
- LJ31 descending, 2 nm south, 11:12 am EDT (15:12 UTC): remarks: little bumpy on final runway 35. At the departure end, 2 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
AGS UA /OV AGS 170002/TM 1512/FLDURD/TP LJ31/RM LITTLE BUMPY ON FINAL RWY 35
- Report
- a routine report filed through AGS
- Where
- 2 nm south (170°) of AGS
- Time
- 15:12 UTC
- Height
- during the descent
- Aircraft
- LJ31
- Remarks
- little bumpy on final runway 35
- CRJ9 at 1,800 ft, 5 nm south, 10:55 am EDT (14:55 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the departure end, 5 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
AGS UA /OV BUSHE/TM 1455/FL018/TP CRJ9/WV +-10KT
- Report
- a routine report filed through AGS
- Where
- bushe
- Time
- 14:55 UTC
- Height
- at 1,800 ft
- Aircraft
- CRJ9
- Wind
- a 10-knot loss of airspeed
- CRJ9 at 10,000 ft, 44 nm west, 10:40 am EDT (14:40 UTC): wind 360° at 50 knots, remarks: during the descent. At the departure end, 44 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
AGS UA /OV KHQU271015/TM 1440/FL100/TP CRJ9/WV 36050KT/RM DURD
- Report
- a routine report filed through AGS
- Where
- 15 nm west (271°) of KHQU
- Time
- 14:40 UTC
- Height
- at 10,000 ft
- Aircraft
- CRJ9
- Wind
- from 360° at 50 knots
- Remarks
- during the descent
- E145 at 6,500 ft, 7 nm west, 9:18 am EDT (13:18 UTC): clear from 6,500 ft to 60,000 ft. 7 nm along the route, 7 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
AGS UA /OV AGS 350008/TM 1318/FL065/TP E145/SK SKC
- Report
- a routine report filed through AGS
- Where
- 8 nm north (350°) of AGS
- Time
- 13:18 UTC
- Height
- at 6,500 ft
- Aircraft
- E145
- Sky
- clear
- UAL2084 at 28,000 ft, 49 nm east, 10:03 am EDT (14:03 UTC): light chop turbulence. At the destination end, 49 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
ARP UAL2084 3330N 08043W 1403 F280 904/003KT TB CONT LGT CHOP IC
- Report
- a routine report filed through ARP
- C172 at 4,500 ft, 34 nm north, 9:17 am EDT (13:17 UTC): no turbulence, wind 000° at 0 knots. At the destination end, 34 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
EOE UA /OV EOE180006 /TM 1317 /FL045 /TP C172 /WV 00000KT /TB NEG
- Report
- a routine report filed through EOE
- Where
- 6 nm south (180°) of EOE
- Time
- 13:17 UTC
- Height
- at 4,500 ft
- Aircraft
- C172
- Wind
- from 000° at 0 knots
- Turbulence
- none
Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 14:00–21:00 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 1 forecast point nearest it (CAE). 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 | 340° at 11 kt | +5 kt | 115 kt | 11 min | 12:06 pm EDT (16:06 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 330° at 13 kt | +5 kt | 115 kt | 11 min | 12:06 pm EDT (16:06 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 340° at 18 kt | +10 kt | 12 °C | 110 kt | 12 min | 12:07 pm EDT (16:07 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 350° at 24 kt | +16 kt | 10 °C | 104 kt | 13 min | 12:08 pm EDT (16:08 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 350° at 26 kt | +17 kt | 8 °C | 103 kt | 13 min | 12:08 pm EDT (16:08 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 350° at 26 kt | +16 kt | 5 °C | 104 kt | 13 min | 12:08 pm EDT (16:08 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 340° at 26 kt | +15 kt | 0 °C | 105 kt | 13 min | 12:08 pm EDT (16:08 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 340° at 26 kt | +13 kt | -4 °C | 107 kt | 12 min | 12:07 pm EDT (16:07 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 340° at 26 kt | +13 kt | -5 °C | 107 kt | 12 min | 12:07 pm EDT (16:07 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 350° at 33 kt | +21 kt | -18 °C | 99 kt | 13 min | 12:08 pm EDT (16:08 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 340° at 31 kt | +16 kt | -32 °C | 104 kt | 13 min | 12:08 pm EDT (16:08 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 340° at 30 kt | +15 kt | -41 °C | 105 kt | 13 min | 12:08 pm EDT (16:08 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 330° at 32 kt | +11 kt | -52 °C | 109 kt | 12 min | 12:07 pm EDT (16:07 UTC) |
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; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAE | used from 0 nm out; 44 nm from the line | 340/11 | 330/13 14° | 350/24 11° | 350/26 8° | 340/26 -5° | 350/33 -18° | 340/31 -32° | 340/30 -41° | 330/32 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGS Augusta, GA | departure | VFR | from the north-northwest (330°) at 11 knots | 10+ mi | none | 145 ft | 10:53 am EDT (14:53 UTC) |
| AIK Aiken, SC | destination | VFR | from the north-northwest (330°) at 11 knots | 10+ mi | none | 528 ft | 11:35 am EDT (15:35 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 528 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At AIK when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:06 pm EDT (16:06 UTC)
Wind from the northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The whole forecast for AIK
- From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the west at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
The forecast for AGS, the departure
- From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
No temporary flight restriction on or near this route right now.
Daylight
Sunset at AGS 6:58 pm EDT (22:58 UTC), at AIK 6:56 pm EDT (22:56 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:21 pm EDT (23:21 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.
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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: Augusta Regional AT Bush Field, Aiken Regional.