Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International to Albuquerque International Sunport ATL → ABQ
1,101 nautical miles (1,267 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 281°, about 286° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 10 h 35 min at the quickest height in today's winds (12,500 ft, a 16-knot headwind), arriving about 12:55 pm MDT (18:55 UTC). Right now ATL is VFR, wind from the northwest (310°) at 6 knots; ABQ is VFR, wind from the east (100°) at 3 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: 1,968 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
- AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist, fog). Near the route, 69 nm along the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the route from 605 to 853 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 42,000 ft. Over the last 79 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the last 50 nm of the route.
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 ATL.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- PC12 at 14,000 ft, 35 nm south, 2:06 am EDT (06:06 UTC): moderate turbulence, remarks: zab fdcs. 972 nm along the route, 35 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
CVN UA /OV TXO260060/TM 0606/FL140/TP PC12/TB MOD/RM ZAB FDCS
- Report
- a routine report filed through CVN
- Where
- 60 nm west (260°) of TXO
- Time
- 06:06 UTC
- Height
- at 14,000 ft
- Aircraft
- PC12
- Turbulence
- moderate
- Remarks
- zab fdcs
Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 02:00–09:00 UTC · at 120 knots true airspeed
The westbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: even thousands plus 500 ft; above 18,000 ft the forecast levels), with the wind averaged along the line from the 12 forecast points nearest it (ATL, BHM, HSV, MEM, LIT, FSM, OKC, SPS, GAG, AMA, TCC, ABQ). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,500 ft | 230° at 23 kt | +17 kt | 19 °C | 103 kt | 10 h 41 min | 1:01 pm MDT (19:01 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 240° at 21 kt | +18 kt | 16 °C | 102 kt | 10 h 48 min | 1:08 pm MDT (19:08 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 250° at 20 kt | +19 kt | 13 °C | 101 kt | 10 h 54 min | 1:14 pm MDT (19:14 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 260° at 18 kt | +18 kt | 10 °C | 102 kt | 10 h 48 min | 1:08 pm MDT (19:08 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 260° at 16 kt | +16 kt | 6 °C | 104 kt | 10 h 35 min | 12:55 pm MDT (18:55 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 250° at 17 kt | +17 kt | 2 °C | 103 kt | 10 h 41 min | 1:01 pm MDT (19:01 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 250° at 18 kt | +18 kt | -3 °C | 102 kt | 10 h 48 min | 1:08 pm MDT (19:08 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 250° at 19 kt | +18 kt | -6 °C | 102 kt | 10 h 48 min | 1:08 pm MDT (19:08 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 260° at 28 kt | +29 kt | -17 °C | 91 kt | 12 h 06 min | 2:26 pm MDT (20:26 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 270° at 44 kt | +45 kt | -30 °C | 75 kt | 14 h 41 min | 5:01 pm MDT (23:01 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 280° at 45 kt | +46 kt | -39 °C | 74 kt | 14 h 53 min | 5:13 pm MDT (23:13 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 280° at 39 kt | +40 kt | -50 °C | 80 kt | 13 h 46 min | 4:06 pm MDT (22:06 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 00:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 06:00 UTC for use 02:00 to 09:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 320/30 | 330/37 16° | 340/44 11° | 330/35 7° | 310/33 -6° | 300/38 -18° | 330/58 -33° | 330/48 -40° | 320/34 -49° |
| BHM | used from 50 nm out; 46 nm from the line | 310/19 | 330/20 17° | 320/28 11° | 340/21 6° | 310/22 -7° | 330/33 -17° | 330/50 -32° | 330/57 -41° | 330/41 -50° |
| HSV | used from 149 nm out; 62 nm from the line | 310/20 | 330/20 16° | 320/27 11° | 340/23 5° | 320/23 -7° | 340/30 -17° | 320/50 -33° | 330/61 -41° | 340/41 -50° |
| MEM | used from 198 nm out; 74 nm from the line | 230/19 | 260/16 15° | 270/17 12° | 300/13 6° | 300/15 -5° | 300/26 -18° | 300/34 -32° | 300/41 -40° | 310/46 -52° |
| LIT | used from 347 nm out; 22 nm from the line | 220/21 | 230/17 16° | 250/24 12° | 260/15 7° | 260/13 -5° | 280/25 -16° | 290/35 -30° | 300/42 -40° | 300/40 -52° |
| FSM | used from 446 nm out; 45 nm from the line | 210/27 | 250/23 16° | 250/20 13° | 240/17 8° | 250/18 -6° | 260/31 -16° | 280/42 -30° | 280/44 -40° | 290/38 -51° |
| OKC | used from 595 nm out; 47 nm from the line | 200/44 | 230/32 18° | 240/13 15° | 240/10 9° | 240/20 -5° | 250/27 -16° | 260/47 -28° | 270/48 -39° | 270/45 -50° |
| SPS | used from 694 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 200/39 | 220/28 17° | 230/27 12° | 240/15 9° | 250/15 -4° | 250/24 -15° | 260/45 -28° | 270/43 -39° | 280/45 -51° |
| GAG | used from 744 nm out; 75 nm from the line | 220/40 19° | 230/28 14° | 240/23 8° | 230/21 -6° | 240/31 -19° | 250/66 -29° | 260/58 -38° | 260/47 -49° | |
| AMA | used from 793 nm out; 43 nm from the line | 210/38 | 230/29 14° | 240/29 7° | 220/27 -5° | 240/37 -18° | 240/66 -28° | 250/59 -37° | 260/47 -49° | |
| TCC | used from 892 nm out; 36 nm from the line | 210/42 | 230/33 14° | 230/32 6° | 220/35 -6° | 230/49 -19° | 240/72 -27° | 250/62 -36° | 250/52 -48° | |
| ABQ | used from 1041 nm out; 35 nm from the line | 220/27 11° | 210/35 5° | 220/46 -9° | 230/62 -20° | 240/78 -25° | 240/80 -35° | 240/56 -47° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta, GA | departure | VFR | from the northwest (310°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,026 ft | 3:52 am EDT (07:52 UTC) |
| BHM Birmingham, AL | 109 nm out, 25 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 650 ft | 07:53 UTC |
| TUP Tupelo, MS | 218 nm out, 2 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 7 mi | none | 346 ft | 07:53 UTC |
| PMU Batesville, MS | 278 nm out, 2 nm east of the line | VFR | calm | 9 mi | none | 221 ft | 07:55 UTC |
| LIT Little Rock, AR | 397 nm out, 9 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet | from the west-southwest (240°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 266 ft | 07:53 UTC |
| MEZ Mena, AR | 486 nm out, 13 nm south of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 1,079 ft | 08:15 UTC |
| OUN Norman, OK | 654 nm out, 18 nm north of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (170°) at 11 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,181 ft | 08:15 UTC |
| CSM Burns Flat, OK | 734 nm out, 19 nm north of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (190°) at 18 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,922 ft | 07:53 UTC |
| AMA Amarillo, TX | 863 nm out, 9 nm north of the line, tower | VFR | from the southwest (220°) at 17 knots | 10+ mi | none | 3,606 ft | 07:53 UTC |
| TCC Tucumcari, NM | 952 nm out, 6 nm north of the line | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 8,000 feet, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet, a broken layer at 12,000 feet Weather: light rain | from the south-southwest (210°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | 12,000 ft | 4,064 ft | 07:53 UTC |
| SXU Santa Rosa, NM | 1001 nm out, 9 nm south of the line | VFR Sky: overcast at 8,000 feet | from the west-northwest (300°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | 8,000 ft | 4,791 ft | 07:55 UTC |
| ABQ Albuquerque, NM | destination | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 11,000 feet | from the east (100°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 5,354 ft | 1:52 am MDT (07:52 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 5,354 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At ABQ when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:55 pm MDT (18:55 UTC)
Wind from the south-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 10,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for ABQ
- From Mon 12:00 am MDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet
- From Mon 10:00 am MDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 10,000 feet
- From Mon 1:00 pm MDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 14 knots, gusting to 24, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 6,000 feet, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet
- From Mon 7:00 pm MDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet
The forecast for ATL, the departure
- From Mon 4:00 am EDT (08:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 5:00 pm EDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 7 knots, 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 ATL 7:07 pm EDT (23:07 UTC), at ABQ 6:34 pm MDT (00:34 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:59 pm MDT (00:59 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: Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, Albuquerque International Sunport.