Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International to Atlantic City International ATL → ACY
589 nautical miles (678 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 051°, about 056° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 09 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 67-knot tailwind), arriving about 12:09 am EDT (04:09 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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: 10 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 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 10 to 280 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 7,000 ft. Over the route from 70 to 270 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the last 170 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Near the route, 429 nm along the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the last 40 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
Not fetched just now.
Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 20:00–03:00 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 6 forecast points nearest it (ATL, GSP, TRI, ROA, RIC, ACY). 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 | 250° at 14 kt | −13 kt | 133 kt | 4 h 26 min | 1:26 am EDT (05:26 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 260° at 15 kt | −12 kt | 11 °C | 132 kt | 4 h 28 min | 1:28 am EDT (05:28 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 260° at 16 kt | −14 kt | 11 °C | 134 kt | 4 h 24 min | 1:24 am EDT (05:24 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 260° at 18 kt | −15 kt | 9 °C | 135 kt | 4 h 22 min | 1:22 am EDT (05:22 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 260° at 19 kt | −17 kt | 6 °C | 137 kt | 4 h 18 min | 1:18 am EDT (05:18 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 250° at 22 kt | −21 kt | 2 °C | 141 kt | 4 h 11 min | 1:11 am EDT (05:11 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 250° at 27 kt | −25 kt | -2 °C | 145 kt | 4 h 04 min | 1:04 am EDT (05:04 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 250° at 31 kt | −30 kt | -5 °C | 150 kt | 3 h 56 min | 12:56 am EDT (04:56 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 250° at 32 kt | −31 kt | -6 °C | 151 kt | 3 h 54 min | 12:54 am EDT (04:54 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 240° at 46 kt | −46 kt | -18 °C | 166 kt | 3 h 33 min | 12:33 am EDT (04:33 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 230° at 62 kt | −61 kt | -30 °C | 181 kt | 3 h 15 min | 12:15 am EDT (04:15 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 230° at 68 kt | −67 kt | -40 °C | 187 kt | 3 h 09 min | 12:09 am EDT (04:09 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 230° at 66 kt | −65 kt | -50 °C | 185 kt | 3 h 11 min | 12:11 am EDT (04:11 UTC) |
Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 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 | 300/23 | 320/26 14° | 320/34 10° | 320/41 5° | 290/32 -6° | 290/31 -18° | 280/28 -33° | 260/32 -41° | 250/28 -50° |
| GSP | used from 50 nm out; 59 nm from the line | 300/22 | 310/22 11° | 300/22 7° | 290/28 5° | 270/36 -5° | 250/42 -18° | 230/54 -31° | 230/59 -40° | 230/65 -50° |
| TRI | used from 200 nm out; 82 nm from the line | 310/28 11° | 320/32 7° | 330/30 2° | 300/28 -9° | 280/34 -21° | 250/37 -31° | 240/39 -38° | 250/35 -48° | |
| ROA | used from 250 nm out; 53 nm from the line | 280/9 | 290/15 12° | 290/11 8° | 210/6 3° | 210/30 -6° | 220/46 -19° | 210/74 -30° | 220/78 -39° | 220/64 -48° |
| RIC | used from 350 nm out; 49 nm from the line | 190/33 | 200/29 14° | 210/31 12° | 210/38 6° | 230/42 -7° | 230/68 -16° | 220/84 -29° | 220/86 -40° | 220/81 -52° |
| ACY | used from 499 nm out; 65 nm from the line | 230/15 | 230/22 15° | 230/31 11° | 230/27 6° | 230/40 -7° | 230/51 -17° | 230/71 -31° | 230/81 -41° | 230/86 -53° |
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 | no report just now | 1,026 ft | ||||
| LZU Lawrenceville, GA | 30 nm out, 2 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,061 ft | ||||
| CEU Clemson, SC | 100 nm out, 1 nm west of the line | no report just now | 890 ft | ||||
| GMU Greenville, SC | 130 nm out, 8 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,048 ft | ||||
| HKY Hickory, NC | 200 nm out, 7 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,189 ft | ||||
| INT Winston Salem, NC | 260 nm out, 10 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 969 ft | ||||
| LYH Lynchburg, VA | 340 nm out, 19 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 938 ft | ||||
| FVX Farmville, VA | 370 nm out, 2 nm south of the line | no report just now | 415 ft | ||||
| RIC Richmond, VA | 419 nm out, 25 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 167 ft | ||||
| ESN Easton, MD | 509 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 72 ft | ||||
| DOV Dover, DE | 539 nm out, 8 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 28 ft | ||||
| ACY Atlantic City, NJ | destination | no report just now | 74 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,189 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At ACY when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:09 am EDT (04:09 UTC)
ACY has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8693 Atlanta, GA, Sunday, October 11, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 6 nm from the route, at the departure end · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 12 October · ZTL
- 4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA 22 nm from the route, 469 nm along the route · security · ZDC
- 6/8719 Greenwood, DE, Friday, October 16, 2026 through Saturday, October 17, 2026 UTC on the route, 529 nm along the route · air shows/sports · starts Friday 16 October · ZDC
- 6/8886 Greenwood, DE, Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC on the route, 529 nm along the route · air shows/sports · starts Sunday 18 October · ZDC
Daylight
Sunset at ATL 7:07 pm EDT (23:07 UTC), at ACY 6:24 pm EDT (22:24 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:51 pm EDT (22:51 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at ACY is before sunrise there (7:04 am EDT (11:04 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.
Radar and forecast charts for the regions crossed government pictures, the latest each time the page loads
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, Atlantic City International.