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Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International to Aspen-Pitkin County/Sardy Field ATL → ASE

1,131 nautical miles (1,302 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 294°, about 299° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 10 h 06 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 8-knot headwind), arriving about 4:59 am MDT (10:59 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: 851 flights in the DOT's last twelve reported months, the route's page.

The return flight

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

  • SIGMET W68W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 36,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 8:55 pm EDT (00:55 UTC). Over the last 40 nm of the route.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 112355
    MKCW WST 112355
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 68W
    VALID UNTIL 0155Z
    CO NM AZ UT
    FROM 30W CHE-20NNW TBE-60SE ABQ-40N SJN-30SW MTU-30W CHE
    AREA TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL360.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Near the route, at the departure end.
  • AIRMET TANGO 6W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 28,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the route from 79 to 179 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the last 129 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the last 129 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 30 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: 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 last 10 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 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 11 forecast points nearest it (ATL, HSV, MEM, LIT, SGF, TUL, ICT, GCK, GLD, PUB, DEN). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft220° at 17 kt+8 kt21 °C112 kt10 h 06 min4:59 am MDT (10:59 UTC)
6,500 ft240° at 17 kt+12 kt16 °C108 kt10 h 28 min5:21 am MDT (11:21 UTC)
8,500 ft250° at 20 kt+16 kt14 °C104 kt10 h 52 min5:45 am MDT (11:45 UTC)
10,500 ft260° at 21 kt+19 kt10 °C101 kt11 h 12 min6:05 am MDT (12:05 UTC)
12,500 ft270° at 22 kt+21 kt6 °C99 kt11 h 25 min6:18 am MDT (12:18 UTC)
14,500 ft270° at 23 kt+22 kt1 °C98 kt11 h 32 min6:25 am MDT (12:25 UTC)
16,500 ft270° at 23 kt+23 kt-3 °C97 kt11 h 40 min6:33 am MDT (12:33 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180270° at 24 kt+24 kt-6 °C96 kt11 h 47 min6:40 am MDT (12:40 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240270° at 25 kt+25 kt-18 °C95 kt11 h 54 min6:47 am MDT (12:47 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300270° at 40 kt+40 kt-31 °C80 kt14 h 08 min9:01 am MDT (15:01 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340280° at 42 kt+44 kt-40 °C76 kt14 h 53 min9:46 am MDT (15:46 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390280° at 40 kt+41 kt-50 °C79 kt14 h 19 min9:12 am MDT (15:12 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
ATLused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line300/23320/26 14°320/34 10°320/41 5°290/32 -6°290/31 -18°280/28 -33°260/32 -41°250/28 -50°
HSVused from 50 nm out; 57 nm from the line290/15330/34 16°330/38 11°330/40 5°320/36 -7°320/31 -18°320/44 -34°330/53 -41°330/34 -48°
MEMused from 198 nm out; 68 nm from the line240/9280/14 17°280/20 12°290/25 5°320/25 -6°330/31 -18°320/52 -32°330/58 -41°320/42 -50°
LITused from 347 nm out; 82 nm from the line220/12250/12 17°250/18 12°260/22 6°310/14 -5°310/25 -17°310/40 -31°310/38 -41°310/46 -52°
SGFused from 397 nm out; 78 nm from the line210/21210/21 16°240/28 12°260/24 7°280/21 -6°280/26 -18°290/38 -31°290/37 -41°300/49 -52°
TULused from 546 nm out; 54 nm from the line200/27210/28 15°240/24 13°250/19 8°250/28 -6°260/25 -16°270/34 -30°280/41 -39°280/41 -52°
ICTused from 595 nm out; 59 nm from the line190/34210/34 18°240/28 13°260/23 7°250/23 -6°240/29 -17°260/40 -30°260/47 -40°270/42 -51°
GCKused from 744 nm out; 66 nm from the line200/35 21°220/34 14°240/30 8°240/27 -6°240/31 -17°240/53 -30°250/55 -39°250/60 -50°
GLDused from 893 nm out; 62 nm from the line190/29200/30 15°240/23 8°250/39 -7°230/39 -19°230/57 -31°240/67 -39°250/62 -49°
PUBused from 943 nm out; 56 nm from the line210/24 16°210/28 8°230/43 -8°240/42 -21°240/77 -30°240/72 -36°250/51 -47°
DENused from 1042 nm out; 64 nm from the line190/31 16°210/32 7°240/41 -8°230/47 -21°240/56 -32°250/65 -37°250/61 -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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
ATL Atlanta, GA departure no report just now 1,026 ft
RYY Atlanta, GA 20 nm out, 18 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 1,040 ft
HSV Huntsville, AL 129 nm out, 10 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 628 ft
NQA Millington, TN 288 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 322 ft
FLP Flippin, AR 437 nm out, 5 nm east of the line no report just now 719 ft
BBG Branson, MO 466 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 1,302 ft
ICT Wichita, KS 675 nm out, 10 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 1,332 ft
PTT Pratt, KS 734 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line no report just now 1,952 ft
GCK Garden City, KS 834 nm out, 15 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 2,890 ft
COS Colorado Springs, CO 1032 nm out, 7 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 6,187 ft
ASE Aspen, CO destination no report just now 7,837 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 7,837 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At ASE when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:59 am MDT (10:59 UTC)

ASE 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
  • 6/8770 COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, Saturday, October 10, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 1 nm from the route, 1042 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 12 October · ZDV
  • 6/8784 LAKE GEORGE, CO, Sunday, October 11, 2026 through Tuesday, October 13, 2026 UTC on the route, 1062 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 13 October · ZDV

Daylight

Sunset at ATL 7:07 pm EDT (23:07 UTC), at ASE 6:33 pm MDT (00:33 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:00 pm MDT (01:00 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at ASE is before sunrise there (7:14 am MDT (13:14 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

Radar now, the Southeast
Radar now, the Southeast · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley
Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the whole country
Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service
Surface analysis now
Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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, Aspen-Pitkin County/Sardy Field.