Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International to Algona Municipal ATL → AXA
731 nautical miles (841 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 324°, about 329° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 6 h 39 min at the quickest height in today's winds (8,500 ft, a 10-knot headwind), arriving about 3:36 pm CDT (20:36 UTC). 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
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft. Near the route, 40 nm along 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 08:00–15:00 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 9 forecast points nearest it (ATL, HSV, BNA, EVV, STL, SPI, BRL, DSM, MCW). 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 | 270° at 22 kt | +14 kt | 106 kt | 6 h 54 min | 3:51 pm CDT (20:51 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 270° at 16 kt | +12 kt | 15 °C | 108 kt | 6 h 46 min | 3:43 pm CDT (20:43 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 270° at 15 kt | +10 kt | 11 °C | 110 kt | 6 h 39 min | 3:36 pm CDT (20:36 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 270° at 16 kt | +10 kt | 7 °C | 110 kt | 6 h 39 min | 3:36 pm CDT (20:36 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 270° at 18 kt | +12 kt | 4 °C | 108 kt | 6 h 46 min | 3:43 pm CDT (20:43 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 280° at 19 kt | +14 kt | 0 °C | 106 kt | 6 h 54 min | 3:51 pm CDT (20:51 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 280° at 21 kt | +17 kt | -4 °C | 103 kt | 7 h 06 min | 4:03 pm CDT (21:03 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 290° at 23 kt | +19 kt | -7 °C | 101 kt | 7 h 14 min | 4:11 pm CDT (21:11 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 270° at 29 kt | +20 kt | -19 °C | 100 kt | 7 h 19 min | 4:16 pm CDT (21:16 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 290° at 40 kt | +34 kt | -33 °C | 86 kt | 8 h 30 min | 5:27 pm CDT (22:27 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 290° at 51 kt | +45 kt | -40 °C | 75 kt | 9 h 45 min | 6:42 pm CDT (23:42 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 50 kt | +48 kt | -49 °C | 72 kt | 10 h 09 min | 7:06 pm CDT (00:06 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 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 | 330/32 | 340/36 17° | 350/34 10° | 340/25 6° | 330/27 -6° | 350/35 -18° | 330/49 -32° | 340/47 -41° | 340/27 -51° |
| HSV | used from 49 nm out; 72 nm from the line | 300/20 | 310/14 16° | 310/18 10° | 310/15 4° | 320/19 -5° | 290/16 -18° | 320/36 -32° | 320/47 -41° | 330/42 -50° |
| BNA | used from 148 nm out; 13 nm from the line | 300/20 | 300/14 15° | 300/14 10° | 300/13 4° | 310/22 -5° | 280/24 -18° | 310/37 -33° | 310/50 -41° | 320/49 -51° |
| EVV | used from 247 nm out; 50 nm from the line | 270/25 | 290/17 15° | 260/10 8° | 270/16 5° | 280/29 -6° | 280/33 -19° | 290/38 -33° | 300/53 -41° | 310/54 -51° |
| STL | used from 346 nm out; 61 nm from the line | 250/26 | 240/21 15° | 240/22 11° | 250/23 6° | 270/28 -7° | 260/30 -19° | 280/52 -31° | 280/57 -40° | 300/57 -49° |
| SPI | used from 445 nm out; 35 nm from the line | 260/28 | 250/22 15° | 250/14 9° | 260/20 6° | 280/27 -7° | 280/34 -19° | 280/48 -32° | 280/59 -41° | 300/60 -49° |
| BRL | used from 494 nm out; 22 nm from the line | 250/32 | 250/19 17° | 260/15 11° | 270/16 3° | 290/23 -7° | 260/42 -20° | 270/52 -34° | 280/63 -39° | 290/64 -48° |
| DSM | used from 593 nm out; 50 nm from the line | 250/47 | 260/25 20° | 240/19 11° | 240/31 5° | 250/26 -9° | 260/38 -20° | 260/47 -34° | 270/58 -37° | 270/61 -47° |
| MCW | used from 692 nm out; 34 nm from the line | 250/36 | 250/24 19° | 240/26 11° | 250/30 5° | 270/22 -9° | 260/30 -21° | 260/31 -36° | 280/53 -38° | 280/66 -48° |
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 | ||||
| RYY Atlanta, GA | 20 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,040 ft | ||||
| CHA Chattanooga, TN | 89 nm out, 19 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 682 ft | ||||
| BNA Nashville, TN | 188 nm out, 2 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 599 ft | ||||
| HVC Hopkinsville, KY | 247 nm out, 4 nm south of the line | no report just now | 563 ft | ||||
| MVN Mount Vernon, IL | 356 nm out, 2 nm east of the line | no report just now | 480 ft | ||||
| ALN Alton/St Louis, IL | 415 nm out, 21 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 543 ft | ||||
| IJX Jacksonville, IL | 464 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 623 ft | ||||
| FSW Fort Madison, IA | 534 nm out, 3 nm north of the line | no report just now | 721 ft | ||||
| GGI Grinnell, IA | 622 nm out, 5 nm west of the line | no report just now | 1,008 ft | ||||
| CAV Clarion, IA | 701 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 1,156 ft | ||||
| AXA Algona, IA | destination | no report just now | 1,216 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,216 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At AXA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:36 pm CDT (20:36 UTC)
AXA has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8928 Atlanta, GA, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local on the route, at the departure end · a VIP movement · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZTL
- 6/0708 Goodlettsville, TN, Saturday, August 1, 2026 through Sunday, August 1, 2027 UTC 8 nm from the route, 198 nm along the route · security · until 1 August · ZME
Daylight
Sunset at ATL 7:07 pm EDT (23:07 UTC), at AXA 6:39 pm CDT (23:39 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:08 pm CDT (00:08 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, Algona Municipal.