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Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International to Boeing Fld/King County International ATL → BFI

1,893 nautical miles (2,179 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 308°, about 313° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 16 h 11 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 3-knot headwind), arriving about 12:46 pm PDT (19:46 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: 3 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 2C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 31,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 12:55 am EDT (04:55 UTC). Near the route, 1156 nm along the route.
    as issued
    WSUS32 KKCI 120255
    MKCC WST 120255
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 2C
    VALID UNTIL 0455Z
    NE CO WY
    FROM 40SE CZI-30WNW BFF-30SSE LAR-70NW LAR-40SE CZI
    AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL310.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Near the route, at the departure end.
  • 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 route from 80 to 140 nm out.
  • 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 588 to 807 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 996 to 1305 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 1116 to 1405 nm out.
  • 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 route from 1166 to 1325 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1196 to 1535 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1196 to 1674 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 1236 to 1405 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 20,000 ft. Over the route from 1415 to 1834 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 1445 to 1644 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the last 149 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 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 18 forecast points nearest it (ATL, HSV, BNA, CGI, COU, MKC, OMA, GRI, ONL, BFF, RAP, LND, BIL, DLN, LWS, GEG, YKM, SEA). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft230° at 11 kt+3 kt15 °C117 kt16 h 11 min12:46 pm PDT (19:46 UTC)
6,500 ft240° at 9 kt+4 kt11 °C116 kt16 h 19 min12:54 pm PDT (19:54 UTC)
8,500 ft250° at 9 kt+6 kt7 °C114 kt16 h 36 min1:11 pm PDT (20:11 UTC)
10,500 ft250° at 10 kt+6 kt4 °C114 kt16 h 36 min1:11 pm PDT (20:11 UTC)
12,500 ft240° at 12 kt+7 kt1 °C113 kt16 h 45 min1:20 pm PDT (20:20 UTC)
14,500 ft240° at 14 kt+8 kt-4 °C112 kt16 h 54 min1:29 pm PDT (20:29 UTC)
16,500 ft240° at 16 kt+10 kt-8 °C110 kt17 h 13 min1:48 pm PDT (20:48 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180240° at 17 kt+11 kt-11 °C109 kt17 h 22 min1:57 pm PDT (20:57 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240240° at 20 kt+12 kt-22 °C108 kt17 h 32 min2:07 pm PDT (21:07 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300260° at 29 kt+23 kt-34 °C97 kt19 h 31 min4:06 pm PDT (23:06 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340270° at 38 kt+33 kt-39 °C87 kt21 h 46 min6:21 pm PDT (01:21 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390260° at 40 kt+35 kt-46 °C85 kt22 h 16 min6:51 pm PDT (01:51 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
ATLused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line320/30330/37 16°340/44 11°330/35 7°310/33 -6°300/38 -18°330/58 -33°330/48 -40°320/34 -49°
HSVused from 50 nm out; 59 nm from the line310/20330/20 16°320/27 11°340/23 5°320/23 -7°340/30 -17°320/50 -33°330/61 -41°340/41 -50°
BNAused from 199 nm out; 70 nm from the line310/20340/20 17°330/24 10°340/22 5°330/26 -6°340/29 -18°330/52 -33°320/62 -41°340/45 -50°
CGIused from 249 nm out; 62 nm from the line240/20270/15 15°280/15 11°300/13 6°290/20 -6°280/24 -18°300/34 -32°300/47 -41°310/49 -51°
COUused from 399 nm out; 73 nm from the line230/31230/30 15°260/16 11°270/14 6°260/24 -6°270/27 -18°270/37 -32°280/49 -41°290/56 -51°
MKCused from 548 nm out; 20 nm from the line220/44250/28 18°250/18 13°240/12 6°280/24 -6°240/34 -18°260/47 -30°260/51 -40°270/58 -50°
OMAused from 648 nm out; 82 nm from the line220/47240/33 19°250/18 11°230/17 6°260/29 -8°250/33 -19°250/51 -33°260/61 -40°270/62 -49°
GRIused from 698 nm out; 72 nm from the line230/35 21°230/23 13°220/20 7°240/25 -8°240/37 -20°250/49 -33°260/57 -38°260/58 -47°
ONLused from 847 nm out; 74 nm from the line210/31 20°230/27 13°230/18 7°220/19 -8°240/26 -20°250/44 -35°270/52 -39°260/57 -47°
BFFused from 947 nm out; 84 nm from the line180/28220/33 15°210/31 7°230/32 -9°220/41 -21°220/40 -33°240/47 -36°250/54 -46°
RAPused from 1046 nm out; 68 nm from the line180/23 12°200/38 13°210/38 6°220/28 -10°230/34 -21°230/37 -36°250/52 -38°250/59 -46°
LNDused from 1196 nm out; 108 nm from the line200/23 6°220/31 1°220/39 -11°230/39 -23°220/51 -28°220/66 -37°230/68 -45°
BILused from 1246 nm out; 86 nm from the line080/13180/9 -2°210/38 0°220/51 -11°210/46 -22°210/58 -35°230/73 -39°230/72 -45°
DLNused from 1395 nm out; 52 nm from the line090/6 -6°240/22 -4°210/34 -16°210/62 -25°210/66 -34°210/82 -36°220/77 -42°
LWSused from 1545 nm out; 98 nm from the line070/10080/12 -2°030/12 -6°080/7 -10°170/34 -21°160/46 -32°200/33 -35°220/22 -35°230/18 -38°
GEGused from 1694 nm out; 53 nm from the line080/16 -2°050/17 -7°080/9 -10°190/33 -21°180/31 -32°L/V -35°L/V -37°270/8 -40°
YKMused from 1744 nm out; 58 nm from the line070/10040/15 -1°020/27 -8°030/25 -13°020/48 -20°010/83 -27°010/77 -37°010/49 -40°350/14 -41°
SEAused from 1843 nm out; 25 nm from the line050/7050/11 1°050/12 -5°030/31 -7°010/61 -15°010/69 -26°360/73 -40°360/62 -47°330/21 -43°

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, 13 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 1,040 ft
UCY Union City, TN 279 nm out, 1 nm southeast of the line no report just now 345 ft
TBN Fort Leonard Wood, MO 448 nm out, 17 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 1,159 ft
MCI Kansas City, MO 598 nm out, 4 nm west of the line, tower no report just now 1,027 ft
GRI Grand Island, NE 797 nm out, 3 nm east of the line, tower no report just now 1,847 ft
CDR Chadron, NE 1036 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line no report just now 3,297 ft
GEY Greybull, WY 1275 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line no report just now 3,941 ft
RVF Twin Bridges, MT 1465 nm out, 2 nm south of the line no report just now 4,788 ft
LWS Lewiston, ID 1664 nm out, 14 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 1,442 ft
MWH Moses Lake, WA 1774 nm out, 10 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 1,188 ft
BFI Seattle, WA destination no report just now 21 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 4,788 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At BFI when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:46 pm PDT (19:46 UTC)

BFI has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.

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 BFI 6:27 pm PDT (01:27 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:58 pm PDT (01:58 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, Boeing Fld/King County International.