Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International to City Of Colorado Springs Municipal ATL → COS
1,027 nautical miles (1,182 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 293°, about 298° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 9 h 52 min at the quickest height in today's winds (12,500 ft, a 16-knot headwind), arriving about 9:27 am MDT (15:27 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: 1,166 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
- SIGMET 7C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 2:55 am EDT (06:55 UTC). Over the last 0 nm of the route.
as issued
WSUS32 KKCI 120455 MKCC WST 120455 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 7C VALID UNTIL 0655Z TX OK CO NM FROM 40NNW PUB-70WSW LBL-40NE CME-40ESE RSK-30ENE HBU-40NNW PUB AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL340.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 10,000 ft. 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 100 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 509 to 947 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the last 90 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 38,000 ft. Over the last 70 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 0 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 10 forecast points nearest it (ATL, HSV, MEM, LIT, SGF, TUL, ICT, GCK, GLD, PUB). 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 26 kt | +17 kt | 21 °C | 103 kt | 9 h 58 min | 9:33 am MDT (15:33 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 240° at 24 kt | +18 kt | 16 °C | 102 kt | 10 h 04 min | 9:39 am MDT (15:39 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 250° at 21 kt | +19 kt | 13 °C | 101 kt | 10 h 10 min | 9:45 am MDT (15:45 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 260° at 19 kt | +18 kt | 10 °C | 102 kt | 10 h 04 min | 9:39 am MDT (15:39 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 260° at 17 kt | +16 kt | 6 °C | 104 kt | 9 h 52 min | 9:27 am MDT (15:27 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 260° at 18 kt | +17 kt | 1 °C | 103 kt | 9 h 58 min | 9:33 am MDT (15:33 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 260° at 19 kt | +17 kt | -3 °C | 103 kt | 9 h 58 min | 9:33 am MDT (15:33 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 260° at 20 kt | +18 kt | -6 °C | 102 kt | 10 h 04 min | 9:39 am MDT (15:39 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 270° at 25 kt | +24 kt | -18 °C | 96 kt | 10 h 42 min | 10:17 am MDT (16:17 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 270° at 45 kt | +44 kt | -30 °C | 76 kt | 13 h 31 min | 1:06 pm MDT (19:06 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 280° at 47 kt | +48 kt | -39 °C | 72 kt | 14 h 16 min | 1:51 pm MDT (19:51 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 280° at 42 kt | +43 kt | -50 °C | 77 kt | 13 h 20 min | 12:55 pm MDT (18:55 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° |
| HSV | used from 50 nm out; 57 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 199 nm out; 67 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 349 nm out; 79 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° |
| SGF | used from 399 nm out; 78 nm from the line | 230/33 | 230/28 15° | 250/20 13° | 240/18 7° | 250/20 -6° | 250/24 -17° | 280/42 -31° | 280/49 -40° | 290/46 -51° |
| TUL | used from 549 nm out; 50 nm from the line | 210/37 | 240/29 17° | 260/15 14° | 260/11 7° | 240/22 -6° | 250/29 -16° | 270/45 -29° | 270/47 -40° | 280/44 -50° |
| ICT | used from 598 nm out; 56 nm from the line | 200/48 | 230/39 19° | 240/24 14° | 240/20 8° | 240/22 -6° | 250/31 -18° | 250/61 -29° | 260/58 -38° | 270/54 -49° |
| GCK | used from 748 nm out; 61 nm from the line | 220/48 21° | 230/37 14° | 250/30 8° | 230/37 -6° | 240/37 -20° | 240/69 -28° | 250/67 -37° | 260/58 -48° | |
| GLD | used from 898 nm out; 68 nm from the line | 230/49 | 230/42 15° | 220/26 8° | 240/18 -7° | 230/27 -21° | 240/62 -30° | 240/61 -35° | 250/57 -47° | |
| PUB | used from 947 nm out; 49 nm from the line | 230/25 13° | 230/32 6° | 220/44 -8° | 230/49 -21° | 240/70 -28° | 240/67 -34° | 240/58 -46° |
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, 18 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,040 ft | ||||
| HSV Huntsville, AL | 130 nm out, 10 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 628 ft | ||||
| NQA Millington, TN | 289 nm out, 5 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 322 ft | ||||
| JBR Jonesboro, AR | 329 nm out, 10 nm north of the line | no report just now | 262 ft | ||||
| BBG Branson, MO | 469 nm out, 10 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,302 ft | ||||
| JLN Joplin, MO | 539 nm out, 25 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 977 ft | ||||
| ICT Wichita, KS | 678 nm out, 13 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,332 ft | ||||
| PTT Pratt, KS | 738 nm out, 1 nm west of the line | no report just now | 1,952 ft | ||||
| GCK Garden City, KS | 838 nm out, 12 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 2,890 ft | ||||
| LAA Lamar, CO | 928 nm out, 24 nm south of the line | no report just now | 3,705 ft | ||||
| COS Colorado Springs, CO | destination | no report just now | 6,187 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 6,187 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At COS when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:27 am MDT (15:27 UTC)
COS 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 COS 6:25 pm MDT (00:25 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:51 pm MDT (00:51 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, City Of Colorado Springs Municipal.