Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International to Northwest Florida Beaches International ATL → ECP
209 nautical miles (240 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 200°, about 205° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 1 h 21 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 34-knot tailwind), arriving about 3:49 am CDT (08:49 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now ATL is VFR, wind from the northwest (310°) at 6 knots; ECP is low IFR, wind calm. 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: 4,785 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
No SIGMET or AIRMET covers any part of this route right now.
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 3 forecast points nearest it (ATL, CSG, TLH). 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 | 330° at 28 kt | −18 kt | 138 kt | 1 h 31 min | 3:59 am CDT (08:59 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 340° at 34 kt | −26 kt | 16 °C | 146 kt | 1 h 26 min | 3:54 am CDT (08:54 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 340° at 35 kt | −27 kt | 13 °C | 147 kt | 1 h 25 min | 3:53 am CDT (08:53 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 330° at 29 kt | −20 kt | 10 °C | 140 kt | 1 h 30 min | 3:58 am CDT (08:58 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 320° at 24 kt | −13 kt | 7 °C | 133 kt | 1 h 34 min | 4:02 am CDT (09:02 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 320° at 25 kt | −11 kt | 2 °C | 131 kt | 1 h 36 min | 4:04 am CDT (09:04 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 310° at 26 kt | −8 kt | -3 °C | 128 kt | 1 h 38 min | 4:06 am CDT (09:06 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 300° at 28 kt | −7 kt | -7 °C | 127 kt | 1 h 39 min | 4:07 am CDT (09:07 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 300° at 30 kt | −3 kt | -18 °C | 123 kt | 1 h 42 min | 4:10 am CDT (09:10 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 330° at 49 kt | −34 kt | -33 °C | 154 kt | 1 h 21 min | 3:49 am CDT (08:49 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 330° at 44 kt | −31 kt | -41 °C | 151 kt | 1 h 23 min | 3:51 am CDT (08:51 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 320° at 31 kt | −16 kt | -49 °C | 136 kt | 1 h 32 min | 4:00 am CDT (09:00 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° |
| CSG | used from 50 nm out; 3 nm from the line | 310/24 | 340/35 17° | 340/37 12° | 330/22 8° | 310/30 -7° | 290/30 -18° | 340/57 -32° | 340/55 -41° | 320/33 -49° |
| TLH | used from 149 nm out; 70 nm from the line | 320/18 | 350/31 18° | 340/24 13° | 310/17 8° | 280/22 -7° | 300/25 -17° | 320/28 -33° | 320/24 -41° | 320/25 -50° |
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 | VFR | from the northwest (310°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,026 ft | 2:52 am EDT (06:52 UTC) |
| FFC Atlanta, GA | 20 nm out, 2 nm north of the line | VFR Weather: mist | calm | 6 mi | none | 807 ft | 07:19 UTC |
| CSG Columbus, GA | 70 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 397 ft | 06:51 UTC |
| EUF Eufaula, AL | 109 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 285 ft | 06:58 UTC |
| DHN Dothan, AL | 149 nm out, 2 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the west-southwest (250°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 400 ft | 23:55 UTC |
| BCR Bonifay, FL | 179 nm out, 1 nm north of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 86 ft | 06:58 UTC |
| ECP Panama City, FL | destination | low IFR Weather: fog | calm | 0.5 mi | none | 68 ft | 2:09 am CDT (07:09 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,026 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At ECP when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:49 am CDT (08:49 UTC)
Wind from the west at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The whole forecast for ECP
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the west at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
The forecast for ATL, the departure
- From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 5:00 pm EDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
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 ECP 6:15 pm CDT (23:15 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:39 pm CDT (23:39 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at ECP is before sunrise there (6:43 am CDT (11:43 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, Northwest Florida Beaches International.