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Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International to Jackson Hole Airport ATL → JAC

1,364 nautical miles (1,569 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 304°, about 309° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 11 h 34 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 2-knot headwind), arriving about 7:18 am MDT (13:18 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: 402 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 3W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 31,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 10:55 pm EDT (02:55 UTC). Over the route from 1115 to 1274 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 120055
    MKCW WST 120055
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 3W
    VALID UNTIL 0255Z
    MT WY
    FROM 10WSW MLS-70E DDY-20N LAR-50E BPI-30NE BIL-10WSW MLS
    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 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 587 to 846 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the last 368 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the last 319 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 239 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET ZULU 3C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the last 159 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 159 nm of the route.
  • 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 last 90 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, BNA, CGI, SGF, MKC, SLN, GRI, GLD, BFF, LND). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft210° at 13 kt+2 kt19 °C118 kt11 h 34 min7:18 am MDT (13:18 UTC)
6,500 ft240° at 12 kt+7 kt16 °C113 kt12 h 04 min7:48 am MDT (13:48 UTC)
8,500 ft240° at 15 kt+9 kt12 °C111 kt12 h 17 min8:01 am MDT (14:01 UTC)
10,500 ft250° at 17 kt+12 kt9 °C108 kt12 h 38 min8:22 am MDT (14:22 UTC)
12,500 ft250° at 19 kt+15 kt5 °C105 kt12 h 59 min8:43 am MDT (14:43 UTC)
14,500 ft250° at 21 kt+17 kt0 °C103 kt13 h 15 min8:59 am MDT (14:59 UTC)
16,500 ft260° at 23 kt+19 kt-4 °C101 kt13 h 30 min9:14 am MDT (15:14 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180260° at 24 kt+21 kt-7 °C99 kt13 h 47 min9:31 am MDT (15:31 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240260° at 25 kt+22 kt-19 °C98 kt13 h 55 min9:39 am MDT (15:39 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300260° at 32 kt+28 kt-33 °C92 kt14 h 50 min10:34 am MDT (16:34 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340270° at 42 kt+40 kt-40 °C80 kt17 h 03 min12:47 pm MDT (18:47 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390270° at 45 kt+44 kt-49 °C76 kt17 h 57 min1:41 pm MDT (19:41 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°
BNAused from 199 nm out; 81 nm from the line280/13340/34 16°330/38 10°330/44 5°330/39 -8°330/38 -19°320/49 -34°330/53 -40°330/35 -47°
CGIused from 249 nm out; 72 nm from the line250/10290/12 17°290/18 11°300/22 5°320/25 -8°330/30 -18°320/53 -33°320/66 -42°320/56 -50°
SGFused from 398 nm out; 76 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°
MKCused from 547 nm out; 36 nm from the line200/28220/30 16°270/20 11°280/22 7°260/27 -6°270/27 -18°280/38 -32°270/38 -40°280/50 -52°
SLNused from 647 nm out; 63 nm from the line190/37220/39 20°240/31 14°250/24 7°260/25 -7°250/26 -17°250/44 -31°260/47 -40°260/47 -50°
GRIused from 747 nm out; 57 nm from the line210/31 19°240/21 14°240/17 6°260/27 -7°260/34 -18°240/45 -32°250/56 -40°260/62 -51°
GLDused from 896 nm out; 101 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°
BFFused from 946 nm out; 62 nm from the line120/24180/31 13°210/26 7°230/25 -7°240/41 -20°230/52 -36°250/56 -41°260/57 -45°
LNDused from 1145 nm out; 98 nm from the line180/33 10°190/50 3°210/59 -9°200/50 -21°190/41 -34°230/55 -39°240/65 -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
HSV Huntsville, AL 129 nm out, 13 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 628 ft
MKL Jackson, TN 249 nm out, 20 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 434 ft
MAW Malden, MO 328 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line no report just now 295 ft
TBN Fort Leonard Wood, MO 448 nm out, 13 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 1,159 ft
FOE Topeka, KS 627 nm out, 3 nm west of the line, tower no report just now 1,077 ft
RPB Belleville, KS 737 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line no report just now 1,538 ft
OGA Ogallala, NE 936 nm out, 4 nm west of the line no report just now 3,279 ft
GUR Guernsey, WY 1085 nm out, 11 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 4,401 ft
CPR Casper, WY 1175 nm out, 20 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 5,344 ft
RIW Riverton, WY 1254 nm out, 5 nm west of the line no report just now 5,516 ft
JAC Jackson, WY destination no report just now 6,451 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 6,451 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At JAC when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:18 am MDT (13:18 UTC)

JAC 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

Daylight

Sunset at ATL 7:07 pm EDT (23:07 UTC), at JAC 6:44 pm MDT (00:44 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:13 pm MDT (01:13 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at JAC is before sunrise there (7:33 am MDT (13:33 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, Jackson Hole Airport.