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Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International to Miami International ATL → MIA

518 nautical miles (596 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 154°, about 159° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 52 min at the quickest height in today's winds (7,500 ft, a 14-knot tailwind), arriving about 2:32 am EDT (06:32 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now ATL is VFR, wind from the northwest (310°) at 9 knots; MIA is VFR, 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: 12,734 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

  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Near the route, at the departure end.

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

  • CRJ9 at 32,000 ft, 35 nm west, 10:00 pm EDT (02:00 UTC): moderate chop turbulence, remarks: ZTLFD-22. At the departure end, 35 nm west of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    ATL UA /OV ATL240035/TM 0200/FL320/TP CRJ9/TB OCNL MOD CHOP /RM ZTLFD-22
    Report
    a routine report filed through ATL
    Where
    35 nm southwest (240°) of ATL
    Time
    02:00 UTC
    Height
    at 32,000 ft
    Aircraft
    CRJ9
    Turbulence
    occasional moderate chop
    Remarks
    ZTLFD-22
  • E170 at 33,000 ft, 45 nm west, 9:53 pm EDT (01:53 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZTLFD-22. At the departure end, 45 nm west of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    ATL UA /OV ATL280045/TM 0153/FL330/TP E170/TB CONS LGT CHOP /RM ZTLFD-22
    Report
    a routine report filed through ATL
    Where
    45 nm west (280°) of ATL
    Time
    01:53 UTC
    Height
    at 33,000 ft
    Aircraft
    E170
    Turbulence
    continuous light chop
    Remarks
    ZTLFD-22
  • E170 at 32,000 ft, 49 nm southwest, 8:07 pm EDT (00:07 UTC): light turbulence. 219 nm along the route, 49 nm southwest of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    CTY UA /OV CTY320030/TM 0007/FL320/TP E170/TB CONS LGT
    Report
    a routine report filed through CTY
    Where
    30 nm northwest (320°) of CTY
    Time
    00:07 UTC
    Height
    at 32,000 ft
    Aircraft
    E170
    Turbulence
    continuous light
  • PC12 at 16,000 ft, 31 nm northeast, 8:55 pm EDT (00:55 UTC): no turbulence, clear from 16,000 ft to 60,000 ft. 229 nm along the route, 31 nm northeast of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    AYS UA /OV AYS150060/TM 0055/FL160/TP PC12/SK SKC/TB NEG
    Report
    a routine report filed through AYS
    Where
    60 nm southeast (150°) of AYS
    Time
    00:55 UTC
    Height
    at 16,000 ft
    Aircraft
    PC12
    Sky
    clear
    Turbulence
    none
  • B738 at 36,000 ft, 11 nm southwest, 8:23 pm EDT (00:23 UTC): light chop turbulence. 289 nm along the route, 11 nm southwest of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    OCF UA /OV OCF/TM 0023/FL360/TP B738/TB LGT CHOP
    Report
    a routine report filed through OCF
    Where
    over OCF
    Time
    00:23 UTC
    Height
    at 36,000 ft
    Aircraft
    B738
    Turbulence
    light chop
  • E170 at 31,000 ft, 45 nm northeast, 9:07 pm EDT (01:07 UTC): no turbulence. 309 nm along the route, 45 nm northeast of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    OMN UA /OV OMN/TM 0107/FL310/TP E170/TB NEG
    Report
    a routine report filed through OMN
    Where
    over OMN
    Time
    01:07 UTC
    Height
    at 31,000 ft
    Aircraft
    E170
    Turbulence
    none
  • A321 at 34,000 ft, 45 nm northeast, 7:47 pm EDT (23:47 UTC): no turbulence. 309 nm along the route, 45 nm northeast of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    OMN UA /OV OMN/TM 2347/FL340/TP A321/TB NEG
    Report
    a routine report filed through OMN
    Where
    over OMN
    Time
    23:47 UTC
    Height
    at 34,000 ft
    Aircraft
    A321
    Turbulence
    none
  • C172 at 1,100 ft, 16 nm northeast, 9:12 pm EDT (01:12 UTC): no turbulence. 348 nm along the route, 16 nm northeast of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    ORL UA /OV ORL/TM 0112/FL011/TP C172/TB SMOOTH
    Report
    a routine report filed through ORL
    Where
    over ORL
    Time
    01:12 UTC
    Height
    at 1,100 ft
    Aircraft
    C172
    Turbulence
    smooth
  • C172 at 1,100 ft, 16 nm northeast, 8:12 pm EDT (00:12 UTC): no turbulence. 348 nm along the route, 16 nm northeast of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    ORL UA /OV 1SM N/TM 0012/FL011/TP C172/TB SMOOTH
    Report
    a routine report filed through ORL
    Where
    1SM north
    Time
    00:12 UTC
    Height
    at 1,100 ft
    Aircraft
    C172
    Turbulence
    smooth
  • PC12 at 19,000 ft, 5 nm east, 8:09 pm EDT (00:09 UTC): light rime icing, -7 °C. 368 nm along the route, 5 nm east of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    MCO UA /OV ORL180030/TM 0009/FL190/TP PC12/TA M07/IC LGT RIME
    Report
    a routine report filed through MCO
    Where
    30 nm south (180°) of ORL
    Time
    00:09 UTC
    Height
    at 19,000 ft
    Aircraft
    PC12
    Temperature
    −7 °C
    Icing
    light rime
  • B738 at 19,000 ft, 34 nm northeast, 8:21 pm EDT (00:21 UTC): light chop turbulence above 19,000 ft. 448 nm along the route, 34 nm northeast of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    PBI UA /OV PBI344028/TM 0021/FL190/TP B738/TB CONS LGT CHOP 190
    Report
    a routine report filed through PBI
    Where
    28 nm north (344°) of PBI
    Time
    00:21 UTC
    Height
    at 19,000 ft
    Aircraft
    B738
    Turbulence
    continuous light chop at 19,000 ft

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 eastbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: odd thousands plus 500 ft; above 18,000 ft the forecast levels), with the wind averaged along the line from the 6 forecast points nearest it (ATL, CSG, JAX, PIE, MLB, MIA). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
3,500 ft300° at 12 kt−10 kt130 kt3 h 59 min2:39 am EDT (06:39 UTC)
5,500 ft310° at 13 kt−12 kt132 kt3 h 55 min2:35 am EDT (06:35 UTC)
7,500 ft310° at 15 kt−14 kt15 °C134 kt3 h 52 min2:32 am EDT (06:32 UTC)
9,500 ft310° at 16 kt−14 kt12 °C134 kt3 h 52 min2:32 am EDT (06:32 UTC)
11,500 ft300° at 15 kt−12 kt9 °C132 kt3 h 55 min2:35 am EDT (06:35 UTC)
13,500 ft290° at 16 kt−11 kt4 °C131 kt3 h 57 min2:37 am EDT (06:37 UTC)
15,500 ft280° at 18 kt−10 kt0 °C130 kt3 h 59 min2:39 am EDT (06:39 UTC)
17,500 ft270° at 21 kt−9 kt-5 °C129 kt4 h 01 min2:41 am EDT (06:41 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180270° at 21 kt−8 kt-6 °C128 kt4 h 03 min2:43 am EDT (06:43 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240260° at 26 kt−7 kt-17 °C127 kt4 h 05 min2:45 am EDT (06:45 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300270° at 21 kt−9 kt-32 °C129 kt4 h 01 min2:41 am EDT (06:41 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340240° at 19 kt+1 kt-41 °C119 kt4 h 21 min3:01 am EDT (07:01 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390230° at 26 kt+7 kt-51 °C113 kt4 h 35 min3:15 am EDT (07:15 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°
CSGused from 50 nm out; 58 nm from the line310/24340/35 17°340/37 12°330/22 8°310/30 -7°290/30 -18°340/57 -32°340/55 -41°320/33 -49°
JAXused from 149 nm out; 73 nm from the line290/14300/16 17°280/22 14°280/24 8°250/32 -6°250/37 -17°230/50 -31°220/52 -41°220/51 -52°
PIEused from 299 nm out; 70 nm from the line350/6L/V 18°290/6 14°280/9 9°250/18 -6°250/23 -17°240/30 -31°220/31 -41°220/30 -52°
MLBused from 348 nm out; 40 nm from the line230/6230/12 17°240/13 12°240/14 7°240/20 -5°240/24 -16°210/21 -32°190/33 -41°200/36 -52°
MIAused from 448 nm out; 45 nm from the line150/7140/5 17°160/5 14°L/V 9°230/8 -5°230/8 -17°150/11 -32°150/25 -41°180/29 -51°

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 VFR from the northwest (310°) at 9 knots 10+ mi none 1,026 ft 9:52 pm EDT (01:52 UTC)
HMP Atlanta, GA 20 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line VFR calm 10+ mi none 881 ft 02:35 UTC
MCN Macon, GA 70 nm out, 11 nm northeast of the line, tower VFR from the west (270°) at 4 knots 10+ mi none 354 ft 01:53 UTC
EZM Eastman, GA 110 nm out, 23 nm northeast of the line, tower VFR calm 10+ mi none 303 ft 02:55 UTC
VLD Valdosta, GA 179 nm out, 21 nm southwest of the line, tower VFR calm 10+ mi none 203 ft 01:53 UTC
LCQ Lake City, FL 229 nm out, 3 nm west of the line, tower VFR from the west-southwest (240°) at 3 knots 10+ mi none 200 ft 02:15 UTC
GNV Gainesville, FL 259 nm out, 3 nm south of the line, tower VFR from the west (270°) at 6 knots 10+ mi none 151 ft 01:53 UTC
LEE Leesburg, FL 319 nm out, 0 nm southwest of the line, tower VFR calm 10+ mi none 76 ft 01:53 UTC
BOW Bartow, FL 368 nm out, 21 nm west of the line, tower VFR from the west-northwest (290°) at 3 knots 10+ mi none 124 ft 02:35 UTC
PHK Pahokee, FL 458 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line no report just now 15 ft
FXE Fort Lauderdale, FL 498 nm out, 16 nm east of the line, tower VFR calm 10+ mi none 13 ft 01:53 UTC
MIA Miami, FL destination VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,000 feet calm 10+ mi none 9 ft 9:53 pm EDT (01:53 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 MIA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:32 am EDT (06:32 UTC)

Wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet VFR

The whole forecast for MIA
  • From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet
  • From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet
  • From Mon 9:00 pm EDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet
The forecast for ATL, the departure
  • From Sun 10:00 pm EDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 4,000 feet
  • From Sun 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
  • 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

  • 6/6783 Perry, GA, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 19, 2026 UTC on the route, 80 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 19 October · ZTL
  • 4/3634 DISNEY WORLD THEME PARK, ORLANDO, FL on the route, 348 nm along the route · security · ZJX

Daylight

Sunset at ATL 7:07 pm EDT (23:07 UTC), at MIA 6:56 pm EDT (22:56 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:19 pm EDT (23:19 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at MIA is before sunrise there (7:18 am EDT (11:18 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, 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, Miami International.