Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International to Seattle Paine Field International ATL → PAE
1,897 nautical miles (2,183 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 56 min at the quickest height in today's winds (12,500 ft, a 8-knot headwind), arriving about 8:02 pm PDT (03:02 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now ATL is VFR, wind from the west-northwest (290°) at 8 knots; PAE is VFR, wind from the east-southeast (110°) at 6 knots. 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: 2 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
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 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, fog). Over the route from 60 to 180 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: 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 469 to 959 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 889 to 1638 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 1069 to 1188 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 34,000 ft to 43,000 ft. Near the route, 1108 nm along the route.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 1198 to 1388 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1218 to 1668 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 1398 to 1728 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the route from 1508 to 1877 nm out.
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
No pilot reports within 50 nautical miles of the line in the last three hours.
Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 08:00–15:00 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 17 forecast points nearest it (ATL, HSV, BNA, CGI, COU, MKC, OMA, GRI, ONL, BFF, RAP, BIL, DLN, LWS, GEG, YKM, SEA). 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 | 260° at 18 kt | +14 kt | 17 °C | 106 kt | 17 h 54 min | 9:00 pm PDT (04:00 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 270° at 15 kt | +12 kt | 12 °C | 108 kt | 17 h 34 min | 8:40 pm PDT (03:40 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 260° at 13 kt | +10 kt | 7 °C | 110 kt | 17 h 15 min | 8:21 pm PDT (03:21 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 250° at 13 kt | +9 kt | 4 °C | 111 kt | 17 h 05 min | 8:11 pm PDT (03:11 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 250° at 13 kt | +8 kt | 0 °C | 112 kt | 16 h 56 min | 8:02 pm PDT (03:02 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 250° at 14 kt | +8 kt | -4 °C | 112 kt | 16 h 56 min | 8:02 pm PDT (03:02 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 250° at 14 kt | +8 kt | -8 °C | 112 kt | 16 h 56 min | 8:02 pm PDT (03:02 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 250° at 14 kt | +8 kt | -11 °C | 112 kt | 16 h 56 min | 8:02 pm PDT (03:02 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 240° at 23 kt | +11 kt | -23 °C | 109 kt | 17 h 24 min | 8:30 pm PDT (03:30 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 260° at 32 kt | +26 kt | -33 °C | 94 kt | 20 h 11 min | 11:17 pm PDT (06:17 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 260° at 37 kt | +30 kt | -38 °C | 90 kt | 21 h 05 min | 12:11 am PDT (07:11 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 260° at 38 kt | +31 kt | -46 °C | 89 kt | 21 h 19 min | 12:25 am PDT (07:25 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 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 | 330/32 | 340/36 17° | 350/34 10° | 340/25 6° | 330/27 -6° | 350/35 -18° | 330/49 -32° | 340/47 -41° | 340/27 -51° |
| HSV | used from 50 nm out; 59 nm from the line | 300/20 | 310/14 16° | 310/18 10° | 310/15 4° | 320/19 -5° | 290/16 -18° | 320/36 -32° | 320/47 -41° | 330/42 -50° |
| BNA | used from 150 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 300/20 | 300/14 15° | 300/14 10° | 300/13 4° | 310/22 -5° | 280/24 -18° | 310/37 -33° | 310/50 -41° | 320/49 -51° |
| CGI | used from 250 nm out; 60 nm from the line | 260/22 | 250/15 15° | 250/13 11° | 250/16 6° | 270/29 -7° | 280/30 -18° | 290/40 -31° | 290/55 -40° | 300/51 -51° |
| COU | used from 399 nm out; 70 nm from the line | 250/36 | 260/14 16° | 250/5 12° | 260/12 6° | 260/24 -7° | 260/35 -19° | 280/58 -31° | 280/62 -40° | 290/60 -49° |
| MKC | used from 549 nm out; 23 nm from the line | 240/49 | 240/21 20° | 220/19 13° | 230/21 6° | 260/26 -7° | 250/37 -19° | 270/66 -31° | 270/65 -38° | 280/60 -48° |
| OMA | used from 649 nm out; 74 nm from the line | 230/47 | 240/33 21° | 230/22 13° | 220/27 5° | 240/35 -8° | 250/43 -21° | 260/47 -33° | 260/59 -36° | 270/58 -46° |
| GRI | used from 749 nm out; 22 nm from the line | 230/39 23° | 230/32 15° | 210/29 7° | 230/31 -8° | 230/43 -21° | 250/52 -31° | 260/59 -35° | 260/59 -46° | |
| ONL | used from 849 nm out; 65 nm from the line | 250/31 22° | 230/27 16° | 220/25 8° | 230/25 -9° | 220/29 -22° | 250/42 -33° | 250/48 -36° | 250/52 -46° | |
| BFF | used from 949 nm out; 91 nm from the line | 280/28 | 260/39 11° | 240/34 5° | 210/38 -11° | 210/52 -22° | 230/61 -31° | 230/61 -36° | 240/56 -45° | |
| RAP | used from 999 nm out; 70 nm from the line | 250/28 16° | 260/31 10° | 240/25 4° | 210/35 -10° | 200/45 -23° | 230/47 -31° | 230/47 -36° | 230/51 -46° | |
| BIL | used from 1198 nm out; 113 nm from the line | 300/14 | 270/19 -2° | 260/26 -2° | 220/28 -13° | 210/51 -25° | 220/56 -33° | 220/61 -39° | 220/72 -45° | |
| DLN | used from 1398 nm out; 59 nm from the line | 190/10 -4° | 220/23 -4° | 210/21 -18° | 210/43 -28° | 210/60 -33° | 210/72 -37° | 210/67 -44° | ||
| LWS | used from 1548 nm out; 99 nm from the line | L/V | 340/5 -3° | L/V -6° | 040/7 -10° | 100/23 -22° | 180/30 -31° | 190/11 -34° | 200/11 -36° | 220/23 -40° |
| GEG | used from 1698 nm out; 35 nm from the line | 060/7 -2° | 070/12 -6° | 050/8 -8° | 120/11 -21° | 110/18 -33° | 030/22 -37° | 040/6 -38° | 240/7 -41° | |
| YKM | used from 1748 nm out; 72 nm from the line | 360/6 | 360/11 -1° | 030/20 -7° | 040/21 -11° | 020/55 -18° | 010/84 -26° | 010/79 -40° | 010/45 -42° | 350/23 -42° |
| SEA | used from 1847 nm out; 33 nm from the line | 350/5 | 010/6 0° | 010/9 -4° | 010/27 -6° | 010/51 -15° | 360/58 -26° | 360/60 -41° | 350/55 -48° | 340/30 -45° |
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 west-northwest (290°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,026 ft | 5:52 am EDT (09:52 UTC) |
| RYY Atlanta, GA | 20 nm out, 13 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the west-northwest (300°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,040 ft | 09:50 UTC |
| CGI Cape Girardeau, MO | 330 nm out, 22 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the west-southwest (240°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 341 ft | 20:53 UTC |
| JEF Jefferson City, MO | 479 nm out, 20 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the east (090°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 549 ft | 09:53 UTC |
| MCI Kansas City, MO | 599 nm out, 10 nm southwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southwest (200°) at 14 knots, gusting to 22 | 10+ mi | none | 1,027 ft | 09:53 UTC |
| GRI Grand Island, NE | 799 nm out, 10 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (190°) at 13 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,847 ft | 09:53 UTC |
| GRN Gordon, NE | 999 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line | low IFR Sky: overcast at 300 feet Weather: mist | from the northeast (040°) at 4 knots | 3 mi | 300 ft | 3,562 ft | 09:55 UTC |
| POY Powell, WY | 1308 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line | low IFR Sky: overcast at 300 feet | from the northwest (310°) at 18 knots, gusting to 24 | 7 mi | 300 ft | 5,096 ft | 09:50 UTC |
| BZN Bozeman, MT | 1428 nm out, 12 nm northeast of the line, tower | low IFR Sky: overcast at 200 feet Weather: mist | from the south (170°) at 4 knots | 6 mi | 200 ft | 4,473 ft | 09:56 UTC |
| HRF Hamilton, MT | 1548 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line | VFR Sky: overcast at 6,500 feet | calm | 10+ mi | 6,500 ft | 3,635 ft | 09:55 UTC |
| MWH Moses Lake, WA | 1768 nm out, 12 nm southwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the north-northeast (020°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,188 ft | 09:52 UTC |
| PAE Everett, WA | destination | VFR | from the east-southeast (110°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 606 ft | 2:53 am PDT (09:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 5,096 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At PAE when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 8:02 pm PDT (03:02 UTC)
Wind from the northwest at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The whole forecast for PAE
- From Sun 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the north at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 1:00 am PDT (08:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, patches of fog, clear skies
- From Mon 10:00 am PDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 1:00 pm PDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 10:00 pm PDT (05:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
The forecast for ATL, the departure
- From Mon 6:00 am EDT (10:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 7 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 6 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 PAE 6:24 pm PDT (01:24 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:55 pm PDT (01:55 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at PAE is after sunset there (6:26 pm PDT (01:26 UTC)).
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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, Seattle Paine Field International.