Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International to Portland International ATL → PDX
1,884 nautical miles (2,168 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 304°, about 309° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 16 h 06 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 3-knot headwind), arriving about 10:15 am PDT (17:15 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: 3,069 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 SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Near the route, at the departure end.
- AIRMET TANGO 6W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 28,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the route from 90 to 189 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 957 to 1635 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 1096 to 1405 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1146 to 1764 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 1156 to 1386 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 1256 to 1555 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 3C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 1306 to 1515 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 14,000 ft. Over the route from 1615 to 1814 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
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 17 forecast points nearest it (ATL, HSV, BNA, CGI, SGF, MKC, SLN, GRI, GLD, BFF, LND, PIH, DLN, BOI, LWS, RDM, PDX). 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 8 kt | +3 kt | 11 °C | 117 kt | 16 h 06 min | 10:15 am PDT (17:15 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 250° at 8 kt | +5 kt | 11 °C | 115 kt | 16 h 23 min | 10:32 am PDT (17:32 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 240° at 9 kt | +6 kt | 8 °C | 114 kt | 16 h 32 min | 10:41 am PDT (17:41 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 250° at 12 kt | +9 kt | 5 °C | 111 kt | 16 h 58 min | 11:07 am PDT (18:07 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 250° at 14 kt | +11 kt | 1 °C | 109 kt | 17 h 17 min | 11:26 am PDT (18:26 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 250° at 16 kt | +12 kt | -3 °C | 108 kt | 17 h 27 min | 11:36 am PDT (18:36 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 250° at 18 kt | +14 kt | -7 °C | 106 kt | 17 h 46 min | 11:55 am PDT (18:55 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 250° at 19 kt | +15 kt | -10 °C | 105 kt | 17 h 57 min | 12:06 pm PDT (19:06 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 250° at 22 kt | +17 kt | -20 °C | 103 kt | 18 h 17 min | 12:26 pm PDT (19:26 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 250° at 29 kt | +22 kt | -34 °C | 98 kt | 19 h 13 min | 1:22 pm PDT (20:22 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 260° at 39 kt | +35 kt | -40 °C | 85 kt | 22 h 10 min | 4:19 pm PDT (23:19 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 260° at 43 kt | +39 kt | -47 °C | 81 kt | 23 h 16 min | 5:25 pm PDT (00:25 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
| 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 | 300/23 | 320/26 14° | 320/34 10° | 320/41 5° | 290/32 -6° | 290/31 -18° | 280/28 -33° | 260/32 -41° | 250/28 -50° |
| HSV | used from 50 nm out; 57 nm from the line | 290/15 | 330/34 16° | 330/38 11° | 330/40 5° | 320/36 -7° | 320/31 -18° | 320/44 -34° | 330/53 -41° | 330/34 -48° |
| BNA | used from 199 nm out; 81 nm from the line | 280/13 | 340/34 16° | 330/38 10° | 330/44 5° | 330/39 -8° | 330/38 -19° | 320/49 -34° | 330/53 -40° | 330/35 -47° |
| CGI | used from 249 nm out; 71 nm from the line | 250/10 | 290/12 17° | 290/18 11° | 300/22 5° | 320/25 -8° | 330/30 -18° | 320/53 -33° | 320/66 -42° | 320/56 -50° |
| SGF | used from 399 nm out; 76 nm from the line | 210/21 | 210/21 16° | 240/28 12° | 260/24 7° | 280/21 -6° | 280/26 -18° | 290/38 -31° | 290/37 -41° | 300/49 -52° |
| MKC | used from 548 nm out; 35 nm from the line | 200/28 | 220/30 16° | 270/20 11° | 280/22 7° | 260/27 -6° | 270/27 -18° | 280/38 -32° | 270/38 -40° | 280/50 -52° |
| SLN | used from 648 nm out; 63 nm from the line | 190/37 | 220/39 20° | 240/31 14° | 250/24 7° | 260/25 -7° | 250/26 -17° | 250/44 -31° | 260/47 -40° | 260/47 -50° |
| GRI | used from 748 nm out; 56 nm from the line | 210/31 19° | 240/21 14° | 240/17 6° | 260/27 -7° | 260/34 -18° | 240/45 -32° | 250/56 -40° | 260/62 -51° | |
| GLD | used from 897 nm out; 103 nm from the line | 190/29 | 200/30 15° | 240/23 8° | 250/39 -7° | 230/39 -19° | 230/57 -31° | 240/67 -39° | 250/62 -49° | |
| BFF | used from 947 nm out; 61 nm from the line | 120/24 | 180/31 13° | 210/26 7° | 230/25 -7° | 240/41 -20° | 230/52 -36° | 250/56 -41° | 260/57 -45° | |
| LND | used from 1146 nm out; 96 nm from the line | 180/33 10° | 190/50 3° | 210/59 -9° | 200/50 -21° | 190/41 -34° | 230/55 -39° | 240/65 -47° | ||
| PIH | used from 1346 nm out; 88 nm from the line | 270/10 | 270/13 1° | 210/16 -2° | 200/56 -11° | 200/51 -23° | 200/68 -33° | 220/77 -37° | 230/73 -44° | |
| DLN | used from 1445 nm out; 71 nm from the line | 080/10 -3° | 180/8 -3° | 180/23 -14° | 200/58 -22° | 200/80 -36° | 220/85 -41° | 230/81 -45° | ||
| BOI | used from 1545 nm out; 71 nm from the line | 330/14 4° | 230/5 -2° | 220/20 -7° | 210/37 -20° | 200/59 -26° | 200/67 -34° | 210/73 -35° | 220/62 -41° | |
| LWS | used from 1645 nm out; 90 nm from the line | 010/5 | 050/14 -2° | 040/12 -6° | 160/7 -10° | 190/30 -22° | 200/54 -27° | 200/48 -35° | 210/40 -37° | 230/32 -41° |
| RDM | used from 1744 nm out; 80 nm from the line | 010/15 -2° | 030/21 -8° | 020/26 -12° | 020/46 -22° | 010/72 -27° | 360/47 -34° | 340/31 -35° | 320/20 -40° | |
| PDX | used from 1794 nm out; 65 nm from the line | 330/7 | 360/13 0° | 040/22 -6° | 030/23 -12° | 020/64 -18° | 010/93 -25° | 010/91 -39° | 360/62 -40° | 350/41 -43° |
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, 14 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,040 ft | ||||
| MKL Jackson, TN | 249 nm out, 20 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 434 ft | ||||
| TBN Fort Leonard Wood, MO | 449 nm out, 13 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,159 ft | ||||
| FOE Topeka, KS | 628 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,077 ft | ||||
| OGA Ogallala, NE | 937 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 3,279 ft | ||||
| GUR Guernsey, WY | 1087 nm out, 9 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 4,401 ft | ||||
| CPR Casper, WY | 1176 nm out, 19 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 5,344 ft | ||||
| JAC Jackson, WY | 1366 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 6,451 ft | ||||
| BKE Baker City, OR | 1675 nm out, 8 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 3,373 ft | ||||
| CZK Cascade Locks, OR | 1854 nm out, 10 nm north of the line | no report just now | 151 ft | ||||
| PDX Portland, OR | destination | no report just now | 30 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 PDX when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:15 am PDT (17:15 UTC)
PDX 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 PDX 6:30 pm PDT (01:30 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:00 pm PDT (02:00 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, Portland International.