Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International to Santa Barbara Municipal ATL → SBA
1,754 nautical miles (2,018 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 282°, about 287° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 16 h 52 min at the quickest height in today's winds (8,500 ft, a 16-knot headwind), arriving about 6:33 pm PDT (01:33 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: 330 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 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist, fog). 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 588 to 867 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 42,000 ft. Over the route from 1006 to 1345 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 1026 to 1405 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 2E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1335 to 1385 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1345 to 1465 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 1385 to 1584 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Over the route from 1505 to 1644 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 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 18 forecast points nearest it (ATL, BHM, HSV, MEM, LIT, FSM, TUL, OKC, GAG, AMA, TCC, ABQ, FMN, PRC, LAS, ONT, WJF, SBA). 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 | 240° at 20 kt | +18 kt | 10 °C | 102 kt | 17 h 12 min | 6:53 pm PDT (01:53 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 240° at 19 kt | +17 kt | 13 °C | 103 kt | 17 h 02 min | 6:43 pm PDT (01:43 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 230° at 19 kt | +16 kt | 10 °C | 104 kt | 16 h 52 min | 6:33 pm PDT (01:33 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 230° at 20 kt | +16 kt | 7 °C | 104 kt | 16 h 52 min | 6:33 pm PDT (01:33 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 230° at 21 kt | +17 kt | 3 °C | 103 kt | 17 h 02 min | 6:43 pm PDT (01:43 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 230° at 24 kt | +20 kt | -1 °C | 100 kt | 17 h 32 min | 7:13 pm PDT (02:13 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 230° at 28 kt | +23 kt | -5 °C | 97 kt | 18 h 05 min | 7:46 pm PDT (02:46 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 240° at 30 kt | +26 kt | -8 °C | 94 kt | 18 h 40 min | 8:21 pm PDT (03:21 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 240° at 40 kt | +35 kt | -19 °C | 85 kt | 20 h 38 min | 10:19 pm PDT (05:19 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 250° at 54 kt | +51 kt | -29 °C | 69 kt | 25 h 25 min | 3:06 am PDT (10:06 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 250° at 53 kt | +53 kt | -38 °C | 67 kt | 26 h 11 min | 3:52 am PDT (10:52 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 250° at 46 kt | +47 kt | -48 °C | 73 kt | 24 h 02 min | 1:43 am PDT (08:43 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° |
| BHM | used from 50 nm out; 47 nm from the line | 310/19 | 310/15 16° | 320/19 11° | 330/15 5° | 330/23 -5° | 320/14 -18° | 320/36 -32° | 330/44 -40° | 340/36 -51° |
| HSV | used from 149 nm out; 61 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° |
| MEM | used from 199 nm out; 71 nm from the line | 250/19 | 260/19 17° | 270/20 12° | 270/16 6° | 270/21 -6° | 290/27 -17° | 300/37 -30° | 300/49 -40° | 310/40 -51° |
| LIT | used from 349 nm out; 19 nm from the line | 250/22 | 250/25 18° | 240/23 12° | 240/20 7° | 250/17 -6° | 260/25 -17° | 300/45 -29° | 300/49 -40° | 310/43 -51° |
| FSM | used from 448 nm out; 38 nm from the line | 230/33 | 260/23 15° | 240/23 11° | 230/18 8° | 230/20 -8° | 250/31 -17° | 280/51 -30° | 280/52 -39° | 300/47 -51° |
| TUL | used from 548 nm out; 70 nm from the line | 230/42 | 250/23 17° | 220/16 14° | 240/10 8° | 240/20 -6° | 260/28 -17° | 270/61 -29° | 280/52 -38° | 290/46 -50° |
| OKC | used from 598 nm out; 40 nm from the line | 220/43 | 230/31 17° | 260/13 16° | 270/11 7° | 240/20 -6° | 250/32 -17° | 260/60 -28° | 280/50 -37° | 290/45 -50° |
| GAG | used from 747 nm out; 62 nm from the line | 240/35 22° | 240/27 14° | 230/25 6° | 240/38 -7° | 230/44 -19° | 250/73 -28° | 270/66 -37° | 270/58 -49° | |
| AMA | used from 797 nm out; 38 nm from the line | 230/32 | 230/28 14° | 230/27 7° | 230/38 -6° | 230/50 -17° | 250/69 -28° | 260/62 -37° | 270/65 -49° | |
| TCC | used from 897 nm out; 33 nm from the line | 240/20 | 230/22 13° | 230/27 6° | 230/40 -7° | 240/55 -18° | 240/74 -27° | 240/68 -37° | 250/64 -49° | |
| ABQ | used from 1046 nm out; 35 nm from the line | 220/19 9° | 220/35 3° | 230/50 -8° | 240/64 -19° | 230/83 -26° | 230/85 -36° | 230/80 -48° | ||
| FMN | used from 1196 nm out; 96 nm from the line | 220/16 6° | 220/39 1° | 220/50 -10° | 230/67 -23° | 230/94 -29° | 230/102 -35° | 230/90 -46° | ||
| PRC | used from 1246 nm out; 120 nm from the line | 200/37 6° | 200/35 0° | 220/60 -11° | 220/71 -20° | 220/88 -29° | 220/98 -35° | 220/94 -45° | ||
| LAS | used from 1445 nm out; 82 nm from the line | 210/20 8° | 210/29 4° | 200/32 -3° | 200/51 -15° | 210/64 -21° | 220/70 -30° | 220/66 -38° | 220/55 -44° | |
| ONT | used from 1544 nm out; 86 nm from the line | 250/11 | 200/20 4° | 210/27 3° | 220/26 -4° | 240/32 -13° | 220/52 -21° | 220/67 -30° | 220/72 -37° | 220/65 -46° |
| WJF | used from 1644 nm out; 8 nm from the line | 210/26 4° | 210/28 2° | 230/23 -4° | 240/28 -13° | 220/47 -23° | 220/57 -30° | 220/65 -37° | 220/59 -45° | |
| SBA | used from 1694 nm out; 35 nm from the line | L/V | 220/9 2° | 240/16 1° | 240/19 -3° | 260/25 -13° | 260/27 -24° | 230/37 -31° | 220/54 -37° | 220/52 -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 | no report just now | 1,026 ft | ||||
| GAD Gadsden, AL | 90 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 569 ft | ||||
| TUP Tupelo, MS | 219 nm out, 2 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 346 ft | ||||
| LIT Little Rock, AR | 389 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 266 ft | ||||
| OUN Norman, OK | 648 nm out, 8 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,181 ft | ||||
| CSM Burns Flat, OK | 737 nm out, 6 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,922 ft | ||||
| TCC Tucumcari, NM | 957 nm out, 11 nm south of the line | no report just now | 4,064 ft | ||||
| AEG Albuquerque, NM | 1106 nm out, 13 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 5,837 ft | ||||
| FLG Flagstaff, AZ | 1345 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 7,014 ft | ||||
| IFP Bullhead City, AZ | 1495 nm out, 12 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 707 ft | ||||
| PMD Palmdale, CA | 1664 nm out, 2 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 2,542 ft | ||||
| SBA Santa Barbara, CA | destination | no report just now | 13 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 7,014 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At SBA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:33 pm PDT (01:33 UTC)
SBA has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8891 Bullhead City, AZ, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local 2 nm from the route, 1495 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZLA
Daylight
Sunset at ATL 7:07 pm EDT (23:07 UTC), at SBA 6:27 pm PDT (01:27 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:52 pm PDT (01:52 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at SBA is after sunset there (6:28 pm PDT (01:28 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, Santa Barbara Municipal.