Algona Municipal to Dekalb-Peachtree Airport AXA → PDK
723 nautical miles (832 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 136°, about 133° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3E). At 120 knots that is 4 h 18 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 48-knot tailwind), arriving about 11:51 am EDT (15:51 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: 1 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 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 first 228 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 495 to 694 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Near the route, 634 nm along the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 29,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Near the route, 674 nm along the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft. Over the route from 684 to 694 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 AXA.
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 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 9 forecast points nearest it (MCW, DSM, BRL, SPI, STL, EVV, BNA, HSV, ATL). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,500 ft | 270° at 25 kt | −17 kt | 137 kt | 5 h 17 min | 12:50 pm EDT (16:50 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 280° at 19 kt | −14 kt | 134 kt | 5 h 24 min | 12:57 pm EDT (16:57 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 280° at 15 kt | −12 kt | 13 °C | 132 kt | 5 h 29 min | 1:02 pm EDT (17:02 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 280° at 14 kt | −10 kt | 9 °C | 130 kt | 5 h 34 min | 1:07 pm EDT (17:07 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 270° at 17 kt | −12 kt | 6 °C | 132 kt | 5 h 29 min | 1:02 pm EDT (17:02 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 280° at 19 kt | −14 kt | 2 °C | 134 kt | 5 h 24 min | 12:57 pm EDT (16:57 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 280° at 20 kt | −16 kt | -2 °C | 136 kt | 5 h 19 min | 12:52 pm EDT (16:52 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 290° at 23 kt | −19 kt | -6 °C | 139 kt | 5 h 12 min | 12:45 pm EDT (16:45 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 290° at 23 kt | −20 kt | -7 °C | 140 kt | 5 h 10 min | 12:43 pm EDT (16:43 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 280° at 29 kt | −22 kt | -19 °C | 142 kt | 5 h 05 min | 12:38 pm EDT (16:38 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 290° at 40 kt | −34 kt | -33 °C | 154 kt | 4 h 42 min | 12:15 pm EDT (16:15 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 290° at 51 kt | −46 kt | -40 °C | 166 kt | 4 h 21 min | 11:54 am EDT (15:54 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 50 kt | −48 kt | -49 °C | 168 kt | 4 h 18 min | 11:51 am EDT (15:51 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCW | used from 0 nm out; 33 nm from the line | 250/36 | 250/24 19° | 240/26 11° | 250/30 5° | 270/22 -9° | 260/30 -21° | 260/31 -36° | 280/53 -38° | 280/66 -48° |
| DSM | used from 50 nm out; 45 nm from the line | 250/47 | 260/25 20° | 240/19 11° | 240/31 5° | 250/26 -9° | 260/38 -20° | 260/47 -34° | 270/58 -37° | 270/61 -47° |
| BRL | used from 149 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 250/32 | 250/19 17° | 260/15 11° | 270/16 3° | 290/23 -7° | 260/42 -20° | 270/52 -34° | 280/63 -39° | 290/64 -48° |
| SPI | used from 248 nm out; 26 nm from the line | 260/28 | 250/22 15° | 250/14 9° | 260/20 6° | 280/27 -7° | 280/34 -19° | 280/48 -32° | 280/59 -41° | 300/60 -49° |
| STL | used from 297 nm out; 45 nm from the line | 250/26 | 240/21 15° | 240/22 11° | 250/23 6° | 270/28 -7° | 260/30 -19° | 280/52 -31° | 280/57 -40° | 300/57 -49° |
| EVV | used from 347 nm out; 66 nm from the line | 270/25 | 290/17 15° | 260/10 8° | 270/16 5° | 280/29 -6° | 280/33 -19° | 290/38 -33° | 300/53 -41° | 310/54 -51° |
| BNA | used from 495 nm out; 26 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° |
| HSV | used from 595 nm out; 69 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° |
| ATL | used from 644 nm out; 64 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° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AXA Algona, IA | departure | no report just now | 1,216 ft | ||||
| CAV Clarion, IA | 30 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 1,156 ft | ||||
| MIW Marshalltown, IA | 79 nm out, 6 nm east of the line | no report just now | 974 ft | ||||
| FSW Fort Madison, IA | 198 nm out, 3 nm west of the line | no report just now | 721 ft | ||||
| SPI Springfield, IL | 287 nm out, 24 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 597 ft | ||||
| SLO Salem, IL | 357 nm out, 3 nm east of the line | no report just now | 573 ft | ||||
| MVN Mount Vernon, IL | 377 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 480 ft | ||||
| TWT Sturgis, KY | 436 nm out, 5 nm south of the line | no report just now | 372 ft | ||||
| MQY Smyrna, TN | 555 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 543 ft | ||||
| CHA Chattanooga, TN | 644 nm out, 8 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 682 ft | ||||
| RYY Atlanta, GA | 704 nm out, 8 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,040 ft | ||||
| PDK Atlanta, GA | destination | no report just now | 998 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,216 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At PDK when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:51 am EDT (15:51 UTC)
PDK has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/0708 Goodlettsville, TN, Saturday, August 1, 2026 through Sunday, August 1, 2027 UTC 1 nm from the route, 535 nm along the route · security · until 1 August · ZME
Daylight
Sunset at AXA 6:39 pm CDT (23:39 UTC), at PDK 7:07 pm EDT (23:07 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:32 pm EDT (23:32 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: Algona Municipal, Dekalb-Peachtree Airport.