Patrick Leahy Burlington International to Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International BTV → ATL
835 nautical miles (961 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 223°, about 238° magnetic at the departure end (variation 15W). At 120 knots that is 5 h 39 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 28-knot tailwind), arriving about 10:22 am EDT (14:22 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: 759 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). Over the first 706 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 20 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 745 nm of the route.
- AIRMET ZULU 1C: moderate icing from 12,000 ft to 24,000 ft. Near the route, at the departure end.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 10,000 ft. Over the route from 447 to 825 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 29,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the route from 606 to 805 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 BTV.
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 10 forecast points nearest it (ALB, SYR, AVP, PSB, AGC, EKN, ROA, TRI, GSP, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,500 ft | 340° at 22 kt | −12 kt | 11 °C | 132 kt | 6 h 20 min | 11:03 am EDT (15:03 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 350° at 23 kt | −14 kt | 11 °C | 134 kt | 6 h 14 min | 10:57 am EDT (14:57 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 350° at 25 kt | −17 kt | 9 °C | 137 kt | 6 h 06 min | 10:49 am EDT (14:49 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 350° at 26 kt | −16 kt | 6 °C | 136 kt | 6 h 08 min | 10:51 am EDT (14:51 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 340° at 27 kt | −16 kt | 2 °C | 136 kt | 6 h 08 min | 10:51 am EDT (14:51 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 340° at 29 kt | −16 kt | -2 °C | 136 kt | 6 h 08 min | 10:51 am EDT (14:51 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 340° at 31 kt | −16 kt | -6 °C | 136 kt | 6 h 08 min | 10:51 am EDT (14:51 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 340° at 33 kt | −17 kt | -9 °C | 137 kt | 6 h 06 min | 10:49 am EDT (14:49 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 340° at 39 kt | −23 kt | -21 °C | 143 kt | 5 h 50 min | 10:33 am EDT (14:33 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 340° at 49 kt | −28 kt | -35 °C | 148 kt | 5 h 39 min | 10:22 am EDT (14:22 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 340° at 52 kt | −23 kt | -42 °C | 143 kt | 5 h 50 min | 10:33 am EDT (14:33 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 320° at 36 kt | −9 kt | -51 °C | 129 kt | 6 h 28 min | 11:11 am EDT (15:11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALB | used from 0 nm out; 86 nm from the line | 340/22 | 340/19 9° | 320/16 7° | 330/16 2° | 330/19 -11° | 320/21 -23° | 320/25 -39° | 280/30 -44° | 270/41 -51° |
| SYR | used from 99 nm out; 47 nm from the line | 330/17 | 320/14 9° | 350/18 8° | 350/26 2° | 340/25 -11° | 360/34 -22° | 350/43 -39° | 330/50 -46° | 350/50 -54° |
| AVP | used from 199 nm out; 42 nm from the line | 010/20 | 020/24 11° | 360/19 8° | 350/23 2° | 320/24 -11° | 330/25 -22° | 330/27 -37° | 310/28 -42° | 290/30 -50° |
| PSB | used from 248 nm out; 40 nm from the line | 020/21 12° | 360/28 7° | 360/29 1° | 350/33 -10° | 350/42 -22° | 350/49 -37° | 340/63 -43° | 350/39 -52° | |
| AGC | used from 348 nm out; 70 nm from the line | 340/11 | 350/12 11° | 360/25 7° | 340/30 2° | 340/41 -8° | 340/44 -21° | 350/59 -36° | 340/68 -42° | 340/50 -51° |
| EKN | used from 397 nm out; 30 nm from the line | 330/20 10° | 350/29 7° | 340/32 2° | 340/44 -8° | 350/50 -21° | 350/63 -35° | 340/69 -40° | 330/42 -50° | |
| ROA | used from 497 nm out; 42 nm from the line | 310/32 | 340/32 14° | 350/25 9° | 340/24 3° | 340/42 -8° | 340/52 -20° | 350/62 -34° | 350/64 -39° | 310/44 -48° |
| TRI | used from 596 nm out; 27 nm from the line | 340/25 11° | 350/37 9° | 350/34 6° | 340/39 -7° | 340/43 -19° | 340/55 -32° | 330/58 -42° | 320/37 -50° | |
| GSP | used from 696 nm out; 45 nm from the line | 340/30 | 360/24 13° | 350/29 10° | 340/33 6° | 340/40 -7° | 350/44 -19° | 340/59 -31° | 350/55 -41° | 300/29 -50° |
| ATL | used from 745 nm out; 65 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTV Burlington, VT | departure | no report just now | 334 ft | ||||
| LKP Lake Placid, NY | 30 nm out, 17 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 1,747 ft | ||||
| RME Rome, NY | 119 nm out, 23 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 504 ft | ||||
| BGM Binghamton, NY | 179 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,635 ft | ||||
| IPT Williamsport, PA | 258 nm out, 5 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 528 ft | ||||
| CBE Cumberland, MD | 388 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 757 ft | ||||
| EKN Elkins, WV | 447 nm out, 12 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 1,987 ft | ||||
| LWB Lewisburg, WV | 517 nm out, 7 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 2,301 ft | ||||
| TRI Bristol/Johnson/Kingsport, TN | 636 nm out, 20 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,518 ft | ||||
| AVL Asheville, NC | 696 nm out, 12 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 2,163 ft | ||||
| PDK Atlanta, GA | 815 nm out, 6 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 998 ft | ||||
| ATL Atlanta, GA | destination | no report just now | 1,026 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 2,301 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At ATL when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:22 am EDT (14:22 UTC)
ATL has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
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 BTV 6:13 pm EDT (22:13 UTC), at ATL 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.
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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: Patrick Leahy Burlington International, Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International.