Charleston Afb/Intl Airport to Dekalb-Peachtree Airport CHS → PDK
222 nautical miles (255 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 287°, about 294° magnetic at the departure end (variation 7W). At 120 knots that is 2 h 07 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 15-knot headwind), arriving about 10:15 am EDT (14:15 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: 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: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 30,000 ft to 41,000 ft. Over the first 77 nm of 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, 183 nm along the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft. Near the route, 212 nm along the route.
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 CHS.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- CRJ9 at 2,200 ft, 5 nm east, 7:09 am EDT (11:09 UTC): no turbulence, clear from 2,200 ft to 60,000 ft. 106 nm along the route, 5 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
AGS UA /OV AGS350002/TM 1109/FL022/TP CRJ9/SK SKC/TB NEG
- Report
- a routine report filed through AGS
- Where
- 2 nm north (350°) of AGS
- Time
- 11:09 UTC
- Height
- at 2,200 ft
- Aircraft
- CRJ9
- Sky
- clear
- Turbulence
- none
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 3 forecast points nearest it (CHS, CAE, 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 | 330° at 22 kt | +15 kt | 105 kt | 2 h 07 min | 10:15 am EDT (14:15 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 330° at 23 kt | +16 kt | 14 °C | 104 kt | 2 h 08 min | 10:16 am EDT (14:16 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 330° at 25 kt | +16 kt | 10 °C | 104 kt | 2 h 08 min | 10:16 am EDT (14:16 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 330° at 26 kt | +19 kt | 8 °C | 101 kt | 2 h 12 min | 10:20 am EDT (14:20 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 320° at 28 kt | +22 kt | 5 °C | 98 kt | 2 h 16 min | 10:24 am EDT (14:24 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 320° at 29 kt | +22 kt | 1 °C | 98 kt | 2 h 16 min | 10:24 am EDT (14:24 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 330° at 30 kt | +23 kt | -3 °C | 97 kt | 2 h 17 min | 10:25 am EDT (14:25 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 330° at 31 kt | +24 kt | -6 °C | 96 kt | 2 h 19 min | 10:27 am EDT (14:27 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 320° at 31 kt | +24 kt | -19 °C | 96 kt | 2 h 19 min | 10:27 am EDT (14:27 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 320° at 37 kt | +29 kt | -32 °C | 91 kt | 2 h 26 min | 10:34 am EDT (14:34 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 340° at 38 kt | +24 kt | -40 °C | 96 kt | 2 h 19 min | 10:27 am EDT (14:27 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 320° at 31 kt | +24 kt | -50 °C | 96 kt | 2 h 19 min | 10:27 am EDT (14:27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHS | used from 0 nm out; 24 nm from the line | 330/14 | 300/17 14° | 320/21 9° | 310/26 6° | 310/32 -6° | 280/34 -19° | 260/37 -32° | 280/30 -39° | 310/30 -50° |
| CAE | used from 48 nm out; 45 nm from the line | 340/17 | 330/15 12° | 320/22 9° | 320/31 5° | 330/35 -7° | 320/33 -19° | 340/40 -32° | 350/43 -39° | 320/35 -49° |
| ATL | used from 144 nm out; 58 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHS Charleston, SC | departure | no report just now | 46 ft | ||||
| RBW Walterboro, SC | 29 nm out, 7 nm south of the line | no report just now | 100 ft | ||||
| BNL Barnwell, SC | 67 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 246 ft | ||||
| AGS Augusta, GA | 96 nm out, 4 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 145 ft | ||||
| AHN Athens, GA | 173 nm out, 17 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 812 ft | ||||
| LZU Lawrenceville, GA | 202 nm out, 11 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,061 ft | ||||
| PDK Atlanta, GA | destination | no report just now | 998 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,061 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, 10:15 am EDT (14:15 UTC)
PDK has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8928 Atlanta, GA, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local 11 nm from the route, at the destination end · a VIP movement · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZTL
Daylight
Sunset at CHS 6:50 pm EDT (22:50 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: Charleston Afb/Intl Airport, Dekalb-Peachtree Airport.