Hector International to Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International FAR → ATL
976 nautical miles (1,123 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 140°, about 136° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4E). At 120 knots that is 6 h 08 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 39-knot tailwind), arriving about 5:41 am EDT (09:41 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: 437 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: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the first 60 nm of the route.
- 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). Near the route, 309 nm along 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 757 to 897 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Near the route, at the destination end.
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 FAR.
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 02:00–09:00 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 10 forecast points nearest it (AXN, MSP, MCW, DBQ, BRL, SPI, 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 | 250° at 16 kt | −4 kt | 124 kt | 7 h 52 min | 7:25 am EDT (11:25 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 270° at 18 kt | −10 kt | 130 kt | 7 h 30 min | 7:03 am EDT (11:03 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 280° at 18 kt | −12 kt | 13 °C | 132 kt | 7 h 24 min | 6:57 am EDT (10:57 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 290° at 16 kt | −13 kt | 10 °C | 133 kt | 7 h 20 min | 6:53 am EDT (10:53 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 280° at 16 kt | −12 kt | 6 °C | 132 kt | 7 h 24 min | 6:57 am EDT (10:57 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 280° at 17 kt | −13 kt | 2 °C | 133 kt | 7 h 20 min | 6:53 am EDT (10:53 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 280° at 20 kt | −15 kt | -2 °C | 135 kt | 7 h 14 min | 6:47 am EDT (10:47 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 280° at 22 kt | −16 kt | -6 °C | 136 kt | 7 h 11 min | 6:44 am EDT (10:44 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 280° at 23 kt | −17 kt | -7 °C | 137 kt | 7 h 07 min | 6:40 am EDT (10:40 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 280° at 27 kt | −21 kt | -19 °C | 141 kt | 6 h 55 min | 6:28 am EDT (10:28 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 290° at 33 kt | −26 kt | -34 °C | 146 kt | 6 h 41 min | 6:14 am EDT (10:14 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 290° at 46 kt | −38 kt | -42 °C | 158 kt | 6 h 11 min | 5:44 am EDT (09:44 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 290° at 46 kt | −39 kt | -51 °C | 159 kt | 6 h 08 min | 5:41 am EDT (09:41 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 00:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 06:00 UTC for use 02:00 to 09:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AXN | used from 0 nm out; 62 nm from the line | 100/14 | 250/21 14° | 240/24 12° | 240/31 5° | 260/36 -10° | 260/40 -21° | 250/42 -36° | 260/48 -45° | 260/53 -50° |
| MSP | used from 149 nm out; 44 nm from the line | 230/26 | 240/30 17° | 240/24 12° | 250/22 5° | 250/35 -10° | 260/36 -21° | 250/41 -36° | 250/49 -45° | 260/58 -52° |
| MCW | used from 199 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 220/44 | 250/30 17° | 230/14 12° | 240/17 6° | 250/22 -8° | 270/29 -20° | 250/34 -34° | 260/52 -43° | 260/59 -51° |
| DBQ | used from 349 nm out; 42 nm from the line | 230/33 | 250/30 16° | 280/15 9° | 260/15 5° | 260/21 -7° | 260/24 -20° | 250/37 -33° | 270/42 -43° | 280/63 -52° |
| BRL | used from 398 nm out; 35 nm from the line | 230/24 | 240/29 15° | 290/16 10° | 280/15 4° | 260/23 -7° | 260/32 -19° | 260/36 -33° | 280/48 -41° | 280/59 -52° |
| SPI | used from 498 nm out; 9 nm from the line | 220/21 | 250/23 16° | 260/27 9° | 270/14 6° | 270/23 -7° | 270/31 -19° | 270/28 -33° | 290/48 -42° | 300/55 -52° |
| EVV | used from 598 nm out; 52 nm from the line | 280/15 | 290/12 17° | 310/16 10° | 320/13 5° | 310/22 -6° | 320/26 -18° | 320/38 -33° | 310/56 -41° | 320/55 -51° |
| BNA | used from 747 nm out; 24 nm from the line | 310/20 | 340/20 17° | 330/24 10° | 340/22 5° | 330/26 -6° | 340/29 -18° | 330/52 -33° | 320/62 -41° | 340/45 -50° |
| HSV | used from 847 nm out; 67 nm from the line | 310/20 | 330/20 16° | 320/27 11° | 340/23 5° | 320/23 -7° | 340/30 -17° | 320/50 -33° | 330/61 -41° | 340/41 -50° |
| ATL | used from 897 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 320/30 | 330/37 16° | 340/44 11° | 330/35 7° | 310/33 -6° | 300/38 -18° | 330/58 -33° | 330/48 -40° | 320/34 -49° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAR Fargo, ND | departure | no report just now | 901 ft | ||||
| FFM Fergus Falls, MN | 50 nm out, 4 nm west of the line | no report just now | 1,182 ft | ||||
| GHW Glenwood, MN | 100 nm out, 1 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 1,393 ft | ||||
| ACQ Waseca, MN | 219 nm out, 1 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 1,126 ft | ||||
| CID Cedar Rapids, IA | 369 nm out, 13 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 869 ft | ||||
| MLI Moline, IL | 428 nm out, 16 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 589 ft | ||||
| SPI Springfield, IL | 528 nm out, 8 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 597 ft | ||||
| EVV Evansville, IN | 667 nm out, 15 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 421 ft | ||||
| OWB Owensboro, KY | 697 nm out, 19 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 407 ft | ||||
| MQY Smyrna, TN | 797 nm out, 12 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 543 ft | ||||
| RYY Atlanta, GA | 956 nm out, 6 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,040 ft | ||||
| ATL Atlanta, GA | destination | no report just now | 1,026 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,393 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, 5:41 am EDT (09:41 UTC)
ATL 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 7 nm from the route, 777 nm along the route · security · until 1 August · ZME
Daylight
Sunset at FAR 6:45 pm CDT (23:45 UTC), at ATL 7:07 pm EDT (23:07 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:32 pm EDT (23:32 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at ATL is before sunrise there (7:39 am EDT (11:39 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: Hector International, Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International.