Fulton County Exec/Charlie Brown Field to Orlando Executive FTY → ORL
354 nautical miles (408 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 152°, about 157° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 2 h 22 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 30-knot tailwind), arriving about 1:22 pm EDT (17:22 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: 2 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
No SIGMET or AIRMET covers any part of this route right now.
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 FTY.
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 14:00–21:00 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 4 forecast points nearest it (ATL, CSG, JAX, MLB). 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 | 330° at 18 kt | −18 kt | 138 kt | 2 h 34 min | 1:34 pm EDT (17:34 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 330° at 17 kt | −17 kt | 137 kt | 2 h 35 min | 1:35 pm EDT (17:35 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 330° at 17 kt | −17 kt | 15 °C | 137 kt | 2 h 35 min | 1:35 pm EDT (17:35 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 320° at 18 kt | −17 kt | 12 °C | 137 kt | 2 h 35 min | 1:35 pm EDT (17:35 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 310° at 19 kt | −18 kt | 8 °C | 138 kt | 2 h 34 min | 1:34 pm EDT (17:34 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 310° at 18 kt | −17 kt | 4 °C | 137 kt | 2 h 35 min | 1:35 pm EDT (17:35 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 320° at 16 kt | −16 kt | 0 °C | 136 kt | 2 h 36 min | 1:36 pm EDT (17:36 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 320° at 15 kt | −15 kt | -4 °C | 135 kt | 2 h 37 min | 1:37 pm EDT (17:37 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 320° at 14 kt | −14 kt | -5 °C | 134 kt | 2 h 39 min | 1:39 pm EDT (17:39 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 330° at 16 kt | −16 kt | -18 °C | 136 kt | 2 h 36 min | 1:36 pm EDT (17:36 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 350° at 27 kt | −26 kt | -31 °C | 146 kt | 2 h 25 min | 1:25 pm EDT (17:25 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 340° at 31 kt | −30 kt | -41 °C | 150 kt | 2 h 22 min | 1:22 pm EDT (17:22 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 330° at 24 kt | −24 kt | -50 °C | 144 kt | 2 h 28 min | 1:28 pm EDT (17:28 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 18:00 UTC for use 14:00 to 21:00 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; 15 nm from the line | 340/24 | 350/18 17° | 330/15 11° | 320/20 6° | 310/16 -4° | 300/18 -18° | 320/28 -32° | 330/43 -40° | 340/35 -51° |
| CSG | used from 49 nm out; 57 nm from the line | 340/20 | 340/15 17° | 330/19 11° | 320/19 5° | 330/11 -4° | 300/14 -17° | 330/28 -31° | 340/42 -40° | 350/33 -51° |
| JAX | used from 148 nm out; 78 nm from the line | 320/17 | 330/21 17° | 320/21 14° | 310/23 8° | 340/19 -6° | 360/26 -19° | 010/44 -30° | 360/35 -41° | 330/22 -50° |
| MLB | used from 295 nm out; 77 nm from the line | 320/12 | 300/13 18° | 280/13 15° | 280/15 9° | 270/16 -7° | 270/13 -18° | 240/24 -33° | 240/23 -41° | 270/21 -50° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTY Atlanta, GA | departure | no report just now | 841 ft | ||||
| HMP Atlanta, GA | 30 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 881 ft | ||||
| MCN Macon, GA | 79 nm out, 8 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 354 ft | ||||
| EZM Eastman, GA | 118 nm out, 18 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 303 ft | ||||
| FZG Fitzgerald, GA | 138 nm out, 5 nm south of the line | no report just now | 364 ft | ||||
| HOE Homerville, GA | 187 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 186 ft | ||||
| LCQ Lake City, FL | 236 nm out, 13 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 200 ft | ||||
| GNV Gainesville, FL | 276 nm out, 14 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 151 ft | ||||
| LEE Leesburg, FL | 325 nm out, 15 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 76 ft | ||||
| ORL Orlando, FL | destination | no report just now | 112 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 881 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At ORL when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:22 pm EDT (17:22 UTC)
ORL 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 on the route, at the departure end · a VIP movement · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZTL
- 6/6783 Perry, GA, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 19, 2026 UTC 2 nm from the route, 89 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 19 October · ZTL
- 6/8389 Jacksonville, FL, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 25 nm from the route, 256 nm along the route · air shows/sports · starts Thursday 15 October · ZJX
- 4/3634 DISNEY WORLD THEME PARK, ORLANDO, FL 12 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · ZJX
Daylight
Sunset at FTY 7:08 pm EDT (23:08 UTC), at ORL 6:59 pm EDT (22:59 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:22 pm EDT (23:22 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: Fulton County Exec/Charlie Brown Field, Orlando Executive.