Fulton County Exec/Charlie Brown Field to Spirit Of St. Louis Airport FTY → SUS
417 nautical miles (480 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 316°, about 321° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 4 h 03 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 17-knot headwind), arriving about 5:06 am CDT (10:06 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now FTY is VFR, wind variable at 4 knots; SUS is VFR, wind calm. 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 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 10,000 ft. Near the route, 20 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 60 to 189 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 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 02:00–09:00 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 5 forecast points nearest it (ATL, HSV, BNA, CGI, STL). 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 | 300° at 17 kt | +17 kt | 103 kt | 4 h 03 min | 5:06 am CDT (10:06 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 310° at 18 kt | +18 kt | 15 °C | 102 kt | 4 h 05 min | 5:08 am CDT (10:08 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 310° at 21 kt | +21 kt | 11 °C | 99 kt | 4 h 13 min | 5:16 am CDT (10:16 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 320° at 20 kt | +20 kt | 8 °C | 100 kt | 4 h 10 min | 5:13 am CDT (10:13 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 320° at 19 kt | +19 kt | 5 °C | 101 kt | 4 h 08 min | 5:11 am CDT (10:11 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 320° at 20 kt | +20 kt | 1 °C | 100 kt | 4 h 10 min | 5:13 am CDT (10:13 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 310° at 21 kt | +21 kt | -3 °C | 99 kt | 4 h 13 min | 5:16 am CDT (10:16 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 310° at 22 kt | +22 kt | -6 °C | 98 kt | 4 h 15 min | 5:18 am CDT (10:18 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 310° at 25 kt | +25 kt | -18 °C | 95 kt | 4 h 23 min | 5:26 am CDT (10:26 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 320° at 43 kt | +44 kt | -33 °C | 76 kt | 5 h 29 min | 6:32 am CDT (11:32 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 320° at 52 kt | +53 kt | -41 °C | 67 kt | 6 h 13 min | 7:16 am CDT (12:16 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 320° at 43 kt | +43 kt | -50 °C | 77 kt | 5 h 25 min | 6:28 am CDT (11:28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | used from 0 nm out; 34 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° |
| HSV | used from 50 nm out; 60 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° |
| BNA | used from 149 nm out; 22 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° |
| CGI | used from 248 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 240/20 | 270/15 15° | 280/15 11° | 300/13 6° | 290/20 -6° | 280/24 -18° | 300/34 -32° | 300/47 -41° | 310/49 -51° |
| STL | used from 348 nm out; 41 nm from the line | 250/24 | 250/24 16° | 260/23 9° | 270/16 6° | 260/25 -6° | 270/29 -19° | 290/34 -33° | 290/48 -41° | 290/54 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTY Atlanta, GA | departure | VFR | variable at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 841 ft | 1:53 am EDT (05:53 UTC) |
| VPC Cartersville, GA | 30 nm out, 4 nm east of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 758 ft | 05:55 UTC |
| RMG Rome, GA | 50 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line | reported, no category | calm | 100 ft | 644 ft | 05:53 UTC | |
| BGF Winchester, TN | 109 nm out, 5 nm north of the line | IFR Sky: a few clouds at 200 feet Weather: mist | calm | 2.5 mi | none | 978 ft | 05:35 UTC |
| THA Tullahoma, TN | 129 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line | low IFR Sky: overcast at 200 feet Weather: fog | calm | 0.5 mi | 200 ft | 1,084 ft | 05:35 UTC |
| JWN Nashville, TN | 189 nm out, 18 nm northeast of the line, tower | low IFR Sky: a broken layer at 200 feet Weather: fog | calm | 0.25 mi | 200 ft | 501 ft | 05:35 UTC |
| CKV Clarksville, TN | 218 nm out, 18 nm northeast of the line | low IFR Weather: fog | calm | 0.25 mi | none | 549 ft | 05:59 UTC |
| PAH Paducah, KY | 288 nm out, 9 nm southwest of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 410 ft | 00:00 UTC |
| MDH Carbondale/Murphysboro, IL | 328 nm out, 8 nm north of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (190°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 411 ft | 05:52 UTC |
| PCD Perryville, MO | 357 nm out, 9 nm southwest of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 372 ft | 05:55 UTC |
| CPS Cahokia/St Louis, IL | 397 nm out, 12 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southeast (160°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 412 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| SUS St Louis, MO | destination | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 463 ft | 12:54 am CDT (05:54 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,084 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At SUS when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:06 am CDT (10:06 UTC)
Wind from the southwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for SUS
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 6:00 pm CDT (23:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
The forecast for FTY, the departure
- From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
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 FTY 7:08 pm EDT (23:08 UTC), at SUS 6:28 pm CDT (23:28 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:55 pm CDT (23:55 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at SUS is before sunrise there (7:08 am CDT (12:08 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: Fulton County Exec/Charlie Brown Field, Spirit Of St. Louis Airport.