Central Nebraska Regional to Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport GRI → PUJ
764 nautical miles (879 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 119°, about 112° magnetic at the departure end (variation 7E). At 120 knots that is 4 h 28 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 51-knot tailwind), arriving about 2:28 pm EDT (18:28 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
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the route from 40 to 347 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 GRI.
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 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 8 forecast points nearest it (GRI, OMA, MKC, COU, CGI, 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 | 260° at 27 kt | −19 kt | 139 kt | 5 h 30 min | 3:30 pm EDT (19:30 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 260° at 18 kt | −13 kt | 23 °C | 133 kt | 5 h 45 min | 3:45 pm EDT (19:45 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 260° at 14 kt | −10 kt | 14 °C | 130 kt | 5 h 53 min | 3:53 pm EDT (19:53 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 260° at 13 kt | −9 kt | 11 °C | 129 kt | 5 h 55 min | 3:55 pm EDT (19:55 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 250° at 14 kt | −9 kt | 6 °C | 129 kt | 5 h 55 min | 3:55 pm EDT (19:55 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 260° at 16 kt | −12 kt | 3 °C | 132 kt | 5 h 47 min | 3:47 pm EDT (19:47 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 270° at 19 kt | −15 kt | -2 °C | 135 kt | 5 h 40 min | 3:40 pm EDT (19:40 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 270° at 22 kt | −19 kt | -6 °C | 139 kt | 5 h 30 min | 3:30 pm EDT (19:30 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 270° at 23 kt | −19 kt | -7 °C | 139 kt | 5 h 30 min | 3:30 pm EDT (19:30 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 260° at 29 kt | −23 kt | -19 °C | 143 kt | 5 h 21 min | 3:21 pm EDT (19:21 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 280° at 46 kt | −44 kt | -31 °C | 164 kt | 4 h 40 min | 2:40 pm EDT (18:40 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 290° at 53 kt | −51 kt | -39 °C | 171 kt | 4 h 28 min | 2:28 pm EDT (18:28 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 290° at 49 kt | −50 kt | -49 °C | 170 kt | 4 h 30 min | 2:30 pm EDT (18:30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRI | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 230/39 23° | 230/32 15° | 210/29 7° | 230/31 -8° | 230/43 -21° | 250/52 -31° | 260/59 -35° | 260/59 -46° | |
| OMA | used from 50 nm out; 73 nm from the line | 230/47 | 240/33 21° | 230/22 13° | 220/27 5° | 240/35 -8° | 250/43 -21° | 260/47 -33° | 260/59 -36° | 270/58 -46° |
| MKC | used from 99 nm out; 80 nm from the line | 240/49 | 240/21 20° | 220/19 13° | 230/21 6° | 260/26 -7° | 250/37 -19° | 270/66 -31° | 270/65 -38° | 280/60 -48° |
| COU | used from 248 nm out; 49 nm from the line | 250/36 | 260/14 16° | 250/5 12° | 260/12 6° | 260/24 -7° | 260/35 -19° | 280/58 -31° | 280/62 -40° | 290/60 -49° |
| CGI | used from 397 nm out; 50 nm from the line | 260/22 | 250/15 15° | 250/13 11° | 250/16 6° | 270/29 -7° | 280/30 -18° | 290/40 -31° | 290/55 -40° | 300/51 -51° |
| BNA | used from 546 nm out; 71 nm from the line | 300/20 | 300/14 15° | 300/14 10° | 300/13 4° | 310/22 -5° | 280/24 -18° | 310/37 -33° | 310/50 -41° | 320/49 -51° |
| HSV | used from 595 nm out; 49 nm from the line | 300/20 | 310/14 16° | 310/18 10° | 310/15 4° | 320/19 -5° | 290/16 -18° | 320/36 -32° | 320/47 -41° | 330/42 -50° |
| ATL | used from 744 nm out; 40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRI Grand Island, NE | departure | no report just now | 1,847 ft | ||||
| FMZ Fairmont, NE | 40 nm out, 3 nm south of the line | no report just now | 1,636 ft | ||||
| BIE Beatrice, NE | 79 nm out, 2 nm east of the line | no report just now | 1,323 ft | ||||
| MCI Kansas City, MO | 188 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,027 ft | ||||
| RCM Warrensburg, MO | 248 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 797 ft | ||||
| TBN Fort Leonard Wood, MO | 347 nm out, 16 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,159 ft | ||||
| PYN Piedmont, MO | 427 nm out, 10 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 466 ft | ||||
| UCY Union City, TN | 516 nm out, 1 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 345 ft | ||||
| HZD Huntingdon, TN | 546 nm out, 2 nm east of the line | no report just now | 496 ft | ||||
| HSV Huntsville, AL | 665 nm out, 20 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 628 ft | ||||
| PYP Centre, AL | 734 nm out, 12 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 594 ft | ||||
| PUJ Atlanta, GA | destination | no report just now | 1,289 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,847 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At PUJ when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:28 pm EDT (18:28 UTC)
PUJ 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 24 nm from the route, at the destination end · a VIP movement · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZTL
Daylight
Sunset at GRI 6:57 pm CDT (23:57 UTC), at PUJ 7:09 pm EDT (23:09 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:34 pm EDT (23:34 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: Central Nebraska Regional, Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport.