George Bush Intcntl/Houston Airport to Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport IAH → PUJ
580 nautical miles (667 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 063°, about 060° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3E). At 120 knots that is 4 h 26 min at the quickest height in today's winds (24,000 ft, a 11-knot tailwind), arriving about 7:33 am EDT (11:33 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now IAH is VFR, wind calm; PUJ is VFR, wind from the northwest (310°) at 7 knots. 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: 478 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, 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 IAH.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
No pilot reports within 50 nautical miles of the line in the last three hours.
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 5 forecast points nearest it (HOU, LCH, JAN, BHM, 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 | 230° at 6 kt | −7 kt | 127 kt | 4 h 34 min | 7:41 am EDT (11:41 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 260° at 5 kt | −6 kt | 126 kt | 4 h 36 min | 7:43 am EDT (11:43 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 280° at 7 kt | −7 kt | 15 °C | 127 kt | 4 h 34 min | 7:41 am EDT (11:41 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 290° at 10 kt | −7 kt | 11 °C | 127 kt | 4 h 34 min | 7:41 am EDT (11:41 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 310° at 10 kt | −4 kt | 8 °C | 124 kt | 4 h 41 min | 7:48 am EDT (11:48 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 310° at 12 kt | −5 kt | 4 °C | 125 kt | 4 h 38 min | 7:45 am EDT (11:45 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 310° at 14 kt | −7 kt | 0 °C | 127 kt | 4 h 34 min | 7:41 am EDT (11:41 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 300° at 15 kt | −9 kt | -4 °C | 129 kt | 4 h 30 min | 7:37 am EDT (11:37 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 300° at 16 kt | −9 kt | -5 °C | 129 kt | 4 h 30 min | 7:37 am EDT (11:37 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 300° at 21 kt | −11 kt | -16 °C | 131 kt | 4 h 26 min | 7:33 am EDT (11:33 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 320° at 36 kt | −11 kt | -31 °C | 131 kt | 4 h 26 min | 7:33 am EDT (11:33 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 320° at 40 kt | −9 kt | -41 °C | 129 kt | 4 h 30 min | 7:37 am EDT (11:37 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 330° at 37 kt | −4 kt | -52 °C | 124 kt | 4 h 41 min | 7:48 am EDT (11:48 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | used from 0 nm out; 37 nm from the line | 160/22 | 150/27 19° | 180/16 14° | 250/7 9° | 270/10 -5° | 270/16 -13° | 310/23 -29° | 310/26 -40° | 330/20 -52° |
| LCH | used from 50 nm out; 49 nm from the line | 160/21 | 160/18 18° | 180/13 12° | 230/6 8° | 280/10 -4° | 260/13 -14° | 310/29 -30° | 320/32 -40° | 330/33 -53° |
| JAN | used from 200 nm out; 80 nm from the line | 230/10 | 270/13 18° | 270/11 12° | 310/11 6° | 300/15 -4° | 300/22 -16° | 310/33 -31° | 320/37 -41° | 330/41 -52° |
| BHM | used from 400 nm out; 65 nm from the line | 310/19 | 330/20 17° | 320/28 11° | 340/21 6° | 310/22 -7° | 330/33 -17° | 330/50 -32° | 330/57 -41° | 330/41 -50° |
| ATL | used from 550 nm out; 41 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IAH Houston, TX | departure | VFR Sky: overcast at 22,000 feet | calm | 10+ mi | 22,000 ft | 95 ft | 1:53 am CDT (06:53 UTC) |
| BMT Beaumont, TX | 50 nm out, 22 nm southeast of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 31 ft | 06:55 UTC |
| JAS Jasper, TX | 80 nm out, 19 nm north of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 212 ft | 06:55 UTC |
| AEX Alexandria, LA | 170 nm out, 10 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 88 ft | 06:53 UTC |
| HEZ Natchez, MS | 230 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line | VFR | from the south-southeast (150°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 272 ft | 06:56 UTC |
| VKS Vicksburg, MS | 260 nm out, 24 nm north of the line | VFR | from the south-southwest (210°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 107 ft | 06:35 UTC |
| JAN Jackson, MS | 300 nm out, 11 nm north of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southeast (150°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 346 ft | 06:54 UTC |
| MEI Meridian, MS | 370 nm out, 16 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 297 ft | 06:58 UTC |
| TCL Tuscaloosa, AL | 440 nm out, 11 nm north of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 7 mi | none | 169 ft | 06:53 UTC |
| BHM Birmingham, AL | 490 nm out, 14 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 650 ft | 06:53 UTC |
| ANB Anniston, AL | 530 nm out, 1 nm southeast of the line | VFR Weather: mist | calm | 6 mi | none | 612 ft | 06:53 UTC |
| PUJ Atlanta, GA | destination | VFR | from the northwest (310°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,289 ft | 2:55 am EDT (06:55 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,289 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, 7:33 am EDT (11:33 UTC)
PUJ has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
The forecast for IAH, the departure
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,500 feet, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
- 30% chance between Mon 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC) and 5:00 pm CDT (22:00 UTC): light rain showers
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 IAH 6:54 pm CDT (23:54 UTC), at PUJ 7:09 pm EDT (23:09 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:34 pm EDT (23:34 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at PUJ is before sunrise there (7:42 am EDT (11:42 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: George Bush Intcntl/Houston Airport, Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport.