Kirksville Regional to Middle Georgia Regional IRK → MCN
618 nautical miles (711 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 133°, about 130° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3E). At 120 knots that is 3 h 41 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 48-knot tailwind), arriving about 1:50 pm EDT (17:50 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: 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 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 30 to 30 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 IRK.
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 6 forecast points nearest it (COU, STL, 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 | 280° at 21 kt | −18 kt | 138 kt | 4 h 29 min | 2:38 pm EDT (18:38 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 290° at 16 kt | −15 kt | 135 kt | 4 h 35 min | 2:44 pm EDT (18:44 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 300° at 14 kt | −13 kt | 13 °C | 133 kt | 4 h 39 min | 2:48 pm EDT (18:48 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 300° at 13 kt | −13 kt | 10 °C | 133 kt | 4 h 39 min | 2:48 pm EDT (18:48 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 290° at 14 kt | −13 kt | 6 °C | 133 kt | 4 h 39 min | 2:48 pm EDT (18:48 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 290° at 16 kt | −15 kt | 3 °C | 135 kt | 4 h 35 min | 2:44 pm EDT (18:44 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 290° at 19 kt | −17 kt | -1 °C | 137 kt | 4 h 31 min | 2:40 pm EDT (18:40 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 290° at 21 kt | −20 kt | -5 °C | 140 kt | 4 h 25 min | 2:34 pm EDT (18:34 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 290° at 22 kt | −21 kt | -6 °C | 141 kt | 4 h 23 min | 2:32 pm EDT (18:32 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 290° at 24 kt | −21 kt | -18 °C | 141 kt | 4 h 23 min | 2:32 pm EDT (18:32 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 300° at 43 kt | −42 kt | -32 °C | 162 kt | 3 h 49 min | 1:58 pm EDT (17:58 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 300° at 49 kt | −48 kt | -41 °C | 168 kt | 3 h 41 min | 1:50 pm EDT (17:50 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 310° at 45 kt | −45 kt | -50 °C | 165 kt | 3 h 45 min | 1:54 pm EDT (17:54 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COU | used from 0 nm out; 60 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° |
| STL | used from 100 nm out; 13 nm from the line | 250/26 | 240/21 15° | 240/22 11° | 250/23 6° | 270/28 -7° | 260/30 -19° | 280/52 -31° | 280/57 -40° | 300/57 -49° |
| CGI | used from 199 nm out; 27 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 299 nm out; 49 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 398 nm out; 37 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 498 nm out; 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRK Kirksville, MO | departure | no report just now | 966 ft | ||||
| MYJ Mexico, MO | 60 nm out, 18 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 822 ft | ||||
| SUS St Louis, MO | 120 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 463 ft | ||||
| CPS Cahokia/St Louis, IL | 139 nm out, 12 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 412 ft | ||||
| MDH Carbondale/Murphysboro, IL | 209 nm out, 8 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 411 ft | ||||
| PAH Paducah, KY | 249 nm out, 8 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 410 ft | ||||
| JWN Nashville, TN | 359 nm out, 23 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 501 ft | ||||
| LUG Lewisburg, TN | 389 nm out, 2 nm west of the line | no report just now | 718 ft | ||||
| RMG Rome, GA | 488 nm out, 11 nm east of the line | no report just now | 644 ft | ||||
| ATL Atlanta, GA | 548 nm out, 9 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,026 ft | ||||
| HMP Atlanta, GA | 568 nm out, 5 nm north of the line | no report just now | 881 ft | ||||
| MCN Macon, GA | destination | no report just now | 354 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,026 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At MCN when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:50 pm EDT (17:50 UTC)
MCN 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 4 nm from the route, 548 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZTL
- 6/6783 Perry, GA, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 19, 2026 UTC 15 nm from the route, at the destination end · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 19 October · ZTL
Daylight
Sunset at IRK 6:35 pm CDT (23:35 UTC), at MCN 7:05 pm EDT (23:05 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:30 pm EDT (23:30 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: Kirksville Regional, Middle Georgia Regional.