Plan a flight · Sun 11:11 pm EDT (03:11 UTC)

Kissimmee Gateway Airport to Dekalb-Peachtree Airport ISM → PDK

366 nautical miles (422 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 337°, about 342° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 05 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 1-knot headwind), arriving about 2:16 am EDT (06:16 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now ISM is VFR, wind from the west-northwest (300°) at 5 knots; PDK is VFR, wind from the west-northwest (300°) at 5 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: 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 SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). 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 ISM.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

CRJ9 at 32,000 ft, 46 nm west, 10:00 pm EDT (02:00 UTC): moderate chop turbulence, remarks: ZTLFD-22. 346 nm along the route, 46 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ATL UA /OV ATL240035/TM 0200/FL320/TP CRJ9/TB OCNL MOD CHOP /RM ZTLFD-22
```
Report
a routine report filed through ATL
Where
35 nm southwest (240°) of ATL
Time
02:00 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ9
Turbulence
occasional moderate chop
Remarks
ZTLFD-22
C172 at 1,100 ft, 11 nm northeast, 9:12 pm EDT (01:12 UTC): no turbulence. At the departure end, 11 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ORL UA /OV ORL/TM 0112/FL011/TP C172/TB SMOOTH
```
Report
a routine report filed through ORL
Where
over ORL
Time
01:12 UTC
Height
at 1,100 ft
Aircraft
C172
Turbulence
smooth
C172 at 1,100 ft, 11 nm northeast, 8:12 pm EDT (00:12 UTC): no turbulence. At the departure end, 11 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ORL UA /OV 1SM N/TM 0012/FL011/TP C172/TB SMOOTH
```
Report
a routine report filed through ORL
Where
1SM north
Time
00:12 UTC
Height
at 1,100 ft
Aircraft
C172
Turbulence
smooth
E170 at 31,000 ft, 39 nm northeast, 9:07 pm EDT (01:07 UTC): no turbulence. 49 nm along the route, 39 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
OMN UA /OV OMN/TM 0107/FL310/TP E170/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through OMN
Where
over OMN
Time
01:07 UTC
Height
at 31,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
none
B738 at 36,000 ft, 18 nm southwest, 8:23 pm EDT (00:23 UTC): light chop turbulence. 69 nm along the route, 18 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
OCF UA /OV OCF/TM 0023/FL360/TP B738/TB LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through OCF
Where
over OCF
Time
00:23 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
light chop
B738 at 37,000 ft, 44 nm northeast, 8:26 pm EDT (00:26 UTC): no turbulence. 89 nm along the route, 44 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SGJ UA /OV SGJ/TM 0026/FL370/TP B738/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through SGJ
Where
over SGJ
Time
00:26 UTC
Height
at 37,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
none
E170 at 15,500 ft, 45 nm east, 10:00 pm EDT (02:00 UTC): light chop turbulence. 119 nm along the route, 45 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
JAX UA /OV CRG/TM 0200/FL155/TP E170/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through JAX
Where
over CRG
Time
02:00 UTC
Height
at 15,500 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
occasional light chop
PC12 at 16,000 ft, 24 nm east, 8:55 pm EDT (00:55 UTC): no turbulence, clear from 16,000 ft to 60,000 ft. 129 nm along the route, 24 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AYS UA /OV AYS150060/TM 0055/FL160/TP PC12/SK SKC/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through AYS
Where
60 nm southeast (150°) of AYS
Time
00:55 UTC
Height
at 16,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Sky
clear
Turbulence
none

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 (MLB, JAX, TLH, CSG, 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
4,500 ft	320° at 19 kt	+17 kt		103 kt	3 h 33 min	2:44 am EDT (06:44 UTC)
6,500 ft	320° at 21 kt	+21 kt	16 °C	99 kt	3 h 42 min	2:53 am EDT (06:53 UTC)
8,500 ft	320° at 22 kt	+21 kt	13 °C	99 kt	3 h 42 min	2:53 am EDT (06:53 UTC)
10,500 ft	310° at 22 kt	+19 kt	10 °C	101 kt	3 h 37 min	2:48 am EDT (06:48 UTC)
12,500 ft	300° at 21 kt	+16 kt	7 °C	104 kt	3 h 31 min	2:42 am EDT (06:42 UTC)
14,500 ft	290° at 22 kt	+14 kt	2 °C	106 kt	3 h 27 min	2:38 am EDT (06:38 UTC)
16,500 ft	280° at 24 kt	+13 kt	-2 °C	107 kt	3 h 25 min	2:36 am EDT (06:36 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	270° at 25 kt	+11 kt	-6 °C	109 kt	3 h 21 min	2:32 am EDT (06:32 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	270° at 30 kt	+12 kt	-17 °C	108 kt	3 h 23 min	2:34 am EDT (06:34 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	280° at 28 kt	+15 kt	-32 °C	105 kt	3 h 29 min	2:40 am EDT (06:40 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	260° at 24 kt	+6 kt	-41 °C	114 kt	3 h 13 min	2:24 am EDT (06:24 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	250° at 26 kt	+1 kt	-51 °C	119 kt	3 h 05 min	2:16 am EDT (06:16 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
MLB	used from 0 nm out; 62 nm from the line	230/6	230/12 17°	240/13 12°	240/14 7°	240/20 -5°	240/24 -16°	210/21 -32°	190/33 -41°	200/36 -52°
JAX	used from 49 nm out; 66 nm from the line	290/14	300/16 17°	280/22 14°	280/24 8°	250/32 -6°	250/37 -17°	230/50 -31°	220/52 -41°	220/51 -52°
TLH	used from 198 nm out; 100 nm from the line	320/18	350/31 18°	340/24 13°	310/17 8°	280/22 -7°	300/25 -17°	320/28 -33°	320/24 -41°	320/25 -50°
CSG	used from 247 nm out; 71 nm from the line	310/24	340/35 17°	340/37 12°	330/22 8°	310/30 -7°	290/30 -18°	340/57 -32°	340/55 -41°	320/33 -49°
ATL	used from 297 nm out; 36 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
ISM Orlando, FL	departure	VFR	from the west-northwest (300°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	82 ft	10:56 pm EDT (02:56 UTC)
LEE Leesburg, FL	40 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	76 ft	02:53 UTC
OCF Ocala, FL	69 nm out, 18 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (190°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	90 ft	02:51 UTC
GNV Gainesville, FL	99 nm out, 8 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the west (270°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	151 ft	02:53 UTC
LCQ Lake City, FL	129 nm out, 10 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	200 ft	02:55 UTC
HOE Homerville, GA	178 nm out, 3 nm north of the line	no report just now				186 ft
FZG Fitzgerald, GA	228 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	364 ft	02:55 UTC
EZM Eastman, GA	247 nm out, 14 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	303 ft	03:35 UTC
MCN Macon, GA	287 nm out, 1 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the west (280°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	354 ft	02:53 UTC
HMP Atlanta, GA	337 nm out, 14 nm west of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	881 ft	02:55 UTC
PDK Atlanta, GA	destination	VFR	from the west-northwest (300°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	998 ft	10:53 pm EDT (02:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 998 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At PDK when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:16 am EDT (06:16 UTC)

Wind from the west-northwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 4,000 feet, a few clouds at 20,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for PDK

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the west at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,000 feet
From Sun 10:00 pm EDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 4,000 feet, a few clouds at 20,000 feet
From Mon 3:00 am EDT (07:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

The forecast for ISM, the departure

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the north at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

4/3634 DISNEY WORLD THEME PARK, ORLANDO, FL 1 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · ZJX
6/6783 Perry, GA, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 19, 2026 UTC 9 nm from the route, 277 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 19 October · ZTL

Daylight

Sunset at ISM 6:59 pm EDT (22:59 UTC), at PDK 7:07 pm EDT (23:07 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:32 pm EDT (23:32 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at PDK is before sunrise there (7:39 am EDT (11:39 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

Radar now, the Southeast · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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: Kissimmee Gateway Airport, Dekalb-Peachtree Airport.