Middle Georgia Regional to Altoona/Blair County MCN → AOO
524 nautical miles (603 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 028°, about 034° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 4 h 54 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 13-knot headwind), arriving about 12:28 pm EDT (16:28 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 5W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 29,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the route from 138 to 287 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft. Over the last 376 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: 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 178 to 227 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the last 296 nm of 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 last 257 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 24,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 168 nm of the route.
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 MCN.
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 (ATL, GSP, TRI, ROA, EKN, PSB). 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 | 330° at 30 kt | +14 kt | 106 kt | 4 h 57 min | 12:31 pm EDT (16:31 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 340° at 27 kt | +18 kt | 11 °C | 102 kt | 5 h 08 min | 12:42 pm EDT (16:42 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 350° at 28 kt | +21 kt | 11 °C | 99 kt | 5 h 18 min | 12:52 pm EDT (16:52 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 350° at 29 kt | +22 kt | 8 °C | 98 kt | 5 h 21 min | 12:55 pm EDT (16:55 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 340° at 29 kt | +20 kt | 5 °C | 100 kt | 5 h 14 min | 12:48 pm EDT (16:48 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 340° at 31 kt | +21 kt | 1 °C | 99 kt | 5 h 18 min | 12:52 pm EDT (16:52 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 340° at 34 kt | +22 kt | -3 °C | 98 kt | 5 h 21 min | 12:55 pm EDT (16:55 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 340° at 37 kt | +24 kt | -6 °C | 96 kt | 5 h 28 min | 1:02 pm EDT (17:02 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 340° at 38 kt | +25 kt | -7 °C | 95 kt | 5 h 31 min | 1:05 pm EDT (17:05 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 350° at 45 kt | +33 kt | -20 °C | 87 kt | 6 h 01 min | 1:35 pm EDT (17:35 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 340° at 57 kt | +40 kt | -33 °C | 80 kt | 6 h 33 min | 2:07 pm EDT (18:07 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 340° at 59 kt | +41 kt | -40 °C | 79 kt | 6 h 38 min | 2:12 pm EDT (18:12 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 320° at 35 kt | +13 kt | -50 °C | 107 kt | 4 h 54 min | 12:28 pm EDT (16:28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | used from 0 nm out; 61 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° |
| GSP | used from 99 nm out; 27 nm from the line | 340/30 | 360/24 13° | 350/29 10° | 340/33 6° | 340/40 -7° | 350/44 -19° | 340/59 -31° | 350/55 -41° | 300/29 -50° |
| TRI | used from 198 nm out; 54 nm from the line | 340/25 11° | 350/37 9° | 350/34 6° | 340/39 -7° | 340/43 -19° | 340/55 -32° | 330/58 -42° | 320/37 -50° | |
| ROA | used from 247 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 310/32 | 340/32 14° | 350/25 9° | 340/24 3° | 340/42 -8° | 340/52 -20° | 350/62 -34° | 350/64 -39° | 310/44 -48° |
| EKN | used from 395 nm out; 19 nm from the line | 330/20 10° | 350/29 7° | 340/32 2° | 340/44 -8° | 350/50 -21° | 350/63 -35° | 340/69 -40° | 330/42 -50° | |
| PSB | used from 494 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 020/21 12° | 360/28 7° | 360/29 1° | 350/33 -10° | 350/42 -22° | 350/49 -37° | 340/63 -43° | 350/39 -52° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCN Macon, GA | departure | no report just now | 354 ft | ||||
| MLJ Milledgeville, GA | 30 nm out, 7 nm east of the line | no report just now | 384 ft | ||||
| AHN Athens, GA | 79 nm out, 22 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 812 ft | ||||
| GSP Greer, SC | 148 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 963 ft | ||||
| FQD Rutherfordton, NC | 188 nm out, 4 nm west of the line | no report just now | 1,077 ft | ||||
| HKY Hickory, NC | 217 nm out, 12 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,189 ft | ||||
| PSK Dublin, VA | 306 nm out, 2 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 2,104 ft | ||||
| LWB Lewisburg, WV | 346 nm out, 10 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 2,301 ft | ||||
| EKN Elkins, WV | 415 nm out, 18 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 1,987 ft | ||||
| CBE Cumberland, MD | 474 nm out, 5 nm east of the line | no report just now | 757 ft | ||||
| AOO Altoona, PA | destination | no report just now | 1,503 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 2,301 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At AOO when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:28 pm EDT (16:28 UTC)
AOO has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/6783 Perry, GA, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 19, 2026 UTC 15 nm from the route, at the departure end · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 19 October · ZTL
Daylight
Sunset at MCN 7:05 pm EDT (23:05 UTC), at AOO 6:38 pm EDT (22:38 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:05 pm EDT (23:05 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: Middle Georgia Regional, Altoona/Blair County.