Orlando International to Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport MCO → PUJ
378 nautical miles (435 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 331°, about 337° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 2 h 47 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 16-knot tailwind), arriving about 12:56 am EDT (04:56 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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: 1,785 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, 348 nm along 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 MCO.
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 20:00–03:00 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 | 310° at 19 kt | +17 kt | 103 kt | 3 h 40 min | 1:49 am EDT (05:49 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 310° at 23 kt | +22 kt | 15 °C | 98 kt | 3 h 51 min | 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 300° at 24 kt | +20 kt | 14 °C | 100 kt | 3 h 47 min | 1:56 am EDT (05:56 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 290° at 25 kt | +20 kt | 10 °C | 100 kt | 3 h 47 min | 1:56 am EDT (05:56 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 290° at 26 kt | +20 kt | 7 °C | 100 kt | 3 h 47 min | 1:56 am EDT (05:56 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 280° at 27 kt | +16 kt | 2 °C | 104 kt | 3 h 38 min | 1:47 am EDT (05:47 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 270° at 28 kt | +13 kt | -2 °C | 107 kt | 3 h 32 min | 1:41 am EDT (05:41 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 260° at 30 kt | +10 kt | -6 °C | 110 kt | 3 h 26 min | 1:35 am EDT (05:35 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 250° at 30 kt | +5 kt | -17 °C | 115 kt | 3 h 17 min | 1:26 am EDT (05:26 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 240° at 33 kt | −3 kt | -32 °C | 123 kt | 3 h 04 min | 1:13 am EDT (05:13 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 220° at 37 kt | −14 kt | -41 °C | 134 kt | 2 h 49 min | 12:58 am EDT (04:58 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 210° at 36 kt | −16 kt | -52 °C | 136 kt | 2 h 47 min | 12:56 am EDT (04:56 UTC) |
Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 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; 63 nm from the line | 240/7 | 240/11 17° | 240/13 13° | 250/15 8° | 230/25 -5° | 210/25 -16° | 210/24 -31° | 190/29 -41° | 190/27 -53° |
| JAX | used from 50 nm out; 61 nm from the line | 280/14 | 300/22 16° | 260/27 15° | 260/26 9° | 240/41 -6° | 230/38 -16° | 220/44 -32° | 200/49 -41° | 200/52 -53° |
| TLH | used from 199 nm out; 91 nm from the line | 300/17 | 340/32 17° | 320/27 13° | 300/27 8° | 280/23 -7° | 250/37 -17° | 230/44 -33° | 220/53 -41° | 220/48 -51° |
| CSG | used from 249 nm out; 53 nm from the line | 300/20 | 330/41 15° | 320/42 11° | 320/41 7° | 300/33 -6° | 290/33 -18° | 270/32 -34° | 260/31 -41° | 260/24 -51° |
| ATL | used from 299 nm out; 31 nm from the line | 300/23 | 320/26 14° | 320/34 10° | 320/41 5° | 290/32 -6° | 290/31 -18° | 280/28 -33° | 260/32 -41° | 250/28 -50° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCO Orlando, FL | departure | no report just now | 96 ft | ||||
| LEE Leesburg, FL | 30 nm out, 12 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 76 ft | ||||
| OCF Ocala, FL | 60 nm out, 21 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 90 ft | ||||
| GNV Gainesville, FL | 90 nm out, 8 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 151 ft | ||||
| VLD Valdosta, GA | 169 nm out, 21 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 203 ft | ||||
| FZG Fitzgerald, GA | 219 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 364 ft | ||||
| MCN Macon, GA | 279 nm out, 20 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 354 ft | ||||
| OPN Thomaston, GA | 309 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 797 ft | ||||
| ATL Atlanta, GA | 348 nm out, 14 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,026 ft | ||||
| PUJ Atlanta, GA | destination | no report just now | 1,289 ft |
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, 12:56 am EDT (04:56 UTC)
PUJ has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 4/3634 DISNEY WORLD THEME PARK, ORLANDO, FL 10 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · ZJX
- 6/6783 Perry, GA, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 19, 2026 UTC 7 nm from the route, 269 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 19 October · ZTL
- 6/8693 Atlanta, GA, Sunday, October 11, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 17 nm from the route, 358 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 12 October · ZTL
Daylight
Sunset at MCO 6:59 pm EDT (22:59 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.
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: Orlando International, Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport.