Harrisburg International to Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International MDT → ATL
538 nautical miles (620 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 225°, about 236° magnetic at the departure end (variation 11W). At 120 knots that is 4 h 10 min at the quickest height in today's winds (8,500 ft, a 9-knot tailwind), arriving about 5:56 am EDT (09:56 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: 2,110 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
- SIGMET E19E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 43,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 2:55 am EDT (06:55 UTC). Over the first 189 nm of the route.
as issued
WSUS31 KKCI 120455 MKCE WST 120455 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 19E VALID UNTIL 0655Z CT NY NJ PA DE MD VA DC WV AND DE NJ NY MD CT VA CSTL WTRS FROM 20NNW HTO-70SSE HTO-90SE SIE-20WNW LYH-40ESE AIR-20NNW HTO AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL430.
- 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 first 359 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 150 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 60 to 369 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 10,000 ft. Over the route from 150 to 518 nm out.
- 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 299 to 439 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 MDT.
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 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 6 forecast points nearest it (PSB, EKN, ROA, TRI, GSP, 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 | 330° at 24 kt | −6 kt | 12 °C | 126 kt | 4 h 16 min | 6:02 am EDT (10:02 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 330° at 25 kt | −8 kt | 12 °C | 128 kt | 4 h 12 min | 5:58 am EDT (09:58 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 330° at 26 kt | −9 kt | 9 °C | 129 kt | 4 h 10 min | 5:56 am EDT (09:56 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 330° at 25 kt | −8 kt | 6 °C | 128 kt | 4 h 12 min | 5:58 am EDT (09:58 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 330° at 24 kt | −7 kt | 3 °C | 127 kt | 4 h 14 min | 6:00 am EDT (10:00 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 320° at 26 kt | −4 kt | -1 °C | 124 kt | 4 h 20 min | 6:06 am EDT (10:06 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 320° at 27 kt | −2 kt | -5 °C | 122 kt | 4 h 25 min | 6:11 am EDT (10:11 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 310° at 28 kt | −1 kt | -8 °C | 121 kt | 4 h 27 min | 6:13 am EDT (10:13 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 300° at 30 kt | +6 kt | -20 °C | 114 kt | 4 h 43 min | 6:29 am EDT (10:29 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 310° at 34 kt | +2 kt | -34 °C | 118 kt | 4 h 34 min | 6:20 am EDT (10:20 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 300° at 33 kt | +9 kt | -39 °C | 111 kt | 4 h 51 min | 6:37 am EDT (10:37 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 34 kt | +9 kt | -48 °C | 111 kt | 4 h 51 min | 6:37 am EDT (10:37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSB | used from 0 nm out; 73 nm from the line | 360/13 13° | 330/14 7° | 300/11 3° | 290/12 -11° | 240/23 -23° | 270/25 -36° | 250/34 -40° | 250/45 -48° | |
| EKN | used from 50 nm out; 94 nm from the line | 330/21 12° | 330/25 7° | 350/22 2° | 330/24 -10° | 310/27 -21° | 320/33 -35° | 290/31 -39° | 290/34 -47° | |
| ROA | used from 199 nm out; 14 nm from the line | 310/29 | 330/31 13° | 340/28 7° | 330/25 3° | 310/32 -8° | 300/32 -22° | 290/32 -31° | 270/35 -38° | 270/32 -47° |
| TRI | used from 299 nm out; 44 nm from the line | 330/22 11° | 330/29 7° | 330/32 3° | 330/36 -8° | 320/34 -19° | 320/36 -34° | 320/43 -39° | 320/46 -47° | |
| GSP | used from 349 nm out; 48 nm from the line | 320/22 | 340/19 13° | 320/18 8° | 310/24 5° | 300/34 -7° | 300/36 -18° | 290/30 -33° | 300/32 -39° | 320/42 -49° |
| ATL | used from 449 nm out; 65 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MDT Harrisburg, PA | departure | no report just now | 310 ft | ||||
| HGR Hagerstown, MD | 50 nm out, 11 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 703 ft | ||||
| MRB Martinsburg, WV | 70 nm out, 7 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 564 ft | ||||
| VBW Bridgewater, VA | 150 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 1,165 ft | ||||
| HSP Hot Springs, VA | 199 nm out, 8 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 3,792 ft | ||||
| ROA Roanoke, VA | 229 nm out, 13 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,175 ft | ||||
| GEV Jefferson, NC | 319 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 3,177 ft | ||||
| MRN Morganton, NC | 349 nm out, 17 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 1,269 ft | ||||
| AVL Asheville, NC | 399 nm out, 3 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 2,163 ft | ||||
| AJR Cornelia, GA | 469 nm out, 3 nm west of the line | no report just now | 1,447 ft | ||||
| LZU Lawrenceville, GA | 509 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,061 ft | ||||
| ATL Atlanta, GA | destination | no report just now | 1,026 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 3,792 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At ATL when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:56 am EDT (09:56 UTC)
ATL has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA 18 nm from the route, 70 nm along the route · security · ZDC
Daylight
Sunset at MDT 6:32 pm EDT (22:32 UTC), at ATL 7:07 pm EDT (23:07 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:32 pm EDT (23:32 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at ATL 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
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: Harrisburg International, Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International.