Frederick W Smith Intl/Memphis Airport to Middle Georgia Regional MEM → MCN
345 nautical miles (398 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 112°, about 113° magnetic at the departure end (variation 1W). At 120 knots that is 2 h 10 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 39-knot tailwind), arriving about 11:19 am EDT (15:19 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 SIERRA 1E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, mist, fog). Near the route, 138 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 MEM.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- B38M at 38,000 ft, 30 nm south, 6:00 am CDT (11:00 UTC): moderate turbulence, no icing, remarks: ztlfd 22. At the destination end, 30 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
ATL UA /OV VNA/TM 1100/FL380/TP B38M/TB MOD/IC NEG/RM ZTLFD 22
- Report
- a routine report filed through ATL
- Where
- over VNA
- Time
- 11:00 UTC
- Height
- at 38,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B38M
- Turbulence
- moderate
- Icing
- none
- Remarks
- ztlfd 22
- B38M at 39,000 ft, 20 nm north, 6:58 am CDT (11:58 UTC): light turbulence, remarks: ztlfd 02. 217 nm along the route, 20 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
ATL UA /OV CTJ300040/TM 1158/FL390/TP B38M/TB LGT/RM ZTLFD 02
- Report
- a routine report filed through ATL
- Where
- 40 nm northwest (300°) of CTJ
- Time
- 11:58 UTC
- Height
- at 39,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B38M
- Turbulence
- light
- Remarks
- ztlfd 02
- F2TH at 41,000 ft, 42 nm northeast, 6:57 am CDT (11:57 UTC): light turbulence, remarks: ztlfd 02. 227 nm along the route, 42 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
ATL UA /OV RMG270015/TM 1157/FL410/TP F2TH/TB LGT/RM ZTLFD 02
- Report
- a routine report filed through ATL
- Where
- 15 nm west (270°) of RMG
- Time
- 11:57 UTC
- Height
- at 41,000 ft
- Aircraft
- F2TH
- Turbulence
- light
- Remarks
- ztlfd 02
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 5 forecast points nearest it (MEM, HSV, BHM, ATL, CSG). 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 | 300° at 19 kt | −19 kt | 139 kt | 2 h 29 min | 11:38 am EDT (15:38 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 310° at 18 kt | −17 kt | 137 kt | 2 h 31 min | 11:40 am EDT (15:40 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 320° at 18 kt | −17 kt | 14 °C | 137 kt | 2 h 31 min | 11:40 am EDT (15:40 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 320° at 19 kt | −17 kt | 10 °C | 137 kt | 2 h 31 min | 11:40 am EDT (15:40 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 320° at 16 kt | −15 kt | 6 °C | 135 kt | 2 h 33 min | 11:42 am EDT (15:42 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 310° at 16 kt | −15 kt | 3 °C | 135 kt | 2 h 33 min | 11:42 am EDT (15:42 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 320° at 18 kt | −17 kt | -1 °C | 137 kt | 2 h 31 min | 11:40 am EDT (15:40 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 320° at 20 kt | −19 kt | -5 °C | 139 kt | 2 h 29 min | 11:38 am EDT (15:38 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 320° at 20 kt | −19 kt | -6 °C | 139 kt | 2 h 29 min | 11:38 am EDT (15:38 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 320° at 21 kt | −19 kt | -18 °C | 139 kt | 2 h 29 min | 11:38 am EDT (15:38 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 320° at 39 kt | −35 kt | -31 °C | 155 kt | 2 h 14 min | 11:23 am EDT (15:23 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 320° at 45 kt | −39 kt | -40 °C | 159 kt | 2 h 10 min | 11:19 am EDT (15:19 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 330° at 35 kt | −28 kt | -51 °C | 148 kt | 2 h 20 min | 11:29 am EDT (15:29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEM | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 250/19 | 260/19 17° | 270/20 12° | 270/16 6° | 270/21 -6° | 290/27 -17° | 300/37 -30° | 300/49 -40° | 310/40 -51° |
| HSV | used from 99 nm out; 51 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° |
| BHM | used from 148 nm out; 21 nm from the line | 310/19 | 310/15 16° | 320/19 11° | 330/15 5° | 330/23 -5° | 320/14 -18° | 320/36 -32° | 330/44 -40° | 340/36 -51° |
| ATL | used from 247 nm out; 37 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° |
| CSG | used from 296 nm out; 48 nm from the line | 330/27 | 340/28 16° | 350/28 11° | 330/17 6° | 340/25 -6° | 350/33 -18° | 330/46 -32° | 340/45 -41° | 350/31 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEM Memphis, TN | departure | no report just now | 340 ft | ||||
| FYE Somerville, TN | 20 nm out, 20 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 435 ft | ||||
| TUP Tupelo, MS | 69 nm out, 20 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 346 ft | ||||
| HAB Hamilton, AL | 109 nm out, 14 nm south of the line | no report just now | 436 ft | ||||
| JFX Jasper, AL | 148 nm out, 11 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 482 ft | ||||
| BHM Birmingham, AL | 178 nm out, 19 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 650 ft | ||||
| ASN Talladega, AL | 217 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 528 ft | ||||
| CCO Atlanta, GA | 276 nm out, 9 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 970 ft | ||||
| OPN Thomaston, GA | 306 nm out, 5 nm east of the line | no report just now | 797 ft | ||||
| MCN Macon, GA | destination | no report just now | 354 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 970 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, 11:19 am EDT (15:19 UTC)
MCN has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/6783 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 MEM 6:29 pm CDT (23:29 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: Frederick W Smith Intl/Memphis Airport, Middle Georgia Regional.