Plan a flight · Sun 8:48 pm CDT (01:48 UTC)

General Mitchell International to Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport MKE → PUJ

560 nautical miles (644 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 165°, about 169° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 33 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 38-knot tailwind), arriving about 1:21 am EDT (05:21 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now MKE is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 6 knots; PUJ is VFR, wind from the north-northwest (330°) at 8 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: 128 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 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Near the route, 450 nm along the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Near the route, 490 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 MKE.

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

E295 at 37,000 ft, 20 nm northwest, 7:53 pm CDT (00:53 UTC): light chop turbulence. At the departure end, 20 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
UES UA /OV BAE/TM 0053/FL370/TP E295/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through UES
Where
over BAE
Time
00:53 UTC
Height
at 37,000 ft
Aircraft
E295
Turbulence
occasional light chop
CRJ7 at 17,000 ft, 25 nm east, 7:04 pm CDT (00:04 UTC): no turbulence. 60 nm along the route, 25 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BEH UA /OV ELX270040/TM 0004/FL170/TP CRJ7/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through BEH
Where
40 nm west (270°) of ELX
Time
00:04 UTC
Height
at 17,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ7
Turbulence
none
B39M at 35,000 ft, 9 nm west, 7:29 pm CDT (00:29 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: smooth. 90 nm along the route, 9 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IKK UA /OV CGT/TM 0029/FL350/TP B39M/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH
```
Report
a routine report filed through IKK
Where
over CGT
Time
00:29 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
B39M
Turbulence
none
Remarks
smooth
E170 at 23,000 ft, 9 nm east, 6:14 pm CDT (23:14 UTC): light turbulence. 180 nm along the route, 9 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IND UA /OV VHP315020/TM 2314/FL230/TP E170/TB LGT
```
Report
a routine report filed through IND
Where
20 nm northwest (315°) of VHP
Time
23:14 UTC
Height
at 23,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
light
B38M at 23,700 ft, 40 nm west, 6:51 pm CDT (23:51 UTC): light turbulence. 230 nm along the route, 40 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IND UA /OV TTH190030/TM 2351/FL237/TP B38M/TB LGT
```
Report
a routine report filed through IND
Where
30 nm south (190°) of TTH
Time
23:51 UTC
Height
at 23,700 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
light
A319 at 25,000 ft, 10 nm southwest, 6:14 pm CDT (23:14 UTC): no turbulence. 360 nm along the route, 10 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IND UA /OV BWG070017/TM 2314/FL250/TP A319/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through IND
Where
17 nm east (070°) of BWG
Time
23:14 UTC
Height
at 25,000 ft
Aircraft
A319
Turbulence
none
CRJ9 at 3,000 ft, 3 nm east, 5:51 pm CDT (22:51 UTC): overcast from 3,000 ft to 4,000 ft. 490 nm along the route, 3 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CHA UA /OV 090005/TM 2251/FL030/TP CRJ9/SK OVC030-TOP040
```
Report
a routine report filed through CHA
Where
wind from 090° at 5 knots
Time
22:51 UTC
Height
at 3,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ9
Sky
overcast from 3,000 ft, tops 4,000 ft
B712 at 3,000 ft, 4 nm north, 6:13 pm CDT (23:13 UTC): scattered clouds from 3,000 ft to 3,200 ft; clear from 3,200 ft to 60,000 ft. 500 nm along the route, 4 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CHA UA /OV CHA180005/TM 2313/FL030/TP B712/SK SCT030-TOP032/SKC
```
Report
a routine report filed through CHA
Where
5 nm south (180°) of CHA
Time
23:13 UTC
Height
at 3,000 ft
Aircraft
B712
Sky
SCT030-TOP032 C
B752 descending, 30 nm southeast, 6:03 pm CDT (23:03 UTC): remarks: final runway 26R atl. At the destination end, 30 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ATL UA /OV ATL/TM 2303/FLDURD/TP B752/SK BASES 031 TOPS 045/RM FINAL RWY 26R ATL
```
Report
a routine report filed through ATL
Where
over ATL
Time
23:03 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
B752
Sky
bases 3,100 ft tops 4,500 ft
Remarks
final runway 26R atl

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 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 (JOT, IND, LOU, BNA, TYS, 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
3,500 ft	300° at 13 kt	−9 kt		129 kt	4 h 20 min	2:08 am EDT (06:08 UTC)
5,500 ft	330° at 20 kt	−19 kt		139 kt	4 h 02 min	1:50 am EDT (05:50 UTC)
7,500 ft	330° at 25 kt	−24 kt	12 °C	144 kt	3 h 53 min	1:41 am EDT (05:41 UTC)
9,500 ft	330° at 28 kt	−27 kt	9 °C	147 kt	3 h 49 min	1:37 am EDT (05:37 UTC)
11,500 ft	330° at 31 kt	−30 kt	5 °C	150 kt	3 h 44 min	1:32 am EDT (05:32 UTC)
13,500 ft	330° at 31 kt	−30 kt	1 °C	150 kt	3 h 44 min	1:32 am EDT (05:32 UTC)
15,500 ft	330° at 30 kt	−28 kt	-3 °C	148 kt	3 h 47 min	1:35 am EDT (05:35 UTC)
17,500 ft	320° at 29 kt	−27 kt	-8 °C	147 kt	3 h 49 min	1:37 am EDT (05:37 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	320° at 29 kt	−27 kt	-8 °C	147 kt	3 h 49 min	1:37 am EDT (05:37 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	330° at 35 kt	−34 kt	-20 °C	154 kt	3 h 38 min	1:26 am EDT (05:26 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	320° at 42 kt	−38 kt	-35 °C	158 kt	3 h 33 min	1:21 am EDT (05:21 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	320° at 44 kt	−38 kt	-41 °C	158 kt	3 h 33 min	1:21 am EDT (05:21 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	320° at 42 kt	−37 kt	-48 °C	157 kt	3 h 34 min	1:22 am EDT (05:22 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
JOT	used from 0 nm out; 65 nm from the line	230/11	290/12 16°	300/19 10°	320/19 4°	300/17 -9°	330/31 -20°	320/49 -37°	320/53 -45°	320/67 -49°
IND	used from 150 nm out; 37 nm from the line	320/10	350/30 16°	350/32 10°	350/30 4°	340/31 -10°	340/42 -21°	340/49 -37°	320/46 -41°	320/47 -47°
LOU	used from 250 nm out; 37 nm from the line	320/15	340/24 14°	330/28 9°	340/34 4°	340/37 -9°	340/42 -20°	320/39 -35°	320/45 -39°	330/40 -47°
BNA	used from 350 nm out; 62 nm from the line	280/13	340/34 16°	330/38 10°	330/44 5°	330/39 -8°	330/38 -19°	320/49 -34°	330/53 -40°	330/35 -47°
TYS	used from 450 nm out; 73 nm from the line	290/19	310/22 11°	330/25 7°	330/34 3°	320/37 -7°	300/37 -18°	300/37 -34°	280/29 -39°	270/29 -48°
ATL	used from 500 nm out; 61 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
MKE Milwaukee, WI	departure	VFR	from the south-southeast (160°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	728 ft	7:52 pm CDT (00:52 UTC)
UGN Chicago/Waukegan, IL	30 nm out, 7 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (150°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	728 ft	00:51 UTC
GYY Gary/Chicago, IN	80 nm out, 3 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	calm	8 mi	none	596 ft	00:50 UTC
LAF Lafayette, IN	160 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	605 ft	00:54 UTC
IND Indianapolis, IN	210 nm out, 21 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	796 ft	00:54 UTC
BMG Bloomington, IN	240 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line, tower	IFR Weather: mist	calm	1.5 mi	none	845 ft	01:45 UTC
SDF Louisville, KY	300 nm out, 23 nm east of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 3,300 feet	from the southwest (220°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	500 ft	00:56 UTC
GLW Glasgow, KY	370 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line	low IFR Sky: overcast at 200 feet Weather: fog	calm	0.25 mi	200 ft	716 ft	01:35 UTC
SRB Sparta, TN	430 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line	low IFR Sky: sky obscured Weather: fog	from the south-southwest (210°) at 3 knots	0.25 mi	none	1,025 ft	01:35 UTC
CHA Chattanooga, TN	490 nm out, 3 nm east of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 2,200 feet, a broken layer at 2,800 feet, overcast at 3,900 feet	from the south-southwest (210°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	2,200 ft	682 ft	00:53 UTC
RMG Rome, GA	530 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line	reported, no category	calm		none	644 ft	00:53 UTC
PUJ Atlanta, GA	destination	VFR	from the north-northwest (330°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	1,289 ft	9:35 pm EDT (01:35 UTC)

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, 1:21 am EDT (05:21 UTC)

PUJ has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.

The forecast for MKE, the departure

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Sun 10:00 pm CDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 13 knots, gusting to 21, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 9:00 pm CDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet

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

No temporary flight restriction on or near this route right now.

Daylight

Sunset at MKE 6:14 pm CDT (23:14 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

Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · 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: General Mitchell International, Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport.