Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain Airport to Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport MSP → PUJ
762 nautical miles (876 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 147°, about 147° magnetic at the departure end (variation 0E). At 120 knots that is 4 h 34 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 47-knot tailwind), arriving about 10:19 am EDT (14:19 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: 683 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 2W: 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 40 to 227 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist, fog). Over the route from 504 to 732 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft. Near the route, at the destination end.
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 MSP.
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 9 forecast points nearest it (MSP, LSE, DBQ, BRL, SPI, EVV, BNA, HSV, 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 | 270° at 21 kt | −11 kt | 131 kt | 5 h 49 min | 11:34 am EDT (15:34 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 270° at 18 kt | −9 kt | 129 kt | 5 h 54 min | 11:39 am EDT (15:39 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 270° at 16 kt | −8 kt | 13 °C | 128 kt | 5 h 57 min | 11:42 am EDT (15:42 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 260° at 16 kt | −7 kt | 9 °C | 127 kt | 6 h | 11:45 am EDT (15:45 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 270° at 18 kt | −9 kt | 6 °C | 129 kt | 5 h 54 min | 11:39 am EDT (15:39 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 280° at 20 kt | −12 kt | 2 °C | 132 kt | 5 h 46 min | 11:31 am EDT (15:31 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 280° at 21 kt | −15 kt | -2 °C | 135 kt | 5 h 39 min | 11:24 am EDT (15:24 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 290° at 23 kt | −18 kt | -6 °C | 138 kt | 5 h 31 min | 11:16 am EDT (15:16 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 290° at 24 kt | −18 kt | -7 °C | 138 kt | 5 h 31 min | 11:16 am EDT (15:16 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 280° at 30 kt | −20 kt | -19 °C | 140 kt | 5 h 27 min | 11:12 am EDT (15:12 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 290° at 38 kt | −28 kt | -34 °C | 148 kt | 5 h 09 min | 10:54 am EDT (14:54 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 290° at 49 kt | −39 kt | -41 °C | 159 kt | 4 h 48 min | 10:33 am EDT (14:33 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 53 kt | −47 kt | -49 °C | 167 kt | 4 h 34 min | 10:19 am EDT (14:19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSP | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 250/12 | 250/17 17° | 240/26 12° | 250/26 5° | 280/26 -9° | 280/32 -22° | 270/37 -38° | 280/47 -41° | 280/55 -48° |
| LSE | used from 49 nm out; 45 nm from the line | 250/25 | 240/21 17° | 240/28 11° | 250/28 5° | 280/24 -10° | 280/31 -21° | 260/35 -37° | 270/45 -43° | 280/59 -47° |
| DBQ | used from 148 nm out; 17 nm from the line | 250/27 | 260/23 17° | 240/26 10° | 260/30 4° | 280/26 -9° | 280/36 -21° | 270/41 -36° | 280/52 -41° | 290/67 -48° |
| BRL | used from 247 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 250/32 | 250/19 17° | 260/15 11° | 270/16 3° | 290/23 -7° | 260/42 -20° | 270/52 -34° | 280/63 -39° | 290/64 -48° |
| SPI | used from 297 nm out; 31 nm from the line | 260/28 | 250/22 15° | 250/14 9° | 260/20 6° | 280/27 -7° | 280/34 -19° | 280/48 -32° | 280/59 -41° | 300/60 -49° |
| EVV | used from 396 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 270/25 | 290/17 15° | 260/10 8° | 270/16 5° | 280/29 -6° | 280/33 -19° | 290/38 -33° | 300/53 -41° | 310/54 -51° |
| BNA | used from 544 nm out; 38 nm from the line | 300/20 | 300/14 15° | 300/14 10° | 300/13 4° | 310/22 -5° | 280/24 -18° | 310/37 -33° | 310/50 -41° | 320/49 -51° |
| HSV | used from 643 nm out; 61 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° |
| ATL | used from 742 nm out; 39 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° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSP Minneapolis, MN | departure | no report just now | 841 ft | ||||
| RST Rochester, MN | 69 nm out, 6 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,317 ft | ||||
| DEH Decorah, IA | 119 nm out, 4 nm north of the line | no report just now | 1,157 ft | ||||
| DBQ Dubuque, IA | 188 nm out, 14 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,076 ft | ||||
| PIA Peoria, IL | 297 nm out, 1 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 660 ft | ||||
| DEC Decatur, IL | 356 nm out, 7 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 681 ft | ||||
| OLY Olney-Noble, IL | 435 nm out, 2 nm north of the line | no report just now | 482 ft | ||||
| EVV Evansville, IN | 485 nm out, 8 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 421 ft | ||||
| BNA Nashville, TN | 603 nm out, 13 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 599 ft | ||||
| MQY Smyrna, TN | 613 nm out, 9 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 543 ft | ||||
| CHA Chattanooga, TN | 692 nm out, 20 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 682 ft | ||||
| PUJ Atlanta, GA | destination | no report just now | 1,289 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,317 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, 10:19 am EDT (14:19 UTC)
PUJ has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/6656 ANOKA, MN, Monday, October 5, 2026 through Monday, October 19, 2026 Local 19 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · until 19 October · ZMP
- 6/0708 Goodlettsville, TN, Saturday, August 1, 2026 through Sunday, August 1, 2027 UTC 6 nm from the route, 593 nm along the route · security · until 1 August · ZME
Daylight
Sunset at MSP 6:33 pm CDT (23:33 UTC), at PUJ 7:09 pm EDT (23:09 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:34 pm EDT (23:34 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: Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain Airport, Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport.