Chicago O'Hare International to Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport ORD → PUJ
504 nautical miles (580 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 163°, about 166° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3W). At 120 knots that is 2 h 57 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 51-knot tailwind), arriving about 4:13 am EDT (08:13 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: 2,113 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). Over the route from 119 to 455 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 10,000 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 ORD.
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 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 19 kt | −14 kt | 134 kt | 3 h 46 min | 5:02 am EDT (09:02 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 320° at 21 kt | −19 kt | 139 kt | 3 h 38 min | 4:54 am EDT (08:54 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 320° at 22 kt | −21 kt | 13 °C | 141 kt | 3 h 34 min | 4:50 am EDT (08:50 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 330° at 22 kt | −22 kt | 9 °C | 142 kt | 3 h 33 min | 4:49 am EDT (08:49 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 330° at 20 kt | −20 kt | 5 °C | 140 kt | 3 h 36 min | 4:52 am EDT (08:52 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 330° at 21 kt | −20 kt | 1 °C | 140 kt | 3 h 36 min | 4:52 am EDT (08:52 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 320° at 23 kt | −21 kt | -2 °C | 141 kt | 3 h 34 min | 4:50 am EDT (08:50 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 320° at 25 kt | −22 kt | -6 °C | 142 kt | 3 h 33 min | 4:49 am EDT (08:49 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 310° at 26 kt | −22 kt | -7 °C | 142 kt | 3 h 33 min | 4:49 am EDT (08:49 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 320° at 31 kt | −28 kt | -19 °C | 148 kt | 3 h 24 min | 4:40 am EDT (08:40 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 330° at 47 kt | −45 kt | -33 °C | 165 kt | 3 h 03 min | 4:19 am EDT (08:19 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 320° at 56 kt | −51 kt | -41 °C | 171 kt | 2 h 57 min | 4:13 am EDT (08:13 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 320° at 48 kt | −45 kt | -50 °C | 165 kt | 3 h 03 min | 4:19 am EDT (08:19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOT | used from 0 nm out; 20 nm from the line | 250/23 | 270/22 15° | 250/16 10° | 240/9 4° | 280/22 -7° | 280/29 -19° | 300/29 -34° | 290/50 -43° | 300/64 -52° |
| IND | used from 99 nm out; 42 nm from the line | 290/16 | 310/20 16° | 320/21 10° | 330/13 3° | 300/25 -7° | 320/32 -19° | 330/46 -34° | 320/61 -43° | 320/63 -50° |
| LOU | used from 198 nm out; 42 nm from the line | 310/18 | 340/28 16° | 340/29 10° | 350/27 3° | 330/27 -7° | 340/39 -19° | 330/58 -33° | 330/67 -41° | 330/40 -49° |
| BNA | used from 297 nm out; 56 nm from the line | 310/20 | 340/20 17° | 330/24 10° | 340/22 5° | 330/26 -6° | 340/29 -18° | 330/52 -33° | 320/62 -41° | 340/45 -50° |
| TYS | used from 395 nm out; 76 nm from the line | 320/20 | 340/18 11° | 340/32 9° | 340/36 4° | 330/37 -7° | 330/38 -19° | 330/50 -34° | 330/53 -38° | 330/44 -48° |
| ATL | used from 445 nm out; 61 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORD Chicago, IL | departure | no report just now | 680 ft | ||||
| LOT Chicago/Romeoville, IL | 20 nm out, 15 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 679 ft | ||||
| LAF Lafayette, IN | 99 nm out, 15 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 605 ft | ||||
| HUF Terre Haute, IN | 148 nm out, 19 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 589 ft | ||||
| BMG Bloomington, IN | 178 nm out, 8 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 845 ft | ||||
| FRH French Lick, IN | 217 nm out, 4 nm west of the line | no report just now | 792 ft | ||||
| EKX Elizabethtown, KY | 277 nm out, 15 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 775 ft | ||||
| GLW Glasgow, KY | 306 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 716 ft | ||||
| SRB Sparta, TN | 376 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 1,025 ft | ||||
| CHA Chattanooga, TN | 435 nm out, 5 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 682 ft | ||||
| RMG Rome, GA | 474 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 644 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, 4:13 am EDT (08:13 UTC)
PUJ has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
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 ORD 6:15 pm CDT (23:15 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: Chicago O'Hare International, Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport.