Plan a flight · Sun 10:10 pm EDT (02:10 UTC)

Dekalb-Peachtree Airport to Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International PDK → FLL

516 nautical miles (594 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 154°, about 159° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 53 min at the quickest height in today's winds (11,500 ft, a 13-knot tailwind), arriving about 2:03 am EDT (06:03 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now PDK is VFR, wind from the west (280°) at 5 knots; FLL is VFR, wind calm. 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: 4 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 8E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 45,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 11:55 pm EDT (03:55 UTC). Near the route, 436 nm along the route.

as issued

WSUS31 KKCI 120155
MKCE WST 120155
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 8E
VALID UNTIL 0355Z
FL AND NC FL SC GA CSTL WTRS
FROM 130SSE ILM-180SE ILM-60ENE PBI-20SSE TRV-130SSE ILM
AREA TS MOV FROM 23020KT. TOPS ABV FL450.

AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 10 nm of 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 PDK.

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

CRJ9 at 32,000 ft, 47 nm west, 10:00 pm EDT (02:00 UTC): moderate chop turbulence, remarks: ZTLFD-22. At the departure end, 47 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ATL UA /OV ATL240035/TM 0200/FL320/TP CRJ9/TB OCNL MOD CHOP /RM ZTLFD-22
```
Report
a routine report filed through ATL
Where
35 nm southwest (240°) of ATL
Time
02:00 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ9
Turbulence
occasional moderate chop
Remarks
ZTLFD-22
PC12 at 16,000 ft, 18 nm east, 8:55 pm EDT (00:55 UTC): no turbulence, clear from 16,000 ft to 60,000 ft. 238 nm along the route, 18 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AYS UA /OV AYS150060/TM 0055/FL160/TP PC12/SK SKC/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through AYS
Where
60 nm southeast (150°) of AYS
Time
00:55 UTC
Height
at 16,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Sky
clear
Turbulence
none
B737 at 33,000 ft, 39 nm east, 7:35 pm EDT (23:35 UTC): light chop turbulence. 248 nm along the route, 39 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
JAX UA /OV CRG/TM 2335/FL330/TP B737/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through JAX
Where
over CRG
Time
23:35 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
occasional light chop
B738 at 37,000 ft, 38 nm northeast, 8:26 pm EDT (00:26 UTC): no turbulence. 278 nm along the route, 38 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SGJ UA /OV SGJ/TM 0026/FL370/TP B738/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through SGJ
Where
over SGJ
Time
00:26 UTC
Height
at 37,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
none
B738 at 36,000 ft, 24 nm southwest, 8:23 pm EDT (00:23 UTC): light chop turbulence. 298 nm along the route, 24 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
OCF UA /OV OCF/TM 0023/FL360/TP B738/TB LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through OCF
Where
over OCF
Time
00:23 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
light chop
E170 at 31,000 ft, 32 nm northeast, 9:07 pm EDT (01:07 UTC): no turbulence. 317 nm along the route, 32 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
OMN UA /OV OMN/TM 0107/FL310/TP E170/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through OMN
Where
over OMN
Time
01:07 UTC
Height
at 31,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
none
A321 at 34,000 ft, 32 nm northeast, 7:47 pm EDT (23:47 UTC): no turbulence. 317 nm along the route, 32 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
OMN UA /OV OMN/TM 2347/FL340/TP A321/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through OMN
Where
over OMN
Time
23:47 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
none
PC12 at 20,000 ft, 33 nm southwest, 7:38 pm EDT (23:38 UTC): light rime icing, -8 °C. 317 nm along the route, 33 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
OCF UA /OV OCF180020/TM 2338/FL200/TP PC12/TA M08/IC LGT RIME
```
Report
a routine report filed through OCF
Where
20 nm south (180°) of OCF
Time
23:38 UTC
Height
at 20,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Temperature
−8 °C
Icing
light rime
P28A at 1,000 ft, 14 nm northeast, 7:15 pm EDT (23:15 UTC): clear. 347 nm along the route, 14 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SFB UA /OV SFB/TM 2315/FL010/TP P28A/SK CLR
```
Report
a routine report filed through SFB
Where
over SFB
Time
23:15 UTC
Height
at 1,000 ft
Aircraft
P28A
Sky
clear
C172 at 1,100 ft, 4 nm north, 9:12 pm EDT (01:12 UTC): no turbulence. 357 nm along the route, 4 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ORL UA /OV ORL/TM 0112/FL011/TP C172/TB SMOOTH
```
Report
a routine report filed through ORL
Where
over ORL
Time
01:12 UTC
Height
at 1,100 ft
Aircraft
C172
Turbulence
smooth
C172 at 1,100 ft, 4 nm north, 8:12 pm EDT (00:12 UTC): no turbulence. 357 nm along the route, 4 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ORL UA /OV 1SM N/TM 0012/FL011/TP C172/TB SMOOTH
```
Report
a routine report filed through ORL
Where
1SM north
Time
00:12 UTC
Height
at 1,100 ft
Aircraft
C172
Turbulence
smooth
P28A at 1,100 ft, 4 nm north, 7:15 pm EDT (23:15 UTC): no turbulence, clear from 1,100 ft to 60,000 ft. 357 nm along the route, 4 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ORL UA /OV ORL/TM 2315/FL011/TP P28A/SK SKC/TB SMOOTH
```
Report
a routine report filed through ORL
Where
over ORL
Time
23:15 UTC
Height
at 1,100 ft
Aircraft
P28A
Sky
clear
Turbulence
smooth
PC12 at 19,000 ft, 11 nm southwest, 8:09 pm EDT (00:09 UTC): light rime icing, -7 °C. 377 nm along the route, 11 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MCO UA /OV ORL180030/TM 0009/FL190/TP PC12/TA M07/IC LGT RIME
```
Report
a routine report filed through MCO
Where
30 nm south (180°) of ORL
Time
00:09 UTC
Height
at 19,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Temperature
−7 °C
Icing
light rime
C172 at 4,000 ft, 10 nm west, 7:30 pm EDT (23:30 UTC): clear from 4,000 ft to 60,000 ft. 397 nm along the route, 10 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MLB UA /OV MLB252035/TM 2330/FL040/TP C172/SK SKC 040
```
Report
a routine report filed through MLB
Where
35 nm west (252°) of MLB
Time
23:30 UTC
Height
at 4,000 ft
Aircraft
C172
Sky
clear from 4,000 ft

1 more routine reports are on the map.

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 5 forecast points nearest it (ATL, CSG, JAX, MLB, MIA). 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	280° at 12 kt	−8 kt		128 kt	4 h 02 min	2:12 am EDT (06:12 UTC)
5,500 ft	300° at 15 kt	−12 kt		132 kt	3 h 55 min	2:05 am EDT (06:05 UTC)
7,500 ft	290° at 17 kt	−12 kt	15 °C	132 kt	3 h 55 min	2:05 am EDT (06:05 UTC)
9,500 ft	280° at 19 kt	−12 kt	12 °C	132 kt	3 h 55 min	2:05 am EDT (06:05 UTC)
11,500 ft	290° at 20 kt	−13 kt	9 °C	133 kt	3 h 53 min	2:03 am EDT (06:03 UTC)
13,500 ft	280° at 21 kt	−11 kt	4 °C	131 kt	3 h 56 min	2:06 am EDT (06:06 UTC)
15,500 ft	260° at 22 kt	−7 kt	0 °C	127 kt	4 h 04 min	2:14 am EDT (06:14 UTC)
17,500 ft	250° at 25 kt	−4 kt	-5 °C	124 kt	4 h 10 min	2:20 am EDT (06:20 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	250° at 26 kt	−3 kt	-6 °C	123 kt	4 h 12 min	2:22 am EDT (06:22 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	240° at 23 kt	+2 kt	-17 °C	118 kt	4 h 22 min	2:32 am EDT (06:32 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	230° at 25 kt	+7 kt	-32 °C	113 kt	4 h 34 min	2:44 am EDT (06:44 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	210° at 30 kt	+18 kt	-41 °C	102 kt	5 h 04 min	3:14 am EDT (07:14 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	200° at 29 kt	+19 kt	-52 °C	101 kt	5 h 07 min	3:17 am EDT (07:17 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
ATL	used from 0 nm out; 19 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°
CSG	used from 99 nm out; 91 nm from the line	300/20	330/41 15°	320/42 11°	320/41 7°	300/33 -6°	290/33 -18°	270/32 -34°	260/31 -41°	260/24 -51°
JAX	used from 149 nm out; 75 nm from the line	280/14	300/22 16°	260/27 15°	260/26 9°	240/41 -6°	230/38 -16°	220/44 -32°	200/49 -41°	200/52 -53°
MLB	used from 298 nm out; 75 nm from the line	240/7	240/11 17°	240/13 13°	250/15 8°	230/25 -5°	210/25 -16°	210/24 -31°	190/29 -41°	190/27 -53°
MIA	used from 446 nm out; 58 nm from the line	190/8	L/V 18°	180/5 14°	L/V 9°	190/10 -5°	160/10 -16°	150/13 -30°	160/26 -40°	150/23 -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
PDK Atlanta, GA	departure	VFR	from the west (280°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	998 ft	9:53 pm EDT (01:53 UTC)
HMP Atlanta, GA	30 nm out, 15 nm west of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	881 ft	01:55 UTC
MCN Macon, GA	79 nm out, 2 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	from the west (270°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	354 ft	01:53 UTC
EZM Eastman, GA	119 nm out, 11 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 5,000 feet	calm	10+ mi	none	303 ft	23:55 UTC
HOE Homerville, GA	188 nm out, 4 nm west of the line	no report just now				186 ft
LCQ Lake City, FL	238 nm out, 16 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the west-southwest (240°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	200 ft	01:55 UTC
GNV Gainesville, FL	268 nm out, 14 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the west (270°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	151 ft	01:53 UTC
MCO Orlando, FL	357 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 25,000 feet	from the west-northwest (290°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	96 ft	01:53 UTC
ISM Orlando, FL	367 nm out, 9 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	from the west-northwest (290°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	82 ft	01:56 UTC
SUA Stuart, FL	456 nm out, 24 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR Sky: overcast at 4,600 feet	calm	10+ mi	4,600 ft	16 ft	01:50 UTC
BCT Boca Raton, FL	496 nm out, 10 nm east of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,500 feet	calm	10+ mi	none	12 ft	01:53 UTC
FLL Fort Lauderdale, FL	destination	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,500 feet	calm	10+ mi	none	65 ft	9:53 pm EDT (01:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 998 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At FLL when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:03 am EDT (06:03 UTC)

Wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet VFR

The whole forecast for FLL

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet
From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet
From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet

The forecast for PDK, the departure

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the west at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,000 feet
From Sun 10:00 pm EDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 4,000 feet, a few clouds at 20,000 feet
From Mon 3:00 am EDT (07:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

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 11 nm from the route, 89 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 19 October · ZTL
6/8389 Jacksonville, FL, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 24 nm from the route, 258 nm along the route · air shows/sports · starts Thursday 15 October · ZJX
4/3634 DISNEY WORLD THEME PARK, ORLANDO, FL 9 nm from the route, 357 nm along the route · security · ZJX
5/2809 Palm Beach, FL, Monday, October 20, 2025 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Local 19 nm from the route, 486 nm along the route · security · until 20 October · ZMA

Daylight

Sunset at PDK 7:07 pm EDT (23:07 UTC), at FLL 6:55 pm EDT (22:55 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:19 pm EDT (23:19 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at FLL is before sunrise there (7:17 am EDT (11:17 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 Southeast · 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: Dekalb-Peachtree Airport, Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International.