Plan a flight · Sun 10:11 pm EDT (02:11 UTC)

Dekalb-Peachtree Airport to Dane County Rgnl/Truax Field PDK → MSN

604 nautical miles (695 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 338°, about 343° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 5 h 39 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 13-knot headwind), arriving about 2:50 am CDT (07:50 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now PDK is VFR, wind from the west (280°) at 5 knots; MSN is VFR, wind from the south (190°) at 6 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: 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 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 109 nm of the route.
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 139 nm out.

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, 49 nm southwest, 10:00 pm EDT (02:00 UTC): moderate chop turbulence, remarks: ZTLFD-22. At the departure end, 49 nm southwest 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
B712 at 3,000 ft, 17 nm southwest, 7:13 pm EDT (23:13 UTC): scattered clouds from 3,000 ft to 3,200 ft; clear from 3,200 ft to 60,000 ft. 79 nm along the route, 17 nm southwest 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
A319 at 25,000 ft, 10 nm west, 7:14 pm EDT (23:14 UTC): no turbulence. 208 nm along the route, 10 nm west 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
B739 at 34,000 ft, 36 nm southwest, 9:51 pm EDT (01:51 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence, remarks: zme. 218 nm along the route, 36 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BWG UA /OV BWG270010/TM 0151/FL340/TP B739/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD CHOP/RM ZME
```
Report
a routine report filed through BWG
Where
10 nm west (270°) of BWG
Time
01:51 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
B739
Turbulence
continuous light occasional moderate chop
Remarks
zme
B38M at 21,000 ft, 37 nm northeast, 9:09 pm EDT (01:09 UTC): no turbulence, no icing. 257 nm along the route, 37 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SDF UA /OV IIU/TM 0109/FL210/TP B38M/TB NEG/IC NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through SDF
Where
over IIU
Time
01:09 UTC
Height
at 21,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
none
Icing
none
A21N at 17,000 ft, 27 nm northeast, 9:28 pm EDT (01:28 UTC): no icing, clear from 17,000 ft to 60,000 ft, remarks: clear since departing KIND southbound. 317 nm along the route, 27 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IND UA /OV IND183045/TM 0128/FL170/TP A21N/SK SKC/IC NEG/RM CLR SINCE DEPARTING KIND SOUTHBOUND
```
Report
a routine report filed through IND
Where
45 nm south (183°) of IND
Time
01:28 UTC
Height
at 17,000 ft
Aircraft
A21N
Sky
clear
Icing
none
Remarks
clear since departing KIND southbound
B38M at 23,700 ft, 21 nm west, 7:51 pm EDT (23:51 UTC): light turbulence. 337 nm along the route, 21 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
E170 at 23,000 ft, 35 nm northeast, 7:14 pm EDT (23:14 UTC): light turbulence. 386 nm along the route, 35 nm northeast 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
B39M at 35,000 ft, 32 nm east, 8:29 pm EDT (00:29 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: smooth. 485 nm along the route, 32 nm east 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
A321 at 32,000 ft, 37 nm southwest, 9:56 pm EDT (01:56 UTC): light turbulence, remarks: pocket continuous light turbulence. 545 nm along the route, 37 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
RPJ UA /OV PLL/TM 0156/FL320/TP A321/TB CONS LGT/RM POCKET CONS LGT TB
```
Report
a routine report filed through RPJ
Where
over PLL
Time
01:56 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
continuous light
Remarks
pocket continuous light turbulence
E295 at 37,000 ft, 41 nm northeast, 8:53 pm EDT (00:53 UTC): light chop turbulence. At the destination end, 41 nm northeast 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

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 westbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: even thousands plus 500 ft; above 18,000 ft the forecast levels), with the wind averaged along the line from the 7 forecast points nearest it (ATL, TYS, BNA, LOU, IND, JOT, DBQ). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

Height	Average wind	Head- or tailwind	Temperature	Ground speed	Time en route	Arrival
4,500 ft	310° at 15 kt	+13 kt		107 kt	5 h 39 min	2:50 am CDT (07:50 UTC)
6,500 ft	330° at 21 kt	+20 kt	14 °C	100 kt	6 h 02 min	3:13 am CDT (08:13 UTC)
8,500 ft	320° at 24 kt	+24 kt	10 °C	96 kt	6 h 18 min	3:29 am CDT (08:29 UTC)
10,500 ft	330° at 27 kt	+27 kt	7 °C	93 kt	6 h 30 min	3:41 am CDT (08:41 UTC)
12,500 ft	330° at 29 kt	+29 kt	3 °C	91 kt	6 h 38 min	3:49 am CDT (08:49 UTC)
14,500 ft	330° at 28 kt	+28 kt	-1 °C	92 kt	6 h 34 min	3:45 am CDT (08:45 UTC)
16,500 ft	320° at 28 kt	+27 kt	-5 °C	93 kt	6 h 30 min	3:41 am CDT (08:41 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	320° at 27 kt	+26 kt	-8 °C	94 kt	6 h 26 min	3:37 am CDT (08:37 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	330° at 34 kt	+34 kt	-20 °C	86 kt	7 h 01 min	4:12 am CDT (09:12 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	320° at 42 kt	+40 kt	-36 °C	80 kt	7 h 33 min	4:44 am CDT (09:44 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	310° at 43 kt	+39 kt	-42 °C	81 kt	7 h 27 min	4:38 am CDT (09:38 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	310° at 44 kt	+41 kt	-48 °C	79 kt	7 h 39 min	4:50 am CDT (09:50 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; 37 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°
TYS	used from 50 nm out; 63 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°
BNA	used from 149 nm out; 57 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°
LOU	used from 198 nm out; 57 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°
IND	used from 297 nm out; 58 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°
JOT	used from 396 nm out; 74 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°
DBQ	used from 594 nm out; 74 nm from the line	220/23	240/22 16°	240/24 10°	260/18 5°	270/16 -8°	290/27 -19°	310/42 -35°	320/55 -44°	300/71 -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)
CNI Canton, GA	30 nm out, 5 nm east of the line	marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 2,200 feet	from the west-northwest (290°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	2,200 ft	1,219 ft	01:55 UTC
CHA Chattanooga, TN	79 nm out, 16 nm west of the line, tower	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 2,300 feet, scattered clouds at 2,900 feet	from the west-southwest (240°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	682 ft	01:53 UTC
SRB Sparta, TN	149 nm out, 9 nm southwest of the line	low IFR Sky: a broken layer at 100 feet Weather: fog	calm	0.25 mi	100 ft	1,025 ft	01:55 UTC
GLW Glasgow, KY	208 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line	low IFR Sky: overcast at 200 feet Weather: fog	calm	0.25 mi	200 ft	716 ft	01:55 UTC
FRH French Lick, IN	297 nm out, 3 nm north of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	792 ft	23:35 UTC
BMG Bloomington, IN	337 nm out, 16 nm east of the line, tower	IFR Sky: a few clouds at 200 feet Weather: mist	calm	1.25 mi	none	845 ft	02:06 UTC
HUF Terre Haute, IN	366 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	589 ft	01:53 UTC
IKK Kankakee, IL	465 nm out, 10 nm east of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	629 ft	01:55 UTC
ARR Chicago/Aurora, IL	515 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	712 ft	01:52 UTC
JVL Janesville, WI	574 nm out, 4 nm south of the line, tower	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 25,000 feet	from the south (190°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	807 ft	01:45 UTC
MSN Madison, WI	destination	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet	from the south (190°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	886 ft	8:53 pm CDT (01:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,219 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At MSN when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:50 am CDT (07:50 UTC)

Wind from the south at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, a broken layer at 25,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for MSN

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 11:00 pm CDT (04:00 UTC): wind from the south at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 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

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

Daylight

Sunset at PDK 7:07 pm EDT (23:07 UTC), at MSN 6:19 pm CDT (23:19 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:48 pm CDT (23:48 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at MSN is before sunrise there (7:07 am CDT (12:07 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 now, the lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the central Great Lakes · 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, Dane County Rgnl/Truax Field.