Phoenix Sky Harbor International to Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International PHX → ATL
1,376 nautical miles (1,584 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 082°, about 070° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12E). At 120 knots that is 8 h 06 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 50-knot tailwind), arriving about 1:11 pm EDT (17:11 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: 7,408 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 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the route from 40 to 199 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: 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 100 to 170 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 34,000 ft to 43,000 ft. Over the route from 120 to 259 nm out.
- 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 519 to 738 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). Near the route, 1307 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 PHX.
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 13 forecast points nearest it (PHX, TUS, ABQ, ROW, TCC, LBB, SPS, OKC, FSM, LIT, MEM, BHM, 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 | 250° at 20 kt | −19 kt | 139 kt | 9 h 54 min | 2:59 pm EDT (18:59 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 240° at 18 kt | −17 kt | 19 °C | 137 kt | 10 h 03 min | 3:08 pm EDT (19:08 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 240° at 17 kt | −16 kt | 14 °C | 136 kt | 10 h 07 min | 3:12 pm EDT (19:12 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 240° at 16 kt | −15 kt | 10 °C | 135 kt | 10 h 12 min | 3:17 pm EDT (19:17 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 240° at 17 kt | −15 kt | 7 °C | 135 kt | 10 h 12 min | 3:17 pm EDT (19:17 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 240° at 20 kt | −18 kt | 3 °C | 138 kt | 9 h 58 min | 3:03 pm EDT (19:03 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 240° at 23 kt | −21 kt | -1 °C | 141 kt | 9 h 46 min | 2:51 pm EDT (18:51 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 240° at 26 kt | −24 kt | -5 °C | 144 kt | 9 h 33 min | 2:38 pm EDT (18:38 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 240° at 27 kt | −25 kt | -6 °C | 145 kt | 9 h 29 min | 2:34 pm EDT (18:34 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 250° at 36 kt | −35 kt | -17 °C | 155 kt | 8 h 53 min | 1:58 pm EDT (17:58 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 260° at 48 kt | −49 kt | -29 °C | 169 kt | 8 h 09 min | 1:14 pm EDT (17:14 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 260° at 47 kt | −50 kt | -38 °C | 170 kt | 8 h 06 min | 1:11 pm EDT (17:11 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 270° at 41 kt | −43 kt | -50 °C | 163 kt | 8 h 27 min | 1:32 pm EDT (17:32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 190/15 | 210/25 12° | 200/34 4° | 200/34 2° | 220/58 -9° | 220/75 -19° | 220/91 -28° | 220/100 -35° | 220/95 -47° |
| TUS | used from 100 nm out; 119 nm from the line | 200/12 13° | 200/34 7° | 210/41 4° | 230/53 -7° | 220/69 -19° | 220/84 -27° | 220/88 -36° | 220/83 -48° | |
| ABQ | used from 150 nm out; 121 nm from the line | 220/19 9° | 220/35 3° | 230/50 -8° | 240/64 -19° | 230/83 -26° | 230/85 -36° | 230/80 -48° | ||
| ROW | used from 299 nm out; 68 nm from the line | 230/12 | 230/17 13° | 220/30 7° | 230/41 -5° | 240/52 -17° | 230/66 -28° | 240/63 -38° | 240/60 -50° | |
| TCC | used from 399 nm out; 62 nm from the line | 240/20 | 230/22 13° | 230/27 6° | 230/40 -7° | 240/55 -18° | 240/74 -27° | 240/68 -37° | 250/64 -49° | |
| LBB | used from 449 nm out; 49 nm from the line | 220/25 21° | 230/20 15° | 220/20 7° | 230/36 -6° | 240/50 -15° | 240/59 -28° | 260/52 -37° | 260/45 -50° | |
| SPS | used from 598 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 220/35 | 220/31 18° | 230/16 14° | 230/10 8° | 250/18 -5° | 250/32 -16° | 260/51 -28° | 280/46 -38° | 300/50 -50° |
| OKC | used from 748 nm out; 84 nm from the line | 220/43 | 230/31 17° | 260/13 16° | 270/11 7° | 240/20 -6° | 250/32 -17° | 260/60 -28° | 280/50 -37° | 290/45 -50° |
| FSM | used from 798 nm out; 84 nm from the line | 230/33 | 260/23 15° | 240/23 11° | 230/18 8° | 230/20 -8° | 250/31 -17° | 280/51 -30° | 280/52 -39° | 300/47 -51° |
| LIT | used from 898 nm out; 70 nm from the line | 250/22 | 250/25 18° | 240/23 12° | 240/20 7° | 250/17 -6° | 260/25 -17° | 300/45 -29° | 300/49 -40° | 310/43 -51° |
| MEM | used from 1047 nm out; 61 nm from the line | 250/19 | 260/19 17° | 270/20 12° | 270/16 6° | 270/21 -6° | 290/27 -17° | 300/37 -30° | 300/49 -40° | 310/40 -51° |
| BHM | used from 1147 nm out; 91 nm from the line | 310/19 | 310/15 16° | 320/19 11° | 330/15 5° | 330/23 -5° | 320/14 -18° | 320/36 -32° | 330/44 -40° | 340/36 -51° |
| ATL | used from 1297 nm out; 55 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX Phoenix, AZ | departure | no report just now | 1,134 ft | ||||
| IWA Phoenix, AZ | 20 nm out, 11 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,384 ft | ||||
| ONM Socorro, NM | 259 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 4,875 ft | ||||
| FSU Fort Sumner, NM | 389 nm out, 22 nm north of the line | no report just now | 4,164 ft | ||||
| PRZ Portales, NM | 429 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 4,077 ft | ||||
| LAW Lawton, OK | 678 nm out, 16 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,110 ft | ||||
| ADM Ardmore, OK | 748 nm out, 1 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 776 ft | ||||
| ADF Arkadelphia, AR | 948 nm out, 9 nm south of the line | no report just now | 181 ft | ||||
| PBF Pine Bluff, AR | 997 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 205 ft | ||||
| TUP Tupelo, MS | 1157 nm out, 15 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 346 ft | ||||
| BHM Birmingham, AL | 1257 nm out, 18 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 650 ft | ||||
| ATL Atlanta, GA | destination | no report just now | 1,026 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 4,875 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At ATL when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:11 pm EDT (17:11 UTC)
ATL has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8722 ALAMOGORDO, NM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, 299 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB
Daylight
Sunset at PHX 5:57 pm MST (00:57 UTC), at ATL 7:07 pm EDT (23:07 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:32 pm EDT (23:32 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: Phoenix Sky Harbor International, Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International.