Pittsburgh International to Middle Georgia Regional PIT → MCN
496 nautical miles (571 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 200°, about 209° magnetic at the departure end (variation 9W). At 120 knots that is 3 h at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 45-knot tailwind), arriving about 11:16 am EDT (15:16 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: 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 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the first 308 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the first 328 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 24,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Near the route, 60 nm along the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft. Over the route from 218 to 387 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 29,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the route from 258 to 387 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Near the route, 328 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 PIT.
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 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 6 forecast points nearest it (AGC, EKN, CRW, TRI, GSP, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,500 ft | 340° at 24 kt | −18 kt | 11 °C | 138 kt | 3 h 36 min | 11:52 am EDT (15:52 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 340° at 26 kt | −21 kt | 12 °C | 141 kt | 3 h 31 min | 11:47 am EDT (15:47 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 350° at 30 kt | −26 kt | 9 °C | 146 kt | 3 h 24 min | 11:40 am EDT (15:40 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 350° at 32 kt | −26 kt | 7 °C | 146 kt | 3 h 24 min | 11:40 am EDT (15:40 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 340° at 32 kt | −25 kt | 4 °C | 145 kt | 3 h 25 min | 11:41 am EDT (15:41 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 340° at 34 kt | −26 kt | 0 °C | 146 kt | 3 h 24 min | 11:40 am EDT (15:40 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 340° at 36 kt | −27 kt | -4 °C | 147 kt | 3 h 22 min | 11:38 am EDT (15:38 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 340° at 38 kt | −27 kt | -7 °C | 147 kt | 3 h 22 min | 11:38 am EDT (15:38 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 340° at 43 kt | −35 kt | -19 °C | 155 kt | 3 h 12 min | 11:28 am EDT (15:28 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 340° at 56 kt | −43 kt | -33 °C | 163 kt | 3 h 03 min | 11:19 am EDT (15:19 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 340° at 58 kt | −45 kt | -41 °C | 165 kt | 3 h | 11:16 am EDT (15:16 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 320° at 34 kt | −19 kt | -50 °C | 139 kt | 3 h 34 min | 11:50 am EDT (15:50 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGC | used from 0 nm out; 27 nm from the line | 340/11 | 350/12 11° | 360/25 7° | 340/30 2° | 340/41 -8° | 340/44 -21° | 350/59 -36° | 340/68 -42° | 340/50 -51° |
| EKN | used from 50 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 330/20 10° | 350/29 7° | 340/32 2° | 340/44 -8° | 350/50 -21° | 350/63 -35° | 340/69 -40° | 330/42 -50° | |
| CRW | used from 99 nm out; 23 nm from the line | 320/17 | 340/23 12° | 340/32 8° | 340/35 4° | 330/40 -7° | 340/45 -20° | 340/57 -34° | 340/64 -42° | 320/38 -50° |
| TRI | used from 198 nm out; 41 nm from the line | 340/25 11° | 350/37 9° | 350/34 6° | 340/39 -7° | 340/43 -19° | 340/55 -32° | 330/58 -42° | 320/37 -50° | |
| GSP | used from 298 nm out; 36 nm from the line | 340/30 | 360/24 13° | 350/29 10° | 340/33 6° | 340/40 -7° | 350/44 -19° | 340/59 -31° | 350/55 -41° | 300/29 -50° |
| ATL | used from 397 nm out; 64 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT Pittsburgh, PA | departure | no report just now | 1,202 ft | ||||
| HLG Wheeling, WV | 20 nm out, 12 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,194 ft | ||||
| CRW Charleston, WV | 139 nm out, 16 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 947 ft | ||||
| BKW Beckley, WV | 169 nm out, 17 nm east of the line | no report just now | 2,503 ft | ||||
| JFZ Richlands, VA | 218 nm out, 1 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 2,653 ft | ||||
| TRI Bristol/Johnson/Kingsport, TN | 258 nm out, 15 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,518 ft | ||||
| AVL Asheville, NC | 328 nm out, 5 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 2,163 ft | ||||
| GYH Greenville, SC | 357 nm out, 20 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 955 ft | ||||
| AHN Athens, GA | 417 nm out, 9 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 812 ft | ||||
| MLJ Milledgeville, GA | 466 nm out, 11 nm east of the line | no report just now | 384 ft | ||||
| MCN Macon, GA | destination | no report just now | 354 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 2,653 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At MCN when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:16 am EDT (15:16 UTC)
MCN has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8829 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 13 nm from the route, at the departure end · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
- 6/8587 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 13 nm from the route, at the departure end · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
- 6/6783 Perry, GA, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 19, 2026 UTC 15 nm from the route, at the destination end · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 19 October · ZTL
Daylight
Sunset at PIT 6:45 pm EDT (22:45 UTC), at MCN 7:05 pm EDT (23:05 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:30 pm EDT (23:30 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: Pittsburgh International, Middle Georgia Regional.