Oakland County International to Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International PTK → ATL
544 nautical miles (626 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 185°, about 192° magnetic at the departure end (variation 7W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 24 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 40-knot tailwind), arriving about 8:25 am EDT (12:25 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, fog). Over the first 475 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the route from 327 to 475 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft. Over the route from 455 to 505 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 465 to 505 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 PTK.
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 5 forecast points nearest it (CLE, CMH, CVG, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,500 ft | 330° at 21 kt | −18 kt | 138 kt | 3 h 57 min | 8:58 am EDT (12:58 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 340° at 27 kt | −24 kt | 14 °C | 144 kt | 3 h 47 min | 8:48 am EDT (12:48 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 340° at 27 kt | −25 kt | 10 °C | 145 kt | 3 h 45 min | 8:46 am EDT (12:46 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 340° at 25 kt | −22 kt | 7 °C | 142 kt | 3 h 50 min | 8:51 am EDT (12:51 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 330° at 24 kt | −20 kt | 3 °C | 140 kt | 3 h 53 min | 8:54 am EDT (12:54 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 330° at 26 kt | −20 kt | -1 °C | 140 kt | 3 h 53 min | 8:54 am EDT (12:54 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 320° at 27 kt | −20 kt | -4 °C | 140 kt | 3 h 53 min | 8:54 am EDT (12:54 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 320° at 29 kt | −21 kt | -7 °C | 141 kt | 3 h 51 min | 8:52 am EDT (12:52 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 330° at 34 kt | −26 kt | -19 °C | 146 kt | 3 h 44 min | 8:45 am EDT (12:45 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 330° at 40 kt | −32 kt | -34 °C | 152 kt | 3 h 35 min | 8:36 am EDT (12:36 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 320° at 53 kt | −40 kt | -43 °C | 160 kt | 3 h 24 min | 8:25 am EDT (12:25 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 320° at 48 kt | −35 kt | -51 °C | 155 kt | 3 h 31 min | 8:32 am EDT (12:32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | used from 0 nm out; 88 nm from the line | 310/7 | 350/20 14° | 340/16 9° | 320/21 2° | 320/32 -8° | 330/34 -20° | 330/45 -36° | 320/60 -45° | 320/64 -51° |
| CMH | used from 99 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 320/12 | 340/26 15° | 340/22 9° | 320/24 3° | 320/32 -7° | 320/36 -20° | 330/42 -35° | 320/59 -44° | 320/57 -50° |
| CVG | used from 198 nm out; 38 nm from the line | 300/19 | 310/23 15° | 320/20 9° | 310/18 3° | 300/26 -6° | 290/36 -19° | 310/32 -34° | 310/53 -43° | 310/61 -51° |
| TYS | used from 297 nm out; 91 nm from the line | 330/16 | 350/32 14° | 350/37 9° | 340/30 5° | 330/28 -6° | 340/36 -19° | 330/40 -33° | 330/51 -41° | 330/36 -51° |
| ATL | used from 495 nm out; 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PTK Pontiac, MI | departure | no report just now | 980 ft | ||||
| YIP Detroit, MI | 30 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 715 ft | ||||
| TOL Toledo, OH | 69 nm out, 12 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 683 ft | ||||
| EDJ Bellefontaine, OH | 139 nm out, 5 nm west of the line | no report just now | 1,121 ft | ||||
| ILN Wilmington, OH | 198 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,076 ft | ||||
| GEO Georgetown, OH | 228 nm out, 1 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 957 ft | ||||
| IOB Mount Sterling, KY | 277 nm out, 1 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 1,019 ft | ||||
| LOZ London, KY | 336 nm out, 0 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 1,212 ft | ||||
| TYS Knoxville, TN | 416 nm out, 11 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 986 ft | ||||
| DZJ Blairsville, GA | 465 nm out, 16 nm east of the line | no report just now | 1,906 ft | ||||
| RYY Atlanta, GA | 524 nm out, 10 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,040 ft | ||||
| ATL Atlanta, GA | destination | no report just now | 1,026 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,906 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, 8:25 am EDT (12:25 UTC)
ATL has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8029 Cincinnati, OH, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 24 nm from the route, 218 nm along the route · a VIP movement · until 12 October · ZID
Daylight
Sunset at PTK 6:56 pm EDT (22:56 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: Oakland County International, Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International.