Plan a flight · Mon 12:21 pm EDT (16:21 UTC)

Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International PUJ → AUS

685 nautical miles (788 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 254°, about 258° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4W). At 120 knots that is 5 h 40 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 1-knot tailwind), arriving about 5:01 pm CDT (22:01 UTC). Right now PUJ is VFR, wind from the north-northwest (340°) at 7 knots; AUS is marginal VFR, wind from the south (170°) at 9 knots, gusting to 18. 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

No SIGMET or AIRMET covers any part of this route right now.

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 PUJ.

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

UAL1064 at 35,000 ft, 42 nm east, 12:11 pm EDT (16:11 UTC): no turbulence, wind 338° at 38 knots. At the departure end, 42 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ARP UAL1064 3343N 08408W 1611 F350 338/038KT TB SMTH IC
```
Report
a routine report filed through ARP
UAL1643 at 35,000 ft, 31 nm southeast, 10:51 am EDT (14:51 UTC): no turbulence, wind 335° at 42 knots. At the departure end, 31 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ARP UAL1643 3337N 08426W 1451 F350 335/042KT TB NONE SK CLEAR IC NONE
```
Report
a routine report filed through ARP
GLF6 at 1,500 ft, 32 nm east, 10:28 am EDT (14:28 UTC): thunderstorms, remarks: during the descent. At the departure end, 32 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PDK UA /OV PDK/TM 1428/FL015/TP GLF6/WV -10 KTS 500 AGL/RM DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through PDK
Where
over PDK
Time
14:28 UTC
Height
at 1,500 ft
Aircraft
GLF6
Wind
a 10-knot loss of airspeed knots at 50,000 ft above ground
Remarks
during the descent
F900 at 39,000 ft, 27 nm north, 11:38 am EDT (15:38 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: zfw. 367 nm along the route, 27 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MLU UA /OV MLU/TM 1538/FL390/TP F900/TB NEG/RM ZFW
```
Report
a routine report filed through MLU
Where
over MLU
Time
15:38 UTC
Height
at 39,000 ft
Aircraft
F900
Turbulence
none
Remarks
zfw
PC12 at 20,000 ft, 36 nm southeast, 9:49 am EDT (13:49 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. 427 nm along the route, 36 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AEX UA /OV AEX250010/TM 1349/FL200/TP PC12/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through AEX
Where
10 nm west (250°) of AEX
Time
13:49 UTC
Height
at 20,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Turbulence
light chop
Remarks
zhu
B738 at 38,000 ft, 5 nm northeast, 12:08 pm EDT (16:08 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: zhu. 526 nm along the route, 5 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LFK UA /OV KLFK/TM 1608/FL380/TP B738/TB NEG/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through LFK
Where
over KLFK
Time
16:08 UTC
Height
at 38,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
none
Remarks
zhu
P28A descending, 27 nm north, 11:43 am EDT (15:43 UTC): a broken layer above 2,400 ft. At the destination end, 27 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GTU UA /OV 4NM N/TM 1543/FLDURD/TP P28A/SK BKN024 - TOPUNK
```
Report
a routine report filed through GTU
Where
4NM north
Time
15:43 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
P28A
Sky
BKN024 topunk
P28A descending, 27 nm north, 10:58 am EDT (14:58 UTC): overcast from 1,800 ft to 2,300 ft. At the destination end, 27 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GTU UA /OV 4NM N/TM 1458/FLDURD/TP P28A/SK OVC018 - TOP023
```
Report
a routine report filed through GTU
Where
4NM north
Time
14:58 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
P28A
Sky
overcast from 1,800 ft, tops 2,300 ft
B737 at 4,000 ft, 0 nm southwest, 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): remarks: T040. At the destination end, 0 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AUS UA /OV 5E/TM 1600/FL040/TP B737/RM T040
```
Report
a routine report filed through AUS
Where
5E
Time
16:00 UTC
Height
at 4,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Remarks
T040
B737 at 2,800 ft, 0 nm southwest, 11:58 am EDT (15:58 UTC): remarks: B028. At the destination end, 0 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AUS UA /OV 5N/TM 1558/FL028/TP B737/RM B028
```
Report
a routine report filed through AUS
Where
5N
Time
15:58 UTC
Height
at 2,800 ft
Aircraft
B737
Remarks
B028
C550 , 32 nm southwest, 11:28 am EDT (15:28 UTC): a broken layer above 2,000 ft. At the destination end, 32 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BAZ UA /OV KBAZ350004/TM 1528/FLUNKN/TP C550/SK BKN020-TOPUNKN
```
Report
a routine report filed through BAZ
Where
4 nm north (350°) of KBAZ
Time
15:28 UTC
Height
height not given
Aircraft
C550
Sky
a broken layer from 2,000 ft, tops unknown
A310 at 2,200 ft, 0 nm southwest, 10:57 am EDT (14:57 UTC): no turbulence, a broken layer from 1,800 ft to 2,200 ft, remarks: no low-level wind shear reported. At the destination end, 0 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AUS UA /OV 3N/TM 1457/FL022/TP A310/SK SK BKN018-TOP022/WV NEG LLWS/TB NEG/RM NEG LLWS RPTD
```
Report
a routine report filed through AUS
Where
3N
Time
14:57 UTC
Height
at 2,200 ft
Aircraft
A310
Sky
sky BKN018-TOP022
Wind
no low-level wind shear
Turbulence
none
Remarks
no low-level wind shear reported
F900 , 34 nm southwest, 10:38 am EDT (14:38 UTC): a broken layer above 1,500 ft. At the destination end, 34 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BAZ UA /OV KBAZ310004/TM 1438/FLUNKN/TP F900/SK BKN015-TOPUNKN
```
Report
a routine report filed through BAZ
Where
4 nm northwest (310°) of KBAZ
Time
14:38 UTC
Height
height not given
Aircraft
F900
Sky
a broken layer from 1,500 ft, tops unknown
SR22 , 39 nm southwest, 9:48 am EDT (13:48 UTC): a broken layer above 1,600 ft. At the destination end, 39 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BAZ UA /OV KBAZ170004/TM 1348/FLUNKN/TP SR22/SK BKN016-TOPUNKN
```
Report
a routine report filed through BAZ
Where
4 nm south (170°) of KBAZ
Time
13:48 UTC
Height
height not given
Aircraft
SR22
Sky
a broken layer from 1,600 ft, tops unknown

3 more routine reports are on the map.

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 14:00–21:00 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 (ATL, BHM, JAN, SHV, CLL). 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	210° at 11 kt	+9 kt		111 kt	6 h 10 min	5:31 pm CDT (22:31 UTC)
6,500 ft	220° at 13 kt	+11 kt	16 °C	109 kt	6 h 17 min	5:38 pm CDT (22:38 UTC)
8,500 ft	230° at 10 kt	+10 kt	13 °C	110 kt	6 h 14 min	5:35 pm CDT (22:35 UTC)
10,500 ft	260° at 9 kt	+10 kt	9 °C	110 kt	6 h 14 min	5:35 pm CDT (22:35 UTC)
12,500 ft	270° at 11 kt	+11 kt	6 °C	109 kt	6 h 17 min	5:38 pm CDT (22:38 UTC)
14,500 ft	270° at 14 kt	+13 kt	1 °C	107 kt	6 h 24 min	5:45 pm CDT (22:45 UTC)
16,500 ft	270° at 17 kt	+16 kt	-3 °C	104 kt	6 h 35 min	5:56 pm CDT (22:56 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	270° at 19 kt	+18 kt	-6 °C	102 kt	6 h 43 min	6:04 pm CDT (23:04 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	270° at 18 kt	+17 kt	-15 °C	103 kt	6 h 39 min	6:00 pm CDT (23:00 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	310° at 27 kt	+15 kt	-30 °C	105 kt	6 h 31 min	5:52 pm CDT (22:52 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	320° at 34 kt	+14 kt	-40 °C	106 kt	6 h 28 min	5:49 pm CDT (22:49 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	340° at 31 kt	−1 kt	-50 °C	121 kt	5 h 40 min	5:01 pm CDT (22:01 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 18:00 UTC for use 14:00 to 21:00 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; 50 nm from the line	340/24	350/18 17°	330/15 11°	320/20 6°	310/16 -4°	300/18 -18°	320/28 -32°	330/43 -40°	340/35 -51°
BHM	used from 50 nm out; 19 nm from the line	310/11	310/13 16°	310/18 11°	300/17 6°	300/14 -5°	300/20 -17°	320/35 -30°	320/43 -40°	340/38 -50°
JAN	used from 198 nm out; 54 nm from the line	210/8	230/13 18°	240/10 11°	260/11 6°	280/16 -5°	260/12 -15°	330/34 -30°	320/39 -40°	340/34 -51°
SHV	used from 347 nm out; 96 nm from the line	200/17	190/28 18°	200/15 13°	250/12 7°	260/28 -7°	280/22 -14°	290/29 -29°	310/33 -39°	340/27 -50°
CLL	used from 546 nm out; 43 nm from the line	180/21	200/24 17°	200/15 13°	200/7 8°	260/21 -5°	230/25 -13°	260/18 -29°	310/16 -39°	360/27 -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
PUJ Atlanta, GA	departure	VFR	from the north-northwest (340°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	1,289 ft	11:55 am EDT (15:55 UTC)
ASN Talladega, AL	60 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line	VFR	variable at 2 knots	10+ mi	none	528 ft	16:15 UTC
BHM Birmingham, AL	89 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 4,200 feet, a few clouds at 25,000 feet	from the west (270°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	650 ft	15:53 UTC
TCL Tuscaloosa, AL	139 nm out, 3 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	variable at 3 knots	9 mi	none	169 ft	15:53 UTC
MPE Philadelphia, MS	218 nm out, 4 nm south of the line	reported, no category	variable at 3 knots		none	458 ft	16:15 UTC
HKS Jackson, MS	278 nm out, 13 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the west (270°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	341 ft	15:53 UTC
IER Natchitoches, LA	437 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	121 ft	16:15 UTC
LFK Lufkin, TX	526 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line	VFR	from the south-southeast (160°) at 10 knots, gusting to 20	10+ mi	none	295 ft	15:53 UTC
CLL College Station, TX	615 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (150°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	none	320 ft	15:53 UTC
RWV Caldwell, TX	635 nm out, 4 nm east of the line	marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 1,900 feet, overcast at 3,000 feet	from the south (170°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	1,900 ft	390 ft	15:55 UTC
AUS Austin, TX	destination	marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 2,100 feet, a broken layer at 3,000 feet, a broken layer at 4,700 feet	from the south (170°) at 9 knots, gusting to 18	10+ mi	2,100 ft	541 ft	10:53 am CDT (15:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,289 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At AUS when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:01 pm CDT (22:01 UTC)

Wind from the south at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 4,500 feet VFR

30% chance between Mon 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC) and 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): light thunderstorms with rain, a broken layer at 3,500 feet (thunderheads) VFR

The whole forecast for AUS

From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 4,500 feet
At times between Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC) and 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC): a broken layer at 1,500 feet
From Mon 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the south at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 4,500 feet
30% chance between Mon 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC) and 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): light thunderstorms with rain, a broken layer at 3,500 feet (thunderheads)
From Mon 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
From Tue 2:00 am CDT (07:00 UTC): wind from the south at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,500 feet
At times between Tue 5:00 am CDT (10:00 UTC) and 8:00 am CDT (13:00 UTC): a broken layer at 800 feet

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

6/8928 Atlanta, GA, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local 24 nm from the route, at the departure end · a VIP movement · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZTL

Daylight

Sunset at PUJ 7:09 pm EDT (23:09 UTC), at AUS 7:02 pm CDT (00:02 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:26 pm CDT (00:26 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 southern Plains · 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: Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport, Austin-Bergstrom International.