Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport to Wilmington International PUJ → ILM
351 nautical miles (403 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 085°, about 089° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4W). At 120 knots that is 2 h 27 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 23-knot tailwind), arriving about 9:11 am EDT (13:11 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: 14 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 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft. Near the route, 39 nm along the route.
- 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 68 to 68 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 30,000 ft to 41,000 ft. Over the last 29 nm of 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 PUJ.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
No pilot reports within 50 nautical miles of the line in the last three hours.
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 5 forecast points nearest it (ATL, GSP, CAE, FLO, ILM). 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 | 330° at 23 kt | −10 kt | 130 kt | 2 h 42 min | 9:26 am EDT (13:26 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 330° at 23 kt | −9 kt | 129 kt | 2 h 43 min | 9:27 am EDT (13:27 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 330° at 24 kt | −9 kt | 11 °C | 129 kt | 2 h 43 min | 9:27 am EDT (13:27 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 330° at 25 kt | −11 kt | 8 °C | 131 kt | 2 h 41 min | 9:25 am EDT (13:25 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 320° at 27 kt | −14 kt | 6 °C | 134 kt | 2 h 37 min | 9:21 am EDT (13:21 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 320° at 29 kt | −16 kt | 2 °C | 136 kt | 2 h 35 min | 9:19 am EDT (13:19 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 320° at 30 kt | −17 kt | -2 °C | 137 kt | 2 h 34 min | 9:18 am EDT (13:18 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 320° at 32 kt | −19 kt | -6 °C | 139 kt | 2 h 32 min | 9:16 am EDT (13:16 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 320° at 32 kt | −19 kt | -7 °C | 139 kt | 2 h 32 min | 9:16 am EDT (13:16 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 320° at 32 kt | −18 kt | -19 °C | 138 kt | 2 h 33 min | 9:17 am EDT (13:17 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 320° at 38 kt | −23 kt | -32 °C | 143 kt | 2 h 27 min | 9:11 am EDT (13:11 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 330° at 36 kt | −17 kt | -40 °C | 137 kt | 2 h 34 min | 9:18 am EDT (13:18 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 310° at 29 kt | −20 kt | -50 °C | 140 kt | 2 h 30 min | 9:14 am EDT (13:14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | used from 0 nm out; 19 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° |
| GSP | used from 97 nm out; 51 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° |
| CAE | used from 146 nm out; 23 nm from the line | 340/17 | 330/15 12° | 320/22 9° | 320/31 5° | 330/35 -7° | 320/33 -19° | 340/40 -32° | 350/43 -39° | 320/35 -49° |
| FLO | used from 243 nm out; 8 nm from the line | 330/17 | 330/17 12° | 320/21 9° | 310/29 4° | 310/36 -8° | 300/36 -19° | 290/34 -32° | 300/29 -40° | 310/34 -48° |
| ILM | used from 292 nm out; 34 nm from the line | 300/18 | 300/22 13° | 300/21 8° | 290/28 4° | 280/38 -7° | 270/40 -18° | 250/49 -32° | 250/50 -40° | 270/33 -50° |
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 | no report just now | 1,289 ft | ||||
| RYY Atlanta, GA | 19 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,040 ft | ||||
| LZU Lawrenceville, GA | 49 nm out, 1 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,061 ft | ||||
| EBA Elberton, GA | 107 nm out, 2 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 614 ft | ||||
| GRD Greenwood, SC | 136 nm out, 9 nm north of the line | no report just now | 631 ft | ||||
| CAE Columbia, SC | 195 nm out, 14 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 235 ft | ||||
| SMS Sumter, SC | 224 nm out, 12 nm south of the line | no report just now | 182 ft | ||||
| FLO Florence, SC | 263 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 146 ft | ||||
| CPC Whiteville, NC | 312 nm out, 2 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 99 ft | ||||
| ILM Wilmington, NC | destination | no report just now | 31 ft |
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 ILM when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:11 am EDT (13:11 UTC)
ILM has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
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 PUJ 7:09 pm EDT (23:09 UTC), at ILM 6:41 pm EDT (22:41 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:06 pm EDT (23:06 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: Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport, Wilmington International.