Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport to Southwest Florida International PUJ → RSW
473 nautical miles (544 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 159°, about 163° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 10 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 29-knot tailwind), arriving about 10:09 am EDT (14:09 UTC). Right now PUJ is VFR, wind from the northwest (320°) at 12 knots; RSW is marginal VFR, wind from the north-northeast (020°) at 7 knots. 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: 2 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, at the departure end.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 30,000 ft to 41,000 ft. Over the route from 305 to 305 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 PUJ.
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 4 forecast points nearest it (ATL, CSG, TLH, PIE). 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 | 340° at 20 kt | −20 kt | 140 kt | 3 h 23 min | 10:22 am EDT (14:22 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 340° at 22 kt | −22 kt | 142 kt | 3 h 20 min | 10:19 am EDT (14:19 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 340° at 21 kt | −21 kt | 15 °C | 141 kt | 3 h 21 min | 10:20 am EDT (14:20 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 340° at 18 kt | −18 kt | 11 °C | 138 kt | 3 h 26 min | 10:25 am EDT (14:25 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 320° at 14 kt | −13 kt | 8 °C | 133 kt | 3 h 33 min | 10:32 am EDT (14:32 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 310° at 15 kt | −13 kt | 3 °C | 133 kt | 3 h 33 min | 10:32 am EDT (14:32 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 310° at 17 kt | −15 kt | -1 °C | 135 kt | 3 h 30 min | 10:29 am EDT (14:29 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 310° at 19 kt | −16 kt | -5 °C | 136 kt | 3 h 29 min | 10:28 am EDT (14:28 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 310° at 20 kt | −17 kt | -6 °C | 137 kt | 3 h 27 min | 10:26 am EDT (14:26 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 330° at 25 kt | −25 kt | -17 °C | 145 kt | 3 h 16 min | 10:15 am EDT (14:15 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 320° at 29 kt | −28 kt | -32 °C | 148 kt | 3 h 12 min | 10:11 am EDT (14:11 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 330° at 30 kt | −29 kt | -41 °C | 149 kt | 3 h 10 min | 10:09 am EDT (14:09 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 330° at 20 kt | −19 kt | -52 °C | 139 kt | 3 h 24 min | 10:23 am EDT (14:23 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; 18 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° |
| CSG | used from 49 nm out; 31 nm from the line | 330/27 | 340/28 16° | 350/28 11° | 330/17 6° | 340/25 -6° | 350/33 -18° | 330/46 -32° | 340/45 -41° | 350/31 -52° |
| TLH | used from 148 nm out; 60 nm from the line | 340/23 | 350/26 17° | 350/21 11° | 300/13 6° | 320/25 -6° | 340/35 -16° | 350/44 -32° | 360/51 -42° | 350/33 -52° |
| PIE | used from 295 nm out; 61 nm from the line | 360/10 | 340/12 18° | 330/9 13° | 290/12 8° | 260/21 -7° | 280/18 -18° | 250/20 -33° | 250/26 -41° | 250/20 -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 northwest (320°) at 12 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,289 ft | 6:35 am EDT (10:35 UTC) |
| FTY Atlanta, GA | 20 nm out, 17 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 841 ft | 10:53 UTC |
| OPN Thomaston, GA | 69 nm out, 11 nm northeast of the line | reported, no category | from the north-northwest (330°) at 5 knots | none | 797 ft | 10:55 UTC | |
| ACJ Americus, GA | 118 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line | VFR | from the west (280°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 468 ft | 10:55 UTC |
| ABY Albany, GA | 148 nm out, 16 nm west of the line, tower | VFR | from the west (280°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 196 ft | 22:53 UTC |
| VLD Valdosta, GA | 207 nm out, 12 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR Weather: mist | calm | 6 mi | none | 203 ft | 10:53 UTC |
| CTY Cross City, FL | 276 nm out, 4 nm west of the line | VFR | from the north-northwest (330°) at 4 knots | 9 mi | none | 42 ft | 10:35 UTC |
| CGC Crystal River, FL | 325 nm out, 7 nm east of the line | reported, no category | calm | 10+ mi | none | 8 ft | 10:55 UTC |
| BKV Brooksville, FL | 354 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the north (350°) at 3 knots | 8 mi | none | 76 ft | 10:53 UTC |
| LAL Lakeland, FL | 384 nm out, 16 nm east of the line, tower | VFR Sky: overcast at 17,000 feet | calm | 8 mi | 17,000 ft | 141 ft | 10:50 UTC |
| PGD Punta Gorda, FL | 443 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the north-northeast (020°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 25 ft | 10:53 UTC |
| RSW Fort Myers, FL | destination | marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 1,300 feet | from the north-northeast (020°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | 1,300 ft | 29 ft | 6:53 am EDT (10:53 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 RSW when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:09 am EDT (14:09 UTC)
Wind from the north-northeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for RSW
- From Mon 6:00 am EDT (10:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 6 knots, visibility 5 miles, mist, scattered clouds at 200 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- At times between Mon 6:00 am EDT (10:00 UTC) and 7:00 am EDT (11:00 UTC): visibility 2 miles, mist, a broken layer at 200 feet
- From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 3:00 pm EDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the north at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 9:00 pm EDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/6783 Perry, GA, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 19, 2026 UTC 24 nm from the route, 108 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 19 October · ZTL
Daylight
Sunset at PUJ 7:09 pm EDT (23:09 UTC), at RSW 7:02 pm EDT (23:02 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:25 pm EDT (23:25 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, Southwest Florida International.