Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport to San Antonio International PUJ → SAT
738 nautical miles (850 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 253°, about 257° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4W). At 120 knots that is 5 h 57 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 4-knot tailwind), arriving about 5:18 pm CDT (22:18 UTC). Right now PUJ is VFR, wind from the north-northwest (340°) at 7 knots; SAT is marginal VFR, wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 6 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: 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, 38 nm northwest, 11:38 am EDT (15:38 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: zfw. 359 nm along the route, 38 nm northwest 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, 24 nm south, 9:49 am EDT (13:49 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. 419 nm along the route, 24 nm south 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, 17 nm northwest, 12:08 pm EDT (16:08 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: zhu. 519 nm along the route, 17 nm northwest 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
- CRJ7 at 24,000 ft, 42 nm southeast, 11:54 am EDT (15:54 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: zhu. 579 nm along the route, 42 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
IAH UA /OV KDAS/TM 1554/FL240/TP CRJ7/TB NEG/RM ZHU
- Report
- a routine report filed through IAH
- Where
- over KDAS
- Time
- 15:54 UTC
- Height
- at 24,000 ft
- Aircraft
- CRJ7
- Turbulence
- none
- Remarks
- zhu
- C560 at 2,300 ft, 42 nm southeast, 11:45 am EDT (15:45 UTC): remarks: zhu. 579 nm along the route, 42 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
IAH UA /OV 0XA5/TM 1545/FL023/TP C560/SK BASE 023/RM ZHU
- Report
- a routine report filed through IAH
- Where
- over 0XA5
- Time
- 15:45 UTC
- Height
- at 2,300 ft
- Aircraft
- C560
- Sky
- base 2,300 ft
- Remarks
- zhu
- A320 at 2,000 ft, 42 nm southeast, 10:07 am EDT (14:07 UTC): a broken layer, remarks: bases BKN020 during the descent. 579 nm along the route, 42 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
IAH UA /OV DURD/TM 1407/FL020/TP A320/SK BKN/RM BASES BKN020 DURD
- Report
- a routine report filed through IAH
- Where
- over DURD
- Time
- 14:07 UTC
- Height
- at 2,000 ft
- Aircraft
- A320
- Sky
- a broken layer
- Remarks
- bases BKN020 during the descent
- P28A descending, 46 nm northwest, 11:43 am EDT (15:43 UTC): a broken layer above 2,400 ft. 669 nm along the route, 46 nm northwest 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, 46 nm northwest, 10:58 am EDT (14:58 UTC): overcast from 1,800 ft to 2,300 ft. 669 nm along the route, 46 nm northwest 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
- A320 at 4,000 ft, 15 nm northwest, 9:34 am EDT (13:34 UTC): remarks: during the climb. 679 nm along the route, 15 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
AUS UA /OV 5 SE KAUS/TM 1334/FL040/TP A320/RM DURC
- Report
- a routine report filed through AUS
- Where
- 5 southeast KAUS
- Time
- 13:34 UTC
- Height
- at 4,000 ft
- Aircraft
- A320
- Remarks
- during the climb
- B737 at 4,000 ft, 20 nm north, 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): remarks: T040. 689 nm along the route, 20 nm north 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, 20 nm north, 11:58 am EDT (15:58 UTC): remarks: B028. 689 nm along the route, 20 nm north 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
14 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 7 forecast points nearest it (ATL, BHM, JAN, SHV, HOU, CLL, SAT). 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 10 kt | +8 kt | 112 kt | 6 h 35 min | 5:56 pm CDT (22:56 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 220° at 12 kt | +10 kt | 16 °C | 110 kt | 6 h 43 min | 6:04 pm CDT (23:04 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 230° at 10 kt | +10 kt | 13 °C | 110 kt | 6 h 43 min | 6:04 pm CDT (23:04 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 250° at 9 kt | +9 kt | 9 °C | 111 kt | 6 h 39 min | 6:00 pm CDT (23:00 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 270° at 10 kt | +10 kt | 6 °C | 110 kt | 6 h 43 min | 6:04 pm CDT (23:04 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 270° at 12 kt | +12 kt | 2 °C | 108 kt | 6 h 50 min | 6:11 pm CDT (23:11 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 270° at 15 kt | +14 kt | -2 °C | 106 kt | 6 h 58 min | 6:19 pm CDT (23:19 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 270° at 17 kt | +15 kt | -5 °C | 105 kt | 7 h 02 min | 6:23 pm CDT (23:23 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 260° at 17 kt | +16 kt | -15 °C | 104 kt | 7 h 06 min | 6:27 pm CDT (23:27 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 310° at 24 kt | +13 kt | -30 °C | 107 kt | 6 h 54 min | 6:15 pm CDT (23:15 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 320° at 30 kt | +11 kt | -40 °C | 109 kt | 6 h 46 min | 6:07 pm CDT (23:07 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 350° at 30 kt | −4 kt | -51 °C | 124 kt | 5 h 57 min | 5:18 pm CDT (22:18 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 200 nm out; 52 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 399 nm out; 72 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° |
| HOU | used from 499 nm out; 84 nm from the line | 160/21 | 180/12 17° | 210/11 13° | 200/7 8° | 280/7 -5° | 260/19 -13° | 290/16 -30° | 340/15 -40° | 010/27 -51° |
| CLL | used from 549 nm out; 41 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° |
| SAT | used from 699 nm out; 20 nm from the line | 160/12 | 180/23 18° | 190/21 14° | 200/12 10° | 240/19 -5° | 220/19 -14° | 210/8 -29° | 090/9 -39° | 050/21 -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) |
| PLR Pell City, AL | 70 nm out, 1 nm east of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 484 ft | 16:15 UTC |
| TCL Tuscaloosa, AL | 140 nm out, 2 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR | variable at 3 knots | 9 mi | none | 169 ft | 15:53 UTC |
| MPE Philadelphia, MS | 220 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line | reported, no category | variable at 3 knots | none | 458 ft | 16:15 UTC | |
| HKS Jackson, MS | 279 nm out, 6 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | from the west (270°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 341 ft | 15:53 UTC |
| VKS Vicksburg, MS | 319 nm out, 3 nm north of the line | VFR | variable at 4 knots | 9 mi | none | 107 ft | 15:55 UTC |
| AEX Alexandria, LA | 419 nm out, 20 nm southeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the southeast (140°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 88 ft | 15:53 UTC |
| JAS Jasper, TX | 499 nm out, 16 nm southeast of the line | VFR | from the south (180°) at 8 knots, gusting to 15 | 10+ mi | none | 212 ft | 15:55 UTC |
| CXO Houston, TX | 569 nm out, 19 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | from the southeast (140°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 244 ft | 15:53 UTC |
| CLL College Station, TX | 609 nm out, 14 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southeast (150°) at 10 knots | 10+ mi | none | 320 ft | 15:53 UTC |
| BAZ New Braunfels, TX | 719 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 1,600 feet, overcast at 3,600 feet | from the south-southeast (160°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | 3,600 ft | 658 ft | 15:59 UTC |
| SAT San Antonio, TX | destination | marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 1,100 feet, a broken layer at 1,800 feet, overcast at 2,600 feet | from the south-southeast (150°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | 1,100 ft | 809 ft | 9:51 am CDT (14:51 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 SAT when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:18 pm CDT (22:18 UTC)
Wind from the south-southeast at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 3,500 feet VFR
The whole forecast for SAT
- From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 1,500 feet
- At times between Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC) and 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC): a broken layer at 2,500 feet
- From Mon 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 3,500 feet
- From Tue 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,500 feet
- At times between Tue 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC) and 7:00 am CDT (12:00 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 SAT 7:05 pm CDT (00:05 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:29 pm CDT (00:29 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.
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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, San Antonio International.
