Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport to St. Louis Lambert International PUJ → STL
391 nautical miles (450 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 319°, about 323° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 37 min at the quickest height in today's winds (10,500 ft, a 12-knot headwind), arriving about 11:46 am CDT (16:46 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: 346 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). Over the route from 10 to 147 nm out.
- 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.
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 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, HSV, BNA, CGI, STL). 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 | 290° at 17 kt | +15 kt | 105 kt | 3 h 43 min | 11:52 am CDT (16:52 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 290° at 14 kt | +13 kt | 14 °C | 107 kt | 3 h 39 min | 11:48 am CDT (16:48 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 290° at 14 kt | +13 kt | 11 °C | 107 kt | 3 h 39 min | 11:48 am CDT (16:48 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 290° at 14 kt | +12 kt | 8 °C | 108 kt | 3 h 37 min | 11:46 am CDT (16:46 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 290° at 15 kt | +13 kt | 4 °C | 107 kt | 3 h 39 min | 11:48 am CDT (16:48 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 290° at 17 kt | +16 kt | 0 °C | 104 kt | 3 h 46 min | 11:55 am CDT (16:55 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 290° at 20 kt | +19 kt | -3 °C | 101 kt | 3 h 52 min | 12:01 pm CDT (17:01 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 300° at 23 kt | +21 kt | -6 °C | 99 kt | 3 h 57 min | 12:06 pm CDT (17:06 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 290° at 24 kt | +21 kt | -18 °C | 99 kt | 3 h 57 min | 12:06 pm CDT (17:06 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 300° at 39 kt | +38 kt | -32 °C | 82 kt | 4 h 46 min | 12:55 pm CDT (17:55 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 300° at 49 kt | +48 kt | -41 °C | 72 kt | 5 h 26 min | 1:35 pm CDT (18:35 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 310° at 46 kt | +46 kt | -51 °C | 74 kt | 5 h 17 min | 1:26 pm CDT (18:26 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; 54 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° |
| HSV | used from 49 nm out; 44 nm from the line | 300/20 | 310/14 16° | 310/18 10° | 310/15 4° | 320/19 -5° | 290/16 -18° | 320/36 -32° | 320/47 -41° | 330/42 -50° |
| BNA | used from 98 nm out; 41 nm from the line | 300/20 | 300/14 15° | 300/14 10° | 300/13 4° | 310/22 -5° | 280/24 -18° | 310/37 -33° | 310/50 -41° | 320/49 -51° |
| CGI | used from 245 nm out; 46 nm from the line | 260/22 | 250/15 15° | 250/13 11° | 250/16 6° | 270/29 -7° | 280/30 -18° | 290/40 -31° | 290/55 -40° | 300/51 -51° |
| STL | used from 342 nm out; 24 nm from the line | 250/26 | 240/21 15° | 240/22 11° | 250/23 6° | 270/28 -7° | 260/30 -19° | 280/52 -31° | 280/57 -40° | 300/57 -49° |
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 | ||||
| RMG Rome, GA | 29 nm out, 9 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 644 ft | ||||
| APT Jasper, TN | 68 nm out, 21 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 641 ft | ||||
| BGF Winchester, TN | 98 nm out, 9 nm east of the line | no report just now | 978 ft | ||||
| JWN Nashville, TN | 166 nm out, 18 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 501 ft | ||||
| CKV Clarksville, TN | 205 nm out, 16 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 549 ft | ||||
| CEY Murray, KY | 235 nm out, 16 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 577 ft | ||||
| MWA Marion, IL | 303 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 471 ft | ||||
| MDH Carbondale/Murphysboro, IL | 313 nm out, 2 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 411 ft | ||||
| CPS Cahokia/St Louis, IL | 372 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 412 ft | ||||
| STL St Louis, MO | destination | no report just now | 617 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 STL when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:46 am CDT (16:46 UTC)
STL has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
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 STL 6:27 pm CDT (23:27 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:54 pm CDT (23:54 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, St. Louis Lambert International.