Roanoke/Blacksburg Regional (Woodrum Field) to Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International ROA → ATL
310 nautical miles (357 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 226°, about 234° magnetic at the departure end (variation 8W). At 120 knots that is 2 h 24 min at the quickest height in today's winds (8,500 ft, a 9-knot tailwind), arriving about 4:07 am EDT (08:07 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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: 2,794 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
- SIGMET E19E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 43,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 2:55 am EDT (06:55 UTC). Near the route, at the departure end.
as issued
WSUS31 KKCI 120455 MKCE WST 120455 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 19E VALID UNTIL 0655Z CT NY NJ PA DE MD VA DC WV AND DE NJ NY MD CT VA CSTL WTRS FROM 20NNW HTO-70SSE HTO-90SE SIE-20WNW LYH-40ESE AIR-20NNW HTO AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL430.
- 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 first 87 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 10,000 ft. Over the first 291 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 116 nm of 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 213 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 ROA.
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 02:00–09:00 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 4 forecast points nearest it (ROA, TRI, GSP, ATL). 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 | 330° at 25 kt | −5 kt | 11 °C | 125 kt | 2 h 29 min | 4:12 am EDT (08:12 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 330° at 26 kt | −8 kt | 12 °C | 128 kt | 2 h 25 min | 4:08 am EDT (08:08 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 330° at 28 kt | −9 kt | 9 °C | 129 kt | 2 h 24 min | 4:07 am EDT (08:07 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 330° at 29 kt | −7 kt | 6 °C | 127 kt | 2 h 26 min | 4:09 am EDT (08:09 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 320° at 29 kt | −5 kt | 4 °C | 125 kt | 2 h 29 min | 4:12 am EDT (08:12 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 320° at 30 kt | −3 kt | 0 °C | 123 kt | 2 h 31 min | 4:14 am EDT (08:14 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 320° at 32 kt | −1 kt | -4 °C | 121 kt | 2 h 34 min | 4:17 am EDT (08:17 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 310° at 33 kt | +1 kt | -7 °C | 119 kt | 2 h 36 min | 4:19 am EDT (08:19 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 310° at 35 kt | +5 kt | -19 °C | 115 kt | 2 h 42 min | 4:25 am EDT (08:25 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 310° at 37 kt | +2 kt | -33 °C | 118 kt | 2 h 38 min | 4:21 am EDT (08:21 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 310° at 37 kt | +2 kt | -39 °C | 118 kt | 2 h 38 min | 4:21 am EDT (08:21 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 310° at 38 kt | 0 | -48 °C | 120 kt | 2 h 35 min | 4:18 am EDT (08:18 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 00:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 06:00 UTC for use 02:00 to 09:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | used from 0 nm out; 24 nm from the line | 310/29 | 330/31 13° | 340/28 7° | 330/25 3° | 310/32 -8° | 300/32 -22° | 290/32 -31° | 270/35 -38° | 270/32 -47° |
| TRI | used from 49 nm out; 65 nm from the line | 330/22 11° | 330/29 7° | 330/32 3° | 330/36 -8° | 320/34 -19° | 320/36 -34° | 320/43 -39° | 320/46 -47° | |
| GSP | used from 146 nm out; 29 nm from the line | 320/22 | 340/19 13° | 320/18 8° | 310/24 5° | 300/34 -7° | 300/36 -18° | 290/30 -33° | 300/32 -39° | 320/42 -49° |
| ATL | used from 243 nm out; 44 nm from the line | 320/30 | 330/37 16° | 340/44 11° | 330/35 7° | 310/33 -6° | 300/38 -18° | 330/58 -33° | 330/48 -40° | 320/34 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROA Roanoke, VA | departure | no report just now | 1,175 ft | ||||
| BCB Blacksburg, VA | 19 nm out, 10 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 2,119 ft | ||||
| HLX Galax Hillsville, VA | 49 nm out, 6 nm west of the line | no report just now | 2,693 ft | ||||
| HKY Hickory, NC | 116 nm out, 20 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,189 ft | ||||
| AVL Asheville, NC | 165 nm out, 8 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 2,163 ft | ||||
| GMU Greenville, SC | 184 nm out, 24 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,048 ft | ||||
| TOC Toccoa, GA | 233 nm out, 3 nm east of the line | no report just now | 996 ft | ||||
| LZU Lawrenceville, GA | 281 nm out, 3 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,061 ft | ||||
| ATL Atlanta, GA | destination | no report just now | 1,026 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 2,693 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At ATL when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:07 am EDT (08:07 UTC)
ATL 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 ROA 6:47 pm EDT (22:47 UTC), at ATL 7:07 pm EDT (23:07 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:32 pm EDT (23:32 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at ATL is before sunrise there (7:39 am EDT (11:39 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: Roanoke/Blacksburg Regional (Woodrum Field), Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International.