Plan a flight · Sun 11:01 pm EDT (03:01 UTC)

Southwest Florida International to Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport RSW → PUJ

473 nautical miles (544 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 340°, about 344° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4W). At 120 knots that is 4 h 18 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 10-knot headwind), arriving about 3:19 am EDT (07:19 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now RSW is VFR, wind calm; PUJ is VFR, wind from the northwest (310°) at 5 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 SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Near the route, 443 nm along 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 RSW.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

CRJ9 at 32,000 ft, 16 nm southwest, 10:00 pm EDT (02:00 UTC): moderate chop turbulence, remarks: ZTLFD-22. 443 nm along the route, 16 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ATL UA /OV ATL240035/TM 0200/FL320/TP CRJ9/TB OCNL MOD CHOP /RM ZTLFD-22
```
Report
a routine report filed through ATL
Where
35 nm southwest (240°) of ATL
Time
02:00 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ9
Turbulence
occasional moderate chop
Remarks
ZTLFD-22
B738 at 36,000 ft, 30 nm east, 8:23 pm EDT (00:23 UTC): light chop turbulence. 158 nm along the route, 30 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
OCF UA /OV OCF/TM 0023/FL360/TP B738/TB LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through OCF
Where
over OCF
Time
00:23 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
light chop
E170 at 32,000 ft, 13 nm southwest, 8:07 pm EDT (00:07 UTC): light turbulence. 226 nm along the route, 13 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CTY UA /OV CTY320030/TM 0007/FL320/TP E170/TB CONS LGT
```
Report
a routine report filed through CTY
Where
30 nm northwest (320°) of CTY
Time
00:07 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
continuous light
B747 at 33,000 ft, 41 nm west, 9:02 pm EDT (01:02 UTC): no turbulence. 286 nm along the route, 41 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TLH UA /OV TLH360025/TM 0102/FL330/TP B747/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
25 nm north (360°) of TLH
Time
01:02 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
B747
Turbulence
none
E170 at 33,000 ft, 23 nm west, 9:53 pm EDT (01:53 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZTLFD-22. At the destination end, 23 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ATL UA /OV ATL280045/TM 0153/FL330/TP E170/TB CONS LGT CHOP /RM ZTLFD-22
```
Report
a routine report filed through ATL
Where
45 nm west (280°) of ATL
Time
01:53 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
continuous light chop
Remarks
ZTLFD-22

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 (PIE, TLH, CSG, 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 17 kt	+17 kt		103 kt	4 h 36 min	3:37 am EDT (07:37 UTC)
6,500 ft	340° at 19 kt	+19 kt	17 °C	101 kt	4 h 41 min	3:42 am EDT (07:42 UTC)
8,500 ft	340° at 20 kt	+20 kt	14 °C	100 kt	4 h 44 min	3:45 am EDT (07:45 UTC)
10,500 ft	330° at 18 kt	+17 kt	11 °C	103 kt	4 h 36 min	3:37 am EDT (07:37 UTC)
12,500 ft	310° at 16 kt	+14 kt	7 °C	106 kt	4 h 28 min	3:29 am EDT (07:29 UTC)
14,500 ft	300° at 17 kt	+13 kt	2 °C	107 kt	4 h 25 min	3:26 am EDT (07:26 UTC)
16,500 ft	290° at 19 kt	+12 kt	-3 °C	108 kt	4 h 23 min	3:24 am EDT (07:24 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	280° at 21 kt	+11 kt	-6 °C	109 kt	4 h 20 min	3:21 am EDT (07:21 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	280° at 25 kt	+13 kt	-17 °C	107 kt	4 h 25 min	3:26 am EDT (07:26 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	300° at 27 kt	+22 kt	-32 °C	98 kt	4 h 50 min	3:51 am EDT (07:51 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	290° at 21 kt	+14 kt	-41 °C	106 kt	4 h 28 min	3:29 am EDT (07:29 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	280° at 19 kt	+10 kt	-51 °C	110 kt	4 h 18 min	3:19 am EDT (07:19 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
PIE	used from 0 nm out; 72 nm from the line	350/6	L/V 18°	290/6 14°	280/9 9°	250/18 -6°	250/23 -17°	240/30 -31°	220/31 -41°	220/30 -52°
TLH	used from 197 nm out; 65 nm from the line	320/18	350/31 18°	340/24 13°	310/17 8°	280/22 -7°	300/25 -17°	320/28 -33°	320/24 -41°	320/25 -50°
CSG	used from 345 nm out; 39 nm from the line	310/24	340/35 17°	340/37 12°	330/22 8°	310/30 -7°	290/30 -18°	340/57 -32°	340/55 -41°	320/33 -49°
ATL	used from 394 nm out; 35 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
RSW Fort Myers, FL	departure	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	29 ft	10:53 pm EDT (02:53 UTC)
PGD Punta Gorda, FL	30 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	25 ft	02:53 UTC
LAL Lakeland, FL	89 nm out, 16 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	from the west-northwest (300°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	141 ft	01:50 UTC
BKV Brooksville, FL	118 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the southeast (130°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	76 ft	02:53 UTC
CGC Crystal River, FL	148 nm out, 7 nm east of the line	reported, no category	calm	10+ mi	none	8 ft	02:55 UTC
CTY Cross City, FL	197 nm out, 4 nm west of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	42 ft	02:55 UTC
VLD Valdosta, GA	266 nm out, 12 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	203 ft	02:53 UTC
ABY Albany, GA	325 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
ACJ Americus, GA	354 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	468 ft	02:55 UTC
OPN Thomaston, GA	404 nm out, 11 nm northeast of the line	reported, no category	from the northwest (320°) at 3 knots		none	797 ft	02:55 UTC
FTY Atlanta, GA	453 nm out, 17 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	841 ft	02:53 UTC
PUJ Atlanta, GA	destination	VFR	from the northwest (310°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	1,289 ft	10:55 pm EDT (02:55 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 PUJ when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:19 am EDT (07:19 UTC)

PUJ has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.

The forecast for RSW, the departure

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 3,000 feet, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
From Mon 1:00 am EDT (05:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 8 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, 364 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 19 October · ZTL

Daylight

Sunset at RSW 7:02 pm EDT (23:02 UTC), at PUJ 7:09 pm EDT (23:09 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:34 pm EDT (23:34 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at PUJ is before sunrise there (7:42 am EDT (11:42 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

Radar now, the Southeast · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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: Southwest Florida International, Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport.