Plan a flight · Sun 9:26 pm CDT (02:26 UTC)

San Antonio International to Augusta Regional AT Bush Field SAT → AGS

875 nautical miles (1,007 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 071°, about 067° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4E). At 120 knots that is 6 h 23 min at the quickest height in today's winds (24,000 ft, a 17-knot tailwind), arriving about 4:49 am EDT (08:49 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now SAT is VFR, wind from the southeast (140°) at 13 knots; AGS is VFR, wind from the southwest (220°) 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: 3 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 6W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 28,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the route from 676 to 716 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 SAT.

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

CRJ9 at 32,000 ft, 27 nm north, 9:00 pm CDT (02:00 UTC): moderate chop turbulence, remarks: ZTLFD-22. 726 nm along the route, 27 nm north 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
B39M at 27,000 ft, 28 nm southeast, 7:42 pm CDT (00:42 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. 159 nm along the route, 28 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IAH UA /OV IH340035/TM 0042/FL270/TP B39M/TB LT CHOP DURC/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through IAH
Where
IH340035
Time
00:42 UTC
Height
at 27,000 ft
Aircraft
B39M
Turbulence
lt chop during the climb
Remarks
zhu
C510 at 41,000 ft, 7 nm north, 9:18 pm CDT (02:18 UTC): no turbulence, clear from 41,000 ft to 60,000 ft. 388 nm along the route, 7 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
HEZ UA /OV HEZ /TM 0218 /FL410 /TP C510 /SK SKC /TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through HEZ
Where
over HEZ
Time
02:18 UTC
Height
at 41,000 ft
Aircraft
C510
Sky
clear
Turbulence
none
B737 at 38,000 ft, 7 nm north, 6:40 pm CDT (23:40 UTC): no chop turbulence, remarks: ZTLFD-08. 686 nm along the route, 7 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LGC UA /OV LGC240025/TM 2340/FL380/TP B737/TB NEG CHOP /RM ZTLFD-08
```
Report
a routine report filed through LGC
Where
25 nm southwest (240°) of LGC
Time
23:40 UTC
Height
at 38,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
no chop
Remarks
ZTLFD-08
PA32 at 7,000 ft, 30 nm northeast, 7:17 pm CDT (00:17 UTC): 8 °C, remarks: smooth. At the destination end, 30 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AGS UA /OV KAIK360010/TM 0017/FL070/TP PA32/WX FV99SM/TA 8/RM SMOOTH
```
Report
a routine report filed through AGS
Where
10 nm north (360°) of KAIK
Time
00:17 UTC
Height
at 7,000 ft
Aircraft
PA32
Weather
flight visibility 99 miles
Temperature
8 °C
Remarks
smooth

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 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 9 forecast points nearest it (SAT, CLL, HOU, LCH, JAN, MGM, CSG, ATL, CAE). 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	240° at 6 kt	−6 kt		126 kt	6 h 57 min	5:23 am EDT (09:23 UTC)
5,500 ft	280° at 5 kt	−6 kt		126 kt	6 h 57 min	5:23 am EDT (09:23 UTC)
7,500 ft	300° at 7 kt	−6 kt	15 °C	126 kt	6 h 57 min	5:23 am EDT (09:23 UTC)
9,500 ft	310° at 10 kt	−7 kt	11 °C	127 kt	6 h 53 min	5:19 am EDT (09:19 UTC)
11,500 ft	310° at 11 kt	−8 kt	8 °C	128 kt	6 h 50 min	5:16 am EDT (09:16 UTC)
13,500 ft	300° at 13 kt	−9 kt	4 °C	129 kt	6 h 47 min	5:13 am EDT (09:13 UTC)
15,500 ft	300° at 15 kt	−12 kt	0 °C	132 kt	6 h 38 min	5:04 am EDT (09:04 UTC)
17,500 ft	290° at 17 kt	−14 kt	-4 °C	134 kt	6 h 32 min	4:58 am EDT (08:58 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	290° at 17 kt	−14 kt	-5 °C	134 kt	6 h 32 min	4:58 am EDT (08:58 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	290° at 21 kt	−17 kt	-15 °C	137 kt	6 h 23 min	4:49 am EDT (08:49 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	320° at 34 kt	−17 kt	-31 °C	137 kt	6 h 23 min	4:49 am EDT (08:49 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	320° at 36 kt	−15 kt	-41 °C	135 kt	6 h 29 min	4:55 am EDT (08:55 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	330° at 34 kt	−11 kt	-51 °C	131 kt	6 h 41 min	5:07 am EDT (09:07 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
SAT	used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line	150/26	180/18 19°	180/18 14°	200/14 9°	230/16 -6°	210/9 -13°	270/8 -29°	280/6 -39°	340/19 -51°
CLL	used from 50 nm out; 55 nm from the line	170/22	170/26 18°	200/15 14°	240/13 8°	240/15 -5°	260/17 -13°	290/27 -29°	290/22 -40°	320/30 -51°
HOU	used from 149 nm out; 49 nm from the line	160/22	150/27 19°	180/16 14°	250/7 9°	270/10 -5°	270/16 -13°	310/23 -29°	310/26 -40°	330/20 -52°
LCH	used from 199 nm out; 70 nm from the line	160/21	160/18 18°	180/13 12°	230/6 8°	280/10 -4°	260/13 -14°	310/29 -30°	320/32 -40°	330/33 -53°
JAN	used from 348 nm out; 94 nm from the line	230/10	270/13 18°	270/11 12°	310/11 6°	300/15 -4°	300/22 -16°	310/33 -31°	320/37 -41°	330/41 -52°
MGM	used from 547 nm out; 73 nm from the line	310/19	340/24 17°	340/28 11°	330/16 7°	300/23 -7°	320/32 -16°	330/46 -33°	330/55 -42°	330/41 -50°
CSG	used from 696 nm out; 20 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 746 nm out; 42 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°
CAE	used from 845 nm out; 68 nm from the line	330/15	330/13 12°	330/22 9°	300/26 6°	280/33 -7°	270/38 -18°	250/45 -33°	240/46 -40°	270/38 -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
SAT San Antonio, TX	departure	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 20,000 feet	from the southeast (140°) at 13 knots	10+ mi	none	809 ft	8:51 pm CDT (01:51 UTC)
BAZ New Braunfels, TX	20 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (160°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	658 ft	01:51 UTC
CXO Houston, TX	169 nm out, 5 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the southeast (130°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	244 ft	01:53 UTC
JAS Jasper, TX	249 nm out, 7 nm northwest of the line	VFR	variable at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	212 ft	02:15 UTC
AEX Alexandria, LA	328 nm out, 9 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (170°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	88 ft	01:53 UTC
HEZ Natchez, MS	388 nm out, 7 nm north of the line	VFR	from the south-southeast (160°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	272 ft	01:56 UTC
LUL Laurel, MS	497 nm out, 19 nm south of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	238 ft	02:15 UTC
MEI Meridian, MS	527 nm out, 14 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	297 ft	01:58 UTC
SEM Selma, AL	617 nm out, 7 nm south of the line, tower	reported, no category	from the east (080°) at 27 knots, gusting to 37		3,300 ft	166 ft	01:30 UTC
CSG Columbus, GA	716 nm out, 20 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	397 ft	01:51 UTC
MLJ Milledgeville, GA	805 nm out, 4 nm east of the line	VFR	from the west (260°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	384 ft	02:15 UTC
AGS Augusta, GA	destination	VFR	from the southwest (220°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	145 ft	9:53 pm EDT (01:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 809 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At AGS when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:49 am EDT (08:49 UTC)

Wind from the west at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for AGS

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the west at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet

The forecast for SAT, the departure

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 15 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 6,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 12:00 am CDT (05:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 1,200 feet
From Mon 6:00 am CDT (11:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 1,200 feet
From Mon 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,500 feet
From Mon 2:00 pm CDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the south at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 5,000 feet

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 SAT 7:06 pm CDT (00:06 UTC), at AGS 6:58 pm EDT (22:58 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:23 pm EDT (23:23 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at AGS is before sunrise there (7:29 am EDT (11:29 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.

Radar and forecast charts for the regions crossed government pictures, the latest each time the page loads

Radar now, the southern Plains · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

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: San Antonio International, Augusta Regional AT Bush Field.