Plan a flight · Mon 8:19 am EDT (12:19 UTC)

Savannah/Hilton Head International to Kansas City International SAV → MCI

786 nautical miles (904 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 307°, about 313° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 7 h 25 min at the quickest height in today's winds (8,500 ft, a 14-knot headwind), arriving about 2:44 pm CDT (19:44 UTC). Right now SAV is VFR, wind from the west (270°) at 8 knots; MCI is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 13 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: 17 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 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 30,000 ft to 41,000 ft. Over the first 60 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. Near the route, 159 nm along the route.
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 209 to 348 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft. Over the route from 209 to 219 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the last 139 nm of 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 SAV.

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

urgent B763 at 2,000 ft, 49 nm southwest, 7:57 am EDT (11:57 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the destination end, 49 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FOE UUA /OV 130003/TM 1157/FL020/TP B763/WV LLWS
```
Report
an urgent report filed through FOE
Where
wind from 130° at 3 knots
Time
11:57 UTC
Height
at 2,000 ft
Aircraft
B763
Wind
low-level wind shear
C68A at 1,500 ft, 37 nm northeast, 8:12 am EDT (12:12 UTC): no turbulence, clear from 1,500 ft to 60,000 ft. 80 nm along the route, 37 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AGS UA /OV AGS/TM 1212/FL015/TP C68A/SK SKC/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through AGS
Where
over AGS
Time
12:12 UTC
Height
at 1,500 ft
Aircraft
C68A
Sky
clear
Turbulence
none
CRJ9 at 2,200 ft, 38 nm northeast, 7:09 am EDT (11:09 UTC): no turbulence, clear from 2,200 ft to 60,000 ft. 80 nm along the route, 38 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AGS UA /OV AGS350002/TM 1109/FL022/TP CRJ9/SK SKC/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through AGS
Where
2 nm north (350°) of AGS
Time
11:09 UTC
Height
at 2,200 ft
Aircraft
CRJ9
Sky
clear
Turbulence
none
B38M at 35,000 ft, 28 nm northeast, 6:04 am EDT (10:04 UTC): light turbulence, remarks: ztlfd 39. 239 nm along the route, 28 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ATL UA /OV GQO110025/TM 1004/FL350/TP B38M/TB LGT/RM ZTLFD 39
```
Report
a routine report filed through ATL
Where
25 nm east (110°) of GQO
Time
10:04 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
light
Remarks
ztlfd 39
C56X at 1,000 ft, 24 nm northeast, 7:04 am EDT (11:04 UTC): remarks: during the climb runway 20 departure. 268 nm along the route, 24 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CHA UA /OV CHA/TM 1104/FL010/TP C56X/SK TOP010/RM DURC. RY 20 DEPARTURE
```
Report
a routine report filed through CHA
Where
over CHA
Time
11:04 UTC
Height
at 1,000 ft
Aircraft
C56X
Sky
TOP010
Remarks
during the climb runway 20 departure
CRJ9 at 1,000 ft, 24 nm northeast, 6:15 am EDT (10:15 UTC): remarks: during the climb runway 20 departure. 268 nm along the route, 24 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CHA UA /OV CHA/TM 1015/FL010/TP CRJ9/SK TOP010/RM DURC. RY 20 DEPARTURE
```
Report
a routine report filed through CHA
Where
over CHA
Time
10:15 UTC
Height
at 1,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ9
Sky
TOP010
Remarks
during the climb runway 20 departure
B739 at 36,000 ft, 46 nm northeast, 7:34 am EDT (11:34 UTC): light turbulence, remarks: ztlfd 36. 298 nm along the route, 46 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ATL UA /OV HCH250025/TM 1134/FL360/TP B739/TB LGT/RM ZTLFD 36
```
Report
a routine report filed through ATL
Where
25 nm west (250°) of HCH
Time
11:34 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
B739
Turbulence
light
Remarks
ztlfd 36

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 7 forecast points nearest it (SAV, ATL, HSV, BNA, CGI, COU, MKC). 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 18 kt	+18 kt		102 kt	7 h 42 min	3:01 pm CDT (20:01 UTC)
6,500 ft	300° at 15 kt	+15 kt	15 °C	105 kt	7 h 29 min	2:48 pm CDT (19:48 UTC)
8,500 ft	310° at 14 kt	+14 kt	12 °C	106 kt	7 h 25 min	2:44 pm CDT (19:44 UTC)
10,500 ft	300° at 14 kt	+14 kt	8 °C	106 kt	7 h 25 min	2:44 pm CDT (19:44 UTC)
12,500 ft	290° at 16 kt	+16 kt	5 °C	104 kt	7 h 33 min	2:52 pm CDT (19:52 UTC)
14,500 ft	290° at 18 kt	+18 kt	1 °C	102 kt	7 h 42 min	3:01 pm CDT (20:01 UTC)
16,500 ft	290° at 21 kt	+21 kt	-3 °C	99 kt	7 h 56 min	3:15 pm CDT (20:15 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	290° at 23 kt	+23 kt	-6 °C	97 kt	8 h 06 min	3:25 pm CDT (20:25 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	290° at 25 kt	+24 kt	-18 °C	96 kt	8 h 11 min	3:30 pm CDT (20:30 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	300° at 41 kt	+41 kt	-32 °C	79 kt	9 h 57 min	5:16 pm CDT (22:16 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	300° at 46 kt	+46 kt	-40 °C	74 kt	10 h 37 min	5:56 pm CDT (22:56 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	310° at 41 kt	+42 kt	-50 °C	78 kt	10 h 05 min	5:24 pm CDT (22:24 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
SAV	used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line	330/16	310/15 14°	320/23 10°	310/30 7°	310/30 -6°	300/28 -19°	270/25 -32°	300/25 -39°	320/26 -50°
ATL	used from 99 nm out; 65 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 249 nm out; 57 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 348 nm out; 39 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 447 nm out; 45 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°
COU	used from 597 nm out; 59 nm from the line	250/36	260/14 16°	250/5 12°	260/12 6°	260/24 -7°	260/35 -19°	280/58 -31°	280/62 -40°	290/60 -49°
MKC	used from 696 nm out; 55 nm from the line	240/49	240/21 20°	220/19 13°	230/21 6°	260/26 -7°	250/37 -19°	270/66 -31°	270/65 -38°	280/60 -48°

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
SAV Savannah, GA	departure	VFR	from the west (270°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	50 ft	7:53 am EDT (11:53 UTC)
TBR Statesboro, GA	30 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line	VFR	from the west (270°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	186 ft	11:55 UTC
AHN Athens, GA	149 nm out, 25 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	812 ft	11:51 UTC
PDK Atlanta, GA	189 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the northwest (310°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	998 ft	11:53 UTC
CHA Chattanooga, TN	268 nm out, 24 nm northeast of the line, tower	low IFR Sky: sky obscured at 200 feet Weather: fog	from the west (270°) at 3 knots	0.13 mi	200 ft	682 ft	11:53 UTC
LUG Lewisburg, TN	348 nm out, 4 nm east of the line	VFR	calm	9 mi	none	718 ft	12:15 UTC
PHT Paris, TN	438 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line	VFR	from the southwest (230°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	580 ft	11:55 UTC
CGI Cape Girardeau, MO	517 nm out, 17 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	341 ft	11:53 UTC
VIH Rolla/Vichy, MO	626 nm out, 9 nm north of the line	VFR	from the south (190°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	1,147 ft	11:53 UTC
TBN Fort Leonard Wood, MO	636 nm out, 21 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	1,159 ft	11:55 UTC
RCM Warrensburg, MO	736 nm out, 7 nm south of the line	VFR	from the south (170°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	797 ft	12:15 UTC
MCI Kansas City, MO	destination	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 13 knots	10+ mi	none	1,027 ft	6:53 am CDT (11:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,159 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At MCI when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:44 pm CDT (19:44 UTC)

Wind from the south-southwest at 17 knots, gusting to 30, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for MCI

From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 14 knots, gusting to 23, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 17 knots, gusting to 30, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 12 knots, gusting to 19, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Tue 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

The forecast for SAV, the departure

From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the west at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

6/8928 Atlanta, GA, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local 18 nm from the route, 189 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZTL

Daylight

Sunset at SAV 6:56 pm EDT (22:56 UTC), at MCI 6:44 pm CDT (23:44 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:11 pm CDT (00:11 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 now, the lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · 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: Savannah/Hilton Head International, Kansas City International.