Salt Lake City International to Middle Georgia Regional SLC → MCN
1,439 nautical miles (1,656 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 101°, about 090° magnetic at the departure end (variation 11E). At 120 knots that is 8 h 28 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 50-knot tailwind), arriving about 4:47 pm EDT (20:47 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: 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 ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the first 230 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the first 180 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 290 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 34,000 ft to 43,000 ft. Over the route from 30 to 400 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: 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 route from 150 to 230 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 190 to 350 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: 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 route from 340 to 410 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 route from 530 to 930 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 SLC.
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 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 16 forecast points nearest it (SLC, RKS, GJT, DEN, GLD, GCK, SLN, ICT, TUL, SGF, LIT, MEM, HSV, BHM, ATL, CSG). 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 | 250° at 23 kt | −19 kt | 139 kt | 10 h 21 min | 6:40 pm EDT (22:40 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 260° at 22 kt | −19 kt | 22 °C | 139 kt | 10 h 21 min | 6:40 pm EDT (22:40 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 260° at 19 kt | −17 kt | 14 °C | 137 kt | 10 h 30 min | 6:49 pm EDT (22:49 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 260° at 18 kt | −16 kt | 10 °C | 136 kt | 10 h 35 min | 6:54 pm EDT (22:54 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 250° at 18 kt | −15 kt | 6 °C | 135 kt | 10 h 40 min | 6:59 pm EDT (22:59 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 250° at 20 kt | −16 kt | 2 °C | 136 kt | 10 h 35 min | 6:54 pm EDT (22:54 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 240° at 23 kt | −18 kt | -3 °C | 138 kt | 10 h 26 min | 6:45 pm EDT (22:45 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 240° at 26 kt | −19 kt | -7 °C | 139 kt | 10 h 21 min | 6:40 pm EDT (22:40 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 240° at 27 kt | −20 kt | -8 °C | 140 kt | 10 h 17 min | 6:36 pm EDT (22:36 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 240° at 32 kt | −25 kt | -19 °C | 145 kt | 9 h 55 min | 6:14 pm EDT (22:14 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 260° at 49 kt | −46 kt | -30 °C | 166 kt | 8 h 40 min | 4:59 pm EDT (20:59 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 270° at 51 kt | −50 kt | -38 °C | 170 kt | 8 h 28 min | 4:47 pm EDT (20:47 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 270° at 43 kt | −43 kt | -49 °C | 163 kt | 8 h 50 min | 5:09 pm EDT (21:09 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLC | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 200/16 | 210/23 4° | 220/34 -3° | 210/40 -16° | 220/66 -23° | 220/64 -31° | 220/57 -36° | 220/50 -43° | |
| RKS | used from 100 nm out; 74 nm from the line | 250/9 | 230/21 -1° | 210/43 -14° | 220/59 -23° | 220/55 -32° | 220/53 -35° | 220/48 -44° | ||
| GJT | used from 150 nm out; 66 nm from the line | 220/26 6° | 230/39 0° | 220/55 -13° | 230/60 -23° | 230/78 -31° | 230/80 -35° | 230/74 -44° | ||
| DEN | used from 250 nm out; 67 nm from the line | 270/24 11° | 230/13 5° | 230/48 -8° | 230/46 -20° | 230/63 -30° | 240/78 -36° | 240/78 -48° | ||
| GLD | used from 400 nm out; 62 nm from the line | 260/37 | 260/25 14° | 250/27 8° | 230/36 -8° | 230/49 -21° | 250/71 -30° | 260/82 -36° | 250/73 -48° | |
| GCK | used from 500 nm out; 44 nm from the line | 240/40 22° | 240/40 14° | 240/38 7° | 230/39 -7° | 230/45 -20° | 250/73 -28° | 260/74 -36° | 260/64 -49° | |
| SLN | used from 600 nm out; 73 nm from the line | 230/49 | 240/41 22° | 230/26 15° | 220/21 7° | 240/38 -8° | 240/44 -21° | 260/77 -29° | 270/70 -36° | 270/63 -48° |
| ICT | used from 650 nm out; 27 nm from the line | 230/45 | 240/33 21° | 230/23 14° | 230/22 7° | 240/29 -7° | 240/36 -20° | 260/78 -29° | 270/69 -36° | 270/56 -49° |
| TUL | used from 750 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 230/42 | 250/23 17° | 220/16 14° | 240/10 8° | 240/20 -6° | 260/28 -17° | 270/61 -29° | 280/52 -38° | 290/46 -50° |
| SGF | used from 850 nm out; 47 nm from the line | 230/37 | 260/20 15° | 250/16 13° | 250/15 8° | 260/28 -7° | 250/31 -17° | 280/59 -31° | 280/59 -39° | 290/55 -50° |
| LIT | used from 950 nm out; 78 nm from the line | 250/22 | 250/25 18° | 240/23 12° | 240/20 7° | 250/17 -6° | 260/25 -17° | 300/45 -29° | 300/49 -40° | 310/43 -51° |
| MEM | used from 1000 nm out; 71 nm from the line | 250/19 | 260/19 17° | 270/20 12° | 270/16 6° | 270/21 -6° | 290/27 -17° | 300/37 -30° | 300/49 -40° | 310/40 -51° |
| HSV | used from 1150 nm out; 80 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° |
| BHM | used from 1250 nm out; 24 nm from the line | 310/19 | 310/15 16° | 320/19 11° | 330/15 5° | 330/23 -5° | 320/14 -18° | 320/36 -32° | 330/44 -40° | 340/36 -51° |
| ATL | used from 1349 nm out; 32 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° |
| CSG | used from 1399 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 330/27 | 340/28 16° | 350/28 11° | 330/17 6° | 340/25 -6° | 350/33 -18° | 330/46 -32° | 340/45 -41° | 350/31 -52° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLC Salt Lake City, UT | departure | no report just now | 4,230 ft | ||||
| VEL Vernal, UT | 110 nm out, 5 nm east of the line | no report just now | 5,274 ft | ||||
| EGE Eagle, CO | 240 nm out, 18 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 6,547 ft | ||||
| APA Denver, CO | 340 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 5,884 ft | ||||
| TQK Scott City, KS | 530 nm out, 9 nm south of the line | no report just now | 2,968 ft | ||||
| ICT Wichita, KS | 700 nm out, 3 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,332 ft | ||||
| JLN Joplin, MO | 840 nm out, 19 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 977 ft | ||||
| BBG Branson, MO | 910 nm out, 9 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,302 ft | ||||
| NQA Millington, TN | 1090 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 322 ft | ||||
| BHM Birmingham, AL | 1280 nm out, 24 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 650 ft | ||||
| OPN Thomaston, GA | 1409 nm out, 5 nm west of the line | no report just now | 797 ft | ||||
| MCN Macon, GA | destination | no report just now | 354 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 6,547 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At MCN when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:47 pm EDT (20:47 UTC)
MCN has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
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 15 nm from the route, at the destination end · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 19 October · ZTL
Daylight
Sunset at SLC 6:50 pm MDT (00:50 UTC), at MCN 7:05 pm EDT (23:05 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:30 pm EDT (23:30 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: Salt Lake City International, Middle Georgia Regional.