Salt Lake City International to Dekalb-Peachtree Airport SLC → PDK
1,378 nautical miles (1,586 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 099°, about 088° magnetic at the departure end (variation 11E). At 120 knots that is 8 h 27 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 43-knot tailwind), arriving about 5:27 am EDT (09:27 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: 1 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 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 first 250 nm of the route.
- AIRMET ZULU 3C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the first 120 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the first 419 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the first 360 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 270 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots). Over the route from 140 to 180 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 6W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 28,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the route from 1188 to 1288 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 10 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 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 20:00–03:00 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 12 forecast points nearest it (SLC, RKS, GJT, DEN, GLD, GCK, SLN, ICT, SGF, MEM, HSV, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,500 ft | 230° at 16 kt | −7 kt | 127 kt | 10 h 51 min | 7:51 am EDT (11:51 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 230° at 16 kt | −10 kt | 21 °C | 130 kt | 10 h 36 min | 7:36 am EDT (11:36 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 230° at 20 kt | −12 kt | 14 °C | 132 kt | 10 h 26 min | 7:26 am EDT (11:26 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 240° at 22 kt | −16 kt | 11 °C | 136 kt | 10 h 08 min | 7:08 am EDT (11:08 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 250° at 24 kt | −20 kt | 7 °C | 140 kt | 9 h 51 min | 6:51 am EDT (10:51 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 250° at 25 kt | −22 kt | 2 °C | 142 kt | 9 h 42 min | 6:42 am EDT (10:42 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 250° at 26 kt | −23 kt | -2 °C | 143 kt | 9 h 38 min | 6:38 am EDT (10:38 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 250° at 26 kt | −24 kt | -6 °C | 144 kt | 9 h 34 min | 6:34 am EDT (10:34 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 250° at 27 kt | −24 kt | -7 °C | 144 kt | 9 h 34 min | 6:34 am EDT (10:34 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 250° at 28 kt | −23 kt | -19 °C | 143 kt | 9 h 38 min | 6:38 am EDT (10:38 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 260° at 38 kt | −36 kt | -31 °C | 156 kt | 8 h 50 min | 5:50 am EDT (09:50 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 270° at 44 kt | −43 kt | -39 °C | 163 kt | 8 h 27 min | 5:27 am EDT (09:27 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 270° at 44 kt | −43 kt | -49 °C | 163 kt | 8 h 27 min | 5:27 am EDT (09:27 UTC) |
Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 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 | 280/8 | 210/39 5° | 210/52 -1° | 200/50 -11° | 200/56 -23° | 220/61 -28° | 230/73 -37° | 230/73 -45° | |
| RKS | used from 100 nm out; 70 nm from the line | 190/43 | 210/65 3° | 210/57 -9° | 210/56 -21° | 210/47 -33° | 230/63 -37° | 240/77 -46° | ||
| GJT | used from 150 nm out; 72 nm from the line | 210/40 11° | 210/46 3° | 210/61 -10° | 210/68 -22° | 220/57 -29° | 230/59 -36° | 240/66 -46° | ||
| DEN | used from 250 nm out; 65 nm from the line | 190/31 16° | 210/32 7° | 240/41 -8° | 230/47 -21° | 240/56 -32° | 250/65 -37° | 250/61 -47° | ||
| GLD | used from 399 nm out; 57 nm from the line | 190/29 | 200/30 15° | 240/23 8° | 250/39 -7° | 230/39 -19° | 230/57 -31° | 240/67 -39° | 250/62 -49° | |
| GCK | used from 549 nm out; 63 nm from the line | 200/35 21° | 220/34 14° | 240/30 8° | 240/27 -6° | 240/31 -17° | 240/53 -30° | 250/55 -39° | 250/60 -50° | |
| SLN | used from 599 nm out; 57 nm from the line | 190/37 | 220/39 20° | 240/31 14° | 250/24 7° | 260/25 -7° | 250/26 -17° | 250/44 -31° | 260/47 -40° | 260/47 -50° |
| ICT | used from 699 nm out; 36 nm from the line | 190/34 | 210/34 18° | 240/28 13° | 260/23 7° | 250/23 -6° | 240/29 -17° | 260/40 -30° | 260/47 -40° | 270/42 -51° |
| SGF | used from 799 nm out; 68 nm from the line | 210/21 | 210/21 16° | 240/28 12° | 260/24 7° | 280/21 -6° | 280/26 -18° | 290/38 -31° | 290/37 -41° | 300/49 -52° |
| MEM | used from 999 nm out; 86 nm from the line | 240/9 | 280/14 17° | 280/20 12° | 290/25 5° | 320/25 -6° | 330/31 -18° | 320/52 -32° | 330/58 -41° | 320/42 -50° |
| HSV | used from 1149 nm out; 75 nm from the line | 290/15 | 330/34 16° | 330/38 11° | 330/40 5° | 320/36 -7° | 320/31 -18° | 320/44 -34° | 330/53 -41° | 330/34 -48° |
| ATL | used from 1298 nm out; 58 nm from the line | 300/23 | 320/26 14° | 320/34 10° | 320/41 5° | 290/32 -6° | 290/31 -18° | 280/28 -33° | 260/32 -41° | 250/28 -50° |
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 southeast of the line | no report just now | 5,274 ft | ||||
| EEO Meeker, CO | 190 nm out, 12 nm south of the line | no report just now | 6,415 ft | ||||
| CFO Denver, CO | 350 nm out, 7 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 5,515 ft | ||||
| ITR Burlington, CO | 459 nm out, 4 nm west of the line | no report just now | 4,218 ft | ||||
| HUT Hutchinson, KS | 669 nm out, 11 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,542 ft | ||||
| BEC Wichita, KS | 709 nm out, 22 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,408 ft | ||||
| JLN Joplin, MO | 839 nm out, 12 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 977 ft | ||||
| HKA Blytheville, AR | 1079 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 255 ft | ||||
| MKL Jackson, TN | 1129 nm out, 1 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 434 ft | ||||
| RYY Atlanta, GA | 1358 nm out, 3 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,040 ft | ||||
| PDK Atlanta, GA | destination | no report just now | 998 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 6,415 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At PDK when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:27 am EDT (09:27 UTC)
PDK has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8693 Atlanta, GA, Sunday, October 11, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 9 nm from the route, at the destination end · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 12 October · ZTL
Daylight
Sunset at SLC 6:52 pm MDT (00:52 UTC), at PDK 7:07 pm EDT (23:07 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:32 pm EDT (23:32 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at PDK 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: Salt Lake City International, Dekalb-Peachtree Airport.