St. Louis Lambert International to Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International STL → ATL
421 nautical miles (484 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 135°, about 136° magnetic at the departure end (variation 1W). At 120 knots that is 2 h 30 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 48-knot tailwind), arriving about 10:07 am EDT (14:07 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: 7,263 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 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 235 to 391 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 29,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Near the route, 362 nm along the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft. Near the route, 382 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 STL.
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 5 forecast points nearest it (STL, CGI, BNA, 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 | 290° at 20 kt | −18 kt | 138 kt | 3 h 03 min | 10:40 am EDT (14:40 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 300° at 16 kt | −15 kt | 135 kt | 3 h 07 min | 10:44 am EDT (14:44 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 300° at 15 kt | −14 kt | 13 °C | 134 kt | 3 h 09 min | 10:46 am EDT (14:46 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 300° at 14 kt | −14 kt | 9 °C | 134 kt | 3 h 09 min | 10:46 am EDT (14:46 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 290° at 14 kt | −13 kt | 6 °C | 133 kt | 3 h 10 min | 10:47 am EDT (14:47 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 300° at 16 kt | −15 kt | 3 °C | 135 kt | 3 h 07 min | 10:44 am EDT (14:44 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 300° at 19 kt | −18 kt | -1 °C | 138 kt | 3 h 03 min | 10:40 am EDT (14:40 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 300° at 22 kt | −21 kt | -5 °C | 141 kt | 2 h 59 min | 10:36 am EDT (14:36 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 300° at 23 kt | −22 kt | -6 °C | 142 kt | 2 h 58 min | 10:35 am EDT (14:35 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 290° at 23 kt | −22 kt | -18 °C | 142 kt | 2 h 58 min | 10:35 am EDT (14:35 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 310° at 40 kt | −39 kt | -32 °C | 159 kt | 2 h 39 min | 10:16 am EDT (14:16 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 310° at 48 kt | −48 kt | -41 °C | 168 kt | 2 h 30 min | 10:07 am EDT (14:07 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 320° at 44 kt | −44 kt | -51 °C | 164 kt | 2 h 34 min | 10:11 am EDT (14:11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | used from 0 nm out; 24 nm from the line | 250/26 | 240/21 15° | 240/22 11° | 250/23 6° | 270/28 -7° | 260/30 -19° | 280/52 -31° | 280/57 -40° | 300/57 -49° |
| CGI | used from 49 nm out; 42 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° |
| BNA | used from 147 nm out; 67 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° |
| HSV | used from 293 nm out; 50 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° |
| ATL | used from 342 nm out; 54 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° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL St Louis, MO | departure | no report just now | 617 ft | ||||
| CPS Cahokia/St Louis, IL | 20 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 412 ft | ||||
| MDH Carbondale/Murphysboro, IL | 78 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 411 ft | ||||
| MWA Marion, IL | 88 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 471 ft | ||||
| PAH Paducah, KY | 127 nm out, 17 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 410 ft | ||||
| CKV Clarksville, TN | 186 nm out, 13 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 549 ft | ||||
| JWN Nashville, TN | 225 nm out, 13 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 501 ft | ||||
| THA Tullahoma, TN | 284 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 1,084 ft | ||||
| UOS Sewanee, TN | 303 nm out, 9 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 1,953 ft | ||||
| RMG Rome, GA | 362 nm out, 3 nm east of the line | no report just now | 644 ft | ||||
| RYY Atlanta, GA | 401 nm out, 9 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,040 ft | ||||
| ATL Atlanta, GA | destination | no report just now | 1,026 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,953 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At ATL when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:07 am EDT (14:07 UTC)
ATL has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
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 STL 6:27 pm CDT (23:27 UTC), at ATL 7:07 pm EDT (23:07 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:32 pm EDT (23:32 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: St. Louis Lambert International, Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International.