Syracuse Hancock International to Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International SYR → ATL
690 nautical miles (794 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 217°, about 230° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13W). At 120 knots that is 4 h 31 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 33-knot tailwind), arriving about 11:40 am EDT (15:40 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: 2,179 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 first 580 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the first 590 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft. Over the route from 200 to 660 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 29,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the route from 500 to 650 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 SYR.
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 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 8 forecast points nearest it (SYR, PSB, AGC, EKN, CRW, TRI, TYS, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,500 ft | 340° at 21 kt | −12 kt | 11 °C | 132 kt | 5 h 14 min | 12:23 pm EDT (16:23 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 340° at 23 kt | −15 kt | 11 °C | 135 kt | 5 h 07 min | 12:16 pm EDT (16:16 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 350° at 28 kt | −20 kt | 9 °C | 140 kt | 4 h 56 min | 12:05 pm EDT (16:05 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 350° at 30 kt | −21 kt | 6 °C | 141 kt | 4 h 54 min | 12:03 pm EDT (16:03 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 340° at 30 kt | −20 kt | 2 °C | 140 kt | 4 h 56 min | 12:05 pm EDT (16:05 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 340° at 32 kt | −19 kt | -1 °C | 139 kt | 4 h 58 min | 12:07 pm EDT (16:07 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 340° at 33 kt | −19 kt | -5 °C | 139 kt | 4 h 58 min | 12:07 pm EDT (16:07 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 340° at 35 kt | −19 kt | -8 °C | 139 kt | 4 h 58 min | 12:07 pm EDT (16:07 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 350° at 41 kt | −28 kt | -20 °C | 148 kt | 4 h 40 min | 11:49 am EDT (15:49 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 340° at 52 kt | −33 kt | -35 °C | 153 kt | 4 h 31 min | 11:40 am EDT (15:40 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 340° at 59 kt | −31 kt | -42 °C | 151 kt | 4 h 34 min | 11:43 am EDT (15:43 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 340° at 39 kt | −20 kt | -51 °C | 140 kt | 4 h 56 min | 12:05 pm EDT (16:05 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SYR | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 330/17 | 320/14 9° | 350/18 8° | 350/26 2° | 340/25 -11° | 360/34 -22° | 350/43 -39° | 330/50 -46° | 350/50 -54° |
| PSB | used from 100 nm out; 36 nm from the line | 020/21 12° | 360/28 7° | 360/29 1° | 350/33 -10° | 350/42 -22° | 350/49 -37° | 340/63 -43° | 350/39 -52° | |
| AGC | used from 200 nm out; 43 nm from the line | 340/11 | 350/12 11° | 360/25 7° | 340/30 2° | 340/41 -8° | 340/44 -21° | 350/59 -36° | 340/68 -42° | 340/50 -51° |
| EKN | used from 250 nm out; 32 nm from the line | 330/20 10° | 350/29 7° | 340/32 2° | 340/44 -8° | 350/50 -21° | 350/63 -35° | 340/69 -40° | 330/42 -50° | |
| CRW | used from 350 nm out; 39 nm from the line | 320/17 | 340/23 12° | 340/32 8° | 340/35 4° | 330/40 -7° | 340/45 -20° | 340/57 -34° | 340/64 -42° | 320/38 -50° |
| TRI | used from 450 nm out; 20 nm from the line | 340/25 11° | 350/37 9° | 350/34 6° | 340/39 -7° | 340/43 -19° | 340/55 -32° | 330/58 -42° | 320/37 -50° | |
| TYS | used from 550 nm out; 52 nm from the line | 330/16 | 350/32 14° | 350/37 9° | 340/30 5° | 330/28 -6° | 340/36 -19° | 330/40 -33° | 330/51 -41° | 330/36 -51° |
| ATL | used from 600 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° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SYR Syracuse, NY | departure | no report just now | 421 ft | ||||
| ITH Ithaca, NY | 40 nm out, 10 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,099 ft | ||||
| ELM Elmira/Corning, NY | 70 nm out, 7 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 955 ft | ||||
| UNV State College, PA | 160 nm out, 19 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,231 ft | ||||
| JST Johnstown, PA | 210 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 2,284 ft | ||||
| CKB Clarksburg, WV | 290 nm out, 17 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,223 ft | ||||
| BKW Beckley, WV | 390 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 2,503 ft | ||||
| VJI Abingdon, VA | 470 nm out, 2 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 2,087 ft | ||||
| TRI Bristol/Johnson/Kingsport, TN | 490 nm out, 9 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,518 ft | ||||
| AJR Cornelia, GA | 620 nm out, 9 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 1,447 ft | ||||
| PDK Atlanta, GA | 670 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 998 ft | ||||
| ATL Atlanta, GA | destination | no report just now | 1,026 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 2,503 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, 11:40 am EDT (15:40 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 SYR 6:27 pm EDT (22:27 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: Syracuse Hancock International, Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International.