Waco Regional to Tri-Cities Airport ACT → TRI
792 nautical miles (911 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 064°, about 057° magnetic at the departure end (variation 7E). At 120 knots that is 5 h 37 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 21-knot tailwind), arriving about 1:10 pm EDT (17:10 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 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 last 218 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the last 129 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, at the destination end.
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 ACT.
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 8 forecast points nearest it (DAL, SHV, LIT, MEM, HSV, BNA, TYS, TRI). 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 15 kt | −15 kt | 135 kt | 5 h 52 min | 1:25 pm EDT (17:25 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 260° at 13 kt | −13 kt | 11 °C | 133 kt | 5 h 57 min | 1:30 pm EDT (17:30 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 270° at 14 kt | −13 kt | 14 °C | 133 kt | 5 h 57 min | 1:30 pm EDT (17:30 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 280° at 14 kt | −12 kt | 10 °C | 132 kt | 6 h | 1:33 pm EDT (17:33 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 290° at 14 kt | −11 kt | 7 °C | 131 kt | 6 h 03 min | 1:36 pm EDT (17:36 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 290° at 15 kt | −12 kt | 3 °C | 132 kt | 6 h | 1:33 pm EDT (17:33 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 290° at 16 kt | −13 kt | -1 °C | 133 kt | 5 h 57 min | 1:30 pm EDT (17:30 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 290° at 18 kt | −14 kt | -5 °C | 134 kt | 5 h 55 min | 1:28 pm EDT (17:28 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 290° at 18 kt | −14 kt | -6 °C | 134 kt | 5 h 55 min | 1:28 pm EDT (17:28 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 290° at 20 kt | −14 kt | -17 °C | 134 kt | 5 h 55 min | 1:28 pm EDT (17:28 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 310° at 36 kt | −19 kt | -31 °C | 139 kt | 5 h 42 min | 1:15 pm EDT (17:15 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 310° at 44 kt | −21 kt | -40 °C | 141 kt | 5 h 37 min | 1:10 pm EDT (17:10 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 320° at 39 kt | −14 kt | -51 °C | 134 kt | 5 h 55 min | 1:28 pm EDT (17:28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | used from 0 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 190/30 | 200/28 18° | 220/18 13° | 250/13 8° | 240/24 -6° | 270/20 -14° | 270/35 -29° | 290/34 -39° | 310/41 -51° |
| SHV | used from 99 nm out; 61 nm from the line | 210/20 | 210/20 18° | 230/20 11° | 240/16 7° | 270/17 -7° | 250/11 -15° | 300/34 -30° | 310/34 -40° | 320/36 -51° |
| LIT | used from 248 nm out; 75 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 347 nm out; 61 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 495 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° |
| BNA | used from 594 nm out; 55 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° |
| TYS | used from 644 nm out; 41 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° |
| TRI | used from 743 nm out; 25 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° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACT Waco, TX | departure | no report just now | 516 ft | ||||
| CRS Corsicana, TX | 50 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 448 ft | ||||
| TYR Tyler, TX | 99 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 543 ft | ||||
| DTN Shreveport, LA | 188 nm out, 24 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 179 ft | ||||
| LLQ Monticello, AR | 307 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 267 ft | ||||
| MMS Marks, MS | 386 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 161 ft | ||||
| TUP Tupelo, MS | 455 nm out, 23 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 346 ft | ||||
| GZS Pulaski, TN | 554 nm out, 3 nm south of the line | no report just now | 688 ft | ||||
| THA Tullahoma, TN | 594 nm out, 3 nm south of the line | no report just now | 1,084 ft | ||||
| TYS Knoxville, TN | 703 nm out, 15 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 986 ft | ||||
| MOR Morristown, TN | 743 nm out, 3 nm south of the line | no report just now | 1,312 ft | ||||
| TRI Bristol/Johnson/Kingsport, TN | destination | no report just now | 1,518 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,518 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At TRI when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:10 pm EDT (17:10 UTC)
TRI has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/0543 MCGREGOR, TX 16 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · ZFW
- 6/8926 Tyler, TX, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, 99 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts tomorrow · ZFW
Daylight
Sunset at ACT 6:59 pm CDT (23:59 UTC), at TRI 6:57 pm EDT (22:57 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:23 pm EDT (23:23 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: Waco Regional, Tri-Cities Airport.