Plan a flight · Sun 8:46 pm CDT (01:46 UTC)

Alexandria International to Nashville International AEX → BNA

411 nautical miles (473 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 044°, about 041° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3E). At 120 knots that is 3 h 16 min at the quickest height in today's winds (3,500 ft, a 6-knot tailwind), arriving about 12:02 am CDT (05:02 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now AEX is VFR, wind from the southeast (140°) at 5 knots; BNA is VFR, wind variable at 4 knots. 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 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

No SIGMET or AIRMET covers any part of this route right now.

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 AEX.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

BE40 at 29,000 ft, 9 nm southeast, 6:22 pm CDT (23:22 UTC): moderate chop turbulence from 26,000 ft to 29,000 ft, remarks: zme. 303 nm along the route, 9 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
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TUP UA /OV TUP045041/TM 2322/FL290/TP BE40/TB OCNL MOD CHOP 290-260/RM ZME
```
Report
a routine report filed through TUP
Where
41 nm northeast (045°) of TUP
Time
23:22 UTC
Height
at 29,000 ft
Aircraft
BE40
Turbulence
occasional moderate chop from 29,000 ft to 26,000 ft
Remarks
zme
B39M at 32,000 ft, 5 nm southeast, 6:07 pm CDT (23:07 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. At the departure end, 5 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
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AEX UA /OV AEX/TM 2307/FL320/TP B39M/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through AEX
Where
over AEX
Time
23:07 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
B39M
Turbulence
occasional light chop
Remarks
zhu
B738 at 34,000 ft, 46 nm northwest, 6:41 pm CDT (23:41 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence, remarks: zme. At the destination end, 46 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CKV UA /OV CKV/TM 2341/FL340/TP B738/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD CHOP/RM ZME
```
Report
a routine report filed through CKV
Where
over CKV
Time
23:41 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
continuous light occasional moderate chop
Remarks
zme
B77W at 31,000 ft, 31 nm northwest, 6:27 pm CDT (23:27 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence, remarks: zme. At the destination end, 31 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
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BNA UA /OV BNA315030/TM 2327/FL310/TP B77W/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD CHOP/RM ZME
```
Report
a routine report filed through BNA
Where
30 nm northwest (315°) of BNA
Time
23:27 UTC
Height
at 31,000 ft
Aircraft
B77W
Turbulence
continuous light occasional moderate chop
Remarks
zme
A319 at 32,000 ft, 21 nm northwest, 5:56 pm CDT (22:56 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence, remarks: ZME62. At the destination end, 21 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BNA UA /OV BNA315020/TM 2256/FL320/TP A319/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD CHOP/RM ZME62
```
Report
a routine report filed through BNA
Where
20 nm northwest (315°) of BNA
Time
22:56 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
A319
Turbulence
continuous light occasional moderate chop
Remarks
ZME62

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 5 forecast points nearest it (SHV, JAN, MEM, HSV, BNA). 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	270° at 9 kt	−6 kt		126 kt	3 h 16 min	12:02 am CDT (05:02 UTC)
5,500 ft	310° at 15 kt	−2 kt		122 kt	3 h 22 min	12:08 am CDT (05:08 UTC)
7,500 ft	300° at 18 kt	−4 kt	14 °C	124 kt	3 h 19 min	12:05 am CDT (05:05 UTC)
9,500 ft	300° at 20 kt	−6 kt	11 °C	126 kt	3 h 16 min	12:02 am CDT (05:02 UTC)
11,500 ft	310° at 24 kt	−4 kt	7 °C	124 kt	3 h 19 min	12:05 am CDT (05:05 UTC)
13,500 ft	310° at 25 kt	−3 kt	3 °C	123 kt	3 h 20 min	12:06 am CDT (05:06 UTC)
15,500 ft	310° at 25 kt	−1 kt	-1 °C	121 kt	3 h 24 min	12:10 am CDT (05:10 UTC)
17,500 ft	320° at 26 kt	0	-5 °C	120 kt	3 h 26 min	12:12 am CDT (05:12 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	320° at 26 kt	+1 kt	-6 °C	119 kt	3 h 27 min	12:13 am CDT (05:13 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	320° at 29 kt	+2 kt	-17 °C	118 kt	3 h 29 min	12:15 am CDT (05:15 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	320° at 45 kt	+2 kt	-32 °C	118 kt	3 h 29 min	12:15 am CDT (05:15 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	330° at 49 kt	+11 kt	-41 °C	109 kt	3 h 46 min	12:32 am CDT (05:32 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	320° at 43 kt	+4 kt	-50 °C	116 kt	3 h 33 min	12:19 am CDT (05:19 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
SHV	used from 0 nm out; 96 nm from the line	190/11	230/19 17°	230/26 12°	260/15 7°	280/16 -4°	300/17 -15°	300/34 -30°	300/31 -41°	310/42 -52°
JAN	used from 49 nm out; 75 nm from the line	260/6	310/14 17°	280/13 12°	290/19 6°	310/22 -5°	310/28 -17°	320/44 -32°	330/48 -41°	320/52 -51°
MEM	used from 196 nm out; 71 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 293 nm out; 68 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°
BNA	used from 342 nm out; 44 nm from the line	280/13	340/34 16°	330/38 10°	330/44 5°	330/39 -8°	330/38 -19°	320/49 -34°	330/53 -40°	330/35 -47°

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
AEX Alexandria, LA	departure	VFR	from the southeast (140°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	88 ft	7:53 pm CDT (00:53 UTC)
TVR Tallulah, LA	98 nm out, 13 nm southeast of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	85 ft	00:53 UTC
IDL Indianola, MS	156 nm out, 23 nm northwest of the line	no report just now				126 ft
GWO Greenwood, MS	176 nm out, 5 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	162 ft	00:53 UTC
UOX Oxford, MS	235 nm out, 21 nm northwest of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	452 ft	23:35 UTC
TUP Tupelo, MS	264 nm out, 11 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	346 ft	00:53 UTC
SNH Savannah, TN	313 nm out, 10 nm north of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	472 ft	01:35 UTC
MRC Columbia/Mount Pleasant, TN	372 nm out, 9 nm southeast of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	681 ft	01:35 UTC
BNA Nashville, TN	destination	VFR	variable at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	599 ft	7:53 pm CDT (00:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 681 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At BNA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:02 am CDT (05:02 UTC)

Wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR

The whole forecast for BNA

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 20,000 feet
From Mon 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

The forecast for AEX, the departure

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

6/0708 Goodlettsville, TN, Saturday, August 1, 2026 through Sunday, August 1, 2027 UTC 13 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · until 1 August · ZME

Daylight

Sunset at AEX 6:42 pm CDT (23:42 UTC), at BNA 6:15 pm CDT (23:15 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:40 pm CDT (23:40 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at BNA is before sunrise there (6:50 am CDT (11:50 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

Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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: Alexandria International, Nashville International.