Plan a flight · Sun 9:51 pm EDT (01:51 UTC)

Raleigh County Memorial to Smyrna Airport BKW → MQY

280 nautical miles (322 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 249°, about 255° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 2 h 26 min at the quickest height in today's winds (10,500 ft, a 5-knot headwind), arriving about 11:17 pm CDT (04:17 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now BKW is low IFR, wind from the west (280°) at 6 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

SIGMET 3E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 31,000 ft, moving from the west at 15 knots, until 10:55 pm EDT (02:55 UTC). Over the first 58 nm of the route.

as issued

WSUS31 KKCI 120055
MKCE WST 120055
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 3E
VALID UNTIL 0255Z
PA MD VA NC WV OH KY
FROM 20NE APE-30SE JST-30SSE DCA-40SW ECG-70NNW HMV-20NE APE
AREA TS MOV FROM 28015KT. TOPS TO FL310.

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 213 nm of the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 203 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 8,000 ft. Near the route, 19 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 BKW.

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

A321 at 30,000 ft, 5 nm southeast, 7:45 pm EDT (23:45 UTC): moderate turbulence. 106 nm along the route, 5 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IND UA /OV AZQ170020/TM 2345/FL300/TP A321/TB MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through IND
Where
20 nm south (170°) of AZQ
Time
23:45 UTC
Height
at 30,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
moderate
CRJ9 at 15,000 ft, 0 nm southwest, 8:23 pm EDT (00:23 UTC): no turbulence. At the departure end, 0 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IND UA /OV BKW/TM 0023/FL150/TP CRJ9/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through IND
Where
over BKW
Time
00:23 UTC
Height
at 15,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ9
Turbulence
none
E135 descending, 0 nm southwest, 8:05 pm EDT (00:05 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the departure end, 0 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CRW UA /OV BKW/TM 0005/FLDURD/TP E135/SK BASES 032
```
Report
a routine report filed through CRW
Where
over BKW
Time
00:05 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
E135
Sky
bases 3,200 ft
CRJ9 climbing, 41 nm north, 8:15 pm EDT (00:15 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the departure end, 41 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CRW UA /OV CRW/TM 0015/FLDURC/TP CRJ9/SK BASES 014 TOPS 070
```
Report
a routine report filed through CRW
Where
over CRW
Time
00:15 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
CRJ9
Sky
bases 1,400 ft tops 7,000 ft
B77W at 31,000 ft, 41 nm northwest, 7:27 pm EDT (23:27 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence, remarks: zme. At the destination end, 41 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
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, 31 nm northwest, 6:56 pm EDT (22:56 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence, remarks: ZME62. At the destination end, 31 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 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 4 forecast points nearest it (CRW, TRI, TYS, 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
4,500 ft	310° at 22 kt	+9 kt	11 °C	111 kt	2 h 31 min	11:22 pm CDT (04:22 UTC)
6,500 ft	320° at 26 kt	+7 kt	12 °C	113 kt	2 h 29 min	11:20 pm CDT (04:20 UTC)
8,500 ft	320° at 29 kt	+6 kt	9 °C	114 kt	2 h 27 min	11:18 pm CDT (04:18 UTC)
10,500 ft	330° at 30 kt	+5 kt	5 °C	115 kt	2 h 26 min	11:17 pm CDT (04:17 UTC)
12,500 ft	330° at 32 kt	+5 kt	2 °C	115 kt	2 h 26 min	11:17 pm CDT (04:17 UTC)
14,500 ft	330° at 31 kt	+7 kt	-2 °C	113 kt	2 h 29 min	11:20 pm CDT (04:20 UTC)
16,500 ft	320° at 30 kt	+8 kt	-6 °C	112 kt	2 h 30 min	11:21 pm CDT (04:21 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	320° at 30 kt	+10 kt	-9 °C	110 kt	2 h 33 min	11:24 pm CDT (04:24 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	300° at 29 kt	+17 kt	-20 °C	103 kt	2 h 43 min	11:34 pm CDT (04:34 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	280° at 32 kt	+25 kt	-32 °C	95 kt	2 h 57 min	11:48 pm CDT (04:48 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	280° at 30 kt	+25 kt	-39 °C	95 kt	2 h 57 min	11:48 pm CDT (04:48 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	270° at 27 kt	+24 kt	-48 °C	96 kt	2 h 55 min	11:46 pm CDT (04:46 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
CRW	used from 0 nm out; 44 nm from the line	320/16	310/16 12°	320/12 7°	320/12 2°	330/15 -11°	280/11 -22°	230/26 -30°	240/33 -37°	240/37 -47°
TRI	used from 48 nm out; 53 nm from the line		310/28 11°	320/32 7°	330/30 2°	300/28 -9°	280/34 -21°	250/37 -31°	240/39 -38°	250/35 -48°
TYS	used from 145 nm out; 59 nm from the line	290/19	310/22 11°	330/25 7°	330/34 3°	320/37 -7°	300/37 -18°	300/37 -34°	280/29 -39°	270/29 -48°
BNA	used from 193 nm out; 68 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
BKW Beckley, WV	departure	low IFR Sky: overcast at 400 feet Weather: mist	from the west (280°) at 6 knots	5 mi	400 ft	2,503 ft	9:37 pm EDT (01:37 UTC)
EBD Williamson, WV	48 nm out, 11 nm north of the line	no report just now				1,883 ft
CPF Hazard, KY	106 nm out, 15 nm north of the line	IFR Sky: overcast at 500 feet	from the west (280°) at 8 knots	7 mi	500 ft	1,256 ft	23:55 UTC
BYL Williamsburg, KY	155 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line	low IFR Sky: sky obscured at 700 feet Weather: fog	variable at 3 knots	0.5 mi	700 ft	1,177 ft	23:35 UTC
SCX Oneida, TN	184 nm out, 13 nm southeast of the line	low IFR Sky: overcast at 400 feet Weather: mist	from the west (260°) at 3 knots	4 mi	400 ft	1,544 ft	01:35 UTC
SRB Sparta, TN	232 nm out, 17 nm south of the line	low IFR Sky: sky obscured Weather: fog	from the south-southwest (210°) at 3 knots	0.25 mi	none	1,025 ft	01:35 UTC
MQY Smyrna, TN	destination	reported, no category	calm		none	543 ft	7:56 pm CDT (00:56 UTC)

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 MQY when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:17 pm CDT (04:17 UTC)

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

The whole forecast for MQY

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility 5 miles, mist, patches of fog, clear skies
From Mon 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 20,000 feet
From Mon 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the west at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 20,000 feet

The forecast for BKW, the departure

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility 6 miles, light rain, mist, overcast at 600 feet
At times between Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC) and 12:00 am EDT (04:00 UTC): visibility 1 mile, light rain, mist, overcast at 200 feet
From Mon 12:00 am EDT (04:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 8 knots, gusting to 15, visibility ½ mile, drizzle, fog, overcast at 200 feet
From Mon 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 8 knots, gusting to 15, visibility 1 mile, light drizzle, mist, overcast at 300 feet
From Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 15, visibility 6 miles, mist, overcast at 400 feet
From Mon 1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 17, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 900 feet
From Mon 4:00 pm EDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 18,000 feet

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 21 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · until 1 August · ZME

Daylight

Sunset at BKW 6:51 pm EDT (22:51 UTC), at MQY 6:14 pm CDT (23:14 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:40 pm CDT (23:40 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at MQY 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 Northeast · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service

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: Raleigh County Memorial, Smyrna Airport.