Monmouth Executive to Smyrna Airport BLM → MQY
636 nautical miles (732 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 251°, about 263° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12W). At 120 knots that is 5 h 13 min at the quickest height in today's winds (8,500 ft, a 2-knot tailwind), arriving about 10:15 am CDT (15:15 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: 1 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, fog). Over the whole route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 24,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 129 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 139 to 348 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the route from 219 to 547 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 BLM.
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 7 forecast points nearest it (ACY, RIC, EKN, 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 | 330° at 19 kt | +1 kt | 10 °C | 119 kt | 5 h 21 min | 10:23 am CDT (15:23 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 340° at 20 kt | 0 | 11 °C | 120 kt | 5 h 18 min | 10:20 am CDT (15:20 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 340° at 24 kt | −2 kt | 9 °C | 122 kt | 5 h 13 min | 10:15 am CDT (15:15 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 340° at 25 kt | −2 kt | 6 °C | 122 kt | 5 h 13 min | 10:15 am CDT (15:15 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 340° at 25 kt | 0 | 3 °C | 120 kt | 5 h 18 min | 10:20 am CDT (15:20 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 330° at 26 kt | +2 kt | -1 °C | 118 kt | 5 h 23 min | 10:25 am CDT (15:25 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 330° at 27 kt | +3 kt | -5 °C | 117 kt | 5 h 26 min | 10:28 am CDT (15:28 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 330° at 28 kt | +5 kt | -8 °C | 115 kt | 5 h 32 min | 10:34 am CDT (15:34 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 330° at 28 kt | +5 kt | -20 °C | 115 kt | 5 h 32 min | 10:34 am CDT (15:34 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 320° at 36 kt | +11 kt | -33 °C | 109 kt | 5 h 50 min | 10:52 am CDT (15:52 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 310° at 42 kt | +15 kt | -41 °C | 105 kt | 6 h 03 min | 11:05 am CDT (16:05 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 34 kt | +19 kt | -50 °C | 101 kt | 6 h 18 min | 11:20 am CDT (16:20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACY | used from 0 nm out; 36 nm from the line | 350/12 | 340/12 11° | 340/12 6° | 340/13 2° | 270/10 -10° | 240/17 -23° | 230/46 -33° | 230/46 -40° | 240/46 -49° |
| RIC | used from 149 nm out; 102 nm from the line | 350/34 | 340/27 12° | 340/36 8° | 330/31 3° | 310/32 -9° | 320/34 -21° | 300/37 -34° | 290/37 -39° | 290/42 -46° |
| EKN | used from 199 nm out; 57 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 298 nm out; 48 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 398 nm out; 65 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 497 nm out; 65 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° |
| BNA | used from 547 nm out; 69 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° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLM Belmar/Farmingdale, NJ | departure | no report just now | 153 ft | ||||
| PHL Philadelphia, PA | 50 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 35 ft | ||||
| ILG Wilmington, DE | 70 nm out, 8 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 79 ft | ||||
| JYO Leesburg, VA | 169 nm out, 8 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 389 ft | ||||
| FRR Front Royal, VA | 209 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 703 ft | ||||
| EKN Elkins, WV | 278 nm out, 23 nm north of the line | no report just now | 1,987 ft | ||||
| LWB Lewisburg, WV | 328 nm out, 25 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 2,301 ft | ||||
| PBX Pikeville, KY | 428 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 1,464 ft | ||||
| CPF Hazard, KY | 457 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 1,256 ft | ||||
| BYL Williamsburg, KY | 517 nm out, 8 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 1,177 ft | ||||
| SRB Sparta, TN | 597 nm out, 20 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 1,025 ft | ||||
| MQY Smyrna, TN | destination | no report just now | 543 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 2,301 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, 10:15 am CDT (15:15 UTC)
MQY has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8800 Baltimore, MD, Saturday, October 17, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 11 nm from the route, 129 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Saturday 17 October · ZDC
- 4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA 14 nm from the route, 149 nm along the route · security · ZDC
- 6/8600 Sterling, VA, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 8 nm from the route, 159 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZDC
- 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 BLM 6:21 pm EDT (22:21 UTC), at MQY 6:14 pm CDT (23:14 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:40 pm CDT (23:40 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: Monmouth Executive, Smyrna Airport.