Nashville International to Boca Raton Airport BNA → BCT
675 nautical miles (777 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 148°, about 151° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3W). At 120 knots that is 4 h 36 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 27-knot tailwind), arriving about 10:41 am EDT (14:41 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 first 129 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft. Near the route, 129 nm along the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 28,000 ft to 41,000 ft. Over the route from 377 to 457 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 BNA.
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 (BNA, HSV, ATL, CSG, TLH, JAX, MLB, MIA). 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 | 320° at 19 kt | −19 kt | 139 kt | 4 h 51 min | 10:56 am EDT (14:56 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 320° at 18 kt | −18 kt | 138 kt | 4 h 53 min | 10:58 am EDT (14:58 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 320° at 18 kt | −18 kt | 14 °C | 138 kt | 4 h 53 min | 10:58 am EDT (14:58 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 320° at 18 kt | −18 kt | 11 °C | 138 kt | 4 h 53 min | 10:58 am EDT (14:58 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 310° at 16 kt | −15 kt | 8 °C | 135 kt | 5 h | 11:05 am EDT (15:05 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 310° at 17 kt | −16 kt | 3 °C | 136 kt | 4 h 58 min | 11:03 am EDT (15:03 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 310° at 18 kt | −17 kt | -1 °C | 137 kt | 4 h 56 min | 11:01 am EDT (15:01 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 310° at 19 kt | −18 kt | -5 °C | 138 kt | 4 h 53 min | 10:58 am EDT (14:58 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 310° at 20 kt | −18 kt | -6 °C | 138 kt | 4 h 53 min | 10:58 am EDT (14:58 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 320° at 21 kt | −20 kt | -18 °C | 140 kt | 4 h 49 min | 10:54 am EDT (14:54 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 310° at 26 kt | −25 kt | -32 °C | 145 kt | 4 h 39 min | 10:44 am EDT (14:44 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 310° at 28 kt | −27 kt | -41 °C | 147 kt | 4 h 36 min | 10:41 am EDT (14:41 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 320° at 22 kt | −21 kt | -51 °C | 141 kt | 4 h 47 min | 10:52 am EDT (14:52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNA | used from 0 nm out; 25 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° |
| HSV | used from 50 nm out; 51 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° |
| ATL | used from 99 nm out; 64 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° |
| CSG | used from 199 nm out; 39 nm from the line | 330/27 | 340/28 16° | 350/28 11° | 330/17 6° | 340/25 -6° | 350/33 -18° | 330/46 -32° | 340/45 -41° | 350/31 -52° |
| TLH | used from 298 nm out; 84 nm from the line | 340/23 | 350/26 17° | 350/21 11° | 300/13 6° | 320/25 -6° | 340/35 -16° | 350/44 -32° | 360/51 -42° | 350/33 -52° |
| JAX | used from 347 nm out; 65 nm from the line | 310/22 | 310/19 16° | 300/22 14° | 290/25 8° | 300/25 -7° | 300/24 -18° | 270/20 -33° | 260/25 -41° | 290/17 -51° |
| MLB | used from 496 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 290/10 | 260/15 18° | 290/12 13° | 280/13 8° | 250/20 -7° | 260/18 -18° | 240/17 -32° | 250/20 -41° | 250/22 -52° |
| MIA | used from 645 nm out; 48 nm from the line | L/V | L/V 17° | L/V 13° | L/V 8° | 270/6 -6° | 250/9 -17° | 290/17 -32° | 280/25 -41° | 280/21 -52° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNA Nashville, TN | departure | no report just now | 599 ft | ||||
| MBT Murfreesboro, TN | 20 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 614 ft | ||||
| UOS Sewanee, TN | 69 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 1,953 ft | ||||
| ATL Atlanta, GA | 189 nm out, 18 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,026 ft | ||||
| MCN Macon, GA | 258 nm out, 23 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 354 ft | ||||
| CKF Cordele, GA | 288 nm out, 4 nm west of the line | no report just now | 309 ft | ||||
| VLD Valdosta, GA | 367 nm out, 18 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 203 ft | ||||
| GNV Gainesville, FL | 447 nm out, 5 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 151 ft | ||||
| MCO Orlando, FL | 536 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 96 ft | ||||
| FPR Fort Pierce, FL | 605 nm out, 20 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 23 ft | ||||
| DJT West Palm Beach, FL | 655 nm out, 10 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 19 ft | ||||
| BCT Boca Raton, FL | destination | no report just now | 12 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,953 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At BCT when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:41 am EDT (14:41 UTC)
BCT has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
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 departure end · security · until 1 August · ZME
- 6/6783 Perry, GA, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 19, 2026 UTC 11 nm from the route, 268 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 19 October · ZTL
- 4/3634 DISNEY WORLD THEME PARK, ORLANDO, FL 8 nm from the route, 526 nm along the route · security · ZJX
- 5/2809 Palm Beach, FL, Monday, October 20, 2025 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Local 11 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · until 20 October · ZMA
Daylight
Sunset at BNA 6:15 pm CDT (23:15 UTC), at BCT 6:55 pm EDT (22:55 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:18 pm EDT (23:18 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: Nashville International, Boca Raton Airport.