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Nashville International to Billings Logan International BNA → BIL

1,144 nautical miles (1,316 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 307°, about 310° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3W). At 120 knots that is 9 h 42 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 2-knot headwind), arriving about 10:31 am MDT (16:31 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: 4 flights in the DOT's last twelve reported months, the route's page.

The return flight

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 C11C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 31,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 2:55 am CDT (07:55 UTC). Over the route from 875 to 925 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS32 KKCI 120555
    MKCC WST 120555
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 11C
    VALID UNTIL 0755Z
    SD WY
    FROM 60WNW DPR-20SSE DPR-40SSW RAP-60W RAP-60WNW DPR
    DMSHG AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. 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 40 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the route from 328 to 706 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the last 428 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the route from 905 to 1064 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 38,000 ft. Over the route from 935 to 1054 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 975 to 1104 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the last 129 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Near the route, at the destination end.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). 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 BNA.

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

No pilot reports within 50 nautical miles of the line in the last three hours.

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 02:00–09:00 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 12 forecast points nearest it (BNA, EVV, CGI, STL, COU, MKC, OMA, ONL, PIR, RAP, MLS, BIL). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft220° at 20 kt+2 kt14 °C118 kt9 h 42 min10:31 am MDT (16:31 UTC)
6,500 ft220° at 18 kt+3 kt15 °C117 kt9 h 47 min10:36 am MDT (16:36 UTC)
8,500 ft230° at 18 kt+6 kt12 °C114 kt10 h 02 min10:51 am MDT (16:51 UTC)
10,500 ft230° at 19 kt+7 kt8 °C113 kt10 h 07 min10:56 am MDT (16:56 UTC)
12,500 ft230° at 20 kt+8 kt4 °C112 kt10 h 13 min11:02 am MDT (17:02 UTC)
14,500 ft240° at 21 kt+10 kt0 °C110 kt10 h 24 min11:13 am MDT (17:13 UTC)
16,500 ft240° at 22 kt+12 kt-4 °C108 kt10 h 36 min11:25 am MDT (17:25 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180250° at 23 kt+14 kt-8 °C106 kt10 h 48 min11:37 am MDT (17:37 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240250° at 27 kt+17 kt-20 °C103 kt11 h 06 min11:55 am MDT (17:55 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300250° at 36 kt+25 kt-34 °C95 kt12 h 03 min12:52 pm MDT (18:52 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340270° at 50 kt+42 kt-40 °C78 kt14 h 40 min3:29 pm MDT (21:29 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390270° at 52 kt+46 kt-48 °C74 kt15 h 28 min4:17 pm MDT (22:17 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 00:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 06:00 UTC for use 02:00 to 09:00 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
BNAused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line310/20340/20 17°330/24 10°340/22 5°330/26 -6°340/29 -18°330/52 -33°320/62 -41°340/45 -50°
EVVused from 50 nm out; 73 nm from the line280/15290/12 17°310/16 10°320/13 5°310/22 -6°320/26 -18°320/38 -33°310/56 -41°320/55 -51°
CGIused from 99 nm out; 40 nm from the line240/20270/15 15°280/15 11°300/13 6°290/20 -6°280/24 -18°300/34 -32°300/47 -41°310/49 -51°
STLused from 199 nm out; 26 nm from the line250/24250/24 16°260/23 9°270/16 6°260/25 -6°270/29 -19°290/34 -33°290/48 -41°290/54 -51°
COUused from 249 nm out; 42 nm from the line230/31230/30 15°260/16 11°270/14 6°260/24 -6°270/27 -18°270/37 -32°280/49 -41°290/56 -51°
MKCused from 398 nm out; 68 nm from the line220/44250/28 18°250/18 13°240/12 6°280/24 -6°240/34 -18°260/47 -30°260/51 -40°270/58 -50°
OMAused from 448 nm out; 60 nm from the line220/47240/33 19°250/18 11°230/17 6°260/29 -8°250/33 -19°250/51 -33°260/61 -40°270/62 -49°
ONLused from 597 nm out; 54 nm from the line210/31 20°230/27 13°230/18 7°220/19 -8°240/26 -20°250/44 -35°270/52 -39°260/57 -47°
PIRused from 746 nm out; 78 nm from the line170/22 19°190/25 13°210/32 6°240/23 -9°250/32 -21°250/38 -36°260/44 -40°260/52 -47°
RAPused from 796 nm out; 67 nm from the line180/23 12°200/38 13°210/38 6°220/28 -10°230/34 -21°230/37 -36°250/52 -38°250/59 -46°
MLSused from 994 nm out; 87 nm from the line150/23 2°190/29 4°210/44 2°220/32 -10°210/36 -21°200/48 -37°230/63 -40°240/71 -47°
BILused from 1044 nm out; 75 nm from the line080/13180/9 -2°210/38 0°220/51 -11°210/46 -22°210/58 -35°230/73 -39°230/72 -45°

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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
BNA Nashville, TN departure no report just now 599 ft
CKV Clarksville, TN 50 nm out, 4 nm east of the line no report just now 549 ft
MDH Carbondale/Murphysboro, IL 159 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 411 ft
SUS St Louis, MO 239 nm out, 12 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 463 ft
CHT Chillicothe, MO 388 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line no report just now 783 ft
OMA Omaha, NE 527 nm out, 13 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 984 ft
ONL O'Neill, NE 676 nm out, 9 nm northeast of the line no report just now 2,033 ft
SUO Rosebud, SD 786 nm out, 6 nm east of the line no report just now 2,724 ft
RAP Rapid City, SD 885 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 3,203 ft
SPF Spearfish, SD 925 nm out, 11 nm north of the line no report just now 3,933 ft
BIL Billings, MT destination no report just now 3,662 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 3,933 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At BIL when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:31 am MDT (16:31 UTC)

BIL 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 10 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · until 1 August · ZME
  • 6/7634 CENTRALIA, MO, Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 4 nm from the route, 318 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · today · ZKC

Daylight

Sunset at BNA 6:15 pm CDT (23:15 UTC), at BIL 6:32 pm MDT (00:32 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:02 pm MDT (01:02 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
Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the northern Rockies
Radar now, the northern Rockies · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the whole country
Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service
Surface analysis now
Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead
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: Nashville International, Billings Logan International.