Nashville International to Coastal Carolina Regional BNA → EWN
474 nautical miles (546 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 095°, about 098° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3W). At 120 knots that is 2 h 59 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 39-knot tailwind), arriving about 6:05 am EDT (10:05 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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). Over the first 217 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 89 to 217 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 29,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the route from 168 to 267 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 10,000 ft. Over the route from 188 to 336 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Near the route, 405 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 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 02:00–09:00 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 6 forecast points nearest it (BNA, TYS, TRI, GSP, RDU, ILM). 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 | 300° at 22 kt | −21 kt | 141 kt | 3 h 22 min | 6:28 am EDT (10:28 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 320° at 20 kt | −15 kt | 11 °C | 135 kt | 3 h 31 min | 6:37 am EDT (10:37 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 320° at 23 kt | −17 kt | 10 °C | 137 kt | 3 h 28 min | 6:34 am EDT (10:34 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 320° at 26 kt | −19 kt | 8 °C | 139 kt | 3 h 25 min | 6:31 am EDT (10:31 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 320° at 26 kt | −20 kt | 5 °C | 140 kt | 3 h 23 min | 6:29 am EDT (10:29 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 310° at 27 kt | −23 kt | 2 °C | 143 kt | 3 h 19 min | 6:25 am EDT (10:25 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 300° at 29 kt | −25 kt | -2 °C | 145 kt | 3 h 16 min | 6:22 am EDT (10:22 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 300° at 30 kt | −28 kt | -6 °C | 148 kt | 3 h 12 min | 6:18 am EDT (10:18 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 300° at 31 kt | −28 kt | -7 °C | 148 kt | 3 h 12 min | 6:18 am EDT (10:18 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 280° at 31 kt | −30 kt | -18 °C | 150 kt | 3 h 10 min | 6:16 am EDT (10:16 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 280° at 36 kt | −35 kt | -33 °C | 155 kt | 3 h 03 min | 6:09 am EDT (10:09 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 280° at 40 kt | −39 kt | -39 °C | 159 kt | 2 h 59 min | 6:05 am EDT (10:05 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 290° at 34 kt | −32 kt | -49 °C | 152 kt | 3 h 07 min | 6:13 am EDT (10:13 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
| 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 | 310/20 | 340/20 17° | 330/24 10° | 340/22 5° | 330/26 -6° | 340/29 -18° | 330/52 -33° | 320/62 -41° | 340/45 -50° |
| TYS | used from 49 nm out; 58 nm from the line | 320/20 | 340/18 11° | 340/32 9° | 340/36 4° | 330/37 -7° | 330/38 -19° | 330/50 -34° | 330/53 -38° | 330/44 -48° |
| TRI | used from 198 nm out; 47 nm from the line | 330/22 11° | 330/29 7° | 330/32 3° | 330/36 -8° | 320/34 -19° | 320/36 -34° | 320/43 -39° | 320/46 -47° | |
| GSP | used from 247 nm out; 69 nm from the line | 320/22 | 340/19 13° | 320/18 8° | 310/24 5° | 300/34 -7° | 300/36 -18° | 290/30 -33° | 300/32 -39° | 320/42 -49° |
| RDU | used from 297 nm out; 69 nm from the line | 280/33 | 300/23 11° | 300/28 8° | 290/28 4° | 260/41 -6° | 240/52 -18° | 230/66 -31° | 230/76 -39° | 240/52 -49° |
| ILM | used from 445 nm out; 58 nm from the line | 270/22 | 270/23 11° | 260/35 10° | 240/41 6° | 240/49 -5° | 240/61 -16° | 230/74 -30° | 220/79 -40° | 230/71 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNA Nashville, TN | departure | no report just now | 599 ft | ||||
| MBT Murfreesboro, TN | 20 nm out, 14 nm south of the line | no report just now | 614 ft | ||||
| CSV Crossville, TN | 79 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 1,881 ft | ||||
| TYS Knoxville, TN | 128 nm out, 7 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 986 ft | ||||
| GKT Sevierville, TN | 158 nm out, 4 nm west of the line | no report just now | 1,013 ft | ||||
| AVL Asheville, NC | 208 nm out, 20 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 2,163 ft | ||||
| HKY Hickory, NC | 257 nm out, 6 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,189 ft | ||||
| VUJ Albemarle, NC | 316 nm out, 7 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 609 ft | ||||
| SOP Pinehurst/Southern Pines, NC | 356 nm out, 10 nm south of the line | no report just now | 459 ft | ||||
| FAY Fayetteville, NC | 385 nm out, 20 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 189 ft | ||||
| ISO Kinston, NC | 445 nm out, 10 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 92 ft | ||||
| EWN New Bern, NC | destination | no report just now | 17 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 2,163 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At EWN when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:05 am EDT (10:05 UTC)
EWN 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
Daylight
Sunset at BNA 6:15 pm CDT (23:15 UTC), at EWN 6:37 pm EDT (22:37 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:02 pm EDT (23:02 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at EWN is before sunrise there (7:11 am EDT (11:11 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, Coastal Carolina Regional.