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Nashville International to Gulfport-Biloxi International BNA → GPT

364 nautical miles (418 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 200°, about 203° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3W). At 120 knots that is 2 h 19 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 37-knot tailwind), arriving about 11:16 pm CDT (04:16 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now BNA is VFR, wind variable at 4 knots; GPT is VFR, wind calm. 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: 20 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

No SIGMET or AIRMET covers any part of this route right now.

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

  • BE40 at 29,000 ft, 43 nm west, 6:22 pm CDT (23:22 UTC): moderate chop turbulence from 26,000 ft to 29,000 ft, remarks: zme. 98 nm along the route, 43 nm west of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    TUP UA /OV TUP045041/TM 2322/FL290/TP BE40/TB OCNL MOD CHOP 290-260/RM ZME
    Report
    a routine report filed through TUP
    Where
    41 nm northeast (045°) of TUP
    Time
    23:22 UTC
    Height
    at 29,000 ft
    Aircraft
    BE40
    Turbulence
    occasional moderate chop from 29,000 ft to 26,000 ft
    Remarks
    zme
  • B738 at 34,000 ft, 46 nm northwest, 6:41 pm CDT (23:41 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence, remarks: zme. At the departure end, 46 nm northwest of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    CKV UA /OV CKV/TM 2341/FL340/TP B738/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD CHOP/RM ZME
    Report
    a routine report filed through CKV
    Where
    over CKV
    Time
    23:41 UTC
    Height
    at 34,000 ft
    Aircraft
    B738
    Turbulence
    continuous light occasional moderate chop
    Remarks
    zme
  • B77W at 31,000 ft, 31 nm northwest, 6:27 pm CDT (23:27 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence, remarks: zme. At the departure end, 31 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
  • B712 at 30,000 ft, 11 nm east, 6:09 pm CDT (23:09 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZME46. 206 nm along the route, 11 nm east of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    CBM UA /OV IGB135050/TM 2309/FL300/TP B712/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZME46
    Report
    a routine report filed through CBM
    Where
    50 nm southeast (135°) of IGB
    Time
    23:09 UTC
    Height
    at 30,000 ft
    Aircraft
    B712
    Turbulence
    continuous light chop
    Remarks
    ZME46
  • A21N at 34,000 ft, 11 nm east, 6:05 pm CDT (23:05 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence, remarks: ZME46. 206 nm along the route, 11 nm east of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    CBM UA /OV IGB135050/TM 2305/FL340/TP A21N/TB LGT-MOD CHOP/RM ZME46
    Report
    a routine report filed through CBM
    Where
    50 nm southeast (135°) of IGB
    Time
    23:05 UTC
    Height
    at 34,000 ft
    Aircraft
    A21N
    Turbulence
    light to moderate chop
    Remarks
    ZME46

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 (BNA, HSV, BHM, MOB). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft320° at 19 kt−11 kt131 kt2 h 47 min11:44 pm CDT (04:44 UTC)
6,500 ft330° at 28 kt−20 kt16 °C140 kt2 h 36 min11:33 pm CDT (04:33 UTC)
8,500 ft330° at 30 kt−19 kt12 °C139 kt2 h 37 min11:34 pm CDT (04:34 UTC)
10,500 ft330° at 31 kt−18 kt9 °C138 kt2 h 38 min11:35 pm CDT (04:35 UTC)
12,500 ft320° at 32 kt−18 kt5 °C138 kt2 h 38 min11:35 pm CDT (04:35 UTC)
14,500 ft320° at 31 kt−17 kt1 °C137 kt2 h 39 min11:36 pm CDT (04:36 UTC)
16,500 ft320° at 30 kt−15 kt-4 °C135 kt2 h 42 min11:39 pm CDT (04:39 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180320° at 29 kt−14 kt-7 °C134 kt2 h 43 min11:40 pm CDT (04:40 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240320° at 30 kt−16 kt-18 °C136 kt2 h 41 min11:38 pm CDT (04:38 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300330° at 46 kt−28 kt-34 °C148 kt2 h 28 min11:25 pm CDT (04:25 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340340° at 50 kt−37 kt-42 °C157 kt2 h 19 min11:16 pm CDT (04:16 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390330° at 34 kt−22 kt-49 °C142 kt2 h 34 min11:31 pm CDT (04:31 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
BNAused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line280/13340/34 16°330/38 10°330/44 5°330/39 -8°330/38 -19°320/49 -34°330/53 -40°330/35 -47°
HSVused from 49 nm out; 29 nm from the line290/15330/34 16°330/38 11°330/40 5°320/36 -7°320/31 -18°320/44 -34°330/53 -41°330/34 -48°
BHMused from 147 nm out; 55 nm from the line300/16330/32 16°320/37 11°330/37 6°310/33 -7°310/30 -18°320/40 -34°330/43 -41°330/30 -49°
MOBused from 246 nm out; 72 nm from the line310/7350/18 18°330/16 12°300/18 7°320/17 -6°330/27 -17°340/52 -33°350/53 -43°330/38 -50°

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 VFR variable at 4 knots 10+ mi none 599 ft 7:53 pm CDT (00:53 UTC)
LUG Lewisburg, TN 39 nm out, 7 nm east of the line VFR calm 9 mi none 718 ft 01:35 UTC
GZS Pulaski, TN 59 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line VFR calm 10+ mi none 688 ft 01:35 UTC
MSL Muscle Shoals, AL 88 nm out, 16 nm west of the line VFR calm 10+ mi none 550 ft 01:53 UTC
JFX Jasper, AL 138 nm out, 16 nm east of the line VFR calm 10+ mi none 482 ft 23:35 UTC
TCL Tuscaloosa, AL 177 nm out, 16 nm southeast of the line, tower VFR calm 9 mi none 169 ft 01:53 UTC
DYA Demopolis, AL 226 nm out, 14 nm southeast of the line VFR calm 10+ mi none 111 ft 23:35 UTC
MEI Meridian, MS 246 nm out, 22 nm west of the line, tower VFR from the south (190°) at 3 knots 10+ mi none 297 ft 00:58 UTC
GPT Gulfport, MS destination VFR calm 10+ mi none 28 ft 8:53 pm CDT (01:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 718 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At GPT when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:16 pm CDT (04:16 UTC)

Wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for GPT
  • From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
  • From Mon 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the south at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
The forecast for BNA, the departure
  • From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
  • From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 20,000 feet
  • From Mon 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

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 GPT 6:28 pm CDT (23:28 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:52 pm CDT (23:52 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at GPT is before sunrise there (6:56 am CDT (11:56 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, 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, Gulfport-Biloxi International.