Plan a flight · Sun 10:05 pm CDT (03:05 UTC)

Nashville International to Bill And Hillary Clinton Ntl/Adams Field BNA → LIT

284 nautical miles (327 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 254°, about 257° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3W). At 120 knots that is 2 h 31 min at the quickest height in today's winds (12,500 ft, a 7-knot headwind), arriving about 12:36 am CDT (05:36 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now BNA is VFR, wind from the south (180°) at 5 knots; LIT is VFR, wind from the west (270°) at 3 knots. 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: 604 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

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

B739 at 34,000 ft, 50 nm north, 8:51 pm CDT (01:51 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence, remarks: zme. At the departure end, 50 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BWG UA /OV BWG270010/TM 0151/FL340/TP B739/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD CHOP/RM ZME
```
Report
a routine report filed through BWG
Where
10 nm west (270°) of BWG
Time
01:51 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
B739
Turbulence
continuous light occasional moderate chop
Remarks
zme
B38M at 25,000 ft, 18 nm northwest, 7:12 pm CDT (00:12 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZME26. 78 nm along the route, 18 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MKL UA /OV MKL045035/TM 0012/FL250/TP B38M/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZME26
```
Report
a routine report filed through MKL
Where
35 nm northeast (045°) of MKL
Time
00:12 UTC
Height
at 25,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
occasional light chop
Remarks
ZME26
BCS3 at 35,000 ft, 30 nm north, 7:13 pm CDT (00:13 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ZME33. 127 nm along the route, 30 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DYR UA /OV DYR/TM 0013/FL350/TP BCS3/TB NEG/RM ZME33
```
Report
a routine report filed through DYR
Where
over DYR
Time
00:13 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
BCS3
Turbulence
none
Remarks
ZME33
C750 at 43,000 ft, 19 nm north, 7:50 pm CDT (00:50 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence above 43,000 ft, remarks: zme. At the destination end, 19 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LIT UA /OV LIT360025/TM 0050/FL430/TP C750/TB CONS LGT-MOD CHOP 430/RM ZME
```
Report
a routine report filed through LIT
Where
25 nm north (360°) of LIT
Time
00:50 UTC
Height
at 43,000 ft
Aircraft
C750
Turbulence
continuous light to moderate chop at 43,000 ft
Remarks
zme
CRJ7 at 36,000 ft, 45 nm west, 7:10 pm CDT (00:10 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ZME20. At the destination end, 45 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
HOT UA /OV HOT/TM 0010/FL360/TP CRJ7/TB NEG/RM ZME20
```
Report
a routine report filed through HOT
Where
over HOT
Time
00:10 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ7
Turbulence
none
Remarks
ZME20

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 3 forecast points nearest it (BNA, MEM, LIT). 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	270° at 13 kt	+13 kt		107 kt	2 h 39 min	12:44 am CDT (05:44 UTC)
6,500 ft	290° at 14 kt	+11 kt	15 °C	109 kt	2 h 36 min	12:41 am CDT (05:41 UTC)
8,500 ft	290° at 16 kt	+13 kt	12 °C	107 kt	2 h 39 min	12:44 am CDT (05:44 UTC)
10,500 ft	300° at 16 kt	+10 kt	9 °C	110 kt	2 h 35 min	12:40 am CDT (05:40 UTC)
12,500 ft	310° at 15 kt	+7 kt	5 °C	113 kt	2 h 31 min	12:36 am CDT (05:36 UTC)
14,500 ft	310° at 16 kt	+8 kt	1 °C	112 kt	2 h 32 min	12:37 am CDT (05:37 UTC)
16,500 ft	310° at 17 kt	+9 kt	-2 °C	111 kt	2 h 34 min	12:39 am CDT (05:39 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	310° at 17 kt	+9 kt	-5 °C	111 kt	2 h 34 min	12:39 am CDT (05:39 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	310° at 25 kt	+13 kt	-18 °C	107 kt	2 h 39 min	12:44 am CDT (05:44 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	310° at 39 kt	+20 kt	-32 °C	100 kt	2 h 50 min	12:55 am CDT (05:55 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	310° at 48 kt	+27 kt	-40 °C	93 kt	3 h 03 min	1:08 am CDT (06:08 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	320° at 43 kt	+18 kt	-51 °C	102 kt	2 h 47 min	12:52 am CDT (05:52 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; 24 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°
MEM	used from 98 nm out; 53 nm from the line	230/19	260/16 15°	270/17 12°	300/13 6°	300/15 -5°	300/26 -18°	300/34 -32°	300/41 -40°	310/46 -52°
LIT	used from 245 nm out; 20 nm from the line	220/21	230/17 16°	250/24 12°	260/15 7°	260/13 -5°	280/25 -16°	290/35 -30°	300/42 -40°	300/40 -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	VFR	from the south (180°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	599 ft	9:53 pm CDT (02:53 UTC)
GHM Centerville, TN	39 nm out, 7 nm south of the line	no report just now				765 ft
PVE Lexington-Parsons, TN	78 nm out, 7 nm south of the line	VFR	calm	9 mi	none	487 ft	02:55 UTC
MKL Jackson, TN	117 nm out, 4 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	434 ft	02:53 UTC
FYE Somerville, TN	147 nm out, 16 nm southeast of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	435 ft	02:55 UTC
NQA Millington, TN	166 nm out, 4 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	322 ft	23:50 UTC
DRP Colt, AR	215 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line	VFR	from the south-southeast (150°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	238 ft	02:50 UTC
SGT Stuttgart, AR	255 nm out, 18 nm south of the line	VFR	from the south-southeast (150°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	224 ft	02:56 UTC
LIT Little Rock, AR	destination	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet	from the west (270°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	266 ft	9:53 pm CDT (02:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 765 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At LIT when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:36 am CDT (05:36 UTC)

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

The whole forecast for LIT

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 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 12 knots, gusting to 22, 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 LIT 6:38 pm CDT (23:38 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:03 pm CDT (00:03 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at LIT is before sunrise there (7:11 am CDT (12:11 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

Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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, Bill And Hillary Clinton Ntl/Adams Field.