Plan a flight · Mon 6:54 am CDT (11:54 UTC)

Nashville International to Lincoln Airport BNA → LNK

552 nautical miles (635 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 304°, about 307° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3W). At 120 knots that is 4 h 56 min at the quickest height in today's winds (8,500 ft, a 8-knot headwind), arriving about 11:50 am CDT (16:50 UTC). Right now BNA is VFR, wind calm; LNK is VFR, wind from the south (190°) at 14 knots, gusting to 20. 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 30 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: 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 last 266 nm of 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

E75L at 33,000 ft, 40 nm northeast, 6:09 am CDT (11:09 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ZME62. At the departure end, 40 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
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BNA UA /OV BNA045040/TM 1109/FL330/TP E75L/TB NEG/RM ZME62
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Report
a routine report filed through BNA
Where
40 nm northeast (045°) of BNA
Time
11:09 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
E75L
Turbulence
none
Remarks
ZME62
B737 at 36,000 ft, 32 nm northeast, 6:14 am CDT (11:14 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ZME33. 108 nm along the route, 32 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
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EVV UA /OV PXV225030/TM 1114/FL360/TP B737/TB NEG/RM ZME33
```
Report
a routine report filed through EVV
Where
30 nm southwest (225°) of PXV
Time
11:14 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
none
Remarks
ZME33

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 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 6 forecast points nearest it (BNA, CGI, STL, COU, MKC, OMA). 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	250° at 24 kt	+16 kt		104 kt	5 h 18 min	12:12 pm CDT (17:12 UTC)
6,500 ft	250° at 16 kt	+11 kt	16 °C	109 kt	5 h 04 min	11:58 am CDT (16:58 UTC)
8,500 ft	250° at 13 kt	+8 kt	13 °C	112 kt	4 h 56 min	11:50 am CDT (16:50 UTC)
10,500 ft	250° at 14 kt	+8 kt	9 °C	112 kt	4 h 56 min	11:50 am CDT (16:50 UTC)
12,500 ft	250° at 16 kt	+11 kt	5 °C	109 kt	5 h 04 min	11:58 am CDT (16:58 UTC)
14,500 ft	260° at 19 kt	+14 kt	1 °C	106 kt	5 h 12 min	12:06 pm CDT (17:06 UTC)
16,500 ft	260° at 22 kt	+18 kt	-4 °C	102 kt	5 h 25 min	12:19 pm CDT (17:19 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	270° at 25 kt	+21 kt	-7 °C	99 kt	5 h 35 min	12:29 pm CDT (17:29 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	260° at 32 kt	+25 kt	-19 °C	95 kt	5 h 49 min	12:43 pm CDT (17:43 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	280° at 49 kt	+47 kt	-32 °C	73 kt	7 h 34 min	2:28 pm CDT (19:28 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	280° at 57 kt	+54 kt	-39 °C	66 kt	8 h 22 min	3:16 pm CDT (20:16 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	290° at 54 kt	+54 kt	-49 °C	66 kt	8 h 22 min	3:16 pm CDT (20:16 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°
CGI	used from 99 nm out; 36 nm from the line	260/22	250/15 15°	250/13 11°	250/16 6°	270/29 -7°	280/30 -18°	290/40 -31°	290/55 -40°	300/51 -51°
STL	used from 197 nm out; 39 nm from the line	250/26	240/21 15°	240/22 11°	250/23 6°	270/28 -7°	260/30 -19°	280/52 -31°	280/57 -40°	300/57 -49°
COU	used from 246 nm out; 39 nm from the line	250/36	260/14 16°	250/5 12°	260/12 6°	260/24 -7°	260/35 -19°	280/58 -31°	280/62 -40°	290/60 -49°
MKC	used from 394 nm out; 44 nm from the line	240/49	240/21 20°	220/19 13°	230/21 6°	260/26 -7°	250/37 -19°	270/66 -31°	270/65 -38°	280/60 -48°
OMA	used from 493 nm out; 44 nm from the line	230/47	240/33 21°	230/22 13°	220/27 5°	240/35 -8°	250/43 -21°	260/47 -33°	260/59 -36°	270/58 -46°

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	calm	9 mi	none	599 ft	5:53 am CDT (10:53 UTC)
CKV Clarksville, TN	49 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line	marginal VFR Weather: mist	from the east-southeast (120°) at 3 knots	3 mi	none	549 ft	11:35 UTC
HVC Hopkinsville, KY	59 nm out, 16 nm northeast of the line	IFR Weather: mist	calm	1.5 mi	none	563 ft	11:35 UTC
PAH Paducah, KY	118 nm out, 9 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	calm	8 mi	none	410 ft	10:53 UTC
PCD Perryville, MO	187 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line	VFR	from the east-southeast (120°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	372 ft	11:35 UTC
UUV Sullivan, MO	246 nm out, 10 nm southwest of the line	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	933 ft	11:35 UTC
COU Columbia, MO	305 nm out, 6 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	889 ft	10:54 UTC
VER Boonville, MO	335 nm out, 9 nm south of the line	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 11,000 feet	from the south (170°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	11,000 ft	715 ft	11:35 UTC
EZZ Cameron, MO	424 nm out, 6 nm south of the line	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 13 knots, gusting to 20	10+ mi	none	1,040 ft	11:35 UTC
STJ St Joseph, MO	443 nm out, 17 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (190°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	none	826 ft	10:53 UTC
AFK Nebraska City, NE	512 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 10 knots, gusting to 17	10+ mi	none	1,165 ft	11:35 UTC
LNK Lincoln, NE	destination	VFR	from the south (190°) at 14 knots, gusting to 20	10+ mi	none	1,218 ft	5:54 am CDT (10:54 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,218 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At LNK when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:50 am CDT (16:50 UTC)

Wind from the south-southwest at 16 knots, gusting to 28, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR

The whole forecast for LNK

From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 16 knots, gusting to 28, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 9:00 pm CDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the north at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

The forecast for BNA, the departure

From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south at 2 knots, visibility 6 miles, mist, a few clouds at 300 feet
From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 9:00 pm CDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the south at 7 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 10 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · until 1 August · ZME
6/7634 CENTRALIA, MO, Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 13 nm from the route, 315 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 LNK 6:51 pm CDT (23:51 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:19 pm CDT (00:19 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 now, the central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the upper 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, Lincoln Airport.