Plan a flight · Mon 9:53 am CDT (14:53 UTC)

Nashville International to Manhattan Regional BNA → MHK

508 nautical miles (585 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 294°, about 297° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3W). At 120 knots that is 4 h 50 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 15-knot headwind), arriving about 2:43 pm CDT (19:43 UTC). Right now BNA is VFR, wind calm; MHK is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 11 knots, gusting to 21. 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 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 229 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

urgent B763 at 2,000 ft, 4 nm north, 6:57 am CDT (11:57 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 458 nm along the route, 4 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FOE UUA /OV 130003/TM 1157/FL020/TP B763/WV LLWS
```
Report
an urgent report filed through FOE
Where
wind from 130° at 3 knots
Time
11:57 UTC
Height
at 2,000 ft
Aircraft
B763
Wind
low-level wind shear
SF50 at 14,000 ft, 39 nm southeast, 7:50 am CDT (12:50 UTC): light chop turbulence from 14,000 ft to 20,000 ft, remarks: ZME60. At the departure end, 39 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BNA UA /OV BNA135040/TM 1250/FL140/TP SF50/SK SKC140/TB OCNL LGT CHOP 200-140/RM ZME60
```
Report
a routine report filed through BNA
Where
40 nm southeast (135°) of BNA
Time
12:50 UTC
Height
at 14,000 ft
Aircraft
SF50
Sky
clear from 14,000 ft
Turbulence
occasional light chop from 20,000 ft to 14,000 ft
Remarks
ZME60
PC12 at 22,000 ft, 0 nm northeast, 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): light rime icing, -9 °C, remarks: no icing at FL200 zkcfdc xj. At the destination end, 0 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MHK UA /OV MHK/TM 1200/FL220/TP PC12/TA M09/IC LGT RIME/RM NEG ICING AT FL200 /ZKCFDC XJ
```
Report
a routine report filed through MHK
Where
over MHK
Time
12:00 UTC
Height
at 22,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Temperature
−9 °C
Icing
light rime
Remarks
no icing at FL200 zkcfdc xj

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 14:00–21:00 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 5 forecast points nearest it (BNA, CGI, COU, MKC, SLN). 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	240° at 22 kt	+15 kt		105 kt	4 h 50 min	2:43 pm CDT (19:43 UTC)
6,500 ft	250° at 21 kt	+15 kt	16 °C	105 kt	4 h 50 min	2:43 pm CDT (19:43 UTC)
8,500 ft	250° at 22 kt	+17 kt	13 °C	103 kt	4 h 56 min	2:49 pm CDT (19:49 UTC)
10,500 ft	250° at 24 kt	+20 kt	9 °C	100 kt	5 h 05 min	2:58 pm CDT (19:58 UTC)
12,500 ft	260° at 27 kt	+22 kt	5 °C	98 kt	5 h 11 min	3:04 pm CDT (20:04 UTC)
14,500 ft	260° at 27 kt	+24 kt	1 °C	96 kt	5 h 18 min	3:11 pm CDT (20:11 UTC)
16,500 ft	270° at 29 kt	+26 kt	-4 °C	94 kt	5 h 24 min	3:17 pm CDT (20:17 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	270° at 29 kt	+27 kt	-7 °C	93 kt	5 h 28 min	3:21 pm CDT (20:21 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	270° at 37 kt	+34 kt	-19 °C	86 kt	5 h 54 min	3:47 pm CDT (20:47 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	290° at 61 kt	+61 kt	-30 °C	59 kt	8 h 37 min	6:30 pm CDT (23:30 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	290° at 64 kt	+65 kt	-38 °C	55 kt	9 h 14 min	7:07 pm CDT (00:07 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	290° at 55 kt	+55 kt	-49 °C	65 kt	7 h 49 min	5:42 pm CDT (22:42 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 18:00 UTC for use 14:00 to 21:00 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	270/14	270/10 14°	280/19 11°	280/26 6°	280/25 -6°	280/31 -18°	300/44 -32°	300/53 -40°	310/51 -49°
CGI	used from 100 nm out; 30 nm from the line	250/22	250/17 15°	250/25 11°	260/27 7°	270/35 -7°	280/38 -17°	300/63 -31°	300/62 -38°	300/55 -49°
COU	used from 249 nm out; 59 nm from the line	240/28	240/22 17°	250/18 12°	260/22 6°	270/23 -7°	260/39 -19°	290/70 -30°	290/71 -37°	290/58 -48°
MKC	used from 349 nm out; 52 nm from the line	220/35	240/30 21°	240/27 13°	240/31 6°	260/31 -7°	250/43 -21°	270/70 -28°	280/72 -36°	280/59 -49°
SLN	used from 498 nm out; 54 nm from the line	210/26	250/36 22°	240/39 14°	240/38 7°	240/42 -9°	240/49 -20°	260/75 -27°	260/76 -36°	270/71 -48°

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 Sky: scattered clouds at 25,000 feet	calm	10+ mi	none	599 ft	8:53 am CDT (13:53 UTC)
CKV Clarksville, TN	40 nm out, 14 nm north of the line	VFR	from the south (190°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	549 ft	13:52 UTC
CEY Murray, KY	90 nm out, 3 nm south of the line	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	577 ft	14:35 UTC
CGI Cape Girardeau, MO	149 nm out, 8 nm north of the line, tower	reported, no category	calm		none	341 ft	14:03 UTC
PYN Piedmont, MO	199 nm out, 20 nm southwest of the line	no report just now				466 ft
TBN Fort Leonard Wood, MO	279 nm out, 9 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 8 knots, gusting to 16	10+ mi	none	1,159 ft	13:55 UTC
OZS Camdenton, MO	309 nm out, 5 nm south of the line	VFR	from the southwest (230°) at 10 knots, gusting to 17	10+ mi	none	1,061 ft	14:35 UTC
GLY Clinton, MO	359 nm out, 2 nm northwest of the line	IFR Weather: haze	from the south-southwest (210°) at 11 knots	2.5 mi	none	822 ft	14:35 UTC
IXD Olathe, KS	418 nm out, 10 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	none	1,087 ft	13:53 UTC
FOE Topeka, KS	458 nm out, 4 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (190°) at 11 knots, gusting to 23	10+ mi	none	1,077 ft	13:53 UTC
MHK Manhattan, KS	destination	VFR	from the south-southwest (210°) at 11 knots, gusting to 21	10+ mi	none	1,066 ft	8:52 am CDT (13:52 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,159 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At MHK when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:43 pm CDT (19:43 UTC)

Wind from the south-southwest at 14 knots, gusting to 25, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 20,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for MHK

From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 10 knots, gusting to 16, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 20,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 14 knots, gusting to 25, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 20,000 feet
From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 15,000 feet
From Tue 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 3,000 feet

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 12 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 MHK 6:52 pm CDT (23:52 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, Manhattan Regional.