Nashville International to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International BNA → MSY
410 nautical miles (472 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 207°, about 210° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3W). At 120 knots that is 2 h 52 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 23-knot tailwind), arriving about 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC). Right now BNA is VFR, wind calm; MSY 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: 3,006 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 10 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
- B738 at 36,000 ft, 0 nm northeast, 5:58 am CDT (10:58 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: zhu. At the destination end, 0 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
MSY UA /OV KHRV339030/TM 1058/FL360/TP B738/TB NEG/RM ZHU
- Report
- a routine report filed through MSY
- Where
- 30 nm north (339°) of KHRV
- Time
- 10:58 UTC
- Height
- at 36,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B738
- Turbulence
- none
- Remarks
- zhu
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 5 forecast points nearest it (BNA, HSV, BHM, JAN, MSY). 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 | 280° at 11 kt | +3 kt | 117 kt | 3 h 30 min | 9:38 am CDT (14:38 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 290° at 11 kt | +2 kt | 16 °C | 118 kt | 3 h 28 min | 9:36 am CDT (14:36 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 300° at 11 kt | 0 | 12 °C | 120 kt | 3 h 25 min | 9:33 am CDT (14:33 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 300° at 10 kt | −1 kt | 8 °C | 121 kt | 3 h 23 min | 9:31 am CDT (14:31 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 310° at 10 kt | −2 kt | 4 °C | 122 kt | 3 h 22 min | 9:30 am CDT (14:30 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 310° at 12 kt | −3 kt | 1 °C | 123 kt | 3 h 20 min | 9:28 am CDT (14:28 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 310° at 15 kt | −4 kt | -2 °C | 124 kt | 3 h 18 min | 9:26 am CDT (14:26 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 310° at 17 kt | −4 kt | -5 °C | 124 kt | 3 h 18 min | 9:26 am CDT (14:26 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 300° at 16 kt | 0 | -17 °C | 120 kt | 3 h 25 min | 9:33 am CDT (14:33 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 320° at 35 kt | −13 kt | -31 °C | 133 kt | 3 h 05 min | 9:13 am CDT (14:13 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 330° at 41 kt | −20 kt | -40 °C | 140 kt | 2 h 56 min | 9:04 am CDT (14:04 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 330° at 39 kt | −23 kt | -51 °C | 143 kt | 2 h 52 min | 9:00 am CDT (14:00 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° |
| HSV | used from 50 nm out; 37 nm from the line | 300/20 | 310/14 16° | 310/18 10° | 310/15 4° | 320/19 -5° | 290/16 -18° | 320/36 -32° | 320/47 -41° | 330/42 -50° |
| BHM | used from 150 nm out; 76 nm from the line | 310/19 | 310/15 16° | 320/19 11° | 330/15 5° | 330/23 -5° | 320/14 -18° | 320/36 -32° | 330/44 -40° | 340/36 -51° |
| JAN | used from 200 nm out; 75 nm from the line | 240/10 | 260/15 18° | 280/10 11° | 290/6 6° | 290/15 -5° | 300/15 -17° | 320/35 -30° | 330/38 -40° | 330/39 -51° |
| MSY | used from 350 nm out; 35 nm from the line | 150/9 | 140/8 18° | L/V 13° | L/V 6° | 320/15 -5° | 310/16 -16° | 320/32 -31° | 340/35 -40° | 350/34 -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 | calm | 9 mi | none | 599 ft | 5:53 am CDT (10:53 UTC) |
| MRC Columbia/Mount Pleasant, TN | 40 nm out, 6 nm west of the line | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 300 feet | calm | 10+ mi | none | 681 ft | 10:50 UTC |
| GZS Pulaski, TN | 60 nm out, 10 nm southeast of the line | marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 4,900 feet, scattered clouds at 5,500 feet Weather: mist | calm | 3 mi | none | 688 ft | 10:55 UTC |
| MSL Muscle Shoals, AL | 90 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 550 ft | 10:53 UTC |
| HAB Hamilton, AL | 140 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 436 ft | ||||
| GTR Columbus/W Point/Starkville, MS | 190 nm out, 13 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 264 ft | 10:56 UTC |
| MPE Philadelphia, MS | 230 nm out, 20 nm west of the line | reported, no category | calm | none | 458 ft | 10:55 UTC | |
| MEI Meridian, MS | 250 nm out, 9 nm southeast of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 297 ft | 10:58 UTC |
| PIB Hattiesburg-Laurel, MS | 310 nm out, 5 nm east of the line | VFR | calm | 9 mi | none | 297 ft | 10:56 UTC |
| BXA Bogalusa, LA | 360 nm out, 4 nm north of the line | low IFR Sky: overcast at 200 feet | calm | 0.25 mi | 200 ft | 119 ft | 10:55 UTC |
| HDC Hammond, LA | 380 nm out, 21 nm west of the line, tower | low IFR Sky: sky obscured at 500 feet Weather: mist | calm | 0.75 mi | 500 ft | 46 ft | 10:55 UTC |
| MSY New Orleans, LA | destination | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet | calm | 10+ mi | none | 3 ft | 5:53 am CDT (10:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 688 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At MSY when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC)
Wind from the southeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The whole forecast for MSY
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
The forecast for BNA, the departure
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 4 knots, visibility 6 miles, mist, clear skies
- From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south at 2 knots, visibility 5 miles, mist, scattered clouds at 300 feet
- From Mon 9:00 am CDT (14:00 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 MSY 6:33 pm CDT (23:33 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:57 pm CDT (23:57 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, Louis Armstrong New Orleans International.