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Nashville International to Seattle Paine Field International BNA → PAE

1,719 nautical miles (1,978 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 305°, about 308° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3W). At 120 knots that is 13 h 52 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 4-knot tailwind), arriving about 8:33 am PDT (15:33 UTC). 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: 2 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

  • SIGMET 3W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 31,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 9:55 pm CDT (02:55 UTC). Over the route from 979 to 1119 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 120055
    MKCW WST 120055
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 3W
    VALID UNTIL 0255Z
    MT WY
    FROM 10WSW MLS-70E DDY-20N LAR-50E BPI-30NE BIL-10WSW MLS
    AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL310.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: 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 route from 410 to 600 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 840 to 1449 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 979 to 1199 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1019 to 1429 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Near the route, 1019 nm along the route.
  • AIRMET ZULU 3C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 1069 to 1169 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1069 to 1509 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 16,000 ft. Over the route from 1279 to 1609 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the last 150 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

Not fetched just now.

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 18 forecast points nearest it (BNA, EVV, CGI, STL, COU, MKC, OMA, GRI, ONL, PIR, RAP, MLS, BIL, DLN, LWS, GEG, YKM, SEA). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft180° at 5 kt−4 kt11 °C124 kt13 h 52 min8:33 am PDT (15:33 UTC)
6,500 ft210° at 4 kt−1 kt11 °C121 kt14 h 12 min8:53 am PDT (15:53 UTC)
8,500 ft240° at 5 kt+2 kt6 °C118 kt14 h 34 min9:15 am PDT (16:15 UTC)
10,500 ft240° at 9 kt+5 kt3 °C115 kt14 h 57 min9:38 am PDT (16:38 UTC)
12,500 ft240° at 12 kt+7 kt0 °C113 kt15 h 13 min9:54 am PDT (16:54 UTC)
14,500 ft240° at 14 kt+8 kt-4 °C112 kt15 h 21 min10:02 am PDT (17:02 UTC)
16,500 ft240° at 15 kt+10 kt-8 °C110 kt15 h 38 min10:19 am PDT (17:19 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180250° at 16 kt+11 kt-11 °C109 kt15 h 46 min10:27 am PDT (17:27 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240250° at 24 kt+17 kt-22 °C103 kt16 h 41 min11:22 am PDT (18:22 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300250° at 30 kt+21 kt-35 °C99 kt17 h 22 min12:03 pm PDT (19:03 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340250° at 39 kt+30 kt-41 °C90 kt19 h 06 min1:47 pm PDT (20:47 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390260° at 45 kt+39 kt-48 °C81 kt21 h 13 min3:54 pm PDT (22:54 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°
EVVused from 50 nm out; 75 nm from the line310/13340/26 16°330/29 10°330/32 4°330/30 -9°340/38 -20°330/60 -35°320/57 -41°330/39 -48°
CGIused from 100 nm out; 37 nm from the line250/10290/12 17°290/18 11°300/22 5°320/25 -8°330/30 -18°320/53 -33°320/66 -42°320/56 -50°
STLused from 200 nm out; 32 nm from the line210/13260/16 17°270/21 10°280/24 5°310/20 -7°320/22 -18°320/44 -33°320/59 -43°310/69 -51°
COUused from 250 nm out; 37 nm from the line210/16220/19 15°240/33 10°250/29 7°280/21 -6°280/19 -18°300/34 -31°300/40 -42°300/60 -52°
MKCused from 350 nm out; 67 nm from the line200/28220/30 16°270/20 11°280/22 7°260/27 -6°270/27 -18°280/38 -32°270/38 -40°280/50 -52°
OMAused from 450 nm out; 63 nm from the line190/34230/34 19°250/25 12°250/18 6°250/22 -7°250/28 -19°260/34 -32°260/39 -41°280/56 -51°
GRIused from 600 nm out; 42 nm from the line210/31 19°240/21 14°240/17 6°260/27 -7°260/34 -18°240/45 -32°250/56 -40°260/62 -51°
ONLused from 650 nm out; 30 nm from the line200/20 17°230/26 14°240/21 7°250/27 -9°260/32 -19°240/44 -34°240/56 -41°250/62 -51°
PIRused from 750 nm out; 101 nm from the lineL/V 17°230/13 12°220/22 6°250/31 -9°250/34 -21°240/50 -35°230/61 -43°240/62 -51°
RAPused from 800 nm out; 69 nm from the line120/15 12°180/22 11°220/26 5°230/35 -9°240/40 -22°240/50 -37°240/51 -41°240/47 -47°
MLSused from 999 nm out; 116 nm from the line120/22 5°170/18 4°200/33 1°230/49 -10°230/58 -21°220/54 -37°230/64 -44°250/74 -49°
BILused from 1049 nm out; 78 nm from the line080/24130/14 -1°180/33 0°210/43 -10°220/58 -21°200/55 -36°220/75 -44°240/83 -48°
DLNused from 1199 nm out; 84 nm from the line080/10 -3°180/8 -3°180/23 -14°200/58 -22°200/80 -36°220/85 -41°230/81 -45°
LWSused from 1399 nm out; 76 nm from the line010/5050/14 -2°040/12 -6°160/7 -10°190/30 -22°200/54 -27°200/48 -35°210/40 -37°230/32 -41°
GEGused from 1499 nm out; 26 nm from the line050/18 -2°060/19 -8°L/V -11°160/11 -24°190/17 -31°200/19 -35°220/14 -37°250/11 -41°
YKMused from 1599 nm out; 65 nm from the line030/16020/18 0°030/30 -8°030/23 -13°020/40 -23°010/73 -29°010/54 -36°360/29 -37°330/16 -40°
SEAused from 1649 nm out; 49 nm from the line360/9350/10 1°010/10 -5°030/20 -11°020/60 -17°010/86 -26°360/90 -40°010/68 -42°360/31 -43°

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 no report just now 599 ft
MDH Carbondale/Murphysboro, IL 160 nm out, 11 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 411 ft
COU Columbia, MO 310 nm out, 12 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 889 ft
EVU Maryville, MO 460 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line no report just now 1,145 ft
LNK Lincoln, NE 550 nm out, 14 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 1,218 ft
ANW Ainsworth, NE 730 nm out, 9 nm northeast of the line no report just now 2,588 ft
CUT Custer, SD 900 nm out, 3 nm north of the line no report just now 5,619 ft
SHR Sheridan, WY 1059 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line no report just now 4,021 ft
BZN Bozeman, MT 1249 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 4,473 ft
MSO Missoula, MT 1379 nm out, 24 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 3,205 ft
MWH Moses Lake, WA 1589 nm out, 16 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 1,188 ft
PAE Everett, WA destination no report just now 606 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 5,619 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At PAE when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 8:33 am PDT (15:33 UTC)

PAE has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.

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 6 nm from the route, 320 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 PAE 6:26 pm PDT (01:26 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:57 pm PDT (01:57 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

Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley
Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the northern Rockies
Radar now, the northern Rockies · 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, Seattle Paine Field International.