Nashville International to Springfield-Branson Ntl Airport BNA → SGF
330 nautical miles (380 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 284°, about 287° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 05 min at the quickest height in today's winds (8,500 ft, a 13-knot headwind), arriving about 12:05 pm CDT (17:05 UTC). Right now BNA is VFR, wind calm; SGF is VFR, wind from the south (180°) at 11 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: 2 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 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
- 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
- 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
BNA UA /OV BNA045040/TM 1109/FL330/TP E75L/TB NEG/RM ZME62
- 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
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 3 forecast points nearest it (BNA, CGI, SGF). 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 | 260° at 19 kt | +18 kt | 102 kt | 3 h 14 min | 12:14 pm CDT (17:14 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 270° at 15 kt | +14 kt | 14 °C | 106 kt | 3 h 07 min | 12:07 pm CDT (17:07 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 260° at 13 kt | +13 kt | 12 °C | 107 kt | 3 h 05 min | 12:05 pm CDT (17:05 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 260° at 13 kt | +13 kt | 8 °C | 107 kt | 3 h 05 min | 12:05 pm CDT (17:05 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 260° at 15 kt | +14 kt | 5 °C | 106 kt | 3 h 07 min | 12:07 pm CDT (17:07 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 270° at 18 kt | +18 kt | 1 °C | 102 kt | 3 h 14 min | 12:14 pm CDT (17:14 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 270° at 22 kt | +22 kt | -3 °C | 98 kt | 3 h 22 min | 12:22 pm CDT (17:22 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 280° at 25 kt | +25 kt | -6 °C | 95 kt | 3 h 28 min | 12:28 pm CDT (17:28 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 270° at 28 kt | +27 kt | -18 °C | 93 kt | 3 h 33 min | 12:33 pm CDT (17:33 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 290° at 43 kt | +42 kt | -32 °C | 78 kt | 4 h 14 min | 1:14 pm CDT (18:14 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 290° at 53 kt | +53 kt | -40 °C | 67 kt | 4 h 56 min | 1:56 pm CDT (18:56 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 50 kt | +47 kt | -51 °C | 73 kt | 4 h 31 min | 1:31 pm CDT (18:31 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 100 nm out; 42 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° |
| SGF | used from 250 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 230/37 | 260/20 15° | 250/16 13° | 250/15 8° | 260/28 -7° | 250/31 -17° | 280/59 -31° | 280/59 -39° | 290/55 -50° |
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, 21 nm north of the line | VFR | from the south (190°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 549 ft | 13:52 UTC |
| PHT Paris, TN | 80 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line | VFR | from the southwest (220°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | none | 580 ft | 13:35 UTC |
| UCY Union City, TN | 110 nm out, 11 nm southwest of the line | VFR Weather: mist | from the south (180°) at 5 knots | 6 mi | none | 345 ft | 13:35 UTC |
| DXE Dexter, MO | 160 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 304 ft | ||||
| POF Poplar Bluff, MO | 180 nm out, 1 nm southwest of the line | VFR | from the south-southwest (210°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 330 ft | 13:53 UTC |
| MNF Mountain View, MO | 250 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 1,182 ft | ||||
| AOV Ava, MO | 290 nm out, 11 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 1,311 ft | ||||
| SGF Springfield, MO | destination | VFR | from the south (180°) at 11 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,268 ft | 8:52 am CDT (13:52 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,311 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At SGF when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:05 pm CDT (17:05 UTC)
Wind from the southwest at 16 knots, gusting to 25, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The whole forecast for SGF
- 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, clear skies
- From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 16 knots, gusting to 25, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 10 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 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 SGF 6:41 pm CDT (23:41 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:07 pm CDT (00:07 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, Springfield-Branson Ntl Airport.