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Nashville International to Quincy Rgnl-Baldwin Field BNA → UIN

313 nautical miles (360 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 318°, about 321° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3W). At 120 knots that is 2 h 52 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 11-knot headwind), arriving about 12:28 am CDT (05:28 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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: 87 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

No SIGMET or AIRMET covers any part of this route right now.

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

  • B739 at 34,000 ft, 35 nm northeast, 8:51 pm CDT (01:51 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence, remarks: zme. 39 nm along the route, 35 nm northeast of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    BWG UA /OV BWG270010/TM 0151/FL340/TP B739/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD CHOP/RM ZME
    Report
    a routine report filed through BWG
    Where
    10 nm west (270°) of BWG
    Time
    01:51 UTC
    Height
    at 34,000 ft
    Aircraft
    B739
    Turbulence
    continuous light occasional moderate chop
    Remarks
    zme
  • B738 at 34,000 ft, 7 nm southwest, 6:41 pm CDT (23:41 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence, remarks: zme. 49 nm along the route, 7 nm southwest of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    CKV UA /OV CKV/TM 2341/FL340/TP B738/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD CHOP/RM ZME
    Report
    a routine report filed through CKV
    Where
    over CKV
    Time
    23:41 UTC
    Height
    at 34,000 ft
    Aircraft
    B738
    Turbulence
    continuous light occasional moderate chop
    Remarks
    zme
  • B737 at 31,000 ft, 31 nm southwest, 7:13 pm CDT (00:13 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZME25. 117 nm along the route, 31 nm southwest of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    PAH UA /OV CNG360015/TM 0013/FL310/TP B737/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZME25
    Report
    a routine report filed through PAH
    Where
    15 nm north (360°) of CNG
    Time
    00:13 UTC
    Height
    at 31,000 ft
    Aircraft
    B737
    Turbulence
    occasional light chop
    Remarks
    ZME25

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 02:00–09:00 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, EVV, CGI, STL, BRL). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft270° at 17 kt+11 kt109 kt2 h 52 min12:28 am CDT (05:28 UTC)
6,500 ft280° at 16 kt+12 kt15 °C108 kt2 h 54 min12:30 am CDT (05:30 UTC)
8,500 ft290° at 17 kt+15 kt11 °C105 kt2 h 59 min12:35 am CDT (05:35 UTC)
10,500 ft300° at 15 kt+14 kt8 °C106 kt2 h 57 min12:33 am CDT (05:33 UTC)
12,500 ft300° at 14 kt+14 kt4 °C106 kt2 h 57 min12:33 am CDT (05:33 UTC)
14,500 ft300° at 17 kt+16 kt0 °C104 kt3 h 01 min12:37 am CDT (05:37 UTC)
16,500 ft290° at 19 kt+17 kt-3 °C103 kt3 h 02 min12:38 am CDT (05:38 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180290° at 21 kt+19 kt-6 °C101 kt3 h 06 min12:42 am CDT (05:42 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240300° at 24 kt+23 kt-18 °C97 kt3 h 14 min12:50 am CDT (05:50 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300310° at 36 kt+36 kt-33 °C84 kt3 h 44 min1:20 am CDT (06:20 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340300° at 51 kt+50 kt-41 °C70 kt4 h 28 min2:04 am CDT (07:04 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390310° at 50 kt+49 kt-51 °C71 kt4 h 25 min2:01 am CDT (07:01 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 00:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 06:00 UTC for use 02:00 to 09:00 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; 24 nm from the line310/20340/20 17°330/24 10°340/22 5°330/26 -6°340/29 -18°330/52 -33°320/62 -41°340/45 -50°
EVVused from 49 nm out; 61 nm from the line280/15290/12 17°310/16 10°320/13 5°310/22 -6°320/26 -18°320/38 -33°310/56 -41°320/55 -51°
CGIused from 147 nm out; 65 nm from the line240/20270/15 15°280/15 11°300/13 6°290/20 -6°280/24 -18°300/34 -32°300/47 -41°310/49 -51°
STLused from 196 nm out; 27 nm from the line250/24250/24 16°260/23 9°270/16 6°260/25 -6°270/29 -19°290/34 -33°290/48 -41°290/54 -51°
BRLused from 294 nm out; 58 nm from the line230/24240/29 15°290/16 10°280/15 4°260/23 -7°260/32 -19°260/36 -33°280/48 -41°280/59 -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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
BNA Nashville, TN departure no report just now 599 ft
HVC Hopkinsville, KY 59 nm out, 2 nm east of the line no report just now 563 ft
GDA Marion, KY 98 nm out, 3 nm west of the line no report just now 652 ft
MWA Marion, IL 147 nm out, 17 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 471 ft
BLV Belleville, IL 206 nm out, 13 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 459 ft
ALN Alton/St Louis, IL 235 nm out, 7 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 543 ft
PPQ Pittsfield, IL 284 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line no report just now 709 ft
UIN Quincy, IL destination no report just now 768 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 768 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At UIN when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:28 am CDT (05:28 UTC)

UIN 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 8 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 UIN 6:30 pm CDT (23:30 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:57 pm CDT (23:57 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at UIN is before sunrise there (7:11 am CDT (12:11 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 central Great Lakes
Radar now, the central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · 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, Quincy Rgnl-Baldwin Field.