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Akron-Canton Regional to Nashville International CAK → BNA

378 nautical miles (435 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 222°, about 229° magnetic at the departure end (variation 7W). At 120 knots that is 2 h 49 min at the quickest height in today's winds (16,500 ft, a 14-knot tailwind), arriving about 12:01 am CDT (05:01 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now CAK is IFR, wind calm; BNA is VFR, wind from the south (170°) at 4 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: 117 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

SIGMET 7E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 33,000 ft, moving from the west at 15 knots, until 11:55 pm EDT (03:55 UTC). Near the route, 70 nm along the route.

as issued

WSUS31 KKCI 120155
MKCE WST 120155
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 7E
VALID UNTIL 0355Z
PA MD VA DC WV OH
FROM 10NNE JST-30WNW SBY-40ENE RIC-50SW BKW-20SE APE-10NNE JST
AREA TS MOV FROM 28015KT. TOPS TO FL330.

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 169 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 CAK.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

CRJ7 descending, 0 nm northeast, 9:17 pm EDT (01:17 UTC): remarks: bases 2,000 ft. At the departure end, 0 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CAK UA /OV CAK/TM 0117/FLDURD/TP CRJ7/RM BASES 020
```
Report
a routine report filed through CAK
Where
over CAK
Time
01:17 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
CRJ7
Remarks
bases 2,000 ft
BCS3 at 3,000 ft, 13 nm northwest, 8:27 pm EDT (00:27 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 90 nm along the route, 13 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CMH UA /OV CMH/TM 0027/FL030/TP BCS3/SK T037
```
Report
a routine report filed through CMH
Where
over CMH
Time
00:27 UTC
Height
at 3,000 ft
Aircraft
BCS3
Sky
T037
P28A climbing, 50 nm southeast, 7:15 pm EDT (23:15 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: instrument conditions. 149 nm along the route, 50 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
HTS UA /OV DWU/TM 2315/FLDURC/TP P28A/TB SMOOTH/RM IMC
```
Report
a routine report filed through HTS
Where
over DWU
Time
23:15 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
P28A
Turbulence
smooth
Remarks
instrument conditions
B744 climbing, 45 nm northwest, 8:02 pm EDT (00:02 UTC): light turbulence, overcast. 179 nm along the route, 45 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CVG UA /OV 10 N CVG/TM 0002/FLDURC/TP B744/SK B022 OVC T036/TB LT TB SFC-036
```
Report
a routine report filed through CVG
Where
10 north cvg
Time
00:02 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
B744
Sky
B022 overcast T036
Turbulence
lt turbulence from the surface to 3,600 ft
B737 at 23,000 ft, 38 nm northwest, 7:51 pm EDT (23:51 UTC): light turbulence. 189 nm along the route, 38 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IND UA /OV CVG/TM 2351/FL230/TP B737/TB LGT
```
Report
a routine report filed through IND
Where
over CVG
Time
23:51 UTC
Height
at 23,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
light
B739 climbing, 42 nm northwest, 7:31 pm EDT (23:31 UTC): overcast. 189 nm along the route, 42 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CVG UA /OV 5 W CVG/TM 2331/FLDURC/TP B739/SK B026 OVC T036
```
Report
a routine report filed through CVG
Where
5 west cvg
Time
23:31 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
B739
Sky
B026 overcast T036
B712 at 600 ft, 4 nm east, 9:06 pm EDT (01:06 UTC): overcast. 229 nm along the route, 4 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LEX UA /OV KLEX/TM 0106/FL006/TP B712/SK OVC B006
```
Report
a routine report filed through LEX
Where
over KLEX
Time
01:06 UTC
Height
at 600 ft
Aircraft
B712
Sky
overcast B006
CRJ9 descending, 4 nm east, 7:43 pm EDT (23:43 UTC): overcast up to 6,200 ft; overcast above 1,800 ft. 229 nm along the route, 4 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LEX UA /OV LEX/TM 2343/FLDURD/TP CRJ9/SK TOPS OVC062 BASES OVC018
```
Report
a routine report filed through LEX
Where
over LEX
Time
23:43 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
CRJ9
Sky
tops OVC062 bases OVC018
B38M at 21,000 ft, 35 nm northwest, 9:09 pm EDT (01:09 UTC): no turbulence, no icing. 249 nm along the route, 35 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SDF UA /OV IIU/TM 0109/FL210/TP B38M/TB NEG/IC NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through SDF
Where
over IIU
Time
01:09 UTC
Height
at 21,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
none
Icing
none
A319 at 25,000 ft, 15 nm northwest, 7:14 pm EDT (23:14 UTC): no turbulence. 319 nm along the route, 15 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IND UA /OV BWG070017/TM 2314/FL250/TP A319/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through IND
Where
17 nm east (070°) of BWG
Time
23:14 UTC
Height
at 25,000 ft
Aircraft
A319
Turbulence
none
B739 at 34,000 ft, 29 nm northwest, 9:51 pm EDT (01:51 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence, remarks: zme. 338 nm along the route, 29 nm northwest 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, 46 nm northwest, 7:41 pm EDT (23:41 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence, remarks: zme. At the destination end, 46 nm northwest 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
B77W at 31,000 ft, 31 nm northwest, 7:27 pm EDT (23:27 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence, remarks: zme. At the destination end, 31 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BNA UA /OV BNA315030/TM 2327/FL310/TP B77W/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD CHOP/RM ZME
```
Report
a routine report filed through BNA
Where
30 nm northwest (315°) of BNA
Time
23:27 UTC
Height
at 31,000 ft
Aircraft
B77W
Turbulence
continuous light occasional moderate chop
Remarks
zme

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 5 forecast points nearest it (CLE, CMH, CVG, LOU, BNA). 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	330° at 16 kt	−6 kt		126 kt	3 h	12:12 am CDT (05:12 UTC)
6,500 ft	330° at 21 kt	−9 kt	13 °C	129 kt	2 h 56 min	12:08 am CDT (05:08 UTC)
8,500 ft	330° at 22 kt	−8 kt	10 °C	128 kt	2 h 57 min	12:09 am CDT (05:09 UTC)
10,500 ft	340° at 24 kt	−10 kt	6 °C	130 kt	2 h 54 min	12:06 am CDT (05:06 UTC)
12,500 ft	340° at 26 kt	−12 kt	2 °C	132 kt	2 h 52 min	12:04 am CDT (05:04 UTC)
14,500 ft	340° at 28 kt	−13 kt	-2 °C	133 kt	2 h 51 min	12:03 am CDT (05:03 UTC)
16,500 ft	340° at 29 kt	−14 kt	-6 °C	134 kt	2 h 49 min	12:01 am CDT (05:01 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	340° at 30 kt	−14 kt	-9 °C	134 kt	2 h 49 min	12:01 am CDT (05:01 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	340° at 31 kt	−14 kt	-21 °C	134 kt	2 h 49 min	12:01 am CDT (05:01 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	320° at 37 kt	−7 kt	-35 °C	127 kt	2 h 59 min	12:11 am CDT (05:11 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	310° at 34 kt	+1 kt	-39 °C	119 kt	3 h 11 min	12:23 am CDT (05:23 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	300° at 30 kt	+5 kt	-47 °C	115 kt	3 h 17 min	12:29 am CDT (05:29 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

Point	From	3,000	6,000	9,000	12,000	18,000	24,000	30,000	34,000	39,000
CLE	used from 0 nm out; 48 nm from the line	340/5	320/13 14°	300/12 8°	310/10 2°	310/14 -10°	340/14 -23°	320/27 -35°	260/28 -40°	250/36 -48°
CMH	used from 50 nm out; 17 nm from the line	340/14	320/13 12°	350/12 8°	360/10 2°	350/27 -10°	340/20 -22°	320/31 -35°	270/25 -39°	260/32 -48°
CVG	used from 149 nm out; 39 nm from the line	350/13	340/20 13°	340/22 8°	350/30 3°	340/30 -9°	340/38 -21°	330/37 -35°	320/38 -40°	310/35 -47°
LOU	used from 199 nm out; 50 nm from the line	320/15	340/24 14°	330/28 9°	340/34 4°	340/37 -9°	340/42 -20°	320/39 -35°	320/45 -39°	330/40 -47°
BNA	used from 299 nm out; 55 nm from the line	280/13	340/34 16°	330/38 10°	330/44 5°	330/39 -8°	330/38 -19°	320/49 -34°	330/53 -40°	330/35 -47°

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
CAK Akron, OH	departure	IFR Sky: a broken layer at 900 feet, overcast at 1,700 feet	calm	7 mi	900 ft	1,225 ft	9:51 pm EDT (01:51 UTC)
BJJ Wooster, OH	20 nm out, 14 nm northwest of the line	IFR Sky: a few clouds at 500 feet, a broken layer at 900 feet, overcast at 1,500 feet Weather: mist	from the northwest (320°) at 3 knots	6 mi	900 ft	1,135 ft	02:05 UTC
VTA Newark, OH	70 nm out, 2 nm south of the line	IFR Sky: a broken layer at 700 feet, overcast at 1,700 feet Weather: mist	calm	3 mi	700 ft	883 ft	02:01 UTC
LCK Columbus, OH	90 nm out, 8 nm west of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,000 feet	from the northwest (320°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	1,000 ft	743 ft	01:55 UTC
ILN Wilmington, OH	139 nm out, 22 nm northwest of the line, tower	IFR Sky: overcast at 500 feet Weather: mist	from the west-northwest (300°) at 7 knots	5 mi	500 ft	1,076 ft	01:54 UTC
GEO Georgetown, OH	169 nm out, 5 nm north of the line	no report just now				957 ft
LEX Lexington, KY	229 nm out, 4 nm east of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: a few clouds at 800 feet, overcast at 1,800 feet Weather: mist	from the west (270°) at 4 knots	5 mi	1,800 ft	979 ft	01:54 UTC
AAS Campbellsville, KY	279 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 2,600 feet	calm	7 mi	none	921 ft	01:55 UTC
GLW Glasgow, KY	319 nm out, 9 nm north of the line	low IFR Sky: overcast at 200 feet Weather: fog	calm	0.25 mi	200 ft	716 ft	01:55 UTC
XNX Gallatin, TN	358 nm out, 1 nm southeast of the line	low IFR Sky: sky obscured at 500 feet Weather: mist	calm	0.5 mi	500 ft	583 ft	01:55 UTC
BNA Nashville, TN	destination	VFR	from the south (170°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	599 ft	8:53 pm CDT (01:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,225 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At BNA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:01 am CDT (05:01 UTC)

Wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR

The whole forecast for BNA

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 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

The forecast for CAK, the departure

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 800 feet
From Mon 4:00 am EDT (08:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 5 knots, visibility 6 miles, light drizzle, overcast at 600 feet
From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the west at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 800 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 1,500 feet
From Mon 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,000 feet

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

6/8829 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 6 nm from the route, at the departure end · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
6/8587 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 6 nm from the route, at the departure end · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
6/0708 Goodlettsville, TN, Saturday, August 1, 2026 through Sunday, August 1, 2027 UTC 8 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · until 1 August · ZME

Daylight

Sunset at CAK 6:50 pm EDT (22:50 UTC), at BNA 6:15 pm CDT (23:15 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:40 pm CDT (23:40 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at BNA is before sunrise there (6:50 am CDT (11:50 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 central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the lower 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: Akron-Canton Regional, Nashville International.