Bishop International to Huntsville Intl-Carl T Jones Field FNT → HSV
520 nautical miles (598 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 197°, about 203° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 38 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 23-knot tailwind), arriving about 1:37 pm CDT (18:37 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: 3 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 1E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, mist). Near the route, 190 nm along 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 FNT.
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 14:00–21:00 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 6 forecast points nearest it (MKG, FWA, CVG, LOU, BNA, HSV). 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 16 kt | +7 kt | 113 kt | 4 h 36 min | 2:35 pm CDT (19:35 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 270° at 17 kt | +6 kt | 14 °C | 114 kt | 4 h 34 min | 2:33 pm CDT (19:33 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 270° at 20 kt | +6 kt | 10 °C | 114 kt | 4 h 34 min | 2:33 pm CDT (19:33 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 280° at 23 kt | +3 kt | 7 °C | 117 kt | 4 h 27 min | 2:26 pm CDT (19:26 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 280° at 26 kt | 0 | 5 °C | 120 kt | 4 h 20 min | 2:19 pm CDT (19:19 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 280° at 26 kt | +1 kt | 0 °C | 119 kt | 4 h 22 min | 2:21 pm CDT (19:21 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 280° at 26 kt | +1 kt | -4 °C | 119 kt | 4 h 22 min | 2:21 pm CDT (19:21 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 280° at 27 kt | +1 kt | -7 °C | 119 kt | 4 h 22 min | 2:21 pm CDT (19:21 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 290° at 33 kt | 0 | -19 °C | 120 kt | 4 h 20 min | 2:19 pm CDT (19:19 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 290° at 40 kt | −1 kt | -35 °C | 121 kt | 4 h 18 min | 2:17 pm CDT (19:17 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 300° at 52 kt | −9 kt | -40 °C | 129 kt | 4 h 02 min | 2:01 pm CDT (19:01 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 310° at 54 kt | −23 kt | -48 °C | 143 kt | 3 h 38 min | 1:37 pm CDT (18:37 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 18:00 UTC for use 14:00 to 21:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MKG | used from 0 nm out; 109 nm from the line | 240/27 | 240/26 15° | 270/27 9° | 280/27 5° | 280/28 -9° | 280/32 -22° | 270/41 -38° | 290/44 -41° | 300/60 -48° |
| FWA | used from 50 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 250/18 | 260/22 15° | 260/27 7° | 290/26 6° | 290/28 -8° | 290/39 -20° | 280/36 -37° | 290/54 -39° | 310/60 -48° |
| CVG | used from 200 nm out; 29 nm from the line | 260/20 | 280/18 15° | 270/19 8° | 290/30 5° | 280/31 -7° | 290/37 -19° | 280/46 -35° | 290/55 -40° | 310/57 -48° |
| LOU | used from 250 nm out; 23 nm from the line | 260/17 | 270/15 15° | 260/19 10° | 280/27 5° | 280/30 -7° | 280/29 -18° | 280/44 -34° | 290/56 -39° | 310/56 -48° |
| BNA | used from 350 nm out; 60 nm from the line | 270/14 | 270/10 14° | 280/19 11° | 280/26 6° | 280/25 -6° | 280/31 -18° | 300/44 -32° | 300/53 -40° | 310/51 -49° |
| HSV | used from 450 nm out; 45 nm from the line | 290/11 | 300/10 15° | 300/17 12° | 290/20 6° | 290/18 -5° | 290/25 -17° | 310/38 -31° | 320/47 -40° | 330/43 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FNT Flint, MI | departure | no report just now | 782 ft | ||||
| ARB Ann Arbor, MI | 40 nm out, 13 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 839 ft | ||||
| TOL Toledo, OH | 80 nm out, 21 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 683 ft | ||||
| VNW Van Wert, OH | 130 nm out, 2 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 786 ft | ||||
| RID Richmond, IN | 200 nm out, 7 nm east of the line | no report just now | 1,139 ft | ||||
| HLB Batesville, IN | 230 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 975 ft | ||||
| LOU Louisville, KY | 300 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 545 ft | ||||
| EKX Elizabethtown, KY | 330 nm out, 8 nm west of the line | no report just now | 775 ft | ||||
| GLW Glasgow, KY | 370 nm out, 1 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 716 ft | ||||
| MQY Smyrna, TN | 440 nm out, 10 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 543 ft | ||||
| FYM Fayetteville, TN | 490 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 983 ft | ||||
| HSV Huntsville, AL | destination | no report just now | 628 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,139 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At HSV when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:37 pm CDT (18:37 UTC)
HSV has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8992 Monroe, MI, Thursday, October 15, 2026 Local 25 nm from the route, 40 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts Thursday 15 October · ZOB
- 6/8029 Cincinnati, OH, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 22 nm from the route, 240 nm along the route · a VIP movement · until 12 October · ZID
- 6/0708 Goodlettsville, TN, Saturday, August 1, 2026 through Sunday, August 1, 2027 UTC 22 nm from the route, 420 nm along the route · security · until 1 August · ZME
Daylight
Sunset at FNT 6:57 pm EDT (22:57 UTC), at HSV 6:16 pm CDT (23:16 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:41 pm CDT (23:41 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: Bishop International, Huntsville Intl-Carl T Jones Field.