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Republic Airport to Smyrna Airport FRG → MQY

678 nautical miles (780 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 250°, about 264° magnetic at the departure end (variation 14W). At 120 knots that is 6 h 03 min at the quickest height in today's winds (10,500 ft, a 8-knot headwind), arriving about 1:31 am CDT (06:31 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now FRG is marginal VFR, wind from the northeast (050°) at 15 knots; MQY is VFR, wind from the southeast (140°) at 3 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: 7 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 E16E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 32,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 25 knots, until 9:55 pm EDT (01:55 UTC). Over the route from 30 to 239 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 112355
    MKCE WST 112355
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 16E
    VALID UNTIL 0155Z
    NY NJ PA DE MD VA DC WV AND NJ NY CSTL WTRS
    FROM SAX-30SE JFK-10N DCA-60ENE EKN-SAX
    AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 22025KT. TOPS TO FL320.
  • SIGMET E17E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 31,000 ft, moving from the west at 15 knots, until 9:55 pm EDT (01:55 UTC). Over the route from 269 to 449 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 112355
    MKCE WST 112355
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 17E
    VALID UNTIL 0155Z
    PA MD VA NC WV OH KY
    FROM 30WSW EWC-20E RIC-70NNE ILM-70W BKW-10ESE APE-30WSW EWC
    AREA TS MOV FROM 28015KT. TOPS TO FL310.
  • 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 289 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the first 189 nm of the route.
  • 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 route from 90 to 140 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the route from 150 to 319 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 209 to 598 nm out.
  • 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 route from 349 to 628 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 6W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 28,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the last 20 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 FRG.

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 8 forecast points nearest it (JFK, ACY, PSB, EKN, CRW, TRI, TYS, BNA). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft280° at 14 kt+10 kt12 °C110 kt6 h 10 min1:38 am CDT (06:38 UTC)
6,500 ft290° at 15 kt+10 kt12 °C110 kt6 h 10 min1:38 am CDT (06:38 UTC)
8,500 ft290° at 15 kt+9 kt9 °C111 kt6 h 06 min1:34 am CDT (06:34 UTC)
10,500 ft300° at 14 kt+8 kt6 °C112 kt6 h 03 min1:31 am CDT (06:31 UTC)
12,500 ft300° at 14 kt+8 kt3 °C112 kt6 h 03 min1:31 am CDT (06:31 UTC)
14,500 ft290° at 15 kt+11 kt-1 °C109 kt6 h 13 min1:41 am CDT (06:41 UTC)
16,500 ft280° at 17 kt+14 kt-6 °C106 kt6 h 24 min1:52 am CDT (06:52 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180270° at 19 kt+16 kt-9 °C104 kt6 h 31 min1:59 am CDT (06:59 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240250° at 28 kt+27 kt-20 °C93 kt7 h 17 min2:45 am CDT (07:45 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300240° at 43 kt+42 kt-32 °C78 kt8 h 42 min4:10 am CDT (09:10 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340240° at 47 kt+45 kt-39 °C75 kt9 h 02 min4:30 am CDT (09:30 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390240° at 47 kt+46 kt-49 °C74 kt9 h 10 min4:38 am CDT (09:38 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
JFKused from 0 nm out; 8 nm from the line140/43170/35 13°230/18 9°250/25 5°240/40 -7°230/50 -17°230/75 -31°230/78 -41°230/88 -53°
ACYused from 50 nm out; 52 nm from the line230/15230/22 15°230/31 11°230/27 6°230/40 -7°230/51 -17°230/71 -31°230/81 -41°230/86 -53°
PSBused from 150 nm out; 90 nm from the line260/13 13°220/12 8°220/11 4°230/27 -11°210/31 -21°220/73 -32°220/75 -40°230/66 -50°
EKNused from 199 nm out; 93 nm from the line270/18 13°310/5 7°140/7 3°210/16 -9°220/41 -20°210/57 -32°220/57 -38°230/49 -47°
CRWused from 349 nm out; 35 nm from the line320/16310/16 12°320/12 7°320/12 2°330/15 -11°280/11 -22°230/26 -30°240/33 -37°240/37 -47°
TRIused from 449 nm out; 68 nm from the line310/28 11°320/32 7°330/30 2°300/28 -9°280/34 -21°250/37 -31°240/39 -38°250/35 -48°
TYSused from 548 nm out; 68 nm from the line290/19310/22 11°330/25 7°330/34 3°320/37 -7°300/37 -18°300/37 -34°280/29 -39°270/29 -48°
BNAused from 598 nm out; 59 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°

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
FRG Farmingdale, NY departure marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,000 feet Weather: light rain, mist from the northeast (050°) at 15 knots 3 mi 1,000 ft 81 ft 7:53 pm EDT (23:53 UTC)
JFK New York, NY 20 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line, tower marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 1,100 feet, overcast at 2,200 feet Weather: light rain, mist from the northeast (050°) at 11 knots 4 mi 1,100 ft 13 ft 23:51 UTC
TTN Trenton, NJ 70 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line, tower IFR Sky: a broken layer at 800 feet, overcast at 1,700 feet from the east-northeast (060°) at 12 knots 9 mi 800 ft 212 ft 23:53 UTC
FDK Frederick, MD 199 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line, tower IFR Sky: a broken layer at 600 feet, overcast at 1,400 feet from the north-northeast (020°) at 8 knots 10+ mi 600 ft 308 ft 23:47 UTC
MRB Martinsburg, WV 229 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line, tower IFR Sky: overcast at 900 feet from the north (010°) at 3 knots 10+ mi 900 ft 564 ft 00:23 UTC
EKN Elkins, WV 319 nm out, 12 nm north of the line marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 2,100 feet, overcast at 3,600 feet Weather: light rain calm 10+ mi 2,100 ft 1,987 ft 23:51 UTC
CRW Charleston, WV 399 nm out, 19 nm northwest of the line, tower IFR Sky: a broken layer at 700 feet, overcast at 2,000 feet Weather: light rain, mist from the northwest (310°) at 8 knots 1 mi 700 ft 947 ft 23:54 UTC
PBX Pikeville, KY 469 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line low IFR Sky: overcast at 300 feet Weather: drizzle from the west (260°) at 7 knots 3 mi 300 ft 1,464 ft 00:15 UTC
CPF Hazard, KY 499 nm out, 2 nm west of the line IFR Sky: overcast at 500 feet from the west (280°) at 8 knots 7 mi 500 ft 1,256 ft 23:55 UTC
LOZ London, KY 548 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line VFR from the north (010°) at 9 knots, gusting to 16 10+ mi none 1,212 ft 20:18 UTC
XNX Gallatin, TN 658 nm out, 17 nm northwest of the line VFR calm 10+ mi none 583 ft 00:10 UTC
MQY Smyrna, TN destination VFR from the southeast (140°) at 3 knots 10+ mi none 543 ft 6:56 pm CDT (23:56 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,987 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At MQY when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:31 am CDT (06:31 UTC)

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

The whole forecast for MQY
  • From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
  • From Mon 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility 5 miles, mist, patches of fog, clear skies
  • From Mon 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 20,000 feet
  • From Mon 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the west at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 20,000 feet

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

  • 5/2811 NEW YORK, NY, Monday, October 20, 2025 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Local 10 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · until 20 October · ZNY
  • 4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA 13 nm from the route, 199 nm along the route · security · ZDC
  • 6/8600 Sterling, VA, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 22 nm from the route, 209 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZDC
  • 6/0708 Goodlettsville, TN, Saturday, August 1, 2026 through Sunday, August 1, 2027 UTC 21 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · until 1 August · ZME

Daylight

Sunset at FRG 6:18 pm EDT (22:18 UTC), at MQY 6:14 pm CDT (23:14 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:40 pm CDT (23:40 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at MQY 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 Northeast
Radar now, the Northeast · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the central Great Lakes
Radar now, the central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley
Radar now, the lower 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: Republic Airport, Smyrna Airport.