Valley International to Nashville International HRL → BNA
818 nautical miles (941 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 041°, about 038° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3E). At 120 knots that is 6 h 20 min at the quickest height in today's winds (3,500 ft, a 9-knot tailwind), arriving about 9:05 am CDT (14:05 UTC). Right now HRL is VFR, wind from the southeast (130°) at 5 knots; BNA is VFR, wind calm. 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 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 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist), from 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC). Over the last 30 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 HRL.
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 02:00–09:00 UTC · at 120 knots true airspeed
The eastbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: odd thousands plus 500 ft; above 18,000 ft the forecast levels), with the wind averaged along the line from the 9 forecast points nearest it (BRO, CRP, PSX, HOU, LCH, JAN, MEM, HSV, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,500 ft | 180° at 12 kt | −9 kt | 129 kt | 6 h 20 min | 9:05 am CDT (14:05 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 190° at 9 kt | −8 kt | 128 kt | 6 h 23 min | 9:08 am CDT (14:08 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 210° at 7 kt | −8 kt | 15 °C | 128 kt | 6 h 23 min | 9:08 am CDT (14:08 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 240° at 7 kt | −7 kt | 12 °C | 127 kt | 6 h 26 min | 9:11 am CDT (14:11 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 280° at 6 kt | −4 kt | 8 °C | 124 kt | 6 h 36 min | 9:21 am CDT (14:21 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 290° at 8 kt | −3 kt | 5 °C | 123 kt | 6 h 39 min | 9:24 am CDT (14:24 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 290° at 9 kt | −3 kt | 0 °C | 123 kt | 6 h 39 min | 9:24 am CDT (14:24 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 300° at 11 kt | −3 kt | -4 °C | 123 kt | 6 h 39 min | 9:24 am CDT (14:24 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 300° at 11 kt | −3 kt | -5 °C | 123 kt | 6 h 39 min | 9:24 am CDT (14:24 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 300° at 14 kt | −4 kt | -15 °C | 124 kt | 6 h 36 min | 9:21 am CDT (14:21 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 310° at 27 kt | 0 | -31 °C | 120 kt | 6 h 49 min | 9:34 am CDT (14:34 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 320° at 30 kt | +1 kt | -40 °C | 119 kt | 6 h 52 min | 9:37 am CDT (14:37 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 330° at 30 kt | +9 kt | -52 °C | 111 kt | 7 h 22 min | 10:07 am CDT (15:07 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
| Point | From | 3,000 | 6,000 | 9,000 | 12,000 | 18,000 | 24,000 | 30,000 | 34,000 | 39,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRO | used from 0 nm out; 38 nm from the line | 150/22 | 160/18 18° | 160/13 14° | 150/9 10° | 050/5 -3° | L/V -15° | 100/13 -29° | 120/15 -40° | 080/9 -52° |
| CRP | used from 50 nm out; 54 nm from the line | 150/24 | 180/19 19° | 190/13 14° | 200/14 9° | 230/5 -4° | 170/6 -14° | 360/6 -29° | L/V -40° | 350/18 -52° |
| PSX | used from 100 nm out; 57 nm from the line | 160/24 | 160/23 19° | 180/14 15° | 210/11 9° | 240/8 -4° | 250/8 -13° | 320/14 -29° | 300/16 -40° | 340/17 -51° |
| HOU | used from 200 nm out; 43 nm from the line | 160/22 | 150/27 19° | 180/16 14° | 250/7 9° | 270/10 -5° | 270/16 -13° | 310/23 -29° | 310/26 -40° | 330/20 -52° |
| LCH | used from 299 nm out; 20 nm from the line | 160/21 | 160/18 18° | 180/13 12° | 230/6 8° | 280/10 -4° | 260/13 -14° | 310/29 -30° | 320/32 -40° | 330/33 -53° |
| JAN | used from 449 nm out; 78 nm from the line | 230/10 | 270/13 18° | 270/11 12° | 310/11 6° | 300/15 -4° | 300/22 -16° | 310/33 -31° | 320/37 -41° | 330/41 -52° |
| MEM | used from 599 nm out; 75 nm from the line | 230/19 | 260/16 15° | 270/17 12° | 300/13 6° | 300/15 -5° | 300/26 -18° | 300/34 -32° | 300/41 -40° | 310/46 -52° |
| HSV | used from 698 nm out; 68 nm from the line | 310/20 | 330/20 16° | 320/27 11° | 340/23 5° | 320/23 -7° | 340/30 -17° | 320/50 -33° | 330/61 -41° | 340/41 -50° |
| BNA | used from 748 nm out; 45 nm from the line | 310/20 | 340/20 17° | 330/24 10° | 340/22 5° | 330/26 -6° | 340/29 -18° | 330/52 -33° | 320/62 -41° | 340/45 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HRL Harlingen, TX | departure | VFR | from the southeast (130°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 36 ft | 1:52 am CDT (06:52 UTC) |
| GLS Galveston, TX | 239 nm out, 10 nm west of the line, tower | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,400 feet | from the southeast (130°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 5 ft | 12:46 UTC |
| BPT Beaumont/Port Arthur, TX | 299 nm out, 6 nm west of the line, tower | VFR | from the southeast (140°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 14 ft | 06:53 UTC |
| AEX Alexandria, LA | 409 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 88 ft | 06:53 UTC |
| ESF Alexandria, LA | 419 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line | IFR Weather: mist | calm | 1.75 mi | none | 111 ft | 07:32 UTC |
| TVR Tallulah, LA | 509 nm out, 9 nm southeast of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 85 ft | 06:53 UTC |
| GWO Greenwood, MS | 589 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 162 ft | 06:53 UTC |
| TUP Tupelo, MS | 668 nm out, 9 nm southeast of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 9 mi | none | 346 ft | 06:53 UTC |
| MRC Columbia/Mount Pleasant, TN | 778 nm out, 8 nm southeast of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 681 ft | 07:35 UTC |
| BNA Nashville, TN | destination | VFR | calm | 9 mi | none | 599 ft | 1:53 am CDT (06:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 681 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, 9:05 am CDT (14:05 UTC)
Wind from the west-southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 20,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for BNA
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 4 knots, visibility 6 miles, mist, clear skies
- From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south at 2 knots, visibility 5 miles, mist, scattered clouds at 300 feet
- From Mon 9:00 am CDT (14:00 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 HRL, the departure
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet
- From Mon 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 12 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 7,000 feet
- From Mon 9:00 pm CDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 7,000 feet
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 destination end · security · until 1 August · ZME
Daylight
Sunset at HRL 7:04 pm CDT (00:04 UTC), at BNA 6:15 pm CDT (23:15 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:40 pm CDT (23:40 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: Valley International, Nashville International.