Tri-State/Milton J Ferguson Field to Frederick W Smith Intl/Memphis Airport HTS → MEM
409 nautical miles (471 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 243°, about 249° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 21 min at the quickest height in today's winds (12,500 ft, a 2-knot tailwind), arriving about 5:02 am CDT (10:02 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now HTS is marginal VFR, wind calm; MEM is VFR, wind from the south (180°) at 6 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: 324 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). Over the first 259 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 HTS.
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 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 (CRW, CVG, LOU, BNA, MEM). 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 | 310° at 16 kt | +5 kt | 115 kt | 3 h 33 min | 5:14 am CDT (10:14 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 330° at 19 kt | +1 kt | 14 °C | 119 kt | 3 h 26 min | 5:07 am CDT (10:07 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 330° at 21 kt | +2 kt | 11 °C | 118 kt | 3 h 28 min | 5:09 am CDT (10:09 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 330° at 21 kt | 0 | 7 °C | 120 kt | 3 h 24 min | 5:05 am CDT (10:05 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 340° at 20 kt | −2 kt | 3 °C | 122 kt | 3 h 21 min | 5:02 am CDT (10:02 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 330° at 22 kt | 0 | 0 °C | 120 kt | 3 h 24 min | 5:05 am CDT (10:05 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 330° at 23 kt | +1 kt | -3 °C | 119 kt | 3 h 26 min | 5:07 am CDT (10:07 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 330° at 24 kt | +2 kt | -6 °C | 118 kt | 3 h 28 min | 5:09 am CDT (10:09 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 330° at 31 kt | 0 | -19 °C | 120 kt | 3 h 24 min | 5:05 am CDT (10:05 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 330° at 46 kt | +4 kt | -33 °C | 116 kt | 3 h 32 min | 5:13 am CDT (10:13 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 320° at 55 kt | +11 kt | -40 °C | 109 kt | 3 h 45 min | 5:26 am CDT (10:26 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 330° at 42 kt | +4 kt | -50 °C | 116 kt | 3 h 32 min | 5:13 am CDT (10:13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRW | used from 0 nm out; 69 nm from the line | 330/20 | 330/23 11° | 340/25 8° | 340/21 2° | 340/33 -9° | 340/41 -20° | 330/42 -35° | 320/44 -39° | 320/43 -47° |
| CVG | used from 50 nm out; 82 nm from the line | 320/18 | 350/32 16° | 350/35 10° | 350/30 3° | 330/30 -7° | 340/44 -20° | 340/58 -35° | 330/72 -41° | 320/36 -49° |
| LOU | used from 100 nm out; 62 nm from the line | 310/18 | 340/28 16° | 340/29 10° | 350/27 3° | 330/27 -7° | 340/39 -19° | 330/58 -33° | 330/67 -41° | 330/40 -49° |
| BNA | used from 150 nm out; 68 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° |
| MEM | used from 299 nm out; 85 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° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HTS Huntington, WV | departure | marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 900 feet, overcast at 1,800 feet | calm | 10+ mi | 1,800 ft | 828 ft | 1:51 am EDT (05:51 UTC) |
| IOB Mount Sterling, KY | 70 nm out, 14 nm north of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 1,019 ft | 01:15 UTC |
| RGA Richmond, KY | 100 nm out, 5 nm east of the line | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 2,400 feet | from the west-southwest (240°) at 3 knots | 7 mi | none | 1,002 ft | 06:15 UTC |
| AAS Campbellsville, KY | 140 nm out, 8 nm northwest of the line | low IFR Sky: overcast at 100 feet | calm | 0.25 mi | 100 ft | 921 ft | 06:15 UTC |
| GLW Glasgow, KY | 179 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line | low IFR Sky: overcast at 200 feet Weather: fog | calm | 0.25 mi | 200 ft | 716 ft | 06:15 UTC |
| JWN Nashville, TN | 239 nm out, 18 nm south of the line, tower | low IFR Sky: overcast at 200 feet Weather: unknown precipitation | calm | 0.25 mi | 200 ft | 501 ft | 06:15 UTC |
| CKV Clarksville, TN | 249 nm out, 18 nm northwest of the line | low IFR Weather: fog | calm | 0.5 mi | none | 549 ft | 06:34 UTC |
| PVE Lexington-Parsons, TN | 319 nm out, 14 nm southeast of the line | VFR | calm | 8 mi | none | 487 ft | 06:15 UTC |
| MKL Jackson, TN | 349 nm out, 3 nm north of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 434 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| FYE Somerville, TN | 379 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line | VFR | from the south (190°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 435 ft | 06:15 UTC |
| MEM Memphis, TN | destination | VFR | from the south (180°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 340 ft | 12:54 am CDT (05:54 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,019 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At MEM when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:02 am CDT (10:02 UTC)
Wind from the south at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for MEM
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 10 knots, gusting to 17, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
The forecast for HTS, the departure
- From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility 4 miles, mist, overcast at 800 feet
- At times between Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC) and 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC): visibility 2 miles, light drizzle, mist, overcast at 300 feet
- From Mon 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility 2 miles, light drizzle, mist, overcast at 700 feet
- From Mon 7:00 am EDT (11:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 5 knots, visibility 3 miles, light drizzle, mist, a broken layer at 700 feet
- From Mon 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility 5 miles, mist, overcast at 900 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 1,200 feet
- From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 8,000 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 12 nm from the route, 229 nm along the route · security · until 1 August · ZME
Daylight
Sunset at HTS 6:56 pm EDT (22:56 UTC), at MEM 6:29 pm CDT (23:29 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:54 pm CDT (23:54 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at MEM is before sunrise there (7:03 am CDT (12:03 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: Tri-State/Milton J Ferguson Field, Frederick W Smith Intl/Memphis Airport.