Tweed/New Haven Airport to Nashville International HVN → BNA
715 nautical miles (823 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 249°, about 262° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13W). At 120 knots that is 6 h 16 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 6-knot headwind), arriving about 1:13 am CDT (06:13 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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: 405 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 645 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the first 238 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 70 to 218 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the route from 169 to 357 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 218 to 586 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 HVN.
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, AVP, PSB, EKN, CRW, TRI, TYS, 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 | 250° at 7 kt | +6 kt | 13 °C | 114 kt | 6 h 16 min | 1:13 am CDT (06:13 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 270° at 11 kt | +9 kt | 12 °C | 111 kt | 6 h 26 min | 1:23 am CDT (06:23 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 300° at 12 kt | +7 kt | 9 °C | 113 kt | 6 h 20 min | 1:17 am CDT (06:17 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 300° at 13 kt | +6 kt | 6 °C | 114 kt | 6 h 16 min | 1:13 am CDT (06:13 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 300° at 13 kt | +7 kt | 2 °C | 113 kt | 6 h 20 min | 1:17 am CDT (06:17 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 290° at 15 kt | +10 kt | -1 °C | 110 kt | 6 h 30 min | 1:27 am CDT (06:27 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 280° at 17 kt | +13 kt | -6 °C | 107 kt | 6 h 41 min | 1:38 am CDT (06:38 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 270° at 19 kt | +16 kt | -9 °C | 104 kt | 6 h 52 min | 1:49 am CDT (06:49 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 250° at 28 kt | +27 kt | -19 °C | 93 kt | 7 h 41 min | 2:38 am CDT (07:38 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 240° at 45 kt | +43 kt | -32 °C | 77 kt | 9 h 17 min | 4:14 am CDT (09:14 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 51 kt | +49 kt | -39 °C | 71 kt | 10 h 04 min | 5:01 am CDT (10:01 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 240° at 50 kt | +49 kt | -49 °C | 71 kt | 10 h 04 min | 5:01 am CDT (10:01 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JFK | used from 0 nm out; 33 nm from the line | 140/43 | 170/35 13° | 230/18 9° | 250/25 5° | 240/40 -7° | 230/50 -17° | 230/75 -31° | 230/78 -41° | 230/88 -53° |
| AVP | used from 99 nm out; 53 nm from the line | 110/36 | 190/34 13° | 230/11 8° | 230/16 4° | 230/26 -8° | 220/40 -19° | 230/73 -33° | 230/98 -41° | 230/87 -51° |
| PSB | used from 199 nm out; 70 nm from the line | 260/13 13° | 220/12 8° | 220/11 4° | 230/27 -11° | 210/31 -21° | 220/73 -32° | 220/75 -40° | 230/66 -50° | |
| EKN | used from 248 nm out; 77 nm from the line | 270/18 13° | 310/5 7° | 140/7 3° | 210/16 -9° | 220/41 -20° | 210/57 -32° | 220/57 -38° | 230/49 -47° | |
| CRW | used from 397 nm out; 16 nm from the line | 320/16 | 310/16 12° | 320/12 7° | 320/12 2° | 330/15 -11° | 280/11 -22° | 230/26 -30° | 240/33 -37° | 240/37 -47° |
| TRI | used from 497 nm out; 80 nm from the line | 310/28 11° | 320/32 7° | 330/30 2° | 300/28 -9° | 280/34 -21° | 250/37 -31° | 240/39 -38° | 250/35 -48° | |
| TYS | used from 546 nm out; 89 nm from the line | 290/19 | 310/22 11° | 330/25 7° | 330/34 3° | 320/37 -7° | 300/37 -18° | 300/37 -34° | 280/29 -39° | 270/29 -48° |
| BNA | used from 645 nm out; 45 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HVN New Haven, CT | departure | no report just now | 12 ft | ||||
| CDW Caldwell, NJ | 70 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 172 ft | ||||
| MMU Morristown, NJ | 79 nm out, 5 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 186 ft | ||||
| RDG Reading, PA | 149 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 343 ft | ||||
| HGR Hagerstown, MD | 238 nm out, 2 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 703 ft | ||||
| EKN Elkins, WV | 348 nm out, 5 nm south of the line | no report just now | 1,987 ft | ||||
| SXL Summersville, WV | 407 nm out, 19 nm south of the line | no report just now | 1,819 ft | ||||
| CRW Charleston, WV | 437 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 947 ft | ||||
| JKL Jackson, KY | 526 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 1,380 ft | ||||
| EKQ Monticello, KY | 616 nm out, 5 nm south of the line | no report just now | 962 ft | ||||
| XNX Gallatin, TN | 695 nm out, 7 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 583 ft | ||||
| BNA Nashville, TN | destination | no report just now | 599 ft |
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 BNA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:13 am CDT (06:13 UTC)
BNA has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
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 9 nm from the route, 60 nm along the route · security · until 20 October · ZNY
- 6/0708 Goodlettsville, TN, Saturday, August 1, 2026 through Sunday, August 1, 2027 UTC 12 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · until 1 August · ZME
Daylight
Sunset at HVN 6:15 pm EDT (22:15 UTC), at BNA 6:16 pm CDT (23:16 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:42 pm CDT (23:42 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
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: Tweed/New Haven Airport, Nashville International.