Plan a flight · Mon 8:18 am EDT (12:18 UTC)

Snow Lake Seaplane Base to Smyrna Airport IN2 → MQY

350 nautical miles (403 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 192°. At 120 knots that is 2 h 25 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 25-knot tailwind), arriving about 9:43 am CDT (14:43 UTC). Right now MQY 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: 1 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 whole 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 IN2.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

A320 at 36,000 ft, 41 nm west, 7:25 am EDT (11:25 UTC): no turbulence. 19 nm along the route, 41 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GSH UA /OV GSH/TM 1125/FL360/TP A320/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through GSH
Where
over GSH
Time
11:25 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
A320
Turbulence
none
A320 at 30,000 ft, 15 nm west, 7:49 am EDT (11:49 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: during the descent FL300-260 FL250 better. 29 nm along the route, 15 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ASW UA /OV OLK/TM 1149/FL300/TP A320/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM DURD FL300-260 FL250 BETTER
```
Report
a routine report filed through ASW
Where
over OLK
Time
11:49 UTC
Height
at 30,000 ft
Aircraft
A320
Turbulence
continuous light chop
Remarks
during the descent FL300-260 FL250 better
A321 at 34,000 ft, 4 nm northeast, 7:20 am EDT (11:20 UTC): no turbulence. 49 nm along the route, 4 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FWA UA /OV FWA/TM 1120/FL340/TP A321/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through FWA
Where
over FWA
Time
11:20 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
none
CRJ2 at 5,500 ft, 4 nm northeast, 5:45 am EDT (09:45 UTC): mist. 49 nm along the route, 4 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FWA UA /OV FWA/TM 0945/FL055/TP CRJ2/WX MIST
```
Report
a routine report filed through FWA
Where
over FWA
Time
09:45 UTC
Height
at 5,500 ft
Aircraft
CRJ2
Weather
shallow st
F2TH at 40,000 ft, 8 nm east, 7:06 am EDT (11:06 UTC): no turbulence. 58 nm along the route, 8 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FWA UA /OV FWA170012/TM 1106/FL400/TP F2TH/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through FWA
Where
12 nm south (170°) of FWA
Time
11:06 UTC
Height
at 40,000 ft
Aircraft
F2TH
Turbulence
none
B39M at 34,000 ft, 23 nm northwest, 7:23 am EDT (11:23 UTC): no turbulence. 68 nm along the route, 23 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GUS UA /OV IWH/TM 1123/FL340/TP B39M/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through GUS
Where
over IWH
Time
11:23 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
B39M
Turbulence
none
E75S at 24,000 ft, 14 nm west, 7:07 am EDT (11:07 UTC): light chop turbulence from 24,000 ft to 25,000 ft. 78 nm along the route, 14 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MZZ UA /OV MZZ/TM 1107/FL240/TP E75S/TB OCNL LGT CHOP 250-240
```
Report
a routine report filed through MZZ
Where
over MZZ
Time
11:07 UTC
Height
at 24,000 ft
Aircraft
E75S
Turbulence
occasional light chop from 25,000 ft to 24,000 ft
B38M at 32,000 ft, 24 nm west, 7:03 am EDT (11:03 UTC): light turbulence. 88 nm along the route, 24 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MZZ UA /OV MZZ240015/TM 1103/FL320/TP B38M/TB CONS LGT
```
Report
a routine report filed through MZZ
Where
15 nm southwest (240°) of MZZ
Time
11:03 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
continuous light
B38M climbing, 49 nm east, 8:10 am EDT (12:10 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 156 nm along the route, 49 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CVG UA /OV CVG/TM 1210/FLDURC/TP B38M/SK TOPS 005/WX 1/16SM
```
Report
a routine report filed through CVG
Where
over CVG
Time
12:10 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
B38M
Sky
tops 500 ft
Weather
1/16SM
A320 climbing, 49 nm east, 7:55 am EDT (11:55 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 156 nm along the route, 49 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CVG UA /OV CVG/TM 1155/FLDURC/TP A320/SK TOPS 008
```
Report
a routine report filed through CVG
Where
over CVG
Time
11:55 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
A320
Sky
tops 800 ft
E75L climbing, 49 nm east, 7:42 am EDT (11:42 UTC): sky obscured. 156 nm along the route, 49 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CVG UA /OV CVG/TM 1142/FLDURC/TP E75L/SK VV001
```
Report
a routine report filed through CVG
Where
over CVG
Time
11:42 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
E75L
Sky
sky obscured from 100 ft
E170 climbing, 49 nm east, 7:18 am EDT (11:18 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 156 nm along the route, 49 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CVG UA /OV CVG/TM 1118/FLDURC/TP E170/SK TOPS 011
```
Report
a routine report filed through CVG
Where
over CVG
Time
11:18 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
E170
Sky
tops 1,100 ft
B737 at 100 ft, 49 nm east, 6:24 am EDT (10:24 UTC): sky obscured, remarks: runway 36R arrival, bases at clear-air turbulence 3 mins. 156 nm along the route, 49 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CVG UA /OV CVG/TM 1024/FL001/TP B737/SK VV001/RM RWY 36R ARRIVAL, BASES AT CAT 3 MINS
```
Report
a routine report filed through CVG
Where
over CVG
Time
10:24 UTC
Height
at 100 ft
Aircraft
B737
Sky
sky obscured from 100 ft
Remarks
runway 36R arrival, bases at clear-air turbulence 3 mins
B739 climbing, 48 nm east, 6:19 am EDT (10:19 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 156 nm along the route, 48 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CVG UA /OV 1 W CVG/TM 1019/FLDURC/TP B739/SK TOPS 011
```
Report
a routine report filed through CVG
Where
1 west cvg
Time
10:19 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
B739
Sky
tops 1,100 ft

1 more routine reports are on the map.

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 08:00–15:00 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 4 forecast points nearest it (FWA, IND, LOU, 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	290° at 17 kt	−4 kt		124 kt	2 h 49 min	10:07 am CDT (15:07 UTC)
6,500 ft	300° at 17 kt	−6 kt	14 °C	126 kt	2 h 47 min	10:05 am CDT (15:05 UTC)
8,500 ft	300° at 16 kt	−5 kt	10 °C	125 kt	2 h 48 min	10:06 am CDT (15:06 UTC)
10,500 ft	290° at 15 kt	−3 kt	6 °C	123 kt	2 h 51 min	10:09 am CDT (15:09 UTC)
12,500 ft	290° at 16 kt	−2 kt	3 °C	122 kt	2 h 52 min	10:10 am CDT (15:10 UTC)
14,500 ft	290° at 19 kt	−4 kt	0 °C	124 kt	2 h 49 min	10:07 am CDT (15:07 UTC)
16,500 ft	300° at 23 kt	−6 kt	-4 °C	126 kt	2 h 47 min	10:05 am CDT (15:05 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	300° at 25 kt	−7 kt	-6 °C	127 kt	2 h 45 min	10:03 am CDT (15:03 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	280° at 31 kt	+1 kt	-19 °C	119 kt	2 h 56 min	10:14 am CDT (15:14 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	290° at 32 kt	−4 kt	-34 °C	124 kt	2 h 49 min	10:07 am CDT (15:07 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	300° at 49 kt	−18 kt	-42 °C	138 kt	2 h 32 min	9:50 am CDT (14:50 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	310° at 58 kt	−25 kt	-51 °C	145 kt	2 h 25 min	9:43 am CDT (14:43 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 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
FWA	used from 0 nm out; 21 nm from the line	270/20	300/16 15°	290/14 10°	280/17 3°	290/25 -7°	280/30 -19°	280/34 -35°	290/48 -44°	300/64 -52°
IND	used from 97 nm out; 33 nm from the line	270/22	290/19 15°	270/19 8°	270/18 4°	290/28 -7°	280/35 -20°	270/37 -34°	300/51 -42°	300/61 -51°
LOU	used from 146 nm out; 44 nm from the line	300/16	310/19 15°	310/17 9°	300/15 4°	300/26 -6°	280/34 -19°	290/30 -34°	310/49 -42°	310/58 -51°
BNA	used from 292 nm out; 30 nm from the line	300/20	300/14 15°	300/14 10°	300/13 4°	310/22 -5°	280/24 -18°	310/37 -33°	310/50 -41°	320/49 -51°

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
IN2 Jamestown, IN	departure	no report just now				965 ft
SMD Fort Wayne, IN	39 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line	reported, no category	calm	3 mi	none	835 ft	11:55 UTC
FWA Fort Wayne, IN	49 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 25,000 feet Weather: mist	from the south-southeast (160°) at 5 knots	3 mi	25,000 ft	814 ft	11:54 UTC
MIE Muncie, IN	88 nm out, 4 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (190°) at 4 knots	7 mi	none	937 ft	11:53 UTC
BAK Columbus, IN	156 nm out, 9 nm northwest of the line, tower	low IFR Sky: overcast at 100 feet Weather: fog	calm	0.5 mi	100 ft	656 ft	11:45 UTC
SDF Louisville, KY	214 nm out, 12 nm east of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 25,000 feet Weather: mist	from the southeast (140°) at 3 knots	6 mi	25,000 ft	500 ft	11:56 UTC
EKX Elizabethtown, KY	243 nm out, 9 nm southeast of the line	low IFR Sky: overcast at 100 feet Weather: fog	calm	0.25 mi	100 ft	775 ft	11:55 UTC
BWG Bowling Green, KY	292 nm out, 6 nm west of the line	IFR Weather: mist	calm	1.75 mi	none	547 ft	12:10 UTC
XNX Gallatin, TN	331 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line	low IFR Sky: overcast at 200 feet Weather: fog	calm	0.25 mi	200 ft	583 ft	11:55 UTC
MQY Smyrna, TN	destination	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	543 ft	6:56 am CDT (11:56 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 965 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, 9:43 am CDT (14:43 UTC)

Wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 800 feet VFR

The whole forecast for MQY

From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility 1 mile, mist, clear skies
From Mon 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 800 feet
From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the southwest 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

6/0708 Goodlettsville, TN, Saturday, August 1, 2026 through Sunday, August 1, 2027 UTC 11 nm from the route, 331 nm along the route · security · until 1 August · ZME

Daylight

Sunset at IN2 7:03 pm EDT (23:03 UTC), at MQY 6:14 pm CDT (23:14 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

Radar now, the central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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: Snow Lake Seaplane Base, Smyrna Airport.