Blue Grass Airport to University-Oxford Airport LEX → UOX
324 nautical miles (373 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 229°, about 233° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4W). At 120 knots that is 2 h 49 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 5-knot headwind), arriving about 12:48 pm CDT (17:48 UTC). Right now LEX is IFR, wind from the south (180°) at 7 knots; UOX 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: 3 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 1E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, mist). Over the first 29 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 LEX.
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 14:00–21:00 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 3 forecast points nearest it (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 | 260° at 15 kt | +12 kt | 108 kt | 3 h | 12:59 pm CDT (17:59 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 270° at 15 kt | +12 kt | 14 °C | 108 kt | 3 h | 12:59 pm CDT (17:59 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 270° at 18 kt | +14 kt | 12 °C | 106 kt | 3 h 03 min | 1:02 pm CDT (18:02 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 270° at 22 kt | +16 kt | 8 °C | 104 kt | 3 h 07 min | 1:06 pm CDT (18:06 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 270° at 24 kt | +17 kt | 5 °C | 103 kt | 3 h 09 min | 1:08 pm CDT (18:08 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 280° at 25 kt | +17 kt | 1 °C | 103 kt | 3 h 09 min | 1:08 pm CDT (18:08 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 280° at 26 kt | +17 kt | -3 °C | 103 kt | 3 h 09 min | 1:08 pm CDT (18:08 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 280° at 26 kt | +17 kt | -6 °C | 103 kt | 3 h 09 min | 1:08 pm CDT (18:08 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 280° at 29 kt | +19 kt | -18 °C | 101 kt | 3 h 12 min | 1:11 pm CDT (18:11 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 300° at 44 kt | +16 kt | -32 °C | 104 kt | 3 h 07 min | 1:06 pm CDT (18:06 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 300° at 52 kt | +17 kt | -39 °C | 103 kt | 3 h 09 min | 1:08 pm CDT (18:08 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 310° at 50 kt | +5 kt | -49 °C | 115 kt | 2 h 49 min | 12:48 pm CDT (17:48 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 18:00 UTC for use 14:00 to 21:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOU | used from 0 nm out; 42 nm from the line | 260/17 | 270/15 15° | 260/19 10° | 280/27 5° | 280/30 -7° | 280/29 -18° | 280/44 -34° | 290/56 -39° | 310/56 -48° |
| BNA | used from 98 nm out; 34 nm from the line | 270/14 | 270/10 14° | 280/19 11° | 280/26 6° | 280/25 -6° | 280/31 -18° | 300/44 -32° | 300/53 -40° | 310/51 -49° |
| MEM | used from 246 nm out; 61 nm from the line | 240/14 | 260/23 16° | 250/22 11° | 250/20 7° | 270/24 -6° | 270/27 -16° | 310/49 -30° | 310/46 -39° | 320/43 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEX Lexington, KY | departure | IFR Sky: a broken layer at 500 feet | from the south (180°) at 7 knots | 7 mi | 500 ft | 979 ft | 10:54 am EDT (14:54 UTC) |
| DVK Danville, KY | 20 nm out, 16 nm southeast of the line | low IFR Sky: overcast at 100 feet Weather: mist | from the southwest (220°) at 6 knots | 4 mi | 100 ft | 1,021 ft | 14:35 UTC |
| AAS Campbellsville, KY | 49 nm out, 9 nm southeast of the line | low IFR Sky: overcast at 100 feet | from the south-southeast (160°) at 4 knots | 0.5 mi | 100 ft | 921 ft | 14:35 UTC |
| GLW Glasgow, KY | 88 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 716 ft | 14:35 UTC |
| JWN Nashville, TN | 157 nm out, 10 nm southeast of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 501 ft | 14:50 UTC |
| GHM Centerville, TN | 187 nm out, 8 nm south of the line | no report just now | 765 ft | ||||
| PVE Lexington-Parsons, TN | 226 nm out, 10 nm northwest of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 487 ft | 14:35 UTC |
| SZY Selmer, TN | 255 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 610 ft | 14:35 UTC |
| UOX Oxford, MS | destination | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 452 ft | 9:55 am CDT (14:55 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,021 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At UOX when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:48 pm CDT (17:48 UTC)
UOX has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
The forecast for LEX, the departure
- From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the west at 4 knots, visibility ¼ mile, fog, clear skies
- From Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Tue 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
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 9 nm from the route, 137 nm along the route · security · until 1 August · ZME
Daylight
Sunset at LEX 7:05 pm EDT (23:05 UTC), at UOX 6:27 pm CDT (23:27 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:53 pm CDT (23:53 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: Blue Grass Airport, University-Oxford Airport.