Bill And Hillary Clinton Ntl/Adams Field to Smyrna Airport LIT → MQY
290 nautical miles (333 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 073°, about 073° magnetic at the departure end (variation 0E). At 120 knots that is 1 h 54 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 32-knot tailwind), arriving about 5:55 am CDT (10:55 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now LIT is VFR, wind calm; MQY is low IFR, 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, fog). Over the last 40 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 LIT.
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 08:00–15:00 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 3 forecast points nearest it (LIT, MEM, 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 | 270° at 18 kt | −18 kt | 138 kt | 2 h 06 min | 6:07 am CDT (11:07 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 270° at 18 kt | −17 kt | 137 kt | 2 h 07 min | 6:08 am CDT (11:08 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 270° at 18 kt | −17 kt | 14 °C | 137 kt | 2 h 07 min | 6:08 am CDT (11:08 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 270° at 17 kt | −16 kt | 10 °C | 136 kt | 2 h 08 min | 6:09 am CDT (11:09 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 270° at 15 kt | −15 kt | 7 °C | 135 kt | 2 h 09 min | 6:10 am CDT (11:10 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 270° at 16 kt | −15 kt | 3 °C | 135 kt | 2 h 09 min | 6:10 am CDT (11:10 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 280° at 17 kt | −16 kt | -1 °C | 136 kt | 2 h 08 min | 6:09 am CDT (11:09 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 280° at 19 kt | −17 kt | -5 °C | 137 kt | 2 h 07 min | 6:08 am CDT (11:08 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 280° at 19 kt | −17 kt | -6 °C | 137 kt | 2 h 07 min | 6:08 am CDT (11:08 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 280° at 25 kt | −22 kt | -17 °C | 142 kt | 2 h 03 min | 6:04 am CDT (11:04 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 300° at 38 kt | −25 kt | -31 °C | 145 kt | 2 h | 6:01 am CDT (11:01 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 300° at 49 kt | −32 kt | -40 °C | 152 kt | 1 h 54 min | 5:55 am CDT (10:55 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 310° at 43 kt | −22 kt | -51 °C | 142 kt | 2 h 03 min | 6:04 am CDT (11:04 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIT | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 250/22 | 250/25 18° | 240/23 12° | 240/20 7° | 250/17 -6° | 260/25 -17° | 300/45 -29° | 300/49 -40° | 310/43 -51° |
| MEM | used from 50 nm out; 39 nm from the line | 250/19 | 260/19 17° | 270/20 12° | 270/16 6° | 270/21 -6° | 290/27 -17° | 300/37 -30° | 300/49 -40° | 310/40 -51° |
| BNA | used from 200 nm out; 60 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIT Little Rock, AR | departure | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet | calm | 10+ mi | none | 266 ft | 3:53 am CDT (08:53 UTC) |
| SGT Stuttgart, AR | 30 nm out, 17 nm south of the line | VFR | from the south (190°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 224 ft | 08:56 UTC |
| DRP Colt, AR | 70 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line | VFR | from the south-southwest (200°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 238 ft | 08:55 UTC |
| NQA Millington, TN | 120 nm out, 4 nm north of the line, tower | reported, no category | calm | 10+ mi | none | 322 ft | 08:55 UTC |
| FYE Somerville, TN | 140 nm out, 11 nm southeast of the line | VFR | from the south (180°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 435 ft | 08:35 UTC |
| MKL Jackson, TN | 170 nm out, 5 nm north of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southwest (200°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 434 ft | 08:53 UTC |
| PVE Lexington-Parsons, TN | 210 nm out, 4 nm west of the line | VFR | calm | 8 mi | none | 487 ft | 08:35 UTC |
| MRC Columbia/Mount Pleasant, TN | 250 nm out, 19 nm south of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 681 ft | 08:35 UTC |
| MQY Smyrna, TN | destination | low IFR Sky: sky obscured at 200 feet Weather: fog | calm | 0.25 mi | 200 ft | 543 ft | 3:56 am CDT (08:56 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 MQY when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:55 am CDT (10:55 UTC)
Wind calm, visibility ¼ mile, fog, a broken layer at 200 feet low IFR
The whole forecast for MQY
- From Mon 2:00 am CDT (07:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility ¼ mile, fog, a broken layer at 200 feet
- 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 west at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 20,000 feet
The forecast for LIT, the departure
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 12 knots, gusting to 21, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 6:00 pm CDT (23:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest 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 21 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · until 1 August · ZME
Daylight
Sunset at LIT 6:38 pm CDT (23:38 UTC), at MQY 6:14 pm CDT (23:14 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:40 pm CDT (23:40 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at MQY 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: Bill And Hillary Clinton Ntl/Adams Field, Smyrna Airport.