Plan a flight · Mon 10:38 am CDT (15:38 UTC)

Smyrna Airport to Gainesville Regional MQY → GNV

436 nautical miles (501 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 149°, about 151° magnetic at the departure end (variation 2W). At 120 knots that is 2 h 45 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 39-knot tailwind), arriving about 2:23 pm EDT (18:23 UTC). Right now MQY is VFR, wind from the southeast (130°) at 4 knots; GNV is VFR, wind from the northwest (320°) at 8 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: 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 TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 30,000 ft to 41,000 ft. Over the last 79 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 MQY.

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

SF50 at 14,000 ft, 8 nm northeast, 7:50 am CDT (12:50 UTC): light chop turbulence from 14,000 ft to 20,000 ft, remarks: ZME60. 30 nm along the route, 8 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BNA UA /OV BNA135040/TM 1250/FL140/TP SF50/SK SKC140/TB OCNL LGT CHOP 200-140/RM ZME60
```
Report
a routine report filed through BNA
Where
40 nm southeast (135°) of BNA
Time
12:50 UTC
Height
at 14,000 ft
Aircraft
SF50
Sky
clear from 14,000 ft
Turbulence
occasional light chop from 20,000 ft to 14,000 ft
Remarks
ZME60
CL60 at 1,800 ft, 26 nm east, 10:21 am CDT (15:21 UTC): overcast above 1,800 ft, mist. 79 nm along the route, 26 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CHA UA /OV CHA 4N/TM 1521/FL018/TP CL60/SK OVC018/WX 1 1/2SM BR
```
Report
a routine report filed through CHA
Where
cha 4N
Time
15:21 UTC
Height
at 1,800 ft
Aircraft
CL60
Sky
overcast from 1,800 ft
Weather
1, 1/2SM, mist
P28A at 1,000 ft, 26 nm east, 10:01 am CDT (15:01 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, overcast above 1,000 ft. 79 nm along the route, 26 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CHA UA /OV CHA 1N/TM 1501/FL010/TP P28A/SK OVC010/WX 1SM/TB NEG/IC NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through CHA
Where
cha 1N
Time
15:01 UTC
Height
at 1,000 ft
Aircraft
P28A
Sky
overcast from 1,000 ft
Weather
1SM
Turbulence
none
Icing
none
E145 at 300 ft, 26 nm east, 9:01 am CDT (14:01 UTC): overcast from 20,000 ft to 1,200 ft, fog, remarks: runway 20 below ils mins. 79 nm along the route, 26 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CHA UA /OV OV CHA/TM 1401/FL003/TP E145/SK OVC002-TOPS012/WX 1/4SM FG/RM RY 20 BELOW ILS MINS
```
Report
a routine report filed through CHA
Where
over cha
Time
14:01 UTC
Height
at 300 ft
Aircraft
E145
Sky
overcast from 200 ft, tops 1,200 ft
Weather
1/4SM, fog
Remarks
runway 20 below ils mins
DA62 at 1,100 ft, 26 nm east, 8:05 am CDT (13:05 UTC): fog. 79 nm along the route, 26 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CHA UA /OV CHA 1S/TM 1305/FL011/TP DA62/SK VV002-TOP011/WX 1/8SM FG
```
Report
a routine report filed through CHA
Where
cha 1S
Time
13:05 UTC
Height
at 1,100 ft
Aircraft
DA62
Sky
sky obscured from 200 ft, tops 1,100 ft
Weather
1/8SM, fog
GLF6 at 1,500 ft, 31 nm northeast, 9:28 am CDT (14:28 UTC): thunderstorms, remarks: during the descent. 168 nm along the route, 31 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PDK UA /OV PDK/TM 1428/FL015/TP GLF6/WV -10 KTS 500 AGL/RM DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through PDK
Where
over PDK
Time
14:28 UTC
Height
at 1,500 ft
Aircraft
GLF6
Wind
a 10-knot loss of airspeed knots at 50,000 ft above ground
Remarks
during the descent
B712 at 22,000 ft, 42 nm northeast, 9:43 am CDT (14:43 UTC): no turbulence. 337 nm along the route, 42 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AMG UA /OV AMG/TM 1443/FL220/TP B712/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through AMG
Where
over AMG
Time
14:43 UTC
Height
at 22,000 ft
Aircraft
B712
Turbulence
none
B738 at 34,000 ft, 45 nm northeast, 8:09 am CDT (13:09 UTC): light to moderate turbulence. 356 nm along the route, 45 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AMG UA /OV AMG145023/TM 1309/FL340/TP B738/TB LGT OCNL MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through AMG
Where
23 nm southeast (145°) of AMG
Time
13:09 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
light occasional moderate
BCS3 at 22,000 ft, 24 nm southwest, 8:55 am CDT (13:55 UTC): light chop turbulence. 376 nm along the route, 24 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
VLD UA /OV VLD180025/TM 1355/FL220/TP BCS3/TB INTMT LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through VLD
Where
25 nm south (180°) of VLD
Time
13:55 UTC
Height
at 22,000 ft
Aircraft
BCS3
Turbulence
intermittent light chop
A321 at 36,000 ft, 10 nm northeast, 7:49 am CDT (12:49 UTC): no turbulence. 386 nm along the route, 10 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GNV UA /OV TAY/TM 1249/FL360/TP A321/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through GNV
Where
over TAY
Time
12:49 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
none
BE20 at 21,000 ft, 6 nm west, 10:02 am CDT (15:02 UTC): light chop turbulence. 396 nm along the route, 6 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LCQ UA /OV LCQ300010/TM 1502/FL210/TP BE20/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through LCQ
Where
10 nm northwest (300°) of LCQ
Time
15:02 UTC
Height
at 21,000 ft
Aircraft
BE20
Turbulence
occasional light chop
B737 at 33,000 ft, 27 nm southwest, 7:58 am CDT (12:58 UTC): light turbulence. At the destination end, 27 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GNV UA /OV GNV270030/TM 1258/FL330/TP B737/TB CONS LGT
```
Report
a routine report filed through GNV
Where
30 nm west (270°) of GNV
Time
12:58 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
continuous light
B777 at 18,000 ft, 33 nm south, 9:13 am CDT (14:13 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: smooth. At the destination end, 33 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
OCF UA /OV OCF090010/TM 1413/FL180/TP B777/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH
```
Report
a routine report filed through OCF
Where
10 nm east (090°) of OCF
Time
14:13 UTC
Height
at 18,000 ft
Aircraft
B777
Turbulence
none
Remarks
smooth
B737 at 20,000 ft, 12 nm east, 8:06 am CDT (13:06 UTC): light clear-air turbulence from 20,000 ft to 29,000 ft, clear from 20,000 ft to 60,000 ft, remarks: southbound. At the destination end, 12 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GNV UA /OV GNV090012/TM 1306/FL200/TP B737/SK SKC/TB CONS LGT CAT 290-200 /RM SOUTHBOUND
```
Report
a routine report filed through GNV
Where
12 nm east (090°) of GNV
Time
13:06 UTC
Height
at 20,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Sky
clear
Turbulence
continuous light clear-air turbulence from 29,000 ft to 20,000 ft
Remarks
southbound

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 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 6 forecast points nearest it (BNA, HSV, ATL, CSG, TLH, JAX). 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	330° at 17 kt	−17 kt		137 kt	3 h 11 min	2:49 pm EDT (18:49 UTC)
5,500 ft	330° at 15 kt	−15 kt		135 kt	3 h 14 min	2:52 pm EDT (18:52 UTC)
7,500 ft	330° at 16 kt	−16 kt	14 °C	136 kt	3 h 12 min	2:50 pm EDT (18:50 UTC)
9,500 ft	320° at 18 kt	−17 kt	11 °C	137 kt	3 h 11 min	2:49 pm EDT (18:49 UTC)
11,500 ft	310° at 19 kt	−18 kt	7 °C	138 kt	3 h 10 min	2:48 pm EDT (18:48 UTC)
13,500 ft	310° at 18 kt	−17 kt	3 °C	137 kt	3 h 11 min	2:49 pm EDT (18:49 UTC)
15,500 ft	310° at 17 kt	−16 kt	0 °C	136 kt	3 h 12 min	2:50 pm EDT (18:50 UTC)
17,500 ft	320° at 15 kt	−15 kt	-4 °C	135 kt	3 h 14 min	2:52 pm EDT (18:52 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	320° at 15 kt	−14 kt	-5 °C	134 kt	3 h 15 min	2:53 pm EDT (18:53 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	320° at 18 kt	−18 kt	-18 °C	138 kt	3 h 10 min	2:48 pm EDT (18:48 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	330° at 31 kt	−31 kt	-31 °C	151 kt	2 h 53 min	2:31 pm EDT (18:31 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	330° at 39 kt	−39 kt	-40 °C	159 kt	2 h 45 min	2:23 pm EDT (18:23 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	330° at 34 kt	−33 kt	-51 °C	153 kt	2 h 51 min	2:29 pm EDT (18:29 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
BNA	used from 0 nm out; 35 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°
HSV	used from 49 nm out; 54 nm from the line	290/11	300/10 15°	300/17 12°	290/20 6°	290/18 -5°	290/25 -17°	310/38 -31°	320/47 -40°	330/43 -50°
ATL	used from 99 nm out; 54 nm from the line	340/24	350/18 17°	330/15 11°	320/20 6°	310/16 -4°	300/18 -18°	320/28 -32°	330/43 -40°	340/35 -51°
CSG	used from 198 nm out; 38 nm from the line	340/20	340/15 17°	330/19 11°	320/19 5°	330/11 -4°	300/14 -17°	330/28 -31°	340/42 -40°	350/33 -51°
TLH	used from 297 nm out; 78 nm from the line	360/24	350/19 18°	340/18 11°	320/14 6°	360/12 -5°	350/21 -17°	350/29 -32°	360/34 -41°	340/33 -53°
JAX	used from 346 nm out; 61 nm from the line	320/17	330/21 17°	320/21 14°	310/23 8°	340/19 -6°	360/26 -19°	010/44 -30°	360/35 -41°	330/22 -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
MQY Smyrna, TN	departure	VFR	from the southeast (130°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	543 ft	9:56 am CDT (14:56 UTC)
THA Tullahoma, TN	40 nm out, 8 nm southwest of the line	VFR	variable at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	1,084 ft	15:15 UTC
UOS Sewanee, TN	59 nm out, 3 nm north of the line	no report just now				1,953 ft
RMG Rome, GA	119 nm out, 8 nm northeast of the line	reported, no category	calm		none	644 ft	15:30 UTC
FTY Atlanta, GA	168 nm out, 18 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	variable at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	841 ft	14:53 UTC
ATL Atlanta, GA	178 nm out, 18 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 20,000 feet	from the north-northwest (330°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	none	1,026 ft	14:52 UTC
MCN Macon, GA	247 nm out, 25 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	variable at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	354 ft	14:53 UTC
CKF Cordele, GA	277 nm out, 2 nm southwest of the line	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 5,000 feet, a broken layer at 8,000 feet, a broken layer at 10,000 feet Weather: nearby thunderstorms	calm	10+ mi	5,000 ft	309 ft	22:30 UTC
TMA Tifton, GA	317 nm out, 6 nm west of the line	VFR	from the north-northwest (330°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	354 ft	15:15 UTC
VLD Valdosta, GA	356 nm out, 15 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	from the north (350°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	203 ft	14:53 UTC
LCQ Lake City, FL	406 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the northwest (320°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	200 ft	15:15 UTC
GNV Gainesville, FL	destination	VFR	from the northwest (320°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	151 ft	10:53 am EDT (14:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,953 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At GNV when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:23 pm EDT (18:23 UTC)

Wind from the north-northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 15, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR

The whole forecast for GNV

From Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 15, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 9:30 pm EDT (01:30 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

The forecast for MQY, the departure

From Mon 8:00 am CDT (13:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, 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 21 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · until 1 August · ZME
6/8928 Atlanta, GA, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local 13 nm from the route, 178 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZTL
6/6783 Perry, GA, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 19, 2026 UTC 12 nm from the route, 257 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 19 October · ZTL

Daylight

Sunset at MQY 6:14 pm CDT (23:14 UTC), at GNV 7:02 pm EDT (23:02 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:26 pm EDT (23:26 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 lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the Southeast · 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: Smyrna Airport, Gainesville Regional.