Smyrna Airport to Groton-New London Airport MQY → GON
749 nautical miles (862 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 060°, about 062° magnetic at the departure end (variation 2W). At 120 knots that is 5 h 28 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 17-knot tailwind), arriving about 5:05 pm EDT (21:05 UTC). 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 1E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, mist). Over the route from 100 to 389 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the route from 170 to 409 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft. Over the route from 349 to 479 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 24,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the last 290 nm of the route.
- 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 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 MQY.
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 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 9 forecast points nearest it (BNA, TYS, TRI, CRW, EKN, PSB, AVP, JFK, BDL). 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 13 kt | −2 kt | 122 kt | 6 h 08 min | 5:45 pm EDT (21:45 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 330° at 20 kt | −2 kt | 15 °C | 122 kt | 6 h 08 min | 5:45 pm EDT (21:45 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 330° at 21 kt | −1 kt | 12 °C | 121 kt | 6 h 11 min | 5:48 pm EDT (21:48 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 330° at 22 kt | −1 kt | 8 °C | 121 kt | 6 h 11 min | 5:48 pm EDT (21:48 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 330° at 24 kt | −1 kt | 5 °C | 121 kt | 6 h 11 min | 5:48 pm EDT (21:48 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 330° at 24 kt | −3 kt | 1 °C | 123 kt | 6 h 05 min | 5:42 pm EDT (21:42 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 320° at 24 kt | −6 kt | -2 °C | 126 kt | 5 h 57 min | 5:34 pm EDT (21:34 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 310° at 25 kt | −9 kt | -6 °C | 129 kt | 5 h 48 min | 5:25 pm EDT (21:25 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 310° at 26 kt | −10 kt | -7 °C | 130 kt | 5 h 46 min | 5:23 pm EDT (21:23 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 300° at 30 kt | −16 kt | -20 °C | 136 kt | 5 h 30 min | 5:07 pm EDT (21:07 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 310° at 37 kt | −16 kt | -35 °C | 136 kt | 5 h 30 min | 5:07 pm EDT (21:07 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 310° at 48 kt | −17 kt | -43 °C | 137 kt | 5 h 28 min | 5:05 pm EDT (21:05 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 310° at 49 kt | −17 kt | -51 °C | 137 kt | 5 h 28 min | 5:05 pm EDT (21:05 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; 30 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° |
| TYS | used from 50 nm out; 75 nm from the line | 320/8 | 330/17 16° | 320/17 9° | 310/24 6° | 290/23 -6° | 290/28 -19° | 300/36 -33° | 310/48 -40° | 320/46 -50° |
| TRI | used from 150 nm out; 71 nm from the line | 340/26 15° | 330/23 10° | 330/23 6° | 290/28 -6° | 290/32 -19° | 290/36 -34° | 310/47 -41° | 320/47 -49° | |
| CRW | used from 200 nm out; 52 nm from the line | 270/8 | 320/23 15° | 320/22 10° | 330/25 5° | 300/30 -6° | 290/34 -19° | 280/37 -35° | 290/48 -42° | 310/58 -50° |
| EKN | used from 299 nm out; 37 nm from the line | 320/20 15° | 340/24 10° | 340/25 4° | 310/28 -7° | 290/32 -19° | 290/36 -36° | 300/49 -43° | 310/48 -50° | |
| PSB | used from 449 nm out; 81 nm from the line | 330/23 14° | 340/24 9° | 340/25 3° | 320/24 -8° | 300/29 -20° | 310/39 -36° | 310/52 -46° | 310/56 -50° | |
| AVP | used from 549 nm out; 65 nm from the line | 330/21 | 340/24 14° | 350/27 9° | 350/25 3° | 330/29 -8° | 310/31 -20° | 330/41 -36° | 330/57 -46° | 320/55 -51° |
| JFK | used from 599 nm out; 38 nm from the line | 360/20 | 340/23 11° | 340/26 8° | 350/26 3° | 350/30 -8° | 350/36 -21° | 350/52 -36° | 350/54 -44° | 320/45 -53° |
| BDL | used from 699 nm out; 46 nm from the line | 330/20 | 340/23 12° | 340/25 8° | 340/27 3° | 330/30 -9° | 330/39 -21° | 340/48 -37° | 340/53 -46° | 320/33 -55° |
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 | no report just now | 543 ft | ||||
| XNX Gallatin, TN | 20 nm out, 17 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 583 ft | ||||
| LOZ London, KY | 130 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 1,212 ft | ||||
| CPF Hazard, KY | 180 nm out, 4 nm south of the line | no report just now | 1,256 ft | ||||
| CRW Charleston, WV | 280 nm out, 15 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 947 ft | ||||
| EKN Elkins, WV | 359 nm out, 6 nm north of the line | no report just now | 1,987 ft | ||||
| MRB Martinsburg, WV | 449 nm out, 5 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 564 ft | ||||
| HGR Hagerstown, MD | 469 nm out, 9 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 703 ft | ||||
| LNS Lancaster, PA | 539 nm out, 6 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 402 ft | ||||
| LGA New York, NY | 659 nm out, 1 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 20 ft | ||||
| BDR Bridgeport, CT | 699 nm out, 8 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 8 ft | ||||
| GON Groton (New London), CT | destination | no report just now | 9 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 GON when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:05 pm EDT (21:05 UTC)
GON has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
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
- 4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA 21 nm from the route, 479 nm along the route · security · ZDC
- 5/2811 NEW YORK, NY, Monday, October 20, 2025 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Local 3 nm from the route, 659 nm along the route · security · until 20 October · ZNY
Daylight
Sunset at MQY 6:14 pm CDT (23:14 UTC), at GON 6:12 pm EDT (22:12 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:40 pm EDT (22:40 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
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, Groton-New London Airport.