Smyrna Airport to Charleston Executive MQY → JZI
379 nautical miles (436 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 120°, about 122° magnetic at the departure end (variation 2W). At 120 knots that is 2 h 24 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 38-knot tailwind), arriving about 9:22 am EDT (13:22 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: 2 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 first 140 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the route from 80 to 140 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 29,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the route from 130 to 200 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft. Over the route from 130 to 190 nm out.
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 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 5 forecast points nearest it (BNA, TYS, GSP, CAE, CHS). 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 20 kt | −17 kt | 137 kt | 2 h 46 min | 9:44 am EDT (13:44 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 340° at 20 kt | −16 kt | 136 kt | 2 h 47 min | 9:45 am EDT (13:45 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 340° at 23 kt | −18 kt | 11 °C | 138 kt | 2 h 45 min | 9:43 am EDT (13:43 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 340° at 26 kt | −21 kt | 8 °C | 141 kt | 2 h 41 min | 9:39 am EDT (13:39 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 330° at 27 kt | −24 kt | 6 °C | 144 kt | 2 h 38 min | 9:36 am EDT (13:36 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 330° at 29 kt | −25 kt | 2 °C | 145 kt | 2 h 37 min | 9:35 am EDT (13:35 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 330° at 30 kt | −27 kt | -2 °C | 147 kt | 2 h 35 min | 9:33 am EDT (13:33 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 330° at 32 kt | −28 kt | -5 °C | 148 kt | 2 h 34 min | 9:32 am EDT (13:32 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 330° at 32 kt | −28 kt | -6 °C | 148 kt | 2 h 34 min | 9:32 am EDT (13:32 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 330° at 33 kt | −29 kt | -19 °C | 149 kt | 2 h 33 min | 9:31 am EDT (13:31 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 330° at 42 kt | −37 kt | -32 °C | 157 kt | 2 h 25 min | 9:23 am EDT (13:23 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 340° at 46 kt | −38 kt | -40 °C | 158 kt | 2 h 24 min | 9:22 am EDT (13:22 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 320° at 35 kt | −33 kt | -50 °C | 153 kt | 2 h 29 min | 9:27 am EDT (13:27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNA | used from 0 nm out; 35 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° |
| TYS | used from 50 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 330/16 | 350/32 14° | 350/37 9° | 340/30 5° | 330/28 -6° | 340/36 -19° | 330/40 -33° | 330/51 -41° | 330/36 -51° |
| GSP | used from 150 nm out; 65 nm from the line | 340/30 | 360/24 13° | 350/29 10° | 340/33 6° | 340/40 -7° | 350/44 -19° | 340/59 -31° | 350/55 -41° | 300/29 -50° |
| CAE | used from 249 nm out; 36 nm from the line | 340/17 | 330/15 12° | 320/22 9° | 320/31 5° | 330/35 -7° | 320/33 -19° | 340/40 -32° | 350/43 -39° | 320/35 -49° |
| CHS | used from 349 nm out; 11 nm from the line | 330/14 | 300/17 14° | 320/21 9° | 310/26 6° | 310/32 -6° | 280/34 -19° | 260/37 -32° | 280/30 -39° | 310/30 -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 | no report just now | 543 ft | ||||
| RNC Mc Minnville, TN | 40 nm out, 2 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 1,031 ft | ||||
| CHA Chattanooga, TN | 90 nm out, 19 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 682 ft | ||||
| DZJ Blairsville, GA | 140 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 1,906 ft | ||||
| AJR Cornelia, GA | 170 nm out, 4 nm south of the line | no report just now | 1,447 ft | ||||
| EBA Elberton, GA | 219 nm out, 7 nm west of the line | no report just now | 614 ft | ||||
| AGS Augusta, GA | 279 nm out, 20 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 145 ft | ||||
| BNL Barnwell, SC | 299 nm out, 10 nm south of the line | no report just now | 246 ft | ||||
| RBW Walterboro, SC | 349 nm out, 8 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 100 ft | ||||
| JZI Charleston, SC | destination | no report just now | 18 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,906 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At JZI when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:22 am EDT (13:22 UTC)
JZI 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
Daylight
Sunset at MQY 6:14 pm CDT (23:14 UTC), at JZI 6:50 pm EDT (22:50 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:15 pm EDT (23:15 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, Charleston Executive.