Plan a flight · Mon 10:02 am CDT (15:02 UTC)

Smyrna Airport to MC Allen International MQY → MFE

842 nautical miles (969 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 229°, about 231° magnetic at the departure end (variation 2W). At 120 knots that is 6 h 14 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 15-knot tailwind), arriving about 4:16 pm CDT (21:16 UTC). Right now MQY is VFR, wind from the southeast (130°) at 4 knots; MFE is marginal VFR, wind from the southeast (140°) at 11 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: 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

No SIGMET or AIRMET covers any part of this route right now.

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

220 , 17 nm northwest, 8:20 am CDT (13:20 UTC): moderate chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. 644 nm along the route, 17 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PSX UA /OV PSX080020/TM 1320/FL1302/TP 220/SK E145/TB OCNL MOD CHOP/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through PSX
Where
20 nm east (080°) of PSX
Time
13:20 UTC
Height
at 130,200 ft
Aircraft
220
Sky
E145
Turbulence
occasional moderate chop
Remarks
zhu
SF50 at 14,000 ft, 29 nm southeast, 7:50 am CDT (12:50 UTC): light chop turbulence from 14,000 ft to 20,000 ft, remarks: ZME60. At the departure end, 29 nm southeast 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
PC12 at 20,000 ft, 4 nm northeast, 8:49 am CDT (13:49 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. 426 nm along the route, 4 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AEX UA /OV AEX250010/TM 1349/FL200/TP PC12/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through AEX
Where
10 nm west (250°) of AEX
Time
13:49 UTC
Height
at 20,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Turbulence
light chop
Remarks
zhu
HELO at 1,700 ft, 7 nm southeast, 8:43 am CDT (13:43 UTC): a few clouds above 2,000 ft, remarks: during the climb. 525 nm along the route, 7 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BPT UA /OV KBPT160002/TM 1343/FL017/TP HELO/SK FEW020/RM DURC
```
Report
a routine report filed through BPT
Where
2 nm south (160°) of KBPT
Time
13:43 UTC
Height
at 1,700 ft
Aircraft
HELO
Sky
a few clouds from 2,000 ft
Remarks
during the climb
E145 at 19,000 ft, 5 nm southeast, 8:02 am CDT (13:02 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. 525 nm along the route, 5 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BPT UA /OV BPT/TM 1302/FL190/TP E145/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through BPT
Where
over BPT
Time
13:02 UTC
Height
at 19,000 ft
Aircraft
E145
Turbulence
continuous light chop
Remarks
zhu
A320 at 2,000 ft, 44 nm northwest, 9:07 am CDT (14:07 UTC): a broken layer, remarks: bases BKN020 during the descent. 575 nm along the route, 44 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IAH UA /OV DURD/TM 1407/FL020/TP A320/SK BKN/RM BASES BKN020 DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through IAH
Where
over DURD
Time
14:07 UTC
Height
at 2,000 ft
Aircraft
A320
Sky
a broken layer
Remarks
bases BKN020 during the descent
A21N at 32,000 ft, 44 nm northwest, 7:04 am CDT (12:04 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: zhu. 575 nm along the route, 44 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IAH UA /OV KDAS134010/TM 1204/FL320/TP A21N/TB NEG/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through IAH
Where
10 nm southeast (134°) of KDAS
Time
12:04 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
A21N
Turbulence
none
Remarks
zhu
B739 at 34,000 ft, 3 nm southeast, 9:07 am CDT (14:07 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: smooth zhu. 585 nm along the route, 3 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GLS UA /OV KVUH135158/TM 1407/FL340/TP B739/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through GLS
Where
158 nm southeast (135°) of KVUH
Time
14:07 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
B739
Turbulence
none
Remarks
smooth zhu
B38M at 2,000 ft, 34 nm northwest, 8:22 am CDT (13:22 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 585 nm along the route, 34 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IAH UA /OV 5NW HOU/TM 1322/FL020/TP B38M/SK BASE 020
```
Report
a routine report filed through IAH
Where
5NW hou
Time
13:22 UTC
Height
at 2,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Sky
base 2,000 ft

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 10 forecast points nearest it (BNA, HSV, MEM, JAN, SHV, LCH, HOU, PSX, CRP, BRO). 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	200° at 11 kt	+10 kt		110 kt	7 h 39 min	5:41 pm CDT (22:41 UTC)
6,500 ft	200° at 11 kt	+11 kt	16 °C	109 kt	7 h 43 min	5:45 pm CDT (22:45 UTC)
8,500 ft	220° at 10 kt	+10 kt	13 °C	110 kt	7 h 39 min	5:41 pm CDT (22:41 UTC)
10,500 ft	230° at 9 kt	+9 kt	10 °C	111 kt	7 h 35 min	5:37 pm CDT (22:37 UTC)
12,500 ft	250° at 9 kt	+8 kt	6 °C	112 kt	7 h 31 min	5:33 pm CDT (22:33 UTC)
14,500 ft	260° at 11 kt	+9 kt	2 °C	111 kt	7 h 35 min	5:37 pm CDT (22:37 UTC)
16,500 ft	270° at 13 kt	+9 kt	-2 °C	111 kt	7 h 35 min	5:37 pm CDT (22:37 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	270° at 14 kt	+10 kt	-5 °C	110 kt	7 h 39 min	5:41 pm CDT (22:41 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	270° at 17 kt	+12 kt	-15 °C	108 kt	7 h 48 min	5:50 pm CDT (22:50 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	310° at 22 kt	+1 kt	-30 °C	119 kt	7 h 05 min	5:07 pm CDT (22:07 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	320° at 24 kt	−2 kt	-40 °C	122 kt	6 h 54 min	4:56 pm CDT (21:56 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	350° at 27 kt	−15 kt	-51 °C	135 kt	6 h 14 min	4:16 pm CDT (21:16 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; 26 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 50 nm out; 55 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°
MEM	used from 149 nm out; 71 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°
JAN	used from 198 nm out; 73 nm from the line	210/8	230/13 18°	240/10 11°	260/11 6°	280/16 -5°	260/12 -15°	330/34 -30°	320/39 -40°	340/34 -51°
SHV	used from 347 nm out; 101 nm from the line	200/17	190/28 18°	200/15 13°	250/12 7°	260/28 -7°	280/22 -14°	290/29 -29°	310/33 -39°	340/27 -50°
LCH	used from 396 nm out; 72 nm from the line	170/9	180/18 18°	190/13 13°	190/6 8°	270/11 -6°	290/20 -13°	320/21 -30°	350/23 -40°	360/25 -51°
HOU	used from 545 nm out; 32 nm from the line	160/21	180/12 17°	210/11 13°	200/7 8°	280/7 -5°	260/19 -13°	290/16 -30°	340/15 -40°	010/27 -51°
PSX	used from 644 nm out; 30 nm from the line	180/20	180/15 17°	180/13 14°	180/9 9°	310/11 -5°	240/7 -14°	250/5 -29°	220/6 -39°	030/19 -51°
CRP	used from 694 nm out; 45 nm from the line	170/16	170/18 18°	170/12 14°	190/8 9°	250/17 -4°	230/16 -14°	L/V -29°	120/5 -40°	060/26 -52°
BRO	used from 793 nm out; 44 nm from the line	160/14	160/14 18°	150/14 14°	150/8 9°	L/V -4°	180/11 -14°	100/15 -30°	090/11 -40°	060/33 -52°

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)
MRC Columbia/Mount Pleasant, TN	40 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line	marginal VFR Weather: mist	calm	5 mi	none	681 ft	14:35 UTC
TUP Tupelo, MS	149 nm out, 5 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the west-southwest (240°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	346 ft	14:53 UTC
GWO Greenwood, MS	228 nm out, 8 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	162 ft	14:53 UTC
TVR Tallulah, LA	317 nm out, 11 nm southeast of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	85 ft	14:53 UTC
AEX Alexandria, LA	416 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (170°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	88 ft	14:53 UTC
DRI De Ridder, LA	466 nm out, 8 nm north of the line	VFR	variable at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	201 ft	14:55 UTC
GLS Galveston, TX	585 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,400 feet	from the southeast (130°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	5 ft	12:46 UTC
LBX Angleton/Lake Jackson, TX	614 nm out, 13 nm northwest of the line	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,100 feet, a broken layer at 4,700 feet, overcast at 5,500 feet	from the southeast (140°) at 11 knots, gusting to 19	10+ mi	4,700 ft	25 ft	14:53 UTC
RAS Port Aransas, TX	733 nm out, 22 nm northwest of the line	VFR	from the southeast (140°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	5 ft	14:55 UTC
HRL Harlingen, TX	822 nm out, 21 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,800 feet	from the south-southeast (150°) at 12 knots	10+ mi	none	36 ft	14:52 UTC
MFE Mc Allen, TX	destination	marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 1,500 feet, a broken layer at 2,200 feet	from the southeast (140°) at 11 knots	10+ mi	2,200 ft	107 ft	9:53 am CDT (14:53 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 MFE when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:16 pm CDT (21:16 UTC)

Wind from the south-southeast at 12 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 7,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for MFE

From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the southeast 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 south-southeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 3:00 pm CDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 12 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 7,000 feet
From Tue 12:00 am CDT (05:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet

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

Daylight

Sunset at MQY 6:14 pm CDT (23:14 UTC), at MFE 7:07 pm CDT (00:07 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:30 pm CDT (00:30 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 southern Plains · 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, MC Allen International.