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 3:24 pm CDT (20:24 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
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
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 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 | 4:49 pm CDT (21:49 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 200° at 11 kt | +11 kt | 16 °C | 109 kt | 7 h 43 min | 4:53 pm CDT (21:53 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 220° at 10 kt | +10 kt | 13 °C | 110 kt | 7 h 39 min | 4:49 pm CDT (21:49 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 230° at 9 kt | +9 kt | 10 °C | 111 kt | 7 h 35 min | 4:45 pm CDT (21:45 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 250° at 9 kt | +8 kt | 6 °C | 112 kt | 7 h 31 min | 4:41 pm CDT (21:41 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 260° at 11 kt | +9 kt | 2 °C | 111 kt | 7 h 35 min | 4:45 pm CDT (21:45 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 270° at 13 kt | +9 kt | -2 °C | 111 kt | 7 h 35 min | 4:45 pm CDT (21:45 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 270° at 14 kt | +10 kt | -5 °C | 110 kt | 7 h 39 min | 4:49 pm CDT (21:49 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 270° at 17 kt | +12 kt | -15 °C | 108 kt | 7 h 48 min | 4:58 pm CDT (21:58 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 310° at 22 kt | +1 kt | -30 °C | 119 kt | 7 h 05 min | 4:15 pm CDT (21:15 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 320° at 24 kt | −2 kt | -40 °C | 122 kt | 6 h 54 min | 4:04 pm CDT (21:04 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 350° at 27 kt | −15 kt | -51 °C | 135 kt | 6 h 14 min | 3:24 pm CDT (20:24 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 | no report just now | 543 ft | ||||
| MRC Columbia/Mount Pleasant, TN | 40 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 681 ft | ||||
| TUP Tupelo, MS | 149 nm out, 5 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 346 ft | ||||
| GWO Greenwood, MS | 228 nm out, 8 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 162 ft | ||||
| TVR Tallulah, LA | 317 nm out, 11 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 85 ft | ||||
| AEX Alexandria, LA | 416 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 88 ft | ||||
| DRI De Ridder, LA | 466 nm out, 8 nm north of the line | no report just now | 201 ft | ||||
| GLS Galveston, TX | 585 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 5 ft | ||||
| LBX Angleton/Lake Jackson, TX | 614 nm out, 13 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 25 ft | ||||
| RAS Port Aransas, TX | 733 nm out, 22 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 5 ft | ||||
| HRL Harlingen, TX | 822 nm out, 21 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 36 ft | ||||
| MFE Mc Allen, TX | destination | no report just now | 107 ft |
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, 3:24 pm CDT (20:24 UTC)
MFE 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 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
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.