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Smyrna Airport to Phoenix Sky Harbor International MQY → PHX

1,264 nautical miles (1,454 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 270°, about 272° magnetic at the departure end (variation 2W). At 120 knots that is 12 h 24 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 18-knot headwind), arriving about 8:00 am MST (15:00 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: 3 flights in the DOT's last twelve reported months, the route's page.

The return flight

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

  • SIGMET 6W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 10:55 pm CDT (03:55 UTC). Over the route from 876 to 1045 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 120155
    MKCW WST 120155
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 6W
    VALID UNTIL 0355Z
    CO NM
    FROM 50SSW DEN-30NNE TBE-50SSW CME-50E SJN-20NE DVC-50SSW DEN
    AREA TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL340.
  • SIGMET 7W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 31,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 10:55 pm CDT (03:55 UTC). Over the route from 1105 to 1194 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 120155
    MKCW WST 120155
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 7W
    VALID UNTIL 0355Z
    NM AZ
    FROM 30NW SJN-30W TCS-60SE SSO-50SE TUS-70S INW-30NW SJN
    DMSHG AREA TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL310.
  • SIGMET 9W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 28,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 10:55 pm CDT (03:55 UTC). Over the route from 1254 to 1254 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 120155
    MKCW WST 120155
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 9W
    VALID UNTIL 0355Z
    AZ
    FROM 20S TBC-30S INW-10E PHX-60SW DRK-30WNW DRK-20S TBC
    DMSHG AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 21020KT. TOPS TO FL280.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 866 to 1184 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 866 to 1154 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1005 to 1144 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 10 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 02:00–09:00 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 12 forecast points nearest it (BNA, MEM, LIT, FSM, TUL, OKC, GAG, AMA, TCC, ABQ, TUS, PHX). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft220° at 24 kt+18 kt17 °C102 kt12 h 24 min8:00 am MST (15:00 UTC)
6,500 ft230° at 22 kt+19 kt15 °C101 kt12 h 31 min8:07 am MST (15:07 UTC)
8,500 ft230° at 21 kt+19 kt12 °C101 kt12 h 31 min8:07 am MST (15:07 UTC)
10,500 ft230° at 20 kt+18 kt9 °C102 kt12 h 24 min8:00 am MST (15:00 UTC)
12,500 ft230° at 20 kt+18 kt5 °C102 kt12 h 24 min8:00 am MST (15:00 UTC)
14,500 ft230° at 22 kt+20 kt1 °C100 kt12 h 38 min8:14 am MST (15:14 UTC)
16,500 ft230° at 25 kt+22 kt-3 °C98 kt12 h 54 min8:30 am MST (15:30 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180230° at 26 kt+24 kt-6 °C96 kt13 h 10 min8:46 am MST (15:46 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240240° at 36 kt+35 kt-18 °C85 kt14 h 52 min10:28 am MST (17:28 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300250° at 52 kt+53 kt-28 °C67 kt18 h 52 min2:28 pm MST (21:28 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340260° at 54 kt+56 kt-38 °C64 kt19 h 45 min3:21 pm MST (22:21 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390260° at 44 kt+46 kt-49 °C74 kt17 h 05 min12:41 pm MST (19:41 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 00:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 06:00 UTC for use 02:00 to 09:00 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
BNAused from 0 nm out; 19 nm from the line310/20340/20 17°330/24 10°340/22 5°330/26 -6°340/29 -18°330/52 -33°320/62 -41°340/45 -50°
MEMused from 100 nm out; 72 nm from the line230/19260/16 15°270/17 12°300/13 6°300/15 -5°300/26 -18°300/34 -32°300/41 -40°310/46 -52°
LITused from 249 nm out; 71 nm from the line220/21230/17 16°250/24 12°260/15 7°260/13 -5°280/25 -16°290/35 -30°300/42 -40°300/40 -52°
FSMused from 299 nm out; 66 nm from the line210/27250/23 16°250/20 13°240/17 8°250/18 -6°260/31 -16°280/42 -30°280/44 -40°290/38 -51°
TULused from 398 nm out; 43 nm from the line210/37240/29 17°260/15 14°260/11 7°240/22 -6°250/29 -16°270/45 -29°270/47 -40°280/44 -50°
OKCused from 498 nm out; 21 nm from the line200/44230/32 18°240/13 15°240/10 9°240/20 -5°250/27 -16°260/47 -28°270/48 -39°270/45 -50°
GAGused from 597 nm out; 59 nm from the line220/40 19°230/28 14°240/23 8°230/21 -6°240/31 -19°250/66 -29°260/58 -38°260/47 -49°
AMAused from 697 nm out; 21 nm from the line210/38230/29 14°240/29 7°220/27 -5°240/37 -18°240/66 -28°250/59 -37°260/47 -49°
TCCused from 796 nm out; 21 nm from the line210/42230/33 14°230/32 6°220/35 -6°230/49 -19°240/72 -27°250/62 -36°250/52 -48°
ABQused from 896 nm out; 70 nm from the line220/27 11°210/35 5°220/46 -9°230/62 -20°240/78 -25°240/80 -35°240/56 -47°
TUSused from 1095 nm out; 143 nm from the line210/13 13°200/35 9°210/40 5°220/50 -7°220/59 -18°230/79 -26°230/84 -35°230/84 -48°
PHXused from 1144 nm out; 95 nm from the line150/5200/21 12°200/27 6°200/35 3°220/58 -8°220/69 -19°220/87 -26°230/93 -35°230/79 -47°

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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
MQY Smyrna, TN departure no report just now 543 ft
JWN Nashville, TN 20 nm out, 11 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 501 ft
DYR Dyersburg, TN 139 nm out, 1 nm west of the line no report just now 337 ft
FYV Fayetteville, AR 368 nm out, 12 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 1,252 ft
RVS Tulsa, OK 458 nm out, 21 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 638 ft
CSM Burns Flat, OK 617 nm out, 5 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 1,922 ft
AMA Amarillo, TX 746 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 3,606 ft
HRX Hereford, TX 776 nm out, 12 nm south of the line no report just now 3,787 ft
SXU Santa Rosa, NM 886 nm out, 11 nm north of the line no report just now 4,791 ft
JTC Springerville, AZ 1124 nm out, 9 nm north of the line no report just now 7,055 ft
IWA Phoenix, AZ 1244 nm out, 13 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 1,384 ft
PHX Phoenix, AZ destination no report just now 1,134 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 7,055 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At PHX when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 8:00 am MST (15:00 UTC)

PHX 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 20 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · until 1 August · ZME
  • 6/8722 ALAMOGORDO, NM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 20 nm from the route, 965 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB

Daylight

Sunset at MQY 6:14 pm CDT (23:14 UTC), at PHX 5:58 pm MST (00:58 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:23 pm MST (01:23 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
Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the southern Plains
Radar now, the southern Plains · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the southern Rockies
Radar now, the southern Rockies · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the whole country
Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service
Surface analysis now
Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead
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, Phoenix Sky Harbor International.