Smyrna Airport to Northwest Arkansas Ntl Airport MQY → XNA
378 nautical miles (435 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 275°, about 277° magnetic at the departure end (variation 2W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 32 min at the quickest height in today's winds (12,500 ft, a 13-knot headwind), arriving about 4:41 am CDT (09:41 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now XNA is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 6 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
- 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 30 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the last 0 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 5 forecast points nearest it (BNA, CGI, MEM, SGF, FSM). 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 | 250° at 17 kt | +17 kt | 103 kt | 3 h 40 min | 4:49 am CDT (09:49 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 270° at 15 kt | +16 kt | 15 °C | 104 kt | 3 h 38 min | 4:47 am CDT (09:47 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 280° at 16 kt | +16 kt | 12 °C | 104 kt | 3 h 38 min | 4:47 am CDT (09:47 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 290° at 14 kt | +14 kt | 9 °C | 106 kt | 3 h 34 min | 4:43 am CDT (09:43 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 290° at 13 kt | +13 kt | 5 °C | 107 kt | 3 h 32 min | 4:41 am CDT (09:41 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 290° at 15 kt | +14 kt | 1 °C | 106 kt | 3 h 34 min | 4:43 am CDT (09:43 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 290° at 16 kt | +16 kt | -3 °C | 104 kt | 3 h 38 min | 4:47 am CDT (09:47 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 290° at 18 kt | +17 kt | -6 °C | 103 kt | 3 h 40 min | 4:49 am CDT (09:49 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 290° at 21 kt | +21 kt | -18 °C | 99 kt | 3 h 49 min | 4:58 am CDT (09:58 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 300° at 39 kt | +34 kt | -32 °C | 86 kt | 4 h 24 min | 5:33 am CDT (10:33 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 300° at 48 kt | +43 kt | -41 °C | 77 kt | 4 h 55 min | 6:04 am CDT (11:04 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 310° at 43 kt | +34 kt | -51 °C | 86 kt | 4 h 24 min | 5:33 am CDT (10:33 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
| 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; 18 nm from the line | 310/20 | 340/20 17° | 330/24 10° | 340/22 5° | 330/26 -6° | 340/29 -18° | 330/52 -33° | 320/62 -41° | 340/45 -50° |
| CGI | used from 99 nm out; 69 nm from the line | 240/20 | 270/15 15° | 280/15 11° | 300/13 6° | 290/20 -6° | 280/24 -18° | 300/34 -32° | 300/47 -41° | 310/49 -51° |
| MEM | used from 199 nm out; 91 nm from the line | 230/19 | 260/16 15° | 270/17 12° | 300/13 6° | 300/15 -5° | 300/26 -18° | 300/34 -32° | 300/41 -40° | 310/46 -52° |
| SGF | used from 249 nm out; 84 nm from the line | 230/33 | 230/28 15° | 250/20 13° | 240/18 7° | 250/20 -6° | 250/24 -17° | 280/42 -31° | 280/49 -40° | 290/46 -51° |
| FSM | used from 348 nm out; 59 nm from the line | 210/27 | 250/23 16° | 250/20 13° | 240/17 8° | 250/18 -6° | 260/31 -16° | 280/42 -30° | 280/44 -40° | 290/38 -51° |
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 | reported, no category | calm | 200 ft | 543 ft | 12:56 am CDT (05:56 UTC) | |
| JWN Nashville, TN | 20 nm out, 9 nm north of the line, tower | low IFR Sky: overcast at 200 feet Weather: fog | calm | 0.25 mi | 200 ft | 501 ft | 05:55 UTC |
| HZD Huntingdon, TN | 89 nm out, 5 nm west of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 496 ft | 05:50 UTC |
| DYR Dyersburg, TN | 139 nm out, 10 nm south of the line | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 5,500 feet, scattered clouds at 7,000 feet | from the south (190°) at 10 knots, gusting to 16 | 10+ mi | none | 337 ft | 18:56 UTC |
| TKX Kennett, MO | 169 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line | VFR | from the south (180°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 261 ft | 05:55 UTC |
| CVK Ash Flat, AR | 249 nm out, 4 nm east of the line | no report just now | 717 ft | ||||
| BPK Mountain Home, AR | 288 nm out, 6 nm north of the line | VFR | from the southwest (220°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 928 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| BBG Branson, MO | 328 nm out, 16 nm north of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southeast (160°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,302 ft | 05:55 UTC |
| XNA Fayetteville/Springdale/Rogers, AR | destination | VFR | from the south-southwest (200°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,288 ft | 12:53 am CDT (05:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,302 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At XNA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:41 am CDT (09:41 UTC)
Wind from the south-southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, a few clouds at 5,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for XNA
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, a few clouds at 5,000 feet
- From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 16 knots, gusting to 25, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
The forecast for MQY, the departure
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility 5 miles, mist, patches of fog, clear skies
- From Mon 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 20,000 feet
- From Mon 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the west 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 19 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 XNA 6:45 pm CDT (23:45 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:11 pm CDT (00:11 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at XNA is before sunrise there (7:21 am CDT (12:21 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, Northwest Arkansas Ntl Airport.