Missoula Montana Airport to Nashville International MSO → BNA
1,382 nautical miles (1,591 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 108°, about 095° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13E). At 120 knots that is 8 h 48 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 37-knot tailwind), arriving about 2:58 pm CDT (19:58 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: 1 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 ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 18,000 ft. Over the first 219 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the first 20 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 298 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 30 to 706 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 239 to 368 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: 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 route from 686 to 1094 nm out.
- 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 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 MSO.
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 13 forecast points nearest it (GPI, GTF, BIL, MLS, RAP, ONL, GRI, OMA, MKC, COU, STL, CGI, BNA). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,500 ft | 250° at 19 kt | −13 kt | 15 °C | 133 kt | 10 h 23 min | 4:33 pm CDT (21:33 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 250° at 18 kt | −12 kt | 13 °C | 132 kt | 10 h 28 min | 4:38 pm CDT (21:38 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 250° at 18 kt | −11 kt | 7 °C | 131 kt | 10 h 33 min | 4:43 pm CDT (21:43 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 240° at 19 kt | −10 kt | 4 °C | 130 kt | 10 h 38 min | 4:48 pm CDT (21:48 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 240° at 21 kt | −11 kt | 0 °C | 131 kt | 10 h 33 min | 4:43 pm CDT (21:43 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 240° at 23 kt | −12 kt | -4 °C | 132 kt | 10 h 28 min | 4:38 pm CDT (21:38 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 240° at 25 kt | −13 kt | -9 °C | 133 kt | 10 h 23 min | 4:33 pm CDT (21:33 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 240° at 25 kt | −13 kt | -10 °C | 133 kt | 10 h 23 min | 4:33 pm CDT (21:33 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 34 kt | −15 kt | -22 °C | 135 kt | 10 h 14 min | 4:24 pm CDT (21:24 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 250° at 42 kt | −29 kt | -33 °C | 149 kt | 9 h 17 min | 3:27 pm CDT (20:27 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 250° at 49 kt | −34 kt | -38 °C | 154 kt | 8 h 58 min | 3:08 pm CDT (20:08 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 250° at 49 kt | −37 kt | -47 °C | 157 kt | 8 h 48 min | 2:58 pm CDT (19:58 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPI | used from 0 nm out; 96 nm from the line | 090/8 -4° | 140/7 -7° | 090/10 -8° | 110/10 -19° | 210/25 -30° | 200/24 -40° | 210/31 -39° | 210/35 -42° | |
| GTF | used from 50 nm out; 71 nm from the line | L/V | L/V -7° | 240/8 -8° | 240/30 -14° | 240/40 -28° | 210/52 -38° | 210/76 -38° | 220/72 -43° | |
| BIL | used from 149 nm out; 67 nm from the line | 300/14 | 270/19 -2° | 260/26 -2° | 220/28 -13° | 210/51 -25° | 220/56 -33° | 220/61 -39° | 220/72 -45° | |
| MLS | used from 348 nm out; 105 nm from the line | 290/17 -1° | 250/18 0° | 230/25 0° | 220/31 -11° | 220/32 -24° | 220/50 -32° | 220/60 -38° | 230/71 -46° | |
| RAP | used from 398 nm out; 74 nm from the line | 250/28 16° | 260/31 10° | 240/25 4° | 210/35 -10° | 200/45 -23° | 230/47 -31° | 230/47 -36° | 230/51 -46° | |
| ONL | used from 597 nm out; 88 nm from the line | 250/31 22° | 230/27 16° | 220/25 8° | 230/25 -9° | 220/29 -22° | 250/42 -33° | 250/48 -36° | 250/52 -46° | |
| GRI | used from 746 nm out; 53 nm from the line | 230/39 23° | 230/32 15° | 210/29 7° | 230/31 -8° | 230/43 -21° | 250/52 -31° | 260/59 -35° | 260/59 -46° | |
| OMA | used from 796 nm out; 36 nm from the line | 230/47 | 240/33 21° | 230/22 13° | 220/27 5° | 240/35 -8° | 250/43 -21° | 260/47 -33° | 260/59 -36° | 270/58 -46° |
| MKC | used from 945 nm out; 62 nm from the line | 240/49 | 240/21 20° | 220/19 13° | 230/21 6° | 260/26 -7° | 250/37 -19° | 270/66 -31° | 270/65 -38° | 280/60 -48° |
| COU | used from 994 nm out; 57 nm from the line | 250/36 | 260/14 16° | 250/5 12° | 260/12 6° | 260/24 -7° | 260/35 -19° | 280/58 -31° | 280/62 -40° | 290/60 -49° |
| STL | used from 1094 nm out; 39 nm from the line | 250/26 | 240/21 15° | 240/22 11° | 250/23 6° | 270/28 -7° | 260/30 -19° | 280/52 -31° | 280/57 -40° | 300/57 -49° |
| CGI | used from 1193 nm out; 30 nm from the line | 260/22 | 250/15 15° | 250/13 11° | 250/16 6° | 270/29 -7° | 280/30 -18° | 290/40 -31° | 290/55 -40° | 300/51 -51° |
| BNA | used from 1293 nm out; 65 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° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSO Missoula, MT | departure | no report just now | 3,205 ft | ||||
| HLN Helena, MT | 89 nm out, 10 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 3,877 ft | ||||
| BIL Billings, MT | 239 nm out, 16 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 3,662 ft | ||||
| GCC Gillette, WY | 388 nm out, 15 nm south of the line | no report just now | 4,365 ft | ||||
| RAP Rapid City, SD | 497 nm out, 15 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 3,203 ft | ||||
| VTN Valentine, NE | 626 nm out, 2 nm west of the line | no report just now | 2,595 ft | ||||
| AHQ Wahoo, NE | 825 nm out, 0 nm east of the line | no report just now | 1,225 ft | ||||
| OMA Omaha, NE | 855 nm out, 20 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 984 ft | ||||
| COU Columbia, MO | 1074 nm out, 18 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 889 ft | ||||
| MDH Carbondale/Murphysboro, IL | 1223 nm out, 9 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 411 ft | ||||
| PAH Paducah, KY | 1263 nm out, 14 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 410 ft | ||||
| BNA Nashville, TN | destination | no report just now | 599 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 4,365 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At BNA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:58 pm CDT (19:58 UTC)
BNA has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8923 Kalispell, MT, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 through Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local on the route, at the departure end · a VIP movement · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZLC
- 6/8925 Kalispell, MT, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 through Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local on the route, at the departure end · a VIP movement · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZOB
- 6/7634 CENTRALIA, MO, Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 1 nm from the route, 1064 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · today · ZKC
- 6/0708 Goodlettsville, TN, Saturday, August 1, 2026 through Sunday, August 1, 2027 UTC 10 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · until 1 August · ZME
Daylight
Sunset at MSO 6:53 pm MDT (00:53 UTC), at BNA 6:15 pm CDT (23:15 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:40 pm CDT (23:40 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: Missoula Montana Airport, Nashville International.