General Downing - Peoria International to Nashville International PIA → BNA
307 nautical miles (354 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 152°, about 154° magnetic at the departure end (variation 2W). At 120 knots that is 1 h 48 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 50-knot tailwind), arriving about 7:57 am CDT (12:57 UTC). Right now PIA is VFR, wind from the south (190°) at 3 knots; BNA is VFR, wind calm. 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: 97 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 last 40 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 PIA.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- E550 at 8,700 ft, 16 nm northeast, 5:30 am CDT (10:30 UTC): clear from 8,700 ft to 60,000 ft, remarks: visual conditions clear during the climb. 188 nm along the route, 16 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
EVV UA /OV EVV/TM 1030/FL087/TP E550/SK SKC/RM VMC CLR DURC
- Report
- a routine report filed through EVV
- Where
- over EVV
- Time
- 10:30 UTC
- Height
- at 8,700 ft
- Aircraft
- E550
- Sky
- clear
- Remarks
- visual conditions clear during the climb
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 3 forecast points nearest it (SPI, EVV, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,500 ft | 270° at 23 kt | −11 kt | 131 kt | 2 h 21 min | 8:30 am CDT (13:30 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 270° at 18 kt | −10 kt | 130 kt | 2 h 22 min | 8:31 am CDT (13:31 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 270° at 14 kt | −7 kt | 12 °C | 127 kt | 2 h 25 min | 8:34 am CDT (13:34 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 270° at 12 kt | −5 kt | 8 °C | 125 kt | 2 h 27 min | 8:36 am CDT (13:36 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 270° at 15 kt | −7 kt | 6 °C | 127 kt | 2 h 25 min | 8:34 am CDT (13:34 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 280° at 19 kt | −10 kt | 2 °C | 130 kt | 2 h 22 min | 8:31 am CDT (13:31 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 280° at 22 kt | −14 kt | -1 °C | 134 kt | 2 h 17 min | 8:26 am CDT (13:26 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 280° at 26 kt | −17 kt | -5 °C | 137 kt | 2 h 14 min | 8:23 am CDT (13:23 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 280° at 27 kt | −18 kt | -6 °C | 138 kt | 2 h 13 min | 8:22 am CDT (13:22 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 280° at 32 kt | −19 kt | -19 °C | 139 kt | 2 h 13 min | 8:22 am CDT (13:22 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 290° at 40 kt | −30 kt | -33 °C | 150 kt | 2 h 03 min | 8:12 am CDT (13:12 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 290° at 53 kt | −42 kt | -41 °C | 162 kt | 1 h 54 min | 8:03 am CDT (13:03 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 310° at 55 kt | −50 kt | -50 °C | 170 kt | 1 h 48 min | 7:57 am CDT (12:57 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPI | used from 0 nm out; 30 nm from the line | 260/28 | 250/22 15° | 250/14 9° | 260/20 6° | 280/27 -7° | 280/34 -19° | 280/48 -32° | 280/59 -41° | 300/60 -49° |
| EVV | used from 99 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 270/25 | 290/17 15° | 260/10 8° | 270/16 5° | 280/29 -6° | 280/33 -19° | 290/38 -33° | 300/53 -41° | 310/54 -51° |
| BNA | used from 248 nm out; 35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIA Peoria, IL | departure | VFR | from the south (190°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 660 ft | 5:54 am CDT (10:54 UTC) |
| SPI Springfield, IL | 40 nm out, 23 nm southwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (190°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 597 ft | 10:52 UTC |
| DEC Decatur, IL | 59 nm out, 10 nm east of the line, tower | VFR | from the southwest (220°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 681 ft | 10:54 UTC |
| FOA Flora, IL | 129 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 472 ft | 10:55 UTC |
| CUL Carmi, IL | 168 nm out, 8 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 387 ft | ||||
| EVV Evansville, IN | 188 nm out, 16 nm northeast of the line, tower | marginal VFR Weather: mist | calm | 5 mi | none | 421 ft | 10:54 UTC |
| HVC Hopkinsville, KY | 248 nm out, 14 nm southwest of the line | IFR Weather: mist | calm | 2 mi | none | 563 ft | 10:50 UTC |
| CKV Clarksville, TN | 268 nm out, 19 nm west of the line | VFR | from the east-southeast (110°) at 3 knots | 7 mi | none | 549 ft | 10:52 UTC |
| BNA Nashville, TN | destination | VFR | calm | 9 mi | none | 599 ft | 5:53 am CDT (10:53 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 BNA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:57 am CDT (12:57 UTC)
Wind from the south at 2 knots, visibility 5 miles, mist, scattered clouds at 300 feet marginal VFR
The whole forecast for BNA
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 4 knots, visibility 6 miles, mist, clear skies
- From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south at 2 knots, visibility 5 miles, mist, scattered clouds at 300 feet
- From Mon 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 20,000 feet
- From Mon 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
The forecast for PIA, the departure
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 8,000 feet, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 12,000 feet
- From Mon 10:00 pm CDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, clear skies
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 5 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · until 1 August · ZME
Daylight
Sunset at PIA 6:23 pm CDT (23:23 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: General Downing - Peoria International, Nashville International.