General Downing - Peoria International to Smyrna Airport PIA → MQY
317 nautical miles (365 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 151°, about 153° magnetic at the departure end (variation 2W). At 120 knots that is 1 h 55 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 45-knot tailwind), arriving about 11:07 am CDT (16:07 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
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 PIA.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- B763 at 26,000 ft, 38 nm northeast, 6:57 am CDT (11:57 UTC): no turbulence, no icing. 168 nm along the route, 38 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
EVV UA /OV OWB360045/TM 1157/FL260/TP B763/TB NEG/IC NEG
- Report
- a routine report filed through EVV
- Where
- 45 nm north (360°) of OWB
- Time
- 11:57 UTC
- Height
- at 26,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B763
- Turbulence
- none
- Icing
- none
- C525 at 41,000 ft, 50 nm northeast, 7:53 am CDT (12:53 UTC): no turbulence, -7 °C, wind 328° at 31 knots, remarks: smooth ride during the descent F410-F195. 188 nm along the route, 50 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
HNB UA /OV IIU280060 /TM 1253 /FL410 /TP C525 /TA M07 /WV 32831KT /TB NEG /RM SMOOTH RIDE DURD F410-F195
- Report
- a routine report filed through HNB
- Where
- 60 nm west (280°) of IIU
- Time
- 12:53 UTC
- Height
- at 41,000 ft
- Aircraft
- C525
- Temperature
- −7 °C
- Wind
- from 328° at 31 knots
- Turbulence
- none
- Remarks
- smooth ride during the descent F410-F195
- B737 at 36,000 ft, 29 nm west, 6:14 am CDT (11:14 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ZME33. 198 nm along the route, 29 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
EVV UA /OV PXV225030/TM 1114/FL360/TP B737/TB NEG/RM ZME33
- Report
- a routine report filed through EVV
- Where
- 30 nm southwest (225°) of PXV
- Time
- 11:14 UTC
- Height
- at 36,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B737
- Turbulence
- none
- Remarks
- ZME33
- A320 at 28,000 ft, 20 nm east, 7:48 am CDT (12:48 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, clear from 28,000 ft to 60,000 ft. 208 nm along the route, 20 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
EVV UA /OV OWB/TM 1248/FL280/TP A320/SK SKC/TB NEG/IC NEG
- Report
- a routine report filed through EVV
- Where
- over OWB
- Time
- 12:48 UTC
- Height
- at 28,000 ft
- Aircraft
- A320
- Sky
- clear
- Turbulence
- none
- Icing
- none
- SF50 at 14,000 ft, 29 nm southeast, 7:50 am CDT (12:50 UTC): light chop turbulence from 14,000 ft to 20,000 ft, remarks: ZME60. At the destination end, 29 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
BNA UA /OV BNA135040/TM 1250/FL140/TP SF50/SK SKC140/TB OCNL LGT CHOP 200-140/RM ZME60
- Report
- a routine report filed through BNA
- Where
- 40 nm southeast (135°) of BNA
- Time
- 12:50 UTC
- Height
- at 14,000 ft
- Aircraft
- SF50
- Sky
- clear from 14,000 ft
- Turbulence
- occasional light chop from 20,000 ft to 14,000 ft
- Remarks
- ZME60
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 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 | 250° at 16 kt | −3 kt | 123 kt | 2 h 35 min | 11:47 am CDT (16:47 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 250° at 16 kt | −2 kt | 122 kt | 2 h 36 min | 11:48 am CDT (16:48 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 260° at 17 kt | −5 kt | 13 °C | 125 kt | 2 h 32 min | 11:44 am CDT (16:44 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 270° at 20 kt | −8 kt | 10 °C | 128 kt | 2 h 29 min | 11:41 am CDT (16:41 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 270° at 24 kt | −12 kt | 7 °C | 132 kt | 2 h 24 min | 11:36 am CDT (16:36 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 280° at 25 kt | −14 kt | 3 °C | 134 kt | 2 h 22 min | 11:34 am CDT (16:34 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 280° at 26 kt | −15 kt | -2 °C | 135 kt | 2 h 21 min | 11:33 am CDT (16:33 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 280° at 26 kt | −15 kt | -6 °C | 135 kt | 2 h 21 min | 11:33 am CDT (16:33 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 280° at 27 kt | −15 kt | -7 °C | 135 kt | 2 h 21 min | 11:33 am CDT (16:33 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 280° at 33 kt | −21 kt | -19 °C | 141 kt | 2 h 15 min | 11:27 am CDT (16:27 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 290° at 49 kt | −38 kt | -33 °C | 158 kt | 2 h | 11:12 am CDT (16:12 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 290° at 58 kt | −45 kt | -38 °C | 165 kt | 1 h 55 min | 11:07 am CDT (16:07 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 54 kt | −46 kt | -48 °C | 166 kt | 1 h 55 min | 11:07 am CDT (16:07 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPI | used from 0 nm out; 30 nm from the line | 230/24 | 240/21 15° | 260/11 12° | 280/19 6° | 270/23 -8° | 280/34 -20° | 290/55 -33° | 290/62 -37° | 290/55 -47° |
| EVV | used from 99 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 270/15 | 250/15 14° | 260/24 11° | 270/28 6° | 280/30 -7° | 280/34 -18° | 290/48 -33° | 290/59 -38° | 300/56 -48° |
| BNA | used from 248 nm out; 35 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° |
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 | no report just now | 660 ft | ||||
| SPI Springfield, IL | 40 nm out, 24 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 597 ft | ||||
| DEC Decatur, IL | 59 nm out, 10 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 681 ft | ||||
| FOA Flora, IL | 129 nm out, 8 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 472 ft | ||||
| OLY Olney-Noble, IL | 139 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 482 ft | ||||
| EVV Evansville, IN | 188 nm out, 13 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 421 ft | ||||
| HVC Hopkinsville, KY | 248 nm out, 17 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 563 ft | ||||
| JWN Nashville, TN | 297 nm out, 11 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 501 ft | ||||
| MQY Smyrna, TN | destination | no report just now | 543 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 MQY when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:07 am CDT (16:07 UTC)
MQY 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 2 nm from the route, 297 nm along the route · security · until 1 August · ZME
Daylight
Sunset at PIA 6:23 pm CDT (23:23 UTC), at MQY 6:14 pm CDT (23:14 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, Smyrna Airport.