Plan a flight · Mon 9:13 am CDT (14:13 UTC)

Springfield-Branson Ntl Airport to Nashville International SGF → BNA

330 nautical miles (380 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 100°, about 097° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3E). At 120 knots that is 1 h 51 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 58-knot tailwind), arriving about 11:04 am CDT (16:04 UTC). Right now SGF is VFR, wind from the south (180°) at 11 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: 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 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 first 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 SGF.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

SF50 at 14,000 ft, 39 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, 39 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
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BNA UA /OV BNA135040/TM 1250/FL140/TP SF50/SK SKC140/TB OCNL LGT CHOP 200-140/RM ZME60
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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 (SGF, 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
3,500 ft	240° at 19 kt	−15 kt		135 kt	2 h 27 min	11:40 am CDT (16:40 UTC)
5,500 ft	250° at 19 kt	−16 kt		136 kt	2 h 26 min	11:39 am CDT (16:39 UTC)
7,500 ft	250° at 20 kt	−17 kt	13 °C	137 kt	2 h 25 min	11:38 am CDT (16:38 UTC)
9,500 ft	250° at 22 kt	−19 kt	11 °C	139 kt	2 h 22 min	11:35 am CDT (16:35 UTC)
11,500 ft	260° at 22 kt	−21 kt	8 °C	141 kt	2 h 20 min	11:33 am CDT (16:33 UTC)
13,500 ft	260° at 24 kt	−23 kt	4 °C	143 kt	2 h 18 min	11:31 am CDT (16:31 UTC)
15,500 ft	270° at 27 kt	−26 kt	-1 °C	146 kt	2 h 16 min	11:29 am CDT (16:29 UTC)
17,500 ft	270° at 30 kt	−29 kt	-6 °C	149 kt	2 h 13 min	11:26 am CDT (16:26 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	270° at 30 kt	−30 kt	-7 °C	150 kt	2 h 12 min	11:25 am CDT (16:25 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	270° at 35 kt	−34 kt	-18 °C	154 kt	2 h 09 min	11:22 am CDT (16:22 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	290° at 59 kt	−58 kt	-31 °C	178 kt	1 h 51 min	11:04 am CDT (16:04 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	300° at 59 kt	−57 kt	-38 °C	177 kt	1 h 52 min	11:05 am CDT (16:05 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	300° at 52 kt	−50 kt	-49 °C	170 kt	1 h 56 min	11:09 am CDT (16:09 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
SGF	used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line	220/23	240/29 16°	240/21 13°	240/15 7°	270/28 -7°	260/34 -18°	280/67 -29°	290/59 -37°	290/51 -49°
CGI	used from 100 nm out; 64 nm from the line	250/22	250/17 15°	250/25 11°	260/27 7°	270/35 -7°	280/38 -17°	300/63 -31°	300/62 -38°	300/55 -49°
BNA	used from 250 nm out; 55 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
SGF Springfield, MO	departure	VFR	from the south (180°) at 11 knots	10+ mi	none	1,268 ft	8:52 am CDT (13:52 UTC)
AOV Ava, MO	40 nm out, 11 nm southwest of the line	no report just now				1,311 ft
MNF Mountain View, MO	80 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line	no report just now				1,182 ft
POF Poplar Bluff, MO	150 nm out, 1 nm southwest of the line	VFR	from the south-southwest (210°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	330 ft	13:53 UTC
DXE Dexter, MO	170 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line	no report just now				304 ft
UCY Union City, TN	220 nm out, 11 nm southwest of the line	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	345 ft	13:55 UTC
PHT Paris, TN	250 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line	VFR	from the southwest (220°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	580 ft	13:55 UTC
CKV Clarksville, TN	290 nm out, 21 nm north of the line	VFR	from the south (190°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	549 ft	13:52 UTC
BNA Nashville, TN	destination	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 25,000 feet	calm	10+ mi	none	599 ft	8:53 am CDT (13:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,311 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, 11:04 am CDT (16:04 UTC)

Wind from the southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for BNA

From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south at 2 knots, visibility 6 miles, mist, a few clouds at 300 feet
From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 9:00 pm CDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the south at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

The forecast for SGF, the departure

From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, clear skies
From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the 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 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, 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 13 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · until 1 August · ZME

Daylight

Sunset at SGF 6:41 pm CDT (23:41 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

Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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: Springfield-Branson Ntl Airport, Nashville International.