John Wayne/Orange County to Nashville International SNA → BNA
1,536 nautical miles (1,768 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 076°, about 064° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12E). At 120 knots that is 8 h 35 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 59-knot tailwind), arriving about 9:42 am CDT (14:42 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: 302 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 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Over the route from 10 to 130 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 60 to 678 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 209 to 339 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 269 to 718 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 2E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 309 to 339 nm out.
- 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 route from 808 to 1167 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 30 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 SNA.
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 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 15 forecast points nearest it (ONT, BLH, PRC, FMN, ABQ, TCC, AMA, GAG, OKC, TUL, FSM, SGF, MEM, 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 | 220° at 21 kt | −15 kt | 135 kt | 11 h 23 min | 12:30 pm CDT (17:30 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 220° at 24 kt | −19 kt | 19 °C | 139 kt | 11 h 03 min | 12:10 pm CDT (17:10 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 230° at 22 kt | −18 kt | 11 °C | 138 kt | 11 h 08 min | 12:15 pm CDT (17:15 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 230° at 20 kt | −18 kt | 9 °C | 138 kt | 11 h 08 min | 12:15 pm CDT (17:15 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 230° at 21 kt | −18 kt | 5 °C | 138 kt | 11 h 08 min | 12:15 pm CDT (17:15 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 230° at 23 kt | −20 kt | 1 °C | 140 kt | 10 h 58 min | 12:05 pm CDT (17:05 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 230° at 27 kt | −23 kt | -2 °C | 143 kt | 10 h 44 min | 11:51 am CDT (16:51 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 230° at 30 kt | −26 kt | -7 °C | 146 kt | 10 h 31 min | 11:38 am CDT (16:38 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 230° at 31 kt | −27 kt | -8 °C | 147 kt | 10 h 27 min | 11:34 am CDT (16:34 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 39 kt | −35 kt | -19 °C | 155 kt | 9 h 55 min | 11:02 am CDT (16:02 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 240° at 54 kt | −54 kt | -29 °C | 174 kt | 8 h 50 min | 9:57 am CDT (14:57 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 250° at 58 kt | −59 kt | -37 °C | 179 kt | 8 h 35 min | 9:42 am CDT (14:42 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 250° at 46 kt | −48 kt | -48 °C | 168 kt | 9 h 09 min | 10:16 am CDT (15:16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ONT | used from 0 nm out; 20 nm from the line | 190/8 | 190/19 6° | 210/23 4° | 210/29 -3° | 210/47 -13° | 210/49 -19° | 220/47 -30° | 220/50 -36° | 220/55 -43° |
| BLH | used from 100 nm out; 49 nm from the line | 210/13 | 200/21 11° | 200/22 5° | 210/25 -1° | 210/51 -10° | 220/61 -20° | 220/81 -29° | 220/92 -34° | 220/79 -45° |
| PRC | used from 200 nm out; 53 nm from the line | 210/25 5° | 200/30 1° | 220/55 -10° | 220/61 -21° | 220/84 -28° | 230/90 -34° | 230/73 -45° | ||
| FMN | used from 399 nm out; 114 nm from the line | 220/28 9° | 220/40 2° | 220/53 -10° | 220/62 -22° | 230/79 -28° | 240/91 -34° | 230/71 -45° | ||
| ABQ | used from 499 nm out; 48 nm from the line | 220/27 11° | 210/35 5° | 220/46 -9° | 230/62 -20° | 240/78 -25° | 240/80 -35° | 240/56 -47° | ||
| TCC | used from 648 nm out; 53 nm from the line | 210/42 | 230/33 14° | 230/32 6° | 220/35 -6° | 230/49 -19° | 240/72 -27° | 250/62 -36° | 250/52 -48° | |
| AMA | used from 748 nm out; 54 nm from the line | 210/38 | 230/29 14° | 240/29 7° | 220/27 -5° | 240/37 -18° | 240/66 -28° | 250/59 -37° | 260/47 -49° | |
| GAG | used from 848 nm out; 32 nm from the line | 220/40 19° | 230/28 14° | 240/23 8° | 230/21 -6° | 240/31 -19° | 250/66 -29° | 260/58 -38° | 260/47 -49° | |
| OKC | used from 948 nm out; 58 nm from the line | 200/44 | 230/32 18° | 240/13 15° | 240/10 9° | 240/20 -5° | 250/27 -16° | 260/47 -28° | 270/48 -39° | 270/45 -50° |
| TUL | used from 1047 nm out; 18 nm from the line | 210/37 | 240/29 17° | 260/15 14° | 260/11 7° | 240/22 -6° | 250/29 -16° | 270/45 -29° | 270/47 -40° | 280/44 -50° |
| FSM | used from 1147 nm out; 58 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° |
| SGF | used from 1197 nm out; 58 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° |
| MEM | used from 1297 nm out; 92 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° |
| CGI | used from 1347 nm out; 63 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° |
| BNA | used from 1447 nm out; 65 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° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNA Santa Ana, CA | departure | no report just now | 55 ft | ||||
| RIV Riverside, CA | 30 nm out, 5 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,536 ft | ||||
| PRC Prescott, AZ | 279 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 5,045 ft | ||||
| FLG Flagstaff, AZ | 319 nm out, 18 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 7,014 ft | ||||
| SAF Santa Fe, NM | 589 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 6,348 ft | ||||
| LVS Las Vegas, NM | 638 nm out, 1 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 6,877 ft | ||||
| DUX Dumas, TX | 788 nm out, 7 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 3,706 ft | ||||
| SWO Stillwater, OK | 1028 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,000 ft | ||||
| XNA Fayetteville/Springdale/Rogers, AR | 1167 nm out, 1 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,288 ft | ||||
| CVK Ash Flat, AR | 1297 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 717 ft | ||||
| HZD Huntingdon, TN | 1447 nm out, 8 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 496 ft | ||||
| BNA Nashville, TN | destination | no report just now | 599 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 7,014 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, 9:42 am CDT (14:42 UTC)
BNA has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 4/3635 DISNEYLAND THEME PARK, ANAHEIM,, CA 5 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · ZLA
- 6/8887 Indio, CA, Sunday, October 11, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 18 nm from the route, 80 nm along the route · security · until 12 October · ZLA
- 6/8891 Bullhead City, AZ, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local 18 nm from the route, 180 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZLA
- 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 SNA 6:21 pm PDT (01:21 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: John Wayne/Orange County, Nashville International.