Syracuse Hancock International to Nashville International SYR → BNA
643 nautical miles (740 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 233°, about 246° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13W). At 120 knots that is 4 h 59 min at the quickest height in today's winds (6,500 ft, a 9-knot tailwind), arriving about 6:39 am CDT (11:39 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now SYR is low IFR, wind from the northeast (050°) 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: 211 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 whole route.
- AIRMET ZULU 1C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Near the route, at the departure end.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 109 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 247 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 SYR.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- MD83 climbing, 42 nm northwest, 1:04 am EDT (05:04 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 366 nm along the route, 42 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
CMH UA /OV LCK/TM 0504/FLDURC/TP MD83/SK B010 T037
- Report
- a routine report filed through CMH
- Where
- over LCK
- Time
- 05:04 UTC
- Height
- during the climb
- Aircraft
- MD83
- Sky
- B010 T037
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 westbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: even thousands plus 500 ft; above 18,000 ft the forecast levels), with the wind averaged along the line from the 8 forecast points nearest it (SYR, BUF, PSB, AGC, CMH, CVG, LOU, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,500 ft | 340° at 17 kt | −5 kt | 13 °C | 125 kt | 5 h 09 min | 6:49 am CDT (11:49 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 340° at 21 kt | −9 kt | 13 °C | 129 kt | 4 h 59 min | 6:39 am CDT (11:39 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 340° at 21 kt | −8 kt | 9 °C | 128 kt | 5 h 01 min | 6:41 am CDT (11:41 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 340° at 20 kt | −7 kt | 6 °C | 127 kt | 5 h 04 min | 6:44 am CDT (11:44 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 340° at 20 kt | −6 kt | 2 °C | 126 kt | 5 h 06 min | 6:46 am CDT (11:46 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 330° at 21 kt | −5 kt | -2 °C | 125 kt | 5 h 09 min | 6:49 am CDT (11:49 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 330° at 22 kt | −4 kt | -6 °C | 124 kt | 5 h 11 min | 6:51 am CDT (11:51 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 330° at 23 kt | −4 kt | -9 °C | 124 kt | 5 h 11 min | 6:51 am CDT (11:51 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 330° at 28 kt | −5 kt | -21 °C | 125 kt | 5 h 09 min | 6:49 am CDT (11:49 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 330° at 41 kt | −6 kt | -36 °C | 126 kt | 5 h 06 min | 6:46 am CDT (11:46 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 310° at 46 kt | +5 kt | -41 °C | 115 kt | 5 h 35 min | 7:15 am CDT (12:15 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 310° at 34 kt | +8 kt | -49 °C | 112 kt | 5 h 44 min | 7:24 am CDT (12:24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SYR | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 280/13 | 350/18 10° | 340/10 6° | 300/15 1° | 280/17 -12° | 270/16 -23° | 280/25 -38° | 250/40 -42° | 240/53 -50° |
| BUF | used from 49 nm out; 67 nm from the line | 320/10 | 010/16 10° | 360/10 6° | 340/13 2° | 330/22 -11° | 300/25 -23° | 320/31 -38° | 300/29 -44° | 280/36 -50° |
| PSB | used from 99 nm out; 59 nm from the line | 360/13 13° | 330/14 7° | 300/11 3° | 290/12 -11° | 240/23 -23° | 270/25 -36° | 250/34 -40° | 250/45 -48° | |
| AGC | used from 198 nm out; 27 nm from the line | 350/14 | 330/20 11° | 340/18 8° | 330/17 3° | 340/22 -11° | 340/31 -22° | 330/33 -36° | 300/34 -41° | 300/35 -47° |
| CMH | used from 297 nm out; 59 nm from the line | 330/15 | 340/22 14° | 340/24 9° | 340/23 4° | 340/35 -9° | 340/49 -20° | 340/58 -37° | 330/70 -42° | 340/55 -47° |
| CVG | used from 396 nm out; 70 nm from the line | 320/18 | 350/32 16° | 350/35 10° | 350/30 3° | 330/30 -7° | 340/44 -20° | 340/58 -35° | 330/72 -41° | 320/36 -49° |
| LOU | used from 495 nm out; 58 nm from the line | 310/18 | 340/28 16° | 340/29 10° | 350/27 3° | 330/27 -7° | 340/39 -19° | 330/58 -33° | 330/67 -41° | 330/40 -49° |
| BNA | used from 544 nm out; 74 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SYR Syracuse, NY | departure | low IFR Sky: a broken layer at 400 feet, overcast at 4,000 feet | from the northeast (050°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | 400 ft | 421 ft | 1:54 am EDT (05:54 UTC) |
| ITH Ithaca, NY | 40 nm out, 21 nm southeast of the line, tower | IFR Sky: overcast at 600 feet Weather: mist | calm | 3 mi | 600 ft | 1,099 ft | 06:29 UTC |
| ELZ Wellsville, NY | 99 nm out, 5 nm west of the line | low IFR Sky: overcast at 200 feet Weather: mist | from the northwest (320°) at 4 knots | 1.75 mi | 200 ft | 2,124 ft | 06:31 UTC |
| AXQ Clarion, PA | 188 nm out, 3 nm north of the line | no report just now | 1,457 ft | ||||
| PIT Pittsburgh, PA | 238 nm out, 9 nm south of the line, tower | low IFR Sky: a broken layer at 300 feet, overcast at 1,300 feet Weather: light drizzle, mist | from the north-northwest (330°) at 6 knots | 4 mi | 300 ft | 1,202 ft | 05:51 UTC |
| HLG Wheeling, WV | 267 nm out, 11 nm southeast of the line, tower | low IFR Sky: overcast at 400 feet | from the northwest (310°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | 400 ft | 1,194 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| PKB Parkersburg, WV | 327 nm out, 25 nm southeast of the line, tower | IFR Sky: a broken layer at 800 feet, overcast at 1,500 feet | from the west-northwest (290°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | 800 ft | 858 ft | 06:15 UTC |
| PMH Portsmouth, OH | 396 nm out, 5 nm south of the line | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,200 feet | variable at 3 knots | 10+ mi | 1,200 ft | 663 ft | 06:15 UTC |
| LEX Lexington, KY | 495 nm out, 16 nm northwest of the line, tower | low IFR Sky: overcast at 200 feet Weather: mist | from the southwest (230°) at 4 knots | 3 mi | 200 ft | 979 ft | 06:12 UTC |
| DVK Danville, KY | 515 nm out, 2 nm southwest of the line | low IFR Sky: overcast at 100 feet Weather: mist | from the southwest (220°) at 3 knots | 1.75 mi | 100 ft | 1,021 ft | 06:15 UTC |
| XNX Gallatin, TN | 624 nm out, 2 nm northwest of the line | low IFR Sky: overcast at 200 feet Weather: fog | calm | 0.25 mi | 200 ft | 583 ft | 06:15 UTC |
| BNA Nashville, TN | destination | VFR | calm | 9 mi | none | 599 ft | 12:53 am CDT (05:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 2,124 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, 6:39 am CDT (11:39 UTC)
Wind from the south at 4 knots, visibility 6 miles, mist, clear skies 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 SYR, the departure
- From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the east at 4 knots, visibility 6 miles, light drizzle, mist, a broken layer at 400 feet
- From Mon 4:00 am EDT (08:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 700 feet
- From Mon 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 1,500 feet
- From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,000 feet
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8829 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 24 nm from the route, 228 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
- 6/8587 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 4 nm from the route, 228 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
- 6/0708 Goodlettsville, TN, Saturday, August 1, 2026 through Sunday, August 1, 2027 UTC 9 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · until 1 August · ZME
Daylight
Sunset at SYR 6:27 pm EDT (22:27 UTC), at BNA 6:15 pm CDT (23:15 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:40 pm CDT (23:40 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at BNA is before sunrise there (6:50 am CDT (11:50 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.
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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: Syracuse Hancock International, Nashville International.