Tucson International to Nashville International TUS → BNA
1,226 nautical miles (1,411 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 072°, about 063° magnetic at the departure end (variation 9E). At 120 knots that is 7 h 15 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 49-knot tailwind), arriving about 8:18 am CDT (13:18 UTC). Right now TUS is VFR, wind calm; 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: 3 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 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Near the route, 239 nm along the route.
- 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 668 to 798 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 TUS.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- B737 at 37,000 ft, 14 nm south, 8:40 pm MST (03:40 UTC): scattered clouds, -43 °C, wind 230° at 82 knots, remarks: produced by skypath. 100 nm along the route, 14 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
LSB UA /OV SSO049015 /TM 0340 /FL370 /TP B737 /SK FEW-SCT /TA M43 /WV 23082KT /RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATH
- Report
- a routine report filed through LSB
- Where
- 15 nm northeast (049°) of SSO
- Time
- 03:40 UTC
- Height
- at 37,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B737
- Sky
- few-sct
- Temperature
- −43 °C
- Wind
- from 230° at 82 knots
- Remarks
- produced by skypath
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 12 forecast points nearest it (TUS, ELP, ROW, LBB, AMA, SPS, OKC, TUL, FSM, LIT, MEM, 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 24 kt | −18 kt | 138 kt | 8 h 53 min | 9:56 am CDT (14:56 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 220° at 20 kt | −17 kt | 15 °C | 137 kt | 8 h 57 min | 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 230° at 19 kt | −17 kt | 14 °C | 137 kt | 8 h 57 min | 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 230° at 18 kt | −17 kt | 12 °C | 137 kt | 8 h 57 min | 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 240° at 17 kt | −17 kt | 8 °C | 137 kt | 8 h 57 min | 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 240° at 19 kt | −18 kt | 4 °C | 138 kt | 8 h 53 min | 9:56 am CDT (14:56 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 240° at 21 kt | −20 kt | 0 °C | 140 kt | 8 h 45 min | 9:48 am CDT (14:48 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 240° at 23 kt | −23 kt | -4 °C | 143 kt | 8 h 34 min | 9:37 am CDT (14:37 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 240° at 24 kt | −23 kt | -5 °C | 143 kt | 8 h 34 min | 9:37 am CDT (14:37 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 250° at 34 kt | −34 kt | -16 °C | 154 kt | 7 h 58 min | 9:01 am CDT (14:01 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 250° at 46 kt | −48 kt | -29 °C | 168 kt | 7 h 18 min | 8:21 am CDT (13:21 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 260° at 48 kt | −49 kt | -38 °C | 169 kt | 7 h 15 min | 8:18 am CDT (13:18 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 270° at 44 kt | −44 kt | -50 °C | 164 kt | 7 h 29 min | 8:32 am CDT (13:32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TUS | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 210/13 13° | 200/35 9° | 210/40 5° | 220/50 -7° | 220/59 -18° | 230/79 -26° | 230/84 -35° | 230/84 -48° | |
| ELP | used from 150 nm out; 95 nm from the line | 290/17 | 210/11 13° | 200/18 5° | 220/46 -6° | 230/64 -14° | 230/63 -27° | 240/55 -37° | 240/44 -48° | |
| ROW | used from 249 nm out; 61 nm from the line | 190/33 | 210/27 14° | 220/28 6° | 230/36 -6° | 230/56 -15° | 230/63 -27° | 250/59 -37° | 260/57 -49° | |
| LBB | used from 399 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 200/36 18° | 220/19 15° | 240/20 8° | 230/24 -4° | 240/37 -16° | 250/57 -28° | 250/51 -38° | 270/47 -50° | |
| AMA | used from 499 nm out; 63 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° | |
| SPS | used from 548 nm out; 78 nm from the line | 200/39 | 220/28 17° | 230/27 12° | 240/15 9° | 250/15 -4° | 250/24 -15° | 260/45 -28° | 270/43 -39° | 280/45 -51° |
| OKC | used from 648 nm out; 32 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 748 nm out; 59 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 798 nm out; 27 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° |
| LIT | used from 897 nm out; 61 nm from the line | 220/21 | 230/17 16° | 250/24 12° | 260/15 7° | 260/13 -5° | 280/25 -16° | 290/35 -30° | 300/42 -40° | 300/40 -52° |
| MEM | used from 997 nm out; 63 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° |
| BNA | used from 1147 nm out; 55 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TUS Tucson, AZ | departure | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 8,000 feet | calm | 10+ mi | none | 2,643 ft | 10:53 pm MST (05:53 UTC) |
| LSB Lordsburg, NM | 110 nm out, 22 nm southeast of the line | VFR Sky: a broken layer at 6,500 feet, a broken layer at 8,500 feet, a broken layer at 9,000 feet | calm | 10+ mi | 6,500 ft | 4,287 ft | 05:55 UTC |
| TCS Truth Or Consequences, NM | 199 nm out, 10 nm northwest of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 4,861 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| ROW Roswell, NM | 329 nm out, 23 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (190°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | none | 3,671 ft | 05:51 UTC |
| PVW Plainview, TX | 479 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line | VFR | from the south (180°) at 12 knots, gusting to 18 | 10+ mi | none | 3,374 ft | 05:35 UTC |
| AXS Altus, OK | 598 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line | VFR | from the south (170°) at 13 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,433 ft | 05:55 UTC |
| OUN Norman, OK | 698 nm out, 15 nm north of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southeast (160°) at 12 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,181 ft | 05:55 UTC |
| FSM Fort Smith, AR | 848 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 469 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| CCA Clinton, AR | 947 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 513 ft | 05:55 UTC |
| MXA Manila, AR | 1057 nm out, 2 nm north of the line | no report just now | 242 ft | ||||
| MKL Jackson, TN | 1117 nm out, 22 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 434 ft | 05:53 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 4,861 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, 8:18 am CDT (13:18 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 TUS, the departure
- From Sun 11:00 pm MST (06:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 8,000 feet
- From Mon 1:00 am MST (08:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet
- From Mon 10:00 am MST (17:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 14 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet
- From Mon 8:00 pm MST (03:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 6,000 feet
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8722 ALAMOGORDO, NM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, 259 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB
- 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 TUS 5:55 pm MST (00:55 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: Tucson International, Nashville International.