MC Ghee Tyson Airport to Mitchell Municipal TYS → MHE
803 nautical miles (925 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 311°, about 317° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 7 h 10 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 8-knot headwind), arriving about 3:41 am CDT (08:41 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now TYS is marginal VFR, wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 6 knots; MHE is VFR, wind from the north-northwest (340°) at 9 knots. 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
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist), from 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC). Over the first 69 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist), from 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC). Over the route from 20 to 99 nm out.
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 TYS.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- CRJ9 at 30,000 ft, 45 nm east, 6:46 pm EDT (22:46 UTC): light to moderate turbulence above 30,000 ft, remarks: ZTLFD-42. At the departure end, 45 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
TYS UA /OV VXV090040/TM 2246/FL300/TP CRJ9/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD 300/RM ZTLFD-42
- Report
- a routine report filed through TYS
- Where
- 40 nm east (090°) of VXV
- Time
- 22:46 UTC
- Height
- at 30,000 ft
- Aircraft
- CRJ9
- Turbulence
- continuous light occasional moderate at 30,000 ft
- Remarks
- ZTLFD-42
- A319 at 25,000 ft, 8 nm south, 7:14 pm EDT (23:14 UTC): no turbulence. 129 nm along the route, 8 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
IND UA /OV BWG070017/TM 2314/FL250/TP A319/TB NEG
- Report
- a routine report filed through IND
- Where
- 17 nm east (070°) of BWG
- Time
- 23:14 UTC
- Height
- at 25,000 ft
- Aircraft
- A319
- Turbulence
- none
- B38M at 23,700 ft, 44 nm northeast, 7:51 pm EDT (23:51 UTC): light turbulence. 248 nm along the route, 44 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
IND UA /OV TTH190030/TM 2351/FL237/TP B38M/TB LGT
- Report
- a routine report filed through IND
- Where
- 30 nm south (190°) of TTH
- Time
- 23:51 UTC
- Height
- at 23,700 ft
- Aircraft
- B38M
- Turbulence
- light
- BE20 at 14,000 ft, 48 nm northeast, 8:20 pm EDT (00:20 UTC): light turbulence. At the destination end, 48 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
FSD UA /OV FSD340035/TM 0020/FL140/TP BE20/TB CONS LGT/ NEG 120
- Report
- a routine report filed through FSD
- Where
- 35 nm north (340°) of FSD
- Time
- 00:20 UTC
- Height
- at 14,000 ft
- Aircraft
- BE20
- Turbulence
- continuous light no at 12,000 ft
Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 20:00–03:00 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 (TYS, LOU, EVV, SPI, BRL, DSM, OMA, FSD). 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 | 250° at 13 kt | +8 kt | 112 kt | 7 h 10 min | 3:41 am CDT (08:41 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 270° at 16 kt | +14 kt | 15 °C | 106 kt | 7 h 35 min | 4:06 am CDT (09:06 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 280° at 18 kt | +17 kt | 11 °C | 103 kt | 7 h 48 min | 4:19 am CDT (09:19 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 290° at 18 kt | +18 kt | 8 °C | 102 kt | 7 h 52 min | 4:23 am CDT (09:23 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 300° at 19 kt | +19 kt | 4 °C | 101 kt | 7 h 57 min | 4:28 am CDT (09:28 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 300° at 19 kt | +20 kt | 0 °C | 100 kt | 8 h 02 min | 4:33 am CDT (09:33 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 300° at 20 kt | +20 kt | -5 °C | 100 kt | 8 h 02 min | 4:33 am CDT (09:33 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 300° at 20 kt | +21 kt | -8 °C | 99 kt | 8 h 07 min | 4:38 am CDT (09:38 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 300° at 22 kt | +23 kt | -19 °C | 97 kt | 8 h 17 min | 4:48 am CDT (09:48 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 300° at 35 kt | +36 kt | -34 °C | 84 kt | 9 h 34 min | 6:05 am CDT (11:05 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 300° at 41 kt | +41 kt | -42 °C | 79 kt | 10 h 10 min | 6:41 am CDT (11:41 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 47 kt | +47 kt | -50 °C | 73 kt | 11 h | 7:31 am CDT (12:31 UTC) |
Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TYS | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 290/19 | 310/22 11° | 330/25 7° | 330/34 3° | 320/37 -7° | 300/37 -18° | 300/37 -34° | 280/29 -39° | 270/29 -48° |
| LOU | used from 99 nm out; 67 nm from the line | 320/15 | 340/24 14° | 330/28 9° | 340/34 4° | 340/37 -9° | 340/42 -20° | 320/39 -35° | 320/45 -39° | 330/40 -47° |
| EVV | used from 149 nm out; 43 nm from the line | 310/13 | 340/26 16° | 330/29 10° | 330/32 4° | 330/30 -9° | 340/38 -20° | 330/60 -35° | 320/57 -41° | 330/39 -48° |
| SPI | used from 298 nm out; 43 nm from the line | 210/13 | 260/11 17° | 270/18 10° | 290/21 4° | 310/20 -8° | 330/25 -19° | 320/49 -34° | 320/60 -44° | 320/59 -50° |
| BRL | used from 397 nm out; 36 nm from the line | 200/20 | 250/21 16° | 240/22 10° | 260/20 5° | 270/16 -7° | 290/22 -18° | 320/41 -34° | 320/56 -43° | 310/68 -53° |
| DSM | used from 496 nm out; 48 nm from the line | 200/32 | 240/27 17° | 260/19 10° | 260/16 5° | 260/19 -7° | 240/22 -19° | 270/20 -32° | 270/38 -42° | 290/58 -53° |
| OMA | used from 645 nm out; 79 nm from the line | 190/34 | 230/34 19° | 250/25 12° | 250/18 6° | 250/22 -7° | 250/28 -19° | 260/34 -32° | 260/39 -41° | 280/56 -51° |
| FSD | used from 694 nm out; 37 nm from the line | 200/16 | 220/20 17° | 240/26 13° | 230/19 6° | 240/25 -9° | 240/28 -20° | 250/39 -33° | 250/44 -43° | 260/63 -52° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TYS Knoxville, TN | departure | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,400 feet | from the south-southwest (210°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | 1,400 ft | 986 ft | 9:14 pm EDT (01:14 UTC) |
| SCX Oneida, TN | 50 nm out, 11 nm northeast of the line | low IFR Sky: overcast at 400 feet Weather: mist | calm | 3 mi | 400 ft | 1,544 ft | 01:15 UTC |
| GLW Glasgow, KY | 119 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line | low IFR Sky: overcast at 200 feet Weather: fog | calm | 0.25 mi | 200 ft | 716 ft | 01:15 UTC |
| EVV Evansville, IN | 218 nm out, 6 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southwest (210°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 421 ft | 00:54 UTC |
| FOA Flora, IL | 278 nm out, 5 nm south of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 472 ft | 01:15 UTC |
| SPI Springfield, IL | 357 nm out, 19 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southeast (160°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 597 ft | 00:52 UTC |
| EOK Keokuk, IA | 446 nm out, 2 nm northwest of the line | reported, no category | from the southeast (130°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 671 ft | 01:15 UTC |
| OTM Ottumwa, IA | 506 nm out, 5 nm north of the line | no report just now | 845 ft | ||||
| DSM Des Moines, IA | 565 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line, tower | VFR Sky: a broken layer at 20,000 feet | from the south (170°) at 10 knots | 10+ mi | 20,000 ft | 957 ft | 00:54 UTC |
| SKI Sac City, IA | 645 nm out, 2 nm north of the line | no report just now | 1,249 ft | ||||
| FSD Sioux Falls, SD | 754 nm out, 21 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 18,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet | from the west-northwest (290°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,430 ft | 00:56 UTC |
| MHE Mitchell, SD | destination | VFR | from the north-northwest (340°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,304 ft | 7:53 pm CDT (00:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,544 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At MHE when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:41 am CDT (08:41 UTC)
MHE has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
The forecast for TYS, the departure
- From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 1,000 feet, a broken layer at 1,500 feet
- From Mon 3:00 am EDT (07:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,500 feet
- From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 3,500 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
No temporary flight restriction on or near this route right now.
Daylight
Sunset at TYS 7:04 pm EDT (23:04 UTC), at MHE 6:54 pm CDT (23:54 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:22 pm CDT (00:22 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at MHE is before sunrise there (7:42 am CDT (12:42 UTC)).
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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: MC Ghee Tyson Airport, Mitchell Municipal.