Plan a flight · Sun 7:28 pm CDT (00:28 UTC)

Northwest Arkansas Ntl Airport to Baton Rouge Metro, Ryan Field XNA → BTR

380 nautical miles (437 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 154°, about 153° magnetic at the departure end (variation 1E). At 120 knots that is 2 h 22 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 41-knot tailwind), arriving about 9:50 pm CDT (02:50 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now XNA is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 7 knots; BTR is VFR, wind from the west-southwest (240°) at 6 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: 9 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

No SIGMET or AIRMET covers any part of this route right now.

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 XNA.

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

CRJ7 at 36,000 ft, 9 nm east, 7:10 pm CDT (00:10 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ZME20. 120 nm along the route, 9 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
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HOT UA /OV HOT/TM 0010/FL360/TP CRJ7/TB NEG/RM ZME20
```
Report
a routine report filed through HOT
Where
over HOT
Time
00:10 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ7
Turbulence
none
Remarks
ZME20
PC12 at 24,000 ft, 40 nm northeast, 5:28 pm CDT (22:28 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZFW28. 220 nm along the route, 40 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
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LLQ UA /OV 17 S MON/TM 2228/FL240/TP PC12/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZFW28
```
Report
a routine report filed through LLQ
Where
17 south mon
Time
22:28 UTC
Height
at 24,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Turbulence
continuous light chop
Remarks
ZFW28
B39M at 32,000 ft, 46 nm southwest, 6:07 pm CDT (23:07 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. 310 nm along the route, 46 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
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AEX UA /OV AEX/TM 2307/FL320/TP B39M/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through AEX
Where
over AEX
Time
23:07 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
B39M
Turbulence
occasional light chop
Remarks
zhu
B738 at 34,000 ft, 9 nm east, 5:07 pm CDT (22:07 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. 340 nm along the route, 9 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
HEZ UA /OV HEZ180025/TM 2207/FL340/TP B738/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through HEZ
Where
25 nm south (180°) of HEZ
Time
22:07 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
occasional light chop
Remarks
zhu

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 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 5 forecast points nearest it (FSM, LIT, SHV, JAN, MSY). 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	210° at 11 kt	+6 kt		114 kt	3 h 20 min	10:48 pm CDT (03:48 UTC)
5,500 ft	230° at 12 kt	+3 kt		117 kt	3 h 15 min	10:43 pm CDT (03:43 UTC)
7,500 ft	240° at 16 kt	+2 kt	14 °C	118 kt	3 h 13 min	10:41 pm CDT (03:41 UTC)
9,500 ft	240° at 18 kt	+1 kt	11 °C	119 kt	3 h 12 min	10:40 pm CDT (03:40 UTC)
11,500 ft	260° at 17 kt	−4 kt	8 °C	124 kt	3 h 04 min	10:32 pm CDT (03:32 UTC)
13,500 ft	270° at 17 kt	−7 kt	4 °C	127 kt	3 h	10:28 pm CDT (03:28 UTC)
15,500 ft	280° at 16 kt	−9 kt	0 °C	129 kt	2 h 57 min	10:25 pm CDT (03:25 UTC)
17,500 ft	290° at 16 kt	−11 kt	-4 °C	131 kt	2 h 54 min	10:22 pm CDT (03:22 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	290° at 16 kt	−12 kt	-5 °C	132 kt	2 h 53 min	10:21 pm CDT (03:21 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	300° at 22 kt	−18 kt	-16 °C	138 kt	2 h 45 min	10:13 pm CDT (03:13 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	300° at 36 kt	−31 kt	-31 °C	151 kt	2 h 31 min	9:59 pm CDT (02:59 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	310° at 36 kt	−33 kt	-41 °C	153 kt	2 h 29 min	9:57 pm CDT (02:57 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	310° at 44 kt	−41 kt	-52 °C	161 kt	2 h 22 min	9:50 pm CDT (02:50 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
FSM	used from 0 nm out; 37 nm from the line	200/18	210/19 15°	230/22 13°	250/18 7°	270/20 -5°	280/24 -16°	280/35 -30°	290/37 -40°	300/40 -52°
LIT	used from 100 nm out; 53 nm from the line	220/12	250/12 17°	250/18 12°	260/22 6°	310/14 -5°	310/25 -17°	310/40 -31°	310/38 -41°	310/46 -52°
SHV	used from 200 nm out; 77 nm from the line	190/11	230/19 17°	230/26 12°	260/15 7°	280/16 -4°	300/17 -15°	300/34 -30°	300/31 -41°	310/42 -52°
JAN	used from 300 nm out; 95 nm from the line	260/6	310/14 17°	280/13 12°	290/19 6°	310/22 -5°	310/28 -17°	320/44 -32°	330/48 -41°	320/52 -51°
MSY	used from 350 nm out; 70 nm from the line	L/V	020/6 18°	L/V 12°	300/11 7°	330/15 -4°	320/22 -16°	330/38 -32°	350/47 -42°	340/56 -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
XNA Fayetteville/Springdale/Rogers, AR	departure	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	1,288 ft	6:53 pm CDT (23:53 UTC)
FYV Fayetteville, AR	20 nm out, 2 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (190°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	1,252 ft	23:53 UTC
HOT Hot Springs, AR	120 nm out, 8 nm east of the line	VFR	from the southwest (220°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	540 ft	23:53 UTC
ADF Arkadelphia, AR	140 nm out, 5 nm south of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	181 ft	23:55 UTC
CDH Camden, AR	180 nm out, 3 nm north of the line	VFR	from the southwest (230°) at 7 knots	9 mi	none	129 ft	22:15 UTC
MLU Monroe, LA	250 nm out, 7 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	78 ft	23:53 UTC
HEZ Natchez, MS	320 nm out, 19 nm northeast of the line	VFR	from the south-southeast (150°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	272 ft	23:56 UTC
HZR New Roads, LA	360 nm out, 11 nm southwest of the line	VFR	calm	8 mi	none	39 ft	22:15 UTC
BTR Baton Rouge, LA	destination	VFR	from the west-southwest (240°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	69 ft	6:53 pm CDT (23:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,288 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At BTR when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:50 pm CDT (02:50 UTC)

Wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for BTR

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

The forecast for XNA, the departure

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, a few clouds at 5,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 16 knots, gusting to 25, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

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 XNA 6:46 pm CDT (23:46 UTC), at BTR 6:38 pm CDT (23:38 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:02 pm CDT (00:02 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at BTR is after sunset there (6:38 pm CDT (23:38 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 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: Northwest Arkansas Ntl Airport, Baton Rouge Metro, Ryan Field.