Plan a flight · Mon 10:05 am CDT (15:05 UTC)

Northwest Arkansas Ntl Airport to Columbia Metro Airport XNA → CAE

662 nautical miles (762 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 098°, about 097° magnetic at the departure end (variation 1E). At 120 knots that is 4 h 13 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 37-knot tailwind), arriving about 3:18 pm EDT (19:18 UTC). Right now XNA is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 13 knots, gusting to 22; CAE is VFR, wind from the west-northwest (290°) at 8 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 TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft. Over the route from 484 to 544 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 XNA.

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

urgent CRJ9 at 1,800 ft, 44 nm south, 9:55 am CDT (14:55 UTC): remarks: low-level wind shear a 10-knot loss of airspeed final runway 35. 633 nm along the route, 44 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AGS UUA /OV AGS/TM 1455/FL018/TP CRJ9/RM LLWS -10KT FINAL RWY 35
```
Report
an urgent report filed through AGS
Where
over AGS
Time
14:55 UTC
Height
at 1,800 ft
Aircraft
CRJ9
Remarks
low-level wind shear a 10-knot loss of airspeed final runway 35
SF50 at 14,000 ft, 40 nm north, 7:50 am CDT (12:50 UTC): light chop turbulence from 14,000 ft to 20,000 ft, remarks: ZME60. 395 nm along the route, 40 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BNA UA /OV BNA135040/TM 1250/FL140/TP SF50/SK SKC140/TB OCNL LGT CHOP 200-140/RM ZME60
```
Report
a routine report filed through BNA
Where
40 nm southeast (135°) of BNA
Time
12:50 UTC
Height
at 14,000 ft
Aircraft
SF50
Sky
clear from 14,000 ft
Turbulence
occasional light chop from 20,000 ft to 14,000 ft
Remarks
ZME60
P28A at 1,000 ft, 13 nm north, 10:01 am CDT (15:01 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, overcast above 1,000 ft. 455 nm along the route, 13 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CHA UA /OV CHA 1N/TM 1501/FL010/TP P28A/SK OVC010/WX 1SM/TB NEG/IC NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through CHA
Where
cha 1N
Time
15:01 UTC
Height
at 1,000 ft
Aircraft
P28A
Sky
overcast from 1,000 ft
Weather
1SM
Turbulence
none
Icing
none
E145 at 300 ft, 13 nm north, 9:01 am CDT (14:01 UTC): overcast from 20,000 ft to 1,200 ft, fog, remarks: runway 20 below ils mins. 455 nm along the route, 13 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CHA UA /OV OV CHA/TM 1401/FL003/TP E145/SK OVC002-TOPS012/WX 1/4SM FG/RM RY 20 BELOW ILS MINS
```
Report
a routine report filed through CHA
Where
over cha
Time
14:01 UTC
Height
at 300 ft
Aircraft
E145
Sky
overcast from 200 ft, tops 1,200 ft
Weather
1/4SM, fog
Remarks
runway 20 below ils mins
DA62 at 1,100 ft, 13 nm north, 8:05 am CDT (13:05 UTC): fog. 455 nm along the route, 13 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CHA UA /OV CHA 1S/TM 1305/FL011/TP DA62/SK VV002-TOP011/WX 1/8SM FG
```
Report
a routine report filed through CHA
Where
cha 1S
Time
13:05 UTC
Height
at 1,100 ft
Aircraft
DA62
Sky
sky obscured from 200 ft, tops 1,100 ft
Weather
1/8SM, fog
CRJ9 at 200 ft, 13 nm north, 7:30 am CDT (12:30 UTC): sky obscured, remarks: visual at mins runway 20 cha. 455 nm along the route, 13 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CHA UA /OV CHA 1N/TM 1230/FL002/TP CRJ9/SK VV002/WX 1/8SM/RM VISUAL AT MINS RY 20 CHA
```
Report
a routine report filed through CHA
Where
cha 1N
Time
12:30 UTC
Height
at 200 ft
Aircraft
CRJ9
Sky
sky obscured from 200 ft
Weather
1/8SM
Remarks
visual at mins runway 20 cha
B712 at 1,500 ft, 13 nm north, 7:26 am CDT (12:26 UTC): remarks: during the climb runway 20 departure. 455 nm along the route, 13 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CHA UA /OV CHA/TM 1226/FL015/TP B712/SK TOP015/RM DURC. RY 20 DEPARTURE
```
Report
a routine report filed through CHA
Where
over CHA
Time
12:26 UTC
Height
at 1,500 ft
Aircraft
B712
Sky
TOP015
Remarks
during the climb runway 20 departure
E145 at 1,000 ft, 13 nm north, 7:19 am CDT (12:19 UTC): remarks: during the descent runway 20 arrival weather at ils clear-air turbulence 2 mins. 455 nm along the route, 13 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CHA UA /OV CHA/TM 1219/FL010/TP E145/RM DURD. RY 20 ARRIVAL. WX AT ILS CAT 2 MINS
```
Report
a routine report filed through CHA
Where
over CHA
Time
12:19 UTC
Height
at 1,000 ft
Aircraft
E145
Remarks
during the descent runway 20 arrival weather at ils clear-air turbulence 2 mins
LJ45 at 43,000 ft, 10 nm north, 9:53 am CDT (14:53 UTC): remarks: mountain wave + 20 knots ztlfd 40. 514 nm along the route, 10 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ATL UA /OV ODF275035/TM 1453/FL430/TP LJ45/RM MTN WAVE +/- 20KTS ZTLFD 40
```
Report
a routine report filed through ATL
Where
35 nm west (275°) of ODF
Time
14:53 UTC
Height
at 43,000 ft
Aircraft
LJ45
Remarks
mountain wave + 20 knots ztlfd 40
GLF6 at 1,500 ft, 45 nm south, 9:28 am CDT (14:28 UTC): thunderstorms, remarks: during the descent. 514 nm along the route, 45 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PDK UA /OV PDK/TM 1428/FL015/TP GLF6/WV -10 KTS 500 AGL/RM DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through PDK
Where
over PDK
Time
14:28 UTC
Height
at 1,500 ft
Aircraft
GLF6
Wind
a 10-knot loss of airspeed knots at 50,000 ft above ground
Remarks
during the descent
LJ45 at 41,000 ft, 15 nm northeast, 8:45 am CDT (13:45 UTC): remarks: mountain wave + 40FT 10 knots ztlfd 40. 544 nm along the route, 15 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ATL UA /OV ODF/TM 1345/FL410/TP LJ45/RM MTN WAVE +- 40FT 10 KTS ZTLFD 40
```
Report
a routine report filed through ATL
Where
over ODF
Time
13:45 UTC
Height
at 41,000 ft
Aircraft
LJ45
Remarks
mountain wave + 40FT 10 knots ztlfd 40
B737 at 17,000 ft, 6 nm northeast, 8:14 am CDT (13:14 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ztlfd 16. 573 nm along the route, 6 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ATL UA /OV ELW/TM 1314/FL170/TP B737/TB NEG/RM ZTLFD 16
```
Report
a routine report filed through ATL
Where
over ELW
Time
13:14 UTC
Height
at 17,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
none
Remarks
ztlfd 16
C56X at 45,000 ft, 6 nm northeast, 7:32 am CDT (12:32 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ztlfd 28. 573 nm along the route, 6 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ATL UA /OV ELW/TM 1232/FL450/TP C56X/TB NEG/RM ZTLFD 28
```
Report
a routine report filed through ATL
Where
over ELW
Time
12:32 UTC
Height
at 45,000 ft
Aircraft
C56X
Turbulence
none
Remarks
ztlfd 28
CRJ9 at 10,000 ft, 47 nm south, 9:40 am CDT (14:40 UTC): wind 360° at 50 knots, remarks: during the descent. 583 nm along the route, 47 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AGS UA /OV KHQU271015/TM 1440/FL100/TP CRJ9/WV 36050KT/RM DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through AGS
Where
15 nm west (271°) of KHQU
Time
14:40 UTC
Height
at 10,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ9
Wind
from 360° at 50 knots
Remarks
during the descent

5 more routine reports are on the map.

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 14:00–21:00 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 8 forecast points nearest it (FSM, SGF, LIT, MEM, HSV, ATL, GSP, CAE). 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	280° at 11 kt	−11 kt		131 kt	5 h 03 min	4:08 pm EDT (20:08 UTC)
5,500 ft	280° at 13 kt	−14 kt		134 kt	4 h 56 min	4:01 pm EDT (20:01 UTC)
7,500 ft	280° at 14 kt	−14 kt	14 °C	134 kt	4 h 56 min	4:01 pm EDT (20:01 UTC)
9,500 ft	290° at 14 kt	−15 kt	10 °C	135 kt	4 h 54 min	3:59 pm EDT (19:59 UTC)
11,500 ft	290° at 16 kt	−16 kt	8 °C	136 kt	4 h 52 min	3:57 pm EDT (19:57 UTC)
13,500 ft	290° at 17 kt	−17 kt	4 °C	137 kt	4 h 50 min	3:55 pm EDT (19:55 UTC)
15,500 ft	290° at 18 kt	−19 kt	0 °C	139 kt	4 h 46 min	3:51 pm EDT (19:51 UTC)
17,500 ft	290° at 20 kt	−20 kt	-4 °C	140 kt	4 h 44 min	3:49 pm EDT (19:49 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	290° at 20 kt	−20 kt	-5 °C	140 kt	4 h 44 min	3:49 pm EDT (19:49 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	290° at 23 kt	−23 kt	-17 °C	143 kt	4 h 38 min	3:43 pm EDT (19:43 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	300° at 40 kt	−37 kt	-31 °C	157 kt	4 h 13 min	3:18 pm EDT (19:18 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	310° at 43 kt	−37 kt	-39 °C	157 kt	4 h 13 min	3:18 pm EDT (19:18 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	320° at 39 kt	−29 kt	-50 °C	149 kt	4 h 27 min	3:32 pm EDT (19:32 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 18:00 UTC for use 14:00 to 21:00 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; 60 nm from the line	210/15	230/31 18°	230/26 12°	240/22 8°	260/26 -6°	270/29 -16°	280/56 -29°	290/47 -37°	310/41 -50°
SGF	used from 49 nm out; 75 nm from the line	220/23	240/29 16°	240/21 13°	240/15 7°	270/28 -7°	260/34 -18°	280/67 -29°	290/59 -37°	290/51 -49°
LIT	used from 99 nm out; 76 nm from the line	230/23	250/23 17°	250/18 11°	250/18 7°	250/27 -7°	270/23 -15°	290/50 -30°	300/43 -38°	320/38 -50°
MEM	used from 148 nm out; 61 nm from the line	240/14	260/23 16°	250/22 11°	250/20 7°	270/24 -6°	270/27 -16°	310/49 -30°	310/46 -39°	320/43 -50°
HSV	used from 297 nm out; 66 nm from the line	290/11	300/10 15°	300/17 12°	290/20 6°	290/18 -5°	290/25 -17°	310/38 -31°	320/47 -40°	330/43 -50°
ATL	used from 445 nm out; 71 nm from the line	340/24	350/18 17°	330/15 11°	320/20 6°	310/16 -4°	300/18 -18°	320/28 -32°	330/43 -40°	340/35 -51°
GSP	used from 544 nm out; 48 nm from the line	330/14	360/26 17°	360/22 11°	330/20 6°	310/27 -5°	320/24 -18°	310/28 -33°	320/38 -40°	330/30 -51°
CAE	used from 593 nm out; 44 nm from the line	340/11	330/13 14°	350/24 11°	350/26 8°	340/26 -5°	350/33 -18°	340/31 -32°	340/30 -41°	330/32 -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 (210°) at 13 knots, gusting to 22	10+ mi	none	1,288 ft	9:53 am CDT (14:53 UTC)
BBG Branson, MO	49 nm out, 23 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (210°) at 12 knots, gusting to 17	10+ mi	none	1,302 ft	14:45 UTC
BVX Batesville, AR	129 nm out, 13 nm south of the line	VFR	from the west-southwest (250°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	465 ft	14:56 UTC
JBR Jonesboro, AR	178 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line	VFR	from the west-southwest (250°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	none	262 ft	14:53 UTC
NQA Millington, TN	217 nm out, 19 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the southwest (230°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	322 ft	15:50 UTC
MKL Jackson, TN	267 nm out, 5 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the southwest (230°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	434 ft	14:53 UTC
FYM Fayetteville, TN	386 nm out, 2 nm southwest of the line	VFR	variable at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	983 ft	14:55 UTC
CHA Chattanooga, TN	455 nm out, 13 nm north of the line, tower	low IFR Sky: overcast at 200 feet Weather: mist	calm	0.75 mi	200 ft	682 ft	14:53 UTC
DNN Dalton, GA	474 nm out, 5 nm west of the line	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 300 feet	from the north-northwest (330°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	709 ft	14:55 UTC
AJR Cornelia, GA	534 nm out, 3 nm east of the line	VFR	from the west (270°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	1,447 ft	14:55 UTC
GRD Greenwood, SC	603 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line	VFR	from the northwest (310°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	631 ft	14:56 UTC
CAE Columbia, SC	destination	VFR	from the west-northwest (290°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	235 ft	10:56 am EDT (14:56 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,447 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At CAE when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:18 pm EDT (19:18 UTC)

Wind from the northwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR

The whole forecast for CAE

From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

The forecast for XNA, the departure

From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south 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
From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, 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 XNA 6:45 pm CDT (23:45 UTC), at CAE 6:54 pm EDT (22:54 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:19 pm EDT (23:19 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 now, the upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the Southeast · 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, Columbia Metro Airport.