Abilene Regional to Tulsa International ABI → TUL
295 nautical miles (340 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 039°, about 034° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5E). At 120 knots that is 1 h 51 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 40-knot tailwind), arriving about 11:40 am CDT (16:40 UTC). Right now ABI is marginal VFR, wind from the south (180°) at 12 knots, gusting to 22; TUL is VFR, wind from the south (180°) at 13 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
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 ABI.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- E170 at 26,000 ft, 5 nm east, 7:34 am CDT (12:34 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence, remarks: ZFW50. At the destination end, 5 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
TUL UA /OV TUL/TM 1234/FL260/TP E170/TB LGT TO MOD CHOP/RM ZFW50
- Report
- a routine report filed through TUL
- Where
- over TUL
- Time
- 12:34 UTC
- Height
- at 26,000 ft
- Aircraft
- E170
- Turbulence
- light to moderate chop
- Remarks
- ZFW50
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 4 forecast points nearest it (ABI, SPS, OKC, TUL). 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 | 200° at 22 kt | −21 kt | 141 kt | 2 h 06 min | 11:55 am CDT (16:55 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 220° at 24 kt | −24 kt | 19 °C | 144 kt | 2 h 03 min | 11:52 am CDT (16:52 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 220° at 20 kt | −20 kt | 17 °C | 140 kt | 2 h 06 min | 11:55 am CDT (16:55 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 220° at 15 kt | −15 kt | 14 °C | 135 kt | 2 h 11 min | 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 230° at 17 kt | −17 kt | 9 °C | 137 kt | 2 h 09 min | 11:58 am CDT (16:58 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 240° at 20 kt | −19 kt | 4 °C | 139 kt | 2 h 07 min | 11:56 am CDT (16:56 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 240° at 23 kt | −21 kt | 0 °C | 141 kt | 2 h 06 min | 11:55 am CDT (16:55 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 250° at 27 kt | −24 kt | -4 °C | 144 kt | 2 h 03 min | 11:52 am CDT (16:52 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 250° at 28 kt | −24 kt | -5 °C | 144 kt | 2 h 03 min | 11:52 am CDT (16:52 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 250° at 40 kt | −34 kt | -16 °C | 154 kt | 1 h 55 min | 11:44 am CDT (16:44 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 260° at 52 kt | −40 kt | -28 °C | 160 kt | 1 h 51 min | 11:40 am CDT (16:40 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 270° at 45 kt | −28 kt | -37 °C | 148 kt | 2 h | 11:49 am CDT (16:49 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 270° at 34 kt | −20 kt | -50 °C | 140 kt | 2 h 06 min | 11:55 am CDT (16:55 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABI | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 210/22 19° | 210/14 15° | 210/19 8° | 240/17 -4° | 240/31 -15° | 240/35 -27° | 260/30 -37° | 260/18 -51° | |
| SPS | used from 49 nm out; 40 nm from the line | 190/18 | 220/24 18° | 210/17 15° | 230/19 8° | 250/27 -5° | 250/41 -16° | 260/48 -28° | 270/42 -37° | 270/28 -50° |
| OKC | used from 148 nm out; 46 nm from the line | 200/23 | 220/26 19° | 210/12 16° | 230/16 8° | 250/36 -6° | 250/45 -17° | 260/61 -28° | 270/51 -37° | 270/42 -49° |
| TUL | used from 246 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 210/24 | 220/29 18° | 240/17 14° | 250/16 8° | 260/28 -6° | 260/36 -18° | 270/63 -28° | 280/54 -37° | 290/46 -49° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABI Abilene, TX | departure | marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 2,200 feet, a broken layer at 2,700 feet | from the south (180°) at 12 knots, gusting to 22 | 10+ mi | 2,200 ft | 1,790 ft | 9:41 am CDT (14:41 UTC) |
| BKD Breckenridge, TX | 39 nm out, 20 nm southeast of the line | marginal VFR | from the south (180°) at 9 knots | 5 mi | none | 1,284 ft | 14:35 UTC |
| ONY Olney, TX | 69 nm out, 3 nm north of the line | no report just now | 1,275 ft | ||||
| SPS Wichita Falls, TX | 108 nm out, 13 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (180°) at 14 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,019 ft | 13:52 UTC |
| DUC Duncan, OK | 148 nm out, 11 nm northwest of the line | VFR | from the south (180°) at 14 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,114 ft | 14:35 UTC |
| OUN Norman, OK | 197 nm out, 23 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (170°) at 16 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,181 ft | 14:45 UTC |
| SRE Seminole, OK | 226 nm out, 7 nm southeast of the line | VFR | from the south (190°) at 8 knots, gusting to 13 | 10+ mi | none | 1,023 ft | 14:35 UTC |
| SUD Stroud, OK | 256 nm out, 13 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 900 ft | ||||
| TUL Tulsa, OK | destination | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 15,000 feet, a few clouds at 25,000 feet | from the south (180°) at 13 knots | 10+ mi | none | 677 ft | 8:53 am CDT (13:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,790 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At TUL when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:40 am CDT (16:40 UTC)
Wind from the south at 17 knots, gusting to 27, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for TUL
- From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south at 13 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, clear skies
- From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the south at 17 knots, gusting to 27, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
The forecast for ABI, the departure
- From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 8:30 am CDT (13:30 UTC): wind from the south at 15 knots, gusting to 25, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 3,500 feet
- From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the south at 16 knots, gusting to 24, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 4,000 feet
- From Mon 2:00 pm CDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the south at 17 knots, gusting to 26, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
- From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 5,000 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 ABI 7:08 pm CDT (00:08 UTC), at TUL 6:51 pm CDT (23:51 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:17 pm CDT (00:17 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: Abilene Regional, Tulsa International.