Charlotte/Douglas International to Tulsa International CLT → TUL
730 nautical miles (840 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 279°, about 286° magnetic at the departure end (variation 7W). At 120 knots that is 6 h 53 min at the quickest height in today's winds (12,500 ft, a 14-knot headwind), arriving about 1:29 pm CDT (18:29 UTC). 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: 1,363 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: 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 first 60 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 29,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the route from 30 to 120 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft. Over the route from 30 to 120 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the route from 70 to 200 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 route from 90 to 290 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: 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 last 130 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 CLT.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
Not fetched just now.
Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 08:00–15:00 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 (GSP, TYS, BNA, MEM, LIT, SGF, FSM, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,500 ft | 280° at 16 kt | +17 kt | 103 kt | 7 h 05 min | 1:41 pm CDT (18:41 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 300° at 16 kt | +15 kt | 14 °C | 105 kt | 6 h 57 min | 1:33 pm CDT (18:33 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 300° at 15 kt | +15 kt | 12 °C | 105 kt | 6 h 57 min | 1:33 pm CDT (18:33 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 300° at 15 kt | +15 kt | 9 °C | 105 kt | 6 h 57 min | 1:33 pm CDT (18:33 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 300° at 15 kt | +14 kt | 5 °C | 106 kt | 6 h 53 min | 1:29 pm CDT (18:29 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 300° at 17 kt | +16 kt | 1 °C | 104 kt | 7 h 01 min | 1:37 pm CDT (18:37 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 300° at 18 kt | +18 kt | -3 °C | 102 kt | 7 h 09 min | 1:45 pm CDT (18:45 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 300° at 19 kt | +19 kt | -6 °C | 101 kt | 7 h 14 min | 1:50 pm CDT (18:50 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 300° at 24 kt | +23 kt | -18 °C | 97 kt | 7 h 32 min | 2:08 pm CDT (19:08 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 310° at 42 kt | +37 kt | -31 °C | 83 kt | 8 h 48 min | 3:24 pm CDT (20:24 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 310° at 47 kt | +40 kt | -40 °C | 80 kt | 9 h 08 min | 3:44 pm CDT (20:44 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 310° at 41 kt | +34 kt | -51 °C | 86 kt | 8 h 29 min | 3:05 pm CDT (20:05 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GSP | used from 0 nm out; 44 nm from the line | 340/30 | 360/24 13° | 350/29 10° | 340/33 6° | 340/40 -7° | 350/44 -19° | 340/59 -31° | 350/55 -41° | 300/29 -50° |
| TYS | used from 100 nm out; 31 nm from the line | 330/16 | 350/32 14° | 350/37 9° | 340/30 5° | 330/28 -6° | 340/36 -19° | 330/40 -33° | 330/51 -41° | 330/36 -51° |
| BNA | used from 200 nm out; 62 nm from the line | 300/20 | 300/14 15° | 300/14 10° | 300/13 4° | 310/22 -5° | 280/24 -18° | 310/37 -33° | 310/50 -41° | 320/49 -51° |
| MEM | used from 350 nm out; 87 nm from the line | 250/19 | 260/19 17° | 270/20 12° | 270/16 6° | 270/21 -6° | 290/27 -17° | 300/37 -30° | 300/49 -40° | 310/40 -51° |
| LIT | used from 500 nm out; 87 nm from the line | 250/22 | 250/25 18° | 240/23 12° | 240/20 7° | 250/17 -6° | 260/25 -17° | 300/45 -29° | 300/49 -40° | 310/43 -51° |
| SGF | used from 550 nm out; 74 nm from the line | 230/37 | 260/20 15° | 250/16 13° | 250/15 8° | 260/28 -7° | 250/31 -17° | 280/59 -31° | 280/59 -39° | 290/55 -50° |
| FSM | used from 600 nm out; 59 nm from the line | 230/33 | 260/23 15° | 240/23 11° | 230/18 8° | 230/20 -8° | 250/31 -17° | 280/51 -30° | 280/52 -39° | 300/47 -51° |
| TUL | used from 700 nm out; 15 nm from the line | 230/42 | 250/23 17° | 220/16 14° | 240/10 8° | 240/20 -6° | 260/28 -17° | 270/61 -29° | 280/52 -38° | 290/46 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLT Charlotte, NC | departure | no report just now | 747 ft | ||||
| EHO Shelby, NC | 30 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 846 ft | ||||
| AVL Asheville, NC | 80 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 2,163 ft | ||||
| TYS Knoxville, TN | 150 nm out, 15 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 986 ft | ||||
| MQY Smyrna, TN | 280 nm out, 13 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 543 ft | ||||
| GHM Centerville, TN | 320 nm out, 2 nm south of the line | no report just now | 765 ft | ||||
| MKL Jackson, TN | 390 nm out, 22 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 434 ft | ||||
| PGR Paragould, AR | 470 nm out, 1 nm east of the line | no report just now | 290 ft | ||||
| FLP Flippin, AR | 570 nm out, 9 nm north of the line | no report just now | 719 ft | ||||
| ASG Springdale, AR | 640 nm out, 4 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,352 ft | ||||
| SLG Siloam Springs, AR | 660 nm out, 2 nm west of the line | no report just now | 1,191 ft | ||||
| TUL Tulsa, OK | destination | no report just now | 677 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 2,163 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, 1:29 pm CDT (18:29 UTC)
TUL has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
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 CLT 6:52 pm EDT (22:52 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.
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: Charlotte/Douglas International, Tulsa International.