Plan a flight · Mon 1:27 am MDT (07:27 UTC)

City Of Colorado Springs Municipal to Stillwater Regional COS → SWO

396 nautical miles (456 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 111°, about 103° magnetic at the departure end (variation 8E). At 120 knots that is 2 h 23 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 46-knot tailwind), arriving about 4:50 am CDT (09:50 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now COS is VFR, wind from the west-southwest (240°) at 7 knots; SWO is VFR, wind from the south (170°) at 11 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 1W: 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 0 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 38,000 ft. Over the first 59 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the first 89 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Near the route, 69 nm along the route.
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 last 317 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 COS.

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

A321 at 31,000 ft, 9 nm north, 12:41 am MDT (06:41 UTC): moderate turbulence, remarks: mtw +/-15KT zdvwc. At the departure end, 9 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
COS UA /OV BRK/TM 0641/FL310/TP A321/TB MOD/RM MTW +/-15KT. ZDVWC
```
Report
a routine report filed through COS
Where
over BRK
Time
06:41 UTC
Height
at 31,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
moderate
Remarks
mtw +/-15KT zdvwc
A21N at 33,000 ft, 9 nm north, 12:59 am MDT (06:59 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: mtw a 10-knot loss of airspeed 100FT zdvwc. At the departure end, 9 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
COS UA /OV BRK/TM 0659/FL330/TP A21N/TB LGT CHOP/RM MTW +/-10KT 100FT. ZDVWC
```
Report
a routine report filed through COS
Where
over BRK
Time
06:59 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
A21N
Turbulence
light chop
Remarks
mtw a 10-knot loss of airspeed 100FT zdvwc
A320 at 31,000 ft, 42 nm southwest, 12:58 am MDT (06:58 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: mtw a 10-knot loss of airspeed 100FT zdvwc. At the departure end, 42 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PUB UA /OV PUB260040/TM 0658/FL310/TP A320/TB LGT CHOP/RM MTW +/-10KT 100FT. ZDVWC
```
Report
a routine report filed through PUB
Where
40 nm west (260°) of PUB
Time
06:58 UTC
Height
at 31,000 ft
Aircraft
A320
Turbulence
light chop
Remarks
mtw a 10-knot loss of airspeed 100FT zdvwc
CRJ2 at 22,000 ft, 47 nm northwest, 12:35 am MDT (06:35 UTC): no turbulence up to 26,000 ft, no icing, clear from 22,000 ft to 60,000 ft, remarks: during the descent ZDVWC-26. At the departure end, 47 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DEN UA /OV DEN220060/TM 0635/FL220/TP CRJ2/SK SKC/TB NEG BLO 260/IC NEG/RM DURD/ ZDVWC-26
```
Report
a routine report filed through DEN
Where
60 nm southwest (220°) of DEN
Time
06:35 UTC
Height
at 22,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ2
Sky
clear
Turbulence
no below 26,000 ft
Icing
none
Remarks
during the descent ZDVWC-26
E170 at 22,500 ft, 42 nm northwest, 11:06 pm MDT (05:06 UTC): light to moderate turbulence up to 23,000 ft, remarks: during the descent tbarr star ZDVWC-13. At the departure end, 42 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DEN UA /OV DEN216057/TM 0506/FL225/TP E170/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD BLO 230/RM DURD TBARR STAR. ZDVWC-13
```
Report
a routine report filed through DEN
Where
57 nm southwest (216°) of DEN
Time
05:06 UTC
Height
at 22,500 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
continuous light occasional moderate below 23,000 ft
Remarks
during the descent tbarr star ZDVWC-13

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 02:00–09:00 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 (PUB, GCK, GAG, OKC). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

Height	Average wind	Head- or tailwind	Temperature	Ground speed	Time en route	Arrival
5,500 ft	220° at 43 kt	−12 kt	20 °C	132 kt	3 h	5:27 am CDT (10:27 UTC)
7,500 ft	230° at 33 kt	−13 kt	16 °C	133 kt	2 h 59 min	5:26 am CDT (10:26 UTC)
9,500 ft	230° at 28 kt	−14 kt	13 °C	134 kt	2 h 57 min	5:24 am CDT (10:24 UTC)
11,500 ft	240° at 26 kt	−16 kt	9 °C	136 kt	2 h 55 min	5:22 am CDT (10:22 UTC)
13,500 ft	240° at 27 kt	−15 kt	4 °C	135 kt	2 h 56 min	5:23 am CDT (10:23 UTC)
15,500 ft	230° at 30 kt	−15 kt	0 °C	135 kt	2 h 56 min	5:23 am CDT (10:23 UTC)
17,500 ft	230° at 32 kt	−14 kt	-5 °C	134 kt	2 h 57 min	5:24 am CDT (10:24 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	230° at 32 kt	−13 kt	-6 °C	133 kt	2 h 59 min	5:26 am CDT (10:26 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	240° at 37 kt	−21 kt	-20 °C	141 kt	2 h 49 min	5:16 am CDT (10:16 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	240° at 65 kt	−43 kt	-28 °C	163 kt	2 h 26 min	4:53 am CDT (09:53 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	250° at 62 kt	−46 kt	-37 °C	166 kt	2 h 23 min	4:50 am CDT (09:50 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	260° at 53 kt	−42 kt	-48 °C	162 kt	2 h 27 min	4:54 am CDT (09:54 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 00:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 06:00 UTC for use 02:00 to 09:00 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
PUB	used from 0 nm out; 26 nm from the line			230/25 13°	230/32 6°	220/44 -8°	230/49 -21°	240/70 -28°	240/67 -34°	240/58 -46°
GCK	used from 99 nm out; 73 nm from the line		220/48 21°	230/37 14°	250/30 8°	230/37 -6°	240/37 -20°	240/69 -28°	250/67 -37°	260/58 -48°
GAG	used from 247 nm out; 48 nm from the line		220/40 19°	230/28 14°	240/23 8°	230/21 -6°	240/31 -19°	250/66 -29°	260/58 -38°	260/47 -49°
OKC	used from 346 nm out; 57 nm from the line	200/44	230/32 18°	240/13 15°	240/10 9°	240/20 -5°	250/27 -16°	260/47 -28°	270/48 -39°	270/45 -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
COS Colorado Springs, CO	departure	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 14,000 feet, a few clouds at 20,000 feet	from the west-southwest (240°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	6,187 ft	12:54 am MDT (06:54 UTC)
LHX La Junta, CO	69 nm out, 22 nm southwest of the line	VFR	from the southwest (230°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	4,228 ft	15:53 UTC
LAA Lamar, CO	109 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line	VFR	from the south-southwest (210°) at 14 knots	10+ mi	none	3,705 ft	06:53 UTC
ULS Ulysses, KS	168 nm out, 8 nm south of the line	VFR	from the south (190°) at 17 knots, gusting to 23	10+ mi	none	3,071 ft	07:15 UTC
GCK Garden City, KS	198 nm out, 23 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 20 knots, gusting to 32	10+ mi	none	2,890 ft	06:54 UTC
MEJ Meade, KS	228 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line	no report just now				2,527 ft
AVK Alva, OK	307 nm out, 4 nm east of the line	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 15 knots	10+ mi	none	1,476 ft	07:15 UTC
WDG Enid, OK	356 nm out, 5 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (190°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	1,167 ft	07:15 UTC
SWO Stillwater, OK	destination	VFR	from the south (170°) at 11 knots	10+ mi	none	1,000 ft	1:53 am CDT (06:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 6,187 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At SWO when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:50 am CDT (09:50 UTC)

Wind from the south at 13 knots, gusting to 23, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, clear skies VFR

The whole forecast for SWO

From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 13 knots, gusting to 23, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, clear skies
From Mon 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 16 knots, gusting to 26, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet

The forecast for COS, the departure

From Mon 12:00 am MDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet, a broken layer at 20,000 feet
From Mon 6:00 am MDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 11:00 am MDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the south at 15 knots, gusting to 25, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 12,000 feet
From Mon 1:00 pm MDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 20 knots, gusting to 30, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 12,000 feet
From Mon 7:00 pm MDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 12 knots, 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 COS 6:23 pm MDT (00:23 UTC), at SWO 6:56 pm CDT (23:56 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:22 pm CDT (00:22 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at SWO is before sunrise there (7:32 am CDT (12:32 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 southern Rockies · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the southern Plains · 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: City Of Colorado Springs Municipal, Stillwater Regional.