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Okc Will Rogers International to Williston Basin International OKC → XWA

819 nautical miles (943 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 342°, about 338° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4E). At 120 knots that is 5 h 51 min at the quickest height in today's winds (24,000 ft, a 20-knot tailwind), arriving about 12:15 pm CDT (17:15 UTC). Right now OKC is VFR, wind from the south (190°) at 15 knots; XWA is IFR, wind from the northeast (040°) at 9 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 return flight

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

  • SIGMET C17C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 36,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 7:55 am CDT (12:55 UTC). Over the route from 600 to 610 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS32 KKCI 121055
    MKCC WST 121055
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 17C
    VALID UNTIL 1255Z
    SD ND
    FROM 20NW BIS-60E BIS-20WNW PIR-20SW DPR-20NW BIS
    AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL360.
  • 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 first 380 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the last 420 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the last 60 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 OKC.

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

No pilot reports within 50 nautical miles of the line in the last three hours.

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 (OKC, ICT, SLN, GRI, ONL, PIR, RAP, DIK). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft230° at 28 kt−10 kt15 °C130 kt6 h 18 min12:42 pm CDT (17:42 UTC)
6,500 ft230° at 26 kt−8 kt16 °C128 kt6 h 24 min12:48 pm CDT (17:48 UTC)
8,500 ft230° at 26 kt−8 kt13 °C128 kt6 h 24 min12:48 pm CDT (17:48 UTC)
10,500 ft230° at 25 kt−10 kt9 °C130 kt6 h 18 min12:42 pm CDT (17:42 UTC)
12,500 ft220° at 26 kt−12 kt4 °C132 kt6 h 12 min12:36 pm CDT (17:36 UTC)
14,500 ft220° at 28 kt−13 kt-1 °C133 kt6 h 09 min12:33 pm CDT (17:33 UTC)
16,500 ft220° at 31 kt−14 kt-5 °C134 kt6 h 07 min12:31 pm CDT (17:31 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180220° at 32 kt−15 kt-9 °C135 kt6 h 04 min12:28 pm CDT (17:28 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240220° at 41 kt−20 kt-21 °C140 kt5 h 51 min12:15 pm CDT (17:15 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300250° at 55 kt−5 kt-31 °C125 kt6 h 33 min12:57 pm CDT (17:57 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340260° at 54 kt+4 kt-37 °C116 kt7 h 04 min1:28 pm CDT (18:28 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390260° at 58 kt+7 kt-47 °C113 kt7 h 15 min1:39 pm CDT (18:39 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
OKCused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line220/43230/31 17°260/13 16°270/11 7°240/20 -6°250/32 -17°260/60 -28°280/50 -37°290/45 -50°
ICTused from 50 nm out; 71 nm from the line230/45240/33 21°230/23 14°230/22 7°240/29 -7°240/36 -20°260/78 -29°270/69 -36°270/56 -49°
SLNused from 150 nm out; 63 nm from the line230/49240/41 22°230/26 15°220/21 7°240/38 -8°240/44 -21°260/77 -29°270/70 -36°270/63 -48°
GRIused from 250 nm out; 89 nm from the line230/39 23°230/32 15°210/29 7°230/31 -8°230/43 -21°250/52 -31°260/59 -35°260/59 -46°
ONLused from 400 nm out; 82 nm from the line250/31 22°230/27 16°220/25 8°230/25 -9°220/29 -22°250/42 -33°250/48 -36°250/52 -46°
PIRused from 450 nm out; 93 nm from the line230/15 15°220/22 14°220/24 6°200/32 -10°210/48 -22°240/45 -33°240/43 -37°250/55 -46°
RAPused from 600 nm out; 83 nm from the line250/28 16°260/31 10°240/25 4°210/35 -10°200/45 -23°230/47 -31°230/47 -36°230/51 -46°
DIKused from 650 nm out; 49 nm from the line190/12 5°230/29 7°220/33 1°220/43 -11°210/47 -23°220/53 -33°240/56 -40°250/72 -47°

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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
OKC Oklahoma City, OK departure VFR from the south (190°) at 15 knots 10+ mi none 1,295 ft 5:52 am CDT (10:52 UTC)
WDG Enid, OK 60 nm out, 9 nm east of the line, tower VFR from the south (180°) at 12 knots 10+ mi none 1,167 ft 11:15 UTC
ANY Anthony, KS 110 nm out, 10 nm east of the line VFR from the south (180°) at 8 knots 10+ mi none 1,343 ft 11:15 UTC
GBD Great Bend, KS 190 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line VFR from the south (190°) at 13 knots 10+ mi none 1,886 ft 10:56 UTC
RCP Stockton, KS 250 nm out, 4 nm west of the line no report just now 1,999 ft
LXN Lexington, NE 340 nm out, 4 nm east of the line VFR from the south (180°) at 9 knots 10+ mi none 2,412 ft 11:15 UTC
TIF Thedford, NE 420 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line low IFR Sky: overcast at 300 feet Weather: fog from the north (360°) at 4 knots 0.5 mi 300 ft 2,925 ft 11:15 UTC
PHP Philip, SD 550 nm out, 7 nm west of the line low IFR Sky: a broken layer at 400 feet, a broken layer at 1,000 feet, overcast at 1,500 feet from the east (090°) at 8 knots 10+ mi 400 ft 2,209 ft 10:55 UTC
DIK Dickinson, ND 719 nm out, 6 nm north of the line low IFR Sky: overcast at 300 feet Weather: mist from the east-northeast (060°) at 9 knots 1.5 mi 300 ft 2,592 ft 11:13 UTC
XWA Williston, ND destination IFR Sky: a broken layer at 700 feet, overcast at 1,100 feet Weather: light rain from the northeast (040°) at 9 knots 7 mi 700 ft 2,356 ft 5:51 am CDT (10:51 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 2,925 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At XWA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:15 pm CDT (17:15 UTC)

Wind from the north at 11 knots, visibility 3 miles, light rain, mist, overcast at 400 feet low IFR

The whole forecast for XWA
  • From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 11 knots, visibility 4 miles, light rain, mist, overcast at 600 feet
  • From Mon 6:00 am CDT (11:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 13 knots, visibility 2 miles, light rain, mist, overcast at 400 feet
  • 30% chance between Mon 6:00 am CDT (11:00 UTC) and 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC): visibility 1 mile, light rain snow, mist
  • From Mon 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the north at 11 knots, visibility 3 miles, light rain, mist, overcast at 400 feet
  • From Mon 5:00 pm CDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 600 feet
The forecast for OKC, the departure
  • From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south at 11 knots, 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 17 knots, gusting to 27, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
  • From Mon 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the south at 12 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 OKC 6:59 pm CDT (23:59 UTC), at XWA 7:10 pm CDT (00:10 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:41 pm CDT (00:41 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 Plains
Radar now, the southern Plains · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the northern Rockies
Radar now, the northern Rockies · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the whole country
Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service
Surface analysis now
Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead
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: Okc Will Rogers International, Williston Basin International.