Plan a flight · Mon 2:05 am EDT (06:05 UTC)

Oakland County International to Tupelo Regional PTK → TUP

563 nautical miles (648 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 208°, about 215° magnetic at the departure end (variation 7W). At 120 knots that is 3 h 50 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 27-knot tailwind), arriving about 4:55 am CDT (09:55 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now PTK is IFR, wind from the west-southwest (240°) at 6 knots; TUP is VFR, wind calm. 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 SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the first 405 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 PTK.

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

A333 descending, 16 nm southeast, 1:44 am EDT (05:44 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the departure end, 16 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DTW UA /OV DTW/TM 0544/FLDURD/TP A333/SK TOPS 025
```
Report
a routine report filed through DTW
Where
over DTW
Time
05:44 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
A333
Sky
tops 2,500 ft
B739 descending, 16 nm southeast, 12:54 am EDT (04:54 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the departure end, 16 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DTW UA /OV DTW/TM 0454/FLDURD/TP B739/SK BASES 011
```
Report
a routine report filed through DTW
Where
over DTW
Time
04:54 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
B739
Sky
bases 1,100 ft
A320 descending, 16 nm southeast, 11:27 pm EDT (03:27 UTC): overcast above 1,400 ft. At the departure end, 16 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DTW UA /OV DTW/TM 0327/FLDURD/TP A320/SK 014 OVC
```
Report
a routine report filed through DTW
Where
over DTW
Time
03:27 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
A320
Sky
at 1,400 ft overcast
B738 at 1,800 ft, 16 nm east, 1:18 am EDT (05:18 UTC): overcast from 1,800 ft to 2,700 ft, remarks: during the climb. 69 nm along the route, 16 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TOL UA /OV KTOL/TM 0518/FL018/TP B738/SK OVC018-TOP027/RM DURC
```
Report
a routine report filed through TOL
Where
over KTOL
Time
05:18 UTC
Height
at 1,800 ft
Aircraft
B738
Sky
overcast from 1,800 ft, tops 2,700 ft
Remarks
during the climb
B738 at 1,300 ft, 16 nm east, 12:45 am EDT (04:45 UTC): overcast from 1,300 ft to 3,000 ft, remarks: during the descent. 69 nm along the route, 16 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TOL UA /OV KTOL/TM 0445/FL013/TP B738/SK OVC013-TOP030/RM DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through TOL
Where
over KTOL
Time
04:45 UTC
Height
at 1,300 ft
Aircraft
B738
Sky
overcast from 1,300 ft, tops 3,000 ft
Remarks
during the descent
LJ45 at 10,000 ft, 43 nm northwest, 12:31 am EDT (04:31 UTC): no turbulence, clear, remarks: ground fog at fwa FV10SM on final runway 14. 119 nm along the route, 43 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FWA UA /OV OLK/TM 0431/FL100/TP LJ45/SK CLR/TB SMOOTH/RM GROUND FOG AT FWA. FV10SM ON FINAL RY 14
```
Report
a routine report filed through FWA
Where
over OLK
Time
04:31 UTC
Height
at 10,000 ft
Aircraft
LJ45
Sky
clear
Turbulence
smooth
Remarks
ground fog at fwa FV10SM on final runway 14

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 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 7 forecast points nearest it (CLE, FWA, IND, LOU, EVV, BNA, MEM). 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	310° at 15 kt	−3 kt		123 kt	4 h 35 min	5:40 am CDT (10:40 UTC)
6,500 ft	320° at 17 kt	−7 kt	15 °C	127 kt	4 h 26 min	5:31 am CDT (10:31 UTC)
8,500 ft	320° at 19 kt	−8 kt	11 °C	128 kt	4 h 24 min	5:29 am CDT (10:29 UTC)
10,500 ft	330° at 18 kt	−10 kt	7 °C	130 kt	4 h 20 min	5:25 am CDT (10:25 UTC)
12,500 ft	330° at 17 kt	−10 kt	3 °C	130 kt	4 h 20 min	5:25 am CDT (10:25 UTC)
14,500 ft	330° at 19 kt	−10 kt	-1 °C	130 kt	4 h 20 min	5:25 am CDT (10:25 UTC)
16,500 ft	320° at 22 kt	−9 kt	-4 °C	129 kt	4 h 22 min	5:27 am CDT (10:27 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	320° at 24 kt	−8 kt	-7 °C	128 kt	4 h 24 min	5:29 am CDT (10:29 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	330° at 32 kt	−16 kt	-19 °C	136 kt	4 h 08 min	5:13 am CDT (10:13 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	330° at 47 kt	−24 kt	-34 °C	144 kt	3 h 55 min	5:00 am CDT (10:00 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	320° at 59 kt	−25 kt	-42 °C	145 kt	3 h 53 min	4:58 am CDT (09:58 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	330° at 53 kt	−27 kt	-50 °C	147 kt	3 h 50 min	4:55 am CDT (09:55 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
CLE	used from 0 nm out; 98 nm from the line	340/7	010/16 13°	350/18 8°	350/20 3°	340/31 -10°	340/46 -21°	340/54 -37°	330/62 -44°	340/65 -49°
FWA	used from 49 nm out; 57 nm from the line	300/17	320/20 16°	330/20 10°	340/15 3°	310/27 -8°	320/37 -20°	330/52 -36°	330/65 -43°	330/60 -50°
IND	used from 198 nm out; 35 nm from the line	290/16	310/20 16°	320/21 10°	330/13 3°	300/25 -7°	320/32 -19°	330/46 -34°	320/61 -43°	320/63 -50°
LOU	used from 247 nm out; 34 nm from the line	310/18	340/28 16°	340/29 10°	350/27 3°	330/27 -7°	340/39 -19°	330/58 -33°	330/67 -41°	330/40 -49°
EVV	used from 296 nm out; 44 nm from the line	280/15	290/12 17°	310/16 10°	320/13 5°	310/22 -6°	320/26 -18°	320/38 -33°	310/56 -41°	320/55 -51°
BNA	used from 395 nm out; 45 nm from the line	310/20	340/20 17°	330/24 10°	340/22 5°	330/26 -6°	340/29 -18°	330/52 -33°	320/62 -41°	340/45 -50°
MEM	used from 494 nm out; 78 nm from the line	230/19	260/16 15°	270/17 12°	300/13 6°	300/15 -5°	300/26 -18°	300/34 -32°	300/41 -40°	310/46 -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
PTK Pontiac, MI	departure	IFR Sky: overcast at 700 feet	from the west-southwest (240°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	700 ft	980 ft	1:53 am EDT (05:53 UTC)
ARB Ann Arbor, MI	30 nm out, 1 nm southwest of the line, tower	reported, no category	calm		none	839 ft	05:53 UTC
TOL Toledo, OH	69 nm out, 16 nm east of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,400 feet	from the west-southwest (240°) at 3 knots	7 mi	1,400 ft	683 ft	05:52 UTC
MIE Muncie, IN	168 nm out, 12 nm west of the line, tower	IFR Weather: mist	from the south-southeast (160°) at 3 knots	1.5 mi	none	937 ft	05:53 UTC
AID Anderson, IN	178 nm out, 17 nm west of the line, tower	low IFR Sky: overcast at 200 feet Weather: fog	calm	0.5 mi	200 ft	919 ft	05:55 UTC
BAK Columbus, IN	237 nm out, 7 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	656 ft	01:45 UTC
TEL Tell City, IN	316 nm out, 6 nm west of the line	no report just now				659 ft
OWB Owensboro, KY	346 nm out, 19 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (150°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	407 ft	05:56 UTC
CKV Clarksville, TN	405 nm out, 2 nm southwest of the line	low IFR Weather: fog	calm	0.25 mi	none	549 ft	05:59 UTC
SNH Savannah, TN	504 nm out, 2 nm east of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	472 ft	05:50 UTC
CRX Corinth, MS	524 nm out, 9 nm west of the line	marginal VFR Weather: mist	calm	3 mi	none	425 ft	05:55 UTC
TUP Tupelo, MS	destination	VFR	calm	8 mi	none	346 ft	12:53 am CDT (05:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 980 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At TUP when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:55 am CDT (09:55 UTC)

Wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR

At times between Mon 2:00 am CDT (07:00 UTC) and 6:00 am CDT (11:00 UTC): visibility 5 miles, mist marginal VFR

The whole forecast for TUP

From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
At times between Mon 2:00 am CDT (07:00 UTC) and 6:00 am CDT (11:00 UTC): visibility 5 miles, mist
From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

The forecast for PTK, the departure

From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,200 feet
From Mon 3:00 am EDT (07:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 3 knots, visibility 5 miles, mist, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
At times between Mon 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC) and 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): visibility ½ mile, fog, sky obscured at 300 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 11 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 9,000 feet, a broken layer at 20,000 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 PTK 6:56 pm EDT (22:56 UTC), at TUP 6:24 pm CDT (23:24 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:50 pm CDT (23:50 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at TUP is before sunrise there (6:57 am CDT (11:57 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 central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · 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: Oakland County International, Tupelo Regional.