Wiley Post Airport to Centennial Airport PWA → APA
420 nautical miles (483 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 307°, about 302° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5E). At 120 knots that is 3 h 11 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 12-knot tailwind), arriving about 10:01 pm MDT (04:01 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now PWA is VFR, wind from the south (170°) at 17 knots, gusting to 25; APA is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 22 knots, gusting to 33. 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 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the last 60 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the last 40 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 PWA.
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 20:00–03:00 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 6 forecast points nearest it (OKC, GAG, GCK, GLD, PUB, DEN). 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 | 190° at 33 kt | −12 kt | 20 °C | 132 kt | 3 h 11 min | 10:01 pm MDT (04:01 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 200° at 31 kt | −9 kt | 18 °C | 129 kt | 3 h 15 min | 10:05 pm MDT (04:05 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 210° at 28 kt | −1 kt | 15 °C | 121 kt | 3 h 28 min | 10:18 pm MDT (04:18 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 220° at 26 kt | +4 kt | 12 °C | 116 kt | 3 h 37 min | 10:27 pm MDT (04:27 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 230° at 26 kt | +7 kt | 7 °C | 113 kt | 3 h 43 min | 10:33 pm MDT (04:33 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 230° at 28 kt | +9 kt | 2 °C | 111 kt | 3 h 47 min | 10:37 pm MDT (04:37 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 240° at 30 kt | +12 kt | -3 °C | 108 kt | 3 h 53 min | 10:43 pm MDT (04:43 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 240° at 32 kt | +13 kt | -7 °C | 107 kt | 3 h 56 min | 10:46 pm MDT (04:46 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 240° at 36 kt | +14 kt | -18 °C | 106 kt | 3 h 58 min | 10:48 pm MDT (04:48 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 240° at 54 kt | +26 kt | -30 °C | 94 kt | 4 h 28 min | 11:18 pm MDT (05:18 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 250° at 57 kt | +31 kt | -38 °C | 89 kt | 4 h 43 min | 11:33 pm MDT (05:33 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 250° at 53 kt | +33 kt | -49 °C | 87 kt | 4 h 50 min | 11:40 pm MDT (05:40 UTC) |
Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OKC | used from 0 nm out; 32 nm from the line | 190/29 | 200/29 16° | 230/22 14° | 240/17 9° | 240/28 -6° | 250/35 -15° | 270/42 -29° | 270/43 -39° | 280/38 -51° |
| GAG | used from 50 nm out; 43 nm from the line | 190/34 19° | 240/27 14° | 240/26 8° | 240/24 -6° | 240/29 -16° | 250/50 -28° | 250/50 -39° | 260/46 -50° | |
| GCK | used from 150 nm out; 40 nm from the line | 200/35 21° | 220/34 14° | 240/30 8° | 240/27 -6° | 240/31 -17° | 240/53 -30° | 250/55 -39° | 250/60 -50° | |
| GLD | used from 250 nm out; 74 nm from the line | 190/29 | 200/30 15° | 240/23 8° | 250/39 -7° | 230/39 -19° | 230/57 -31° | 240/67 -39° | 250/62 -49° | |
| PUB | used from 300 nm out; 68 nm from the line | 210/24 16° | 210/28 8° | 230/43 -8° | 240/42 -21° | 240/77 -30° | 240/72 -36° | 250/51 -47° | ||
| DEN | used from 350 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 190/31 16° | 210/32 7° | 240/41 -8° | 230/47 -21° | 240/56 -32° | 250/65 -37° | 250/61 -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
| Airport | Where | Conditions | Wind | Visibility | Ceiling | Elevation | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PWA Oklahoma City, OK | departure | VFR | from the south (170°) at 17 knots, gusting to 25 | 10+ mi | none | 1,299 ft | 6:53 pm CDT (23:53 UTC) |
| JWG Watonga, OK | 40 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 1,551 ft | ||||
| MDF Mooreland, OK | 90 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 1,970 ft | ||||
| MEJ Meade, KS | 170 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 2,527 ft | ||||
| ULS Ulysses, KS | 220 nm out, 6 nm south of the line | VFR | from the south (180°) at 13 knots, gusting to 18 | 10+ mi | none | 3,071 ft | 00:35 UTC |
| LAA Lamar, CO | 290 nm out, 19 nm south of the line | VFR | from the south (190°) at 17 knots, gusting to 28 | 10+ mi | none | 3,705 ft | 23:53 UTC |
| LIC Limon, CO | 360 nm out, 16 nm north of the line | VFR | from the south-southeast (160°) at 15 knots | 10+ mi | none | 5,374 ft | 23:55 UTC |
| FLY Colorado Springs, CO | 390 nm out, 25 nm southwest of the line | VFR Sky: a broken layer at 9,500 feet | from the south-southwest (200°) at 19 knots, gusting to 25 | 10+ mi | 9,500 ft | 6,878 ft | 00:35 UTC |
| APA Denver, CO | destination | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 10,000 feet, a broken layer at 14,000 feet, a broken layer at 22,000 feet | from the south-southwest (200°) at 22 knots, gusting to 33 | 10+ mi | 14,000 ft | 5,884 ft | 5:53 pm MDT (23:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 6,878 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At APA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:01 pm MDT (04:01 UTC)
Wind from the south-southwest at 15 knots, gusting to 26, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 14,000 feet, scattered clouds at 22,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for APA
- From Sun 6:00 pm MDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 15 knots, gusting to 26, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 14,000 feet, scattered clouds at 22,000 feet
- From Mon 1:00 am MDT (07:00 UTC): wind from the south at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 22,000 feet
- From Mon 9:00 am MDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 15 knots, gusting to 25, 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 PWA 6:59 pm CDT (23:59 UTC), at APA 6:24 pm MDT (00:24 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:51 pm MDT (00:51 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at APA is after sunset there (6:26 pm MDT (00:26 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: Wiley Post Airport, Centennial Airport.