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Louisville Muhammad Ali International to Tulsa International SDF → TUL

500 nautical miles (575 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 259°, about 264° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 4 h 35 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 11-knot headwind), arriving about 12:45 am CDT (05:45 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now SDF is VFR, wind from the southwest (220°) at 4 knots; TUL 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: 483 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

No SIGMET or AIRMET covers any part of this route right now.

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 SDF.

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

E170 climbing, 0 nm north, 6:26 pm EDT (22:26 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the departure end, 0 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SDF UA /OV SDF/TM 2226/FLDURC/TP E170/SK B022 T036
```
Report
a routine report filed through SDF
Where
over SDF
Time
22:26 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
E170
Sky
B022 T036
M600 at 1,800 ft, 5 nm northeast, 6:12 pm EDT (22:12 UTC): overcast above 1,800 ft. At the departure end, 5 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LOU UA /OV DURD/TM 2212/FL018/TP M600/SK OVC018-TOPO37
```
Report
a routine report filed through LOU
Where
over DURD
Time
22:12 UTC
Height
at 1,800 ft
Aircraft
M600
Sky
OVC018-TOPO37
B737 at 31,000 ft, 25 nm south, 8:13 pm EDT (00:13 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZME25. 150 nm along the route, 25 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PAH UA /OV CNG360015/TM 0013/FL310/TP B737/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZME25
```
Report
a routine report filed through PAH
Where
15 nm north (360°) of CNG
Time
00:13 UTC
Height
at 31,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
occasional light chop
Remarks
ZME25

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 5 forecast points nearest it (LOU, EVV, CGI, SGF, 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	250° at 11 kt	+11 kt		109 kt	4 h 35 min	12:45 am CDT (05:45 UTC)
6,500 ft	280° at 12 kt	+12 kt	15 °C	108 kt	4 h 38 min	12:48 am CDT (05:48 UTC)
8,500 ft	280° at 18 kt	+17 kt	12 °C	103 kt	4 h 51 min	1:01 am CDT (06:01 UTC)
10,500 ft	290° at 20 kt	+17 kt	8 °C	103 kt	4 h 51 min	1:01 am CDT (06:01 UTC)
12,500 ft	300° at 22 kt	+16 kt	5 °C	104 kt	4 h 48 min	12:58 am CDT (05:58 UTC)
14,500 ft	300° at 22 kt	+16 kt	1 °C	104 kt	4 h 48 min	12:58 am CDT (05:58 UTC)
16,500 ft	310° at 23 kt	+15 kt	-4 °C	105 kt	4 h 46 min	12:56 am CDT (05:56 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	310° at 23 kt	+14 kt	-8 °C	106 kt	4 h 43 min	12:53 am CDT (05:53 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	320° at 27 kt	+14 kt	-18 °C	106 kt	4 h 43 min	12:53 am CDT (05:53 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	310° at 44 kt	+25 kt	-33 °C	95 kt	5 h 16 min	1:26 am CDT (06:26 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	310° at 49 kt	+29 kt	-41 °C	91 kt	5 h 30 min	1:40 am CDT (06:40 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	310° at 46 kt	+25 kt	-50 °C	95 kt	5 h 16 min	1:26 am CDT (06:26 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
LOU	used from 0 nm out; 29 nm from the line	320/15	340/24 14°	330/28 9°	340/34 4°	340/37 -9°	340/42 -20°	320/39 -35°	320/45 -39°	330/40 -47°
EVV	used from 50 nm out; 13 nm from the line	310/13	340/26 16°	330/29 10°	330/32 4°	330/30 -9°	340/38 -20°	330/60 -35°	320/57 -41°	330/39 -48°
CGI	used from 150 nm out; 24 nm from the line	250/10	290/12 17°	290/18 11°	300/22 5°	320/25 -8°	330/30 -18°	320/53 -33°	320/66 -42°	320/56 -50°
SGF	used from 300 nm out; 50 nm from the line	210/21	210/21 16°	240/28 12°	260/24 7°	280/21 -6°	280/26 -18°	290/38 -31°	290/37 -41°	300/49 -52°
TUL	used from 450 nm out; 25 nm from the line	200/27	210/28 15°	240/24 13°	250/19 8°	250/28 -6°	260/25 -16°	270/34 -30°	280/41 -39°	280/41 -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
SDF Louisville, KY	departure	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 3,300 feet	from the southwest (220°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	500 ft	8:56 pm EDT (00:56 UTC)
EVV Evansville, IN	80 nm out, 10 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (210°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	421 ft	00:54 UTC
HSB Harrisburg, IL	130 nm out, 7 nm northwest of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	398 ft	00:55 UTC
MWA Marion, IL	160 nm out, 7 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (190°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	471 ft	00:55 UTC
PYN Piedmont, MO	240 nm out, 13 nm south of the line	no report just now				466 ft
MNF Mountain View, MO	290 nm out, 9 nm south of the line	no report just now				1,182 ft
AOV Ava, MO	340 nm out, 3 nm north of the line	no report just now				1,311 ft
BBG Branson, MO	370 nm out, 16 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	1,302 ft	00:45 UTC
ROG Rogers, AR	410 nm out, 15 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	1,358 ft	00:58 UTC
GCM Claremore, OK	480 nm out, 1 nm east of the line	VFR	from the south (170°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	733 ft	00:55 UTC
TUL Tulsa, OK	destination	VFR	from the south (170°) at 11 knots	10+ mi	none	677 ft	7:53 pm CDT (00:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,358 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, 12:45 am CDT (05:45 UTC)

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

The whole forecast for TUL

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Sun 11:00 pm CDT (04:00 UTC): wind from the south at 13 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, clear skies
From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the south at 17 knots, gusting to 27, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet

The forecast for SDF, the departure

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,500 feet
From Sun 8:30 pm EDT (00:30 UTC): wind from the southwest at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 6:00 am EDT (10:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 3 knots, visibility 4 miles, mist, clear skies
From Mon 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 6 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 SDF 7:09 pm EDT (23:09 UTC), at TUL 6:51 pm CDT (23:51 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:17 pm CDT (00:17 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at TUL is before sunrise there (7:27 am CDT (12:27 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 upper Mississippi valley · 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: Louisville Muhammad Ali International, Tulsa International.