Plan a flight · Mon 9:04 am CDT (14:04 UTC)

Stillwater Regional to Barkley Regional SWO → PAH

404 nautical miles (465 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 080°, about 075° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5E). At 120 knots that is 2 h 21 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 52-knot tailwind), arriving about 11:25 am CDT (16:25 UTC). Right now SWO is VFR, wind from the south (190°) at 13 knots, gusting to 22; PAH is VFR, wind variable at 3 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: 2 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 2W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Near the route, 49 nm along 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 SWO.

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

E170 at 26,000 ft, 9 nm southeast, 7:34 am CDT (12:34 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence, remarks: ZFW50. 59 nm along the route, 9 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
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TUL UA /OV TUL/TM 1234/FL260/TP E170/TB LGT TO MOD CHOP/RM ZFW50
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Report
a routine report filed through TUL
Where
over TUL
Time
12:34 UTC
Height
at 26,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
light to moderate chop
Remarks
ZFW50
B737 at 36,000 ft, 41 nm northeast, 6:14 am CDT (11:14 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ZME33. At the destination end, 41 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
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EVV UA /OV PXV225030/TM 1114/FL360/TP B737/TB NEG/RM ZME33
```
Report
a routine report filed through EVV
Where
30 nm southwest (225°) of PXV
Time
11:14 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
none
Remarks
ZME33

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 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 3 forecast points nearest it (TUL, SGF, CGI). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

Height	Average wind	Head- or tailwind	Temperature	Ground speed	Time en route	Arrival
3,500 ft	240° at 32 kt	−29 kt		149 kt	2 h 43 min	11:47 am CDT (16:47 UTC)
5,500 ft	250° at 22 kt	−21 kt		141 kt	2 h 52 min	11:56 am CDT (16:56 UTC)
7,500 ft	250° at 17 kt	−17 kt	14 °C	137 kt	2 h 57 min	12:01 pm CDT (17:01 UTC)
9,500 ft	240° at 14 kt	−13 kt	12 °C	133 kt	3 h 02 min	12:06 pm CDT (17:06 UTC)
11,500 ft	250° at 14 kt	−13 kt	8 °C	133 kt	3 h 02 min	12:06 pm CDT (17:06 UTC)
13,500 ft	250° at 16 kt	−16 kt	4 °C	136 kt	2 h 58 min	12:02 pm CDT (17:02 UTC)
15,500 ft	250° at 20 kt	−20 kt	-1 °C	140 kt	2 h 53 min	11:57 am CDT (16:57 UTC)
17,500 ft	260° at 24 kt	−24 kt	-6 °C	144 kt	2 h 48 min	11:52 am CDT (16:52 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	260° at 25 kt	−25 kt	-7 °C	145 kt	2 h 47 min	11:51 am CDT (16:51 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	260° at 29 kt	−29 kt	-17 °C	149 kt	2 h 43 min	11:47 am CDT (16:47 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	280° at 54 kt	−52 kt	-30 °C	172 kt	2 h 21 min	11:25 am CDT (16:25 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	280° at 55 kt	−52 kt	-39 °C	172 kt	2 h 21 min	11:25 am CDT (16:25 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	290° at 50 kt	−43 kt	-50 °C	163 kt	2 h 29 min	11:33 am CDT (16:33 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

Point	From	3,000	6,000	9,000	12,000	18,000	24,000	30,000	34,000	39,000
TUL	used from 0 nm out; 34 nm from the line	230/42	250/23 17°	220/16 14°	240/10 8°	240/20 -6°	260/28 -17°	270/61 -29°	280/52 -38°	290/46 -50°
SGF	used from 148 nm out; 39 nm from the line	230/37	260/20 15°	250/16 13°	250/15 8°	260/28 -7°	250/31 -17°	280/59 -31°	280/59 -39°	290/55 -50°
CGI	used from 296 nm out; 49 nm from the line	260/22	250/15 15°	250/13 11°	250/16 6°	270/29 -7°	280/30 -18°	290/40 -31°	290/55 -40°	300/51 -51°

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
SWO Stillwater, OK	departure	VFR	from the south (190°) at 13 knots, gusting to 22	10+ mi	none	1,000 ft	8:53 am CDT (13:53 UTC)
TUL Tulsa, OK	59 nm out, 8 nm south of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 15,000 feet, a few clouds at 25,000 feet	from the south (180°) at 13 knots	10+ mi	none	677 ft	13:53 UTC
GMJ Grove, OK	118 nm out, 8 nm northwest of the line	reported, no category	from the south-southwest (200°) at 11 knots, gusting to 16	10+ mi	none	831 ft	13:55 UTC
ROG Rogers, AR	148 nm out, 11 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (210°) at 13 knots, gusting to 19	10+ mi	none	1,358 ft	13:58 UTC
BBG Branson, MO	187 nm out, 8 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	1,302 ft	11:45 UTC
AOV Ava, MO	217 nm out, 15 nm north of the line	no report just now				1,311 ft
UNO West Plains, MO	256 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line	VFR	from the southwest (220°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	1,228 ft	13:53 UTC
PYN Piedmont, MO	315 nm out, 14 nm north of the line	no report just now				466 ft
POF Poplar Bluff, MO	325 nm out, 10 nm southeast of the line	VFR	from the south-southwest (210°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	330 ft	13:53 UTC
CGI Cape Girardeau, MO	365 nm out, 14 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	341 ft	12:53 UTC
PAH Paducah, KY	destination	VFR	variable at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	410 ft	8:53 am CDT (13:53 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 PAH when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:25 am CDT (16:25 UTC)

Wind from the west-southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR

The whole forecast for PAH

From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 8 knots, gusting to 14, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet
From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

The forecast for SWO, the departure

From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 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 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 SWO 6:56 pm CDT (23:56 UTC), at PAH 6:22 pm CDT (23:22 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:48 pm CDT (23:48 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 · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the upper 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: Stillwater Regional, Barkley Regional.