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Stillwater Regional to Tucson International SWO → TUS

729 nautical miles (839 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 255°, about 250° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5E). At 120 knots that is 7 h 26 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 22-knot headwind), arriving about 6:01 am MST (13:01 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now SWO is VFR, wind from the south (170°) at 10 knots; TUS is VFR, wind from the west-southwest (250°) at 4 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: 3 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 7C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 1:55 am CDT (06:55 UTC). Over the route from 340 to 380 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS32 KKCI 120455
    MKCC WST 120455
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 7C
    VALID UNTIL 0655Z
    TX OK CO NM
    FROM 40NNW PUB-70WSW LBL-40NE CME-40ESE RSK-30ENE HBU-40NNW PUB
    AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL340.
  • SIGMET 9C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 30 knots, until 1:55 am CDT (06:55 UTC). Over the route from 410 to 410 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS32 KKCI 120455
    MKCC WST 120455
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 9C
    VALID UNTIL 0655Z
    TX NM
    FROM 50NNW CME-40ENE CME-50SE ELP-20WSW ELP-30E TCS-50NNW CME
    AREA TS MOV FROM 22030KT. TOPS TO FL300.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: 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 160 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 420 to 519 nm out.

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

  • B738 at 36,000 ft, 41 nm north, 10:11 pm CDT (03:11 UTC): -40 °C, wind 245° at 69 knots, remarks: produced by skypath. 390 nm along the route, 41 nm north of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    SXU UA /OV ACH146017 /TM 0311 /FL360 /TP B738 /TA M40 /WV 24569KT /RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATH
    Report
    a routine report filed through SXU
    Where
    17 nm southeast (146°) of ACH
    Time
    03:11 UTC
    Height
    at 36,000 ft
    Aircraft
    B738
    Temperature
    −40 °C
    Wind
    from 245° at 69 knots
    Remarks
    produced by skypath
  • B737 at 37,000 ft, 23 nm south, 10:40 pm CDT (03:40 UTC): scattered clouds, -43 °C, wind 230° at 82 knots, remarks: produced by skypath. 629 nm along the route, 23 nm south of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    LSB UA /OV SSO049015 /TM 0340 /FL370 /TP B737 /SK FEW-SCT /TA M43 /WV 23082KT /RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATH
    Report
    a routine report filed through LSB
    Where
    15 nm northeast (049°) of SSO
    Time
    03:40 UTC
    Height
    at 37,000 ft
    Aircraft
    B737
    Sky
    few-sct
    Temperature
    −43 °C
    Wind
    from 230° at 82 knots
    Remarks
    produced by skypath

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 8 forecast points nearest it (OKC, GAG, AMA, TCC, ROW, ABQ, ELP, TUS). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft210° at 29 kt+22 kt15 °C98 kt7 h 26 min6:01 am MST (13:01 UTC)
6,500 ft210° at 28 kt+22 kt15 °C98 kt7 h 26 min6:01 am MST (13:01 UTC)
8,500 ft220° at 26 kt+22 kt13 °C98 kt7 h 26 min6:01 am MST (13:01 UTC)
10,500 ft220° at 26 kt+23 kt9 °C97 kt7 h 31 min6:06 am MST (13:06 UTC)
12,500 ft220° at 28 kt+25 kt5 °C95 kt7 h 40 min6:15 am MST (13:15 UTC)
14,500 ft220° at 31 kt+27 kt1 °C93 kt7 h 50 min6:25 am MST (13:25 UTC)
16,500 ft220° at 33 kt+30 kt-3 °C90 kt8 h 06 min6:41 am MST (13:41 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180220° at 35 kt+31 kt-6 °C89 kt8 h 11 min6:46 am MST (13:46 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240230° at 47 kt+45 kt-17 °C75 kt9 h 43 min8:18 am MST (15:18 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300240° at 66 kt+65 kt-27 °C55 kt13 h 15 min11:50 am MST (18:50 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340250° at 63 kt+64 kt-37 °C56 kt13 h 01 min11:36 am MST (18:36 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390250° at 54 kt+55 kt-49 °C65 kt11 h 13 min9:48 am MST (16:48 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
OKCused from 0 nm out; 39 nm from the line200/44230/32 18°240/13 15°240/10 9°240/20 -5°250/27 -16°260/47 -28°270/48 -39°270/45 -50°
GAGused from 100 nm out; 44 nm from the line220/40 19°230/28 14°240/23 8°230/21 -6°240/31 -19°250/66 -29°260/58 -38°260/47 -49°
AMAused from 150 nm out; 58 nm from the line210/38230/29 14°240/29 7°220/27 -5°240/37 -18°240/66 -28°250/59 -37°260/47 -49°
TCCused from 300 nm out; 39 nm from the line210/42230/33 14°230/32 6°220/35 -6°230/49 -19°240/72 -27°250/62 -36°250/52 -48°
ROWused from 350 nm out; 59 nm from the line190/33210/27 14°220/28 6°230/36 -6°230/56 -15°230/63 -27°250/59 -37°260/57 -49°
ABQused from 450 nm out; 82 nm from the line220/27 11°210/35 5°220/46 -9°230/62 -20°240/78 -25°240/80 -35°240/56 -47°
ELPused from 549 nm out; 117 nm from the line290/17210/11 13°200/18 5°220/46 -6°230/64 -14°230/63 -27°240/55 -37°240/44 -48°
TUSused from 599 nm out; 105 nm from the line210/13 13°200/35 9°210/40 5°220/50 -7°220/59 -18°230/79 -26°230/84 -35°230/84 -48°

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
SWO Stillwater, OK departure VFR from the south (170°) at 10 knots 10+ mi none 1,000 ft 11:53 pm CDT (04:53 UTC)
WDG Enid, OK 30 nm out, 22 nm north of the line, tower VFR from the south (190°) at 10 knots 10+ mi none 1,167 ft 05:15 UTC
CSM Burns Flat, OK 110 nm out, 19 nm south of the line, tower VFR from the south (170°) at 17 knots 10+ mi none 1,922 ft 04:53 UTC
PPA Pampa, TX 190 nm out, 23 nm north of the line VFR from the south (180°) at 16 knots, gusting to 23 10+ mi none 3,245 ft 05:10 UTC
AMA Amarillo, TX 230 nm out, 11 nm northwest of the line, tower VFR from the south (180°) at 18 knots, gusting to 27 10+ mi none 3,606 ft 04:53 UTC
FSU Fort Sumner, NM 360 nm out, 10 nm northwest of the line no report just now 4,164 ft
TCS Truth Or Consequences, NM 529 nm out, 9 nm south of the line VFR from the west (270°) at 4 knots 10+ mi none 4,861 ft 04:53 UTC
CFT Clifton/Morenci, AZ 629 nm out, 13 nm north of the line no report just now 3,797 ft
TUS Tucson, AZ destination VFR from the west-southwest (250°) at 4 knots 10+ mi none 2,643 ft 9:53 pm MST (04:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 4,861 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At TUS when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:01 am MST (13:01 UTC)

Wind from the south-southeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for TUS
  • From Sun 11:00 pm MST (06:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 8,000 feet
  • From Mon 1:00 am MST (08:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet
  • From Mon 10:00 am MST (17:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 14 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet
  • From Mon 8:00 pm MST (03:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 6,000 feet
The forecast for SWO, the departure
  • From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 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-southeast 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

  • 6/8722 ALAMOGORDO, NM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, 440 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB

Daylight

Sunset at SWO 6:56 pm CDT (23:56 UTC), at TUS 5:55 pm MST (00:55 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:19 pm MST (01:19 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at TUS is before sunrise there (6:25 am MST (13:25 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 southern Rockies
Radar now, the southern 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: Stillwater Regional, Tucson International.