Plan a flight · Mon 10:52 am EDT (14:52 UTC)

Tampa International to Stillwater Regional TPA → SWO

887 nautical miles (1,021 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 307°, about 312° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 7 h 47 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 6-knot headwind), arriving about 5:39 pm CDT (22:39 UTC). Right now TPA is VFR, wind from the north (350°) at 10 knots; SWO is VFR, wind from the south (190°) at 13 knots, gusting to 22. 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

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 TPA.

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

B39M at 36,000 ft, 33 nm northeast, 10:37 am EDT (14:37 UTC): no turbulence. 169 nm along the route, 33 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CEW UA /OV CEW110110/TM 1437/FL360/TP B39M/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through CEW
Where
110 nm east (110°) of CEW
Time
14:37 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
B39M
Turbulence
none
M20P at 10,000 ft, 44 nm northeast, 8:53 am EDT (12:53 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: smooth. 199 nm along the route, 44 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TLH UA /OV SZW270040/TM 1253/FL100/TP M20P/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
40 nm west (270°) of SZW
Time
12:53 UTC
Height
at 10,000 ft
Aircraft
M20P
Turbulence
none
Remarks
smooth
BE36 at 8,000 ft, 20 nm southwest, 9:40 am EDT (13:40 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, clear from 8,000 ft to 60,000 ft, 18 °C, wind 270° at 4 knots, remarks: ZME65. 399 nm along the route, 20 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MCB UA /OV LBY045020/TM 1340/FL080/TP BE36/SK SKC/WX NEG/TA 18/WV 270004KT/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM ZME65
```
Report
a routine report filed through MCB
Where
20 nm northeast (045°) of LBY
Time
13:40 UTC
Height
at 8,000 ft
Aircraft
BE36
Sky
clear
Weather
no
Temperature
18 °C
Wind
from 270° at 4 knots
Turbulence
none
Icing
none
Remarks
ZME65
BE9L at 5,000 ft, 7 nm east, 9:06 am EDT (13:06 UTC): clear from 5,000 ft to 60,000 ft, remarks: ZME65. 588 nm along the route, 7 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LLQ UA /OV LLQ/TM 1306/FL050/TP BE9L/SK SKC/RM ZME65
```
Report
a routine report filed through LLQ
Where
over LLQ
Time
13:06 UTC
Height
at 5,000 ft
Aircraft
BE9L
Sky
clear
Remarks
ZME65
SR22 at 6,000 ft, 14 nm south, 8:50 am EDT (12:50 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ZFW83. 668 nm along the route, 14 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TXK UA /OV TXK040050/TM 1250/FL060/TP SR22/TB NEG/RM ZFW83
```
Report
a routine report filed through TXK
Where
50 nm northeast (040°) of TXK
Time
12:50 UTC
Height
at 6,000 ft
Aircraft
SR22
Turbulence
none
Remarks
ZFW83
E170 at 26,000 ft, 33 nm northeast, 8:34 am EDT (12:34 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence, remarks: ZFW50. 837 nm along the route, 33 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TUL UA /OV TUL/TM 1234/FL260/TP E170/TB LGT TO MOD CHOP/RM ZFW50
```
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

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 14:00–21:00 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 (PIE, TLH, MOB, JAN, LIT, FSM, 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	260° at 8 kt	+6 kt		114 kt	7 h 47 min	5:39 pm CDT (22:39 UTC)
6,500 ft	260° at 10 kt	+8 kt	17 °C	112 kt	7 h 55 min	5:47 pm CDT (22:47 UTC)
8,500 ft	260° at 10 kt	+8 kt	13 °C	112 kt	7 h 55 min	5:47 pm CDT (22:47 UTC)
10,500 ft	270° at 11 kt	+10 kt	9 °C	110 kt	8 h 04 min	5:56 pm CDT (22:56 UTC)
12,500 ft	270° at 13 kt	+11 kt	6 °C	109 kt	8 h 08 min	6:00 pm CDT (23:00 UTC)
14,500 ft	280° at 13 kt	+12 kt	1 °C	108 kt	8 h 13 min	6:05 pm CDT (23:05 UTC)
16,500 ft	280° at 14 kt	+13 kt	-2 °C	107 kt	8 h 17 min	6:09 pm CDT (23:09 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	280° at 14 kt	+14 kt	-5 °C	106 kt	8 h 22 min	6:14 pm CDT (23:14 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	290° at 16 kt	+16 kt	-16 °C	104 kt	8 h 32 min	6:24 pm CDT (23:24 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	310° at 34 kt	+35 kt	-30 °C	85 kt	10 h 26 min	8:18 pm CDT (01:18 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	320° at 35 kt	+34 kt	-39 °C	86 kt	10 h 19 min	8:11 pm CDT (01:11 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	330° at 32 kt	+29 kt	-51 °C	91 kt	9 h 45 min	7:37 pm CDT (00:37 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 18:00 UTC for use 14:00 to 21:00 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
PIE	used from 0 nm out; 22 nm from the line	360/14	010/20 18°	320/11 13°	290/16 8°	340/11 -6°	350/21 -17°	360/39 -32°	010/39 -42°	350/17 -50°
TLH	used from 100 nm out; 71 nm from the line	360/24	350/19 18°	340/18 11°	320/14 6°	360/12 -5°	350/21 -17°	350/29 -32°	360/34 -41°	340/33 -53°
MOB	used from 249 nm out; 77 nm from the line	L/V	L/V 18°	L/V 11°	300/9 6°	330/12 -4°	330/12 -16°	340/28 -30°	340/36 -40°	360/34 -51°
JAN	used from 399 nm out; 49 nm from the line	210/8	230/13 18°	240/10 11°	260/11 6°	280/16 -5°	260/12 -15°	330/34 -30°	320/39 -40°	340/34 -51°
LIT	used from 548 nm out; 82 nm from the line	230/23	250/23 17°	250/18 11°	250/18 7°	250/27 -7°	270/23 -15°	290/50 -30°	300/43 -38°	320/38 -50°
FSM	used from 698 nm out; 35 nm from the line	210/15	230/31 18°	230/26 12°	240/22 8°	260/26 -6°	270/29 -16°	280/56 -29°	290/47 -37°	310/41 -50°
TUL	used from 797 nm out; 35 nm from the line	210/24	220/29 18°	240/17 14°	250/16 8°	260/28 -6°	260/36 -18°	270/63 -28°	280/54 -37°	290/46 -49°

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
TPA Tampa, FL	departure	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet	from the north (350°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	none	26 ft	9:53 am EDT (13:53 UTC)
AAF Apalachicola, FL	169 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line	VFR	from the north-northwest (330°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	19 ft	13:53 UTC
VPS Valparaiso/Destin-Ft Walton Beach, FL	259 nm out, 3 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the north-northwest (340°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	84 ft	13:55 UTC
PNS Pensacola, FL	289 nm out, 23 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the north-northwest (340°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	120 ft	13:53 UTC
MEI Meridian, MS	419 nm out, 24 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	297 ft	13:58 UTC
JAN Jackson, MS	468 nm out, 15 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	346 ft	13:54 UTC
GLH Greenville, MS	548 nm out, 19 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the southwest (230°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	130 ft	13:53 UTC
ADF Arkadelphia, AR	658 nm out, 7 nm south of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	181 ft	13:55 UTC
FSM Fort Smith, AR	748 nm out, 24 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the east-northeast (070°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	469 ft	13:53 UTC
RVS Tulsa, OK	837 nm out, 20 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	none	638 ft	13:53 UTC
SWO Stillwater, OK	destination	VFR	from the south (190°) at 13 knots, gusting to 22	10+ mi	none	1,000 ft	8:53 am CDT (13:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,000 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At SWO when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:39 pm CDT (22:39 UTC)

Wind from the south-southwest at 16 knots, gusting to 26, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for SWO

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

The forecast for TPA, the departure

From Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the north at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 10:00 pm EDT (02:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Tue 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the northeast 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 TPA 7:04 pm EDT (23:04 UTC), at SWO 6:56 pm CDT (23:56 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:22 pm CDT (00:22 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 Southeast · loop National Weather Service

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

Radar now, the southern Plains · 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: Tampa International, Stillwater Regional.