Tulsa International to George Bush Intcntl/Houston Airport TUL → IAH
374 nautical miles (431 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 176°, about 173° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3E). At 120 knots that is 2 h 41 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 19-knot tailwind), arriving about 12:38 am CDT (05:38 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now TUL is VFR, wind from the south (180°) at 12 knots; IAH is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (160°) 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: 4,144 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 TUL.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- B39M at 27,000 ft, 2 nm south, 7:42 pm CDT (00:42 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. At the destination end, 2 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
IAH UA /OV IH340035/TM 0042/FL270/TP B39M/TB LT CHOP DURC/RM ZHU
- Report
- a routine report filed through IAH
- Where
- IH340035
- Time
- 00:42 UTC
- Height
- at 27,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B39M
- Turbulence
- lt chop during the climb
- Remarks
- zhu
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 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 5 forecast points nearest it (TUL, FSM, DAL, CLL, HOU). 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 | 200° at 25 kt | +23 kt | 97 kt | 3 h 51 min | 1:48 am CDT (06:48 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 210° at 21 kt | +18 kt | 102 kt | 3 h 40 min | 1:37 am CDT (06:37 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 220° at 18 kt | +13 kt | 15 °C | 107 kt | 3 h 30 min | 1:27 am CDT (06:27 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 230° at 15 kt | +9 kt | 12 °C | 111 kt | 3 h 22 min | 1:19 am CDT (06:19 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 240° at 15 kt | +6 kt | 9 °C | 114 kt | 3 h 17 min | 1:14 am CDT (06:14 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 240° at 15 kt | +6 kt | 5 °C | 114 kt | 3 h 17 min | 1:14 am CDT (06:14 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 240° at 16 kt | +6 kt | 0 °C | 114 kt | 3 h 17 min | 1:14 am CDT (06:14 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 240° at 17 kt | +7 kt | -4 °C | 113 kt | 3 h 19 min | 1:16 am CDT (06:16 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 240° at 17 kt | +7 kt | -5 °C | 113 kt | 3 h 19 min | 1:16 am CDT (06:16 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 250° at 22 kt | +4 kt | -15 °C | 116 kt | 3 h 13 min | 1:10 am CDT (06:10 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 280° at 34 kt | −8 kt | -29 °C | 128 kt | 2 h 55 min | 12:52 am CDT (05:52 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 280° at 34 kt | −9 kt | -40 °C | 129 kt | 2 h 54 min | 12:51 am CDT (05:51 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 34 kt | −19 kt | -51 °C | 139 kt | 2 h 41 min | 12:38 am CDT (05:38 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
| 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; 25 nm from the line | 210/37 | 240/29 17° | 260/15 14° | 260/11 7° | 240/22 -6° | 250/29 -16° | 270/45 -29° | 270/47 -40° | 280/44 -50° |
| FSM | used from 49 nm out; 72 nm from the line | 210/27 | 250/23 16° | 250/20 13° | 240/17 8° | 250/18 -6° | 260/31 -16° | 280/42 -30° | 280/44 -40° | 290/38 -51° |
| DAL | used from 148 nm out; 68 nm from the line | 190/29 | 220/23 17° | 220/17 13° | 250/18 8° | 230/18 -5° | 240/18 -15° | 270/34 -29° | 280/33 -39° | 300/36 -51° |
| CLL | used from 246 nm out; 81 nm from the line | 170/22 | 170/26 18° | 200/15 14° | 240/13 8° | 240/15 -5° | 260/17 -13° | 290/27 -29° | 290/22 -40° | 320/30 -51° |
| HOU | used from 345 nm out; 35 nm from the line | 160/22 | 150/27 19° | 180/16 14° | 250/7 9° | 270/10 -5° | 270/16 -13° | 310/23 -29° | 310/26 -40° | 330/20 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TUL Tulsa, OK | departure | VFR | from the south (180°) at 12 knots | 10+ mi | none | 677 ft | 8:53 pm CDT (01:53 UTC) |
| OKM Okmulgee, OK | 30 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line | VFR | from the south (190°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 719 ft | 02:35 UTC |
| MLC Mc Alester, OK | 79 nm out, 1 nm southwest of the line | VFR | from the south (180°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 770 ft | 02:53 UTC |
| AQR Atoka, OK | 108 nm out, 21 nm west of the line | no report just now | 590 ft | ||||
| HHW Hugo, OK | 128 nm out, 8 nm east of the line | VFR | from the south-southeast (160°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 572 ft | 02:30 UTC |
| GVT Greenville, TX | 187 nm out, 23 nm west of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southeast (150°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 534 ft | 02:35 UTC |
| TYR Tyler, TX | 236 nm out, 8 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southeast (160°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 543 ft | 02:53 UTC |
| PSN Palestine, TX | 266 nm out, 11 nm west of the line | VFR | from the southeast (140°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 422 ft | 02:35 UTC |
| DKR Crockett, TX | 295 nm out, 3 nm east of the line | no report just now | 348 ft | ||||
| CXO Houston, TX | 354 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the southeast (140°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 244 ft | 02:53 UTC |
| IAH Houston, TX | destination | VFR | from the south-southeast (160°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 95 ft | 9:53 pm CDT (02:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 770 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At IAH when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:38 am CDT (05:38 UTC)
Wind from the south-southeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for IAH
- From Sun 10:00 pm CDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,500 feet, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
- 30% chance between Mon 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC) and 5:00 pm CDT (22:00 UTC): light rain showers
The forecast for TUL, the departure
- 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
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 TUL 6:51 pm CDT (23:51 UTC), at IAH 6:54 pm CDT (23:54 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:18 pm CDT (00:18 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at IAH is before sunrise there (7:21 am CDT (12:21 UTC)).
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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: Tulsa International, George Bush Intcntl/Houston Airport.