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Tulsa International to Laughlin/Bullhead International TUL → IFP

911 nautical miles (1,049 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 272°, about 269° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3E). At 120 knots that is 9 h 01 min at the quickest height in today's winds (8,500 ft, a 19-knot headwind), arriving about 8:52 am MST (15:52 UTC). Right now TUL is VFR, wind from the south (180°) at 16 knots, gusting to 22; IFP is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 6 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: 10 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 C10C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 2:55 am CDT (07:55 UTC). Near the route, 466 nm along the route.
    as issued
    WSUS32 KKCI 120555
    MKCC WST 120555
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 10C
    VALID UNTIL 0755Z
    CO NM
    FROM 20NNE PUB-40WSW LAA-30WSW CIM-50WSW ALS-50ESE HBU-20NNE PUB
    AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL340.
  • 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 357 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 367 to 872 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the last 505 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 703 to 901 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 2E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 763 to 802 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Near the route, at the destination end.

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

No pilot reports within 50 nautical miles of the line in the last three hours.

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 9 forecast points nearest it (TUL, OKC, GAG, AMA, TCC, ABQ, FMN, PRC, LAS). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft210° at 38 kt+22 kt18 °C98 kt9 h 18 min9:09 am MST (16:09 UTC)
6,500 ft220° at 35 kt+23 kt17 °C97 kt9 h 24 min9:15 am MST (16:15 UTC)
8,500 ft220° at 27 kt+19 kt10 °C101 kt9 h 01 min8:52 am MST (15:52 UTC)
10,500 ft220° at 27 kt+20 kt8 °C100 kt9 h 07 min8:58 am MST (15:58 UTC)
12,500 ft220° at 29 kt+21 kt4 °C99 kt9 h 12 min9:03 am MST (16:03 UTC)
14,500 ft220° at 32 kt+23 kt-1 °C97 kt9 h 24 min9:15 am MST (16:15 UTC)
16,500 ft220° at 36 kt+26 kt-5 °C94 kt9 h 41 min9:32 am MST (16:32 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180220° at 39 kt+28 kt-8 °C92 kt9 h 54 min9:45 am MST (16:45 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240230° at 48 kt+38 kt-20 °C82 kt11 h 07 min10:58 am MST (17:58 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300240° at 70 kt+61 kt-28 °C59 kt15 h 26 min3:17 pm MST (22:17 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340240° at 70 kt+66 kt-36 °C54 kt16 h 52 min4:43 pm MST (23:43 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390240° at 56 kt+52 kt-47 °C68 kt13 h 24 min1:15 pm MST (20:15 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
TULused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line210/37240/29 17°260/15 14°260/11 7°240/22 -6°250/29 -16°270/45 -29°270/47 -40°280/44 -50°
OKCused from 50 nm out; 51 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 99 nm out; 65 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 248 nm out; 59 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 347 nm out; 56 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°
ABQused from 446 nm out; 77 nm from the line220/27 11°210/35 5°220/46 -9°230/62 -20°240/78 -25°240/80 -35°240/56 -47°
FMNused from 545 nm out; 59 nm from the line220/28 9°220/40 2°220/53 -10°220/62 -22°230/79 -28°240/91 -34°230/71 -45°
PRCused from 693 nm out; 104 nm from the line210/25 5°200/30 1°220/55 -10°220/61 -21°220/84 -28°230/90 -34°230/73 -45°
LASused from 892 nm out; 66 nm from the line210/21 10°200/18 5°200/23 -2°210/49 -14°210/63 -21°220/58 -30°220/61 -35°210/56 -44°

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
TUL Tulsa, OK departure VFR from the south (180°) at 16 knots, gusting to 22 10+ mi none 677 ft 12:53 am CDT (05:53 UTC)
SWO Stillwater, OK 59 nm out, 4 nm south of the line, tower VFR from the south-southeast (160°) at 9 knots 10+ mi none 1,000 ft 05:53 UTC
WWR Woodward, OK 178 nm out, 13 nm north of the line VFR from the south (180°) at 12 knots 10+ mi none 2,189 ft 06:30 UTC
GAG Gage, OK 188 nm out, 4 nm north of the line VFR from the south (180°) at 14 knots, gusting to 21 10+ mi none 2,223 ft 05:53 UTC
DHT Dalhart, TX 327 nm out, 9 nm southeast of the line VFR Sky: a few clouds at 7,500 feet from the southwest (230°) at 16 knots 10+ mi none 3,991 ft 05:53 UTC
LVS Las Vegas, NM 446 nm out, 24 nm south of the line reported, no category from the south-southeast (150°) at 12 knots 10+ mi none 6,877 ft 05:53 UTC
SAF Santa Fe, NM 495 nm out, 22 nm south of the line, tower VFR Sky: a few clouds at 10,000 feet from the southwest (220°) at 4 knots 10+ mi none 6,348 ft 05:53 UTC
GUP Gallup, NM 624 nm out, 17 nm south of the line VFR from the south (180°) at 7 knots 10+ mi none 6,472 ft 05:53 UTC
RQE Window Rock, AZ 644 nm out, 7 nm southeast of the line VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 2,500 feet from the southwest (220°) at 8 knots 10+ mi none 6,742 ft 06:08 UTC
FLG Flagstaff, AZ 773 nm out, 22 nm south of the line, tower marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 1,000 feet, a broken layer at 1,400 feet, overcast at 2,400 feet from the southwest (220°) at 16 knots, gusting to 26 10+ mi 1,400 ft 7,014 ft 06:08 UTC
IGM Kingman, AZ 882 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line VFR Sky: overcast at 9,500 feet calm 10+ mi 9,500 ft 3,448 ft 05:51 UTC
IFP Bullhead City, AZ destination VFR from the south-southwest (200°) at 6 knots 10+ mi none 707 ft 11:30 pm MST (06:30 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 7,014 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At IFP when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 8:52 am MST (15:52 UTC)

Wind from the south-southeast at 12 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 8,000 feet, a broken layer at 10,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for IFP
  • From Sun 11:00 pm MST (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 10 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 8,000 feet, a broken layer at 12,000 feet
  • From Mon 12:00 am MST (07:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 8,000 feet, a broken layer at 12,000 feet
  • From Mon 8:00 am MST (15:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 12 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 8,000 feet, a broken layer at 10,000 feet
  • From Mon 11:00 am MST (18:00 UTC): wind from the south at 18 knots, gusting to 28, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 8,000 feet, a broken layer at 10,000 feet
  • From Mon 10:00 pm MST (05:00 UTC): wind from the south at 9 knots, gusting to 15, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 10,000 feet
The forecast for TUL, the departure
  • From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 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
  • From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 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

  • 6/8891 Bullhead City, AZ, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local on the route, at the destination end · a VIP movement · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZLA

Daylight

Sunset at TUL 6:51 pm CDT (23:51 UTC), at IFP 6:07 pm MST (01:07 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:32 pm MST (01:32 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: Tulsa International, Laughlin/Bullhead International.