Tulsa International to Jackson Hole Airport TUL → JAC
814 nautical miles (937 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 308°, about 305° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3E). At 120 knots that is 7 h 16 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 8-knot headwind), arriving about 3:54 pm MDT (21:54 UTC). 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). Over the route from 50 to 189 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 34,000 ft to 43,000 ft. Over the route from 387 to 645 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 516 to 615 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 208 nm of the route.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the last 179 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the last 119 nm of 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 TUL.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
Not fetched just now.
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 (TUL, ICT, GCK, GLD, DEN, BFF, LND). 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 | 240° at 20 kt | +8 kt | 20 °C | 112 kt | 7 h 16 min | 3:54 pm MDT (21:54 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 250° at 23 kt | +11 kt | 19 °C | 109 kt | 7 h 28 min | 4:06 pm MDT (22:06 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 240° at 20 kt | +8 kt | 10 °C | 112 kt | 7 h 16 min | 3:54 pm MDT (21:54 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 240° at 25 kt | +11 kt | 7 °C | 109 kt | 7 h 28 min | 4:06 pm MDT (22:06 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 240° at 29 kt | +13 kt | 3 °C | 107 kt | 7 h 36 min | 4:14 pm MDT (22:14 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 240° at 31 kt | +12 kt | -2 °C | 108 kt | 7 h 32 min | 4:10 pm MDT (22:10 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 230° at 33 kt | +11 kt | -6 °C | 109 kt | 7 h 28 min | 4:06 pm MDT (22:06 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 230° at 34 kt | +11 kt | -10 °C | 109 kt | 7 h 28 min | 4:06 pm MDT (22:06 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 50 kt | +17 kt | -22 °C | 103 kt | 7 h 54 min | 4:32 pm MDT (22:32 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 240° at 68 kt | +32 kt | -30 °C | 88 kt | 9 h 15 min | 5:53 pm MDT (23:53 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 72 kt | +36 kt | -37 °C | 84 kt | 9 h 41 min | 6:19 pm MDT (00:19 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 240° at 67 kt | +35 kt | -46 °C | 85 kt | 9 h 35 min | 6:13 pm MDT (00:13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TUL | used from 0 nm out; 25 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° |
| ICT | used from 50 nm out; 45 nm from the line | 200/26 | 240/31 21° | 230/30 14° | 240/30 7° | 250/38 -8° | 240/49 -19° | 260/73 -27° | 270/69 -37° | 270/63 -48° |
| GCK | used from 199 nm out; 59 nm from the line | 250/23 20° | 230/35 13° | 240/47 7° | 240/42 -7° | 250/43 -20° | 240/81 -28° | 250/87 -37° | 250/83 -49° | |
| GLD | used from 298 nm out; 14 nm from the line | 240/22 | 250/24 13° | 250/39 6° | 230/42 -8° | 230/55 -21° | 240/87 -30° | 240/96 -36° | 250/93 -48° | |
| DEN | used from 397 nm out; 73 nm from the line | 230/7 11° | 230/13 4° | 230/40 -9° | 230/48 -20° | 240/66 -32° | 240/88 -38° | 230/100 -47° | ||
| BFF | used from 496 nm out; 77 nm from the line | 310/15 | 280/27 8° | 250/27 2° | 230/30 -12° | 240/52 -22° | 250/66 -32° | 240/78 -37° | 240/76 -43° | |
| LND | used from 596 nm out; 94 nm from the line | 220/16 3° | 230/26 -1° | 210/30 -14° | 220/57 -26° | 220/60 -31° | 220/62 -38° | 220/52 -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
| Airport | Where | Conditions | Wind | Visibility | Ceiling | Elevation | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TUL Tulsa, OK | departure | no report just now | 677 ft | ||||
| PNC Ponca City, OK | 69 nm out, 11 nm south of the line | no report just now | 1,008 ft | ||||
| ICT Wichita, KS | 109 nm out, 25 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,332 ft | ||||
| LQR Larned, KS | 199 nm out, 7 nm east of the line | no report just now | 2,012 ft | ||||
| OEL Oakley, KS | 288 nm out, 5 nm north of the line | no report just now | 3,045 ft | ||||
| GLD Goodland, KS | 338 nm out, 8 nm south of the line | no report just now | 3,657 ft | ||||
| AKO Akron, CO | 417 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 4,716 ft | ||||
| CYS Cheyenne, WY | 516 nm out, 6 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 6,159 ft | ||||
| RWL Rawlins, WY | 625 nm out, 18 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 6,816 ft | ||||
| LND Lander, WY | 715 nm out, 1 nm east of the line | no report just now | 5,588 ft | ||||
| DUB Dubois, WY | 774 nm out, 19 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 7,298 ft | ||||
| JAC Jackson, WY | destination | no report just now | 6,451 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 7,298 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At JAC when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:54 pm MDT (21:54 UTC)
JAC has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
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 JAC 6:43 pm MDT (00:43 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:12 pm MDT (01:12 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
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, Jackson Hole Airport.