Plan a flight · Mon 6:58 am CDT (11:58 UTC)

Tulsa International to Norfolk International TUL → ORF

949 nautical miles (1,092 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 082°, about 079° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3E). At 120 knots that is 6 h at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 38-knot tailwind), arriving about 1:58 pm EDT (17:58 UTC). Right now TUL is VFR, wind from the south (170°) at 14 knots; ORF is marginal VFR, wind from the northwest (320°) at 7 knots, gusting to 17. 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: 1 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 first 150 nm of the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 430 to 739 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the route from 549 to 749 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft. Over the route from 679 to 789 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 29,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the route from 709 to 719 nm out.
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 route from 759 to 879 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 24,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Near the route, 779 nm along the route.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 30,000 ft to 41,000 ft. Over the last 100 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

E75L at 30,000 ft, 48 nm south, 5:51 am CDT (10:51 UTC): moderate turbulence above 30,000 ft. 819 nm along the route, 48 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
RDU UA /OV RDU360020/TM 1051/FLF300/TP E75L/TB MOD 300
```
Report
a routine report filed through RDU
Where
20 nm north (360°) of RDU
Time
10:51 UTC
Height
at F300
Aircraft
E75L
Turbulence
moderate at 30,000 ft
B737 at 36,000 ft, 44 nm north, 6:14 am CDT (11:14 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ZME33. 370 nm along the route, 44 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
EVV UA /OV PXV225030/TM 1114/FL360/TP B737/TB NEG/RM ZME33
```
Report
a routine report filed through EVV
Where
30 nm southwest (225°) of PXV
Time
11:14 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
none
Remarks
ZME33
E75L at 33,000 ft, 20 nm south, 6:09 am CDT (11:09 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ZME62. 469 nm along the route, 20 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BNA UA /OV BNA045040/TM 1109/FL330/TP E75L/TB NEG/RM ZME62
```
Report
a routine report filed through BNA
Where
40 nm northeast (045°) of BNA
Time
11:09 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
E75L
Turbulence
none
Remarks
ZME62
C25B at 11,000 ft, 35 nm north, 6:23 am CDT (11:23 UTC): no turbulence. 539 nm along the route, 35 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LOZ UA /OV DVK/TM 1123/FL110/TP C25B/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through LOZ
Where
over DVK
Time
11:23 UTC
Height
at 11,000 ft
Aircraft
C25B
Turbulence
none
CRJ9 at 6,000 ft, 38 nm south, 5:10 am CDT (10:10 UTC): a broken layer from 4,600 ft to 5,800 ft. 649 nm along the route, 38 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TRI UA /OV BOOIE/TM 1010/FL060/TP CRJ9/SK BKN046-TOP058
```
Report
a routine report filed through TRI
Where
booie
Time
10:10 UTC
Height
at 6,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ9
Sky
a broken layer from 4,600 ft, tops 5,800 ft
E75L descending, 20 nm north, 6:09 am CDT (11:09 UTC): a broken layer above 3,700 ft. 759 nm along the route, 20 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ROA UA /OV ROA/TM 1109/FLDURD/TP E75L/SK BKN037 050
```
Report
a routine report filed through ROA
Where
over ROA
Time
11:09 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
E75L
Sky
BKN037 at 5,000 ft
A320 at 4,000 ft, 32 nm north, 6:03 am CDT (11:03 UTC): a broken layer above 4,000 ft, remarks: TOPS048. 889 nm along the route, 32 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
RIC UA /OV RIC270006/TM 1103/FL040/TP A320/SK BKN040/RM TOPS048
```
Report
a routine report filed through RIC
Where
6 nm west (270°) of RIC
Time
11:03 UTC
Height
at 4,000 ft
Aircraft
A320
Sky
a broken layer from 4,000 ft
Remarks
TOPS048
PC12 at 1,000 ft, 14 nm north, 5:42 am CDT (10:42 UTC): overcast above 1,000 ft, remarks: OVC010 during the descent runway 25 KPHF. At the destination end, 14 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PHF UA /OV KPHF/TM 1042/FL010/TP PC12/SK OVC010/RM OVC010 DURD RWY25 KPHF
```
Report
a routine report filed through PHF
Where
over KPHF
Time
10:42 UTC
Height
at 1,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Sky
overcast from 1,000 ft
Remarks
OVC010 during the descent runway 25 KPHF
B738 at 1,200 ft, 0 nm south, 4:07 am CDT (09:07 UTC): overcast from 1,200 ft to 3,000 ft; scattered clouds above 8,500 ft, remarks: during the climb. At the destination end, 0 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ORF UA /OV ORF/TM 0907/FL012/TP B738/SK OVC012-TOP030/SCT085/RM DURC
```
Report
a routine report filed through ORF
Where
over ORF
Time
09:07 UTC
Height
at 1,200 ft
Aircraft
B738
Sky
overcast from 1,200 ft, tops 3,000 ft; scattered clouds from 8,500 ft
Remarks
during the climb

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 08:00–15:00 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 11 forecast points nearest it (TUL, FSM, SGF, CGI, BNA, LOU, TYS, TRI, ROA, RIC, ORF). 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	280° at 20 kt	−21 kt		141 kt	6 h 44 min	2:42 pm EDT (18:42 UTC)
5,500 ft	300° at 18 kt	−15 kt	11 °C	135 kt	7 h 02 min	3:00 pm EDT (19:00 UTC)
7,500 ft	310° at 17 kt	−13 kt	12 °C	133 kt	7 h 08 min	3:06 pm EDT (19:06 UTC)
9,500 ft	310° at 16 kt	−12 kt	9 °C	132 kt	7 h 11 min	3:09 pm EDT (19:09 UTC)
11,500 ft	310° at 15 kt	−12 kt	6 °C	132 kt	7 h 11 min	3:09 pm EDT (19:09 UTC)
13,500 ft	310° at 18 kt	−15 kt	2 °C	135 kt	7 h 02 min	3:00 pm EDT (19:00 UTC)
15,500 ft	300° at 21 kt	−18 kt	-2 °C	138 kt	6 h 53 min	2:51 pm EDT (18:51 UTC)
17,500 ft	300° at 24 kt	−21 kt	-6 °C	141 kt	6 h 44 min	2:42 pm EDT (18:42 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	300° at 25 kt	−21 kt	-7 °C	141 kt	6 h 44 min	2:42 pm EDT (18:42 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	300° at 29 kt	−25 kt	-19 °C	145 kt	6 h 33 min	2:31 pm EDT (18:31 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	310° at 41 kt	−33 kt	-32 °C	153 kt	6 h 12 min	2:10 pm EDT (18:10 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	310° at 48 kt	−38 kt	-40 °C	158 kt	6 h	1:58 pm EDT (17:58 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	300° at 45 kt	−36 kt	-50 °C	156 kt	6 h 05 min	2:03 pm EDT (18:03 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 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	230/42	250/23 17°	220/16 14°	240/10 8°	240/20 -6°	260/28 -17°	270/61 -29°	280/52 -38°	290/46 -50°
FSM	used from 50 nm out; 62 nm from the line	230/33	260/23 15°	240/23 11°	230/18 8°	230/20 -8°	250/31 -17°	280/51 -30°	280/52 -39°	300/47 -51°
SGF	used from 100 nm out; 46 nm from the line	230/37	260/20 15°	250/16 13°	250/15 8°	260/28 -7°	250/31 -17°	280/59 -31°	280/59 -39°	290/55 -50°
CGI	used from 200 nm out; 88 nm from the line	260/22	250/15 15°	250/13 11°	250/16 6°	270/29 -7°	280/30 -18°	290/40 -31°	290/55 -40°	300/51 -51°
BNA	used from 400 nm out; 52 nm from the line	300/20	300/14 15°	300/14 10°	300/13 4°	310/22 -5°	280/24 -18°	310/37 -33°	310/50 -41°	320/49 -51°
LOU	used from 499 nm out; 80 nm from the line	300/16	310/19 15°	310/17 9°	300/15 4°	300/26 -6°	280/34 -19°	290/30 -34°	310/49 -42°	310/58 -51°
TYS	used from 549 nm out; 72 nm from the line	330/16	350/32 14°	350/37 9°	340/30 5°	330/28 -6°	340/36 -19°	330/40 -33°	330/51 -41°	330/36 -51°
TRI	used from 599 nm out; 42 nm from the line		340/25 11°	350/37 9°	350/34 6°	340/39 -7°	340/43 -19°	340/55 -32°	330/58 -42°	320/37 -50°
ROA	used from 699 nm out; 47 nm from the line	310/32	340/32 14°	350/25 9°	340/24 3°	340/42 -8°	340/52 -20°	350/62 -34°	350/64 -39°	310/44 -48°
RIC	used from 849 nm out; 39 nm from the line	350/34	340/27 12°	340/36 8°	330/31 3°	310/32 -9°	320/34 -21°	300/37 -34°	290/37 -39°	290/42 -46°
ORF	used from 899 nm out; 25 nm from the line	310/30	320/27 11°	310/30 8°	320/30 3°	290/36 -8°	270/40 -21°	250/52 -32°	250/50 -39°	260/42 -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

Airport	Where	Conditions	Wind	Visibility	Ceiling	Elevation	Reported
TUL Tulsa, OK	departure	VFR	from the south (170°) at 14 knots	10+ mi	none	677 ft	6:53 am CDT (11:53 UTC)
ROG Rogers, AR	90 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	none	1,358 ft	10:58 UTC
BBG Branson, MO	130 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	1,302 ft	11:15 UTC
POF Poplar Bluff, MO	270 nm out, 3 nm north of the line	VFR	calm	8 mi	none	330 ft	11:53 UTC
PAH Paducah, KY	350 nm out, 14 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	calm	8 mi	none	410 ft	10:53 UTC
BWG Bowling Green, KY	459 nm out, 2 nm northwest of the line	IFR Weather: mist	calm	1 mi	none	547 ft	11:53 UTC
GLW Glasgow, KY	479 nm out, 5 nm north of the line	low IFR Sky: overcast at 200 feet Weather: fog	calm	0.25 mi	200 ft	716 ft	11:35 UTC
LNP Wise, VA	649 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line	low IFR Sky: overcast at 400 feet Weather: mist	from the west-northwest (300°) at 6 knots	3 mi	400 ft	2,684 ft	11:35 UTC
JFZ Richlands, VA	679 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line	low IFR Sky: overcast at 200 feet Weather: fog	from the west-northwest (300°) at 7 knots	0.5 mi	200 ft	2,653 ft	11:35 UTC
ROA Roanoke, VA	769 nm out, 19 nm north of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 3,400 feet	from the west-northwest (290°) at 11 knots, gusting to 21	10+ mi	3,400 ft	1,175 ft	11:54 UTC
BKT Blackstone, VA	869 nm out, 8 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the north-northeast (030°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	437 ft	12:55 UTC
ORF Norfolk, VA	destination	marginal VFR Sky: a few clouds at 700 feet, overcast at 1,400 feet Weather: light rain, mist	from the northwest (320°) at 7 knots, gusting to 17	5 mi	1,400 ft	26 ft	7:51 am EDT (11:51 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 2,684 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At ORF when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:58 pm EDT (17:58 UTC)

Wind from the northwest at 13 knots, gusting to 21, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 1,500 feet marginal VFR

The whole forecast for ORF

From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 11 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 1,500 feet
At times between Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC) and 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): visibility 5 miles, light rain, mist, a few clouds at 700 feet, overcast at 1,500 feet
From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 13 knots, gusting to 21, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 1,500 feet
From Mon 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 13 knots, gusting to 21, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,000 feet
From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the north at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet

The forecast for TUL, the departure

From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 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 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered 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 ORF 6:32 pm EDT (22:32 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:58 pm EDT (22:58 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 · loop National Weather Service

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

Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · 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: Tulsa International, Norfolk International.