Tucson International to Stillwater Regional TUS → SWO
729 nautical miles (839 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 067°, about 058° magnetic at the departure end (variation 9E). At 120 knots that is 3 h 55 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 66-knot tailwind), arriving about 4:30 am CDT (09:30 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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: 3 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
- SIGMET 9C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 30 knots, until 11:55 pm MST (06:55 UTC). Over the route from 320 to 320 nm out.
as issued
WSUS32 KKCI 120455 MKCC WST 120455 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 9C VALID UNTIL 0655Z TX NM FROM 50NNW CME-40ENE CME-50SE ELP-20WSW ELP-30E TCS-50NNW CME AREA TS MOV FROM 22030KT. TOPS TO FL300.
- SIGMET 7C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 11:55 pm MST (06:55 UTC). Over the route from 350 to 390 nm out.
as issued
WSUS32 KKCI 120455 MKCC WST 120455 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 7C VALID UNTIL 0655Z TX OK CO NM FROM 40NNW PUB-70WSW LBL-40NE CME-40ESE RSK-30ENE HBU-40NNW PUB AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL340.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 210 to 310 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 last 160 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 TUS.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- B737 at 37,000 ft, 23 nm south, 8:40 pm MST (03:40 UTC): scattered clouds, -43 °C, wind 230° at 82 knots, remarks: produced by skypath. 100 nm along the route, 23 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
LSB UA /OV SSO049015 /TM 0340 /FL370 /TP B737 /SK FEW-SCT /TA M43 /WV 23082KT /RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATH
- Report
- a routine report filed through LSB
- Where
- 15 nm northeast (049°) of SSO
- Time
- 03:40 UTC
- Height
- at 37,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B737
- Sky
- few-sct
- Temperature
- −43 °C
- Wind
- from 230° at 82 knots
- Remarks
- produced by skypath
- B738 at 36,000 ft, 41 nm north, 8:11 pm MST (03:11 UTC): -40 °C, wind 245° at 69 knots, remarks: produced by skypath. 340 nm along the route, 41 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
SXU UA /OV ACH146017 /TM 0311 /FL360 /TP B738 /TA M40 /WV 24569KT /RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATH
- Report
- a routine report filed through SXU
- Where
- 17 nm southeast (146°) of ACH
- Time
- 03:11 UTC
- Height
- at 36,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B738
- Temperature
- −40 °C
- Wind
- from 245° at 69 knots
- Remarks
- produced by skypath
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 8 forecast points nearest it (TUS, ELP, ABQ, ROW, TCC, AMA, GAG, OKC). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,500 ft | 210° at 29 kt | −23 kt | 15 °C | 143 kt | 5 h 06 min | 5:41 am CDT (10:41 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 220° at 28 kt | −23 kt | 13 °C | 143 kt | 5 h 06 min | 5:41 am CDT (10:41 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 220° at 27 kt | −23 kt | 12 °C | 143 kt | 5 h 06 min | 5:41 am CDT (10:41 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 220° at 27 kt | −24 kt | 7 °C | 144 kt | 5 h 04 min | 5:39 am CDT (10:39 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 220° at 29 kt | −26 kt | 3 °C | 146 kt | 5 h | 5:35 am CDT (10:35 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 220° at 32 kt | −29 kt | -1 °C | 149 kt | 4 h 54 min | 5:29 am CDT (10:29 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 220° at 34 kt | −31 kt | -5 °C | 151 kt | 4 h 50 min | 5:25 am CDT (10:25 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 35 kt | −31 kt | -6 °C | 151 kt | 4 h 50 min | 5:25 am CDT (10:25 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 47 kt | −45 kt | -18 °C | 165 kt | 4 h 25 min | 5:00 am CDT (10:00 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 240° at 67 kt | −66 kt | -27 °C | 186 kt | 3 h 55 min | 4:30 am CDT (09:30 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 250° at 63 kt | −63 kt | -37 °C | 183 kt | 3 h 59 min | 4:34 am CDT (09:34 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 250° at 55 kt | −56 kt | -49 °C | 176 kt | 4 h 09 min | 4:44 am CDT (09:44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TUS | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 210/13 13° | 200/35 9° | 210/40 5° | 220/50 -7° | 220/59 -18° | 230/79 -26° | 230/84 -35° | 230/84 -48° | |
| ELP | used from 150 nm out; 110 nm from the line | 290/17 | 210/11 13° | 200/18 5° | 220/46 -6° | 230/64 -14° | 230/63 -27° | 240/55 -37° | 240/44 -48° | |
| ABQ | used from 200 nm out; 91 nm from the line | 220/27 11° | 210/35 5° | 220/46 -9° | 230/62 -20° | 240/78 -25° | 240/80 -35° | 240/56 -47° | ||
| ROW | used from 250 nm out; 74 nm from the line | 190/33 | 210/27 14° | 220/28 6° | 230/36 -6° | 230/56 -15° | 230/63 -27° | 250/59 -37° | 260/57 -49° | |
| TCC | used from 350 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 210/42 | 230/33 14° | 230/32 6° | 220/35 -6° | 230/49 -19° | 240/72 -27° | 250/62 -36° | 250/52 -48° | |
| AMA | used from 450 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 210/38 | 230/29 14° | 240/29 7° | 220/27 -5° | 240/37 -18° | 240/66 -28° | 250/59 -37° | 260/47 -49° | |
| GAG | used from 549 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 220/40 19° | 230/28 14° | 240/23 8° | 230/21 -6° | 240/31 -19° | 250/66 -29° | 260/58 -38° | 260/47 -49° | |
| OKC | used from 649 nm out; 42 nm from the line | 200/44 | 230/32 18° | 240/13 15° | 240/10 9° | 240/20 -5° | 250/27 -16° | 260/47 -28° | 270/48 -39° | 270/45 -50° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TUS Tucson, AZ | departure | no report just now | 2,643 ft | ||||
| CFT Clifton/Morenci, AZ | 100 nm out, 13 nm north of the line | no report just now | 3,797 ft | ||||
| TCS Truth Or Consequences, NM | 200 nm out, 9 nm south of the line | no report just now | 4,861 ft | ||||
| FSU Fort Sumner, NM | 370 nm out, 10 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 4,164 ft | ||||
| AMA Amarillo, TX | 500 nm out, 11 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 3,606 ft | ||||
| PPA Pampa, TX | 539 nm out, 23 nm north of the line | no report just now | 3,245 ft | ||||
| CSM Burns Flat, OK | 619 nm out, 19 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,922 ft | ||||
| WDG Enid, OK | 699 nm out, 22 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,167 ft | ||||
| SWO Stillwater, OK | destination | no report just now | 1,000 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 4,861 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, 4:30 am CDT (09:30 UTC)
SWO has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8722 ALAMOGORDO, NM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, 270 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB
Daylight
Sunset at TUS 5:55 pm MST (00:55 UTC), at SWO 6:56 pm CDT (23:56 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:22 pm CDT (00:22 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at SWO is before sunrise there (7:32 am CDT (12:32 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
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: Tucson International, Stillwater Regional.