Tucson International to Tulsa International TUS → TUL
786 nautical miles (905 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 068°, about 059° magnetic at the departure end (variation 9E). At 120 knots that is 4 h 12 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 67-knot tailwind), arriving about 1:52 pm CDT (18:52 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 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Near the route, 149 nm along 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
- E170 at 26,000 ft, 5 nm east, 5:34 am MST (12:34 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence, remarks: ZFW50. At the destination end, 5 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
TUL UA /OV TUL/TM 1234/FL260/TP E170/TB LGT TO MOD CHOP/RM ZFW50
- Report
- a routine report filed through TUL
- Where
- over TUL
- Time
- 12:34 UTC
- Height
- at 26,000 ft
- Aircraft
- E170
- Turbulence
- light to moderate chop
- Remarks
- ZFW50
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 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 9 forecast points nearest it (TUS, ELP, ABQ, ROW, TCC, AMA, GAG, OKC, TUL). 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 | 220° at 18 kt | −15 kt | 17 °C | 135 kt | 5 h 49 min | 3:29 pm CDT (20:29 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 220° at 20 kt | −17 kt | 14 °C | 137 kt | 5 h 44 min | 3:24 pm CDT (20:24 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 220° at 23 kt | −20 kt | 11 °C | 140 kt | 5 h 37 min | 3:17 pm CDT (20:17 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 220° at 29 kt | −25 kt | 7 °C | 145 kt | 5 h 25 min | 3:05 pm CDT (20:05 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 220° at 34 kt | −30 kt | 3 °C | 150 kt | 5 h 14 min | 2:54 pm CDT (19:54 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 230° at 38 kt | −35 kt | -1 °C | 155 kt | 5 h 04 min | 2:44 pm CDT (19:44 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 230° at 43 kt | −40 kt | -6 °C | 160 kt | 4 h 55 min | 2:35 pm CDT (19:35 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 230° at 44 kt | −42 kt | -7 °C | 162 kt | 4 h 51 min | 2:31 pm CDT (19:31 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 53 kt | −50 kt | -18 °C | 170 kt | 4 h 37 min | 2:17 pm CDT (19:17 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 240° at 69 kt | −67 kt | -27 °C | 187 kt | 4 h 12 min | 1:52 pm CDT (18:52 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 66 kt | −66 kt | -37 °C | 186 kt | 4 h 14 min | 1:54 pm CDT (18:54 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 240° at 61 kt | −61 kt | -49 °C | 181 kt | 4 h 21 min | 2:01 pm CDT (19:01 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TUS | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 210/19 14° | 200/27 6° | 220/34 3° | 220/54 -7° | 220/67 -18° | 220/83 -26° | 220/82 -36° | 220/81 -48° | |
| ELP | used from 149 nm out; 107 nm from the line | L/V | 200/16 12° | 210/36 7° | 220/48 -6° | 220/55 -15° | 220/59 -27° | 230/60 -37° | 230/56 -50° | |
| ABQ | used from 199 nm out; 95 nm from the line | 200/19 9° | 220/32 3° | 230/52 -7° | 220/67 -20° | 230/86 -26° | 230/87 -36° | 230/87 -49° | ||
| ROW | used from 249 nm out; 72 nm from the line | 230/6 | 220/20 13° | 210/37 7° | 220/48 -6° | 220/52 -16° | 230/65 -27° | 230/67 -37° | 240/64 -49° | |
| TCC | used from 348 nm out; 57 nm from the line | 230/14 | 240/29 12° | 220/39 6° | 230/48 -6° | 230/52 -19° | 230/77 -27° | 240/77 -37° | 250/71 -49° | |
| AMA | used from 448 nm out; 31 nm from the line | 240/20 | 230/25 14° | 230/31 8° | 230/42 -7° | 240/50 -18° | 240/69 -27° | 250/68 -37° | 250/58 -49° | |
| GAG | used from 547 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 230/27 21° | 230/27 15° | 230/26 8° | 240/41 -7° | 250/54 -19° | 250/72 -27° | 260/70 -37° | 260/64 -49° | |
| OKC | used from 647 nm out; 34 nm from the line | 200/23 | 220/26 19° | 210/12 16° | 230/16 8° | 250/36 -6° | 250/45 -17° | 260/61 -28° | 270/51 -37° | 270/42 -49° |
| TUL | used from 746 nm out; 20 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° |
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 | 99 nm out, 14 nm north of the line | no report just now | 3,797 ft | ||||
| TCS Truth Or Consequences, NM | 199 nm out, 5 nm south of the line | no report just now | 4,861 ft | ||||
| SRR Ruidoso, NM | 289 nm out, 22 nm south of the line | no report just now | 6,813 ft | ||||
| FSU Fort Sumner, NM | 368 nm out, 16 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 4,164 ft | ||||
| CVN Clovis, NM | 418 nm out, 6 nm south of the line | no report just now | 4,215 ft | ||||
| AMA Amarillo, TX | 497 nm out, 19 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 3,606 ft | ||||
| CSM Burns Flat, OK | 617 nm out, 9 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,922 ft | ||||
| PWA Oklahoma City, OK | 696 nm out, 18 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,299 ft | ||||
| SWO Stillwater, OK | 726 nm out, 12 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,000 ft | ||||
| TUL Tulsa, OK | destination | no report just now | 677 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 6,813 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At TUL when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:52 pm CDT (18:52 UTC)
TUL 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, 269 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB
Daylight
Sunset at TUS 5:53 pm MST (00:53 UTC), at TUL 6:51 pm CDT (23:51 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:17 pm CDT (00:17 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, Tulsa International.