Perot Fld/Fort Worth Alliance Airport to Oakland County International AFW → PTK
876 nautical miles (1,009 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 044°, about 040° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4E). At 120 knots that is 6 h 18 min at the quickest height in today's winds (3,500 ft, a 19-knot tailwind), arriving about 10:35 am EDT (14:35 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: 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 3W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Near the route, 209 nm along 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, fog). Over the last 110 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 AFW.
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 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 (DAL, FSM, SGF, STL, SPI, IND, FWA, CLE). 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 | 240° at 19 kt | −19 kt | 139 kt | 6 h 18 min | 10:35 am EDT (14:35 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 250° at 18 kt | −17 kt | 137 kt | 6 h 24 min | 10:41 am EDT (14:41 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 260° at 17 kt | −14 kt | 13 °C | 134 kt | 6 h 32 min | 10:49 am EDT (14:49 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 270° at 16 kt | −12 kt | 10 °C | 132 kt | 6 h 38 min | 10:55 am EDT (14:55 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 270° at 13 kt | −9 kt | 7 °C | 129 kt | 6 h 47 min | 11:04 am EDT (15:04 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 270° at 14 kt | −10 kt | 3 °C | 130 kt | 6 h 44 min | 11:01 am EDT (15:01 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 270° at 17 kt | −12 kt | -1 °C | 132 kt | 6 h 38 min | 10:55 am EDT (14:55 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 270° at 19 kt | −14 kt | -6 °C | 134 kt | 6 h 32 min | 10:49 am EDT (14:49 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 270° at 20 kt | −14 kt | -7 °C | 134 kt | 6 h 32 min | 10:49 am EDT (14:49 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 280° at 25 kt | −15 kt | -18 °C | 135 kt | 6 h 29 min | 10:46 am EDT (14:46 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 300° at 38 kt | −12 kt | -32 °C | 132 kt | 6 h 38 min | 10:55 am EDT (14:55 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 300° at 47 kt | −15 kt | -41 °C | 135 kt | 6 h 29 min | 10:46 am EDT (14:46 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 310° at 48 kt | −11 kt | -51 °C | 131 kt | 6 h 41 min | 10:58 am EDT (14:58 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | used from 0 nm out; 27 nm from the line | 190/29 | 220/23 17° | 220/17 13° | 250/18 8° | 230/18 -5° | 240/18 -15° | 270/34 -29° | 280/33 -39° | 300/36 -51° |
| FSM | used from 100 nm out; 79 nm from the line | 210/27 | 250/23 16° | 250/20 13° | 240/17 8° | 250/18 -6° | 260/31 -16° | 280/42 -30° | 280/44 -40° | 290/38 -51° |
| SGF | used from 249 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 230/33 | 230/28 15° | 250/20 13° | 240/18 7° | 250/20 -6° | 250/24 -17° | 280/42 -31° | 280/49 -40° | 290/46 -51° |
| STL | used from 398 nm out; 62 nm from the line | 250/24 | 250/24 16° | 260/23 9° | 270/16 6° | 260/25 -6° | 270/29 -19° | 290/34 -33° | 290/48 -41° | 290/54 -51° |
| SPI | used from 548 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 220/21 | 250/23 16° | 260/27 9° | 270/14 6° | 270/23 -7° | 270/31 -19° | 270/28 -33° | 290/48 -42° | 300/55 -52° |
| IND | used from 598 nm out; 74 nm from the line | 290/16 | 310/20 16° | 320/21 10° | 330/13 3° | 300/25 -7° | 320/32 -19° | 330/46 -34° | 320/61 -43° | 320/63 -50° |
| FWA | used from 697 nm out; 44 nm from the line | 300/17 | 320/20 16° | 330/20 10° | 340/15 3° | 310/27 -8° | 320/37 -20° | 330/52 -36° | 330/65 -43° | 330/60 -50° |
| CLE | used from 847 nm out; 105 nm from the line | 340/7 | 010/16 13° | 350/18 8° | 350/20 3° | 340/31 -10° | 340/46 -21° | 340/54 -37° | 330/62 -44° | 340/65 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFW Fort Worth, TX | departure | no report just now | 723 ft | ||||
| GYI Sherman/Denison, TX | 50 nm out, 8 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 749 ft | ||||
| AQR Atoka, OK | 100 nm out, 18 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 590 ft | ||||
| FSM Fort Smith, AR | 199 nm out, 5 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 469 ft | ||||
| BBG Branson, MO | 299 nm out, 11 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,302 ft | ||||
| TVB Cabool, MO | 359 nm out, 1 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 1,220 ft | ||||
| CPS Cahokia/St Louis, IL | 488 nm out, 6 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 412 ft | ||||
| CMI Champaign/Urbana, IL | 608 nm out, 13 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 754 ft | ||||
| LAF Lafayette, IN | 667 nm out, 9 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 605 ft | ||||
| GUS Peru, IN | 707 nm out, 21 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 810 ft | ||||
| JXN Jackson, MI | 827 nm out, 9 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,000 ft | ||||
| PTK Pontiac, MI | destination | no report just now | 980 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,302 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At PTK when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:35 am EDT (14:35 UTC)
PTK has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8646 Arlington, TX, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Friday, October 16, 2026 UTC 18 nm from the route, at the departure end · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Thursday 15 October · ZFW
- 9/2934 DALLAS, TX 22 nm from the route, at the departure end · a VIP movement · ZFW
Daylight
Sunset at AFW 6:59 pm CDT (23:59 UTC), at PTK 6:56 pm EDT (22:56 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:24 pm EDT (23:24 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: Perot Fld/Fort Worth Alliance Airport, Oakland County International.