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Boeing Fld/King County International to Dallas-Fort Worth International BFI → DFW

1,443 nautical miles (1,660 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 118°, about 103° magnetic at the departure end (variation 15E). At 120 knots that is 10 h 32 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 17-knot tailwind), arriving about 1:15 pm CDT (18:15 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: 158 flights in the DOT's last twelve reported months, the route's page.

The return flight

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 C12C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 25,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 1:55 am PDT (08:55 UTC). Near the route, 985 nm along the route.
    as issued
    WSUS32 KKCI 120655
    MKCC WST 120655
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 12C
    VALID UNTIL 0855Z
    CO NM
    FROM 40W PUB-30SSE PUB-30W CIM-50WSW ALS-40W PUB
    DMSHG AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL250.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft, from 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC). Over the first 199 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft, from 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 119 to 328 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist), from 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 189 to 776 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist), from 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 279 to 448 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft, from 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 279 to 448 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft, from 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 338 to 726 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 38,000 ft, from 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 607 to 995 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft, from 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 627 to 1035 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground), from 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 687 to 945 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 5W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots), from 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 687 to 736 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft, from 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 1005 to 1005 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), from 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 1025 to 1244 nm out.

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 BFI.

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 14 forecast points nearest it (SEA, YKM, LWS, BOI, PIH, RKS, GJT, DEN, PUB, GCK, AMA, GAG, SPS, DAL). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
5,500 ft210° at 11 kt+3 kt11 °C117 kt12 h 20 min3:03 pm CDT (20:03 UTC)
7,500 ft220° at 16 kt07 °C120 kt12 h 02 min2:45 pm CDT (19:45 UTC)
9,500 ft230° at 16 kt−2 kt4 °C122 kt11 h 50 min2:33 pm CDT (19:33 UTC)
11,500 ft240° at 18 kt−4 kt1 °C124 kt11 h 38 min2:21 pm CDT (19:21 UTC)
13,500 ft230° at 20 kt−3 kt-3 °C123 kt11 h 44 min2:27 pm CDT (19:27 UTC)
15,500 ft220° at 22 kt−2 kt-7 °C122 kt11 h 50 min2:33 pm CDT (19:33 UTC)
17,500 ft220° at 25 kt0-11 °C120 kt12 h 02 min2:45 pm CDT (19:45 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180220° at 26 kt+1 kt-12 °C119 kt12 h 08 min2:51 pm CDT (19:51 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240220° at 32 kt0-23 °C120 kt12 h 02 min2:45 pm CDT (19:45 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300240° at 44 kt−12 kt-30 °C132 kt10 h 56 min1:39 pm CDT (18:39 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340240° at 44 kt−17 kt-36 °C137 kt10 h 32 min1:15 pm CDT (18:15 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390240° at 41 kt−17 kt-45 °C137 kt10 h 32 min1:15 pm CDT (18:15 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
SEAused from 0 nm out; 23 nm from the line050/7050/11 1°050/12 -5°030/31 -7°010/61 -15°010/69 -26°360/73 -40°360/62 -47°330/21 -43°
YKMused from 50 nm out; 23 nm from the line070/10040/15 -1°020/27 -8°030/25 -13°020/48 -20°010/83 -27°010/77 -37°010/49 -40°350/14 -41°
LWSused from 149 nm out; 69 nm from the line070/10080/12 -2°030/12 -6°080/7 -10°170/34 -21°160/46 -32°200/33 -35°220/22 -35°230/18 -38°
BOIused from 298 nm out; 77 nm from the line300/7 2°280/5 -4°210/16 -9°210/60 -20°210/75 -29°210/63 -32°220/64 -32°220/54 -39°
PIHused from 398 nm out; 74 nm from the lineL/V240/13 1°240/15 -3°210/42 -15°200/70 -25°220/74 -29°220/71 -36°220/62 -43°
RKSused from 597 nm out; 47 nm from the line200/41220/44 1°220/35 -11°220/46 -24°210/53 -27°220/62 -35°230/61 -44°
GJTused from 746 nm out; 91 nm from the line210/43 7°230/45 1°220/49 -12°220/62 -22°220/59 -28°230/60 -33°220/55 -45°
DENused from 796 nm out; 88 nm from the line240/21 14°250/44 6°220/49 -8°220/49 -21°230/54 -30°240/57 -35°240/49 -45°
PUBused from 895 nm out; 37 nm from the line230/25 13°230/32 6°220/44 -8°230/49 -21°240/70 -28°240/67 -34°240/58 -46°
GCKused from 1045 nm out; 98 nm from the line220/48 21°230/37 14°250/30 8°230/37 -6°240/37 -20°240/69 -28°250/67 -37°260/58 -48°
AMAused from 1094 nm out; 84 nm from the line210/38230/29 14°240/29 7°220/27 -5°240/37 -18°240/66 -28°250/59 -37°260/47 -49°
GAGused from 1194 nm out; 54 nm from the line220/40 19°230/28 14°240/23 8°230/21 -6°240/31 -19°250/66 -29°260/58 -38°260/47 -49°
SPSused from 1244 nm out; 76 nm from the line200/39220/28 17°230/27 12°240/15 9°250/15 -4°250/24 -15°260/45 -28°270/43 -39°280/45 -51°
DALused from 1393 nm out; 34 nm from the line190/29220/23 17°220/17 13°250/18 8°230/18 -5°240/18 -15°270/34 -29°280/33 -39°300/36 -51°

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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
BFI Seattle, WA departure no report just now 21 ft
YKM Yakima, WA 90 nm out, 16 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 1,098 ft
PSC Pasco, WA 149 nm out, 2 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 410 ft
MYL Mc Call, ID 298 nm out, 6 nm south of the line no report just now 5,024 ft
PIH Pocatello, ID 497 nm out, 19 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 4,451 ft
RKS Rock Springs, WY 667 nm out, 11 nm northeast of the line no report just now 6,764 ft
EGE Eagle, CO 816 nm out, 20 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 6,547 ft
COS Colorado Springs, CO 925 nm out, 8 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 6,187 ft
GUY Guymon, OK 1124 nm out, 12 nm northeast of the line no report just now 3,125 ft
AXS Altus, OK 1284 nm out, 3 nm south of the line no report just now 1,433 ft
SPS Wichita Falls, TX 1343 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 1,019 ft
DFW Dallas-Fort Worth, TX destination no report just now 606 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 6,764 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At DFW when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:15 pm CDT (18:15 UTC)

DFW has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

  • 6/8784 LAKE GEORGE, CO, Sunday, October 11, 2026 through Tuesday, October 13, 2026 UTC 5 nm from the route, 895 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 13 October · ZDV
  • 9/2934 DALLAS, TX 11 nm from the route, at the destination end · a VIP movement · ZFW
  • 6/8646 Arlington, TX, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Friday, October 16, 2026 UTC 8 nm from the route, at the destination end · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Thursday 15 October · ZFW

Daylight

Sunset at BFI 6:25 pm PDT (01:25 UTC), at DFW 6:58 pm CDT (23:58 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:23 pm CDT (00:23 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 Pacific Northwest
Radar now, the Pacific Northwest · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the northern Rockies
Radar now, the northern Rockies · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the southern Rockies
Radar now, the southern Rockies · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the whole country
Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service
Surface analysis now
Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead
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: Boeing Fld/King County International, Dallas-Fort Worth International.