Plan a flight · Sun 8:39 pm CDT (01:39 UTC)

Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International to Dallas-Fort Worth International BHM → DFW

518 nautical miles (596 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 268°, about 271° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3W). At 120 knots that is 4 h 40 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 9-knot headwind), arriving about 1:19 am CDT (06:19 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now BHM is VFR, wind calm; DFW is VFR, wind from the south (170°) at 7 knots. 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: 4,270 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

No SIGMET or AIRMET covers any part of this route right now.

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 BHM.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

A320 at 26,500 ft, 42 nm south, 5:46 pm CDT (22:46 UTC): moderate clear-air turbulence, remarks: ZFW86. 408 nm along the route, 42 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GGG UA /OV GGG/TM 2246/FL265/TP A320/TB MOD CAT/RM ZFW86
```
Report
a routine report filed through GGG
Where
over GGG
Time
22:46 UTC
Height
at 26,500 ft
Aircraft
A320
Turbulence
moderate clear-air turbulence
Remarks
ZFW86
B712 at 30,000 ft, 41 nm south, 6:09 pm CDT (23:09 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZME46. 60 nm along the route, 41 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CBM UA /OV IGB135050/TM 2309/FL300/TP B712/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZME46
```
Report
a routine report filed through CBM
Where
50 nm southeast (135°) of IGB
Time
23:09 UTC
Height
at 30,000 ft
Aircraft
B712
Turbulence
continuous light chop
Remarks
ZME46
A21N at 34,000 ft, 41 nm south, 6:05 pm CDT (23:05 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence, remarks: ZME46. 60 nm along the route, 41 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CBM UA /OV IGB135050/TM 2305/FL340/TP A21N/TB LGT-MOD CHOP/RM ZME46
```
Report
a routine report filed through CBM
Where
50 nm southeast (135°) of IGB
Time
23:05 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
A21N
Turbulence
light to moderate chop
Remarks
ZME46

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 20:00–03:00 UTC · at 120 knots true airspeed

The westbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: even thousands plus 500 ft; above 18,000 ft the forecast levels), with the wind averaged along the line from the 5 forecast points nearest it (BHM, JAN, LIT, SHV, DAL). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

Height	Average wind	Head- or tailwind	Temperature	Ground speed	Time en route	Arrival
4,500 ft	250° at 9 kt	+9 kt		111 kt	4 h 40 min	1:19 am CDT (06:19 UTC)
6,500 ft	270° at 13 kt	+13 kt	16 °C	107 kt	4 h 50 min	1:29 am CDT (06:29 UTC)
8,500 ft	270° at 17 kt	+17 kt	13 °C	103 kt	5 h 02 min	1:41 am CDT (06:41 UTC)
10,500 ft	280° at 17 kt	+18 kt	9 °C	102 kt	5 h 05 min	1:44 am CDT (06:44 UTC)
12,500 ft	290° at 18 kt	+17 kt	6 °C	103 kt	5 h 02 min	1:41 am CDT (06:41 UTC)
14,500 ft	290° at 18 kt	+17 kt	2 °C	103 kt	5 h 02 min	1:41 am CDT (06:41 UTC)
16,500 ft	290° at 19 kt	+17 kt	-2 °C	103 kt	5 h 02 min	1:41 am CDT (06:41 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	300° at 20 kt	+17 kt	-5 °C	103 kt	5 h 02 min	1:41 am CDT (06:41 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	300° at 22 kt	+18 kt	-16 °C	102 kt	5 h 05 min	1:44 am CDT (06:44 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	310° at 37 kt	+27 kt	-31 °C	93 kt	5 h 34 min	2:13 am CDT (07:13 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	320° at 38 kt	+25 kt	-41 °C	95 kt	5 h 27 min	2:06 am CDT (07:06 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	320° at 41 kt	+27 kt	-51 °C	93 kt	5 h 34 min	2:13 am CDT (07:13 UTC)

Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 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
BHM	used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line	300/16	330/32 16°	320/37 11°	330/37 6°	310/33 -7°	310/30 -18°	320/40 -34°	330/43 -41°	330/30 -49°
JAN	used from 100 nm out; 82 nm from the line	260/6	310/14 17°	280/13 12°	290/19 6°	310/22 -5°	310/28 -17°	320/44 -32°	330/48 -41°	320/52 -51°
LIT	used from 249 nm out; 85 nm from the line	220/12	250/12 17°	250/18 12°	260/22 6°	310/14 -5°	310/25 -17°	310/40 -31°	310/38 -41°	310/46 -52°
SHV	used from 299 nm out; 57 nm from the line	190/11	230/19 17°	230/26 12°	260/15 7°	280/16 -4°	300/17 -15°	300/34 -30°	300/31 -41°	310/42 -52°
DAL	used from 448 nm out; 36 nm from the line	180/21	190/24 15°	230/20 12°	220/23 8°	240/22 -5°	230/18 -15°	280/33 -29°	280/36 -39°	300/33 -52°

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
BHM Birmingham, AL	departure	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	650 ft	7:53 pm CDT (00:53 UTC)
TCL Tuscaloosa, AL	40 nm out, 20 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	169 ft	00:53 UTC
GTR Columbus/W Point/Starkville, MS	90 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	264 ft	00:56 UTC
STF Starkville, MS	110 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	332 ft	23:15 UTC
GWO Greenwood, MS	169 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	162 ft	00:53 UTC
GLH Greenville, MS	209 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (190°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	130 ft	00:53 UTC
ELD El Dorado, AR	309 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line	VFR	from the south-southwest (210°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	277 ft	00:53 UTC
TXK Texarkana, AR	359 nm out, 16 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	389 ft	00:53 UTC
OSA Mount Pleasant, TX	408 nm out, 4 nm west of the line	marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 1,400 feet, overcast at 2,300 feet	from the north-northeast (020°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	2,300 ft	364 ft	15:10 UTC
SLR Sulphur Springs, TX	448 nm out, 8 nm north of the line	VFR	from the south-southeast (150°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	489 ft	01:15 UTC
GVT Greenville, TX	468 nm out, 4 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (160°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	none	534 ft	23:15 UTC
DFW Dallas-Fort Worth, TX	destination	VFR	from the south (170°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	606 ft	7:53 pm CDT (00:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 650 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, 1:19 am CDT (06:19 UTC)

Wind from the south at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR

The whole forecast for DFW

From Sun 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the south at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the south at 12 knots, gusting to 23, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 20,000 feet
From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet

The forecast for BHM, the departure

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

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

9/2934 DALLAS, TX 1 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 BHM 6:17 pm CDT (23:17 UTC), at DFW 6:58 pm CDT (23:58 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:23 pm CDT (00:23 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at DFW is before sunrise there (7:29 am CDT (12:29 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 lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the southern Plains · 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: Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International, Dallas-Fort Worth International.