Charlotte/Douglas International to Dallas Love Field CLT → DAL
803 nautical miles (924 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 264°, about 271° magnetic at the departure end (variation 7W). At 120 knots that is 7 h 26 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 12-knot headwind), arriving about 4:37 am CDT (09:37 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: 747 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 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 8,000 ft. Over the first 139 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 99 to 198 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 CLT.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- BE40 at 29,000 ft, 21 nm north, 7:22 pm EDT (23:22 UTC): moderate chop turbulence from 26,000 ft to 29,000 ft, remarks: zme. 357 nm along the route, 21 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
TUP UA /OV TUP045041/TM 2322/FL290/TP BE40/TB OCNL MOD CHOP 290-260/RM ZME
- Report
- a routine report filed through TUP
- Where
- 41 nm northeast (045°) of TUP
- Time
- 23:22 UTC
- Height
- at 29,000 ft
- Aircraft
- BE40
- Turbulence
- occasional moderate chop from 29,000 ft to 26,000 ft
- Remarks
- zme
- B712 at 3,000 ft, 9 nm north, 7:13 pm EDT (23:13 UTC): scattered clouds from 3,000 ft to 3,200 ft; clear from 3,200 ft to 60,000 ft. 208 nm along the route, 9 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
CHA UA /OV CHA180005/TM 2313/FL030/TP B712/SK SCT030-TOP032/SKC
- Report
- a routine report filed through CHA
- Where
- 5 nm south (180°) of CHA
- Time
- 23:13 UTC
- Height
- at 3,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B712
- Sky
- SCT030-TOP032 C
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 7 forecast points nearest it (GSP, TYS, HSV, MEM, 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 | 280° at 13 kt | +12 kt | 108 kt | 7 h 26 min | 4:37 am CDT (09:37 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 290° at 16 kt | +14 kt | 14 °C | 106 kt | 7 h 35 min | 4:46 am CDT (09:46 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 290° at 19 kt | +16 kt | 11 °C | 104 kt | 7 h 43 min | 4:54 am CDT (09:54 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 300° at 21 kt | +17 kt | 8 °C | 103 kt | 7 h 48 min | 4:59 am CDT (09:59 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 300° at 23 kt | +18 kt | 4 °C | 102 kt | 7 h 52 min | 5:03 am CDT (10:03 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 300° at 24 kt | +18 kt | 1 °C | 102 kt | 7 h 52 min | 5:03 am CDT (10:03 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 300° at 24 kt | +18 kt | -3 °C | 102 kt | 7 h 52 min | 5:03 am CDT (10:03 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 300° at 25 kt | +18 kt | -6 °C | 102 kt | 7 h 52 min | 5:03 am CDT (10:03 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 300° at 25 kt | +19 kt | -17 °C | 101 kt | 7 h 57 min | 5:08 am CDT (10:08 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 300° at 37 kt | +28 kt | -32 °C | 92 kt | 8 h 44 min | 5:55 am CDT (10:55 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 300° at 36 kt | +26 kt | -40 °C | 94 kt | 8 h 33 min | 5:44 am CDT (10:44 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 34 kt | +26 kt | -50 °C | 94 kt | 8 h 33 min | 5:44 am CDT (10:44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GSP | used from 0 nm out; 41 nm from the line | 300/22 | 310/22 11° | 300/22 7° | 290/28 5° | 270/36 -5° | 250/42 -18° | 230/54 -31° | 230/59 -40° | 230/65 -50° |
| TYS | used from 99 nm out; 56 nm from the line | 290/19 | 310/22 11° | 330/25 7° | 330/34 3° | 320/37 -7° | 300/37 -18° | 300/37 -34° | 280/29 -39° | 270/29 -48° |
| HSV | used from 198 nm out; 66 nm from the line | 290/15 | 330/34 16° | 330/38 11° | 330/40 5° | 320/36 -7° | 320/31 -18° | 320/44 -34° | 330/53 -41° | 330/34 -48° |
| MEM | used from 396 nm out; 57 nm from the line | 240/9 | 280/14 17° | 280/20 12° | 290/25 5° | 320/25 -6° | 330/31 -18° | 320/52 -32° | 330/58 -41° | 320/42 -50° |
| LIT | used from 496 nm out; 65 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 595 nm out; 72 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 743 nm out; 35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLT Charlotte, NC | departure | no report just now | 747 ft | ||||
| GSP Greer, SC | 59 nm out, 13 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 963 ft | ||||
| DZJ Blairsville, GA | 149 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 1,906 ft | ||||
| CHA Chattanooga, TN | 208 nm out, 14 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 682 ft | ||||
| HSV Huntsville, AL | 287 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 628 ft | ||||
| TUP Tupelo, MS | 387 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 346 ft | ||||
| MMS Marks, MS | 466 nm out, 9 nm north of the line | no report just now | 161 ft | ||||
| LLQ Monticello, AR | 545 nm out, 12 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 267 ft | ||||
| CDH Camden, AR | 595 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 129 ft | ||||
| TXK Texarkana, AR | 654 nm out, 1 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 389 ft | ||||
| GVT Greenville, TX | 763 nm out, 4 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 534 ft | ||||
| DAL Dallas, TX | destination | no report just now | 486 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,906 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At DAL when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:37 am CDT (09:37 UTC)
DAL has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 9/2934 DALLAS, TX 2 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 13 nm from the route, at the destination end · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Thursday 15 October · ZFW
Daylight
Sunset at CLT 6:52 pm EDT (22:52 UTC), at DAL 6:58 pm CDT (23:58 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:22 pm CDT (00:22 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at DAL 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
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: Charlotte/Douglas International, Dallas Love Field.