Dallas Love Field to Albuquerque International Sunport DAL → ABQ
503 nautical miles (579 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 288°, about 285° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3E). At 120 knots that is 4 h 25 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 6-knot headwind), arriving about 12:59 am MDT (06:59 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: 3,210 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
- SIGMET 6W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 10:55 pm CDT (03:55 UTC). Over the last 109 nm of the route.
as issued
WSUS33 KKCI 120155 MKCW WST 120155 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 6W VALID UNTIL 0355Z CO NM FROM 50SSW DEN-30NNE TBE-50SSW CME-50E SJN-20NE DVC-50SSW DEN AREA TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL340.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the last 118 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the last 109 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 10 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 DAL.
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 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 6 forecast points nearest it (DAL, SPS, ABI, LBB, TCC, ABQ). 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 | 210° at 35 kt | +6 kt | 18 °C | 114 kt | 4 h 25 min | 12:59 am MDT (06:59 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 210° at 32 kt | +9 kt | 17 °C | 111 kt | 4 h 32 min | 1:06 am MDT (07:06 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 220° at 27 kt | +12 kt | 14 °C | 108 kt | 4 h 39 min | 1:13 am MDT (07:13 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 230° at 24 kt | +13 kt | 10 °C | 107 kt | 4 h 42 min | 1:16 am MDT (07:16 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 230° at 23 kt | +14 kt | 6 °C | 106 kt | 4 h 45 min | 1:19 am MDT (07:19 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 230° at 24 kt | +14 kt | 2 °C | 106 kt | 4 h 45 min | 1:19 am MDT (07:19 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 230° at 25 kt | +14 kt | -2 °C | 106 kt | 4 h 45 min | 1:19 am MDT (07:19 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 230° at 26 kt | +14 kt | -5 °C | 106 kt | 4 h 45 min | 1:19 am MDT (07:19 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 240° at 37 kt | +25 kt | -17 °C | 95 kt | 5 h 18 min | 1:52 am MDT (07:52 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 250° at 56 kt | +45 kt | -27 °C | 75 kt | 6 h 42 min | 3:16 am MDT (09:16 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 250° at 52 kt | +45 kt | -37 °C | 75 kt | 6 h 42 min | 3:16 am MDT (09:16 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 270° at 45 kt | +43 kt | -49 °C | 77 kt | 6 h 32 min | 3:06 am MDT (09:06 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; 25 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° |
| SPS | used from 49 nm out; 48 nm from the line | 200/39 | 220/28 17° | 230/27 12° | 240/15 9° | 250/15 -4° | 250/24 -15° | 260/45 -28° | 270/43 -39° | 280/45 -51° |
| ABI | used from 148 nm out; 80 nm from the line | 200/31 17° | 210/21 15° | 240/15 9° | 250/14 -4° | 250/24 -14° | 250/36 -28° | 270/35 -38° | 290/41 -50° | |
| LBB | used from 197 nm out; 39 nm from the line | 200/36 18° | 220/19 15° | 240/20 8° | 230/24 -4° | 240/37 -16° | 250/57 -28° | 250/51 -38° | 270/47 -50° | |
| TCC | used from 296 nm out; 59 nm from the line | 210/42 | 230/33 14° | 230/32 6° | 220/35 -6° | 230/49 -19° | 240/72 -27° | 250/62 -36° | 250/52 -48° | |
| ABQ | used from 444 nm out; 35 nm from the line | 220/27 11° | 210/35 5° | 220/46 -9° | 230/62 -20° | 240/78 -25° | 240/80 -35° | 240/56 -47° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL Dallas, TX | departure | no report just now | 486 ft | ||||
| AFW Fort Worth, TX | 30 nm out, 5 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 723 ft | ||||
| ONY Olney, TX | 99 nm out, 5 nm west of the line | no report just now | 1,275 ft | ||||
| LBB Lubbock, TX | 257 nm out, 24 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 3,282 ft | ||||
| CVN Clovis, NM | 326 nm out, 5 nm north of the line | no report just now | 4,215 ft | ||||
| FSU Fort Sumner, NM | 385 nm out, 7 nm south of the line | no report just now | 4,164 ft | ||||
| SXU Santa Rosa, NM | 405 nm out, 16 nm north of the line | no report just now | 4,791 ft | ||||
| ABQ Albuquerque, NM | destination | no report just now | 5,354 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 5,354 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At ABQ when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:59 am MDT (06:59 UTC)
ABQ 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 departure 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 departure end · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Thursday 15 October · ZFW
Daylight
Sunset at DAL 6:58 pm CDT (23:58 UTC), at ABQ 6:35 pm MDT (00:35 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:01 pm MDT (01:01 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at ABQ is before sunrise there (7:09 am MDT (13:09 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: Dallas Love Field, Albuquerque International Sunport.