Dallas Love Field to John Glenn Columbus International DAL → CMH
798 nautical miles (918 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 053°, about 050° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3E). At 120 knots that is 6 h at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 13-knot tailwind), arriving about 3:39 am EDT (07:39 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: 1,069 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 SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the last 60 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 20:00–03:00 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, LIT, CGI, EVV, LOU, CVG, CMH). 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 | 250° at 7 kt | −7 kt | 127 kt | 6 h 17 min | 3:56 am EDT (07:56 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 280° at 9 kt | −7 kt | 127 kt | 6 h 17 min | 3:56 am EDT (07:56 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 290° at 12 kt | −8 kt | 13 °C | 128 kt | 6 h 14 min | 3:53 am EDT (07:53 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 290° at 15 kt | −10 kt | 10 °C | 130 kt | 6 h 08 min | 3:47 am EDT (07:47 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 300° at 17 kt | −9 kt | 6 °C | 129 kt | 6 h 11 min | 3:50 am EDT (07:50 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 300° at 18 kt | −8 kt | 2 °C | 128 kt | 6 h 14 min | 3:53 am EDT (07:53 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 310° at 19 kt | −6 kt | -2 °C | 126 kt | 6 h 20 min | 3:59 am EDT (07:59 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 310° at 20 kt | −5 kt | -6 °C | 125 kt | 6 h 23 min | 4:02 am EDT (08:02 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 320° at 20 kt | −4 kt | -7 °C | 124 kt | 6 h 26 min | 4:05 am EDT (08:05 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 320° at 25 kt | −3 kt | -18 °C | 123 kt | 6 h 29 min | 4:08 am EDT (08:08 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 310° at 40 kt | −10 kt | -33 °C | 130 kt | 6 h 08 min | 3:47 am EDT (07:47 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 310° at 43 kt | −13 kt | -40 °C | 133 kt | 6 h | 3:39 am EDT (07:39 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 310° at 41 kt | −11 kt | -50 °C | 131 kt | 6 h 05 min | 3:44 am EDT (07:44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | used from 0 nm out; 25 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° |
| FSM | used from 100 nm out; 80 nm from the line | 200/18 | 210/19 15° | 230/22 13° | 250/18 7° | 270/20 -5° | 280/24 -16° | 280/35 -30° | 290/37 -40° | 300/40 -52° |
| LIT | used from 199 nm out; 50 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° |
| CGI | used from 349 nm out; 71 nm from the line | 250/10 | 290/12 17° | 290/18 11° | 300/22 5° | 320/25 -8° | 330/30 -18° | 320/53 -33° | 320/66 -42° | 320/56 -50° |
| EVV | used from 499 nm out; 29 nm from the line | 310/13 | 340/26 16° | 330/29 10° | 330/32 4° | 330/30 -9° | 340/38 -20° | 330/60 -35° | 320/57 -41° | 330/39 -48° |
| LOU | used from 598 nm out; 32 nm from the line | 320/15 | 340/24 14° | 330/28 9° | 340/34 4° | 340/37 -9° | 340/42 -20° | 320/39 -35° | 320/45 -39° | 330/40 -47° |
| CVG | used from 648 nm out; 27 nm from the line | 350/13 | 340/20 13° | 340/22 8° | 350/30 3° | 340/30 -9° | 340/38 -21° | 330/37 -35° | 320/38 -40° | 310/35 -47° |
| CMH | used from 748 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 340/14 | 320/13 12° | 350/12 8° | 360/10 2° | 350/27 -10° | 340/20 -22° | 320/31 -35° | 270/25 -39° | 260/32 -48° |
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 | ||||
| TKI Dallas, TX | 20 nm out, 9 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 588 ft | ||||
| PRX Paris, TX | 80 nm out, 6 nm east of the line | no report just now | 547 ft | ||||
| MPJ Morrilton, AR | 239 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 923 ft | ||||
| BDQ Morrilton, AR | 249 nm out, 7 nm south of the line | no report just now | 321 ft | ||||
| ARG Walnut Ridge, AR | 349 nm out, 7 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 279 ft | ||||
| PAH Paducah, KY | 469 nm out, 15 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 410 ft | ||||
| EVV Evansville, IN | 549 nm out, 6 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 421 ft | ||||
| OWB Owensboro, KY | 559 nm out, 20 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 407 ft | ||||
| CVG Covington, KY | 698 nm out, 10 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 896 ft | ||||
| ILN Wilmington, OH | 748 nm out, 11 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,076 ft | ||||
| CMH Columbus, OH | destination | no report just now | 815 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,076 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At CMH when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:39 am EDT (07:39 UTC)
CMH 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 13 nm from the route, at the departure end · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Thursday 15 October · ZFW
- 6/8029 Cincinnati, OH, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 5 nm from the route, 698 nm along the route · a VIP movement · until 12 October · ZID
Daylight
Sunset at DAL 6:58 pm CDT (23:58 UTC), at CMH 6:56 pm EDT (22:56 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:24 pm EDT (23:24 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at CMH is before sunrise there (7:38 am EDT (11:38 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, John Glenn Columbus International.