Dallas Love Field to Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain Airport DAL → MSP
742 nautical miles (854 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 012°, about 009° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3E). At 120 knots that is 4 h 51 min at the quickest height in today's winds (3,500 ft, a 33-knot tailwind), arriving about 5:06 am CDT (10:06 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now DAL is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 9 knots; MSP is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (210°) 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: 142 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 3W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the route from 139 to 663 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 DAL.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- A321 at 16,500 ft, 28 nm west, 10:25 pm CDT (03:25 UTC): light turbulence, remarks: during the climb. 712 nm along the route, 28 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
MSP UA /OV MSP235040/TM 0325/FL165/TP A321/TB CONS LGT /RM DURC
- Report
- a routine report filed through MSP
- Where
- 40 nm southwest (235°) of MSP
- Time
- 03:25 UTC
- Height
- at 16,500 ft
- Aircraft
- A321
- Turbulence
- continuous light
- Remarks
- during the climb
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 8 forecast points nearest it (DAL, OKC, TUL, MKC, OMA, DSM, MCW, MSP). 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 | 220° at 36 kt | −33 kt | 153 kt | 4 h 51 min | 5:06 am CDT (10:06 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 240° at 30 kt | −22 kt | 142 kt | 5 h 14 min | 5:29 am CDT (10:29 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 240° at 23 kt | −15 kt | 15 °C | 135 kt | 5 h 30 min | 5:45 am CDT (10:45 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 240° at 16 kt | −10 kt | 12 °C | 130 kt | 5 h 42 min | 5:57 am CDT (10:57 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 240° at 15 kt | −9 kt | 7 °C | 129 kt | 5 h 45 min | 6:00 am CDT (11:00 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 250° at 17 kt | −10 kt | 3 °C | 130 kt | 5 h 42 min | 5:57 am CDT (10:57 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 250° at 19 kt | −10 kt | -1 °C | 130 kt | 5 h 42 min | 5:57 am CDT (10:57 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 250° at 22 kt | −11 kt | -6 °C | 131 kt | 5 h 40 min | 5:55 am CDT (10:55 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 250° at 23 kt | −11 kt | -7 °C | 131 kt | 5 h 40 min | 5:55 am CDT (10:55 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 250° at 29 kt | −15 kt | -18 °C | 135 kt | 5 h 30 min | 5:45 am CDT (10:45 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 260° at 42 kt | −16 kt | -31 °C | 136 kt | 5 h 27 min | 5:42 am CDT (10:42 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 260° at 48 kt | −16 kt | -41 °C | 136 kt | 5 h 27 min | 5:42 am CDT (10:42 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 270° at 51 kt | −10 kt | -50 °C | 130 kt | 5 h 42 min | 5:57 am CDT (10:57 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° |
| OKC | used from 99 nm out; 70 nm from the line | 200/44 | 230/32 18° | 240/13 15° | 240/10 9° | 240/20 -5° | 250/27 -16° | 260/47 -28° | 270/48 -39° | 270/45 -50° |
| TUL | used from 148 nm out; 34 nm from the line | 210/37 | 240/29 17° | 260/15 14° | 260/11 7° | 240/22 -6° | 250/29 -16° | 270/45 -29° | 270/47 -40° | 280/44 -50° |
| MKC | used from 297 nm out; 74 nm from the line | 220/44 | 250/28 18° | 250/18 13° | 240/12 6° | 280/24 -6° | 240/34 -18° | 260/47 -30° | 260/51 -40° | 270/58 -50° |
| OMA | used from 445 nm out; 73 nm from the line | 220/47 | 240/33 19° | 250/18 11° | 230/17 6° | 260/29 -8° | 250/33 -19° | 250/51 -33° | 260/61 -40° | 270/62 -49° |
| DSM | used from 495 nm out; 38 nm from the line | 230/40 | 250/33 17° | 250/18 12° | 240/17 5° | 260/28 -8° | 270/34 -19° | 260/41 -33° | 260/55 -41° | 270/62 -51° |
| MCW | used from 594 nm out; 31 nm from the line | 220/44 | 250/30 17° | 230/14 12° | 240/17 6° | 250/22 -8° | 270/29 -20° | 250/34 -34° | 260/52 -43° | 260/59 -51° |
| MSP | used from 693 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 230/26 | 240/30 17° | 240/24 12° | 250/22 5° | 250/35 -10° | 260/36 -21° | 250/41 -36° | 250/49 -45° | 260/58 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL Dallas, TX | departure | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet | from the south-southeast (160°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | none | 486 ft | 11:53 pm CDT (04:53 UTC) |
| GYI Sherman/Denison, TX | 49 nm out, 4 nm north of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southeast (160°) at 10 knots | 10+ mi | none | 749 ft | 04:55 UTC |
| AQR Atoka, OK | 99 nm out, 14 nm east of the line | no report just now | 590 ft | ||||
| RVS Tulsa, OK | 198 nm out, 2 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (180°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | none | 638 ft | 04:53 UTC |
| IDP Independence, KS | 267 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line | VFR | from the south (190°) at 10 knots | 10+ mi | none | 824 ft | 04:55 UTC |
| FOE Topeka, KS | 366 nm out, 23 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (190°) at 12 knots, gusting to 22 | 10+ mi | none | 1,077 ft | 04:53 UTC |
| STJ St Joseph, MO | 425 nm out, 1 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (190°) at 10 knots | 10+ mi | none | 826 ft | 04:53 UTC |
| CSQ Creston, IA | 505 nm out, 7 nm east of the line | VFR | from the south (180°) at 12 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,299 ft | 04:55 UTC |
| GFZ Greenfield, IA | 524 nm out, 2 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 1,363 ft | ||||
| EAG Eagle Grove, IA | 604 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 1,132 ft | ||||
| ACQ Waseca, MN | 693 nm out, 2 nm west of the line | VFR | from the south (190°) at 10 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,126 ft | 04:55 UTC |
| MSP Minneapolis, MN | destination | VFR Sky: a broken layer at 17,000 feet | from the south-southwest (210°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | 17,000 ft | 841 ft | 11:53 pm CDT (04:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,363 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At MSP when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:06 am CDT (10:06 UTC)
Wind from the south at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 20,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for MSP
- From Sun 9:00 pm CDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the south at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 20,000 feet
- From Mon 6:00 am CDT (11:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 20,000 feet
- From Mon 10:00 pm CDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 15,000 feet
The forecast for DAL, the departure
- From Sun 10:00 pm CDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the south at 11 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
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
- 6/6656 ANOKA, MN, Monday, October 5, 2026 through Monday, October 19, 2026 Local 19 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · until 19 October · ZMP
Daylight
Sunset at DAL 6:58 pm CDT (23:58 UTC), at MSP 6:33 pm CDT (23:33 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:03 pm CDT (00:03 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at MSP is before sunrise there (7:24 am CDT (12:24 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, Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain Airport.