Plan a flight · Sun 7:36 pm CDT (00:36 UTC)

Dallas Love Field to Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport DAL → OAK

1,273 nautical miles (1,465 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 290°, about 287° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3E). At 120 knots that is 10 h 31 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 1-knot tailwind), arriving about 4:07 am PDT (11:07 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now DAL is VFR, wind from the south (190°) at 6 knots; OAK is VFR, wind from the west-southwest (240°) at 17 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: 828 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 W68W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 36,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 8:55 pm CDT (01:55 UTC). Over the route from 448 to 647 nm out.

as issued

WSUS33 KKCI 112355
MKCW WST 112355
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 68W
VALID UNTIL 0155Z
CO NM AZ UT
FROM 30W CHE-20NNW TBE-60SE ABQ-40N SJN-30SW MTU-30W CHE
AREA TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL360.

AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 398 to 985 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 438 to 507 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 577 to 975 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots). Over the route from 666 to 696 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 706 to 995 nm out.
AIRMET ZULU 3C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 736 to 995 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 2E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 776 to 845 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Over the route from 995 to 1144 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

UAL493 at 24,000 ft, 6 nm northeast, 5:54 pm CDT (22:54 UTC): moderate turbulence. 855 nm along the route, 6 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ARP UAL493 3648N 11330W 2254 F240 TB MODERATE SK IN CLOUDS IC LIGHT
```
Report
a routine report filed through ARP
E75L at 18,000 ft, 8 nm north, 6:24 pm CDT (23:24 UTC): moderate turbulence from 18,000 ft to 22,000 ft, remarks: mountain wave a 10-knot loss of airspeed entered by zoa fdcs. 1094 nm along the route, 8 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LOL UA /OV BIH300011/TM 2324/FL 180/TP E75L/TB MOD 180-220/RM MTN WAVE /-10 ENTERED BY ZOA FDCS AWC-WEB
```
Report
a routine report filed through LOL
Where
11 nm northwest (300°) of BIH
Time
23:24 UTC
Height
at 18,000 ft
Aircraft
E75L
Turbulence
moderate from 18,000 ft to 22,000 ft
Remarks
mountain wave a 10-knot loss of airspeed entered by zoa fdcs
B38M at 37,000 ft, 49 nm north, 5:55 pm CDT (22:55 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence, remarks: zab fdcs. 467 nm along the route, 49 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AXX UA /OV CIM210040/TM 2255/FL370/TP B38M/TB LGT-CONS MOD CHOP/RM ZAB FDCS
```
Report
a routine report filed through AXX
Where
40 nm southwest (210°) of CIM
Time
22:55 UTC
Height
at 37,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
lgt-cons moderate chop
Remarks
zab fdcs
CRJ7 at 10,000 ft, 17 nm north, 6:49 pm CDT (23:49 UTC): remarks: light turbulence, bases above 10,000 ft, vsby 3 miles continuously, during the descent rnav RY20 KSAF. 487 nm along the route, 17 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SAF UA /OV KSAF/TM 2349/FL100 /TP CRJ7/RM LIGHT TURBULENCE, BASES ABOVE 100, VSBY 3 MILES CONTINUOUSLY, DURD RNAV RY20 KSAF
```
Report
a routine report filed through SAF
Where
over KSAF
Time
23:49 UTC
Height
at 10,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ7
Remarks
light turbulence, bases above 10,000 ft, vsby 3 miles continuously, during the descent rnav RY20 KSAF
B737 at 14,000 ft, 25 nm south, 7:15 pm CDT (00:15 UTC): light turbulence above 14,000 ft. 517 nm along the route, 25 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ABQ UA /OV ABQ275007/TM 0015/FL140/TP B737/TB LGT ABV 140
```
Report
a routine report filed through ABQ
Where
7 nm west (275°) of ABQ
Time
00:15 UTC
Height
at 14,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
light above 14,000 ft
HDJT at 18,000 ft, 22 nm south, 5:38 pm CDT (22:38 UTC): light rime icing from 16,000 ft to 17,500 ft, -9 °C, remarks: during the climb out of abq zab/fd. 527 nm along the route, 22 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ABQ UA /OV ABQ285015/TM 2238/FL180/TP HDJT/TA M09/IC LGT RIME 160-175/RM DURC OUT OF ABQ - ZAB/FD
```
Report
a routine report filed through ABQ
Where
15 nm west (285°) of ABQ
Time
22:38 UTC
Height
at 18,000 ft
Aircraft
HDJT
Temperature
−9 °C
Icing
light rime from 16,000 ft to 17,500 ft
Remarks
during the climb out of abq zab/fd
G280 at 45,000 ft, 32 nm south, 6:44 pm CDT (23:44 UTC): light to moderate turbulence, remarks: zab fdcs. 696 nm along the route, 32 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
INW UA /OV INW015040/TM 2344/FL450/TP G280/TB LGT-MOD/RM ZAB FDCS
```
Report
a routine report filed through INW
Where
40 nm north (015°) of INW
Time
23:44 UTC
Height
at 45,000 ft
Aircraft
G280
Turbulence
light to moderate
Remarks
zab fdcs
B38M at 23,000 ft, 37 nm south, 6:04 pm CDT (23:04 UTC): light rime icing from 23,000 ft to 25,000 ft, -25 °C, remarks: zlawc. 865 nm along the route, 37 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LAS UA /OV BLD064047/TM 2304/FL230/TP B38M/TA M25/IC LGT RIME 230-250/RM ZLAWC AWC-WEB
```
Report
a routine report filed through LAS
Where
47 nm northeast (064°) of BLD
Time
23:04 UTC
Height
at 23,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Temperature
−25 °C
Icing
light rime from 23,000 ft to 25,000 ft
Remarks
zlawc
B752 at 17,500 ft, 46 nm south, 5:48 pm CDT (22:48 UTC): a broken layer from 17,500 ft to 18,500 ft; overcast, remarks: layer of precip west of niitz 25 nautical miles lgt-hvy rain zlawc. 885 nm along the route, 46 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LAS UA /OV BLD065025/TM 2248/FL175/TP B752/SK BKN175-TOP185/OVC/RM LAYER OF PRECIP W OF NIITZ 25 NM LGT-HVY RAIN /ZLAWC AWC-WEB
```
Report
a routine report filed through LAS
Where
BLD065025 C
Time
22:48 UTC
Height
at 17,500 ft
Aircraft
B752
Sky
a broken layer from 17,500 ft, tops 18,500 ft
Remarks
layer of precip west of niitz 25 nautical miles lgt-hvy rain zlawc
B73M at 11,000 ft, 47 nm south, 4:45 pm CDT (21:45 UTC): light rime icing, overcast above 11,000 ft. 925 nm along the route, 47 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LAS UA /OV LAS350005/TM 2145/FL110/TP B73M/SK 110 OVC/IC LGT RIME
```
Report
a routine report filed through LAS
Where
5 nm north (350°) of LAS
Time
21:45 UTC
Height
at 11,000 ft
Aircraft
B73M
Sky
at 11,000 ft overcast
Icing
light rime
B38M at 37,000 ft, 8 nm south, 5:25 pm CDT (22:25 UTC): -41 °C, wind 215° at 61 knots, remarks: produced by skypath. 1024 nm along the route, 8 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TPH UA /OV BTY308020 /TM 2225 /FL370 /TP B38M /TA M41 /WV 21561KT /RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATH
```
Report
a routine report filed through TPH
Where
20 nm northwest (308°) of BTY
Time
22:25 UTC
Height
at 37,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Temperature
−41 °C
Wind
from 215° at 61 knots
Remarks
produced by skypath

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 12 forecast points nearest it (DAL, SPS, LBB, TCC, ABQ, FMN, BCE, LAS, BIH, FAT, SAC, SFO). 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	190° at 18 kt	−1 kt	15 °C	121 kt	10 h 31 min	4:07 am PDT (11:07 UTC)
6,500 ft	200° at 18 kt	+1 kt	12 °C	119 kt	10 h 42 min	4:18 am PDT (11:18 UTC)
8,500 ft	210° at 20 kt	+6 kt	10 °C	114 kt	11 h 10 min	4:46 am PDT (11:46 UTC)
10,500 ft	220° at 24 kt	+9 kt	6 °C	111 kt	11 h 28 min	5:04 am PDT (12:04 UTC)
12,500 ft	220° at 26 kt	+11 kt	2 °C	109 kt	11 h 41 min	5:17 am PDT (12:17 UTC)
14,500 ft	220° at 28 kt	+13 kt	-2 °C	107 kt	11 h 54 min	5:30 am PDT (12:30 UTC)
16,500 ft	220° at 31 kt	+14 kt	-7 °C	106 kt	12 h 01 min	5:37 am PDT (12:37 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	220° at 33 kt	+15 kt	-10 °C	105 kt	12 h 07 min	5:43 am PDT (12:43 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	230° at 37 kt	+22 kt	-20 °C	98 kt	12 h 59 min	6:35 am PDT (13:35 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	230° at 54 kt	+34 kt	-28 °C	86 kt	14 h 48 min	8:24 am PDT (15:24 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	240° at 53 kt	+36 kt	-36 °C	84 kt	15 h 09 min	8:45 am PDT (15:45 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	240° at 48 kt	+36 kt	-47 °C	84 kt	15 h 09 min	8:45 am PDT (15:45 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°
SPS	used from 50 nm out; 45 nm from the line	180/26	200/25 16°	220/19 13°	220/20 9°	230/26 -5°	230/34 -15°	260/37 -28°	270/42 -39°	280/40 -51°
LBB	used from 199 nm out; 45 nm from the line		180/26 20°	210/21 13°	230/21 7°	250/25 -5°	250/34 -16°	250/52 -28°	260/47 -38°	260/49 -50°
TCC	used from 298 nm out; 48 nm from the line		200/26	200/28 14°	220/25 7°	230/28 -7°	240/41 -19°	240/62 -28°	250/61 -37°	250/49 -49°
ABQ	used from 448 nm out; 38 nm from the line			200/28 13°	210/28 5°	210/44 -7°	230/46 -20°	230/80 -28°	240/74 -35°	240/58 -47°
FMN	used from 547 nm out; 65 nm from the line			220/25 13°	220/28 4°	210/51 -9°	220/59 -21°	230/78 -30°	230/77 -36°	230/66 -46°
BCE	used from 696 nm out; 106 nm from the line				210/47 0°	200/50 -12°	220/31 -23°	220/56 -26°	220/58 -35°	230/58 -45°
LAS	used from 845 nm out; 74 nm from the line		200/25 11°	230/22 5°	240/25 -1°	220/37 -12°	220/44 -21°	210/52 -27°	210/60 -34°	220/58 -44°
BIH	used from 995 nm out; 69 nm from the line		L/V	210/14 6°	210/20 -2°	230/26 -14°	220/32 -24°	220/63 -27°	220/56 -35°	230/50 -44°
FAT	used from 1144 nm out; 48 nm from the line	180/7	170/9 7°	200/20 3°	210/27 -3°	240/27 -14°	230/38 -24°	220/57 -27°	230/42 -33°	230/41 -44°
SAC	used from 1194 nm out; 57 nm from the line	270/5	L/V 5°	L/V -1°	240/11 -5°	250/22 -15°	270/25 -24°	260/31 -27°	240/39 -33°	240/39 -42°
SFO	used from 1243 nm out; 23 nm from the line	220/11	L/V 5°	280/7 1°	270/15 -3°	290/23 -14°	310/29 -24°	280/26 -28°	250/30 -34°	250/36 -43°

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 (190°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	486 ft	6:53 pm CDT (23:53 UTC)
AFW Fort Worth, TX	30 nm out, 5 nm east of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 6,500 feet	from the south (170°) at 17 knots, gusting to 24	10+ mi	none	723 ft	23:53 UTC
PVW Plainview, TX	259 nm out, 5 nm south of the line	VFR	from the south (170°) at 13 knots	10+ mi	none	3,374 ft	00:15 UTC
SAF Santa Fe, NM	487 nm out, 17 nm north of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 7,000 feet, overcast at 8,500 feet Weather: light rain	from the west-southwest (240°) at 16 knots, gusting to 24	7 mi	7,000 ft	6,348 ft	23:53 UTC
AEG Albuquerque, NM	517 nm out, 19 nm south of the line, tower	VFR Sky: overcast at 10,000 feet	from the south (190°) at 16 knots, gusting to 20	10+ mi	10,000 ft	5,837 ft	23:47 UTC
AZC Colorado City, AZ	836 nm out, 19 nm north of the line	marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 1,100 feet, a broken layer at 3,600 feet, overcast at 4,200 feet Weather: heavy rain	from the southwest (220°) at 5 knots	4 mi	3,600 ft	4,873 ft	00:15 UTC
BTY Beatty, NV	1005 nm out, 19 nm southwest of the line	no report just now				3,169 ft
BIH Bishop, CA	1084 nm out, 4 nm west of the line	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 12,000 feet	from the southwest (230°) at 14 knots, gusting to 22	10+ mi	none	4,124 ft	23:56 UTC
MOD Modesto, CA	1213 nm out, 1 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (210°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	99 ft	23:53 UTC
OAK Oakland, CA	destination	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,000 feet, a few clouds at 4,500 feet	from the west-southwest (240°) at 17 knots	10+ mi	none	9 ft	4:53 pm PDT (23:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 6,348 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At OAK when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:07 am PDT (11:07 UTC)

Wind from the east-southeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR

The whole forecast for OAK

From Sun 5:00 pm PDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,000 feet
From Sun 7:00 pm PDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,000 feet
From Sun 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 3:00 pm PDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the west at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

The forecast for DAL, the departure

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 10 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Sun 9:00 pm CDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the south 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 9 nm from the route, at the departure end · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Thursday 15 October · ZFW
6/8890 LAS VEGAS, NV, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 20 nm from the route, 925 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts tomorrow · ZLA
6/7094 45NM NE MERCED, CA, Sunday, October 4, 2026 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 UTC on the route, 1154 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 20 October · ZOA
6/7231 Santa Clara, CA, Sunday, October 11, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 17 nm from the route, at the destination end · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 12 October · ZOA
6/7455 SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Thursday, October 8, 2026 through Sunday, October 11, 2026 Local 8 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · ended 11 October · ZOA

Daylight

Sunset at DAL 6:59 pm CDT (23:59 UTC), at OAK 6:35 pm PDT (01:35 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:02 pm PDT (02:02 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at OAK is before sunrise there (7:14 am PDT (14:14 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 southern Plains · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the southern Rockies · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the Pacific Southwest · 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: Dallas Love Field, Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport.