Dallas Love Field to Mineta San Jose International DAL → SJC
1,257 nautical miles (1,447 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 23 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 1-knot tailwind), arriving about 4:14 am PDT (11:14 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: 846 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 459 to 639 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.
- SIGMET W69W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 8:55 pm CDT (01:55 UTC). Near the route, 798 nm along the route.
as issued
WSUS33 KKCI 112355 MKCW WST 112355 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 69W VALID UNTIL 0155Z TX NM AZ FROM 50ENE PGS-60SE ABQ-20ENE ELP-70SSW SSO-50SE BZA-50ENE PGS AREA TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL340.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 399 to 998 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 439 to 529 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 569 to 968 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 679 to 689 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 728 to 988 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 3C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 748 to 1008 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 758 to 848 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Over the route from 1008 to 1128 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
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 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, PRC, BCE, LAS, BIH, FAT, 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 19 kt | −1 kt | 15 °C | 121 kt | 10 h 23 min | 4:14 am PDT (11:14 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 200° at 18 kt | +1 kt | 12 °C | 119 kt | 10 h 34 min | 4:25 am PDT (11:25 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 210° at 21 kt | +6 kt | 10 °C | 114 kt | 11 h 02 min | 4:53 am PDT (11:53 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 220° at 25 kt | +9 kt | 6 °C | 111 kt | 11 h 19 min | 5:10 am PDT (12:10 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 220° at 26 kt | +12 kt | 2 °C | 108 kt | 11 h 38 min | 5:29 am PDT (12:29 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 220° at 29 kt | +14 kt | -2 °C | 106 kt | 11 h 52 min | 5:43 am PDT (12:43 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 220° at 31 kt | +15 kt | -6 °C | 105 kt | 11 h 58 min | 5:49 am PDT (12:49 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 33 kt | +16 kt | -9 °C | 104 kt | 12 h 05 min | 5:56 am PDT (12:56 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 38 kt | +23 kt | -20 °C | 97 kt | 12 h 58 min | 6:49 am PDT (13:49 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 230° at 54 kt | +35 kt | -28 °C | 85 kt | 14 h 47 min | 8:38 am PDT (15:38 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 53 kt | +38 kt | -36 °C | 82 kt | 15 h 20 min | 9:11 am PDT (16:11 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 240° at 48 kt | +37 kt | -47 °C | 83 kt | 15 h 09 min | 9:00 am PDT (16:00 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; 46 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 200 nm out; 42 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 299 nm out; 50 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 449 nm out; 32 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 599 nm out; 69 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° | ||
| PRC | used from 699 nm out; 112 nm from the line | 200/36 6° | 210/46 0° | 220/60 -10° | 220/75 -19° | 220/66 -26° | 230/70 -33° | 230/59 -45° | ||
| BCE | used from 748 nm out; 88 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 848 nm out; 63 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 998 nm out; 68 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 1098 nm out; 36 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° |
| SFO | used from 1197 nm out; 59 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 | 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 | ||||
| PVW Plainview, TX | 259 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 3,374 ft | ||||
| ABQ Albuquerque, NM | 499 nm out, 15 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 5,354 ft | ||||
| AEG Albuquerque, NM | 509 nm out, 12 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 5,837 ft | ||||
| RQE Window Rock, AZ | 629 nm out, 6 nm south of the line | no report just now | 6,742 ft | ||||
| GCN Grand Canyon, AZ | 778 nm out, 19 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 6,608 ft | ||||
| BTY Beatty, NV | 1008 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 3,169 ft | ||||
| MER Atwater, CA | 1197 nm out, 8 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 190 ft | ||||
| SJC San Jose, CA | destination | no report just now | 62 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 6,742 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At SJC when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:14 am PDT (11:14 UTC)
SJC 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 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 5 nm from the route, 928 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 18 nm from the route, 1158 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 2 nm from the route, at the destination end · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 12 October · ZOA
Daylight
Sunset at DAL 6:59 pm CDT (23:59 UTC), at SJC 6:35 pm PDT (01:35 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:01 pm PDT (02:01 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at SJC is before sunrise there (7:12 am PDT (14:12 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.
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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, Mineta San Jose International.
