Dallas Love Field to Salt Lake City International DAL → SLC
868 nautical miles (998 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 308°, about 305° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3E). At 120 knots that is 7 h at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 4-knot tailwind), arriving about 8:04 am MDT (14:04 UTC). 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: 1,349 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 329 to 399 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the last 469 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 429 to 519 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: 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 479 to 698 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 38,000 ft. Over the route from 529 to 838 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 209 nm of the route.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the last 150 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 8 forecast points nearest it (DAL, SPS, AMA, TCC, PUB, ALS, GJT, SLC). 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 31 kt | −4 kt | 124 kt | 7 h | 8:04 am MDT (14:04 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 220° at 28 kt | 0 | 16 °C | 120 kt | 7 h 14 min | 8:18 am MDT (14:18 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 220° at 29 kt | +4 kt | 11 °C | 116 kt | 7 h 29 min | 8:33 am MDT (14:33 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 230° at 30 kt | +8 kt | 7 °C | 112 kt | 7 h 45 min | 8:49 am MDT (14:49 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 230° at 31 kt | +10 kt | 4 °C | 110 kt | 7 h 53 min | 8:57 am MDT (14:57 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 230° at 32 kt | +8 kt | 0 °C | 112 kt | 7 h 45 min | 8:49 am MDT (14:49 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 220° at 34 kt | +7 kt | -5 °C | 113 kt | 7 h 41 min | 8:45 am MDT (14:45 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 36 kt | +5 kt | -8 °C | 115 kt | 7 h 33 min | 8:37 am MDT (14:37 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 44 kt | +11 kt | -20 °C | 109 kt | 7 h 58 min | 9:02 am MDT (15:02 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 240° at 59 kt | +23 kt | -28 °C | 97 kt | 8 h 57 min | 10:01 am MDT (16:01 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 56 kt | +28 kt | -35 °C | 92 kt | 9 h 26 min | 10:30 am MDT (16:30 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 240° at 48 kt | +24 kt | -47 °C | 96 kt | 9 h 02 min | 10:06 am MDT (16:06 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 50 nm out; 33 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° |
| AMA | used from 199 nm out; 61 nm from the line | 210/38 | 230/29 14° | 240/29 7° | 220/27 -5° | 240/37 -18° | 240/66 -28° | 250/59 -37° | 260/47 -49° | |
| TCC | used from 349 nm out; 85 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° | |
| PUB | used from 399 nm out; 85 nm from the line | 230/25 13° | 230/32 6° | 220/44 -8° | 230/49 -21° | 240/70 -28° | 240/67 -34° | 240/58 -46° | ||
| ALS | used from 499 nm out; 29 nm from the line | 230/37 4° | 220/54 -9° | 230/62 -22° | 240/77 -26° | 240/74 -33° | 230/59 -45° | |||
| GJT | used from 598 nm out; 57 nm from the line | 210/43 7° | 230/45 1° | 220/49 -12° | 220/62 -22° | 220/59 -28° | 230/60 -33° | 220/55 -45° | ||
| SLC | used from 798 nm out; 45 nm from the line | 200/5 | 230/8 2° | 220/20 -2° | 210/40 -12° | 190/53 -25° | 210/62 -30° | 220/69 -34° | 220/64 -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 | ||||
| DTO Denton, TX | 30 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 642 ft | ||||
| SPS Wichita Falls, TX | 110 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,019 ft | ||||
| PPA Pampa, TX | 259 nm out, 12 nm north of the line | no report just now | 3,245 ft | ||||
| BGD Borger, TX | 279 nm out, 6 nm north of the line | no report just now | 3,055 ft | ||||
| CAO Clayton, NM | 379 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 4,969 ft | ||||
| TAD Trinidad, CO | 449 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 5,761 ft | ||||
| GUC Gunnison, CO | 598 nm out, 0 nm east of the line | no report just now | 7,679 ft | ||||
| GJT Grand Junction, CO | 678 nm out, 9 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 4,861 ft | ||||
| PVU Provo, UT | 838 nm out, 25 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 4,496 ft | ||||
| SLC Salt Lake City, UT | destination | no report just now | 4,230 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 7,679 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At SLC when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 8:04 am MDT (14:04 UTC)
SLC 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 12 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 SLC 6:50 pm MDT (00:50 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:18 pm MDT (01:18 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, Salt Lake City International.