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Dallas Love Field to Jacqueline Cochran Regional DAL → TRM

969 nautical miles (1,116 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 278°, about 275° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3E). At 120 knots that is 8 h 21 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 4-knot headwind), arriving about 1:30 am PDT (08:30 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: 2 flights in the DOT's last twelve reported months, the route's page.

The return flight

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 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). Over the route from 460 to 829 nm out.
    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 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 440 to 680 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 440 to 730 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 530 to 780 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). Near the route, 799 nm along the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 899 to 919 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the last 50 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 6E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Near the route, at the destination end.

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 9 forecast points nearest it (DAL, SPS, ABI, LBB, ROW, ABQ, TUS, PHX, BLH). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft190° at 22 kt+4 kt18 °C116 kt8 h 21 min1:30 am PDT (08:30 UTC)
6,500 ft200° at 22 kt+5 kt14 °C115 kt8 h 26 min1:35 am PDT (08:35 UTC)
8,500 ft210° at 22 kt+8 kt10 °C112 kt8 h 39 min1:48 am PDT (08:48 UTC)
10,500 ft210° at 25 kt+13 kt8 °C107 kt9 h 03 min2:12 am PDT (09:12 UTC)
12,500 ft220° at 30 kt+17 kt4 °C103 kt9 h 24 min2:33 am PDT (09:33 UTC)
14,500 ft220° at 33 kt+20 kt0 °C100 kt9 h 41 min2:50 am PDT (09:50 UTC)
16,500 ft220° at 36 kt+23 kt-4 °C97 kt9 h 59 min3:08 am PDT (10:08 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180220° at 39 kt+25 kt-7 °C95 kt10 h 12 min3:21 am PDT (10:21 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240230° at 48 kt+35 kt-18 °C85 kt11 h 24 min4:33 am PDT (11:33 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300230° at 61 kt+47 kt-27 °C73 kt13 h 16 min6:25 am PDT (13:25 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340240° at 61 kt+53 kt-36 °C67 kt14 h 28 min7:37 am PDT (14:37 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390240° at 53 kt+47 kt-48 °C73 kt13 h 16 min6:25 am PDT (13:25 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
DALused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line180/21190/24 15°230/20 12°220/23 8°240/22 -5°230/18 -15°280/33 -29°280/36 -39°300/33 -52°
SPSused from 50 nm out; 59 nm from the line180/26200/25 16°220/19 13°220/20 9°230/26 -5°230/34 -15°260/37 -28°270/42 -39°280/40 -51°
ABIused from 100 nm out; 46 nm from the line180/26 17°220/18 12°230/25 8°230/28 -5°240/29 -14°250/35 -28°270/37 -39°280/37 -51°
LBBused from 200 nm out; 35 nm from the line180/26 20°210/21 13°230/21 7°250/25 -5°250/34 -16°250/52 -28°260/47 -38°260/49 -50°
ROWused from 300 nm out; 64 nm from the line180/23190/24 15°210/27 7°230/35 -6°240/53 -17°240/62 -27°250/64 -38°260/60 -50°
ABQused from 450 nm out; 88 nm from the line200/28 13°210/28 5°210/44 -7°230/46 -20°230/80 -28°240/74 -35°240/58 -47°
TUSused from 600 nm out; 127 nm from the line220/17 15°210/32 7°210/43 5°210/49 -7°220/64 -18°220/83 -26°230/81 -36°230/72 -48°
PHXused from 650 nm out; 89 nm from the line210/19210/20 14°200/20 6°210/40 1°220/58 -8°220/68 -20°220/82 -26°230/83 -34°230/69 -46°
BLHused from 849 nm out; 23 nm from the line230/22210/24 11°230/23 5°230/26 0°220/38 -10°230/52 -19°220/58 -28°220/69 -34°220/59 -45°

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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
DAL Dallas, TX departure no report just now 486 ft
FTW Fort Worth, TX 30 nm out, 7 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 710 ft
ONY Olney, TX 100 nm out, 17 nm north of the line no report just now 1,275 ft
LBB Lubbock, TX 250 nm out, 20 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 3,282 ft
ROW Roswell, NM 390 nm out, 13 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 3,671 ft
ONM Socorro, NM 510 nm out, 24 nm north of the line no report just now 4,875 ft
DVT Phoenix, AZ 770 nm out, 4 nm east of the line, tower no report just now 1,478 ft
GEU Glendale, AZ 780 nm out, 12 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 1,071 ft
BLH Blythe, CA 899 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line no report just now 399 ft
TRM Palm Springs, CA destination no report just now -114 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 4,875 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At TRM when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:30 am PDT (08:30 UTC)

TRM 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 7 nm from the route, at the departure end · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Thursday 15 October · ZFW
  • 6/8722 ALAMOGORDO, NM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, 450 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB
  • 6/8887 Indio, CA, Sunday, October 11, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 4 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · until 12 October · ZLA

Daylight

Sunset at DAL 6:59 pm CDT (23:59 UTC), at TRM 6:14 pm PDT (01:14 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:39 pm PDT (01:39 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at TRM is before sunrise there (6:46 am PDT (13:46 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
Radar now, the southern Plains · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the southern Rockies
Radar now, the southern Rockies · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the Pacific Southwest
Radar now, the Pacific Southwest · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the whole country
Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service
Surface analysis now
Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead
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, Jacqueline Cochran Regional.