Plan a flight · Sun 10:31 pm CDT (03:31 UTC)

Dallas-Fort Worth International to Meadows Field DFW → BFL

1,102 nautical miles (1,268 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 284°, about 280° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4E). At 120 knots that is 9 h 40 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 6-knot headwind), arriving about 6:11 am PDT (13:11 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now DFW is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 11 knots; BFL is VFR, wind from the north (360°) at 15 knots, gusting to 21. 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: 592 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 3C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 30 knots, until 11:55 pm CDT (04:55 UTC). Over the route from 387 to 447 nm out.
as issued
```
WSUS32 KKCI 120255
MKCC WST 120255
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 3C
VALID UNTIL 0455Z
TX NM
FROM 50SE CIM-70WNW MRF-30W ELP-10W FTI-50SE CIM
AREA TS MOV FROM 22030KT. TOPS TO FL300.
```
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 397 to 854 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 437 to 774 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 715 to 864 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 725 to 774 nm out.
AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 794 to 973 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Over the route from 864 to 1082 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 DFW.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

E145 at 15,000 ft, 16 nm north, 8:45 pm CDT (01:45 UTC): moderate chop turbulence, light rime icing, -9 °C. 943 nm along the route, 16 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LAS UA /OV LAS213045/TM 0145/FL150/TP E145/TA M09/TB MOD CHOP/IC LGT RIME
```
Report
a routine report filed through LAS
Where
45 nm southwest (213°) of LAS
Time
01:45 UTC
Height
at 15,000 ft
Aircraft
E145
Temperature
−9 °C
Turbulence
moderate chop
Icing
light rime
A320 at 35,000 ft, 48 nm north, 7:43 pm CDT (00:43 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZFW47. 209 nm along the route, 48 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CDS UA /OV CDS270030/TM 0043/FL350/TP A320/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZFW47
```
Report
a routine report filed through CDS
Where
30 nm west (270°) of CDS
Time
00:43 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
A320
Turbulence
light chop
Remarks
ZFW47
B738 at 36,000 ft, 34 nm north, 10:11 pm CDT (03:11 UTC): -40 °C, wind 245° at 69 knots, remarks: produced by skypath. 407 nm along the route, 34 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SXU UA /OV ACH146017 /TM 0311 /FL360 /TP B738 /TA M40 /WV 24569KT /RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATH
```
Report
a routine report filed through SXU
Where
17 nm southeast (146°) of ACH
Time
03:11 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Temperature
−40 °C
Wind
from 245° at 69 knots
Remarks
produced by skypath
B738 at 11,000 ft, 28 nm north, 10:25 pm CDT (03:25 UTC): 7 °C, wind 220° at 30 knots, remarks: produced by skypath. 487 nm along the route, 28 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ABQ UA /OV ABQ094018 /TM 0325 /FL110 /TP B738 /TA 07 /WV 22030KT /RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATH
```
Report
a routine report filed through ABQ
Where
18 nm east (094°) of ABQ
Time
03:25 UTC
Height
at 11,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Temperature
7 °C
Wind
from 220° at 30 knots
Remarks
produced by skypath
A320 at 14,000 ft, 49 nm south, 7:39 pm CDT (00:39 UTC): light to moderate turbulence, remarks: zab fdcs. 735 nm along the route, 49 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PHX UA /OV PXR005050/TM 0039/FL140/TP A320/TB LGT-MOD/RM ZAB FDCS
```
Report
a routine report filed through PHX
Where
50 nm north (005°) of PXR
Time
00:39 UTC
Height
at 14,000 ft
Aircraft
A320
Turbulence
light to moderate
Remarks
zab fdcs
PC12 at 14,000 ft, 18 nm south, 8:03 pm CDT (01:03 UTC): light rime icing, remarks: zab/fdcs. 755 nm along the route, 18 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FLG UA /OV FLG210030/TM 0103/FL140/TP PC12/TA UNK/IC LGT RIME/RM ZAB/FDCS
```
Report
a routine report filed through FLG
Where
30 nm southwest (210°) of FLG
Time
01:03 UTC
Height
at 14,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Temperature
UNK
Icing
light rime
Remarks
zab/fdcs
C172 at 7,200 ft, 23 nm south, 8:06 pm CDT (01:06 UTC): overcast from 7,200 ft to 9,000 ft. 765 nm along the route, 23 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PRC UA /OV 6NE PRC/TM 0106/FL072/TP C172/SK OVC072-TOP090
```
Report
a routine report filed through PRC
Where
6NE prc
Time
01:06 UTC
Height
at 7,200 ft
Aircraft
C172
Sky
overcast from 7,200 ft, tops 9,000 ft
B39M at 3,800 ft, 48 nm north, 9:30 pm CDT (02:30 UTC): no turbulence, wind 190° at 21 knots, remarks: during the descent runway 26L las. 913 nm along the route, 48 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LAS UA /OV 08006/TM 0230/FL038/TP B39M/WV 19021KT/TB NEG/RM DURD RY26L LAS
```
Report
a routine report filed through LAS
Where
wind from 080° at 6 knots
Time
02:30 UTC
Height
at 3,800 ft
Aircraft
B39M
Wind
from 190° at 21 knots
Turbulence
none
Remarks
during the descent runway 26L las
H25B at 17,000 ft, 25 nm north, 9:44 pm CDT (02:44 UTC): light rime icing, -10 °C, remarks: rndrz arrival. 933 nm along the route, 25 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LAS UA /OV LAS210030/TM 0244/FL170/TP H25B/TA -10/IC LT RIME/RM RNDRZ ARR
```
Report
a routine report filed through LAS
Where
30 nm southwest (210°) of LAS
Time
02:44 UTC
Height
at 17,000 ft
Aircraft
H25B
Temperature
-10
Icing
lt rime
Remarks
rndrz arrival

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 11 forecast points nearest it (DAL, SPS, ABI, LBB, TCC, ROW, ABQ, FMN, PRC, LAS, WJF). 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	200° at 30 kt	+6 kt	12 °C	114 kt	9 h 40 min	6:11 am PDT (13:11 UTC)
6,500 ft	200° at 28 kt	+8 kt	13 °C	112 kt	9 h 50 min	6:21 am PDT (13:21 UTC)
8,500 ft	210° at 24 kt	+10 kt	9 °C	110 kt	10 h 01 min	6:32 am PDT (13:32 UTC)
10,500 ft	210° at 25 kt	+11 kt	7 °C	109 kt	10 h 07 min	6:38 am PDT (13:38 UTC)
12,500 ft	220° at 27 kt	+13 kt	2 °C	107 kt	10 h 18 min	6:49 am PDT (13:49 UTC)
14,500 ft	220° at 31 kt	+16 kt	-2 °C	104 kt	10 h 36 min	7:07 am PDT (14:07 UTC)
16,500 ft	220° at 35 kt	+18 kt	-6 °C	102 kt	10 h 48 min	7:19 am PDT (14:19 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	220° at 38 kt	+21 kt	-9 °C	99 kt	11 h 08 min	7:39 am PDT (14:39 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	230° at 49 kt	+30 kt	-19 °C	90 kt	12 h 15 min	8:46 am PDT (15:46 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	230° at 62 kt	+44 kt	-28 °C	76 kt	14 h 30 min	11:01 am PDT (18:01 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	240° at 62 kt	+48 kt	-36 °C	72 kt	15 h 18 min	11:49 am PDT (18:49 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	240° at 51 kt	+42 kt	-47 °C	78 kt	14 h 08 min	10:39 am PDT (17:39 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; 35 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; 48 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°
ABI	used from 99 nm out; 59 nm from the line		200/31 17°	210/21 15°	240/15 9°	250/14 -4°	250/24 -14°	250/36 -28°	270/35 -38°	290/41 -50°
LBB	used from 149 nm out; 71 nm from the line		200/36 18°	220/19 15°	240/20 8°	230/24 -4°	240/37 -16°	250/57 -28°	250/51 -38°	270/47 -50°
TCC	used from 298 nm out; 70 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°
ROW	used from 348 nm out; 55 nm from the line		190/33	210/27 14°	220/28 6°	230/36 -6°	230/56 -15°	230/63 -27°	250/59 -37°	260/57 -49°
ABQ	used from 447 nm out; 38 nm from the line			220/27 11°	210/35 5°	220/46 -9°	230/62 -20°	240/78 -25°	240/80 -35°	240/56 -47°
FMN	used from 596 nm out; 126 nm from the line			220/28 9°	220/40 2°	220/53 -10°	220/62 -22°	230/79 -28°	240/91 -34°	230/71 -45°
PRC	used from 645 nm out; 107 nm from the line			210/25 5°	200/30 1°	220/55 -10°	220/61 -21°	220/84 -28°	230/90 -34°	230/73 -45°
LAS	used from 844 nm out; 66 nm from the line		210/21 10°	200/18 5°	200/23 -2°	210/49 -14°	210/63 -21°	220/58 -30°	220/61 -35°	210/56 -44°
WJF	used from 993 nm out; 58 nm from the line		200/28 6°	210/28 3°	210/29 -4°	210/28 -14°	220/41 -20°	220/47 -29°	220/46 -37°	220/53 -44°

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
DFW Dallas-Fort Worth, TX	departure	VFR	from the south-southeast (160°) at 11 knots	10+ mi	none	606 ft	9:53 pm CDT (02:53 UTC)
AFW Fort Worth, TX	20 nm out, 5 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (170°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	none	723 ft	02:53 UTC
LBB Lubbock, TX	248 nm out, 9 nm south of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet	from the south (180°) at 18 knots	10+ mi	none	3,282 ft	02:53 UTC
FSU Fort Sumner, NM	367 nm out, 19 nm north of the line	no report just now				4,164 ft
BRG Belen, NM	496 nm out, 7 nm north of the line	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 11,000 feet	from the south (190°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	5,199 ft	03:15 UTC
XNI Zuni, NM	606 nm out, 17 nm north of the line	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 4,800 feet, a broken layer at 5,500 feet, a broken layer at 7,000 feet	from the northwest (310°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	5,500 ft	6,371 ft	03:15 UTC
FLG Flagstaff, AZ	745 nm out, 8 nm northeast of the line, tower	IFR Sky: a broken layer at 700 feet, overcast at 1,200 feet Weather: light rain, mist	from the south-southwest (210°) at 19 knots, gusting to 28	3 mi	700 ft	7,014 ft	03:11 UTC
IGM Kingman, AZ	854 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line	VFR Sky: overcast at 9,000 feet	from the west-southwest (240°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	9,000 ft	3,448 ft	02:51 UTC
IFP Bullhead City, AZ	884 nm out, 6 nm south of the line, tower	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 4,900 feet, scattered clouds at 7,000 feet	from the south-southeast (160°) at 15 knots	10+ mi	none	707 ft	03:10 UTC
MHV Mojave, CA	1052 nm out, 22 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (210°) at 16 knots	10+ mi	none	2,801 ft	02:35 UTC
BFL Bakersfield, CA	destination	VFR	from the north (360°) at 15 knots, gusting to 21	9 mi	none	509 ft	7:54 pm PDT (02:54 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 7,014 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At BFL when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:11 am PDT (13:11 UTC)

Wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for BFL

From Sun 5:00 pm PDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 15 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Sun 7:00 pm PDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 15 knots, gusting to 24, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Sun 9:00 pm PDT (04:00 UTC): wind from the north at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
From Mon 3:00 am PDT (10:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet

The forecast for DFW, the departure

From Sun 10:00 pm CDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the south at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the south at 12 knots, gusting to 23, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 20,000 feet
From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

9/2934 DALLAS, TX 11 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 8 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 12 nm from the route, 437 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB
6/8891 Bullhead City, AZ, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local on the route, 874 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZLA
6/8890 LAS VEGAS, NV, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 20 nm from the route, 913 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts tomorrow · ZLA
6/8783 38NM NE BAKERSFIELD, CA, Saturday, October 10, 2026 through Friday, October 23, 2026 UTC 15 nm from the route, at the destination end · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 23 October · ZLA

Daylight

Sunset at DFW 6:58 pm CDT (23:58 UTC), at BFL 6:25 pm PDT (01:25 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:50 pm PDT (01:50 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at BFL is before sunrise there (6:59 am PDT (13:59 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-Fort Worth International, Meadows Field.