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Dallas-Fort Worth International to Daniel K Inouye International DFW → HNL

3,283 nautical miles (3,778 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 274°, about 270° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4E). At 120 knots that is 26 h 55 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 2-knot tailwind), arriving about 10:37 pm HST (08:37 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: 1,474 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 9C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 30 knots, until 1:55 am CDT (06:55 UTC). Over the route from 369 to 479 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS32 KKCI 120455
    MKCC WST 120455
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 9C
    VALID UNTIL 0655Z
    TX NM
    FROM 50NNW CME-40ENE CME-50SE ELP-20WSW ELP-30E TCS-50NNW CME
    AREA TS MOV FROM 22030KT. TOPS TO FL300.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Near the route, 599 nm along the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 659 to 669 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 808 to 878 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

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 13 forecast points nearest it (DAL, SPS, ABI, LBB, ROW, ELP, TUS, PHX, BLH, SAN, SBA, SFO, FOT). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft160° at 7 kt−2 kt16 °C122 kt26 h 55 min10:37 pm HST (08:37 UTC)
6,500 ft170° at 7 kt−1 kt6 °C121 kt27 h 08 min10:50 pm HST (08:50 UTC)
8,500 ft190° at 4 kt03 °C120 kt27 h 22 min11:04 pm HST (09:04 UTC)
10,500 ft250° at 5 kt+2 kt1 °C118 kt27 h 49 min11:31 pm HST (09:31 UTC)
12,500 ft280° at 8 kt+4 kt-2 °C116 kt28 h 18 min12:00 am HST (10:00 UTC)
14,500 ft300° at 11 kt+4 kt-5 °C116 kt28 h 18 min12:00 am HST (10:00 UTC)
16,500 ft310° at 15 kt+5 kt-9 °C115 kt28 h 33 min12:15 am HST (10:15 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180320° at 18 kt+5 kt-11 °C115 kt28 h 33 min12:15 am HST (10:15 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240310° at 25 kt+7 kt-21 °C113 kt29 h 03 min12:45 am HST (10:45 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300290° at 24 kt+15 kt-31 °C105 kt31 h 16 min2:58 am HST (12:58 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340260° at 29 kt+26 kt-38 °C94 kt34 h 56 min6:38 am HST (16:38 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390250° at 33 kt+30 kt-45 °C90 kt36 h 29 min8:11 am HST (18:11 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
DALused from 0 nm out; 35 nm from the line190/29220/23 17°220/17 13°250/18 8°230/18 -5°240/18 -15°270/34 -29°280/33 -39°300/36 -51°
SPSused from 50 nm out; 61 nm from the line200/39220/28 17°230/27 12°240/15 9°250/15 -4°250/24 -15°260/45 -28°270/43 -39°280/45 -51°
ABIused from 100 nm out; 38 nm from the line200/31 17°210/21 15°240/15 9°250/14 -4°250/24 -14°250/36 -28°270/35 -38°290/41 -50°
LBBused from 200 nm out; 38 nm from the line200/36 18°220/19 15°240/20 8°230/24 -4°240/37 -16°250/57 -28°250/51 -38°270/47 -50°
ROWused from 299 nm out; 54 nm from the line190/33210/27 14°220/28 6°230/36 -6°230/56 -15°230/63 -27°250/59 -37°260/57 -49°
ELPused from 449 nm out; 79 nm from the line290/17210/11 13°200/18 5°220/46 -6°230/64 -14°230/63 -27°240/55 -37°240/44 -48°
TUSused from 599 nm out; 94 nm from the line210/13 13°200/35 9°210/40 5°220/50 -7°220/59 -18°230/79 -26°230/84 -35°230/84 -48°
PHXused from 699 nm out; 42 nm from the line150/5200/21 12°200/27 6°200/35 3°220/58 -8°220/69 -19°220/87 -26°230/93 -35°230/79 -47°
BLHused from 848 nm out; 55 nm from the line210/13200/21 11°200/22 5°210/25 -1°210/51 -10°220/61 -20°220/81 -29°220/92 -34°220/79 -45°
SANused from 948 nm out; 45 nm from the line200/11200/23 7°210/27 4°210/31 -3°220/56 -10°220/56 -19°220/52 -30°220/64 -37°220/67 -44°
SBAused from 1148 nm out; 138 nm from the lineL/V190/13 5°210/20 2°220/22 -3°260/19 -13°230/35 -22°220/43 -28°220/46 -36°220/45 -44°
SFOused from 1697 nm out; 601 nm from the line120/13090/14 5°040/14 -1°350/17 -5°360/42 -14°360/64 -23°350/38 -32°300/19 -37°250/18 -44°
FOTused from 2794 nm out; 1626 nm from the line040/18020/10 5°020/22 0°010/38 -3°360/70 -12°360/81 -23°360/88 -39°360/52 -44°330/31 -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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
DFW Dallas-Fort Worth, TX departure no report just now 606 ft
FTW Fort Worth, TX 20 nm out, 7 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 710 ft
ROW Roswell, NM 379 nm out, 10 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 3,671 ft
NYL Yuma, AZ 888 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 213 ft
SDM San Diego, CA 1008 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 526 ft
HNL Honolulu, HI destination no report just now 13 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 3,671 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At HNL when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:37 pm HST (08:37 UTC)

HNL 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 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 on the route, 429 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB
  • 6/2656 Coyote Wells, CA, Saturday, July 4, 2026 through Saturday, January 2, 2027 Local on the route, 898 nm along the route · security · until 2 January · ZLA
  • 6/2657 Calexico, CA, Saturday, July 4, 2026 through Saturday, January 2, 2027 Local on the route, 898 nm along the route · security · until 2 January · ZLA
  • 6/4812 El Centro, CA, Wednesday, July 15, 2026 through Tuesday, July 13, 2027 Local 23 nm from the route, 938 nm along the route · security · until 13 July · ZLA
  • 6/2652 Coyote Wells, CA, Saturday, July 4, 2026 through Saturday, January 2, 2027 Local 2 nm from the route, 938 nm along the route · security · until 2 January · ZLA

Daylight

Sunset at DFW 6:58 pm CDT (23:58 UTC), at HNL 6:09 pm HST (04:09 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:32 pm HST (04:32 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at HNL is before sunrise there (6:26 am HST (16:26 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-Fort Worth International, Daniel K Inouye International.