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Dallas-Fort Worth International to Idaho Falls Regional DFW → IDA

951 nautical miles (1,094 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 316°, about 312° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4E). At 120 knots that is 7 h 26 min at the quickest height in today's winds (8,500 ft, a 8-knot tailwind), arriving about 3:04 am MDT (09:04 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: 1,037 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 1W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 9:55 pm CDT (02:55 UTC). Over the route from 674 to 703 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 120055
    MKCW WST 120055
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 1W
    VALID UNTIL 0255Z
    CO NM WY AZ UT
    FROM 40NNW CHE-40WNW TBE-60WNW CME-40N SJN-40ESE MTU-40NNW CHE
    AREA SEV TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL340.
    WIND GUSTS TO 60KT POSS.
  • 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 327 to 416 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 426 to 911 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the last 485 nm of the route.
  • 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 565 to 882 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 574 to 624 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 5W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots). Over the route from 693 to 782 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 3C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the last 238 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 238 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the last 79 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 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 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, GAG, GCK, PUB, DEN, RKS, LND, PIH). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
8,500 ft200° at 27 kt−8 kt15 °C128 kt7 h 26 min3:04 am MDT (09:04 UTC)
10,500 ft210° at 30 kt−6 kt10 °C126 kt7 h 33 min3:11 am MDT (09:11 UTC)
12,500 ft220° at 34 kt−4 kt5 °C124 kt7 h 40 min3:18 am MDT (09:18 UTC)
14,500 ft220° at 36 kt−2 kt0 °C122 kt7 h 48 min3:26 am MDT (09:26 UTC)
16,500 ft220° at 38 kt−1 kt-4 °C121 kt7 h 52 min3:30 am MDT (09:30 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180220° at 39 kt+1 kt-7 °C119 kt7 h 59 min3:37 am MDT (09:37 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240220° at 40 kt+1 kt-19 °C119 kt7 h 59 min3:37 am MDT (09:37 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300230° at 49 kt+10 kt-31 °C110 kt8 h 39 min4:17 am MDT (10:17 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340240° at 56 kt+21 kt-38 °C99 kt9 h 36 min5:14 am MDT (11:14 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390250° at 55 kt+27 kt-48 °C93 kt10 h 14 min5:52 am MDT (11:52 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; 34 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; 24 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°
GAGused from 198 nm out; 49 nm from the line190/34 19°240/27 14°240/26 8°240/24 -6°240/29 -16°250/50 -28°250/50 -39°260/46 -50°
GCKused from 297 nm out; 86 nm from the line200/35 21°220/34 14°240/30 8°240/27 -6°240/31 -17°240/53 -30°250/55 -39°250/60 -50°
PUBused from 396 nm out; 69 nm from the line210/24 16°210/28 8°230/43 -8°240/42 -21°240/77 -30°240/72 -36°250/51 -47°
DENused from 545 nm out; 44 nm from the line190/31 16°210/32 7°240/41 -8°230/47 -21°240/56 -32°250/65 -37°250/61 -47°
RKSused from 644 nm out; 107 nm from the line190/43210/65 3°210/57 -9°210/56 -21°210/47 -33°230/63 -37°240/77 -46°
LNDused from 842 nm out; 81 nm from the line180/33 10°190/50 3°210/59 -9°200/50 -21°190/41 -34°230/55 -39°240/65 -47°
PIHused from 891 nm out; 53 nm from the line270/10270/13 1°210/16 -2°200/56 -11°200/51 -23°200/68 -33°220/77 -37°230/73 -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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
DFW Dallas-Fort Worth, TX departure no report just now 606 ft
DTO Denton, TX 20 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 642 ft
SPS Wichita Falls, TX 99 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 1,019 ft
HHF Canadian, TX 248 nm out, 8 nm northeast of the line no report just now 2,396 ft
GUY Guymon, OK 317 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line no report just now 3,125 ft
LHX La Junta, CO 446 nm out, 4 nm south of the line no report just now 4,228 ft
COS Colorado Springs, CO 515 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 6,187 ft
SBS Steamboat Springs, CO 654 nm out, 6 nm north of the line no report just now 6,882 ft
DWX Dixon, WY 703 nm out, 11 nm northeast of the line no report just now 6,548 ft
RKS Rock Springs, WY 773 nm out, 9 nm southwest of the line no report just now 6,764 ft
AFO Afton, WY 882 nm out, 8 nm southwest of the line no report just now 6,220 ft
IDA Idaho Falls, ID destination no report just now 4,743 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 6,882 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At IDA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:04 am MDT (09:04 UTC)

IDA 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
  • 6/8770 COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, Saturday, October 10, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 6 nm from the route, 535 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 12 October · ZDV
  • 6/8784 LAKE GEORGE, CO, Sunday, October 11, 2026 through Tuesday, October 13, 2026 UTC 18 nm from the route, 545 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 13 October · ZDV

Daylight

Sunset at DFW 6:58 pm CDT (23:58 UTC), at IDA 6:50 pm MDT (00:50 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:19 pm MDT (01:19 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at IDA is before sunrise there (7:38 am MDT (13:38 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 northern Rockies
Radar now, the northern Rockies · 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, Idaho Falls Regional.