Dallas-Fort Worth International to Chicago O'Hare International DFW → ORD
697 nautical miles (802 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 036°, about 032° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4E). At 120 knots that is 4 h 44 min at the quickest height in today's winds (3,500 ft, a 27-knot tailwind), arriving about 8:46 am CDT (13:46 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: 14,288 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 2W: 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 169 to 398 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 08:00–15:00 UTC · at 120 knots true airspeed
The eastbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: odd thousands plus 500 ft; above 18,000 ft the forecast levels), with the wind averaged along the line from the 7 forecast points nearest it (DAL, FSM, SGF, COU, STL, SPI, JOT). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,500 ft | 240° at 28 kt | −27 kt | 147 kt | 4 h 44 min | 8:46 am CDT (13:46 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 240° at 22 kt | −20 kt | 140 kt | 4 h 59 min | 9:01 am CDT (14:01 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 240° at 19 kt | −17 kt | 13 °C | 137 kt | 5 h 05 min | 9:07 am CDT (14:07 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 240° at 17 kt | −15 kt | 10 °C | 135 kt | 5 h 10 min | 9:12 am CDT (14:12 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 250° at 17 kt | −14 kt | 8 °C | 134 kt | 5 h 12 min | 9:14 am CDT (14:14 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 250° at 19 kt | −15 kt | 3 °C | 135 kt | 5 h 10 min | 9:12 am CDT (14:12 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 260° at 21 kt | −17 kt | -1 °C | 137 kt | 5 h 05 min | 9:07 am CDT (14:07 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 260° at 23 kt | −18 kt | -6 °C | 138 kt | 5 h 03 min | 9:05 am CDT (14:05 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 260° at 24 kt | −18 kt | -7 °C | 138 kt | 5 h 03 min | 9:05 am CDT (14:05 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 260° at 30 kt | −21 kt | -18 °C | 141 kt | 4 h 57 min | 8:59 am CDT (13:59 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 280° at 49 kt | −25 kt | -31 °C | 145 kt | 4 h 48 min | 8:50 am CDT (13:50 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 280° at 54 kt | −25 kt | -40 °C | 145 kt | 4 h 48 min | 8:50 am CDT (13:50 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 54 kt | −11 kt | -50 °C | 131 kt | 5 h 19 min | 9:21 am CDT (14:21 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 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; 24 nm from the line | 190/30 | 200/28 18° | 220/18 13° | 250/13 8° | 240/24 -6° | 270/20 -14° | 270/35 -29° | 290/34 -39° | 310/41 -51° |
| FSM | used from 100 nm out; 75 nm from the line | 230/33 | 260/23 15° | 240/23 11° | 230/18 8° | 230/20 -8° | 250/31 -17° | 280/51 -30° | 280/52 -39° | 300/47 -51° |
| SGF | used from 249 nm out; 45 nm from the line | 230/37 | 260/20 15° | 250/16 13° | 250/15 8° | 260/28 -7° | 250/31 -17° | 280/59 -31° | 280/59 -39° | 290/55 -50° |
| COU | used from 398 nm out; 29 nm from the line | 250/36 | 260/14 16° | 250/5 12° | 260/12 6° | 260/24 -7° | 260/35 -19° | 280/58 -31° | 280/62 -40° | 290/60 -49° |
| STL | used from 448 nm out; 41 nm from the line | 250/26 | 240/21 15° | 240/22 11° | 250/23 6° | 270/28 -7° | 260/30 -19° | 280/52 -31° | 280/57 -40° | 300/57 -49° |
| SPI | used from 498 nm out; 34 nm from the line | 260/28 | 250/22 15° | 250/14 9° | 260/20 6° | 280/27 -7° | 280/34 -19° | 280/48 -32° | 280/59 -41° | 300/60 -49° |
| JOT | used from 597 nm out; 47 nm from the line | 250/25 | 260/22 14° | 250/17 9° | 270/21 5° | 280/28 -8° | 280/36 -20° | 270/41 -35° | 280/57 -42° | 290/65 -50° |
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 | no report just now | 606 ft | ||||
| TKI Dallas, TX | 30 nm out, 9 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 588 ft | ||||
| DUA Durant, OK | 70 nm out, 11 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 699 ft | ||||
| FSM Fort Smith, AR | 199 nm out, 19 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 469 ft | ||||
| FYV Fayetteville, AR | 239 nm out, 5 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,252 ft | ||||
| SGF Springfield, MO | 318 nm out, 14 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,268 ft | ||||
| TBN Fort Leonard Wood, MO | 378 nm out, 15 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,159 ft | ||||
| FTT Fulton, MO | 428 nm out, 22 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 886 ft | ||||
| SPI Springfield, IL | 547 nm out, 23 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 597 ft | ||||
| PIA Peoria, IL | 587 nm out, 10 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 660 ft | ||||
| LOT Chicago/Romeoville, IL | 677 nm out, 9 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 679 ft | ||||
| ORD Chicago, IL | destination | no report just now | 680 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,268 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At ORD when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 8:46 am CDT (13:46 UTC)
ORD has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 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
- 9/2934 DALLAS, TX 9 nm from the route, at the departure end · a VIP movement · ZFW
Daylight
Sunset at DFW 6:58 pm CDT (23:58 UTC), at ORD 6:15 pm CDT (23:15 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:43 pm CDT (23:43 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-Fort Worth International, Chicago O'Hare International.