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Dallas-Fort Worth International to Portland International DFW → PDX

1,402 nautical miles (1,614 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 310°, about 306° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4E). At 120 knots that is 11 h 30 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 2-knot tailwind), arriving about 7:58 am PDT (14:58 UTC). Right now DFW is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 11 knots; PDX is VFR, wind from the east (100°) at 4 knots. 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: 4,939 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 W11W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 11:55 pm CDT (04:55 UTC). Over the route from 487 to 527 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 120255
    MKCW WST 120255
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 11W
    VALID UNTIL 0455Z
    CO NM
    FROM 20WNW PUB-10ENE CIM-50WNW ABQ-30NNE DVC-20WNW PUB
    AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL340.
  • 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 328 to 418 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 398 to 855 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 438 to 448 nm out.
  • 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 507 to 796 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 537 to 587 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 686 to 1114 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 686 to 1253 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 5W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots). Near the route, 766 nm along the route.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 20,000 ft. Over the route from 1213 to 1343 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the last 169 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 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, AMA, TCC, PUB, ALS, GJT, RKS, SLC, PIH, BOI, RDM, PDX). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft210° at 12 kt−2 kt1 °C122 kt11 h 30 min7:58 am PDT (14:58 UTC)
6,500 ft220° at 10 kt05 °C120 kt11 h 41 min8:09 am PDT (15:09 UTC)
8,500 ft230° at 15 kt+2 kt4 °C118 kt11 h 53 min8:21 am PDT (15:21 UTC)
10,500 ft230° at 17 kt+5 kt2 °C115 kt12 h 11 min8:39 am PDT (15:39 UTC)
12,500 ft240° at 19 kt+6 kt-1 °C114 kt12 h 18 min8:46 am PDT (15:46 UTC)
14,500 ft230° at 21 kt+6 kt-5 °C114 kt12 h 18 min8:46 am PDT (15:46 UTC)
16,500 ft230° at 24 kt+5 kt-9 °C115 kt12 h 11 min8:39 am PDT (15:39 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180230° at 25 kt+5 kt-12 °C115 kt12 h 11 min8:39 am PDT (15:39 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240230° at 32 kt+9 kt-22 °C111 kt12 h 38 min9:06 am PDT (16:06 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300240° at 43 kt+19 kt-30 °C101 kt13 h 53 min10:21 am PDT (17:21 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340240° at 46 kt+21 kt-36 °C99 kt14 h 10 min10:38 am PDT (17:38 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390240° at 43 kt+20 kt-45 °C100 kt14 h 01 min10:29 am PDT (17:29 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; 34 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; 24 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°
AMAused from 199 nm out; 58 nm from the line210/38230/29 14°240/29 7°220/27 -5°240/37 -18°240/66 -28°250/59 -37°260/47 -49°
TCCused from 348 nm out; 101 nm from the line210/42230/33 14°230/32 6°220/35 -6°230/49 -19°240/72 -27°250/62 -36°250/52 -48°
PUBused from 398 nm out; 70 nm from the line230/25 13°230/32 6°220/44 -8°230/49 -21°240/70 -28°240/67 -34°240/58 -46°
ALSused from 547 nm out; 81 nm from the line230/37 4°220/54 -9°230/62 -22°240/77 -26°240/74 -33°230/59 -45°
GJTused from 597 nm out; 61 nm from the line210/43 7°230/45 1°220/49 -12°220/62 -22°220/59 -28°230/60 -33°220/55 -45°
RKSused from 746 nm out; 72 nm from the line200/41220/44 1°220/35 -11°220/46 -24°210/53 -27°220/62 -35°230/61 -44°
SLCused from 796 nm out; 54 nm from the line200/5230/8 2°220/20 -2°210/40 -12°190/53 -25°210/62 -30°220/69 -34°220/64 -43°
PIHused from 895 nm out; 62 nm from the lineL/V240/13 1°240/15 -3°210/42 -15°200/70 -25°220/74 -29°220/71 -36°220/62 -43°
BOIused from 995 nm out; 85 nm from the line300/7 2°280/5 -4°210/16 -9°210/60 -20°210/75 -29°210/63 -32°220/64 -32°220/54 -39°
RDMused from 1193 nm out; 106 nm from the line040/17 -1°030/31 -8°010/29 -12°010/61 -19°360/95 -25°360/82 -36°360/40 -37°310/19 -40°
PDXused from 1343 nm out; 35 nm from the lineL/V030/7 1°020/12 -6°020/29 -9°010/69 -16°010/81 -25°360/83 -40°360/67 -46°320/29 -42°

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 VFR from the south-southeast (160°) at 11 knots 10+ mi none 606 ft 9:53 pm CDT (02:53 UTC)
SPS Wichita Falls, TX 99 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line, tower VFR from the south-southeast (160°) at 10 knots 10+ mi none 1,019 ft 02:52 UTC
PPA Pampa, TX 259 nm out, 4 nm east of the line VFR from the south (180°) at 18 knots, gusting to 22 10+ mi none 3,245 ft 03:10 UTC
DUX Dumas, TX 308 nm out, 18 nm south of the line VFR from the south (190°) at 16 knots, gusting to 22 10+ mi none 3,706 ft 03:15 UTC
ANK Salida, CO 557 nm out, 3 nm south of the line VFR from the south (190°) at 9 knots, gusting to 18 10+ mi none 7,523 ft 03:15 UTC
ASE Aspen, CO 607 nm out, 10 nm north of the line, tower VFR Sky: a few clouds at 9,000 feet from the west-southwest (240°) at 5 knots 10+ mi none 7,837 ft 02:53 UTC
VEL Vernal, UT 756 nm out, 6 nm east of the line VFR from the south (190°) at 14 knots, gusting to 26 10+ mi none 5,274 ft 02:53 UTC
OGD Ogden, UT 875 nm out, 19 nm south of the line, tower VFR Sky: overcast at 5,000 feet from the south-southwest (210°) at 3 knots 10+ mi 5,000 ft 4,472 ft 02:53 UTC
TWF Twin Falls, ID 1004 nm out, 9 nm southwest of the line, tower VFR Sky: overcast at 4,400 feet from the west-southwest (240°) at 6 knots 10+ mi 4,400 ft 4,153 ft 02:53 UTC
GCD John Day, OR 1233 nm out, 1 nm northeast of the line VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 3,000 feet, overcast at 4,100 feet from the north-northwest (340°) at 6 knots 10+ mi 4,100 ft 3,702 ft 03:15 UTC
CZK Cascade Locks, OR 1372 nm out, 18 nm north of the line no report just now 151 ft
PDX Portland, OR destination VFR Sky: a few clouds at 5,000 feet, a few clouds at 7,000 feet, a broken layer at 10,000 feet from the east (100°) at 4 knots 10+ mi 10,000 ft 30 ft 7:53 pm PDT (02:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 7,837 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At PDX when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:58 am PDT (14:58 UTC)

Wind from the east at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for PDX
  • From Sun 8:00 pm PDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the east at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 5,000 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

Daylight

Sunset at DFW 6:58 pm CDT (23:58 UTC), at PDX 6:30 pm PDT (01:30 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:00 pm PDT (02:00 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 Northwest
Radar now, the Pacific Northwest · 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, Portland International.