Plan a flight · Sun 10:25 pm CDT (03:25 UTC)

Dallas-Fort Worth International to Richmond International DFW → RIC

1,004 nautical miles (1,155 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 068°, about 064° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4E). At 120 knots that is 6 h 47 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 28-knot tailwind), arriving about 6:12 am EDT (10:12 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now DFW is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 11 knots; RIC is VFR, wind from the west-southwest (250°) at 10 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: 2,136 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 SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 547 to 944 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 636 to 895 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 10,000 ft. Over the route from 785 to 895 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Near the route, at the destination end.

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

C750 at 43,000 ft, 40 nm northwest, 7:50 pm CDT (00:50 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence above 43,000 ft, remarks: zme. 278 nm along the route, 40 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LIT UA /OV LIT360025/TM 0050/FL430/TP C750/TB CONS LGT-MOD CHOP 430/RM ZME
```
Report
a routine report filed through LIT
Where
25 nm north (360°) of LIT
Time
00:50 UTC
Height
at 43,000 ft
Aircraft
C750
Turbulence
continuous light to moderate chop at 43,000 ft
Remarks
zme
B738 descending, 32 nm south, 10:15 pm CDT (03:15 UTC): remarks: multiple layers from from 5,200 ft to 4,700 ft overcast at at 2,300 ft. 666 nm along the route, 32 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TYS UA /OV KTYS/TM 0315/FLDURD/TP B738/RM MULTIPLE LAYERS FROM 052-047 OVC AT 023
```
Report
a routine report filed through TYS
Where
over KTYS
Time
03:15 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
B738
Remarks
multiple layers from from 5,200 ft to 4,700 ft overcast at at 2,300 ft
A319 descending, 32 nm south, 9:52 pm CDT (02:52 UTC): remarks: tops 6,800 ft bases 2,300 ft. 666 nm along the route, 32 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TYS UA /OV KTYS/TM 0252/FLDURD/TP A319/RM TOPS 068 BASES 023
```
Report
a routine report filed through TYS
Where
over KTYS
Time
02:52 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
A319
Remarks
tops 6,800 ft bases 2,300 ft
A320 descending, 30 nm south, 8:52 pm CDT (01:52 UTC): remarks: base 2,100 ft. 676 nm along the route, 30 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TYS UA /OV 4 NE TYS/TM 0152/FLDURD/TP A320/RM BASE 021
```
Report
a routine report filed through TYS
Where
4 northeast tys
Time
01:52 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
A320
Remarks
base 2,100 ft
B737 at 35,000 ft, 47 nm north, 8:25 pm CDT (01:25 UTC): light chop turbulence. 706 nm along the route, 47 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LOZ UA /OV AZQ250025/TM 0125/FL350/TP B737/TB CONS LGT CHOP OCNL MOD CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through LOZ
Where
25 nm west (250°) of AZQ
Time
01:25 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
continuous light chop occasional moderate chop
C52C at 12,500 ft, 4 nm north, 7:34 pm CDT (00:34 UTC): no icing, overcast up to 12,500 ft, 1 °C. 845 nm along the route, 4 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ROA UA /OV ROA240030/TM 0034/FL125/TP C52C/SK OVCUNKN-TOP125/TA +1/IC NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through ROA
Where
30 nm southwest (240°) of ROA
Time
00:34 UTC
Height
at 12,500 ft
Aircraft
C52C
Sky
overcast, tops 12,500 ft
Temperature
+1
Icing
none
E145 at 4,000 ft, 15 nm north, 7:36 pm CDT (00:36 UTC): overcast above 4,000 ft, remarks: during the climb runway 06 KROA. 875 nm along the route, 15 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ROA UA /OV ROA/TM 0036/FL040/TP E145/SK OVC040/RM DURGC RY06 KROA
```
Report
a routine report filed through ROA
Where
over ROA
Time
00:36 UTC
Height
at 4,000 ft
Aircraft
E145
Sky
overcast from 4,000 ft
Remarks
during the climb runway 06 KROA

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 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 9 forecast points nearest it (DAL, SHV, LIT, MEM, BNA, TYS, TRI, ROA, RIC). 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	270° at 14 kt	−15 kt		135 kt	7 h 26 min	6:51 am EDT (10:51 UTC)
5,500 ft	290° at 14 kt	−12 kt	11 °C	132 kt	7 h 36 min	7:01 am EDT (11:01 UTC)
7,500 ft	300° at 16 kt	−12 kt	12 °C	132 kt	7 h 36 min	7:01 am EDT (11:01 UTC)
9,500 ft	300° at 17 kt	−12 kt	9 °C	132 kt	7 h 36 min	7:01 am EDT (11:01 UTC)
11,500 ft	310° at 17 kt	−10 kt	6 °C	130 kt	7 h 43 min	7:08 am EDT (11:08 UTC)
13,500 ft	310° at 18 kt	−11 kt	2 °C	131 kt	7 h 40 min	7:05 am EDT (11:05 UTC)
15,500 ft	310° at 19 kt	−12 kt	-1 °C	132 kt	7 h 36 min	7:01 am EDT (11:01 UTC)
17,500 ft	300° at 20 kt	−13 kt	-5 °C	133 kt	7 h 33 min	6:58 am EDT (10:58 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	300° at 20 kt	−13 kt	-6 °C	133 kt	7 h 33 min	6:58 am EDT (10:58 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	300° at 23 kt	−16 kt	-18 °C	136 kt	7 h 23 min	6:48 am EDT (10:48 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	300° at 34 kt	−23 kt	-31 °C	143 kt	7 h 01 min	6:26 am EDT (10:26 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	300° at 40 kt	−28 kt	-39 °C	148 kt	6 h 47 min	6:12 am EDT (10:12 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	310° at 37 kt	−22 kt	-50 °C	142 kt	7 h 04 min	6:29 am EDT (10:29 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

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; 18 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°
SHV	used from 99 nm out; 84 nm from the line	200/18	230/24 18°	230/24 12°	240/14 8°	260/12 -4°	240/11 -15°	300/31 -29°	300/32 -40°	300/36 -52°
LIT	used from 199 nm out; 45 nm from the line	220/21	230/17 16°	250/24 12°	260/15 7°	260/13 -5°	280/25 -16°	290/35 -30°	300/42 -40°	300/40 -52°
MEM	used from 298 nm out; 51 nm from the line	230/19	260/16 15°	270/17 12°	300/13 6°	300/15 -5°	300/26 -18°	300/34 -32°	300/41 -40°	310/46 -52°
BNA	used from 447 nm out; 78 nm from the line	310/20	340/20 17°	330/24 10°	340/22 5°	330/26 -6°	340/29 -18°	330/52 -33°	320/62 -41°	340/45 -50°
TYS	used from 596 nm out; 57 nm from the line	320/20	340/18 11°	340/32 9°	340/36 4°	330/37 -7°	330/38 -19°	330/50 -34°	330/53 -38°	330/44 -48°
TRI	used from 696 nm out; 34 nm from the line		330/22 11°	330/29 7°	330/32 3°	330/36 -8°	320/34 -19°	320/36 -34°	320/43 -39°	320/46 -47°
ROA	used from 795 nm out; 59 nm from the line	310/29	330/31 13°	340/28 7°	330/25 3°	310/32 -8°	300/32 -22°	290/32 -31°	270/35 -38°	270/32 -47°
RIC	used from 944 nm out; 35 nm from the line	270/23	280/19 11°	270/18 8°	240/22 4°	230/39 -7°	220/55 -18°	220/75 -30°	230/83 -39°	230/64 -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	VFR	from the south-southeast (160°) at 11 knots	10+ mi	none	606 ft	9:53 pm CDT (02:53 UTC)
GVT Greenville, TX	50 nm out, 8 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (160°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	534 ft	02:55 UTC
TXK Texarkana, AR	159 nm out, 23 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (170°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	389 ft	02:53 UTC
LIT Little Rock, AR	258 nm out, 21 nm north of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet	from the west (270°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	266 ft	02:53 UTC
OLV Olive Branch, MS	378 nm out, 5 nm east of the line, tower	reported, no category	calm	10+ mi	none	401 ft	03:15 UTC
MKL Jackson, TN	437 nm out, 20 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	434 ft	02:53 UTC
MQY Smyrna, TN	557 nm out, 12 nm northwest of the line, tower	reported, no category	from the southeast (130°) at 3 knots		none	543 ft	02:56 UTC
JAU Jacksboro, TN	666 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,300 feet, a few clouds at 1,800 feet, overcast at 3,100 feet Weather: mist	variable at 6 knots, gusting to 12	6 mi	3,100 ft	1,179 ft	03:10 UTC
TRI Bristol/Johnson/Kingsport, TN	755 nm out, 12 nm south of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: a few clouds at 800 feet, a broken layer at 1,400 feet, overcast at 5,000 feet Weather: light rain	from the west-southwest (250°) at 12 knots	10+ mi	1,400 ft	1,518 ft	02:53 UTC
ROA Roanoke, VA	875 nm out, 14 nm north of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 2,900 feet	from the northeast (040°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	2,900 ft	1,175 ft	02:54 UTC
LYH Lynchburg, VA	915 nm out, 6 nm north of the line, tower	low IFR Sky: overcast at 300 feet Weather: mist	calm	1.75 mi	300 ft	938 ft	03:15 UTC
RIC Richmond, VA	destination	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 7,000 feet, a broken layer at 30,000 feet	from the west-southwest (250°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	30,000 ft	167 ft	10:54 pm EDT (02:54 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,518 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At RIC when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:12 am EDT (10:12 UTC)

Wind from the west-northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 17, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, a broken layer at 1,000 feet marginal VFR

The whole forecast for RIC

From Sun 9:00 pm EDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 12 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,000 feet
From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the west at 10 knots, gusting to 17, visibility 5 miles, light rain, mist, overcast at 600 feet
From Mon 6:00 am EDT (10:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 17, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, a broken layer at 1,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 13 knots, gusting to 21, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,500 feet
From Mon 1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 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

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 4 nm from the route, at the departure end · a VIP movement · ZFW

Daylight

Sunset at DFW 6:58 pm CDT (23:58 UTC), at RIC 6:36 pm EDT (22:36 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:02 pm EDT (23:02 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at RIC is before sunrise there (7:14 am EDT (11:14 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 lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the Southeast · 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, Richmond International.