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Dallas-Fort Worth International to Tucson International DFW → TUS

705 nautical miles (811 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 270°, about 266° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4E). At 120 knots that is 6 h 02 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 3-knot headwind), arriving about 12:07 am MST (07:07 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now DFW is VFR, wind from the south (170°) at 7 knots; TUS is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 13 knots, gusting to 20. 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: 4,266 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: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the last 248 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 497 to 695 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 546 to 695 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

GLF4 at 45,000 ft, 48 nm north, 6:01 pm CDT (23:01 UTC): light to moderate turbulence from 40,000 ft to 45,000 ft, remarks: south zab fdcs. 516 nm along the route, 48 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
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TCS UA /OV TCS/TM 2301/FL450/TP GLF4/TB OCNL LGT-MOD 450-400/RM S - ZAB FDCS
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Report
a routine report filed through TCS
Where
over TCS
Time
23:01 UTC
Height
at 45,000 ft
Aircraft
GLF4
Turbulence
occasional light to moderate from 45,000 ft to 40,000 ft
Remarks
south zab fdcs
A321 descending, 2 nm southeast, 7:26 pm CDT (00:26 UTC): light chop turbulence. At the destination end, 2 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
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TUS UA /OV FINAL RWY 12/TM 0026/FLDURD/TP A321/TB LIGHT CHOP ON FINAL
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Report
a routine report filed through TUS
Where
final runway 12
Time
00:26 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
light chop on final
F2TH descending, 2 nm southeast, 5:58 pm CDT (22:58 UTC): light turbulence. At the destination end, 2 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
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TUS UA /OV R22 FINAL/TM 2258/FLDURD/TP F2TH/TB LT TURBULENCE 14000 TO 9000FT
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Report
a routine report filed through TUS
Where
R22 final
Time
22:58 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
F2TH
Turbulence
lt turbulence wind from 140° at 0 knots to 9000FT

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 7 forecast points nearest it (DAL, ABI, LBB, INK, ROW, ELP, TUS). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

Height	Average wind	Head- or tailwind	Temperature	Ground speed	Time en route	Arrival
4,500 ft	190° at 21 kt	+3 kt	18 °C	117 kt	6 h 02 min	12:07 am MST (07:07 UTC)
6,500 ft	190° at 21 kt	+5 kt	16 °C	115 kt	6 h 08 min	12:13 am MST (07:13 UTC)
8,500 ft	200° at 21 kt	+9 kt	12 °C	111 kt	6 h 21 min	12:26 am MST (07:26 UTC)
10,500 ft	210° at 23 kt	+14 kt	10 °C	106 kt	6 h 39 min	12:44 am MST (07:44 UTC)
12,500 ft	220° at 25 kt	+17 kt	6 °C	103 kt	6 h 51 min	12:56 am MST (07:56 UTC)
14,500 ft	220° at 28 kt	+20 kt	2 °C	100 kt	7 h 03 min	1:08 am MST (08:08 UTC)
16,500 ft	220° at 31 kt	+23 kt	-3 °C	97 kt	7 h 16 min	1:21 am MST (08:21 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	230° at 33 kt	+25 kt	-6 °C	95 kt	7 h 25 min	1:30 am MST (08:30 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	240° at 42 kt	+37 kt	-16 °C	83 kt	8 h 30 min	2:35 am MST (09:35 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	240° at 53 kt	+47 kt	-27 °C	73 kt	9 h 39 min	3:44 am MST (10:44 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	250° at 53 kt	+51 kt	-38 °C	69 kt	10 h 13 min	4:18 am MST (11:18 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	260° at 50 kt	+50 kt	-50 °C	70 kt	10 h 04 min	4:09 am MST (11:09 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

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; 34 nm from the line	180/21	190/24 15°	230/20 12°	220/23 8°	240/22 -5°	230/18 -15°	280/33 -29°	280/36 -39°	300/33 -52°
ABI	used from 50 nm out; 66 nm from the line		180/26 17°	220/18 12°	230/25 8°	230/28 -5°	240/29 -14°	250/35 -28°	270/37 -39°	280/37 -51°
LBB	used from 199 nm out; 54 nm from the line		180/26 20°	210/21 13°	230/21 7°	250/25 -5°	250/34 -16°	250/52 -28°	260/47 -38°	260/49 -50°
INK	used from 298 nm out; 58 nm from the line		160/27 20°	190/18 13°	240/19 7°	250/23 -4°	250/33 -15°	230/45 -28°	250/45 -39°	270/49 -50°
ROW	used from 348 nm out; 38 nm from the line		180/23	190/24 15°	210/27 7°	230/35 -6°	240/53 -17°	240/62 -27°	250/64 -38°	260/60 -50°
ELP	used from 447 nm out; 44 nm from the line		200/15	200/16 15°	200/17 6°	220/40 -6°	240/53 -16°	230/62 -27°	240/63 -38°	250/59 -49°
TUS	used from 596 nm out; 84 nm from the line		220/17 15°	210/32 7°	210/43 5°	210/49 -7°	220/64 -18°	220/83 -26°	230/81 -36°	230/72 -48°

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 (170°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	606 ft	7:53 pm CDT (00:53 UTC)
FTW Fort Worth, TX	20 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (160°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	710 ft	00:53 UTC
BKD Breckenridge, TX	89 nm out, 11 nm southwest of the line	VFR	from the south-southeast (150°) at 7 knots	7 mi	none	1,284 ft	00:55 UTC
SNK Snyder, TX	199 nm out, 8 nm south of the line	VFR	from the south (180°) at 14 knots, gusting to 20	10+ mi	none	2,430 ft	23:35 UTC
LUV Lamesa, TX	248 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line	VFR	from the south-southeast (160°) at 15 knots	10+ mi	none	2,998 ft	00:55 UTC
HOB Hobbs, NM	308 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the southeast (140°) at 15 knots	10+ mi	none	3,660 ft	23:50 UTC
ATS Artesia, NM	377 nm out, 11 nm north of the line	VFR	from the south-southeast (150°) at 14 knots	10+ mi	none	3,544 ft	23:35 UTC
ALM Alamogordo, NM	447 nm out, 17 nm north of the line	marginal VFR Sky: a few clouds at 300 feet, scattered clouds at 2,700 feet, a broken layer at 7,500 feet Weather: light rain, haze	from the west-southwest (250°) at 10 knots, gusting to 28	3 mi	7,500 ft	4,199 ft	00:55 UTC
DMN Deming, NM	546 nm out, 11 nm southeast of the line	VFR	from the west (280°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	4,314 ft	00:53 UTC
LSB Lordsburg, NM	586 nm out, 4 nm west of the line	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 10,000 feet	from the south (190°) at 11 knots, gusting to 19	10+ mi	10,000 ft	4,287 ft	00:55 UTC
TUS Tucson, AZ	destination	VFR	from the south-southwest (210°) at 13 knots, gusting to 20	10+ mi	none	2,643 ft	5:53 pm MST (00:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 4,314 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At TUS when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:07 am MST (07:07 UTC)

Wind from the south-southeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for TUS

From Sun 5:00 pm MST (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 20 knots, gusting to 30, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 6,000 feet
From Sun 7:00 pm MST (02:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 6,000 feet
From Mon 12:00 am MST (07:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet
From Mon 7:00 am MST (14:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am MST (17:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 14 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet, scattered clouds at 8,000 feet

The forecast for DFW, the departure

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 10 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Sun 9:00 pm CDT (02:00 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
6/8722 ALAMOGORDO, NM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 20 nm from the route, 427 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB

Daylight

Sunset at DFW 6:58 pm CDT (23:58 UTC), at TUS 5:55 pm MST (00:55 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:19 pm MST (01:19 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at TUS is before sunrise there (6:25 am MST (13:25 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 southern Rockies · 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, Tucson International.