Dover Air Force Base to Dallas-Fort Worth International DOV → DFW
1,109 nautical miles (1,276 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 257°, about 269° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12W). At 120 knots that is 10 h 05 min at the quickest height in today's winds (8,500 ft, a 10-knot headwind), arriving about 7:09 pm CDT (00:09 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 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 first 0 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft. Over the route from 110 to 250 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the route from 200 to 340 nm out.
- 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 220 to 390 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 DOV.
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 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 12 forecast points nearest it (ACY, RIC, EKN, CRW, TRI, TYS, LOU, BNA, MEM, LIT, FSM, DAL). 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 | 290° at 14 kt | +12 kt | 10 °C | 108 kt | 10 h 16 min | 7:20 pm CDT (00:20 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 300° at 15 kt | +11 kt | 14 °C | 109 kt | 10 h 10 min | 7:14 pm CDT (00:14 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 310° at 16 kt | +10 kt | 11 °C | 110 kt | 10 h 05 min | 7:09 pm CDT (00:09 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 310° at 16 kt | +10 kt | 8 °C | 110 kt | 10 h 05 min | 7:09 pm CDT (00:09 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 310° at 17 kt | +10 kt | 4 °C | 110 kt | 10 h 05 min | 7:09 pm CDT (00:09 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 310° at 18 kt | +11 kt | 0 °C | 109 kt | 10 h 10 min | 7:14 pm CDT (00:14 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 300° at 20 kt | +13 kt | -4 °C | 107 kt | 10 h 22 min | 7:26 pm CDT (00:26 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 300° at 21 kt | +14 kt | -7 °C | 106 kt | 10 h 28 min | 7:32 pm CDT (00:32 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 300° at 25 kt | +16 kt | -18 °C | 104 kt | 10 h 40 min | 7:44 pm CDT (00:44 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 310° at 38 kt | +21 kt | -32 °C | 99 kt | 11 h 12 min | 8:16 pm CDT (01:16 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 310° at 46 kt | +24 kt | -40 °C | 96 kt | 11 h 33 min | 8:37 pm CDT (01:37 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 310° at 41 kt | +21 kt | -50 °C | 99 kt | 11 h 12 min | 8:16 pm CDT (01:16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACY | used from 0 nm out; 70 nm from the line | 350/12 | 340/12 11° | 340/12 6° | 340/13 2° | 270/10 -10° | 240/17 -23° | 230/46 -33° | 230/46 -40° | 240/46 -49° |
| RIC | used from 50 nm out; 81 nm from the line | 350/34 | 340/27 12° | 340/36 8° | 330/31 3° | 310/32 -9° | 320/34 -21° | 300/37 -34° | 290/37 -39° | 290/42 -46° |
| EKN | used from 150 nm out; 46 nm from the line | 330/20 10° | 350/29 7° | 340/32 2° | 340/44 -8° | 350/50 -21° | 350/63 -35° | 340/69 -40° | 330/42 -50° | |
| CRW | used from 250 nm out; 33 nm from the line | 320/17 | 340/23 12° | 340/32 8° | 340/35 4° | 330/40 -7° | 340/45 -20° | 340/57 -34° | 340/64 -42° | 320/38 -50° |
| TRI | used from 350 nm out; 69 nm from the line | 340/25 11° | 350/37 9° | 350/34 6° | 340/39 -7° | 340/43 -19° | 340/55 -32° | 330/58 -42° | 320/37 -50° | |
| TYS | used from 400 nm out; 84 nm from the line | 330/16 | 350/32 14° | 350/37 9° | 340/30 5° | 330/28 -6° | 340/36 -19° | 330/40 -33° | 330/51 -41° | 330/36 -51° |
| LOU | used from 450 nm out; 81 nm from the line | 300/16 | 310/19 15° | 310/17 9° | 300/15 4° | 300/26 -6° | 280/34 -19° | 290/30 -34° | 310/49 -42° | 310/58 -51° |
| BNA | used from 500 nm out; 43 nm from the line | 300/20 | 300/14 15° | 300/14 10° | 300/13 4° | 310/22 -5° | 280/24 -18° | 310/37 -33° | 310/50 -41° | 320/49 -51° |
| MEM | used from 650 nm out; 66 nm from the line | 250/19 | 260/19 17° | 270/20 12° | 270/16 6° | 270/21 -6° | 290/27 -17° | 300/37 -30° | 300/49 -40° | 310/40 -51° |
| LIT | used from 799 nm out; 21 nm from the line | 250/22 | 250/25 18° | 240/23 12° | 240/20 7° | 250/17 -6° | 260/25 -17° | 300/45 -29° | 300/49 -40° | 310/43 -51° |
| FSM | used from 899 nm out; 76 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° |
| DAL | used from 999 nm out; 78 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° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOV Dover, DE | departure | no report just now | 28 ft | ||||
| HEF Washington, DC | 100 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 192 ft | ||||
| CHO Charlottesville, VA | 150 nm out, 24 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 640 ft | ||||
| LWB Lewisburg, WV | 240 nm out, 16 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 2,301 ft | ||||
| CPF Hazard, KY | 380 nm out, 4 nm south of the line | no report just now | 1,256 ft | ||||
| SME Somerset, KY | 450 nm out, 1 nm south of the line | no report just now | 927 ft | ||||
| JWN Nashville, TN | 570 nm out, 15 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 501 ft | ||||
| NQA Millington, TN | 719 nm out, 10 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 322 ft | ||||
| LIT Little Rock, AR | 849 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 266 ft | ||||
| HOT Hot Springs, AR | 889 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 540 ft | ||||
| TKI Dallas, TX | 1079 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 588 ft | ||||
| DFW Dallas-Fort Worth, TX | destination | no report just now | 606 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 2,301 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At DFW when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:09 pm CDT (00:09 UTC)
DFW has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8719 Greenwood, DE, Friday, October 16, 2026 through Saturday, October 17, 2026 UTC 10 nm from the route, at the departure end · air shows/sports · starts Friday 16 October · ZDC
- 6/8886 Greenwood, DE, Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 10 nm from the route, at the departure end · air shows/sports · starts Sunday 18 October · ZDC
- 6/8800 Baltimore, MD, Saturday, October 17, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 20 nm from the route, 50 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Saturday 17 October · ZDC
- 4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA on the route, 70 nm along the route · security · ZDC
- 6/8600 Sterling, VA, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 12 nm from the route, 90 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZDC
- 6/0708 Goodlettsville, TN, Saturday, August 1, 2026 through Sunday, August 1, 2027 UTC 7 nm from the route, 560 nm along the route · security · until 1 August · ZME
- 9/2934 DALLAS, TX 4 nm from the route, at the destination 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 destination end · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Thursday 15 October · ZFW
Daylight
Sunset at DOV 6:27 pm EDT (22:27 UTC), at DFW 6:58 pm CDT (23:58 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:23 pm CDT (00:23 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at DFW is after sunset there (6:58 pm CDT (23:58 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: Dover Air Force Base, Dallas-Fort Worth International.