Plan a flight · Mon 5:45 am CDT (10:45 UTC)

Del Rio International to Oakland County International DRT → PTK

1,162 nautical miles (1,337 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 042°, about 034° magnetic at the departure end (variation 8E). At 120 knots that is 7 h 54 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 27-knot tailwind), arriving about 2:39 pm EDT (18:39 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: 3 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 556 to 586 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 last 129 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 DRT.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

A21N at 31,000 ft, 5 nm north, 5:33 am CDT (10:33 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: during the climb. 953 nm along the route, 5 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
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LAF UA /OV BVT/TM 1033/FL310/TP A21N/TB NEG/RM DURC
```
Report
a routine report filed through LAF
Where
over BVT
Time
10:33 UTC
Height
at 31,000 ft
Aircraft
A21N
Turbulence
none
Remarks
during the climb
CRJ2 at 5,500 ft, 31 nm southeast, 4:45 am CDT (09:45 UTC): mist. 1032 nm along the route, 31 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
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FWA UA /OV FWA/TM 0945/FL055/TP CRJ2/WX MIST
```
Report
a routine report filed through FWA
Where
over FWA
Time
09:45 UTC
Height
at 5,500 ft
Aircraft
CRJ2
Weather
shallow st
B739 at 9,000 ft, 15 nm east, 5:33 am CDT (10:33 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, clear from 9,000 ft to 60,000 ft, wind 295° at 13 knots, remarks: during the descent. At the destination end, 15 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DTW UA /OV DXO033026/TM 1033/FL090/TP B739/SK SKC/WV 29513KTS/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through DTW
Where
26 nm northeast (033°) of DXO
Time
10:33 UTC
Height
at 9,000 ft
Aircraft
B739
Sky
clear
Wind
from 295° at 13 knots
Turbulence
none
Icing
none
Remarks
during the descent

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 10 forecast points nearest it (DRT, ABI, DAL, FSM, SGF, STL, SPI, IND, FWA, CLE). 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	230° at 22 kt	−23 kt		143 kt	8 h 08 min	2:53 pm EDT (18:53 UTC)
5,500 ft	240° at 18 kt	−18 kt	19 °C	138 kt	8 h 25 min	3:10 pm EDT (19:10 UTC)
7,500 ft	240° at 16 kt	−16 kt	14 °C	136 kt	8 h 33 min	3:18 pm EDT (19:18 UTC)
9,500 ft	240° at 16 kt	−15 kt	11 °C	135 kt	8 h 36 min	3:21 pm EDT (19:21 UTC)
11,500 ft	250° at 15 kt	−15 kt	8 °C	135 kt	8 h 36 min	3:21 pm EDT (19:21 UTC)
13,500 ft	250° at 17 kt	−15 kt	3 °C	135 kt	8 h 36 min	3:21 pm EDT (19:21 UTC)
15,500 ft	260° at 19 kt	−17 kt	-1 °C	137 kt	8 h 29 min	3:14 pm EDT (19:14 UTC)
17,500 ft	260° at 21 kt	−18 kt	-5 °C	138 kt	8 h 25 min	3:10 pm EDT (19:10 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	260° at 22 kt	−19 kt	-6 °C	139 kt	8 h 22 min	3:07 pm EDT (19:07 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	260° at 26 kt	−21 kt	-17 °C	141 kt	8 h 14 min	2:59 pm EDT (18:59 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	270° at 40 kt	−27 kt	-31 °C	147 kt	7 h 54 min	2:39 pm EDT (18:39 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	280° at 45 kt	−24 kt	-40 °C	144 kt	8 h 04 min	2:49 pm EDT (18:49 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	300° at 48 kt	−14 kt	-51 °C	134 kt	8 h 40 min	3:25 pm EDT (19:25 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
DRT	used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line	160/26	180/14 17°	200/18 15°	200/20 9°	210/21 -3°	220/14 -13°	210/17 -29°	280/12 -39°	320/20 -51°
ABI	used from 99 nm out; 92 nm from the line		200/30 19°	220/12 16°	220/11 9°	230/15 -5°	250/26 -15°	250/39 -28°	270/36 -38°	280/30 -51°
DAL	used from 199 nm out; 73 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 397 nm out; 67 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 546 nm out; 63 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°
STL	used from 695 nm out; 54 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 794 nm out; 53 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°
IND	used from 894 nm out; 65 nm from the line	270/22	290/19 15°	270/19 8°	270/18 4°	290/28 -7°	280/35 -20°	270/37 -34°	300/51 -42°	300/61 -51°
FWA	used from 993 nm out; 36 nm from the line	270/20	300/16 15°	290/14 10°	280/17 3°	290/25 -7°	280/30 -19°	280/34 -35°	290/48 -44°	300/64 -52°
CLE	used from 1142 nm out; 104 nm from the line	310/7	350/20 14°	340/16 9°	320/21 2°	320/32 -8°	330/34 -20°	330/45 -36°	320/60 -45°	320/64 -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	Elevation
DRT Del Rio, TX	departure	no report just now	1,002 ft
JCT Junction, TX	89 nm out, 2 nm north of the line	no report just now	1,753 ft
SEP Stephenville, TX	218 nm out, 11 nm northwest of the line	no report just now	1,321 ft
DFW Dallas-Fort Worth, TX	288 nm out, 4 nm east of the line, tower	no report just now	606 ft
HHW Hugo, OK	387 nm out, 10 nm east of the line	no report just now	572 ft
FSM Fort Smith, AR	486 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line, tower	no report just now	469 ft
TVB Cabool, MO	645 nm out, 7 nm northwest of the line	no report just now	1,220 ft
BLV Belleville, IL	774 nm out, 5 nm east of the line, tower	no report just now	459 ft
CMI Champaign/Urbana, IL	894 nm out, 17 nm northwest of the line, tower	no report just now	754 ft
LAF Lafayette, IN	953 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line, tower	no report just now	605 ft
JXN Jackson, MI	1112 nm out, 9 nm northwest of the line, tower	no report just now	1,000 ft
PTK Pontiac, MI	destination	no report just now	980 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,753 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At PTK when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:39 pm EDT (18:39 UTC)

PTK 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 7 nm from the route, 278 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Thursday 15 October · ZFW
9/2934 DALLAS, TX 10 nm from the route, 298 nm along the route · a VIP movement · ZFW

Daylight

Sunset at DRT 7:15 pm CDT (00:15 UTC), at PTK 6:56 pm EDT (22:56 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:24 pm EDT (23:24 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 upper Mississippi valley · 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: Del Rio International, Oakland County International.