Denton Enterprise Airport to Willow Run Airport DTO → YIP
844 nautical miles (971 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 046°, about 042° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4E). At 120 knots that is 5 h 38 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 30-knot tailwind), arriving about 11:39 am EDT (15:39 UTC). Right now DTO is VFR, wind from the south (180°) at 11 knots; YIP is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (200°) 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: 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 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). Near the route, 189 nm along the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist, fog). Over the last 179 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 DTO.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- CRJ2 at 5,500 ft, 18 nm southeast, 4:45 am CDT (09:45 UTC): mist. 735 nm along the route, 18 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
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
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 7 forecast points nearest it (DAL, FSM, SGF, STL, SPI, IND, FWA). 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 | 240° at 24 kt | −24 kt | 144 kt | 5 h 52 min | 11:53 am EDT (15:53 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 250° at 19 kt | −18 kt | 138 kt | 6 h 07 min | 12:08 pm EDT (16:08 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 250° at 18 kt | −16 kt | 13 °C | 136 kt | 6 h 12 min | 12:13 pm EDT (16:13 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 250° at 17 kt | −16 kt | 10 °C | 136 kt | 6 h 12 min | 12:13 pm EDT (16:13 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 250° at 17 kt | −15 kt | 7 °C | 135 kt | 6 h 15 min | 12:16 pm EDT (16:16 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 260° at 18 kt | −16 kt | 3 °C | 136 kt | 6 h 12 min | 12:13 pm EDT (16:13 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 260° at 21 kt | −18 kt | -2 °C | 138 kt | 6 h 07 min | 12:08 pm EDT (16:08 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 270° at 23 kt | −19 kt | -6 °C | 139 kt | 6 h 04 min | 12:05 pm EDT (16:05 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 270° at 24 kt | −19 kt | -7 °C | 139 kt | 6 h 04 min | 12:05 pm EDT (16:05 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 270° at 29 kt | −24 kt | -18 °C | 144 kt | 5 h 52 min | 11:53 am EDT (15:53 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 280° at 46 kt | −30 kt | -32 °C | 150 kt | 5 h 38 min | 11:39 am EDT (15:39 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 280° at 51 kt | −30 kt | -41 °C | 150 kt | 5 h 38 min | 11:39 am EDT (15:39 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 55 kt | −20 kt | -51 °C | 140 kt | 6 h 02 min | 12:03 pm EDT (16:03 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | used from 0 nm out; 39 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 99 nm out; 66 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 248 nm out; 59 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 397 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 497 nm out; 58 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 596 nm out; 58 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 695 nm out; 26 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° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DTO Denton, TX | departure | VFR | from the south (180°) at 11 knots | 10+ mi | none | 642 ft | 4:53 am CDT (09:53 UTC) |
| GYI Sherman/Denison, TX | 40 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (190°) at 11 knots | 10+ mi | none | 749 ft | 09:35 UTC |
| AQR Atoka, OK | 89 nm out, 16 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 590 ft | ||||
| FSM Fort Smith, AR | 189 nm out, 3 nm east of the line, tower | VFR | from the northeast (040°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 469 ft | 09:53 UTC |
| BBG Branson, MO | 278 nm out, 13 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 1,302 ft | 09:35 UTC |
| TVB Cabool, MO | 348 nm out, 5 nm west of the line | no report just now | 1,220 ft | ||||
| BLV Belleville, IL | 477 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 459 ft | 09:55 UTC |
| GRE Greenville, IL | 507 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 540 ft | ||||
| LAF Lafayette, IN | 655 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 605 ft | 09:54 UTC |
| GUS Peru, IN | 695 nm out, 7 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southeast (160°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 810 ft | 09:55 UTC |
| TOL Toledo, OH | 814 nm out, 25 nm southeast of the line, tower | low IFR Sky: overcast at 300 feet Weather: mist | from the southwest (220°) at 6 knots | 3 mi | 300 ft | 683 ft | 09:52 UTC |
| YIP Detroit, MI | destination | VFR | from the south-southwest (200°) at 4 knots | 8 mi | none | 715 ft | 5:53 am EDT (09:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,302 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At YIP when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:39 am EDT (15:39 UTC)
Wind from the southwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for YIP
- From Mon 4:00 am EDT (08:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,000 feet
- From Mon 4:30 am EDT (08:30 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
- At times between Mon 6:00 am EDT (10:00 UTC) and 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): visibility 4 miles, mist, a broken layer at 300 feet
- From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 12 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 9,000 feet, a broken layer at 20,000 feet
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
No temporary flight restriction on or near this route right now.
Daylight
Sunset at DTO 6:59 pm CDT (23:59 UTC), at YIP 6:57 pm EDT (22:57 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:25 pm EDT (23:25 UTC)).
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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: Denton Enterprise Airport, Willow Run Airport.