Robert Gray Army Airfield to Dallas Love Field GRK → DAL
118 nautical miles (136 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 025°, about 021° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4E). At 120 knots that is 51 min at the quickest height in today's winds (5,500 ft, a 20-knot tailwind), arriving about 7:39 pm CDT (00:39 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now GRK is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 11 knots, gusting to 18; DAL is VFR, wind from the south (180°) 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: 31 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
No SIGMET or AIRMET covers any part of this route right now.
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 GRK.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- PA46 at 21,000 ft, 49 nm northwest, 4:05 pm CDT (21:05 UTC): remarks: smooth ZFW32. 88 nm along the route, 49 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
MWL UA /OV MQP/TM 2105/FL210/TP PA46/RM SMOOTH ZFW32
- Report
- a routine report filed through MWL
- Where
- over MQP
- Time
- 21:05 UTC
- Height
- at 21,000 ft
- Aircraft
- PA46
- Remarks
- smooth ZFW32
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 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 2 forecast points nearest it (CLL, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,500 ft | 180° at 20 kt | −17 kt | 137 kt | 52 min | 7:40 pm CDT (00:40 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 190° at 21 kt | −20 kt | 140 kt | 51 min | 7:39 pm CDT (00:39 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 200° at 20 kt | −20 kt | 14 °C | 140 kt | 51 min | 7:39 pm CDT (00:39 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 220° at 19 kt | −18 kt | 11 °C | 138 kt | 51 min | 7:39 pm CDT (00:39 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 220° at 19 kt | −19 kt | 9 °C | 139 kt | 51 min | 7:39 pm CDT (00:39 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 230° at 19 kt | −18 kt | 5 °C | 138 kt | 51 min | 7:39 pm CDT (00:39 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 240° at 19 kt | −16 kt | 0 °C | 136 kt | 52 min | 7:40 pm CDT (00:40 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 250° at 20 kt | −15 kt | -4 °C | 135 kt | 52 min | 7:40 pm CDT (00:40 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 250° at 20 kt | −15 kt | -5 °C | 135 kt | 52 min | 7:40 pm CDT (00:40 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 240° at 19 kt | −15 kt | -14 °C | 135 kt | 52 min | 7:40 pm CDT (00:40 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 280° at 31 kt | −6 kt | -29 °C | 126 kt | 56 min | 7:44 pm CDT (00:44 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 280° at 34 kt | −7 kt | -39 °C | 127 kt | 56 min | 7:44 pm CDT (00:44 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 28 kt | +3 kt | -52 °C | 117 kt | 1 h 01 min | 7:49 pm CDT (00:49 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLL | used from 0 nm out; 83 nm from the line | 160/18 | 190/18 16° | 200/19 12° | 220/14 7° | 260/18 -5° | 250/20 -13° | 290/29 -29° | 290/31 -40° | 300/22 -53° |
| DAL | used from 49 nm out; 44 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° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRK Fort Hood (Killeen), TX | departure | VFR Sky: a broken layer at 19,000 feet | from the south-southeast (150°) at 11 knots, gusting to 18 | 10+ mi | 19,000 ft | 1,015 ft | 5:55 pm CDT (22:55 UTC) |
| ACT Waco, TX | 39 nm out, 14 nm east of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (190°) at 13 knots | 10+ mi | none | 516 ft | 22:51 UTC |
| GKY Arlington, TX | 98 nm out, 8 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southeast (160°) at 11 knots, gusting to 18 | 10+ mi | none | 628 ft | 22:53 UTC |
| DAL Dallas, TX | destination | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 7,000 feet, a few clouds at 25,000 feet | from the south (180°) at 13 knots, gusting to 20 | 10+ mi | none | 486 ft | 5:53 pm CDT (22:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,015 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At DAL when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:39 pm CDT (00:39 UTC)
Wind from the south at 10 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The whole forecast for DAL
- 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 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the south at 11 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
The forecast for GRK, the departure
- From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 9 knots, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet
- Changing between Mon 3:00 am CDT (08:00 UTC) and 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC) to: wind from the southeast at 6 knots, a broken layer at 1,500 feet
- Changing between Mon 4:00 pm CDT (21:00 UTC) and 5:00 pm CDT (22:00 UTC) to: wind from the south-southeast at 12 knots, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
- Changing between Mon 10:00 pm CDT (03:00 UTC) and 11:00 pm CDT (04:00 UTC) to: wind from the south-southeast at 9 knots, a broken layer at 1,500 feet
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/0543 MCGREGOR, TX 8 nm from the route, 29 nm along the route · security · ZFW
- 6/8646 Arlington, TX, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Friday, October 16, 2026 UTC 8 nm from the route, 108 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Thursday 15 October · ZFW
- 9/2934 DALLAS, TX 2 nm from the route, at the destination end · a VIP movement · ZFW
Daylight
Sunset at GRK 7:03 pm CDT (00:03 UTC), at DAL 6:59 pm CDT (23:59 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:24 pm CDT (00:24 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at DAL is after sunset there (6:59 pm CDT (23:59 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: Robert Gray Army Airfield, Dallas Love Field.