Memorial Field to Dallas Love Field HOT → DAL
212 nautical miles (244 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 243°, about 242° magnetic at the departure end (variation 1E). At 120 knots that is 2 h 02 min at the quickest height in today's winds (12,500 ft, a 16-knot headwind), arriving about 9:18 am CDT (14:18 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: 2 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 HOT.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- B738 at 2,100 ft, 10 nm west, 6:55 am CDT (11:55 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the destination end, 10 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
DFW UA /OV 3 N OF DFW/TM 1155/FL021/TP B738/SK BASE021
- Report
- a routine report filed through DFW
- Where
- 3 north of dfw
- Time
- 11:55 UTC
- Height
- at 2,100 ft
- Aircraft
- B738
- Sky
- BASE021
- E170 at 2,200 ft, 10 nm west, 6:42 am CDT (11:42 UTC): scattered clouds above 2,200 ft, remarks: haze layer on final at 2200 ft. At the destination end, 10 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
DFW UA /OV DFW/TM 1142/FL022/TP E170/SK SCT022/RM HAZE LAYER ON FINAL AT 2200 FT
- Report
- a routine report filed through DFW
- Where
- over DFW
- Time
- 11:42 UTC
- Height
- at 2,200 ft
- Aircraft
- E170
- Sky
- scattered clouds from 2,200 ft
- Remarks
- haze layer on final at 2200 ft
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 3 forecast points nearest it (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 | 220° at 25 kt | +22 kt | 98 kt | 2 h 10 min | 9:26 am CDT (14:26 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 220° at 23 kt | +22 kt | 16 °C | 98 kt | 2 h 10 min | 9:26 am CDT (14:26 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 230° at 20 kt | +20 kt | 13 °C | 100 kt | 2 h 07 min | 9:23 am CDT (14:23 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 240° at 18 kt | +18 kt | 10 °C | 102 kt | 2 h 05 min | 9:21 am CDT (14:21 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 240° at 16 kt | +16 kt | 7 °C | 104 kt | 2 h 02 min | 9:18 am CDT (14:18 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 240° at 18 kt | +18 kt | 2 °C | 102 kt | 2 h 05 min | 9:21 am CDT (14:21 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 240° at 20 kt | +20 kt | -3 °C | 100 kt | 2 h 07 min | 9:23 am CDT (14:23 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 240° at 21 kt | +21 kt | -6 °C | 99 kt | 2 h 08 min | 9:24 am CDT (14:24 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 260° at 23 kt | +22 kt | -15 °C | 98 kt | 2 h 10 min | 9:26 am CDT (14:26 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 280° at 40 kt | +32 kt | -29 °C | 88 kt | 2 h 25 min | 9:41 am CDT (14:41 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 290° at 41 kt | +28 kt | -39 °C | 92 kt | 2 h 18 min | 9:34 am CDT (14:34 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 310° at 43 kt | +18 kt | -51 °C | 102 kt | 2 h 05 min | 9:21 am CDT (14:21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIT | used from 0 nm out; 70 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 48 nm out; 84 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 96 nm out; 91 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOT Hot Springs, AR | departure | no report just now | 540 ft | ||||
| DEQ De Queen, AR | 67 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 354 ft | ||||
| LBR Clarksville, TX | 115 nm out, 5 nm east of the line | no report just now | 440 ft | ||||
| SLR Sulphur Springs, TX | 144 nm out, 13 nm south of the line | no report just now | 489 ft | ||||
| GVT Greenville, TX | 173 nm out, 8 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 534 ft | ||||
| DAL Dallas, TX | destination | no report just now | 486 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 540 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, 9:18 am CDT (14:18 UTC)
DAL has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 9/2934 DALLAS, TX 2 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 13 nm from the route, at the destination end · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Thursday 15 October · ZFW
Daylight
Sunset at HOT 6:41 pm CDT (23:41 UTC), at DAL 6:58 pm CDT (23:58 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:22 pm CDT (00:22 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: Memorial Field, Dallas Love Field.