Washington Dulles International to Cleburne Regional IAD → CPT
1,049 nautical miles (1,207 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 254°, about 264° magnetic at the departure end (variation 10W). At 120 knots that is 9 h 37 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 11-knot headwind), arriving about 6:23 am CDT (11:23 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: 305 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
- SIGMET 3E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 31,000 ft, moving from the west at 15 knots, until 10:55 pm EDT (02:55 UTC). Over the first 250 nm of the route.
as issued
WSUS31 KKCI 120055 MKCE WST 120055 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 3E VALID UNTIL 0255Z PA MD VA NC WV OH KY FROM 20NE APE-30SE JST-30SSE DCA-40SW ECG-70NNW HMV-20NE APE AREA TS MOV FROM 28015KT. TOPS TO FL310.
- 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 390 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 80 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 40 to 340 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 IAD.
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 20:00–03:00 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 11 forecast points nearest it (RIC, EKN, CRW, TRI, TYS, LOU, BNA, MEM, LIT, SHV, 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 | 270° at 11 kt | +11 kt | 12 °C | 109 kt | 9 h 37 min | 6:23 am CDT (11:23 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 280° at 13 kt | +11 kt | 14 °C | 109 kt | 9 h 37 min | 6:23 am CDT (11:23 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 290° at 15 kt | +12 kt | 11 °C | 108 kt | 9 h 43 min | 6:29 am CDT (11:29 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 290° at 16 kt | +12 kt | 7 °C | 108 kt | 9 h 43 min | 6:29 am CDT (11:29 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 290° at 17 kt | +12 kt | 4 °C | 108 kt | 9 h 43 min | 6:29 am CDT (11:29 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 300° at 18 kt | +12 kt | 0 °C | 108 kt | 9 h 43 min | 6:29 am CDT (11:29 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 300° at 18 kt | +11 kt | -4 °C | 109 kt | 9 h 37 min | 6:23 am CDT (11:23 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 300° at 19 kt | +11 kt | -7 °C | 109 kt | 9 h 37 min | 6:23 am CDT (11:23 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 290° at 22 kt | +15 kt | -18 °C | 105 kt | 9 h 59 min | 6:45 am CDT (11:45 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 290° at 32 kt | +25 kt | -31 °C | 95 kt | 11 h 03 min | 7:49 am CDT (12:49 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 290° at 33 kt | +24 kt | -40 °C | 96 kt | 10 h 56 min | 7:42 am CDT (12:42 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 290° at 32 kt | +23 kt | -49 °C | 97 kt | 10 h 49 min | 7:35 am CDT (12:35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIC | used from 0 nm out; 85 nm from the line | 190/33 | 200/29 14° | 210/31 12° | 210/38 6° | 230/42 -7° | 230/68 -16° | 220/84 -29° | 220/86 -40° | 220/81 -52° |
| EKN | used from 50 nm out; 44 nm from the line | 270/18 13° | 310/5 7° | 140/7 3° | 210/16 -9° | 220/41 -20° | 210/57 -32° | 220/57 -38° | 230/49 -47° | |
| CRW | used from 150 nm out; 32 nm from the line | 320/16 | 310/16 12° | 320/12 7° | 320/12 2° | 330/15 -11° | 280/11 -22° | 230/26 -30° | 240/33 -37° | 240/37 -47° |
| TRI | used from 250 nm out; 71 nm from the line | 310/28 11° | 320/32 7° | 330/30 2° | 300/28 -9° | 280/34 -21° | 250/37 -31° | 240/39 -38° | 250/35 -48° | |
| TYS | used from 300 nm out; 88 nm from the line | 290/19 | 310/22 11° | 330/25 7° | 330/34 3° | 320/37 -7° | 300/37 -18° | 300/37 -34° | 280/29 -39° | 270/29 -48° |
| LOU | used from 350 nm out; 82 nm from the line | 320/15 | 340/24 14° | 330/28 9° | 340/34 4° | 340/37 -9° | 340/42 -20° | 320/39 -35° | 320/45 -39° | 330/40 -47° |
| BNA | used from 400 nm out; 49 nm from the line | 280/13 | 340/34 16° | 330/38 10° | 330/44 5° | 330/39 -8° | 330/38 -19° | 320/49 -34° | 330/53 -40° | 330/35 -47° |
| MEM | used from 549 nm out; 71 nm from the line | 240/9 | 280/14 17° | 280/20 12° | 290/25 5° | 320/25 -6° | 330/31 -18° | 320/52 -32° | 330/58 -41° | 320/42 -50° |
| LIT | used from 699 nm out; 30 nm from the line | 220/12 | 250/12 17° | 250/18 12° | 260/22 6° | 310/14 -5° | 310/25 -17° | 310/40 -31° | 310/38 -41° | 310/46 -52° |
| SHV | used from 849 nm out; 78 nm from the line | 190/11 | 230/19 17° | 230/26 12° | 260/15 7° | 280/16 -4° | 300/17 -15° | 300/34 -30° | 300/31 -41° | 310/42 -52° |
| DAL | used from 899 nm out; 86 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IAD Washington, DC | departure | no report just now | 312 ft | ||||
| LUA Luray, VA | 50 nm out, 3 nm south of the line | no report just now | 902 ft | ||||
| LWB Lewisburg, WV | 150 nm out, 22 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 2,301 ft | ||||
| CPF Hazard, KY | 290 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 1,256 ft | ||||
| TZV Tompkinsville, KY | 410 nm out, 3 nm south of the line | no report just now | 1,036 ft | ||||
| JWN Nashville, TN | 480 nm out, 11 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 501 ft | ||||
| NQA Millington, TN | 629 nm out, 2 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 322 ft | ||||
| MEM Memphis, TN | 639 nm out, 17 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 340 ft | ||||
| LIT Little Rock, AR | 749 nm out, 12 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 266 ft | ||||
| TXK Texarkana, AR | 869 nm out, 20 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 389 ft | ||||
| HQZ Mesquite, TX | 999 nm out, 2 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 446 ft | ||||
| CPT Cleburne, TX | destination | no report just now | 854 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 CPT when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:23 am CDT (11:23 UTC)
CPT has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA 8 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · ZDC
- 6/8600 Sterling, VA, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 4 nm from the route, at the departure end · a VIP movement · today · ZDC
- 6/0708 Goodlettsville, TN, Saturday, August 1, 2026 through Sunday, August 1, 2027 UTC 6 nm from the route, 470 nm along the route · security · until 1 August · ZME
- 9/2934 DALLAS, TX 13 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 12 nm from the route, at the destination end · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Thursday 15 October · ZFW
Daylight
Sunset at IAD 6:36 pm EDT (22:36 UTC), at CPT 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:25 pm CDT (00:25 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at CPT is before sunrise there (7:31 am CDT (12:31 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: Washington Dulles International, Cleburne Regional.