Jackson Hole Airport to Dallas-Fort Worth International JAC → DFW
909 nautical miles (1,046 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 130°, about 117° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13E). At 120 knots that is 6 h 30 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 20-knot tailwind), arriving about 6:45 am CDT (11:45 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: 1,454 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 ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the first 210 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 240 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 50 to 480 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 38,000 ft. Over the route from 60 to 450 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: 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 120 to 330 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots). Over the route from 120 to 210 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: 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 470 to 749 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Near the route, 470 nm along 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 JAC.
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 02:00–09:00 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 8 forecast points nearest it (LND, RKS, DEN, PUB, GCK, GAG, SPS, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7,500 ft | 220° at 28 kt | +3 kt | 13 °C | 117 kt | 7 h 46 min | 8:01 am CDT (13:01 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 220° at 27 kt | 0 | 11 °C | 120 kt | 7 h 34 min | 7:49 am CDT (12:49 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 230° at 29 kt | −5 kt | 7 °C | 125 kt | 7 h 16 min | 7:31 am CDT (12:31 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 230° at 31 kt | −5 kt | 2 °C | 125 kt | 7 h 16 min | 7:31 am CDT (12:31 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 230° at 32 kt | −3 kt | -2 °C | 123 kt | 7 h 23 min | 7:38 am CDT (12:38 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 220° at 33 kt | 0 | -7 °C | 120 kt | 7 h 34 min | 7:49 am CDT (12:49 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 33 kt | 0 | -8 °C | 120 kt | 7 h 34 min | 7:49 am CDT (12:49 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 37 kt | −4 kt | -20 °C | 124 kt | 7 h 20 min | 7:35 am CDT (12:35 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 240° at 54 kt | −12 kt | -28 °C | 132 kt | 6 h 53 min | 7:08 am CDT (12:08 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 55 kt | −17 kt | -37 °C | 137 kt | 6 h 38 min | 6:53 am CDT (11:53 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 250° at 51 kt | −20 kt | -47 °C | 140 kt | 6 h 30 min | 6:45 am CDT (11:45 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 00:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 06:00 UTC for use 02:00 to 09:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LND | used from 0 nm out; 76 nm from the line | 200/23 6° | 220/31 1° | 220/39 -11° | 230/39 -23° | 220/51 -28° | 220/66 -37° | 230/68 -45° | ||
| RKS | used from 150 nm out; 58 nm from the line | 200/41 | 220/44 1° | 220/35 -11° | 220/46 -24° | 210/53 -27° | 220/62 -35° | 230/61 -44° | ||
| DEN | used from 250 nm out; 79 nm from the line | 240/21 14° | 250/44 6° | 220/49 -8° | 220/49 -21° | 230/54 -30° | 240/57 -35° | 240/49 -45° | ||
| PUB | used from 400 nm out; 44 nm from the line | 230/25 13° | 230/32 6° | 220/44 -8° | 230/49 -21° | 240/70 -28° | 240/67 -34° | 240/58 -46° | ||
| GCK | used from 500 nm out; 79 nm from the line | 220/48 21° | 230/37 14° | 250/30 8° | 230/37 -6° | 240/37 -20° | 240/69 -28° | 250/67 -37° | 260/58 -48° | |
| GAG | used from 599 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 220/40 19° | 230/28 14° | 240/23 8° | 230/21 -6° | 240/31 -19° | 250/66 -29° | 260/58 -38° | 260/47 -49° | |
| SPS | used from 749 nm out; 39 nm from the line | 200/39 | 220/28 17° | 230/27 12° | 240/15 9° | 250/15 -4° | 250/24 -15° | 260/45 -28° | 270/43 -39° | 280/45 -51° |
| DAL | used from 849 nm out; 44 nm from the line | 190/29 | 220/23 17° | 220/17 13° | 250/18 8° | 230/18 -5° | 240/18 -15° | 270/34 -29° | 280/33 -39° | 300/36 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAC Jackson, WY | departure | no report just now | 6,451 ft | ||||
| PNA Pinedale, WY | 60 nm out, 11 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 7,096 ft | ||||
| LND Lander, WY | 100 nm out, 22 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 5,588 ft | ||||
| SAA Saratoga, WY | 220 nm out, 19 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 7,014 ft | ||||
| APA Denver, CO | 360 nm out, 1 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 5,884 ft | ||||
| FLY Colorado Springs, CO | 390 nm out, 19 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 6,878 ft | ||||
| LAA Lamar, CO | 490 nm out, 8 nm east of the line | no report just now | 3,705 ft | ||||
| PYX Perryton, TX | 629 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 2,918 ft | ||||
| HHF Canadian, TX | 659 nm out, 6 nm south of the line | no report just now | 2,396 ft | ||||
| SPS Wichita Falls, TX | 809 nm out, 12 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,019 ft | ||||
| DTO Denton, TX | 889 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 642 ft | ||||
| DFW Dallas-Fort Worth, TX | destination | no report just now | 606 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 7,096 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At DFW when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:45 am CDT (11:45 UTC)
DFW 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 11 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 8 nm from the route, at the destination end · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Thursday 15 October · ZFW
Daylight
Sunset at JAC 6:44 pm MDT (00:44 UTC), at DFW 6:58 pm CDT (23:58 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:23 pm CDT (00:23 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at DFW is before sunrise there (7:29 am CDT (12:29 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: Jackson Hole Airport, Dallas-Fort Worth International.