MC Allen International to Dallas-Fort Worth International MFE → DFW
408 nautical miles (470 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 009°, about 005° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4E). At 120 knots that is 2 h 54 min at the quickest height in today's winds (3,500 ft, a 21-knot tailwind), arriving about 5:21 am CDT (10:21 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: 4,687 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 MFE.
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 5 forecast points nearest it (BRO, CRP, SAT, 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 | 160° at 23 kt | −21 kt | 141 kt | 2 h 54 min | 5:21 am CDT (10:21 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 180° at 20 kt | −20 kt | 140 kt | 2 h 55 min | 5:22 am CDT (10:22 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 190° at 17 kt | −17 kt | 16 °C | 137 kt | 2 h 59 min | 5:26 am CDT (10:26 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 190° at 14 kt | −14 kt | 13 °C | 134 kt | 3 h 03 min | 5:30 am CDT (10:30 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 210° at 12 kt | −11 kt | 10 °C | 131 kt | 3 h 07 min | 5:34 am CDT (10:34 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 220° at 12 kt | −10 kt | 5 °C | 130 kt | 3 h 08 min | 5:35 am CDT (10:35 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 230° at 11 kt | −9 kt | 0 °C | 129 kt | 3 h 10 min | 5:37 am CDT (10:37 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 230° at 11 kt | −8 kt | -4 °C | 128 kt | 3 h 11 min | 5:38 am CDT (10:38 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 230° at 11 kt | −8 kt | -5 °C | 128 kt | 3 h 11 min | 5:38 am CDT (10:38 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 9 kt | −6 kt | -14 °C | 126 kt | 3 h 14 min | 5:41 am CDT (10:41 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 290° at 12 kt | +2 kt | -29 °C | 118 kt | 3 h 27 min | 5:54 am CDT (10:54 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 280° at 10 kt | 0 | -40 °C | 120 kt | 3 h 24 min | 5:51 am CDT (10:51 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 330° at 20 kt | +15 kt | -51 °C | 105 kt | 3 h 53 min | 6:20 am CDT (11:20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRO | used from 0 nm out; 57 nm from the line | 150/22 | 160/18 18° | 160/13 14° | 150/9 10° | 050/5 -3° | L/V -15° | 100/13 -29° | 120/15 -40° | 080/9 -52° |
| CRP | used from 50 nm out; 36 nm from the line | 150/24 | 180/19 19° | 190/13 14° | 200/14 9° | 230/5 -4° | 170/6 -14° | 360/6 -29° | L/V -40° | 350/18 -52° |
| SAT | used from 149 nm out; 48 nm from the line | 150/26 | 180/18 19° | 180/18 14° | 200/14 9° | 230/16 -6° | 210/9 -13° | 270/8 -29° | 280/6 -39° | 340/19 -51° |
| CLL | used from 249 nm out; 57 nm from the line | 170/22 | 170/26 18° | 200/15 14° | 240/13 8° | 240/15 -5° | 260/17 -13° | 290/27 -29° | 290/22 -40° | 320/30 -51° |
| DAL | used from 349 nm out; 35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MFE Mc Allen, TX | departure | no report just now | 107 ft | ||||
| EBG Edinburg, TX | 20 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 75 ft | ||||
| BKS Falfurrias, TX | 60 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 111 ft | ||||
| CRP Corpus Christi, TX | 100 nm out, 24 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 46 ft | ||||
| BEA Beeville, TX | 129 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 272 ft | ||||
| AUS Austin, TX | 239 nm out, 8 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 541 ft | ||||
| EDC Austin, TX | 259 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 620 ft | ||||
| GRK Fort Hood (Killeen), TX | 289 nm out, 23 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,015 ft | ||||
| ACT Waco, TX | 329 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 516 ft | ||||
| FWS Fort Worth, TX | 388 nm out, 11 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 700 ft | ||||
| DFW Dallas-Fort Worth, TX | destination | no report just now | 606 ft |
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 DFW when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:21 am CDT (10:21 UTC)
DFW has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/0543 MCGREGOR, TX 6 nm from the route, 319 nm along the route · security · ZFW
- 6/8646 Arlington, TX, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Friday, October 16, 2026 UTC 0 nm from the route, at the destination end · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Thursday 15 October · ZFW
- 9/2934 DALLAS, TX 11 nm from the route, at the destination end · a VIP movement · ZFW
Daylight
Sunset at MFE 7:07 pm CDT (00:07 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: MC Allen International, Dallas-Fort Worth International.