Northwest Alabama Regional to Dallas Love Field MSL → DAL
475 nautical miles (546 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 259°, about 262° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3W). At 120 knots that is 4 h 26 min at the quickest height in today's winds (12,500 ft, a 13-knot headwind), arriving about 2:35 am CDT (07:35 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now MSL is VFR, wind calm; DAL is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 10 knots, gusting to 21. 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 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 MSL.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- CRJ7 at 36,000 ft, 45 nm north, 7:10 pm CDT (00:10 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ZME20. 267 nm along the route, 45 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
HOT UA /OV HOT/TM 0010/FL360/TP CRJ7/TB NEG/RM ZME20
- Report
- a routine report filed through HOT
- Where
- over HOT
- Time
- 00:10 UTC
- Height
- at 36,000 ft
- Aircraft
- CRJ7
- Turbulence
- none
- Remarks
- ZME20
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 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 5 forecast points nearest it (HSV, 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 | 230° at 17 kt | +15 kt | 105 kt | 4 h 31 min | 2:40 am CDT (07:40 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 240° at 17 kt | +17 kt | 15 °C | 103 kt | 4 h 37 min | 2:46 am CDT (07:46 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 250° at 19 kt | +19 kt | 13 °C | 101 kt | 4 h 42 min | 2:51 am CDT (07:51 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 260° at 16 kt | +16 kt | 10 °C | 104 kt | 4 h 34 min | 2:43 am CDT (07:43 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 270° at 13 kt | +13 kt | 6 °C | 107 kt | 4 h 26 min | 2:35 am CDT (07:35 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 270° at 13 kt | +13 kt | 2 °C | 107 kt | 4 h 26 min | 2:35 am CDT (07:35 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 270° at 13 kt | +13 kt | -2 °C | 107 kt | 4 h 26 min | 2:35 am CDT (07:35 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 270° at 13 kt | +13 kt | -5 °C | 107 kt | 4 h 26 min | 2:35 am CDT (07:35 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 280° at 19 kt | +17 kt | -16 °C | 103 kt | 4 h 37 min | 2:46 am CDT (07:46 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 300° at 34 kt | +27 kt | -30 °C | 93 kt | 5 h 06 min | 3:15 am CDT (08:15 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 300° at 39 kt | +28 kt | -40 °C | 92 kt | 5 h 10 min | 3:19 am CDT (08:19 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 310° at 39 kt | +25 kt | -52 °C | 95 kt | 5 h | 3:09 am CDT (08:09 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HSV | used from 0 nm out; 65 nm from the line | 310/20 | 330/20 16° | 320/27 11° | 340/23 5° | 320/23 -7° | 340/30 -17° | 320/50 -33° | 330/61 -41° | 340/41 -50° |
| MEM | used from 49 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 230/19 | 260/16 15° | 270/17 12° | 300/13 6° | 300/15 -5° | 300/26 -18° | 300/34 -32° | 300/41 -40° | 310/46 -52° |
| LIT | used from 148 nm out; 69 nm from the line | 220/21 | 230/17 16° | 250/24 12° | 260/15 7° | 260/13 -5° | 280/25 -16° | 290/35 -30° | 300/42 -40° | 300/40 -52° |
| SHV | used from 297 nm out; 65 nm from the line | 200/18 | 230/24 18° | 230/24 12° | 240/14 8° | 260/12 -4° | 240/11 -15° | 300/31 -29° | 300/32 -40° | 300/36 -52° |
| DAL | used from 396 nm out; 54 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSL Muscle Shoals, AL | departure | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 550 ft | 9:53 pm CDT (02:53 UTC) |
| TUP Tupelo, MS | 59 nm out, 17 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 346 ft | 02:53 UTC |
| UOX Oxford, MS | 99 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 452 ft | 02:55 UTC |
| CKM Clarksdale, MS | 148 nm out, 5 nm north of the line | VFR | from the south (170°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 173 ft | 02:55 UTC |
| PBF Pine Bluff, AR | 218 nm out, 13 nm north of the line | VFR | from the south-southwest (200°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 205 ft | 02:53 UTC |
| CDH Camden, AR | 267 nm out, 10 nm southeast of the line | VFR | from the southwest (230°) at 7 knots | 9 mi | none | 129 ft | 22:15 UTC |
| TXK Texarkana, AR | 326 nm out, 4 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (170°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 389 ft | 02:53 UTC |
| OSA Mount Pleasant, TX | 376 nm out, 12 nm south of the line | marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 1,400 feet, overcast at 2,300 feet | from the north-northeast (020°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | 2,300 ft | 364 ft | 15:10 UTC |
| SLR Sulphur Springs, TX | 406 nm out, 5 nm west of the line | VFR | from the southeast (140°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 489 ft | 02:55 UTC |
| GVT Greenville, TX | 435 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southeast (150°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 534 ft | 02:35 UTC |
| DAL Dallas, TX | destination | VFR | from the south-southeast (160°) at 10 knots, gusting to 21 | 10+ mi | none | 486 ft | 9:53 pm CDT (02:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 550 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, 2:35 am CDT (07:35 UTC)
Wind from the south-southeast at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The whole forecast for DAL
- From Sun 10:00 pm CDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast 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 MSL, the departure
- From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the west at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility 4 miles, mist, clear skies
- At times between Mon 3:00 am CDT (08:00 UTC) and 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): visibility 2 miles, mist, clear skies
- From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
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 MSL 6:19 pm CDT (23:19 UTC), at DAL 6:58 pm CDT (23:58 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:22 pm CDT (00:22 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at DAL 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: Northwest Alabama Regional, Dallas Love Field.