Ontario International to Dallas Love Field ONT → DAL
1,040 nautical miles (1,197 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 088°, about 076° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12E). At 120 knots that is 6 h 01 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 53-knot tailwind), arriving about 10:05 am CDT (15:05 UTC). Right now ONT is marginal VFR, wind from the west (280°) at 4 knots; DAL is VFR, wind from the south (190°) at 9 knots, gusting to 17. 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: 791 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 SIERRA 2E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 40 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the route from 20 to 476 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 228 to 287 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 2E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Near the route, 327 nm along the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 34,000 ft to 43,000 ft. Over the route from 327 to 525 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 347 to 446 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: 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 783 to 892 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 ONT.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
No pilot reports within 50 nautical miles of the line in the last three hours.
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 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 10 forecast points nearest it (ONT, BLH, PRC, PHX, ABQ, ROW, LBB, ABI, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,500 ft | 210° at 21 kt | −10 kt | 20 °C | 130 kt | 8 h | 12:04 pm CDT (17:04 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 210° at 22 kt | −11 kt | 11 °C | 131 kt | 7 h 56 min | 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 210° at 23 kt | −12 kt | 9 °C | 132 kt | 7 h 53 min | 11:57 am CDT (16:57 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 210° at 26 kt | −14 kt | 4 °C | 134 kt | 7 h 46 min | 11:50 am CDT (16:50 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 220° at 30 kt | −18 kt | 1 °C | 138 kt | 7 h 32 min | 11:36 am CDT (16:36 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 220° at 35 kt | −23 kt | -3 °C | 143 kt | 7 h 16 min | 11:20 am CDT (16:20 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 230° at 41 kt | −28 kt | -7 °C | 148 kt | 7 h 02 min | 11:06 am CDT (16:06 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 230° at 42 kt | −29 kt | -8 °C | 149 kt | 6 h 59 min | 11:03 am CDT (16:03 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 53 kt | −41 kt | -18 °C | 161 kt | 6 h 28 min | 10:32 am CDT (15:32 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 230° at 68 kt | −49 kt | -28 °C | 169 kt | 6 h 09 min | 10:13 am CDT (15:13 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 230° at 67 kt | −53 kt | -37 °C | 173 kt | 6 h 01 min | 10:05 am CDT (15:05 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 230° at 63 kt | −50 kt | -48 °C | 170 kt | 6 h 07 min | 10:11 am CDT (15:11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ONT | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 250/11 | 200/20 4° | 210/27 3° | 220/26 -4° | 240/32 -13° | 220/52 -21° | 220/67 -30° | 220/72 -37° | 220/65 -46° |
| BLH | used from 99 nm out; 35 nm from the line | 240/19 | 210/20 10° | 200/27 4° | 210/34 -2° | 220/59 -10° | 220/67 -20° | 220/75 -29° | 230/78 -38° | 220/90 -47° |
| PRC | used from 198 nm out; 48 nm from the line | 200/37 6° | 200/35 0° | 220/60 -11° | 220/71 -20° | 220/88 -29° | 220/98 -35° | 220/94 -45° | ||
| PHX | used from 297 nm out; 58 nm from the line | 190/15 | 210/25 12° | 200/34 4° | 200/34 2° | 220/58 -9° | 220/75 -19° | 220/91 -28° | 220/100 -35° | 220/95 -47° |
| ABQ | used from 396 nm out; 140 nm from the line | 220/19 9° | 220/35 3° | 230/50 -8° | 240/64 -19° | 230/83 -26° | 230/85 -36° | 230/80 -48° | ||
| ROW | used from 594 nm out; 42 nm from the line | 230/12 | 230/17 13° | 220/30 7° | 230/41 -5° | 240/52 -17° | 230/66 -28° | 240/63 -38° | 240/60 -50° | |
| LBB | used from 743 nm out; 22 nm from the line | 220/25 21° | 230/20 15° | 220/20 7° | 230/36 -6° | 240/50 -15° | 240/59 -28° | 260/52 -37° | 260/45 -50° | |
| ABI | used from 842 nm out; 60 nm from the line | 200/30 19° | 220/12 16° | 220/11 9° | 230/15 -5° | 250/26 -15° | 250/39 -28° | 270/36 -38° | 280/30 -51° | |
| SPS | used from 941 nm out; 57 nm from the line | 220/35 | 220/31 18° | 230/16 14° | 230/10 8° | 250/18 -5° | 250/32 -16° | 260/51 -28° | 280/46 -38° | 300/50 -50° |
| DAL | used from 991 nm out; 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ONT Ontario, CA | departure | marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 2,400 feet, a broken layer at 3,300 feet, overcast at 4,800 feet Weather: light rain | from the west (280°) at 4 knots | 7 mi | 2,400 ft | 944 ft | 1:53 am PDT (08:53 UTC) |
| SBD San Bernardino, CA | 20 nm out, 2 nm northwest of the line, tower | marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 1,800 feet, scattered clouds at 2,400 feet, overcast at 3,000 feet | calm | 10+ mi | 3,000 ft | 1,159 ft | 09:00 UTC |
| DVT Phoenix, AZ | 277 nm out, 23 nm south of the line, tower | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 5,500 feet, a broken layer at 8,500 feet | from the east (100°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | 8,500 ft | 1,478 ft | 08:53 UTC |
| JTC Springerville, AZ | 416 nm out, 9 nm northwest of the line | VFR | from the south (190°) at 14 knots, gusting to 22 | 10+ mi | none | 7,055 ft | 08:55 UTC |
| ONM Socorro, NM | 535 nm out, 10 nm north of the line | VFR | from the west-southwest (240°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 4,875 ft | 08:55 UTC |
| ROW Roswell, NM | 654 nm out, 24 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (190°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 3,671 ft | 08:51 UTC |
| LBB Lubbock, TX | 783 nm out, 13 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (180°) at 11 knots | 10+ mi | none | 3,282 ft | 08:53 UTC |
| FTW Fort Worth, TX | 1011 nm out, 7 nm southeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (170°) at 13 knots, gusting to 21 | 10+ mi | none | 710 ft | 08:53 UTC |
| DAL Dallas, TX | destination | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet | from the south (190°) at 9 knots, gusting to 17 | 10+ mi | none | 486 ft | 3:53 am CDT (08:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 7,055 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, 10:05 am CDT (15:05 UTC)
Wind from the south at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The whole forecast for DAL
- From Mon 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the south 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
- From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
The forecast for ONT, the departure
- From Mon 1:00 am PDT (08:00 UTC): wind from the west at 8 knots, visibility 5 miles, light rain showers, mist, scattered clouds at 900 feet, a broken layer at 1,500 feet and more above
- From Mon 4:00 am PDT (11:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, a broken layer at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
- From Mon 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
- From Mon 2:00 pm PDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 11 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
- From Mon 8:00 pm PDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 6,000 feet
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 4/3635 DISNEYLAND THEME PARK, ANAHEIM,, CA 19 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · ZLA
- 6/8887 Indio, CA, Sunday, October 11, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 23 nm from the route, 69 nm along the route · security · until 12 October · ZLA
- 6/8722 ALAMOGORDO, NM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, 575 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB
- 6/8646 Arlington, TX, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Friday, October 16, 2026 UTC 7 nm from the route, at the destination end · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Thursday 15 October · ZFW
- 9/2934 DALLAS, TX 2 nm from the route, at the destination end · a VIP movement · ZFW
Daylight
Sunset at ONT 6:18 pm PDT (01:18 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: Ontario International, Dallas Love Field.