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Norfolk International to Dallas Love Field ORF → DAL

1,044 nautical miles (1,201 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 263°, about 272° magnetic at the departure end (variation 9W). At 120 knots that is 9 h 40 min at the quickest height in today's winds (12,500 ft, a 12-knot headwind), arriving about 11:43 am CDT (16:43 UTC). Right now ORF is VFR, wind from the west-southwest (240°) at 11 knots, gusting to 20; DAL is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 9 knots, gusting to 16. 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: 158 flights in the DOT's last twelve reported months, the route's page.

The return flight

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 TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the route from 50 to 129 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 10,000 ft. Over the route from 129 to 308 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 29,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the route from 209 to 338 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 239 to 427 nm out.
  • 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 route from 258 to 537 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 ORF.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

  • E145 at 800 ft, 44 nm north, 2:07 am EDT (06:07 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 50 nm along the route, 44 nm north of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    RIC UA /OV RIC340001/TM 0607/FL008/TP E145
    Report
    a routine report filed through RIC
    Where
    1 nm north (340°) of RIC
    Time
    06:07 UTC
    Height
    at 800 ft
    Aircraft
    E145

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 12 forecast points nearest it (ORF, RIC, RDU, ROA, TRI, TYS, BNA, HSV, MEM, LIT, SHV, DAL). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft280° at 14 kt+14 kt11 °C106 kt9 h 51 min11:54 am CDT (16:54 UTC)
6,500 ft290° at 15 kt+14 kt13 °C106 kt9 h 51 min11:54 am CDT (16:54 UTC)
8,500 ft290° at 17 kt+14 kt11 °C106 kt9 h 51 min11:54 am CDT (16:54 UTC)
10,500 ft300° at 17 kt+13 kt8 °C107 kt9 h 45 min11:48 am CDT (16:48 UTC)
12,500 ft300° at 17 kt+12 kt4 °C108 kt9 h 40 min11:43 am CDT (16:43 UTC)
14,500 ft300° at 18 kt+14 kt0 °C106 kt9 h 51 min11:54 am CDT (16:54 UTC)
16,500 ft290° at 19 kt+15 kt-3 °C105 kt9 h 57 min12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180290° at 20 kt+16 kt-6 °C104 kt10 h 02 min12:05 pm CDT (17:05 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240290° at 23 kt+20 kt-18 °C100 kt10 h 26 min12:29 pm CDT (17:29 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300290° at 34 kt+28 kt-31 °C92 kt11 h 21 min1:24 pm CDT (18:24 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340290° at 39 kt+31 kt-39 °C89 kt11 h 44 min1:47 pm CDT (18:47 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390300° at 36 kt+26 kt-50 °C94 kt11 h 06 min1:09 pm CDT (18:09 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
ORFused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line250/24230/32 11°220/37 10°220/37 6°230/47 -5°230/62 -17°220/89 -30°220/93 -40°230/77 -51°
RICused from 50 nm out; 51 nm from the line270/23280/19 11°270/18 8°240/22 4°230/39 -7°220/55 -18°220/75 -30°230/83 -39°230/64 -50°
RDUused from 99 nm out; 44 nm from the line280/33300/23 11°300/28 8°290/28 4°260/41 -6°240/52 -18°230/66 -31°230/76 -39°240/52 -49°
ROAused from 149 nm out; 52 nm from the line310/29330/31 13°340/28 7°330/25 3°310/32 -8°300/32 -22°290/32 -31°270/35 -38°270/32 -47°
TRIused from 248 nm out; 34 nm from the line330/22 11°330/29 7°330/32 3°330/36 -8°320/34 -19°320/36 -34°320/43 -39°320/46 -47°
TYSused from 348 nm out; 10 nm from the line320/20340/18 11°340/32 9°340/36 4°330/37 -7°330/38 -19°330/50 -34°330/53 -38°330/44 -48°
BNAused from 447 nm out; 57 nm from the line310/20340/20 17°330/24 10°340/22 5°330/26 -6°340/29 -18°330/52 -33°320/62 -41°340/45 -50°
HSVused from 497 nm out; 40 nm from the line310/20330/20 16°320/27 11°340/23 5°320/23 -7°340/30 -17°320/50 -33°330/61 -41°340/41 -50°
MEMused from 596 nm out; 61 nm from the line230/19260/16 15°270/17 12°300/13 6°300/15 -5°300/26 -18°300/34 -32°300/41 -40°310/46 -52°
LITused from 745 nm out; 41 nm from the line220/21230/17 16°250/24 12°260/15 7°260/13 -5°280/25 -16°290/35 -30°300/42 -40°300/40 -52°
SHVused from 845 nm out; 80 nm from the line200/18230/24 18°230/24 12°240/14 8°260/12 -4°240/11 -15°300/31 -29°300/32 -40°300/36 -52°
DALused from 944 nm out; 75 nm from the line190/29220/23 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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
ORF Norfolk, VA departure VFR from the west-southwest (240°) at 11 knots, gusting to 20 10+ mi none 26 ft 2:51 am EDT (06:51 UTC)
BKT Blackstone, VA 80 nm out, 22 nm north of the line, tower VFR from the north-northeast (030°) at 5 knots 10+ mi none 437 ft 12:55 UTC
INT Winston Salem, NC 199 nm out, 16 nm south of the line, tower VFR from the west (260°) at 3 knots 10+ mi none 969 ft 06:54 UTC
TRI Bristol/Johnson/Kingsport, TN 298 nm out, 23 nm north of the line, tower marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 1,200 feet, a broken layer at 2,000 feet, overcast at 2,600 feet Weather: mist from the west-southwest (240°) at 8 knots 6 mi 2,000 ft 1,518 ft 06:53 UTC
TYS Knoxville, TN 378 nm out, 5 nm west of the line, tower marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 2,800 feet from the southwest (230°) at 5 knots 10+ mi 2,800 ft 986 ft 06:53 UTC
THA Tullahoma, TN 497 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line low IFR Sky: overcast at 100 feet Weather: fog calm 0.25 mi 100 ft 1,084 ft 06:35 UTC
CRX Corinth, MS 616 nm out, 2 nm east of the line VFR calm 10+ mi none 425 ft 06:55 UTC
OLV Olive Branch, MS 666 nm out, 18 nm northwest of the line, tower reported, no category from the south (180°) at 5 knots 10+ mi none 401 ft 06:55 UTC
PBF Pine Bluff, AR 785 nm out, 0 nm north of the line VFR calm 10+ mi none 205 ft 06:53 UTC
TXK Texarkana, AR 895 nm out, 11 nm south of the line, tower VFR from the south-southwest (210°) at 8 knots 10+ mi none 389 ft 06:53 UTC
GVT Greenville, TX 1004 nm out, 2 nm east of the line, tower VFR from the south (180°) at 11 knots 10+ mi none 534 ft 06:35 UTC
DAL Dallas, TX destination VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet from the south-southeast (160°) at 9 knots, gusting to 16 10+ mi none 486 ft 1:53 am CDT (06:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,518 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, 11:43 am CDT (16:43 UTC)

Wind from the south at 11 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for DAL
  • From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 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
  • 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 ORF, the departure
  • From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 11 knots, gusting to 17, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 6,000 feet
  • From Mon 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the west at 11 knots, gusting to 17, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 1,200 feet
  • From Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 13 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,200 feet
  • From Mon 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 13 knots, gusting to 21, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,000 feet
  • From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the north at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet

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 ORF 6:32 pm EDT (22:32 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

Radar now, the Southeast
Radar now, the Southeast · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley
Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the southern Plains
Radar now, the southern Plains · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the whole country
Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service
Surface analysis now
Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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: Norfolk International, Dallas Love Field.