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Portland International to Dallas Love Field PDX → DAL

1,411 nautical miles (1,624 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 114°, about 098° magnetic at the departure end (variation 16E). At 120 knots that is 9 h 56 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 22-knot tailwind), arriving about 8:25 am CDT (13:25 UTC). 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: 466 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

  • SIGMET W11W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 9:55 pm PDT (04:55 UTC). Over the route from 875 to 914 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 120255
    MKCW WST 120255
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 11W
    VALID UNTIL 0455Z
    CO NM
    FROM 20WNW PUB-10ENE CIM-50WNW ABQ-30NNE DVC-20WNW PUB
    AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL340.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the first 169 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 20,000 ft. Over the route from 60 to 189 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 149 to 716 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 288 to 716 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 527 to 954 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 547 to 1004 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 606 to 895 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 626 to 636 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 805 to 865 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 964 to 964 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 984 to 1073 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 PDX.

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 13 forecast points nearest it (PDX, RDM, BOI, PIH, SLC, RKS, GJT, ALS, PUB, AMA, GAG, SPS, DAL). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
5,500 ft220° at 10 kt03 °C120 kt11 h 46 min10:15 am CDT (15:15 UTC)
7,500 ft220° at 16 kt−1 kt6 °C121 kt11 h 40 min10:09 am CDT (15:09 UTC)
9,500 ft230° at 15 kt−3 kt4 °C123 kt11 h 28 min9:57 am CDT (14:57 UTC)
11,500 ft240° at 19 kt−6 kt1 °C126 kt11 h 12 min9:41 am CDT (14:41 UTC)
13,500 ft230° at 21 kt−7 kt-3 °C127 kt11 h 07 min9:36 am CDT (14:36 UTC)
15,500 ft230° at 23 kt−6 kt-7 °C126 kt11 h 12 min9:41 am CDT (14:41 UTC)
17,500 ft230° at 26 kt−5 kt-11 °C125 kt11 h 17 min9:46 am CDT (14:46 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180230° at 26 kt−5 kt-12 °C125 kt11 h 17 min9:46 am CDT (14:46 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240230° at 33 kt−10 kt-22 °C130 kt10 h 51 min9:20 am CDT (14:20 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300240° at 44 kt−19 kt-30 °C139 kt10 h 09 min8:38 am CDT (13:38 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340240° at 47 kt−22 kt-36 °C142 kt9 h 56 min8:25 am CDT (13:25 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390240° at 44 kt−20 kt-45 °C140 kt10 h 05 min8:34 am CDT (13:34 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
PDXused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the lineL/V030/7 1°020/12 -6°020/29 -9°010/69 -16°010/81 -25°360/83 -40°360/67 -46°320/29 -42°
RDMused from 50 nm out; 50 nm from the line040/17 -1°030/31 -8°010/29 -12°010/61 -19°360/95 -25°360/82 -36°360/40 -37°310/19 -40°
BOIused from 199 nm out; 75 nm from the line300/7 2°280/5 -4°210/16 -9°210/60 -20°210/75 -29°210/63 -32°220/64 -32°220/54 -39°
PIHused from 398 nm out; 64 nm from the lineL/V240/13 1°240/15 -3°210/42 -15°200/70 -25°220/74 -29°220/71 -36°220/62 -43°
SLCused from 497 nm out; 46 nm from the line200/5230/8 2°220/20 -2°210/40 -12°190/53 -25°210/62 -30°220/69 -34°220/64 -43°
RKSused from 596 nm out; 71 nm from the line200/41220/44 1°220/35 -11°220/46 -24°210/53 -27°220/62 -35°230/61 -44°
GJTused from 646 nm out; 74 nm from the line210/43 7°230/45 1°220/49 -12°220/62 -22°220/59 -28°230/60 -33°220/55 -45°
ALSused from 795 nm out; 91 nm from the line230/37 4°220/54 -9°230/62 -22°240/77 -26°240/74 -33°230/59 -45°
PUBused from 845 nm out; 53 nm from the line230/25 13°230/32 6°220/44 -8°230/49 -21°240/70 -28°240/67 -34°240/58 -46°
AMAused from 1044 nm out; 77 nm from the line210/38230/29 14°240/29 7°220/27 -5°240/37 -18°240/66 -28°250/59 -37°260/47 -49°
GAGused from 1193 nm out; 84 nm from the line220/40 19°230/28 14°240/23 8°230/21 -6°240/31 -19°250/66 -29°260/58 -38°260/47 -49°
SPSused from 1242 nm out; 37 nm from the line200/39220/28 17°230/27 12°240/15 9°250/15 -4°250/24 -15°260/45 -28°270/43 -39°280/45 -51°
DALused from 1342 nm out; 45 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
PDX Portland, OR departure no report just now 30 ft
CZK Cascade Locks, OR 30 nm out, 18 nm north of the line no report just now 151 ft
GCD John Day, OR 169 nm out, 1 nm northeast of the line no report just now 3,702 ft
TWF Twin Falls, ID 398 nm out, 10 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 4,153 ft
OGD Ogden, UT 527 nm out, 21 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 4,472 ft
VEL Vernal, UT 656 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line no report just now 5,274 ft
ASE Aspen, CO 795 nm out, 8 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 7,837 ft
TAD Trinidad, CO 954 nm out, 20 nm southwest of the line no report just now 5,761 ft
DUX Dumas, TX 1103 nm out, 21 nm southwest of the line no report just now 3,706 ft
PPA Pampa, TX 1143 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line no report just now 3,245 ft
SPS Wichita Falls, TX 1302 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 1,019 ft
DAL Dallas, TX destination no report just now 486 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 7,837 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, 8:25 am CDT (13:25 UTC)

DAL has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

  • 6/8646 Arlington, TX, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Friday, October 16, 2026 UTC 12 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 PDX 6:30 pm PDT (01:30 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 Pacific Northwest
Radar now, the Pacific Northwest · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the southern Rockies
Radar now, the southern Rockies · 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: Portland International, Dallas Love Field.