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Philadelphia International to Dallas Love Field PHL → DAL

1,123 nautical miles (1,293 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 255°, about 267° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12W). At 120 knots that is 10 h 13 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 10-knot headwind), arriving about 5:33 am CDT (10:33 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: 644 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 E16E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 32,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 25 knots, until 9:55 pm EDT (01:55 UTC). Over the first 139 nm of the route.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 112355
    MKCE WST 112355
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 16E
    VALID UNTIL 0155Z
    NY NJ PA DE MD VA DC WV AND NJ NY CSTL WTRS
    FROM SAX-30SE JFK-10N DCA-60ENE EKN-SAX
    AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 22025KT. TOPS TO FL320.
  • SIGMET E17E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 31,000 ft, moving from the west at 15 knots, until 9:55 pm EDT (01:55 UTC). Over the route from 179 to 358 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 112355
    MKCE WST 112355
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 17E
    VALID UNTIL 0155Z
    PA MD VA NC WV OH KY
    FROM 30WSW EWC-20E RIC-70NNE ILM-70W BKW-10ESE APE-30WSW EWC
    AREA TS MOV FROM 28015KT. TOPS TO FL310.
  • 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 first 497 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the first 80 nm of the route.
  • 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). Near the route, at the departure end.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the route from 70 to 229 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 119 to 398 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 6W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 28,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Near the route, 586 nm along the route.

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 PHL.

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 20:00–03:00 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 13 forecast points nearest it (ACY, PSB, EKN, CRW, CVG, LOU, BNA, CGI, MEM, LIT, FSM, SHV, DAL). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft270° at 10 kt+10 kt13 °C110 kt10 h 13 min5:33 am CDT (10:33 UTC)
6,500 ft280° at 12 kt+10 kt14 °C110 kt10 h 13 min5:33 am CDT (10:33 UTC)
8,500 ft280° at 14 kt+11 kt11 °C109 kt10 h 18 min5:38 am CDT (10:38 UTC)
10,500 ft290° at 14 kt+11 kt7 °C109 kt10 h 18 min5:38 am CDT (10:38 UTC)
12,500 ft290° at 15 kt+10 kt4 °C110 kt10 h 13 min5:33 am CDT (10:33 UTC)
14,500 ft300° at 16 kt+10 kt0 °C110 kt10 h 13 min5:33 am CDT (10:33 UTC)
16,500 ft300° at 16 kt+10 kt-5 °C110 kt10 h 13 min5:33 am CDT (10:33 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180300° at 17 kt+10 kt-8 °C110 kt10 h 13 min5:33 am CDT (10:33 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240290° at 19 kt+13 kt-19 °C107 kt10 h 30 min5:50 am CDT (10:50 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300280° at 31 kt+26 kt-32 °C94 kt11 h 57 min7:17 am CDT (12:17 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340280° at 34 kt+27 kt-40 °C93 kt12 h 05 min7:25 am CDT (12:25 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390280° at 34 kt+27 kt-49 °C93 kt12 h 05 min7:25 am CDT (12:25 UTC)

Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 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
ACYused from 0 nm out; 58 nm from the line230/15230/22 15°230/31 11°230/27 6°230/40 -7°230/51 -17°230/71 -31°230/81 -41°230/86 -53°
PSBused from 50 nm out; 100 nm from the line260/13 13°220/12 8°220/11 4°230/27 -11°210/31 -21°220/73 -32°220/75 -40°230/66 -50°
EKNused from 149 nm out; 48 nm from the line270/18 13°310/5 7°140/7 3°210/16 -9°220/41 -20°210/57 -32°220/57 -38°230/49 -47°
CRWused from 248 nm out; 36 nm from the line320/16310/16 12°320/12 7°320/12 2°330/15 -11°280/11 -22°230/26 -30°240/33 -37°240/37 -47°
CVGused from 398 nm out; 90 nm from the line350/13340/20 13°340/22 8°350/30 3°340/30 -9°340/38 -21°330/37 -35°320/38 -40°310/35 -47°
LOUused from 447 nm out; 64 nm from the line320/15340/24 14°330/28 9°340/34 4°340/37 -9°340/42 -20°320/39 -35°320/45 -39°330/40 -47°
BNAused from 547 nm out; 40 nm from the line280/13340/34 16°330/38 10°330/44 5°330/39 -8°330/38 -19°320/49 -34°330/53 -40°330/35 -47°
CGIused from 646 nm out; 80 nm from the line250/10290/12 17°290/18 11°300/22 5°320/25 -8°330/30 -18°320/53 -33°320/66 -42°320/56 -50°
MEMused from 696 nm out; 50 nm from the line240/9280/14 17°280/20 12°290/25 5°320/25 -6°330/31 -18°320/52 -32°330/58 -41°320/42 -50°
LITused from 795 nm out; 46 nm from the line220/12250/12 17°250/18 12°260/22 6°310/14 -5°310/25 -17°310/40 -31°310/38 -41°310/46 -52°
FSMused from 944 nm out; 79 nm from the line200/18210/19 15°230/22 13°250/18 7°270/20 -5°280/24 -16°280/35 -30°290/37 -40°300/40 -52°
SHVused from 994 nm out; 94 nm from the line190/11230/19 17°230/26 12°260/15 7°280/16 -4°300/17 -15°300/34 -30°300/31 -41°310/42 -52°
DALused from 1044 nm out; 55 nm from the line180/21190/24 15°230/20 12°220/23 8°240/22 -5°230/18 -15°280/33 -29°280/36 -39°300/33 -52°

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
PHL Philadelphia, PA departure no report just now 35 ft
FDK Frederick, MD 99 nm out, 3 nm west of the line, tower no report just now 308 ft
MRB Martinsburg, WV 129 nm out, 8 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 564 ft
CRW Charleston, WV 308 nm out, 2 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 947 ft
HTS Huntington, WV 348 nm out, 18 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 828 ft
BWG Bowling Green, KY 557 nm out, 5 nm north of the line no report just now 547 ft
CKV Clarksville, TN 606 nm out, 4 nm north of the line no report just now 549 ft
NQA Millington, TN 745 nm out, 18 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 322 ft
LIT Little Rock, AR 865 nm out, 4 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 266 ft
HOT Hot Springs, AR 914 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line no report just now 540 ft
GVT Greenville, TX 1083 nm out, 7 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 534 ft
DAL Dallas, TX destination no report just now 486 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 947 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, 5:33 am CDT (10:33 UTC)

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

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

  • 6/8800 Baltimore, MD, Saturday, October 17, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 16 nm from the route, 70 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Saturday 17 October · ZDC
  • 4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA 21 nm from the route, 99 nm along the route · security · ZDC
  • 6/8600 Sterling, VA, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 16 nm from the route, 109 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZDC
  • 6/0708 Goodlettsville, TN, Saturday, August 1, 2026 through Sunday, August 1, 2027 UTC 24 nm from the route, 577 nm along the route · security · until 1 August · ZME
  • 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 PHL 6:26 pm EDT (22:26 UTC), at DAL 6:59 pm CDT (23:59 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:24 pm CDT (00:24 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

Radar now, the Northeast
Radar now, the Northeast · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the central Great Lakes
Radar now, the central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley
Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · 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: Philadelphia International, Dallas Love Field.