Pittsburgh International to Dallas Love Field PIT → DAL
920 nautical miles (1,059 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 245°, about 254° magnetic at the departure end (variation 9W). At 120 knots that is 8 h at the quickest height in today's winds (12,500 ft, a 5-knot headwind), arriving about 10:04 am CDT (15:04 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: 729 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 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the first 386 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 10 nm of 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 PIT.
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 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 10 forecast points nearest it (AGC, CMH, CVG, LOU, EVV, CGI, MEM, LIT, FSM, 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 | 270° at 12 kt | +11 kt | 109 kt | 8 h 26 min | 10:30 am CDT (15:30 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 300° at 14 kt | +9 kt | 15 °C | 111 kt | 8 h 17 min | 10:21 am CDT (15:21 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 300° at 15 kt | +8 kt | 12 °C | 112 kt | 8 h 13 min | 10:17 am CDT (15:17 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 310° at 15 kt | +6 kt | 8 °C | 114 kt | 8 h 04 min | 10:08 am CDT (15:08 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 310° at 14 kt | +5 kt | 4 °C | 115 kt | 8 h | 10:04 am CDT (15:04 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 310° at 16 kt | +6 kt | 0 °C | 114 kt | 8 h 04 min | 10:08 am CDT (15:08 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 310° at 17 kt | +7 kt | -3 °C | 113 kt | 8 h 08 min | 10:12 am CDT (15:12 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 310° at 18 kt | +8 kt | -7 °C | 112 kt | 8 h 13 min | 10:17 am CDT (15:17 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 310° at 26 kt | +10 kt | -18 °C | 110 kt | 8 h 22 min | 10:26 am CDT (15:26 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 310° at 39 kt | +12 kt | -32 °C | 108 kt | 8 h 31 min | 10:35 am CDT (15:35 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 310° at 49 kt | +17 kt | -41 °C | 103 kt | 8 h 56 min | 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 310° at 42 kt | +12 kt | -50 °C | 108 kt | 8 h 31 min | 10:35 am CDT (15:35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGC | used from 0 nm out; 36 nm from the line | 350/14 | 330/20 11° | 340/18 8° | 330/17 3° | 340/22 -11° | 340/31 -22° | 330/33 -36° | 300/34 -41° | 300/35 -47° |
| CMH | used from 49 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 330/15 | 340/22 14° | 340/24 9° | 340/23 4° | 340/35 -9° | 340/49 -20° | 340/58 -37° | 330/70 -42° | 340/55 -47° |
| CVG | used from 148 nm out; 50 nm from the line | 320/18 | 350/32 16° | 350/35 10° | 350/30 3° | 330/30 -7° | 340/44 -20° | 340/58 -35° | 330/72 -41° | 320/36 -49° |
| LOU | used from 247 nm out; 17 nm from the line | 310/18 | 340/28 16° | 340/29 10° | 350/27 3° | 330/27 -7° | 340/39 -19° | 330/58 -33° | 330/67 -41° | 330/40 -49° |
| EVV | used from 346 nm out; 23 nm from the line | 280/15 | 290/12 17° | 310/16 10° | 320/13 5° | 310/22 -6° | 320/26 -18° | 320/38 -33° | 310/56 -41° | 320/55 -51° |
| CGI | used from 445 nm out; 30 nm from the line | 240/20 | 270/15 15° | 280/15 11° | 300/13 6° | 290/20 -6° | 280/24 -18° | 300/34 -32° | 300/47 -41° | 310/49 -51° |
| MEM | used from 544 nm out; 74 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 594 nm out; 57 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° |
| FSM | used from 693 nm out; 58 nm from the line | 210/27 | 250/23 16° | 250/20 13° | 240/17 8° | 250/18 -6° | 260/31 -16° | 280/42 -30° | 280/44 -40° | 290/38 -51° |
| DAL | used from 841 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT Pittsburgh, PA | departure | no report just now | 1,202 ft | ||||
| HLG Wheeling, WV | 30 nm out, 10 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,194 ft | ||||
| ILN Wilmington, OH | 178 nm out, 14 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,076 ft | ||||
| LUK Cincinnati, OH | 208 nm out, 10 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 481 ft | ||||
| OWB Owensboro, KY | 366 nm out, 4 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 407 ft | ||||
| PAH Paducah, KY | 445 nm out, 4 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 410 ft | ||||
| CHQ Charleston, MO | 485 nm out, 6 nm north of the line | no report just now | 313 ft | ||||
| HBZ Heber Springs, AR | 633 nm out, 2 nm north of the line | no report just now | 632 ft | ||||
| BDQ Morrilton, AR | 673 nm out, 1 nm north of the line | no report just now | 321 ft | ||||
| DEQ De Queen, AR | 782 nm out, 10 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 354 ft | ||||
| TKI Dallas, TX | 901 nm out, 9 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 588 ft | ||||
| DAL Dallas, TX | destination | no report just now | 486 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,202 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, 10:04 am CDT (15:04 UTC)
DAL has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8829 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 13 nm from the route, at the departure end · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
- 6/8587 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 13 nm from the route, at the departure end · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
- 6/8029 Cincinnati, OH, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 8 nm from the route, 218 nm along the route · a VIP movement · until 12 October · ZID
- 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 PIT 6:45 pm EDT (22:45 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: Pittsburgh International, Dallas Love Field.