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San Luis Obispo County Regional to Dallas-Fort Worth International SBP → DFW

1,180 nautical miles (1,357 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 090°, about 075° magnetic at the departure end (variation 15E). At 120 knots that is 7 h 04 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 47-knot tailwind), arriving about 5:42 am CDT (10:42 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: 706 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 3C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 30 knots, until 9:55 pm PDT (04:55 UTC). Over the route from 730 to 790 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS32 KKCI 120255
    MKCC WST 120255
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 3C
    VALID UNTIL 0455Z
    TX NM
    FROM 50SE CIM-70WNW MRF-30W ELP-10W FTI-50SE CIM
    AREA TS MOV FROM 22030KT. TOPS TO FL300.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Over the route from 100 to 320 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 210 to 380 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 320 to 470 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 340 to 770 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 410 to 740 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). Over the route from 420 to 450 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 SBP.

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 10 forecast points nearest it (SBA, WJF, LAS, PRC, ABQ, ROW, LBB, ABI, SPS, DAL). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
5,500 ft200° at 28 kt−7 kt12 °C127 kt9 h 17 min7:55 am CDT (12:55 UTC)
7,500 ft210° at 25 kt−10 kt9 °C130 kt9 h 05 min7:43 am CDT (12:43 UTC)
9,500 ft210° at 24 kt−11 kt8 °C131 kt9 h7:38 am CDT (12:38 UTC)
11,500 ft210° at 25 kt−12 kt4 °C132 kt8 h 56 min7:34 am CDT (12:34 UTC)
13,500 ft220° at 28 kt−14 kt0 °C134 kt8 h 48 min7:26 am CDT (12:26 UTC)
15,500 ft220° at 31 kt−17 kt-4 °C137 kt8 h 37 min7:15 am CDT (12:15 UTC)
17,500 ft220° at 35 kt−20 kt-8 °C140 kt8 h 26 min7:04 am CDT (12:04 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180220° at 35 kt−21 kt-9 °C141 kt8 h 22 min7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240230° at 48 kt−31 kt-19 °C151 kt7 h 49 min6:27 am CDT (11:27 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300230° at 60 kt−43 kt-28 °C163 kt7 h 14 min5:52 am CDT (10:52 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340240° at 60 kt−47 kt-36 °C167 kt7 h 04 min5:42 am CDT (10:42 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390240° at 50 kt−42 kt-47 °C162 kt7 h 17 min5:55 am CDT (10:55 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
SBAused from 0 nm out; 51 nm from the lineL/V190/13 5°210/20 2°220/22 -3°260/19 -13°230/35 -22°220/43 -28°220/46 -36°220/45 -44°
WJFused from 50 nm out; 53 nm from the line200/28 6°210/28 3°210/29 -4°210/28 -14°220/41 -20°220/47 -29°220/46 -37°220/53 -44°
LASused from 200 nm out; 71 nm from the line210/21 10°200/18 5°200/23 -2°210/49 -14°210/63 -21°220/58 -30°220/61 -35°210/56 -44°
PRCused from 350 nm out; 36 nm from the line210/25 5°200/30 1°220/55 -10°220/61 -21°220/84 -28°230/90 -34°230/73 -45°
ABQused from 550 nm out; 119 nm from the line220/27 11°210/35 5°220/46 -9°230/62 -20°240/78 -25°240/80 -35°240/56 -47°
ROWused from 750 nm out; 59 nm from the line190/33210/27 14°220/28 6°230/36 -6°230/56 -15°230/63 -27°250/59 -37°260/57 -49°
LBBused from 850 nm out; 61 nm from the line200/36 18°220/19 15°240/20 8°230/24 -4°240/37 -16°250/57 -28°250/51 -38°270/47 -50°
ABIused from 1000 nm out; 66 nm from the line200/31 17°210/21 15°240/15 9°250/14 -4°250/24 -14°250/36 -28°270/35 -38°290/41 -50°
SPSused from 1050 nm out; 51 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 1150 nm out; 25 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
SBP San Luis Obispo, CA departure no report just now 212 ft
BFL Bakersfield, CA 80 nm out, 13 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 509 ft
MHV Mojave, CA 120 nm out, 9 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 2,801 ft
IFP Bullhead City, AZ 300 nm out, 5 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 707 ft
FLG Flagstaff, AZ 440 nm out, 14 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 7,014 ft
SJN St Johns, AZ 560 nm out, 12 nm southwest of the line no report just now 5,736 ft
BRG Belen, NM 680 nm out, 12 nm north of the line no report just now 5,199 ft
FSU Fort Sumner, NM 810 nm out, 23 nm north of the line no report just now 4,164 ft
LBB Lubbock, TX 940 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 3,282 ft
AFW Fort Worth, TX 1160 nm out, 5 nm east of the line, tower no report just now 723 ft
DFW Dallas-Fort Worth, TX destination no report just now 606 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 7,014 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At DFW when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:42 am CDT (10:42 UTC)

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

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

  • 6/8891 Bullhead City, AZ, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local on the route, 290 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZLA
  • 6/8722 ALAMOGORDO, NM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 7 nm from the route, 740 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB
  • 9/2934 DALLAS, TX 11 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 8 nm from the route, at the destination end · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Thursday 15 October · ZFW

Daylight

Sunset at SBP 6:31 pm PDT (01:31 UTC), at DFW 6:58 pm CDT (23:58 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:23 pm CDT (00:23 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at DFW 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 Pacific Southwest
Radar now, the Pacific Southwest · 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: San Luis Obispo County Regional, Dallas-Fort Worth International.