John Wayne/Orange County to Dallas Love Field SNA → DAL
1,055 nautical miles (1,214 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 087°, about 075° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12E). At 120 knots that is 6 h 04 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 54-knot tailwind), arriving about 7:20 am CDT (12:20 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: 722 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 TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Over the route from 20 to 80 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 50 to 368 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 289 to 398 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 368 to 587 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 SNA.
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 (ONT, BLH, PHX, TUS, ABQ, ROW, LBB, ABI, SPS, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,500 ft | 200° at 25 kt | −7 kt | 17 °C | 127 kt | 8 h 18 min | 9:34 am CDT (14:34 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 210° at 25 kt | −10 kt | 11 °C | 130 kt | 8 h 07 min | 9:23 am CDT (14:23 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 210° at 24 kt | −12 kt | 9 °C | 132 kt | 8 h | 9:16 am CDT (14:16 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 210° at 26 kt | −14 kt | 5 °C | 134 kt | 7 h 52 min | 9:08 am CDT (14:08 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 220° at 29 kt | −17 kt | 1 °C | 137 kt | 7 h 42 min | 8:58 am CDT (13:58 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 220° at 33 kt | −20 kt | -3 °C | 140 kt | 7 h 32 min | 8:48 am CDT (13:48 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 220° at 38 kt | −24 kt | -6 °C | 144 kt | 7 h 20 min | 8:36 am CDT (13:36 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 39 kt | −25 kt | -7 °C | 145 kt | 7 h 17 min | 8:33 am CDT (13:33 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 50 kt | −35 kt | -18 °C | 155 kt | 6 h 48 min | 8:04 am CDT (13:04 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 230° at 63 kt | −49 kt | -27 °C | 169 kt | 6 h 15 min | 7:31 am CDT (12:31 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 64 kt | −54 kt | -36 °C | 174 kt | 6 h 04 min | 7:20 am CDT (12:20 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 240° at 55 kt | −49 kt | -48 °C | 169 kt | 6 h 15 min | 7:31 am CDT (12:31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ONT | used from 0 nm out; 24 nm from the line | 190/8 | 190/19 6° | 210/23 4° | 210/29 -3° | 210/47 -13° | 210/49 -19° | 220/47 -30° | 220/50 -36° | 220/55 -43° |
| BLH | used from 99 nm out; 34 nm from the line | 210/13 | 200/21 11° | 200/22 5° | 210/25 -1° | 210/51 -10° | 220/61 -20° | 220/81 -29° | 220/92 -34° | 220/79 -45° |
| PHX | used from 249 nm out; 29 nm from the line | 150/5 | 200/21 12° | 200/27 6° | 200/35 3° | 220/58 -8° | 220/69 -19° | 220/87 -26° | 230/93 -35° | 230/79 -47° |
| TUS | used from 398 nm out; 126 nm from the line | 210/13 13° | 200/35 9° | 210/40 5° | 220/50 -7° | 220/59 -18° | 230/79 -26° | 230/84 -35° | 230/84 -48° | |
| ABQ | used from 448 nm out; 118 nm from the line | 220/27 11° | 210/35 5° | 220/46 -9° | 230/62 -20° | 240/78 -25° | 240/80 -35° | 240/56 -47° | ||
| ROW | used from 597 nm out; 49 nm from the line | 190/33 | 210/27 14° | 220/28 6° | 230/36 -6° | 230/56 -15° | 230/63 -27° | 250/59 -37° | 260/57 -49° | |
| LBB | used from 746 nm out; 35 nm from the line | 200/36 18° | 220/19 15° | 240/20 8° | 230/24 -4° | 240/37 -16° | 250/57 -28° | 250/51 -38° | 270/47 -50° | |
| ABI | used from 846 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 200/31 17° | 210/21 15° | 240/15 9° | 250/14 -4° | 250/24 -14° | 250/36 -28° | 270/35 -38° | 290/41 -50° | |
| SPS | used from 945 nm out; 57 nm from the line | 200/39 | 220/28 17° | 230/27 12° | 240/15 9° | 250/15 -4° | 250/24 -15° | 260/45 -28° | 270/43 -39° | 280/45 -51° |
| DAL | used from 995 nm out; 35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNA Santa Ana, CA | departure | no report just now | 55 ft | ||||
| PSP Palm Springs, CA | 70 nm out, 6 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 476 ft | ||||
| BLH Blythe, CA | 159 nm out, 10 nm south of the line | no report just now | 399 ft | ||||
| DVT Phoenix, AZ | 289 nm out, 7 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,478 ft | ||||
| JTC Springerville, AZ | 428 nm out, 22 nm north of the line | no report just now | 7,055 ft | ||||
| SRR Ruidoso, NM | 617 nm out, 10 nm south of the line | no report just now | 6,813 ft | ||||
| ROW Roswell, NM | 667 nm out, 16 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 3,671 ft | ||||
| LBB Lubbock, TX | 806 nm out, 18 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 3,282 ft | ||||
| FTW Fort Worth, TX | 1025 nm out, 7 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 710 ft | ||||
| DAL Dallas, TX | destination | no report just now | 486 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 7,055 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, 7:20 am CDT (12:20 UTC)
DAL has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 4/3635 DISNEYLAND THEME PARK, ANAHEIM,, CA 5 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · ZLA
- 6/8887 Indio, CA, Sunday, October 11, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 3 nm from the route, 80 nm along the route · security · until 12 October · ZLA
- 6/8722 ALAMOGORDO, NM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, 597 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB
- 6/8646 Arlington, TX, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Friday, October 16, 2026 UTC 7 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 SNA 6:21 pm PDT (01:21 UTC), at DAL 6:58 pm CDT (23:58 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:22 pm CDT (00:22 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
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: John Wayne/Orange County, Dallas Love Field.