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General WM J Fox Airfield to Dallas Love Field WJF → DAL

1,070 nautical miles (1,232 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 090°, about 075° magnetic at the departure end (variation 15E). At 120 knots that is 6 h 13 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 52-knot tailwind), arriving about 6:56 am CDT (11:56 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: 2 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 9C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 30 knots, until 11:55 pm PDT (06:55 UTC). Over the route from 654 to 664 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS32 KKCI 120455
    MKCC WST 120455
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 9C
    VALID UNTIL 0655Z
    TX NM
    FROM 50NNW CME-40ENE CME-50SE ELP-20WSW ELP-30E TCS-50NNW CME
    AREA TS MOV FROM 22030KT. TOPS TO FL300.
  • SIGMET 7C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 11:55 pm PDT (06:55 UTC). Over the route from 704 to 704 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS32 KKCI 120455
    MKCC WST 120455
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 7C
    VALID UNTIL 0655Z
    TX OK CO NM
    FROM 40NNW PUB-70WSW LBL-40NE CME-40ESE RSK-30ENE HBU-40NNW PUB
    AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL340.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Over the first 149 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 119 to 466 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 208 to 347 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 287 to 644 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 327 to 337 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 WJF.

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 11 forecast points nearest it (WJF, ONT, BLH, PRC, PHX, 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 27 kt−6 kt15 °C126 kt8 h 30 min9:13 am CDT (14:13 UTC)
7,500 ft210° at 25 kt−10 kt10 °C130 kt8 h 14 min8:57 am CDT (13:57 UTC)
9,500 ft210° at 24 kt−11 kt9 °C131 kt8 h 10 min8:53 am CDT (13:53 UTC)
11,500 ft210° at 25 kt−13 kt5 °C133 kt8 h 03 min8:46 am CDT (13:46 UTC)
13,500 ft220° at 29 kt−15 kt1 °C135 kt7 h 56 min8:39 am CDT (13:39 UTC)
15,500 ft220° at 33 kt−19 kt-3 °C139 kt7 h 42 min8:25 am CDT (13:25 UTC)
17,500 ft220° at 37 kt−22 kt-7 °C142 kt7 h 32 min8:15 am CDT (13:15 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180220° at 39 kt−23 kt-8 °C143 kt7 h 29 min8:12 am CDT (13:12 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240230° at 49 kt−33 kt-18 °C153 kt7 h7:43 am CDT (12:43 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300230° at 64 kt−48 kt-28 °C168 kt6 h 22 min7:05 am CDT (12:05 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340240° at 65 kt−52 kt-36 °C172 kt6 h 13 min6:56 am CDT (11:56 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390240° at 54 kt−47 kt-47 °C167 kt6 h 24 min7:07 am CDT (12:07 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
WJFused from 0 nm out; 25 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°
ONTused from 50 nm out; 60 nm from the line190/8190/19 6°210/23 4°210/29 -3°210/47 -13°210/49 -19°220/47 -30°220/50 -36°220/55 -43°
BLHused from 99 nm out; 82 nm from the line210/13200/21 11°200/22 5°210/25 -1°210/51 -10°220/61 -20°220/81 -29°220/92 -34°220/79 -45°
PRCused from 198 nm out; 63 nm from the line210/25 5°200/30 1°220/55 -10°220/61 -21°220/84 -28°230/90 -34°230/73 -45°
PHXused from 396 nm out; 130 nm from the line150/5200/21 12°200/27 6°200/35 3°220/58 -8°220/69 -19°220/87 -26°230/93 -35°230/79 -47°
ABQused from 446 nm out; 111 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 644 nm out; 43 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 743 nm out; 48 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 892 nm out; 56 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 941 nm out; 52 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 991 nm out; 55 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
WJF Lancaster, CA departure no report just now 2,350 ft
VCV Victorville, CA 40 nm out, 9 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 2,885 ft
EED Needles, CA 178 nm out, 5 nm north of the line no report just now 983 ft
PRC Prescott, AZ 287 nm out, 3 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 5,045 ft
TYL Taylor, AZ 396 nm out, 5 nm east of the line no report just now 5,823 ft
SJN St Johns, AZ 436 nm out, 6 nm north of the line no report just now 5,736 ft
ONM Socorro, NM 565 nm out, 12 nm south of the line no report just now 4,875 ft
PRZ Portales, NM 733 nm out, 19 nm north of the line no report just now 4,077 ft
LBB Lubbock, TX 813 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 3,282 ft
AFW Fort Worth, TX 1040 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 723 ft
DAL Dallas, TX destination no report just now 486 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 5,823 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, 6:56 am CDT (11:56 UTC)

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

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

  • 6/8891 Bullhead City, AZ, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local 18 nm from the route, 178 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZLA
  • 6/8722 ALAMOGORDO, NM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, 604 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 WJF 6:22 pm PDT (01:22 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

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: General WM J Fox Airfield, Dallas Love Field.