Flight planning: Van Nuys Airport VNY / KVNY
What a pilot looks at before a flight from or to Van Nuys Airport in Van Nuys, California, in plain English: right now VFR: good flying weather, Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 16 knots, gusting to 24. The warnings, reports and winds below come from the government's aviation weather service and the restrictions from the FAA, refreshed every few minutes. For planning, not a briefing: the legal preflight briefing comes from Flight Service (1-800-WX-BRIEF) or the FAA's own tools.
Warnings in force SIGMETs and AIRMETs whose area covers this field
- AIRMET SIERRA 6E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist).
A SIGMET warns of weather hazardous to all aircraft (thunderstorms, severe turbulence or icing, volcanic ash); an AIRMET of weather that matters to small aircraft and to flying without instruments (moderate turbulence or icing, low cloud, strong surface wind, mountains hidden in cloud). An area is counted when it covers this field's position.
Pilot reports within 100 nautical miles, last three hours, nearest first
- urgent B737 at 1,000 ft, 29 nm southeast, 11:56 am PDT (18:56 UTC): a routine report.
as filed
NID UUA /OV KLGB/TM 1856/FL010/TP B737/RM LLWS /-10 SFC-SFC-010 KLGB SHORT FINAL RWY30 -/ZLAWC111909 AWC-WEB
- C680 at 2,100 ft, 1 nm north, 10:24 am PDT (17:24 UTC): a broken layer above 2,100 ft.
as filed
VNY UA /OV VNY/TM 1724/FL021/TP C680/SK BKN021/RM DURD 16R. COR SKY. ZLA CWSU
- B39M at 4,000 ft, 2 nm east, 12:45 pm PDT (19:45 UTC): overcast from 3,000 ft to 4,000 ft.
as filed
BUR UA /OV BUR260005/TM 1945/FL040/TP B39M/SK OVC030-TOP040/RM DURD RY 8
- AT46 at 3,000 ft, 9 nm southeast, 12:19 pm PDT (19:19 UTC): overcast above 3,000 ft.
as filed
SMO UA /OV KSMO030008/TM 1919/FL030/TP AT46/SK OVC030/RM DURD 21
- C25B at 2,000 ft, 10 nm southeast, 11:40 am PDT (18:40 UTC): a broken layer above 2,400 ft.
as filed
SMO UA /OV SMO030004/TM 1840/FL020/TP C25B/SK BKN024-TOPUNKN/RM DURD RWY21
- BE9L at 2,000 ft, 10 nm southeast, 10:50 am PDT (17:50 UTC): a broken layer above 2,800 ft.
as filed
SMO UA /OV SMO030004/TM 1750/FL020/TP BE9L/SK BKN028-TOPUNKN
- C680 at 8,000 ft, 16 nm north, 10:22 am PDT (17:22 UTC): light to moderate turbulence up to 8,000 ft.
as filed
WHP UA /OV VNY350015/TM 1722/FL080/TP C680/TB LGT OCNL MOD BLO 080/RM COR SA-ID AND LOCTN. ZLA CWSU
- C680 at 8,000 ft, 16 nm north, 10:22 am PDT (17:22 UTC): light to moderate turbulence up to 8,000 ft.
as filed
VNY UA /OV 15 N VNY/TM 1722/FL080/TP C680/TB LGT OCN MOD TURB BLO 080
- E75L at 2,700 ft, 17 nm south, 11:40 am PDT (18:40 UTC): a broken layer above 2,700 ft.
as filed
KLAX UA /OV LAX/TM 1840/FL027/TP E75L/SK BKN027/RM DURD RY24R
- CL35 at 2,300 ft, 17 nm south, 10:20 am PDT (17:20 UTC): a broken layer from 2,300 ft to 4,500 ft.
as filed
LAX UA /OV LAX/TM 1720/FL023/TP CL35/SK BKN023-TOP045
- B738 at 2,900 ft, 18 nm southeast, 11:45 am PDT (18:45 UTC): a broken layer above 2,900 ft.
as filed
LAX UA /OV KOBEE/TM 1845/FL029/TP B738/SK BKN029-TOPUNKN/WX FV08SM/RM DURD RWY 24R 8MI FINAL
- B738 at 1,900 ft, 19 nm southeast, 9:58 am PDT (16:58 UTC): a routine report.
as filed
KLAX UA /OV GIGII/TM 1658/FL019/TP B738/RM DURD RY25L IN SIGHT 6SM. RAGGED BASES 1900
What pilots in the air told air traffic control or Flight Service: turbulence, icing, cloud tops and bases, temperature, wind. An urgent report is one of severe turbulence or icing, or similar.
Winds and temperatures aloft forecast point WJF, 35 nm northeast of the field · for use 14:00–21:00 UTC
| Height | Wind from | Speed | Temperature |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6,000 ft | 230° (southwest) | 27 knots | 9 °C |
| 9,000 ft | 250° (west) | 20 knots | 5 °C |
| 12,000 ft | 240° (southwest) | 22 knots | -1 °C |
| 18,000 ft | 230° (southwest) | 27 knots | -13 °C |
| 24,000 ft | 220° (southwest) | 35 knots | -21 °C |
| 30,000 ft | 220° (southwest) | 43 knots | -25 °C |
| 34,000 ft | 220° (southwest) | 49 knots | -35 °C |
| 39,000 ft | 220° (southwest) | 54 knots | -45 °C |
Based on data from the 11th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 11th at 18:00 UTC for use 14:00 to 21:00 UTC; temperatures above 24,000 ft are below zero. Heights are above sea level; the lowest rows are left out where the ground is already that high.
Temporary flight restrictions within 50 nautical miles, from the FAA's list
- 4/3635 DISNEYLAND THEME PARK, ANAHEIM,, CA 34 nm southeast · security · ZLA
Each restriction opens the FAA's own page with the exact area, heights and times. Ordinary notices to air missions (a closed runway, lights out, a crane) are not shown here: the FAA's notice search is not open to sites like this one at this time, and the application for the FAA's data feed is in hand.
Radar and forecast charts government pictures, the latest each time the page loads
The radar pictures come from the National Weather Service (the nearest radar, then the region); the surface analysis and the 12- and 24-hour forecast charts from the Weather Prediction Center. They are public-domain government images shown as they are published.
Sources: the Aviation Weather Center's data service (SIGMETs, AIRMETs, graphical AIRMETs, pilot reports, winds and temperatures aloft), the National Weather Service radar, the Weather Prediction Center's charts, and the FAA's temporary flight restriction list and shapes. Fetched when the page is viewed and kept a few minutes. Back to Van Nuys Airport, where the current observation and the forecast for the field are.