California Redwood Coast-Humboldt County to John Wayne/Orange County ACV → SNA
530 nautical miles (610 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 144°, about 127° magnetic at the departure end (variation 17E). At 120 knots that is 3 h 25 min at the quickest height in today's winds (24,000 ft, a 35-knot tailwind), arriving about 9:32 am PDT (16:32 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: 1 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 above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the route from 50 to 400 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 2E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 100 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Near the route, 480 nm along 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 ACV.
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 08:00–15:00 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 6 forecast points nearest it (FOT, RBL, SAC, FAT, WJF, ONT). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,500 ft | 060° at 1 kt | 0 | 120 kt | 4 h 25 min | 10:32 am PDT (17:32 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 210° at 7 kt | +3 kt | 4 °C | 117 kt | 4 h 32 min | 10:39 am PDT (17:39 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 210° at 7 kt | +3 kt | 1 °C | 117 kt | 4 h 32 min | 10:39 am PDT (17:39 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 230° at 5 kt | +1 kt | -3 °C | 119 kt | 4 h 27 min | 10:34 am PDT (17:34 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 290° at 8 kt | −6 kt | -5 °C | 126 kt | 4 h 12 min | 10:19 am PDT (17:19 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 320° at 13 kt | −13 kt | -7 °C | 133 kt | 3 h 59 min | 10:06 am PDT (17:06 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 330° at 20 kt | −20 kt | -10 °C | 140 kt | 3 h 47 min | 9:54 am PDT (16:54 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 340° at 27 kt | −27 kt | -13 °C | 147 kt | 3 h 36 min | 9:43 am PDT (16:43 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 340° at 29 kt | −28 kt | -14 °C | 148 kt | 3 h 35 min | 9:42 am PDT (16:42 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 330° at 36 kt | −35 kt | -23 °C | 155 kt | 3 h 25 min | 9:32 am PDT (16:32 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 310° at 30 kt | −28 kt | -34 °C | 148 kt | 3 h 35 min | 9:42 am PDT (16:42 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 280° at 26 kt | −16 kt | -40 °C | 136 kt | 3 h 54 min | 10:01 am PDT (17:01 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 240° at 31 kt | −4 kt | -44 °C | 124 kt | 4 h 16 min | 10:23 am PDT (17:23 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOT | used from 0 nm out; 17 nm from the line | 020/14 | 010/18 4° | 010/27 0° | 360/45 -1° | 350/59 -12° | 350/66 -23° | 350/79 -39° | 350/73 -48° | 330/40 -48° |
| RBL | used from 50 nm out; 43 nm from the line | 350/14 | 320/9 4° | 290/7 -3° | 350/22 -7° | 360/75 -13° | 350/79 -24° | 350/74 -39° | 340/49 -43° | 280/23 -43° |
| SAC | used from 150 nm out; 20 nm from the line | L/V | L/V 4° | 340/9 -4° | 340/22 -8° | 360/71 -12° | 360/82 -23° | 350/58 -37° | 310/30 -40° | 270/25 -44° |
| FAT | used from 250 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 140/11 | 180/15 3° | 150/14 -3° | 200/14 -6° | 240/17 -16° | 320/25 -23° | 270/22 -31° | 240/29 -37° | 230/36 -44° |
| WJF | used from 400 nm out; 46 nm from the line | 210/26 4° | 210/28 2° | 230/23 -4° | 240/28 -13° | 220/47 -23° | 220/57 -30° | 220/65 -37° | 220/59 -45° | |
| ONT | used from 500 nm out; 24 nm from the line | 250/11 | 200/20 4° | 210/27 3° | 220/26 -4° | 240/32 -13° | 220/52 -21° | 220/67 -30° | 220/72 -37° | 220/65 -46° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACV Arcata/Eureka, CA | departure | no report just now | 222 ft | ||||
| FOT Fortuna, CA | 20 nm out, 16 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 392 ft | ||||
| WLW Willows, CA | 120 nm out, 20 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 141 ft | ||||
| SAC Sacramento, CA | 190 nm out, 13 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 23 ft | ||||
| SCK Stockton, CA | 230 nm out, 3 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 32 ft | ||||
| MER Atwater, CA | 270 nm out, 11 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 190 ft | ||||
| HJO Hanford, CA | 350 nm out, 13 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 239 ft | ||||
| BFL Bakersfield, CA | 410 nm out, 8 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 509 ft | ||||
| WJF Lancaster, CA | 470 nm out, 20 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 2,350 ft | ||||
| BUR Burbank, CA | 490 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 778 ft | ||||
| SNA Santa Ana, CA | destination | no report just now | 55 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 2,350 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At SNA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:32 am PDT (16:32 UTC)
SNA 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 on the route, at the destination end · security · ZLA
Daylight
Sunset at ACV 6:39 pm PDT (01:39 UTC), at SNA 6:20 pm PDT (01:20 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:45 pm PDT (01:45 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: California Redwood Coast-Humboldt County, John Wayne/Orange County.