Alexandria International to Southern California Logistics Airport AEX → VCV
1,263 nautical miles (1,454 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 286°, about 283° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3E). At 120 knots that is 10 h 53 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 4-knot headwind), arriving about 7:30 am PDT (14:30 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: 4 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
- SIGMET 3C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 30 knots, until 11:55 pm CDT (04:55 UTC). Over the route from 627 to 696 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 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 696 to 935 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 716 to 1004 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 945 to 1064 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). Near the route, 985 nm along the route.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 1114 to 1193 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Over the last 139 nm of 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 AEX.
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 westbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: even 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 (SHV, DAL, ABI, LBB, ROW, ABQ, PHX, PRC, BLH, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,500 ft | 200° at 24 kt | +4 kt | 17 °C | 116 kt | 10 h 53 min | 7:30 am PDT (14:30 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 210° at 25 kt | +7 kt | 14 °C | 113 kt | 11 h 11 min | 7:48 am PDT (14:48 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 210° at 23 kt | +9 kt | 11 °C | 111 kt | 11 h 23 min | 8:00 am PDT (15:00 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 220° at 23 kt | +11 kt | 8 °C | 109 kt | 11 h 35 min | 8:12 am PDT (15:12 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 220° at 24 kt | +13 kt | 4 °C | 107 kt | 11 h 48 min | 8:25 am PDT (15:25 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 220° at 28 kt | +15 kt | 0 °C | 105 kt | 12 h 02 min | 8:39 am PDT (15:39 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 220° at 31 kt | +18 kt | -4 °C | 102 kt | 12 h 23 min | 9:00 am PDT (16:00 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 34 kt | +20 kt | -7 °C | 100 kt | 12 h 38 min | 9:15 am PDT (16:15 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 43 kt | +28 kt | -17 °C | 92 kt | 13 h 44 min | 10:21 am PDT (17:21 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 240° at 55 kt | +42 kt | -28 °C | 78 kt | 16 h 12 min | 12:49 pm PDT (19:49 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 56 kt | +47 kt | -37 °C | 73 kt | 17 h 18 min | 1:55 pm PDT (20:55 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 250° at 48 kt | +44 kt | -48 °C | 76 kt | 16 h 37 min | 1:14 pm PDT (20:14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHV | used from 0 nm out; 73 nm from the line | 200/18 | 230/24 18° | 230/24 12° | 240/14 8° | 260/12 -4° | 240/11 -15° | 300/31 -29° | 300/32 -40° | 300/36 -52° |
| DAL | used from 149 nm out; 69 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° |
| ABI | used from 298 nm out; 51 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° | |
| LBB | used from 448 nm out; 34 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° | |
| ROW | used from 547 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° | |
| ABQ | used from 696 nm out; 74 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° | ||
| PHX | used from 845 nm out; 133 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° |
| PRC | used from 945 nm out; 52 nm from the line | 210/25 5° | 200/30 1° | 220/55 -10° | 220/61 -21° | 220/84 -28° | 230/90 -34° | 230/73 -45° | ||
| BLH | used from 1094 nm out; 53 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° |
| ONT | used from 1193 nm out; 64 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° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEX Alexandria, LA | departure | no report just now | 88 ft | ||||
| OCH Nacogdoches, TX | 109 nm out, 14 nm south of the line | no report just now | 343 ft | ||||
| FWS Fort Worth, TX | 249 nm out, 13 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 700 ft | ||||
| ABI Abilene, TX | 368 nm out, 23 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,790 ft | ||||
| BFE Brownfield, TX | 497 nm out, 5 nm west of the line | no report just now | 3,264 ft | ||||
| ROW Roswell, NM | 617 nm out, 15 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 3,671 ft | ||||
| ONM Socorro, NM | 746 nm out, 11 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 4,875 ft | ||||
| JTC Springerville, AZ | 865 nm out, 3 nm east of the line | no report just now | 7,055 ft | ||||
| PAN Payson, AZ | 965 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 5,160 ft | ||||
| PRC Prescott, AZ | 1014 nm out, 18 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 5,045 ft | ||||
| DAG Daggett, CA | 1233 nm out, 17 nm north of the line | no report just now | 1,930 ft | ||||
| VCV Victorville, CA | destination | no report just now | 2,885 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 VCV when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:30 am PDT (14:30 UTC)
VCV has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8646 Arlington, TX, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Friday, October 16, 2026 UTC 24 nm from the route, 249 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Thursday 15 October · ZFW
- 6/8722 ALAMOGORDO, NM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, 676 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB
- 6/8891 Bullhead City, AZ, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local 10 nm from the route, 1124 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZLA
Daylight
Sunset at AEX 6:42 pm CDT (23:42 UTC), at VCV 6:18 pm PDT (01:18 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:44 pm PDT (01:44 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: Alexandria International, Southern California Logistics Airport.
