Scottsbluff/Western Nebraska Rgnl/Wm B Heilig Field to Los Angeles International BFF → LAX
846 nautical miles (974 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 241°, about 231° magnetic at the departure end (variation 10E). At 120 knots that is 9 h at the quickest height in today's winds (8,500 ft, a 26-knot headwind), arriving about 7:21 am PDT (14:21 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 3W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Near the route, at the departure end.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 38,000 ft. Over the first 458 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 10 to 647 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the route from 90 to 279 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 189 to 577 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 299 to 647 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Over the route from 657 to 836 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 BFF.
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 6 forecast points nearest it (BFF, DEN, GJT, BCE, LAS, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8,500 ft | 210° at 28 kt | +26 kt | 7 °C | 94 kt | 9 h | 7:21 am PDT (14:21 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 220° at 30 kt | +28 kt | 3 °C | 92 kt | 9 h 12 min | 7:33 am PDT (14:33 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 220° at 32 kt | +31 kt | -1 °C | 89 kt | 9 h 30 min | 7:51 am PDT (14:51 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 220° at 37 kt | +35 kt | -5 °C | 85 kt | 9 h 57 min | 8:18 am PDT (15:18 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 220° at 41 kt | +39 kt | -9 °C | 81 kt | 10 h 27 min | 8:48 am PDT (15:48 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 210° at 44 kt | +42 kt | -12 °C | 78 kt | 10 h 51 min | 9:12 am PDT (16:12 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 220° at 55 kt | +52 kt | -21 °C | 68 kt | 12 h 26 min | 10:47 am PDT (17:47 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 220° at 56 kt | +54 kt | -30 °C | 66 kt | 12 h 49 min | 11:10 am PDT (18:10 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 230° at 58 kt | +57 kt | -35 °C | 63 kt | 13 h 26 min | 11:47 am PDT (18:47 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 220° at 53 kt | +52 kt | -44 °C | 68 kt | 12 h 26 min | 10:47 am PDT (17:47 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BFF | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 180/28 | 220/33 15° | 210/31 7° | 230/32 -9° | 220/41 -21° | 220/40 -33° | 240/47 -36° | 250/54 -46° | |
| DEN | used from 100 nm out; 83 nm from the line | 240/21 14° | 250/44 6° | 220/49 -8° | 220/49 -21° | 230/54 -30° | 240/57 -35° | 240/49 -45° | ||
| GJT | used from 149 nm out; 107 nm from the line | 210/43 7° | 230/45 1° | 220/49 -12° | 220/62 -22° | 220/59 -28° | 230/60 -33° | 220/55 -45° | ||
| BCE | used from 348 nm out; 94 nm from the line | 220/27 -1° | 210/40 -13° | 220/54 -21° | 220/64 -30° | 220/64 -34° | 220/52 -44° | |||
| LAS | used from 547 nm out; 69 nm from the line | 210/21 10° | 200/18 5° | 200/23 -2° | 210/49 -14° | 210/63 -21° | 220/58 -30° | 220/61 -35° | 210/56 -44° | |
| ONT | used from 747 nm out; 44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BFF Scottsbluff, NE | departure | no report just now | 3,967 ft | ||||
| CYS Cheyenne, WY | 70 nm out, 10 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 6,159 ft | ||||
| SBS Steamboat Springs, CO | 169 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 6,882 ft | ||||
| EEO Meeker, CO | 219 nm out, 7 nm west of the line | no report just now | 6,415 ft | ||||
| CNY Moab, UT | 338 nm out, 13 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 4,579 ft | ||||
| HVE Hanksville, UT | 388 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 4,453 ft | ||||
| BCE Bryce Canyon, UT | 468 nm out, 2 nm east of the line | no report just now | 7,589 ft | ||||
| SGU St George, UT | 547 nm out, 5 nm north of the line | no report just now | 2,883 ft | ||||
| HND Las Vegas, NV | 647 nm out, 3 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 2,491 ft | ||||
| DAG Daggett, CA | 747 nm out, 7 nm south of the line | no report just now | 1,930 ft | ||||
| EMT El Monte, CA | 826 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 295 ft | ||||
| LAX Los Angeles, CA | destination | no report just now | 127 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 7,589 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At LAX when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:21 am PDT (14:21 UTC)
LAX has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8890 LAS VEGAS, NV, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, 617 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts tomorrow · ZLA
- 6/8808 Las Vegas, NV, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 2 nm from the route, 637 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZLA
- 4/3635 DISNEYLAND THEME PARK, ANAHEIM,, CA 19 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · ZLA
Daylight
Sunset at BFF 6:17 pm MDT (00:17 UTC), at LAX 6:23 pm PDT (01:23 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:48 pm PDT (01:48 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: Scottsbluff/Western Nebraska Rgnl/Wm B Heilig Field, Los Angeles International.