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Bangor International to Los Angeles International BGR → LAX

2,353 nautical miles (2,707 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 272°, about 288° magnetic at the departure end (variation 16W). At 120 knots that is 22 h 51 min at the quickest height in today's winds (8,500 ft, a 17-knot headwind), arriving about 7:26 pm PDT (02:26 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: 1 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 W11W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 12:55 am EDT (04:55 UTC). Over the route from 1814 to 1814 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 120255
    MKCW WST 120255
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 11W
    VALID UNTIL 0455Z
    CO NM
    FROM 20WNW PUB-10ENE CIM-50WNW ABQ-30NNE DVC-20WNW PUB
    AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL340.
  • AIRMET ZULU 1C: moderate icing up to 25,000 ft. Over the first 239 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 269 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Near the route, 219 nm along the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 578 to 628 nm out.
  • 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). Over the route from 1037 to 1515 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 1495 to 1954 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 1545 to 2143 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 1635 to 1854 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1675 to 1715 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1834 to 2133 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 1864 to 2233 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 1964 to 1984 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 2004 to 2074 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Over the last 199 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 BGR.

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 20 forecast points nearest it (BGR, BML, ALB, SYR, BUF, TVC, MKG, GRB, DBQ, MCW, DSM, OMA, GRI, GLD, DEN, GJT, FMN, BCE, LAS, ONT). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft240° at 21 kt+22 kt15 °C98 kt24 h 01 min8:36 pm PDT (03:36 UTC)
6,500 ft250° at 17 kt+19 kt12 °C101 kt23 h 18 min7:53 pm PDT (02:53 UTC)
8,500 ft240° at 16 kt+17 kt9 °C103 kt22 h 51 min7:26 pm PDT (02:26 UTC)
10,500 ft240° at 18 kt+18 kt5 °C102 kt23 h 04 min7:39 pm PDT (02:39 UTC)
12,500 ft240° at 20 kt+20 kt2 °C100 kt23 h 32 min8:07 pm PDT (03:07 UTC)
14,500 ft240° at 22 kt+23 kt-3 °C97 kt24 h 15 min8:50 pm PDT (03:50 UTC)
16,500 ft240° at 25 kt+26 kt-7 °C94 kt25 h 02 min9:37 pm PDT (04:37 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180240° at 26 kt+28 kt-10 °C92 kt25 h 35 min10:10 pm PDT (05:10 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240240° at 35 kt+36 kt-21 °C84 kt28 h 01 min12:36 am PDT (07:36 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300250° at 43 kt+45 kt-33 °C75 kt31 h 22 min3:57 am PDT (10:57 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340250° at 50 kt+51 kt-40 °C69 kt34 h 06 min6:41 am PDT (13:41 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390250° at 53 kt+55 kt-49 °C65 kt36 h 12 min8:47 am PDT (15:47 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
BGRused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line250/21260/11 7°270/17 5°260/12 -1°240/34 -10°250/67 -20°240/80 -35°240/87 -45°250/99 -55°
BMLused from 50 nm out; 29 nm from the line260/22300/13 8°280/13 4°260/13 0°260/16 -11°240/45 -21°240/59 -36°240/77 -44°240/83 -53°
ALBused from 199 nm out; 123 nm from the line120/9270/8 10°L/V 5°260/9 1°260/34 -10°250/42 -22°240/57 -35°240/70 -42°240/65 -50°
SYRused from 249 nm out; 105 nm from the line280/13350/18 10°340/10 6°300/15 1°280/17 -12°270/16 -23°280/25 -38°250/40 -42°240/53 -50°
BUFused from 399 nm out; 98 nm from the line320/10010/16 10°360/10 6°340/13 2°330/22 -11°300/25 -23°320/31 -38°300/29 -44°280/36 -50°
TVCused from 548 nm out; 147 nm from the line260/31280/22 15°290/18 10°270/13 2°290/25 -10°300/35 -21°310/52 -37°320/59 -47°300/84 -54°
MKGused from 698 nm out; 50 nm from the line260/22290/16 15°300/11 10°290/5 3°300/26 -9°300/32 -20°320/48 -36°320/61 -45°310/74 -53°
GRBused from 798 nm out; 56 nm from the line250/36270/23 16°270/14 9°240/18 4°280/26 -9°280/29 -20°290/42 -36°290/51 -45°290/72 -55°
DBQused from 897 nm out; 55 nm from the line230/33250/30 16°280/15 9°260/15 5°260/21 -7°260/24 -20°250/37 -33°270/42 -43°280/63 -52°
MCWused from 997 nm out; 49 nm from the line220/44250/30 17°230/14 12°240/17 6°250/22 -8°270/29 -20°250/34 -34°260/52 -43°260/59 -51°
DSMused from 1097 nm out; 62 nm from the line230/40250/33 17°250/18 12°240/17 5°260/28 -8°270/34 -19°260/41 -33°260/55 -41°270/62 -51°
OMAused from 1146 nm out; 51 nm from the line220/47240/33 19°250/18 11°230/17 6°260/29 -8°250/33 -19°250/51 -33°260/61 -40°270/62 -49°
GRIused from 1246 nm out; 48 nm from the line230/35 21°230/23 13°220/20 7°240/25 -8°240/37 -20°250/49 -33°260/57 -38°260/58 -47°
GLDused from 1396 nm out; 94 nm from the line230/49230/42 15°220/26 8°240/18 -7°230/27 -21°240/62 -30°240/61 -35°250/57 -47°
DENused from 1545 nm out; 38 nm from the line240/21 14°250/44 6°220/49 -8°220/49 -21°230/54 -30°240/57 -35°240/49 -45°
GJTused from 1695 nm out; 81 nm from the line210/43 7°230/45 1°220/49 -12°220/62 -22°220/59 -28°230/60 -33°220/55 -45°
FMNused from 1844 nm out; 95 nm from the line220/28 9°220/40 2°220/53 -10°220/62 -22°230/79 -28°240/91 -34°230/71 -45°
BCEused from 1894 nm out; 74 nm from the line220/27 -1°210/40 -13°220/54 -21°220/64 -30°220/64 -34°220/52 -44°
LASused from 2044 nm out; 87 nm from the line210/21 10°200/18 5°200/23 -2°210/49 -14°210/63 -21°220/58 -30°220/61 -35°210/56 -44°
ONTused from 2243 nm out; 49 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°

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
BGR Bangor, ME departure no report just now 192 ft
BTV Burlington, VT 189 nm out, 21 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 334 ft
PTD Potsdam, NY 259 nm out, 5 nm south of the line no report just now 474 ft
GDW Gladwin, MI 668 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line no report just now 774 ft
MSN Madison, WI 887 nm out, 12 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 886 ft
ALO Waterloo, IA 1027 nm out, 13 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 873 ft
GTE Gothenburg, NE 1386 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line no report just now 2,558 ft
APA Denver, CO 1615 nm out, 4 nm west of the line, tower no report just now 5,884 ft
ASE Aspen, CO 1715 nm out, 20 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 7,837 ft
PGA Page, AZ 1964 nm out, 11 nm south of the line no report just now 4,316 ft
EMT El Monte, CA 2333 nm out, 2 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 7,837 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, 7:26 pm PDT (02:26 UTC)

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

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

  • 6/8784 LAKE GEORGE, CO, Sunday, October 11, 2026 through Tuesday, October 13, 2026 UTC 19 nm from the route, 1655 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 13 October · ZDV
  • 6/8891 Bullhead City, AZ, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local 23 nm from the route, 2153 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZLA
  • 6/8890 LAS VEGAS, NV, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 2 nm from the route, 2153 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts tomorrow · ZLA
  • 4/3635 DISNEYLAND THEME PARK, ANAHEIM,, CA 17 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · ZLA

Daylight

Sunset at BGR 5:56 pm EDT (21:56 UTC), at LAX 6:23 pm PDT (01:23 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:48 pm PDT (01:48 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at LAX is after sunset there (6:23 pm PDT (01:23 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 Northeast
Radar now, the Northeast · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the central Great Lakes
Radar now, the central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · 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: Bangor International, Los Angeles International.