Bellingham International to Palm Springs International BLI → PSP
938 nautical miles (1,079 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 161°, about 145° magnetic at the departure end (variation 16E). At 120 knots that is 6 h 28 min at the quickest height in today's winds (24,000 ft, a 25-knot tailwind), arriving about 5:44 am PDT (12:44 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: 211 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 first 489 nm of the route.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 249 to 329 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Near the route, 269 nm along the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Over the last 190 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots). Over the route from 778 to 778 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the last 10 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 BLI.
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 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 8 forecast points nearest it (SEA, YKM, RDM, LKV, RNO, BIH, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,500 ft | 050° at 5 kt | −1 kt | 1 °C | 121 kt | 7 h 45 min | 7:01 am PDT (14:01 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 020° at 5 kt | −4 kt | -3 °C | 124 kt | 7 h 34 min | 6:50 am PDT (13:50 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 010° at 6 kt | −5 kt | -4 °C | 125 kt | 7 h 30 min | 6:46 am PDT (13:46 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 350° at 3 kt | −3 kt | -7 °C | 123 kt | 7 h 38 min | 6:54 am PDT (13:54 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 340° at 5 kt | −5 kt | -11 °C | 125 kt | 7 h 30 min | 6:46 am PDT (13:46 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 340° at 8 kt | −7 kt | -14 °C | 127 kt | 7 h 23 min | 6:39 am PDT (13:39 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 340° at 10 kt | −10 kt | -17 °C | 130 kt | 7 h 13 min | 6:29 am PDT (13:29 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 340° at 11 kt | −10 kt | -18 °C | 130 kt | 7 h 13 min | 6:29 am PDT (13:29 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 340° at 26 kt | −25 kt | -25 °C | 145 kt | 6 h 28 min | 5:44 am PDT (12:44 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 330° at 24 kt | −22 kt | -33 °C | 142 kt | 6 h 36 min | 5:52 am PDT (12:52 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 290° at 18 kt | −9 kt | -37 °C | 129 kt | 7 h 16 min | 6:32 am PDT (13:32 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 240° at 25 kt | +5 kt | -42 °C | 115 kt | 8 h 09 min | 7:25 am PDT (14:25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEA | used from 0 nm out; 57 nm from the line | 050/7 | 050/11 1° | 050/12 -5° | 030/31 -7° | 010/61 -15° | 010/69 -26° | 360/73 -40° | 360/62 -47° | 330/21 -43° |
| YKM | used from 100 nm out; 44 nm from the line | 070/10 | 040/15 -1° | 020/27 -8° | 030/25 -13° | 020/48 -20° | 010/83 -27° | 010/77 -37° | 010/49 -40° | 350/14 -41° |
| RDM | used from 200 nm out; 61 nm from the line | 040/17 -1° | 030/31 -8° | 010/29 -12° | 010/61 -19° | 360/95 -25° | 360/82 -36° | 360/40 -37° | 310/19 -40° | |
| LKV | used from 349 nm out; 50 nm from the line | 010/8 -8° | 350/13 -11° | 340/21 -21° | 360/60 -26° | 350/37 -32° | 310/26 -35° | 260/25 -39° | ||
| RNO | used from 499 nm out; 73 nm from the line | 010/9 | 320/10 -2° | 210/23 -9° | 210/34 -19° | 220/36 -25° | 230/31 -29° | 230/41 -33° | 230/38 -42° | |
| BIH | used from 649 nm out; 47 nm from the line | L/V | 240/7 1° | 190/13 -3° | 200/26 -16° | 210/43 -26° | 220/54 -28° | 220/51 -35° | 220/47 -43° | |
| WJF | used from 798 nm out; 78 nm from the line | 200/28 6° | 210/28 3° | 210/29 -4° | 210/28 -14° | 220/41 -20° | 220/47 -29° | 220/46 -37° | 220/53 -44° | |
| ONT | used from 848 nm out; 62 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLI Bellingham, WA | departure | no report just now | 171 ft | ||||
| PAE Everett, WA | 50 nm out, 8 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 606 ft | ||||
| PLU Puyallup, WA | 100 nm out, 23 nm west of the line | no report just now | 537 ft | ||||
| DLS The Dalles, OR | 200 nm out, 7 nm west of the line | no report just now | 246 ft | ||||
| LOL Lovelock, NV | 549 nm out, 5 nm east of the line | no report just now | 3,907 ft | ||||
| FLX Fallon, NV | 579 nm out, 13 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 3,966 ft | ||||
| DAG Daggett, CA | 878 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 1,930 ft | ||||
| PSP Palm Springs, CA | destination | no report just now | 476 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 3,966 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At PSP when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:44 am PDT (12:44 UTC)
PSP has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8887 Indio, CA, Sunday, October 11, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 15 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · until 12 October · ZLA
Daylight
Sunset at BLI 6:26 pm PDT (01:26 UTC), at PSP 6:16 pm PDT (01:16 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:41 pm PDT (01:41 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at PSP is before sunrise there (6:48 am PDT (13:48 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: Bellingham International, Palm Springs International.