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Hollywood Burbank Airport to Albuquerque International Sunport BUR → ABQ

582 nautical miles (670 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 082°, about 070° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12E). At 120 knots that is 3 h 22 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 53-knot tailwind), arriving about 10:09 pm MDT (04:09 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: 653 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 W69W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 6:55 pm PDT (01:55 UTC). Over the route from 267 to 474 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 112355
    MKCW WST 112355
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 69W
    VALID UNTIL 0155Z
    TX NM AZ
    FROM 50ENE PGS-60SE ABQ-20ENE ELP-70SSW SSO-50SE BZA-50ENE PGS
    AREA TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL340.
  • SIGMET W68W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 36,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 6:55 pm PDT (01:55 UTC). Over the last 99 nm of the route.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 112355
    MKCW WST 112355
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 68W
    VALID UNTIL 0155Z
    CO NM AZ UT
    FROM 30W CHE-20NNW TBE-60SE ABQ-40N SJN-30SW MTU-30W CHE
    AREA TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL360.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the first 168 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 6E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 69 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 89 to 286 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 3C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 99 to 267 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 207 to 533 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the last 346 nm of the route.
  • 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 326 to 346 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the last 59 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 BUR.

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 20:00–03:00 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 5 forecast points nearest it (ONT, BLH, PRC, FMN, ABQ). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
7,500 ft210° at 29 kt−15 kt8 °C135 kt4 h 19 min11:06 pm MDT (05:06 UTC)
9,500 ft210° at 30 kt−18 kt6 °C138 kt4 h 13 min11:00 pm MDT (05:00 UTC)
11,500 ft220° at 34 kt−22 kt2 °C142 kt4 h 06 min10:53 pm MDT (04:53 UTC)
13,500 ft220° at 39 kt−26 kt-1 °C146 kt3 h 59 min10:46 pm MDT (04:46 UTC)
15,500 ft220° at 44 kt−29 kt-6 °C149 kt3 h 54 min10:41 pm MDT (04:41 UTC)
17,500 ft220° at 48 kt−32 kt-9 °C152 kt3 h 50 min10:37 pm MDT (04:37 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180220° at 49 kt−33 kt-10 °C153 kt3 h 48 min10:35 pm MDT (04:35 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240220° at 61 kt−45 kt-19 °C165 kt3 h 32 min10:19 pm MDT (04:19 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300220° at 65 kt−48 kt-27 °C168 kt3 h 28 min10:15 pm MDT (04:15 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340230° at 67 kt−53 kt-34 °C173 kt3 h 22 min10:09 pm MDT (04:09 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390230° at 58 kt−45 kt-45 °C165 kt3 h 32 min10:19 pm MDT (04:19 UTC)

Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 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
ONTused from 0 nm out; 18 nm from the line230/11200/17 6°230/27 4°230/32 -2°210/39 -12°220/51 -20°220/48 -29°210/51 -34°210/52 -44°
BLHused from 99 nm out; 78 nm from the line230/22210/24 11°230/23 5°230/26 0°220/38 -10°230/52 -19°220/58 -28°220/69 -34°220/59 -45°
PRCused from 197 nm out; 73 nm from the line200/36 6°210/46 0°220/60 -10°220/75 -19°220/66 -26°230/70 -33°230/59 -45°
FMNused from 444 nm out; 112 nm from the line220/25 13°220/28 4°210/51 -9°220/59 -21°230/78 -30°230/77 -36°230/66 -46°
ABQused from 494 nm out; 64 nm from the line200/28 13°210/28 5°210/44 -7°230/46 -20°230/80 -28°240/74 -35°240/58 -47°

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
BUR Burbank, CA departure no report just now 778 ft
EMT El Monte, CA 20 nm out, 10 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 295 ft
SBD San Bernardino, CA 59 nm out, 15 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 1,159 ft
TNP Twentynine Palms, CA 118 nm out, 20 nm south of the line no report just now 1,888 ft
HII Lake Havasu City, AZ 197 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line no report just now 782 ft
PRC Prescott, AZ 296 nm out, 7 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 5,045 ft
INW Winslow, AZ 385 nm out, 10 nm northwest of the line no report just now 4,941 ft
XNI Zuni, NM 464 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line no report just now 6,371 ft
GNT Grants, NM 523 nm out, 11 nm northwest of the line no report just now 6,536 ft
ABQ Albuquerque, NM destination no report just now 5,354 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 6,536 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At ABQ when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:09 pm MDT (04:09 UTC)

ABQ 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 24 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · ZLA
  • 6/8891 Bullhead City, AZ, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local 24 nm from the route, 197 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZLA

Daylight

Sunset at BUR 6:23 pm PDT (01:23 UTC), at ABQ 6:35 pm MDT (00:35 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:01 pm MDT (01:01 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at ABQ is after sunset there (6:36 pm MDT (00:36 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 Pacific Southwest
Radar now, the Pacific Southwest · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the southern Rockies
Radar now, the southern Rockies · 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: Hollywood Burbank Airport, Albuquerque International Sunport.