Hollywood Burbank Airport to California Redwood Coast-Humboldt County BUR → ACV
490 nautical miles (564 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 328°, about 316° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12E). At 120 knots that is 3 h 51 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 7-knot tailwind), arriving about 12:20 am PDT (07:20 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: 213 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 below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Over the first 29 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the last 274 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 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 5 forecast points nearest it (WJF, FAT, SAC, RBL, FOT). 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 | 160° at 7 kt | −7 kt | 6 °C | 127 kt | 3 h 51 min | 12:20 am PDT (07:20 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 180° at 9 kt | −7 kt | 4 °C | 127 kt | 3 h 51 min | 12:20 am PDT (07:20 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 200° at 9 kt | −6 kt | 0 °C | 126 kt | 3 h 53 min | 12:22 am PDT (07:22 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 220° at 8 kt | −3 kt | -3 °C | 123 kt | 3 h 59 min | 12:28 am PDT (07:28 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 250° at 8 kt | +2 kt | -7 °C | 118 kt | 4 h 09 min | 12:38 am PDT (07:38 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 290° at 9 kt | +7 kt | -9 °C | 113 kt | 4 h 20 min | 12:49 am PDT (07:49 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 310° at 12 kt | +11 kt | -12 °C | 109 kt | 4 h 30 min | 12:59 am PDT (07:59 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 320° at 16 kt | +15 kt | -15 °C | 105 kt | 4 h 40 min | 1:09 am PDT (08:09 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 340° at 26 kt | +25 kt | -23 °C | 95 kt | 5 h 09 min | 1:38 am PDT (08:38 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 300° at 19 kt | +17 kt | -31 °C | 103 kt | 4 h 45 min | 1:14 am PDT (08:14 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 250° at 23 kt | +6 kt | -37 °C | 114 kt | 4 h 18 min | 12:47 am PDT (07:47 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 230° at 32 kt | −2 kt | -43 °C | 122 kt | 4 h 01 min | 12:30 am PDT (07:30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WJF | used from 0 nm out; 23 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° | |
| FAT | used from 98 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 130/16 | 160/20 5° | 190/28 -1° | 210/25 -5° | 220/27 -15° | 230/21 -26° | 220/42 -29° | 220/44 -35° | 220/44 -44° |
| SAC | used from 245 nm out; 33 nm from the line | 110/6 | L/V 4° | 010/11 -2° | 350/11 -7° | 340/24 -16° | 360/44 -23° | 330/24 -30° | 270/21 -35° | 230/23 -43° |
| RBL | used from 343 nm out; 53 nm from the line | 020/16 | 360/6 5° | L/V -2° | 340/10 -8° | 360/59 -15° | 360/87 -23° | 360/68 -35° | 330/28 -37° | 260/26 -42° |
| FOT | used from 441 nm out; 16 nm from the line | 040/18 | 020/10 5° | 020/22 0° | 010/38 -3° | 360/70 -12° | 360/81 -23° | 360/88 -39° | 360/52 -44° | 330/31 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUR Burbank, CA | departure | no report just now | 778 ft | ||||
| WJF Lancaster, CA | 20 nm out, 24 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 2,350 ft | ||||
| BFL Bakersfield, CA | 78 nm out, 11 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 509 ft | ||||
| HJO Hanford, CA | 137 nm out, 16 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 239 ft | ||||
| MAE Madera, CA | 186 nm out, 18 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 255 ft | ||||
| MOD Modesto, CA | 245 nm out, 7 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 99 ft | ||||
| SCK Stockton, CA | 265 nm out, 4 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 32 ft | ||||
| SAC Sacramento, CA | 304 nm out, 15 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 23 ft | ||||
| WLW Willows, CA | 372 nm out, 21 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 141 ft | ||||
| FOT Fortuna, CA | 470 nm out, 16 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 392 ft | ||||
| ACV Arcata/Eureka, CA | destination | no report just now | 222 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 2,350 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At ACV when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:20 am PDT (07:20 UTC)
ACV has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/6740 SACRAMENTO, CA, Thursday, October 8, 2026 through Sunday, October 11, 2026 Local 17 nm from the route, 294 nm along the route · air shows/sports · ended 11 October · ZOA
Daylight
Sunset at BUR 6:23 pm PDT (01:23 UTC), at ACV 6:40 pm PDT (01:40 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:08 pm PDT (02:08 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at ACV is before sunrise there (7:24 am PDT (14:24 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: Hollywood Burbank Airport, California Redwood Coast-Humboldt County.