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Southern Cross Airport to Van Nuys Airport C01 → VNY

2,091 nautical miles (2,407 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 275°, about 287° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12W). At 120 knots that is 20 h 30 min at the quickest height in today's winds (8,500 ft, a 18-knot headwind), arriving about 9:13 pm PDT (04:13 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 E25E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 35,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 4:55 am EDT (08:55 UTC). Over the first 30 nm of the route.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 120655
    MKCE WST 120655
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 25E
    VALID UNTIL 0855Z
    RI NY NJ PA DE MD AND MA RI NJ NY CT CSTL WTRS
    FROM 30SSE PVD-60SSE ACK-110SSE HTO-40N SBY-30SSW ETX-30SSE PVD
    AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL350.
  • SIGMET C12C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 25,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 4:55 am EDT (08:55 UTC). Over the route from 1374 to 1454 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS32 KKCI 120655
    MKCC WST 120655
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 12C
    VALID UNTIL 0855Z
    CO NM
    FROM 40W PUB-30SSE PUB-30W CIM-50WSW ALS-40W PUB
    DMSHG AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL250.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist), from 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC). Over the first 568 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft, from 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC). Over the first 179 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist), from 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 120 to 269 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), from 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 787 to 1315 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft, from 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 1305 to 1872 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft, from 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 1354 to 1852 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), from 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 1364 to 1474 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist), from 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 1643 to 1872 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), from 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 1743 to 1822 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft, from 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC). Near the route, 1892 nm along the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft, from 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 1912 to 2081 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 C01.

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 (ACY, PSB, AGC, CMH, CVG, IND, SPI, COU, MKC, SLN, GCK, GLD, PUB, ALS, FMN, BCE, PRC, LAS, ONT, WJF). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft240° at 19 kt+19 kt13 °C101 kt20 h 42 min9:25 pm PDT (04:25 UTC)
6,500 ft250° at 18 kt+19 kt14 °C101 kt20 h 42 min9:25 pm PDT (04:25 UTC)
8,500 ft250° at 17 kt+18 kt10 °C102 kt20 h 30 min9:13 pm PDT (04:13 UTC)
10,500 ft240° at 17 kt+18 kt6 °C102 kt20 h 30 min9:13 pm PDT (04:13 UTC)
12,500 ft240° at 18 kt+18 kt3 °C102 kt20 h 30 min9:13 pm PDT (04:13 UTC)
14,500 ft240° at 21 kt+21 kt-2 °C99 kt21 h 07 min9:50 pm PDT (04:50 UTC)
16,500 ft240° at 24 kt+25 kt-6 °C95 kt22 h 01 min10:44 pm PDT (05:44 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180240° at 26 kt+27 kt-9 °C93 kt22 h 29 min11:12 pm PDT (06:12 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240240° at 33 kt+34 kt-20 °C86 kt24 h 19 min1:02 am PDT (08:02 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300250° at 44 kt+46 kt-31 °C74 kt28 h 15 min4:58 am PDT (11:58 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340260° at 52 kt+55 kt-38 °C65 kt32 h 10 min8:53 am PDT (15:53 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390260° at 46 kt+49 kt-47 °C71 kt29 h 27 min6:10 am PDT (13:10 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
ACYused from 0 nm out; 47 nm from the line220/19220/18 14°210/36 9°210/35 5°220/36 -8°240/49 -21°220/90 -31°230/103 -40°230/81 -50°
PSBused from 50 nm out; 95 nm from the line360/13 13°330/14 7°300/11 3°290/12 -11°240/23 -23°270/25 -36°250/34 -40°250/45 -48°
AGCused from 149 nm out; 61 nm from the line350/14330/20 11°340/18 8°330/17 3°340/22 -11°340/31 -22°330/33 -36°300/34 -41°300/35 -47°
CMHused from 299 nm out; 40 nm from the line330/15340/22 14°340/24 9°340/23 4°340/35 -9°340/49 -20°340/58 -37°330/70 -42°340/55 -47°
CVGused from 398 nm out; 56 nm from the line320/18350/32 16°350/35 10°350/30 3°330/30 -7°340/44 -20°340/58 -35°330/72 -41°320/36 -49°
INDused from 448 nm out; 49 nm from the line290/16310/20 16°320/21 10°330/13 3°300/25 -7°320/32 -19°330/46 -34°320/61 -43°320/63 -50°
SPIused from 598 nm out; 54 nm from the line220/21250/23 16°260/27 9°270/14 6°270/23 -7°270/31 -19°270/28 -33°290/48 -42°300/55 -52°
COUused from 747 nm out; 51 nm from the line230/31230/30 15°260/16 11°270/14 6°260/24 -6°270/27 -18°270/37 -32°280/49 -41°290/56 -51°
MKCused from 847 nm out; 38 nm from the line220/44250/28 18°250/18 13°240/12 6°280/24 -6°240/34 -18°260/47 -30°260/51 -40°270/58 -50°
SLNused from 996 nm out; 32 nm from the line210/53230/41 20°240/26 14°230/16 8°240/25 -7°240/35 -19°250/61 -30°260/65 -38°260/56 -49°
GCKused from 1145 nm out; 48 nm from the line220/48 21°230/37 14°250/30 8°230/37 -6°240/37 -20°240/69 -28°250/67 -37°260/58 -48°
GLDused from 1245 nm out; 71 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°
PUBused from 1295 nm out; 58 nm from the line230/25 13°230/32 6°220/44 -8°230/49 -21°240/70 -28°240/67 -34°240/58 -46°
ALSused from 1394 nm out; 30 nm from the line230/37 4°220/54 -9°230/62 -22°240/77 -26°240/74 -33°230/59 -45°
FMNused from 1494 nm out; 53 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 1693 nm out; 92 nm from the line220/27 -1°210/40 -13°220/54 -21°220/64 -30°220/64 -34°220/52 -44°
PRCused from 1743 nm out; 85 nm from the line210/25 5°200/30 1°220/55 -10°220/61 -21°220/84 -28°230/90 -34°230/73 -45°
LASused from 1842 nm out; 56 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 1992 nm out; 45 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°
WJFused from 2042 nm out; 25 nm from the line200/28 6°210/28 3°210/29 -4°210/28 -14°220/41 -20°220/47 -29°220/46 -37°220/53 -44°

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
C01 Williamstown, NJ departure no report just now 145 ft
ILG Wilmington, DE 30 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 79 ft
TZR Columbus, OH 378 nm out, 4 nm east of the line, tower no report just now 904 ft
DAY Dayton, OH 428 nm out, 3 nm east of the line, tower no report just now 1,009 ft
DEC Decatur, IL 637 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 681 ft
MHK Manhattan, KS 1006 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 1,066 ft
SLN Salina, KS 1056 nm out, 11 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 1,288 ft
PUB Pueblo, CO 1374 nm out, 25 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 4,729 ft
FMN Farmington, NM 1564 nm out, 20 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 5,506 ft
GCN Grand Canyon, AZ 1763 nm out, 9 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 6,608 ft
VCV Victorville, CA 2032 nm out, 1 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 2,885 ft
VNY Van Nuys, CA destination no report just now 802 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 6,608 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At VNY when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:13 pm PDT (04:13 UTC)

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

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

  • 4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA 25 nm from the route, 90 nm along the route · security · ZDC
  • 6/7634 CENTRALIA, MO, Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 24 nm from the route, 797 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · today · ZKC
  • 6/8891 Bullhead City, AZ, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local 6 nm from the route, 1892 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZLA
  • 6/8890 LAS VEGAS, NV, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 18 nm from the route, 1902 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts tomorrow · ZLA

Daylight

Sunset at C01 6:25 pm EDT (22:25 UTC), at VNY 6:22 pm PDT (01:22 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:47 pm PDT (01:47 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at VNY 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: Southern Cross Airport, Van Nuys Airport.