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The Eastern Iowa Airport to Chino Airport CID → CNO

1,310 nautical miles (1,508 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 257°, about 255° magnetic at the departure end (variation 2E). At 120 knots that is 13 h 39 min at the quickest height in today's winds (8,500 ft, a 24-knot headwind), arriving about 2:07 pm PDT (21:07 UTC). 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 C12C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 25,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 3:55 am CDT (08:55 UTC). Near the route, 655 nm along the route.
    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 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 first 526 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 38,000 ft. Over the route from 536 to 903 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 536 to 1122 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 625 to 764 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 804 to 1131 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 883 to 1181 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 993 to 1072 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Near the route, 1042 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 139 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 CID.

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 12 forecast points nearest it (DSM, OMA, GRI, GLD, DEN, PUB, ALS, FMN, BCE, PRC, LAS, ONT). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft230° at 33 kt+30 kt17 °C90 kt14 h 33 min3:01 pm PDT (22:01 UTC)
6,500 ft230° at 30 kt+29 kt14 °C91 kt14 h 24 min2:52 pm PDT (21:52 UTC)
8,500 ft230° at 25 kt+24 kt10 °C96 kt13 h 39 min2:07 pm PDT (21:07 UTC)
10,500 ft220° at 26 kt+24 kt6 °C96 kt13 h 39 min2:07 pm PDT (21:07 UTC)
12,500 ft220° at 27 kt+25 kt2 °C95 kt13 h 47 min2:15 pm PDT (21:15 UTC)
14,500 ft220° at 31 kt+28 kt-2 °C92 kt14 h 14 min2:42 pm PDT (21:42 UTC)
16,500 ft220° at 34 kt+32 kt-6 °C88 kt14 h 53 min3:21 pm PDT (22:21 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180220° at 37 kt+34 kt-10 °C86 kt15 h 14 min3:42 pm PDT (22:42 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240230° at 44 kt+42 kt-20 °C78 kt16 h 48 min5:16 pm PDT (00:16 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300230° at 58 kt+57 kt-30 °C63 kt20 h 48 min9:16 pm PDT (04:16 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340240° at 62 kt+63 kt-36 °C57 kt22 h 59 min11:27 pm PDT (06:27 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390240° at 56 kt+57 kt-46 °C63 kt20 h 48 min9:16 pm PDT (04:16 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
DSMused from 0 nm out; 65 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 149 nm out; 21 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 248 nm out; 37 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 397 nm out; 60 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 546 nm out; 62 nm from the line240/21 14°250/44 6°220/49 -8°220/49 -21°230/54 -30°240/57 -35°240/49 -45°
PUBused from 596 nm out; 35 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 695 nm out; 61 nm from the line230/37 4°220/54 -9°230/62 -22°240/77 -26°240/74 -33°230/59 -45°
FMNused from 744 nm out; 77 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 893 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 1042 nm out; 83 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 1092 nm out; 60 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 1191 nm out; 90 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
CID Cedar Rapids, IA departure no report just now 869 ft
DSM Des Moines, IA 89 nm out, 1 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 957 ft
LNK Lincoln, NE 238 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 1,218 ft
GRI Grand Island, NE 298 nm out, 24 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 1,847 ft
SYF St Francis, KS 476 nm out, 4 nm north of the line no report just now 3,429 ft
COS Colorado Springs, CO 625 nm out, 4 nm east of the line, tower no report just now 6,187 ft
ANK Salida, CO 685 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line no report just now 7,523 ft
CEZ Cortez, CO 824 nm out, 16 nm south of the line no report just now 5,917 ft
GCN Grand Canyon, AZ 1012 nm out, 19 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 6,608 ft
IFP Bullhead City, AZ 1141 nm out, 9 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 707 ft
SBD San Bernardino, CA 1290 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 1,159 ft
CNO Chino, CA destination no report just now 650 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 7,523 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At CNO when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:07 pm PDT (21:07 UTC)

CNO 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 15 nm from the route, 645 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 on the route, 1141 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZLA
  • 4/3635 DISNEYLAND THEME PARK, ANAHEIM,, CA 15 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · ZLA

Daylight

Sunset at CID 6:30 pm CDT (23:30 UTC), at CNO 6:19 pm PDT (01:19 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:44 pm PDT (01:44 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 upper Mississippi valley
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the northern Rockies
Radar now, the northern Rockies · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the southern Plains
Radar now, the southern Plains · 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: The Eastern Iowa Airport, Chino Airport.