City Of Colorado Springs Municipal to John Wayne/Orange County COS → SNA
707 nautical miles (814 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 248°, about 240° magnetic at the departure end (variation 8E). At 120 knots that is 7 h 13 min at the quickest height in today's winds (8,500 ft, a 22-knot headwind), arriving about 9:16 am PDT (16:16 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: 194 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 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 34,000 ft to 43,000 ft. Over the first 408 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 22,000 ft. Over the first 189 nm of the route.
- 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 10 to 279 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the route from 199 to 667 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 219 to 478 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 378 to 428 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 2E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 50 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 COS.
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 08:00–15:00 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 8 forecast points nearest it (PUB, ALS, FMN, BCE, PRC, LAS, BLH, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8,500 ft | 220° at 25 kt | +22 kt | 6 °C | 98 kt | 7 h 13 min | 9:16 am PDT (16:16 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 220° at 30 kt | +27 kt | 2 °C | 93 kt | 7 h 36 min | 9:39 am PDT (16:39 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 220° at 34 kt | +30 kt | -1 °C | 90 kt | 7 h 51 min | 9:54 am PDT (16:54 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 220° at 39 kt | +35 kt | -5 °C | 85 kt | 8 h 19 min | 10:22 am PDT (17:22 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 220° at 45 kt | +41 kt | -9 °C | 79 kt | 8 h 57 min | 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 49 kt | +44 kt | -12 °C | 76 kt | 9 h 18 min | 11:21 am PDT (18:21 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 220° at 63 kt | +59 kt | -21 °C | 61 kt | 11 h 35 min | 1:38 pm PDT (20:38 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 230° at 78 kt | +74 kt | -29 °C | 46 kt | 15 h 22 min | 5:25 pm PDT (00:25 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 230° at 81 kt | +77 kt | -36 °C | 43 kt | 16 h 27 min | 6:30 pm PDT (01:30 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 230° at 73 kt | +70 kt | -46 °C | 50 kt | 14 h 08 min | 4:11 pm PDT (23:11 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUB | used from 0 nm out; 39 nm from the line | 260/45 11° | 240/38 6° | 230/47 -8° | 230/51 -19° | 240/74 -29° | 240/82 -35° | 250/72 -48° | ||
| ALS | used from 50 nm out; 56 nm from the line | 240/35 3° | 230/54 -9° | 240/66 -19° | 230/85 -26° | 240/87 -34° | 240/70 -47° | |||
| FMN | used from 149 nm out; 57 nm from the line | 220/16 6° | 220/39 1° | 220/50 -10° | 230/67 -23° | 230/94 -29° | 230/102 -35° | 230/90 -46° | ||
| BCE | used from 299 nm out; 86 nm from the line | 200/32 -2° | 210/57 -15° | 220/71 -22° | 220/69 -30° | 220/64 -38° | 220/67 -44° | |||
| PRC | used from 398 nm out; 77 nm from the line | 200/37 6° | 200/35 0° | 220/60 -11° | 220/71 -20° | 220/88 -29° | 220/98 -35° | 220/94 -45° | ||
| LAS | used from 448 nm out; 78 nm from the line | 210/20 8° | 210/29 4° | 200/32 -3° | 200/51 -15° | 210/64 -21° | 220/70 -30° | 220/66 -38° | 220/55 -44° | |
| BLH | used from 548 nm out; 79 nm from the line | 240/19 | 210/20 10° | 200/27 4° | 210/34 -2° | 220/59 -10° | 220/67 -20° | 220/75 -29° | 230/78 -38° | 220/90 -47° |
| ONT | used from 598 nm out; 63 nm from the line | 250/11 | 200/20 4° | 210/27 3° | 220/26 -4° | 240/32 -13° | 220/52 -21° | 220/67 -30° | 220/72 -37° | 220/65 -46° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COS Colorado Springs, CO | departure | no report just now | 6,187 ft | ||||
| ANK Salida, CO | 60 nm out, 10 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 7,523 ft | ||||
| CEZ Cortez, CO | 209 nm out, 11 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 5,917 ft | ||||
| BDG Blanding, UT | 239 nm out, 22 nm north of the line | no report just now | 5,867 ft | ||||
| GCN Grand Canyon, AZ | 398 nm out, 12 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 6,608 ft | ||||
| IGM Kingman, AZ | 488 nm out, 10 nm south of the line | no report just now | 3,448 ft | ||||
| IFP Bullhead City, AZ | 518 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 707 ft | ||||
| TNP Twentynine Palms, CA | 608 nm out, 23 nm south of the line | no report just now | 1,888 ft | ||||
| RIV Riverside, CA | 677 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,536 ft | ||||
| SNA Santa Ana, CA | destination | no report just now | 55 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 SNA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:16 am PDT (16:16 UTC)
SNA 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 18 nm from the route, 30 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, 518 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZLA
- 4/3635 DISNEYLAND THEME PARK, ANAHEIM,, CA 5 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · ZLA
Daylight
Sunset at COS 6:23 pm MDT (00:23 UTC), at SNA 6:20 pm PDT (01:20 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:45 pm PDT (01:45 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: City Of Colorado Springs Municipal, John Wayne/Orange County.