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Calexico International to Jack Northrop Fld/Hawthorne Municipal CXL → HHR

160 nautical miles (184 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 299°, about 286° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13E). At 120 knots that is 1 h 22 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 3-knot headwind), arriving about 5:52 pm PDT (00:52 UTC). Right now HHR is VFR, wind from the west-southwest (240°) at 7 knots. 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: 8 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 12,000 ft. Over the route from 9 to 104 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 6E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 104 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 CXL.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

B737 at 14,000 ft, 43 nm northeast, 2:54 pm PDT (21:54 UTC): moderate turbulence. 141 nm along the route, 43 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ONT UA /OV 20N ONT/TM 2154/FL140/TP B737/TB MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through ONT
Where
20N ont
Time
21:54 UTC
Height
at 14,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
moderate
B738 descending, 44 nm northeast, 2:37 pm PDT (21:37 UTC): moderate chop turbulence. 141 nm along the route, 44 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ONT UA /OV ONT358021/TM 2137/FLDURD/TP B738/TB MODERATE CHOP STARTING AT 130
```
Report
a routine report filed through ONT
Where
21 nm north (358°) of ONT
Time
21:37 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
moderate chop starting at at 13,000 ft
A21N at 21,000 ft, 8 nm south, 1:31 pm PDT (20:31 UTC): remarks: produced by skypath. 57 nm along the route, 8 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
RNM UA /OV JLI152009 /TM 2031 /FL210 /TP A21N /TB MOD-CHOP-INTMT /RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATH
```
Report
a routine report filed through RNM
Where
9 nm southeast (152°) of JLI
Time
20:31 UTC
Height
at 21,000 ft
Aircraft
A21N
Turbulence
mod-chop-intmt
Remarks
produced by skypath
BE58 at 2,800 ft, 27 nm southwest, 3:52 pm PDT (22:52 UTC): overcast above 3,000 ft, remarks: during the descent. 66 nm along the route, 27 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SEE UA /OV SEE32005/TM 2252/FL028/TP BE58/SK OVC030/RM DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through SEE
Where
SEE32005
Time
22:52 UTC
Height
at 2,800 ft
Aircraft
BE58
Sky
overcast from 3,000 ft
Remarks
during the descent
SR22 descending, 30 nm southwest, 3:43 pm PDT (22:43 UTC): overcast from 2,600 ft to 6,000 ft, remarks: during the descent. 66 nm along the route, 30 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MYF UA /OV MYF100010/TM 2243/FLUNKN/TP SR22/SK OVC026-TOP060/RM DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through MYF
Where
10 nm east (100°) of MYF
Time
22:43 UTC
Height
height not given
Aircraft
SR22
Sky
overcast from 2,600 ft, tops 6,000 ft
Remarks
during the descent
C525 at 2,000 ft, 40 nm southwest, 3:11 pm PDT (22:11 UTC): remarks: bases of clouds at 2000. 66 nm along the route, 40 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SDM UA /OV 4NM WEST/TM 2211/FL020/TP C525/RM BASES OF CLOUDS AT 2000
```
Report
a routine report filed through SDM
Where
4NM west
Time
22:11 UTC
Height
at 2,000 ft
Aircraft
C525
Remarks
bases of clouds at 2000
S22T at 1,200 ft, 27 nm southwest, 2:22 pm PDT (21:22 UTC): overcast from 3,500 ft to 6,000 ft, remarks: during the descent. 66 nm along the route, 27 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SEE UA /OV KSEE32005/TM 2122/FL012/TP S22T/SK OVC035-TOP060/RM DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through SEE
Where
KSEE32005
Time
21:22 UTC
Height
at 1,200 ft
Aircraft
S22T
Sky
overcast from 3,500 ft, tops 6,000 ft
Remarks
during the descent
B737 at 2,700 ft, 37 nm southwest, 4:18 pm PDT (23:18 UTC): remarks: bases 2,700 ft tops 4,700 ft. 75 nm along the route, 37 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SAN UA /OV 2 MI WEST/TM 2318/FL027/TP B737/RM BASES 027 TOPS 047
```
Report
a routine report filed through SAN
Where
2 mi west
Time
23:18 UTC
Height
at 2,700 ft
Aircraft
B737
Remarks
bases 2,700 ft tops 4,700 ft
E55P at 2,700 ft, 37 nm southwest, 4:11 pm PDT (23:11 UTC): a broken layer from 2,700 ft to 3,500 ft. 75 nm along the route, 37 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SAN UA /OV SAN/TM 2311/FL027/TP E55P/SK BKN027/TOP035
```
Report
a routine report filed through SAN
Where
over SAN
Time
23:11 UTC
Height
at 2,700 ft
Aircraft
E55P
Sky
a broken layer from 2,700 ft; TOP035
B739 at 2,800 ft, 37 nm southwest, 3:41 pm PDT (22:41 UTC): remarks: bases 2,800 ft tops 4,800 ft. 75 nm along the route, 37 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SAN UA /OV 1 MI WEST/TM 2241/FL028/TP B739/RM BASES 028 TOPS 048
```
Report
a routine report filed through SAN
Where
1 mi west
Time
22:41 UTC
Height
at 2,800 ft
Aircraft
B739
Remarks
bases 2,800 ft tops 4,800 ft
B38M at 2,500 ft, 37 nm southwest, 3:04 pm PDT (22:04 UTC): a broken layer from 2,500 ft to 8,000 ft, remarks: during the descent RY27. 75 nm along the route, 37 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SAN UA /OV SAN/TM 2204/FL025/TP B38M/SK BKN025-TOP080/RM DURD RY27
```
Report
a routine report filed through SAN
Where
over SAN
Time
22:04 UTC
Height
at 2,500 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Sky
a broken layer from 2,500 ft, tops 8,000 ft
Remarks
during the descent RY27
B737 at 3,400 ft, 37 nm southwest, 2:06 pm PDT (21:06 UTC): remarks: during the descent. 75 nm along the route, 37 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SAN UA /OV SAN/TM 2106/FL034/TP B737/SK BASES 034/RM DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through SAN
Where
over SAN
Time
21:06 UTC
Height
at 3,400 ft
Aircraft
B737
Sky
bases 3,400 ft
Remarks
during the descent
B737 at 6,000 ft, 38 nm south, 2:10 pm PDT (21:10 UTC): remarks: bases 2,300 ft tops 5,000 ft. 85 nm along the route, 38 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SAN UA /OV SAN270005/TM 2110/FL060/TP B737/RM BASES 023 TOPS 050
```
Report
a routine report filed through SAN
Where
5 nm west (270°) of SAN
Time
21:10 UTC
Height
at 6,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Remarks
bases 2,300 ft tops 5,000 ft
M20P at 6,000 ft, 31 nm south, 2:06 pm PDT (21:06 UTC): remarks: bases 2,800 ft tops 5,000 ft. 85 nm along the route, 31 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MYF UA /OV MYF290005/TM 2106/FL060/TP M20P/RM BASES 028 TOPS 050
```
Report
a routine report filed through MYF
Where
5 nm west (290°) of MYF
Time
21:06 UTC
Height
at 6,000 ft
Aircraft
M20P
Remarks
bases 2,800 ft tops 5,000 ft

16 more routine reports are on the map.

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 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 2 forecast points nearest it (SAN, 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
4,500 ft	220° at 14 kt	+3 kt		117 kt	1 h 22 min	5:52 pm PDT (00:52 UTC)
6,500 ft	230° at 19 kt	+6 kt	7 °C	114 kt	1 h 24 min	5:54 pm PDT (00:54 UTC)
8,500 ft	230° at 25 kt	+11 kt	5 °C	109 kt	1 h 28 min	5:58 pm PDT (00:58 UTC)
10,500 ft	230° at 26 kt	+11 kt	2 °C	109 kt	1 h 28 min	5:58 pm PDT (00:58 UTC)
12,500 ft	230° at 27 kt	+9 kt	-2 °C	111 kt	1 h 26 min	5:56 pm PDT (00:56 UTC)
14,500 ft	220° at 31 kt	+8 kt	-5 °C	112 kt	1 h 26 min	5:56 pm PDT (00:56 UTC)
16,500 ft	220° at 36 kt	+6 kt	-9 °C	114 kt	1 h 24 min	5:54 pm PDT (00:54 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	220° at 39 kt	+5 kt	-11 °C	115 kt	1 h 23 min	5:53 pm PDT (00:53 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	220° at 50 kt	+10 kt	-19 °C	110 kt	1 h 27 min	5:57 pm PDT (00:57 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	220° at 52 kt	+10 kt	-29 °C	110 kt	1 h 27 min	5:57 pm PDT (00:57 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	220° at 57 kt	+8 kt	-35 °C	112 kt	1 h 26 min	5:56 pm PDT (00:56 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	220° at 54 kt	+7 kt	-44 °C	113 kt	1 h 25 min	5:55 pm PDT (00:55 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

Point	From	3,000	6,000	9,000	12,000	18,000	24,000	30,000	34,000	39,000
SAN	used from 0 nm out; 64 nm from the line	200/10	240/19 9°	240/27 5°	230/22 -1°	220/40 -10°	220/49 -19°	220/54 -29°	220/61 -35°	220/56 -44°
ONT	used from 94 nm out; 28 nm from the line	230/11	200/17 6°	230/27 4°	230/32 -2°	210/39 -12°	220/51 -20°	220/48 -29°	210/51 -34°	210/52 -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

Airport	Where	Conditions	Wind	Visibility	Ceiling	Elevation	Reported
CXL Calexico, CA	departure	no report just now				5 ft
SAS Salton City, CA	38 nm out, 20 nm northeast of the line	no report just now				-84 ft
RNM Ramona, CA	75 nm out, 14 nm south of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 1,600 feet, a broken layer at 3,600 feet, overcast at 4,300 feet Weather: mist	from the southwest (220°) at 10 knots	7 mi	1,600 ft	1,394 ft	22:53 UTC
CRQ Carlsbad, CA	94 nm out, 18 nm south of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,700 feet, a broken layer at 4,500 feet, overcast at 12,000 feet	from the west-southwest (240°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	4,500 ft	330 ft	22:53 UTC
SNA Santa Ana, CA	132 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 3,200 feet, a broken layer at 3,900 feet, a broken layer at 4,800 feet	from the south-southwest (210°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	3,900 ft	55 ft	22:53 UTC
HHR Hawthorne, CA	destination	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 4,600 feet	from the west-southwest (240°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	4,600 ft	65 ft	3:53 pm PDT (22:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,394 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At HHR when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:52 pm PDT (00:52 UTC)

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

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

6/2656 Coyote Wells, CA, Saturday, July 4, 2026 through Saturday, January 2, 2027 Local 12 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · until 2 January · ZLA
6/2657 Calexico, CA, Saturday, July 4, 2026 through Saturday, January 2, 2027 Local 12 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · until 2 January · ZLA
6/2652 Coyote Wells, CA, Saturday, July 4, 2026 through Saturday, January 2, 2027 Local 5 nm from the route, 9 nm along the route · security · until 2 January · ZLA
6/4812 El Centro, CA, Wednesday, July 15, 2026 through Tuesday, July 13, 2027 Local 8 nm from the route, 38 nm along the route · security · until 13 July · ZLA
4/3635 DISNEYLAND THEME PARK, ANAHEIM,, CA 1 nm from the route, 141 nm along the route · security · ZLA

Daylight

Sunset at CXL 6:12 pm PDT (01:12 UTC), at HHR 6:23 pm PDT (01:23 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:48 pm PDT (01:48 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 · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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: Calexico International, Jack Northrop Fld/Hawthorne Municipal.