Wendover Airport to Van Nuys Airport ENV → VNY
445 nautical miles (512 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 210°, about 198° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12E). At 120 knots that is 4 h 22 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 18-knot headwind), arriving about 8:54 pm PDT (03:54 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now ENV is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 9 knots; VNY is VFR, wind from the south (180°) at 10 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: 2 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 ZULU 3C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the first 287 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the first 227 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 208 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Over the route from 138 to 287 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the route from 287 to 435 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 6E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 415 to 425 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 ENV.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- B737 at 14,000 ft, 38 nm southeast, 3:54 pm MDT (21:54 UTC): moderate turbulence. 415 nm along the route, 38 nm southeast 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, 37 nm southeast, 3:37 pm MDT (21:37 UTC): moderate chop turbulence. 415 nm along the route, 37 nm southeast 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
- B38M at 37,000 ft, 15 nm west, 4:25 pm MDT (22:25 UTC): -41 °C, wind 215° at 61 knots, remarks: produced by skypath. 257 nm along the route, 15 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
TPH UA /OV BTY308020 /TM 2225 /FL370 /TP B38M /TA M41 /WV 21561KT /RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATH
- Report
- a routine report filed through TPH
- Where
- 20 nm northwest (308°) of BTY
- Time
- 22:25 UTC
- Height
- at 37,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B38M
- Temperature
- −41 °C
- Wind
- from 215° at 61 knots
- Remarks
- produced by skypath
- EPIC at 16,000 ft, 16 nm southeast, 2:48 pm MDT (20:48 UTC): light rime icing, -10 °C, remarks: zlawc. 366 nm along the route, 16 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
LAX UA /OV LAX016092/TM 2048/FL160/TP EPIC/TA M10/IC LGT RIME/RM ZLAWC AWC-WEB
- Report
- a routine report filed through LAX
- Where
- 92 nm north (016°) of LAX
- Time
- 20:48 UTC
- Height
- at 16,000 ft
- Aircraft
- EPIC
- Temperature
- −10 °C
- Icing
- light rime
- Remarks
- zlawc
- B38M at 36,000 ft, 17 nm east, 3:43 pm MDT (21:43 UTC): clear from 36,000 ft to 60,000 ft, -40 °C, wind 205° at 55 knots, remarks: produced by skypath. 395 nm along the route, 17 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
EDW UA /OV EDW154007 /TM 2143 /FL360 /TP B38M /SK SKC /WX FV99SM /TA M40 /WV 20555KT /RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATH
- Report
- a routine report filed through EDW
- Where
- 7 nm southeast (154°) of EDW
- Time
- 21:43 UTC
- Height
- at 36,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B38M
- Sky
- clear
- Weather
- flight visibility 99 miles
- Temperature
- −40 °C
- Wind
- from 205° at 55 knots
- Remarks
- produced by skypath
- B739 at 33,000 ft, 27 nm southeast, 5:02 pm MDT (23:02 UTC): remarks: mountain wave 10 knots zlawc. 405 nm along the route, 27 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
DRA UA /OV VCV242015/TM 2302/FL330/TP B739/RM MTN WAVE /- 10 KT /ZLAWC AWC-WEB
- Report
- a routine report filed through DRA
- Where
- 15 nm southwest (242°) of VCV
- Time
- 23:02 UTC
- Height
- at 33,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B739
- Remarks
- mountain wave 10 knots zlawc
- B739 at 33,000 ft, 8 nm east, 5:01 pm MDT (23:01 UTC): remarks: mountain wave 10 knots zlawc. 415 nm along the route, 8 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
SDB UA /OV PMD/TM 2301/FL330/TP B739/RM MTN WAVE /- 10 KT /ZLAWC AWC-WEB
- Report
- a routine report filed through SDB
- Where
- over PMD
- Time
- 23:01 UTC
- Height
- at 33,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B739
- Remarks
- mountain wave 10 knots zlawc
- C172 at 5,000 ft, 36 nm west, 5:15 pm MDT (23:15 UTC): remarks: tops 5,000 ft on departure runway 25. At the destination end, 36 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
OXR UA /OV KOXR/TM 2315/FL050/TP C172/RM TOPS 050 ON DEP RWY25
- Report
- a routine report filed through OXR
- Where
- over KOXR
- Time
- 23:15 UTC
- Height
- at 5,000 ft
- Aircraft
- C172
- Remarks
- tops 5,000 ft on departure runway 25
- E50P at 3,200 ft, 36 nm west, 4:57 pm MDT (22:57 UTC): remarks: bases 3,600 ft on arrival runway 25. At the destination end, 36 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
OXR UA /OV KOXR/TM 2257/FL032/TP E50P/RM BASES 036 ON ARR RWY25
- Report
- a routine report filed through OXR
- Where
- over KOXR
- Time
- 22:57 UTC
- Height
- at 3,200 ft
- Aircraft
- E50P
- Remarks
- bases 3,600 ft on arrival runway 25
- C172 at 1,400 ft, 28 nm southeast, 4:53 pm MDT (22:53 UTC): remarks: base 3,400 ft. At the destination end, 28 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
TOA UA /OV 4 E KTOA/TM 2253/FL014/TP C172/RM BASE 034
- Report
- a routine report filed through TOA
- Where
- 4 east KTOA
- Time
- 22:53 UTC
- Height
- at 1,400 ft
- Aircraft
- C172
- Remarks
- base 3,400 ft
- B757 at 4,000 ft, 20 nm southeast, 4:38 pm MDT (22:38 UTC): remarks: reduced visibility below the ceiling ILS25L. At the destination end, 20 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
LAX UA /OV LAX070010/TM 2238/FL040/TP B757/SK TOPS050 BASES040/RM REDUCED VISIBILITY BELOW THE CEILING. ILS25L
- Report
- a routine report filed through LAX
- Where
- 10 nm east (070°) of LAX
- Time
- 22:38 UTC
- Height
- at 4,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B757
- Sky
- TOPS050 BASES040
- Remarks
- reduced visibility below the ceiling ILS25L
- B737 at 4,000 ft, 17 nm south, 4:37 pm MDT (22:37 UTC): a broken layer from 4,000 ft to 5,000 ft. At the destination end, 17 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
KLAX UA /OV KLAX/TM 2237/FL040/TP B737/SK BKN040-TOP050
- Report
- a routine report filed through KLAX
- Where
- over KLAX
- Time
- 22:37 UTC
- Height
- at 4,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B737
- Sky
- a broken layer from 4,000 ft, tops 5,000 ft
- B737 at 5,000 ft, 32 nm southeast, 4:30 pm MDT (22:30 UTC): a broken layer from 3,300 ft to 5,000 ft. At the destination end, 32 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
LGB UA /OV KLGB180005/TM 2230/FL050/TP B737/SK BKN033-TOPS050
- Report
- a routine report filed through LGB
- Where
- 5 nm south (180°) of KLGB
- Time
- 22:30 UTC
- Height
- at 5,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B737
- Sky
- a broken layer from 3,300 ft, tops 5,000 ft
- A320 at 3,500 ft, 17 nm south, 4:13 pm MDT (22:13 UTC): a broken layer above 3,500 ft, remarks: during the descent RY25L. At the destination end, 17 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
LAX UA /OV LAX/TM 2213/FL035/TP A320/SK BKN-BASE035/RM DURD RY25L
- Report
- a routine report filed through LAX
- Where
- over LAX
- Time
- 22:13 UTC
- Height
- at 3,500 ft
- Aircraft
- A320
- Sky
- BKN-BASE035
- Remarks
- during the descent RY25L
8 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 3 forecast points nearest it (ELY, BIH, WJF). 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 18 kt | +18 kt | 8 °C | 102 kt | 4 h 22 min | 8:54 pm PDT (03:54 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 220° at 19 kt | +18 kt | 8 °C | 102 kt | 4 h 22 min | 8:54 pm PDT (03:54 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 220° at 20 kt | +20 kt | 5 °C | 100 kt | 4 h 27 min | 8:59 pm PDT (03:59 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 230° at 23 kt | +21 kt | 2 °C | 99 kt | 4 h 30 min | 9:02 pm PDT (04:02 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 230° at 25 kt | +24 kt | -3 °C | 96 kt | 4 h 38 min | 9:10 pm PDT (04:10 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 230° at 28 kt | +27 kt | -7 °C | 93 kt | 4 h 47 min | 9:19 pm PDT (04:19 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 230° at 31 kt | +30 kt | -10 °C | 90 kt | 4 h 57 min | 9:29 pm PDT (04:29 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 230° at 33 kt | +32 kt | -13 °C | 88 kt | 5 h 03 min | 9:35 pm PDT (04:35 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 210° at 48 kt | +48 kt | -23 °C | 72 kt | 6 h 11 min | 10:43 pm PDT (05:43 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 220° at 62 kt | +61 kt | -28 °C | 59 kt | 7 h 33 min | 12:05 am PDT (07:05 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 220° at 61 kt | +60 kt | -35 °C | 60 kt | 7 h 25 min | 11:57 pm PDT (06:57 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 220° at 59 kt | +57 kt | -44 °C | 63 kt | 7 h 04 min | 11:36 pm PDT (06:36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELY | used from 0 nm out; 69 nm from the line | 210/20 4° | 240/21 -1° | 230/37 -13° | 200/58 -25° | 220/73 -27° | 220/73 -36° | 220/69 -44° | ||
| BIH | used from 198 nm out; 96 nm from the line | L/V | 210/14 6° | 210/20 -2° | 230/26 -14° | 220/32 -24° | 220/63 -27° | 220/56 -35° | 230/50 -44° | |
| WJF | used from 296 nm out; 89 nm from the line | 220/30 8° | 240/28 5° | 230/34 -2° | 220/34 -13° | 220/48 -20° | 220/47 -29° | 210/48 -34° | 220/52 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENV Wendover, UT | departure | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 1,700 feet, overcast at 4,400 feet | from the south-southwest (200°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | 4,400 ft | 4,236 ft | 4:56 pm MDT (22:56 UTC) |
| ELY Ely, NV | 89 nm out, 10 nm southeast of the line | VFR | from the south (190°) at 12 knots | 10+ mi | none | 6,259 ft | 22:53 UTC |
| BTY Beatty, NV | 267 nm out, 2 nm north of the line | no report just now | 3,169 ft | ||||
| MHV Mojave, CA | 395 nm out, 9 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR Sky: overcast at 14,000 feet | from the southwest (220°) at 21 knots, gusting to 32 | 10+ mi | 14,000 ft | 2,801 ft | 22:15 UTC |
| WJF Lancaster, CA | 415 nm out, 6 nm north of the line, tower | VFR | from the southwest (220°) at 22 knots, gusting to 32 | 10+ mi | none | 2,350 ft | 22:56 UTC |
| VNY Van Nuys, CA | destination | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 11,000 feet | from the south (180°) at 10 knots | 10+ mi | none | 802 ft | 3:51 pm PDT (22:51 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 6,259 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, 8:54 pm PDT (03:54 UTC)
Wind from the south at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet, a broken layer at 12,000 feet VFR
30% chance between Sun 6:00 pm PDT (01:00 UTC) and 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC): light rain showers
The whole forecast for VNY
- From Sun 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, a broken layer at 2,200 feet, a broken layer at 10,000 feet
- From Sun 2:00 pm PDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet, a broken layer at 10,000 feet
- 30% chance between Sun 2:00 pm PDT (21:00 UTC) and 6:00 pm PDT (01:00 UTC): light rain showers
- From Sun 6:00 pm PDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the south at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet, a broken layer at 12,000 feet
- 30% chance between Sun 6:00 pm PDT (01:00 UTC) and 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC): light rain showers
- From Sun 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 5,000 feet, overcast at 10,000 feet
- 30% chance between Sun 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC) and 5:00 am PDT (12:00 UTC): light rain showers
The forecast for ENV, the departure
- From Sun 6:00 pm MDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 6 knots, visibility 6 miles, light rain showers, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet, overcast at 7,000 feet
- From Sun 9:00 pm MDT (03:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet, overcast at 8,000 feet
- From Mon 2:00 am MDT (08:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, overcast at 5,000 feet
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
No temporary flight restriction on or near this route right now.
Daylight
Sunset at ENV 7:00 pm MDT (01:00 UTC), at VNY 6:23 pm PDT (01:23 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:48 pm PDT (01:48 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at VNY is after sunset there (6:24 pm PDT (01:24 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: Wendover Airport, Van Nuys Airport.