Plan a flight · Mon 3:28 am EDT (07:28 UTC)

Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International to John Wayne/Orange County FLL → SNA

2,004 nautical miles (2,307 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 292°, about 298° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 16 h 42 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, no wind along the track), arriving about 5:10 pm PDT (00:10 UTC). Right now FLL is VFR, wind calm; SNA is VFR, wind calm. 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 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 below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Near the route, 1556 nm along the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1616 to 1645 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 1715 to 1955 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Over the route from 1955 to 1984 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 FLL.

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 north, 1:15 am EDT (05:15 UTC): moderate turbulence, remarks: during the descent through clouds. 1715 nm along the route, 38 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PHX UA /OV PXR339030/TM 0515/FL140/TP B737/TB OCNL MOD/RM DURD THROUGH CLOUDS
```
Report
a routine report filed through PHX
Where
30 nm north (339°) of PXR
Time
05:15 UTC
Height
at 14,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
occasional moderate
Remarks
during the descent through clouds
B38M at 3,000 ft, 24 nm north, 1:47 am EDT (05:47 UTC): a broken layer from 2,900 ft to 8,000 ft, remarks: BASE030. At the destination end, 24 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ONT UA /OV KONT080005/TM 0547/FL030/TP B38M/SK BKN029-TOP080/RM BASE030
```
Report
a routine report filed through ONT
Where
5 nm east (080°) of KONT
Time
05:47 UTC
Height
at 3,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Sky
a broken layer from 2,900 ft, tops 8,000 ft
Remarks
BASE030
A321 at 3,300 ft, 24 nm north, 12:59 am EDT (04:59 UTC): a broken layer above 3,300 ft, remarks: during the descent. At the destination end, 24 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
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ONT UA /OV ONT078008/TM 0459/FL033/TP A321/SK BKN033-TOPUNKN/RM DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through ONT
Where
8 nm east (078°) of ONT
Time
04:59 UTC
Height
at 3,300 ft
Aircraft
A321
Sky
a broken layer from 3,300 ft, tops unknown
Remarks
during the descent
GLF5 at 3,500 ft, 45 nm northwest, 12:54 am EDT (04:54 UTC): overcast above 3,600 ft. At the destination end, 45 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
VNY UA /OV VNY36006/TM 0454/FL035/TP GLF5/SK OVC036
```
Report
a routine report filed through VNY
Where
VNY36006
Time
04:54 UTC
Height
at 3,500 ft
Aircraft
GLF5
Sky
overcast from 3,600 ft

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 17 forecast points nearest it (MIA, PIE, TLH, MOB, MSY, LCH, HOU, CLL, ABI, INK, ROW, ELP, TUS, PHX, BLH, 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	190° at 11 kt	0	17 °C	120 kt	16 h 42 min	5:10 pm PDT (00:10 UTC)
6,500 ft	200° at 13 kt	+1 kt	15 °C	119 kt	16 h 50 min	5:18 pm PDT (00:18 UTC)
8,500 ft	200° at 13 kt	+3 kt	12 °C	117 kt	17 h 08 min	5:36 pm PDT (00:36 UTC)
10,500 ft	220° at 13 kt	+6 kt	9 °C	114 kt	17 h 35 min	6:03 pm PDT (01:03 UTC)
12,500 ft	230° at 15 kt	+9 kt	5 °C	111 kt	18 h 03 min	6:31 pm PDT (01:31 UTC)
14,500 ft	230° at 18 kt	+12 kt	1 °C	108 kt	18 h 33 min	7:01 pm PDT (02:01 UTC)
16,500 ft	230° at 22 kt	+15 kt	-3 °C	105 kt	19 h 05 min	7:33 pm PDT (02:33 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	230° at 24 kt	+17 kt	-6 °C	103 kt	19 h 27 min	7:55 pm PDT (02:55 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	240° at 32 kt	+24 kt	-16 °C	96 kt	20 h 52 min	9:20 pm PDT (04:20 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	250° at 35 kt	+30 kt	-29 °C	90 kt	22 h 16 min	10:44 pm PDT (05:44 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	250° at 35 kt	+32 kt	-39 °C	88 kt	22 h 46 min	11:14 pm PDT (06:14 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	260° at 31 kt	+30 kt	-50 °C	90 kt	22 h 16 min	10:44 pm PDT (05:44 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

Point	From	3,000	6,000	9,000	12,000	18,000	24,000	30,000	34,000	39,000
MIA	used from 0 nm out; 30 nm from the line	150/7	140/5 17°	160/5 14°	L/V 9°	230/8 -5°	230/8 -17°	150/11 -32°	150/25 -41°	180/29 -51°
PIE	used from 100 nm out; 67 nm from the line	350/6	L/V 18°	290/6 14°	280/9 9°	250/18 -6°	250/23 -17°	240/30 -31°	220/31 -41°	220/30 -52°
TLH	used from 299 nm out; 162 nm from the line	320/18	350/31 18°	340/24 13°	310/17 8°	280/22 -7°	300/25 -17°	320/28 -33°	320/24 -41°	320/25 -50°
MOB	used from 349 nm out; 166 nm from the line	330/5	330/6 19°	340/6 11°	330/10 7°	320/16 -5°	310/26 -16°	340/40 -32°	340/47 -42°	350/51 -52°
MSY	used from 499 nm out; 71 nm from the line	110/5	150/6 19°	L/V 12°	310/5 7°	310/13 -4°	290/20 -16°	330/36 -31°	330/37 -41°	350/43 -52°
LCH	used from 648 nm out; 60 nm from the line	160/21	160/18 18°	180/13 12°	230/6 8°	280/10 -4°	260/13 -14°	310/29 -30°	320/32 -40°	330/33 -53°
HOU	used from 798 nm out; 56 nm from the line	160/22	150/27 19°	180/16 14°	250/7 9°	270/10 -5°	270/16 -13°	310/23 -29°	310/26 -40°	330/20 -52°
CLL	used from 848 nm out; 29 nm from the line	170/22	170/26 18°	200/15 14°	240/13 8°	240/15 -5°	260/17 -13°	290/27 -29°	290/22 -40°	320/30 -51°
ABI	used from 997 nm out; 84 nm from the line		200/31 17°	210/21 15°	240/15 9°	250/14 -4°	250/24 -14°	250/36 -28°	270/35 -38°	290/41 -50°
INK	used from 1147 nm out; 87 nm from the line		190/23 20°	200/18 15°	230/18 8°	240/23 -4°	240/37 -14°	240/46 -27°	250/42 -38°	260/36 -50°
ROW	used from 1296 nm out; 57 nm from the line		190/33	210/27 14°	220/28 6°	230/36 -6°	230/56 -15°	230/63 -27°	250/59 -37°	260/57 -49°
ELP	used from 1396 nm out; 50 nm from the line		290/17	210/11 13°	200/18 5°	220/46 -6°	230/64 -14°	230/63 -27°	240/55 -37°	240/44 -48°
TUS	used from 1546 nm out; 101 nm from the line		210/13 13°	200/35 9°	210/40 5°	220/50 -7°	220/59 -18°	230/79 -26°	230/84 -35°	230/84 -48°
PHX	used from 1645 nm out; 42 nm from the line	150/5	200/21 12°	200/27 6°	200/35 3°	220/58 -8°	220/69 -19°	220/87 -26°	230/93 -35°	230/79 -47°
BLH	used from 1795 nm out; 28 nm from the line	210/13	200/21 11°	200/22 5°	210/25 -1°	210/51 -10°	220/61 -20°	220/81 -29°	220/92 -34°	220/79 -45°
SAN	used from 1895 nm out; 72 nm from the line	200/11	200/23 7°	210/27 4°	210/31 -3°	220/56 -10°	220/56 -19°	220/52 -30°	220/64 -37°	220/67 -44°
ONT	used from 1945 nm out; 33 nm from the line	190/8	190/19 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

Airport	Where	Conditions	Wind	Visibility	Ceiling	Elevation	Reported
FLL Fort Lauderdale, FL	departure	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,500 feet	calm	10+ mi	none	65 ft	2:53 am EDT (06:53 UTC)
RSW Fort Myers, FL	90 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line, tower	low IFR Sky: sky obscured at 100 feet Weather: fog	calm	0.5 mi	100 ft	29 ft	07:12 UTC
HUM Houma, LA	598 nm out, 8 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	calm	7 mi	none	8 ft	23:47 UTC
LCH Lake Charles, LA	738 nm out, 5 nm east of the line, tower	marginal VFR Weather: mist	calm	3 mi	none	14 ft	07:22 UTC
GRK Fort Hood (Killeen), TX	977 nm out, 6 nm south of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,700 feet, scattered clouds at 18,000 feet	from the south-southeast (150°) at 8 knots	9 mi	none	1,015 ft	06:55 UTC
SJT San Angelo, TX	1117 nm out, 20 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (170°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	1,918 ft	06:51 UTC
MAF Midland, TX	1207 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 13 knots	10+ mi	none	2,872 ft	06:53 UTC
CFT Clifton/Morenci, AZ	1566 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line	no report just now				3,797 ft
IWA Phoenix, AZ	1695 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the southeast (130°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	1,384 ft	07:15 UTC
PSP Palm Springs, CA	1935 nm out, 13 nm north of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 7,000 feet	calm	10+ mi	7,000 ft	476 ft	06:53 UTC
SNA Santa Ana, CA	destination	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 4,100 feet, overcast at 7,000 feet	calm	10+ mi	7,000 ft	55 ft	11:53 pm PDT (06:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 3,797 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, 5:10 pm PDT (00:10 UTC)

Wind from the southwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 5,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for SNA

From Sun 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
At times between Mon 2:00 am PDT (09:00 UTC) and 5:00 am PDT (12:00 UTC): a broken layer at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
From Mon 12:00 pm PDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
From Mon 7:00 pm PDT (02:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,000 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet

The forecast for FLL, the departure

From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet
From Mon 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet
From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet
From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet

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

6/0543 MCGREGOR, TX 17 nm from the route, 967 nm along the route · security · ZFW
6/4240 SAN ANGELO, TX, Sunday, March 8, 2026 through Sunday, November 1, 2026 Local 18 nm from the route, 1107 nm along the route · security · until 1 November · ZFW
6/8722 ALAMOGORDO, NM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 20 nm from the route, 1416 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB
6/8887 Indio, CA, Sunday, October 11, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 4 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · until 12 October · ZLA
4/3635 DISNEYLAND THEME PARK, ANAHEIM,, CA 5 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · ZLA

Daylight

Sunset at FLL 6:55 pm EDT (22:55 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

Radar now, the Southeast · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the southern Plains · 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: Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International, John Wayne/Orange County.