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Daniel K Inouye International to Lanai Airport HNL → LNY

63 nautical miles (72 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 120°, about 109° magnetic at the departure end (variation 11E). At 120 knots that is 29 min at the quickest height in today's winds (13,500 ft, a 9-knot tailwind), arriving about 5:14 pm HST (03:14 UTC). Right now HNL is VFR, wind from the northeast (050°) 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: 16,352 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

No SIGMET or AIRMET covers any part of this route right now.

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 HNL.

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

  • B737 at 10,000 ft, 4 nm southeast, 4:20 pm HST (02:20 UTC): clear. 54 nm along the route, 4 nm southeast of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    LNY UA /OV LNY300005/TM 0220/FL100/TP B737/SK CLR/WX 10SM
    Report
    a routine report filed through LNY
    Where
    5 nm northwest (300°) of LNY
    Time
    02:20 UTC
    Height
    at 10,000 ft
    Aircraft
    B737
    Sky
    clear
    Weather
    10SM
  • PC12 at 6,500 ft, 4 nm west, 3:09 pm HST (01:09 UTC): no turbulence, clear from 6,500 ft to 60,000 ft. 54 nm along the route, 4 nm west of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    LNY UA /OV LNY290013/TM 0109/FL065/TP PC12/SK SKC/WX 10SM/TB NEGATIVE
    Report
    a routine report filed through LNY
    Where
    13 nm west (290°) of LNY
    Time
    01:09 UTC
    Height
    at 6,500 ft
    Aircraft
    PC12
    Sky
    clear
    Weather
    10SM
    Turbulence
    negative
  • C172 at 4,600 ft, 2 nm southeast, 2:34 pm HST (00:34 UTC): scattered clouds above 3,300 ft. 54 nm along the route, 2 nm southeast of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    LNY UA /OV LNY305007/TM 0034/FL046/TP C172/SK SCT033
    Report
    a routine report filed through LNY
    Where
    7 nm northwest (305°) of LNY
    Time
    00:34 UTC
    Height
    at 4,600 ft
    Aircraft
    C172
    Sky
    scattered clouds from 3,300 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 eastbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: odd 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 (HNL, LNY). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
3,500 ft100° at 10 kt+9 kt111 kt34 min5:19 pm HST (03:19 UTC)
5,500 ft070° at 10 kt+7 kt113 kt33 min5:18 pm HST (03:18 UTC)
7,500 ft030° at 13 kt+1 kt14 °C119 kt32 min5:17 pm HST (03:17 UTC)
9,500 ft020° at 19 kt−5 kt11 °C125 kt30 min5:15 pm HST (03:15 UTC)
11,500 ft020° at 22 kt−4 kt8 °C124 kt30 min5:15 pm HST (03:15 UTC)
13,500 ft360° at 21 kt−9 kt6 °C129 kt29 min5:14 pm HST (03:14 UTC)
15,500 ft350° at 18 kt−12 kt3 °C132 kt29 min5:14 pm HST (03:14 UTC)
17,500 ft020° at 9 kt−1 kt-1 °C121 kt31 min5:16 pm HST (03:16 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180040° at 8 kt+1 kt-2 °C119 kt32 min5:17 pm HST (03:17 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240360° at 3 kt−1 kt-15 °C121 kt31 min5:16 pm HST (03:16 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
PointFrom1,0001,5002,0003,0006,0009,00012,00015,00018,00024,000
HNLused from 0 nm out; 22 nm from the line070/9070/10070/11100/12070/10 17°010/19 12°020/21 7°340/18 4°040/6 -2°L/V -15°
LNYused from 45 nm out; 9 nm from the line080/10120/6060/11 15°030/16 11°020/28 7°360/29 5°040/14 -2°360/9 -15°

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
HNL Honolulu, HI departure VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,500 feet, a few clouds at 3,800 feet from the northeast (050°) at 10 knots 10+ mi none 13 ft 3:53 pm HST (01:53 UTC)
MKK Kaunakakai, HI 45 nm out, 15 nm northeast of the line, tower VFR from the northeast (040°) at 10 knots, gusting to 16 10+ mi none 453 ft 01:54 UTC
LNY Lanai City, HI destination reported, no category from the west (280°) at 9 knots 2,000 ft 1,308 ft 4:13 pm HST (02:13 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,308 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At LNY when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:14 pm HST (03:14 UTC)

Wind from the west at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,500 feet marginal VFR

The whole forecast for LNY
  • From Sun 2:00 pm HST (00:00 UTC): wind from the west at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,500 feet
  • From Sun 8:00 pm HST (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet
  • From Mon 10:00 am HST (20:00 UTC): wind from the west at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,500 feet
The forecast for HNL, the departure
  • From Sun 2:00 pm HST (00:00 UTC): wind from the east at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 3,000 feet, a few clouds at 4,500 feet
  • From Sun 8:00 pm HST (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet, a few clouds at 3,500 feet
  • From Mon 11:00 am HST (21:00 UTC): wind from the east at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 3,000 feet, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet
  • From Mon 6:00 pm HST (04:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 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 HNL 6:09 pm HST (04:09 UTC), at LNY 6:06 pm HST (04:06 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:28 pm HST (04:28 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, Hawaii
Radar now, Hawaii · 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: Daniel K Inouye International, Lanai Airport.