Plan a flight · Mon 9:13 am CDT (14:13 UTC)

George Bush Intcntl/Houston Airport to Southern California Logistics Airport IAH → VCV

1,150 nautical miles (1,323 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 290°, about 287° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3E). At 120 knots that is 9 h 50 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 3-knot headwind), arriving about 5:03 pm PDT (00:03 UTC). Right now IAH is VFR, wind from the east-southeast (110°) at 3 knots; VCV is marginal VFR, wind from the west (270°) at 8 knots, gusting to 13. 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: 6 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 710 to 830 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 34,000 ft to 43,000 ft. Near the route, 730 nm along the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 780 to 930 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 900 to 910 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the last 70 nm of the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 2E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 30 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 IAH.

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

E45X at 32,000 ft, 28 nm south, 7:05 am CDT (12:05 UTC): moderate chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. 120 nm along the route, 28 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AUS UA /OV KCWK090015/TM 1205/FL320/TP E45X/TB MOD CHOP/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through AUS
Where
15 nm east (090°) of KCWK
Time
12:05 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
E45X
Turbulence
moderate chop
Remarks
zhu
B752 at 10,000 ft, 16 nm south, 8:15 am CDT (13:15 UTC): moderate turbulence, remarks: during the climb. 860 nm along the route, 16 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PHX UA /OV PXR050015/TM 1315/FL100/TP B752/TB MOD/RM DURC
```
Report
a routine report filed through PHX
Where
15 nm northeast (050°) of PXR
Time
13:15 UTC
Height
at 10,000 ft
Aircraft
B752
Turbulence
moderate
Remarks
during the climb
B737 at 13,000 ft, 10 nm southwest, 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): moderate turbulence, remarks: dur desct from 13,000 ft to 11,000 ft. At the destination end, 10 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ONT UA /OV 25N ONT/TM 1400/FL130/TP B737/TB MOD TURB/RM DUR DESCT 130-110
```
Report
a routine report filed through ONT
Where
25N ont
Time
14:00 UTC
Height
at 13,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
moderate turbulence
Remarks
dur desct from 13,000 ft to 11,000 ft
B739 at 34,000 ft, 50 nm southeast, 9:07 am CDT (14:07 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: smooth zhu. At the departure end, 50 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GLS UA /OV KVUH135158/TM 1407/FL340/TP B739/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through GLS
Where
158 nm southeast (135°) of KVUH
Time
14:07 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
B739
Turbulence
none
Remarks
smooth zhu
A320 at 2,000 ft, 2 nm south, 9:07 am CDT (14:07 UTC): a broken layer, remarks: bases BKN020 during the descent. At the departure end, 2 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IAH UA /OV DURD/TM 1407/FL020/TP A320/SK BKN/RM BASES BKN020 DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through IAH
Where
over DURD
Time
14:07 UTC
Height
at 2,000 ft
Aircraft
A320
Sky
a broken layer
Remarks
bases BKN020 during the descent
B38M at 2,000 ft, 17 nm south, 8:22 am CDT (13:22 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the departure end, 17 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IAH UA /OV 5NW HOU/TM 1322/FL020/TP B38M/SK BASE 020
```
Report
a routine report filed through IAH
Where
5NW hou
Time
13:22 UTC
Height
at 2,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Sky
base 2,000 ft
A21N at 32,000 ft, 2 nm south, 7:04 am CDT (12:04 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: zhu. At the departure end, 2 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IAH UA /OV KDAS134010/TM 1204/FL320/TP A21N/TB NEG/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through IAH
Where
10 nm southeast (134°) of KDAS
Time
12:04 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
A21N
Turbulence
none
Remarks
zhu
B36M at 18,000 ft, 33 nm north, 7:24 am CDT (12:24 UTC): light clear-air turbulence, remarks: zhu. At the departure end, 33 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IAH UA /OV KIAH355035/TM 1224/FL180/TP B36M/TB LGT CAT/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through IAH
Where
35 nm north (355°) of KIAH
Time
12:24 UTC
Height
at 18,000 ft
Aircraft
B36M
Turbulence
light clear-air turbulence
Remarks
zhu
C525 at 22,000 ft, 11 nm southwest, 7:40 am CDT (12:40 UTC): light rime icing, -12 °C, remarks: during the climb from 19,000 ft to 24,000 ft zhu. At the departure end, 11 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IAH UA /OV IAH270035/TM 1240/FL220/TP C525/TA M12/IC LGT RIME/RM DURC 190-240 ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through IAH
Where
35 nm west (270°) of IAH
Time
12:40 UTC
Height
at 22,000 ft
Aircraft
C525
Temperature
−12 °C
Icing
light rime
Remarks
during the climb from 19,000 ft to 24,000 ft zhu
F2TH at 18,000 ft, 39 nm northeast, 7:20 am CDT (12:20 UTC): no turbulence from 17,300 ft to 29,000 ft, remarks: zhu. At the departure end, 39 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
UTS UA /OV KLOA30035-KLOA190020/TM 1220/FL180/TP F2TH/TB NEG 290-173/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through UTS
Where
KLOA30035-KLOA190020
Time
12:20 UTC
Height
at 18,000 ft
Aircraft
F2TH
Turbulence
no from 29,000 ft to 17,300 ft
Remarks
zhu
B738 at 18,000 ft, 39 nm northeast, 6:59 am CDT (11:59 UTC): light turbulence, remarks: zhu. At the departure end, 39 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
UTS UA /OV KLOA155020/TM 1159/FL180/TP B738/TB LGT CHOPN 180-230/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through UTS
Where
20 nm southeast (155°) of KLOA
Time
11:59 UTC
Height
at 18,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
light chopn from 18,000 ft to 23,000 ft
Remarks
zhu
B738 at 21,000 ft, 17 nm northeast, 6:48 am CDT (11:48 UTC): light to moderate turbulence, remarks: flight level at 19,000 ft FL220 zhu. 70 nm along the route, 17 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CLL UA /OV KTNV200020/TM 1148/FL210/TP B738/TB LGT-MOD/RM FL 190 FL220 ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through CLL
Where
20 nm south (200°) of KTNV
Time
11:48 UTC
Height
at 21,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
light to moderate
Remarks
flight level at 19,000 ft FL220 zhu
B737 at 20,000 ft, 17 nm northeast, 6:35 am CDT (11:35 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. 70 nm along the route, 17 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CLL UA /OV KTNV/TM 1135/FL200/TP B737/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through CLL
Where
over KTNV
Time
11:35 UTC
Height
at 20,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
continuous light chop
Remarks
zhu
A320 at 4,000 ft, 30 nm southwest, 8:34 am CDT (13:34 UTC): remarks: during the climb. 110 nm along the route, 30 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AUS UA /OV 5 SE KAUS/TM 1334/FL040/TP A320/RM DURC
```
Report
a routine report filed through AUS
Where
5 southeast KAUS
Time
13:34 UTC
Height
at 4,000 ft
Aircraft
A320
Remarks
during the climb

16 more routine reports are on the map.

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 14:00–21:00 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 12 forecast points nearest it (HOU, CLL, SAT, ABI, INK, ROW, ELP, TUS, PHX, PRC, 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
4,500 ft	210° at 14 kt	+3 kt	18 °C	117 kt	9 h 50 min	5:03 pm PDT (00:03 UTC)
6,500 ft	210° at 17 kt	+5 kt	13 °C	115 kt	10 h	5:13 pm PDT (00:13 UTC)
8,500 ft	210° at 20 kt	+4 kt	10 °C	116 kt	9 h 55 min	5:08 pm PDT (00:08 UTC)
10,500 ft	210° at 24 kt	+6 kt	7 °C	114 kt	10 h 05 min	5:18 pm PDT (00:18 UTC)
12,500 ft	210° at 28 kt	+9 kt	4 °C	111 kt	10 h 22 min	5:35 pm PDT (00:35 UTC)
14,500 ft	220° at 32 kt	+12 kt	0 °C	108 kt	10 h 39 min	5:52 pm PDT (00:52 UTC)
16,500 ft	220° at 36 kt	+16 kt	-4 °C	104 kt	11 h 03 min	6:16 pm PDT (01:16 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	220° at 39 kt	+19 kt	-7 °C	101 kt	11 h 23 min	6:36 pm PDT (01:36 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	220° at 49 kt	+25 kt	-16 °C	95 kt	12 h 06 min	7:19 pm PDT (02:19 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	230° at 55 kt	+30 kt	-28 °C	90 kt	12 h 47 min	8:00 pm PDT (03:00 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	230° at 56 kt	+37 kt	-37 °C	83 kt	13 h 51 min	9:04 pm PDT (04:04 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	230° at 51 kt	+34 kt	-49 °C	86 kt	13 h 22 min	8:35 pm PDT (03:35 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 18:00 UTC for use 14:00 to 21:00 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
HOU	used from 0 nm out; 39 nm from the line	160/21	180/12 17°	210/11 13°	200/7 8°	280/7 -5°	260/19 -13°	290/16 -30°	340/15 -40°	010/27 -51°
CLL	used from 50 nm out; 21 nm from the line	180/21	200/24 17°	200/15 13°	200/7 8°	260/21 -5°	230/25 -13°	260/18 -29°	310/16 -39°	360/27 -51°
SAT	used from 150 nm out; 84 nm from the line	160/12	180/23 18°	190/21 14°	200/12 10°	240/19 -5°	220/19 -14°	210/8 -29°	090/9 -39°	050/21 -51°
ABI	used from 200 nm out; 75 nm from the line		210/22 19°	210/14 15°	210/19 8°	240/17 -4°	240/31 -15°	240/35 -27°	260/30 -37°	260/18 -51°
INK	used from 350 nm out; 48 nm from the line		240/15 21°	200/12 15°	190/15 8°	220/28 -5°	230/40 -14°	230/43 -27°	240/39 -38°	230/36 -50°
ROW	used from 450 nm out; 60 nm from the line		230/6	220/20 13°	210/37 7°	220/48 -6°	220/52 -16°	230/65 -27°	230/67 -37°	240/64 -49°
ELP	used from 550 nm out; 60 nm from the line		L/V	200/16 12°	210/36 7°	220/48 -6°	220/55 -15°	220/59 -27°	230/60 -37°	230/56 -50°
TUS	used from 700 nm out; 124 nm from the line		210/19 14°	200/27 6°	220/34 3°	220/54 -7°	220/67 -18°	220/83 -26°	220/82 -36°	220/81 -48°
PHX	used from 800 nm out; 56 nm from the line	200/12	210/26 11°	200/30 5°	200/40 0°	220/66 -9°	220/75 -19°	220/83 -27°	230/93 -35°	220/92 -48°
PRC	used from 900 nm out; 46 nm from the line			200/38 5°	200/44 -1°	210/72 -11°	220/78 -20°	220/85 -29°	230/99 -36°	230/105 -47°
BLH	used from 950 nm out; 52 nm from the line	220/16	220/25 8°	210/30 2°	220/35 -2°	210/54 -12°	220/73 -20°	220/90 -29°	230/103 -37°	230/105 -47°
ONT	used from 1100 nm out; 46 nm from the line	L/V	210/13 3°	220/24 0°	220/31 -3°	230/33 -14°	240/35 -22°	230/55 -31°	230/67 -37°	230/74 -45°

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
IAH Houston, TX	departure	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 2,800 feet, overcast at 24,000 feet	from the east-southeast (110°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	24,000 ft	95 ft	8:53 am CDT (13:53 UTC)
CLL College Station, TX	60 nm out, 17 nm north of the line, tower	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 3,700 feet	from the southeast (140°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	320 ft	13:53 UTC
GTU Georgetown, TX	130 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,200 feet	from the south-southeast (160°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	1,200 ft	789 ft	13:55 UTC
SJT San Angelo, TX	280 nm out, 6 nm south of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,600 feet	from the south (180°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	1,600 ft	1,918 ft	13:51 UTC
MAF Midland, TX	370 nm out, 4 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 16 knots, gusting to 21	10+ mi	none	2,872 ft	13:53 UTC
CNM Carlsbad, NM	480 nm out, 2 nm south of the line	VFR	from the south (170°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	3,294 ft	13:53 UTC
TCS Truth Or Consequences, NM	640 nm out, 13 nm north of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	4,861 ft	13:53 UTC
DVT Phoenix, AZ	880 nm out, 11 nm south of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 6,500 feet, overcast at 9,000 feet	from the southeast (140°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	6,500 ft	1,478 ft	13:53 UTC
HII Lake Havasu City, AZ	1000 nm out, 21 nm north of the line	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 5,500 feet, overcast at 7,000 feet	calm	10+ mi	5,500 ft	782 ft	13:55 UTC
TNP Twentynine Palms, CA	1080 nm out, 18 nm south of the line	no report just now				1,888 ft
VCV Victorville, CA	destination	marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 900 feet, overcast at 2,200 feet	from the west (270°) at 8 knots, gusting to 13	10+ mi	2,200 ft	2,885 ft	6:50 am PDT (13:50 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 4,861 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At VCV when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:03 pm PDT (00:03 UTC)

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

The forecast for IAH, the departure

From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,500 feet, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
30% chance between Mon 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC) and 4:00 pm CDT (21:00 UTC): light rain showers
From Mon 4:00 pm CDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 13 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 pm CDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 1,500 feet, overcast at 5,000 feet
At times between Tue 5:00 am CDT (10:00 UTC) and 8:00 am CDT (13:00 UTC): overcast at 1,500 feet

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

6/4240 SAN ANGELO, TX, Sunday, March 8, 2026 through Sunday, November 1, 2026 Local 3 nm from the route, 270 nm along the route · security · until 1 November · ZFW
6/8722 ALAMOGORDO, NM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 10 nm from the route, 580 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB
6/8891 Bullhead City, AZ, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local 24 nm from the route, 1020 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZLA

Daylight

Sunset at IAH 6:54 pm CDT (23:54 UTC), at VCV 6:17 pm PDT (01:17 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:42 pm PDT (01:42 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 southern Plains · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the southern Rockies · loop National Weather Service

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: George Bush Intcntl/Houston Airport, Southern California Logistics Airport.