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Falls Intl/Einarson Field to Jack Northrop Fld/Hawthorne Municipal INL → HHR

1,417 nautical miles (1,631 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 241°, about 238° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3E). At 120 knots that is 12 h 01 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 2-knot headwind), arriving about 5:49 am PDT (12:49 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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 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

  • SIGMET W70W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 32,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 8:55 pm CDT (01:55 UTC). Over the route from 589 to 788 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 112355
    MKCW WST 112355
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 70W
    VALID UNTIL 0155Z
    MT WY
    FROM 30SSW MLS-60WNW BFF-40SSE OCS-10S BPI-10S BIL-30SSW MLS
    AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL320.
  • SIGMET W68W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 36,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 8:55 pm CDT (01:55 UTC). Near the route, 908 nm along the route.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 112355
    MKCW WST 112355
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 68W
    VALID UNTIL 0155Z
    CO NM AZ UT
    FROM 30W CHE-20NNW TBE-60SE ABQ-40N SJN-30SW MTU-30W CHE
    AREA TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL360.
  • SIGMET W71W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 27,000 ft, moving from the south at 40 knots, until 8:55 pm CDT (01:55 UTC). Near the route, 908 nm along the route.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 112355
    MKCW WST 112355
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 71W
    VALID UNTIL 0155Z
    WY UT ID
    FROM 40S DBS-40WNW BPI-30WSW MTU-30SSW DTA-30SE TWF-40S DBS
    AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 20040KT. TOPS TO FL270.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the first 230 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET ZULU 4C: moderate icing up to 20,000 ft. Over the first 160 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 359 to 439 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 469 to 1297 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 599 to 1247 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 639 to 1237 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the route from 649 to 988 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 5W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots). Over the route from 729 to 808 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 3C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 838 to 1317 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 1028 to 1028 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the route from 1257 to 1397 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 6E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 60 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 INL.

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

Not fetched just now.

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 13 forecast points nearest it (INL, GFK, ABR, PIR, RAP, BFF, LND, RKS, SLC, BCE, LAS, WJF, ONT). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft160° at 5 kt+2 kt12 °C118 kt12 h 01 min5:49 am PDT (12:49 UTC)
6,500 ft200° at 10 kt+8 kt11 °C112 kt12 h 39 min6:27 am PDT (13:27 UTC)
8,500 ft210° at 22 kt+20 kt9 °C100 kt14 h 10 min7:58 am PDT (14:58 UTC)
10,500 ft210° at 32 kt+31 kt4 °C89 kt15 h 55 min9:43 am PDT (16:43 UTC)
12,500 ft220° at 38 kt+37 kt1 °C83 kt17 h 04 min10:52 am PDT (17:52 UTC)
14,500 ft220° at 39 kt+39 kt-3 °C81 kt17 h 30 min11:18 am PDT (18:18 UTC)
16,500 ft220° at 40 kt+40 kt-7 °C80 kt17 h 43 min11:31 am PDT (18:31 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180220° at 41 kt+42 kt-10 °C78 kt18 h 10 min11:58 am PDT (18:58 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240230° at 42 kt+42 kt-21 °C78 kt18 h 10 min11:58 am PDT (18:58 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300230° at 48 kt+49 kt-32 °C71 kt19 h 57 min1:45 pm PDT (20:45 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340230° at 55 kt+57 kt-39 °C63 kt22 h 30 min4:18 pm PDT (23:18 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390240° at 62 kt+63 kt-48 °C57 kt24 h 52 min6:40 pm PDT (01:40 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
INLused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line060/19300/13 11°240/19 7°230/43 1°260/54 -11°260/50 -22°270/66 -38°280/70 -49°270/79 -56°
GFKused from 100 nm out; 51 nm from the line050/18L/V 10°240/20 7°240/36 1°250/47 -11°260/53 -21°270/59 -36°270/65 -47°260/88 -56°
ABRused from 200 nm out; 73 nm from the line030/24220/5 16°230/18 12°230/32 5°240/38 -10°250/37 -20°240/40 -35°240/56 -44°250/72 -52°
PIRused from 349 nm out; 64 nm from the lineL/V 17°230/13 12°220/22 6°250/31 -9°250/34 -21°240/50 -35°230/61 -43°240/62 -51°
RAPused from 399 nm out; 60 nm from the line120/15 12°180/22 11°220/26 5°230/35 -9°240/40 -22°240/50 -37°240/51 -41°240/47 -47°
BFFused from 599 nm out; 112 nm from the line120/24180/31 13°210/26 7°230/25 -7°240/41 -20°230/52 -36°250/56 -41°260/57 -45°
LNDused from 649 nm out; 96 nm from the line180/33 10°190/50 3°210/59 -9°200/50 -21°190/41 -34°230/55 -39°240/65 -47°
RKSused from 699 nm out; 68 nm from the line190/43210/65 3°210/57 -9°210/56 -21°210/47 -33°230/63 -37°240/77 -46°
SLCused from 848 nm out; 95 nm from the line280/8210/39 5°210/52 -1°200/50 -11°200/56 -23°220/61 -28°230/73 -37°230/73 -45°
BCEused from 948 nm out; 84 nm from the line210/47 0°200/50 -12°220/31 -23°220/56 -26°220/58 -35°230/58 -45°
LASused from 1148 nm out; 46 nm from the line200/25 11°230/22 5°240/25 -1°220/37 -12°220/44 -21°210/52 -27°210/60 -34°220/58 -44°
WJFused from 1297 nm out; 63 nm from the line220/30 8°240/28 5°230/34 -2°220/34 -13°220/48 -20°220/47 -29°210/48 -34°220/52 -44°
ONTused from 1347 nm out; 25 nm from the line230/11200/17 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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
INL International Falls, MN departure no report just now 1,184 ft
VWU Waskish, MN 50 nm out, 1 nm southwest of the line no report just now 1,184 ft
FAR Fargo, ND 170 nm out, 15 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 901 ft
MBG Mobridge, SD 339 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line no report just now 1,716 ft
RAP Rapid City, SD 479 nm out, 13 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 3,203 ft
CPR Casper, WY 639 nm out, 24 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 5,344 ft
VEL Vernal, UT 838 nm out, 6 nm south of the line no report just now 5,274 ft
PUC Price, UT 918 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line no report just now 5,957 ft
RIF Richfield, UT 998 nm out, 3 nm south of the line no report just now 5,318 ft
VGT Las Vegas, NV 1208 nm out, 12 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 2,205 ft
EMT El Monte, CA 1397 nm out, 5 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 295 ft
HHR Hawthorne, CA destination no report just now 65 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 5,957 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, 5:49 am PDT (12:49 UTC)

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

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

  • 6/8890 LAS VEGAS, NV, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, 1198 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts tomorrow · ZLA
  • 6/8808 Las Vegas, NV, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 18 nm from the route, 1218 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZLA
  • 4/3635 DISNEYLAND THEME PARK, ANAHEIM,, CA 17 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · ZLA

Daylight

Sunset at INL 6:30 pm CDT (23:30 UTC), at HHR 6:23 pm PDT (01:23 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:48 pm PDT (01:48 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at HHR is before sunrise there (6:55 am PDT (13:55 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 upper Mississippi valley
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the northern Rockies
Radar now, the northern Rockies · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the southern Rockies
Radar now, the southern Rockies · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the whole country
Radar, the whole country · 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: Falls Intl/Einarson Field, Jack Northrop Fld/Hawthorne Municipal.