Laramie Regional to Brown Field Municipal LAR → SDM
754 nautical miles (867 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 229°, about 216° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13E). At 120 knots that is 7 h 56 min at the quickest height in today's winds (8,500 ft, a 25-knot headwind), arriving about 10:58 am PDT (17:58 UTC). 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 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 first 238 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 34,000 ft to 43,000 ft. Over the first 436 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 22,000 ft. Over the first 159 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 20 to 535 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 50 to 238 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the route from 169 to 734 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 426 to 466 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 2E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 714 to 734 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 LAR.
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 08:00–15:00 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 6 forecast points nearest it (DEN, GJT, BCE, PRC, BLH, SAN). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8,500 ft | 220° at 25 kt | +25 kt | 6 °C | 95 kt | 7 h 56 min | 10:58 am PDT (17:58 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 210° at 29 kt | +28 kt | 2 °C | 92 kt | 8 h 12 min | 11:14 am PDT (18:14 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 220° at 33 kt | +33 kt | -1 °C | 87 kt | 8 h 40 min | 11:42 am PDT (18:42 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 220° at 41 kt | +40 kt | -5 °C | 80 kt | 9 h 26 min | 12:28 pm PDT (19:28 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 220° at 49 kt | +48 kt | -9 °C | 72 kt | 10 h 28 min | 1:30 pm PDT (20:30 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 55 kt | +54 kt | -12 °C | 66 kt | 11 h 25 min | 2:27 pm PDT (21:27 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 220° at 63 kt | +63 kt | -21 °C | 57 kt | 13 h 14 min | 4:16 pm PDT (23:16 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 220° at 74 kt | +74 kt | -30 °C | 46 kt | 16 h 23 min | 7:25 pm PDT (02:25 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 230° at 78 kt | +78 kt | -37 °C | 42 kt | 17 h 57 min | 8:59 pm PDT (03:59 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 230° at 78 kt | +78 kt | -46 °C | 42 kt | 17 h 57 min | 8:59 pm PDT (03:59 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | used from 0 nm out; 96 nm from the line | 270/24 11° | 230/13 5° | 230/48 -8° | 230/46 -20° | 230/63 -30° | 240/78 -36° | 240/78 -48° | ||
| GJT | used from 99 nm out; 62 nm from the line | 220/26 6° | 230/39 0° | 220/55 -13° | 230/60 -23° | 230/78 -31° | 230/80 -35° | 230/74 -44° | ||
| BCE | used from 297 nm out; 62 nm from the line | 200/32 -2° | 210/57 -15° | 220/71 -22° | 220/69 -30° | 220/64 -38° | 220/67 -44° | |||
| PRC | used from 446 nm out; 85 nm from the line | 200/37 6° | 200/35 0° | 220/60 -11° | 220/71 -20° | 220/88 -29° | 220/98 -35° | 220/94 -45° | ||
| BLH | used from 545 nm out; 72 nm from the line | 240/19 | 210/20 10° | 200/27 4° | 210/34 -2° | 220/59 -10° | 220/67 -20° | 220/75 -29° | 230/78 -38° | 220/90 -47° |
| SAN | used from 694 nm out; 38 nm from the line | 240/10 | 220/19 6° | 230/26 2° | 230/29 -3° | 230/43 -11° | 220/61 -20° | 220/72 -29° | 220/75 -38° | 220/71 -48° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAR Laramie, WY | departure | no report just now | 7,283 ft | ||||
| SBS Steamboat Springs, CO | 69 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 6,882 ft | ||||
| HDN Hayden, CO | 89 nm out, 9 nm north of the line | no report just now | 6,606 ft | ||||
| GJT Grand Junction, CO | 188 nm out, 13 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 4,861 ft | ||||
| CNY Moab, UT | 238 nm out, 11 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 4,579 ft | ||||
| PGA Page, AZ | 377 nm out, 13 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 4,316 ft | ||||
| IFP Bullhead City, AZ | 555 nm out, 19 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 707 ft | ||||
| TRM Palm Springs, CA | 674 nm out, 14 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | -114 ft | ||||
| RNM Ramona, CA | 734 nm out, 17 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,394 ft | ||||
| SDM San Diego, CA | destination | no report just now | 526 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 7,283 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At SDM when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:58 am PDT (17:58 UTC)
SDM has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8891 Bullhead City, AZ, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local 9 nm from the route, 555 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZLA
- 6/4812 El Centro, CA, Wednesday, July 15, 2026 through Tuesday, July 13, 2027 Local 16 nm from the route, 694 nm along the route · security · until 13 July · ZLA
Daylight
Sunset at LAR 6:25 pm MDT (00:25 UTC), at SDM 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
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: Laramie Regional, Brown Field Municipal.