Los Angeles International to California Redwood Coast-Humboldt County LAX → ACV
502 nautical miles (578 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 329°, about 317° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12E). At 120 knots that is 3 h 57 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 7-knot tailwind), arriving about 2:39 am PDT (09:39 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: 830 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 15,000 ft. Near the route, at the departure end.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the last 266 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots). Near the route, at the destination end.
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 LAX.
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 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 6 forecast points nearest it (WJF, SBA, FAT, SAC, RBL, FOT). 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 | 150° at 7 kt | −7 kt | 6 °C | 127 kt | 3 h 57 min | 2:39 am PDT (09:39 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 170° at 8 kt | −7 kt | 4 °C | 127 kt | 3 h 57 min | 2:39 am PDT (09:39 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 190° at 7 kt | −5 kt | 0 °C | 125 kt | 4 h 01 min | 2:43 am PDT (09:43 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 230° at 6 kt | −1 kt | -3 °C | 121 kt | 4 h 09 min | 2:51 am PDT (09:51 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 260° at 7 kt | +3 kt | -6 °C | 117 kt | 4 h 17 min | 2:59 am PDT (09:59 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 290° at 9 kt | +7 kt | -9 °C | 113 kt | 4 h 27 min | 3:09 am PDT (10:09 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 310° at 13 kt | +12 kt | -12 °C | 108 kt | 4 h 39 min | 3:21 am PDT (10:21 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 320° at 16 kt | +15 kt | -15 °C | 105 kt | 4 h 47 min | 3:29 am PDT (10:29 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 340° at 24 kt | +23 kt | -23 °C | 97 kt | 5 h 11 min | 3:53 am PDT (10:53 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 290° at 18 kt | +14 kt | -31 °C | 106 kt | 4 h 44 min | 3:26 am PDT (10:26 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 250° at 23 kt | +4 kt | -37 °C | 116 kt | 4 h 20 min | 3:02 am PDT (10:02 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 230° at 31 kt | −3 kt | -43 °C | 123 kt | 4 h 05 min | 2:47 am PDT (09:47 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WJF | used from 0 nm out; 35 nm from the line | 200/28 6° | 210/28 3° | 210/29 -4° | 210/28 -14° | 220/41 -20° | 220/47 -29° | 220/46 -37° | 220/53 -44° | |
| SBA | used from 49 nm out; 47 nm from the line | L/V | 190/13 5° | 210/20 2° | 220/22 -3° | 260/19 -13° | 230/35 -22° | 220/43 -28° | 220/46 -36° | 220/45 -44° |
| FAT | used from 98 nm out; 65 nm from the line | 130/16 | 160/20 5° | 190/28 -1° | 210/25 -5° | 220/27 -15° | 230/21 -26° | 220/42 -29° | 220/44 -35° | 220/44 -44° |
| SAC | used from 246 nm out; 45 nm from the line | 110/6 | L/V 4° | 010/11 -2° | 350/11 -7° | 340/24 -16° | 360/44 -23° | 330/24 -30° | 270/21 -35° | 230/23 -43° |
| RBL | used from 394 nm out; 43 nm from the line | 020/16 | 360/6 5° | L/V -2° | 340/10 -8° | 360/59 -15° | 360/87 -23° | 360/68 -35° | 330/28 -37° | 260/26 -42° |
| FOT | used from 443 nm out; 21 nm from the line | 040/18 | 020/10 5° | 020/22 0° | 010/38 -3° | 360/70 -12° | 360/81 -23° | 360/88 -39° | 360/52 -44° | 330/31 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAX Los Angeles, CA | departure | no report just now | 127 ft | ||||
| VNY Van Nuys, CA | 20 nm out, 6 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 802 ft | ||||
| BFL Bakersfield, CA | 89 nm out, 20 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 509 ft | ||||
| DLO Delano, CA | 118 nm out, 22 nm east of the line | no report just now | 314 ft | ||||
| HJO Hanford, CA | 157 nm out, 24 nm east of the line | no report just now | 239 ft | ||||
| MER Atwater, CA | 226 nm out, 19 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 190 ft | ||||
| SCK Stockton, CA | 276 nm out, 8 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 32 ft | ||||
| SAC Sacramento, CA | 315 nm out, 19 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 23 ft | ||||
| WLW Willows, CA | 384 nm out, 23 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 141 ft | ||||
| FOT Fortuna, CA | 482 nm out, 15 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 392 ft | ||||
| ACV Arcata/Eureka, CA | destination | no report just now | 222 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 802 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At ACV when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:39 am PDT (09:39 UTC)
ACV has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 4/3635 DISNEYLAND THEME PARK, ANAHEIM,, CA 23 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · ZLA
Daylight
Sunset at LAX 6:23 pm PDT (01:23 UTC), at ACV 6:40 pm PDT (01:40 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:08 pm PDT (02:08 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at ACV is before sunrise there (7:24 am PDT (14:24 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: Los Angeles International, California Redwood Coast-Humboldt County.