Los Angeles International to Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International LAX → BHM
1,574 nautical miles (1,811 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 082°, about 070° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12E). At 120 knots that is 9 h 03 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 54-knot tailwind), arriving about 9:49 am CDT (14:49 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: 17 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
- SIGMET 7C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 11:55 pm PDT (06:55 UTC). Over the route from 658 to 737 nm out.
as issued
WSUS32 KKCI 120455 MKCC WST 120455 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 7C VALID UNTIL 0655Z TX OK CO NM FROM 40NNW PUB-70WSW LBL-40NE CME-40ESE RSK-30ENE HBU-40NNW PUB AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL340.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Over the route from 20 to 149 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 100 to 558 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 239 to 359 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 309 to 697 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 339 to 349 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Near the route, 976 nm along 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 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 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 12 forecast points nearest it (ONT, BLH, PRC, ABQ, TCC, AMA, SPS, OKC, FSM, LIT, MEM, BHM). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,500 ft | 220° at 20 kt | −11 kt | 131 kt | 12 h 01 min | 12:47 pm CDT (17:47 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 220° at 23 kt | −15 kt | 135 kt | 11 h 40 min | 12:26 pm CDT (17:26 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 230° at 22 kt | −17 kt | 11 °C | 137 kt | 11 h 29 min | 12:15 pm CDT (17:15 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 230° at 21 kt | −17 kt | 9 °C | 137 kt | 11 h 29 min | 12:15 pm CDT (17:15 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 230° at 21 kt | −16 kt | 6 °C | 136 kt | 11 h 34 min | 12:20 pm CDT (17:20 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 230° at 23 kt | −18 kt | 2 °C | 138 kt | 11 h 24 min | 12:10 pm CDT (17:10 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 230° at 26 kt | −20 kt | -2 °C | 140 kt | 11 h 15 min | 12:01 pm CDT (17:01 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 230° at 29 kt | −23 kt | -6 °C | 143 kt | 11 h | 11:46 am CDT (16:46 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 230° at 30 kt | −23 kt | -7 °C | 143 kt | 11 h | 11:46 am CDT (16:46 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 240° at 38 kt | −34 kt | -18 °C | 154 kt | 10 h 13 min | 10:59 am CDT (15:59 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 240° at 53 kt | −50 kt | -29 °C | 170 kt | 9 h 16 min | 10:02 am CDT (15:02 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 250° at 54 kt | −54 kt | -37 °C | 174 kt | 9 h 03 min | 9:49 am CDT (14:49 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 250° at 45 kt | −46 kt | -48 °C | 166 kt | 9 h 29 min | 10:15 am CDT (15:15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ONT | used from 0 nm out; 16 nm from the line | 190/8 | 190/19 6° | 210/23 4° | 210/29 -3° | 210/47 -13° | 210/49 -19° | 220/47 -30° | 220/50 -36° | 220/55 -43° |
| BLH | used from 100 nm out; 70 nm from the line | 210/13 | 200/21 11° | 200/22 5° | 210/25 -1° | 210/51 -10° | 220/61 -20° | 220/81 -29° | 220/92 -34° | 220/79 -45° |
| PRC | used from 249 nm out; 27 nm from the line | 210/25 5° | 200/30 1° | 220/55 -10° | 220/61 -21° | 220/84 -28° | 230/90 -34° | 230/73 -45° | ||
| ABQ | used from 448 nm out; 115 nm from the line | 220/27 11° | 210/35 5° | 220/46 -9° | 230/62 -20° | 240/78 -25° | 240/80 -35° | 240/56 -47° | ||
| TCC | used from 648 nm out; 67 nm from the line | 210/42 | 230/33 14° | 230/32 6° | 220/35 -6° | 230/49 -19° | 240/72 -27° | 250/62 -36° | 250/52 -48° | |
| AMA | used from 797 nm out; 28 nm from the line | 210/38 | 230/29 14° | 240/29 7° | 220/27 -5° | 240/37 -18° | 240/66 -28° | 250/59 -37° | 260/47 -49° | |
| SPS | used from 897 nm out; 79 nm from the line | 200/39 | 220/28 17° | 230/27 12° | 240/15 9° | 250/15 -4° | 250/24 -15° | 260/45 -28° | 270/43 -39° | 280/45 -51° |
| OKC | used from 996 nm out; 47 nm from the line | 200/44 | 230/32 18° | 240/13 15° | 240/10 9° | 240/20 -5° | 250/27 -16° | 260/47 -28° | 270/48 -39° | 270/45 -50° |
| FSM | used from 1096 nm out; 86 nm from the line | 210/27 | 250/23 16° | 250/20 13° | 240/17 8° | 250/18 -6° | 260/31 -16° | 280/42 -30° | 280/44 -40° | 290/38 -51° |
| LIT | used from 1245 nm out; 39 nm from the line | 220/21 | 230/17 16° | 250/24 12° | 260/15 7° | 260/13 -5° | 280/25 -16° | 290/35 -30° | 300/42 -40° | 300/40 -52° |
| MEM | used from 1345 nm out; 71 nm from the line | 230/19 | 260/16 15° | 270/17 12° | 300/13 6° | 300/15 -5° | 300/26 -18° | 300/34 -32° | 300/41 -40° | 310/46 -52° |
| BHM | used from 1494 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 310/19 | 330/20 17° | 320/28 11° | 340/21 6° | 310/22 -7° | 330/33 -17° | 330/50 -32° | 330/57 -41° | 330/41 -50° |
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 | ||||
| ONT Ontario, CA | 40 nm out, 1 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 944 ft | ||||
| PRC Prescott, AZ | 299 nm out, 9 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 5,045 ft | ||||
| SJN St Johns, AZ | 448 nm out, 9 nm south of the line | no report just now | 5,736 ft | ||||
| ABQ Albuquerque, NM | 588 nm out, 16 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 5,354 ft | ||||
| SXU Santa Rosa, NM | 687 nm out, 9 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 4,791 ft | ||||
| HRX Hereford, TX | 797 nm out, 5 nm north of the line | no report just now | 3,787 ft | ||||
| LAW Lawton, OK | 986 nm out, 8 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,110 ft | ||||
| AQR Atoka, OK | 1106 nm out, 9 nm south of the line | no report just now | 590 ft | ||||
| PBF Pine Bluff, AR | 1315 nm out, 2 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 205 ft | ||||
| GTR Columbus/W Point/Starkville, MS | 1484 nm out, 22 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 264 ft | ||||
| BHM Birmingham, AL | destination | no report just now | 650 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 5,736 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At BHM when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:49 am CDT (14:49 UTC)
BHM 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 9 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · ZLA
- 6/8891 Bullhead City, AZ, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local 19 nm from the route, 199 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZLA
Daylight
Sunset at LAX 6:23 pm PDT (01:23 UTC), at BHM 6:17 pm CDT (23:17 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:42 pm CDT (23:42 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: Los Angeles International, Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International.