Los Angeles International to Robert Gray Army Airfield LAX → GRK
1,054 nautical miles (1,213 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 094°, about 082° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12E). At 120 knots that is 6 h 26 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 44-knot tailwind), arriving about 8:10 am CDT (13:10 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: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Over the route from 20 to 109 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 80 to 338 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 368 to 428 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Near the route, 477 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 9 forecast points nearest it (ONT, BLH, PHX, TUS, ELP, ROW, INK, ABI, CLL). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,500 ft | 200° at 19 kt | −5 kt | 17 °C | 125 kt | 8 h 26 min | 10:10 am CDT (15:10 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 200° at 21 kt | −5 kt | 12 °C | 125 kt | 8 h 26 min | 10:10 am CDT (15:10 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 210° at 22 kt | −6 kt | 10 °C | 126 kt | 8 h 22 min | 10:06 am CDT (15:06 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 210° at 23 kt | −9 kt | 5 °C | 129 kt | 8 h 10 min | 9:54 am CDT (14:54 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 220° at 27 kt | −13 kt | 2 °C | 133 kt | 7 h 55 min | 9:39 am CDT (14:39 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 220° at 32 kt | −16 kt | -2 °C | 136 kt | 7 h 45 min | 9:29 am CDT (14:29 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 220° at 37 kt | −20 kt | -6 °C | 140 kt | 7 h 32 min | 9:16 am CDT (14:16 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 38 kt | −21 kt | -7 °C | 141 kt | 7 h 29 min | 9:13 am CDT (14:13 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 49 kt | −31 kt | -16 °C | 151 kt | 6 h 59 min | 8:43 am CDT (13:43 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 230° at 60 kt | −39 kt | -28 °C | 159 kt | 6 h 38 min | 8:22 am CDT (13:22 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 60 kt | −44 kt | -36 °C | 164 kt | 6 h 26 min | 8:10 am CDT (13:10 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 240° at 53 kt | −42 kt | -48 °C | 162 kt | 6 h 30 min | 8:14 am CDT (13:14 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; 18 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 99 nm out; 61 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° |
| PHX | used from 249 nm out; 47 nm from the line | 150/5 | 200/21 12° | 200/27 6° | 200/35 3° | 220/58 -8° | 220/69 -19° | 220/87 -26° | 230/93 -35° | 230/79 -47° |
| TUS | used from 398 nm out; 80 nm from the line | 210/13 13° | 200/35 9° | 210/40 5° | 220/50 -7° | 220/59 -18° | 230/79 -26° | 230/84 -35° | 230/84 -48° | |
| ELP | used from 497 nm out; 109 nm from the line | 290/17 | 210/11 13° | 200/18 5° | 220/46 -6° | 230/64 -14° | 230/63 -27° | 240/55 -37° | 240/44 -48° | |
| ROW | used from 647 nm out; 57 nm from the line | 190/33 | 210/27 14° | 220/28 6° | 230/36 -6° | 230/56 -15° | 230/63 -27° | 250/59 -37° | 260/57 -49° | |
| INK | used from 696 nm out; 60 nm from the line | 190/23 20° | 200/18 15° | 230/18 8° | 240/23 -4° | 240/37 -14° | 240/46 -27° | 250/42 -38° | 260/36 -50° | |
| ABI | used from 845 nm out; 91 nm from the line | 200/31 17° | 210/21 15° | 240/15 9° | 250/14 -4° | 250/24 -14° | 250/36 -28° | 270/35 -38° | 290/41 -50° | |
| CLL | used from 1044 nm out; 86 nm from the line | 170/22 | 170/26 18° | 200/15 14° | 240/13 8° | 240/15 -5° | 260/17 -13° | 290/27 -29° | 290/22 -40° | 320/30 -51° |
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 | ||||
| RIV Riverside, CA | 60 nm out, 2 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,536 ft | ||||
| UDD Palm Springs, CA | 109 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 73 ft | ||||
| GYR Goodyear, AZ | 298 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 969 ft | ||||
| PHX Phoenix, AZ | 318 nm out, 3 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,134 ft | ||||
| CFT Clifton/Morenci, AZ | 468 nm out, 9 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 3,797 ft | ||||
| ALM Alamogordo, NM | 627 nm out, 12 nm north of the line | no report just now | 4,199 ft | ||||
| CNM Carlsbad, NM | 716 nm out, 1 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 3,294 ft | ||||
| MAF Midland, TX | 826 nm out, 2 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 2,872 ft | ||||
| SJT San Angelo, TX | 915 nm out, 17 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,918 ft | ||||
| LZZ Lampasas, TX | 1034 nm out, 3 nm south of the line | no report just now | 1,214 ft | ||||
| GRK Fort Hood (Killeen), TX | destination | no report just now | 1,015 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 4,199 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At GRK when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 8:10 am CDT (13:10 UTC)
GRK 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 5 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · ZLA
- 6/8887 Indio, CA, Sunday, October 11, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 6 nm from the route, 109 nm along the route · security · until 12 October · ZLA
- 6/8722 ALAMOGORDO, NM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 17 nm from the route, 617 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB
- 6/4240 SAN ANGELO, TX, Sunday, March 8, 2026 through Sunday, November 1, 2026 Local 15 nm from the route, 925 nm along the route · security · until 1 November · ZFW
Daylight
Sunset at LAX 6:23 pm PDT (01:23 UTC), at GRK 7:02 pm CDT (00:02 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:26 pm CDT (00:26 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, Robert Gray Army Airfield.