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Los Angeles International to Mobile Regional LAX → MOB

1,537 nautical miles (1,769 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 089°, about 077° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12E). At 120 knots that is 9 h 16 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 46-knot tailwind), arriving about 6:51 am CDT (11:51 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 9W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 28,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 8:55 pm PDT (03:55 UTC). Over the route from 270 to 339 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 120155
    MKCW WST 120155
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 9W
    VALID UNTIL 0355Z
    AZ
    FROM 20S TBC-30S INW-10E PHX-60SW DRK-30WNW DRK-20S TBC
    DMSHG AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 21020KT. TOPS TO FL280.
  • SIGMET 7W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 31,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 8:55 pm PDT (03:55 UTC). Over the route from 389 to 499 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 120155
    MKCW WST 120155
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 7W
    VALID UNTIL 0355Z
    NM AZ
    FROM 30NW SJN-30W TCS-60SE SSO-50SE TUS-70S INW-30NW SJN
    DMSHG AREA TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL310.
  • SIGMET 6W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 8:55 pm PDT (03:55 UTC). Over the route from 589 to 679 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 120155
    MKCW WST 120155
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 6W
    VALID UNTIL 0355Z
    CO NM
    FROM 50SSW DEN-30NNE TBE-50SSW CME-50E SJN-20NE DVC-50SSW DEN
    AREA TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL340.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 6E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 100 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the route from 30 to 180 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 3C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Near the route, 150 nm along the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 280 to 349 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 399 to 649 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 429 to 559 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 439 to 639 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 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, PHX, ABQ, ROW, LBB, ABI, DAL, SHV, JAN, MOB). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
3,500 ft200° at 13 kt−3 kt123 kt12 h 30 min10:05 am CDT (15:05 UTC)
5,500 ft210° at 21 kt−7 kt18 °C127 kt12 h 06 min9:41 am CDT (14:41 UTC)
7,500 ft210° at 21 kt−10 kt12 °C130 kt11 h 49 min9:24 am CDT (14:24 UTC)
9,500 ft220° at 20 kt−11 kt10 °C131 kt11 h 44 min9:19 am CDT (14:19 UTC)
11,500 ft220° at 20 kt−12 kt6 °C132 kt11 h 39 min9:14 am CDT (14:14 UTC)
13,500 ft220° at 23 kt−15 kt2 °C135 kt11 h 23 min8:58 am CDT (13:58 UTC)
15,500 ft230° at 26 kt−17 kt-2 °C137 kt11 h 13 min8:48 am CDT (13:48 UTC)
17,500 ft230° at 29 kt−20 kt-6 °C140 kt10 h 59 min8:34 am CDT (13:34 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180230° at 29 kt−20 kt-7 °C140 kt10 h 59 min8:34 am CDT (13:34 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240230° at 38 kt−28 kt-17 °C148 kt10 h 23 min7:58 am CDT (12:58 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300240° at 47 kt−42 kt-28 °C162 kt9 h 29 min7:04 am CDT (12:04 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340250° at 49 kt−46 kt-37 °C166 kt9 h 16 min6:51 am CDT (11:51 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390260° at 42 kt−42 kt-49 °C162 kt9 h 29 min7:04 am CDT (12:04 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
ONTused from 0 nm out; 17 nm from the line190/8190/19 6°210/23 4°210/29 -3°210/47 -13°210/49 -19°220/47 -30°220/50 -36°220/55 -43°
BLHused from 100 nm out; 63 nm from the line210/13200/21 11°200/22 5°210/25 -1°210/51 -10°220/61 -20°220/81 -29°220/92 -34°220/79 -45°
PRCused from 250 nm out; 51 nm from the line210/25 5°200/30 1°220/55 -10°220/61 -21°220/84 -28°230/90 -34°230/73 -45°
PHXused from 299 nm out; 27 nm from the line150/5200/21 12°200/27 6°200/35 3°220/58 -8°220/69 -19°220/87 -26°230/93 -35°230/79 -47°
ABQused from 449 nm out; 138 nm from the line220/27 11°210/35 5°220/46 -9°230/62 -20°240/78 -25°240/80 -35°240/56 -47°
ROWused from 599 nm out; 71 nm from the line190/33210/27 14°220/28 6°230/36 -6°230/56 -15°230/63 -27°250/59 -37°260/57 -49°
LBBused from 749 nm out; 63 nm from the line200/36 18°220/19 15°240/20 8°230/24 -4°240/37 -16°250/57 -28°250/51 -38°270/47 -50°
ABIused from 898 nm out; 31 nm from the line200/31 17°210/21 15°240/15 9°250/14 -4°250/24 -14°250/36 -28°270/35 -38°290/41 -50°
DALused from 998 nm out; 63 nm from the line190/29220/23 17°220/17 13°250/18 8°230/18 -5°240/18 -15°270/34 -29°280/33 -39°300/36 -51°
SHVused from 1148 nm out; 71 nm from the line200/18230/24 18°230/24 12°240/14 8°260/12 -4°240/11 -15°300/31 -29°300/32 -40°300/36 -52°
JANused from 1348 nm out; 86 nm from the line230/10270/13 18°270/11 12°310/11 6°300/15 -4°300/22 -16°310/33 -31°320/37 -41°330/41 -52°
MOBused from 1448 nm out; 65 nm from the line330/5330/6 19°340/6 11°330/10 7°320/16 -5°310/26 -16°340/40 -32°340/47 -42°350/51 -52°

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
LAX Los Angeles, CA departure no report just now 127 ft
RAL Riverside, CA 50 nm out, 2 nm west of the line, tower no report just now 818 ft
BLH Blythe, CA 180 nm out, 20 nm south of the line no report just now 399 ft
DVT Phoenix, AZ 319 nm out, 12 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 1,478 ft
TCS Truth Or Consequences, NM 559 nm out, 23 nm south of the line no report just now 4,861 ft
ROW Roswell, NM 699 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 3,671 ft
BFE Brownfield, TX 809 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line no report just now 3,264 ft
FWS Fort Worth, TX 1058 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 700 ft
TYR Tyler, TX 1158 nm out, 12 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 543 ft
AEX Alexandria, LA 1318 nm out, 18 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 88 ft
MCB Mc Comb, MS 1418 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line no report just now 413 ft
MOB Mobile, AL destination no report just now 218 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 4,861 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At MOB when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:51 am CDT (11:51 UTC)

MOB 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 7 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · ZLA
  • 6/8887 Indio, CA, Sunday, October 11, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 16 nm from the route, 110 nm along the route · security · until 12 October · ZLA
  • 6/8722 ALAMOGORDO, NM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, 619 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB
  • 6/8646 Arlington, TX, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Friday, October 16, 2026 UTC 18 nm from the route, 1068 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Thursday 15 October · ZFW

Daylight

Sunset at LAX 6:23 pm PDT (01:23 UTC), at MOB 6:25 pm CDT (23:25 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:49 pm CDT (23:49 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at MOB is before sunrise there (6:53 am CDT (11:53 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 Pacific Southwest
Radar now, the Pacific Southwest · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the southern Rockies
Radar now, the southern Rockies · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the southern Plains
Radar now, the southern Plains · 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: Los Angeles International, Mobile Regional.