Plan a flight · Mon 5:20 am PDT (12:20 UTC)

Los Angeles International to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International LAX → MSY

1,449 nautical miles (1,667 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 092°, about 080° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12E). At 120 knots that is 9 h 10 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 38-knot tailwind), arriving about 4:30 pm CDT (21:30 UTC). Right now LAX is VFR, wind from the north (360°) at 5 knots; MSY is VFR, wind calm. 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: 3,252 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 SIERRA 2E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 90 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 50 to 500 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 300 to 420 nm out.
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). Near the route, 450 nm along the route.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 34,000 ft to 43,000 ft. Near the route, 519 nm along the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, mist, fog). Over the last 130 nm of 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

B744 at 1,700 ft, 0 nm east, 2:24 am PDT (09:24 UTC): a few clouds above 1,700 ft, remarks: during the descent runway 25L lax. At the departure end, 0 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LAX UA /OV KLAX/TM 0924/FL017/TP B744/SK FEW017/RM DURD RY25L LAX
```
Report
a routine report filed through LAX
Where
over KLAX
Time
09:24 UTC
Height
at 1,700 ft
Aircraft
B744
Sky
a few clouds from 1,700 ft
Remarks
during the descent runway 25L lax
A333 descending, 8 nm north, 4:05 am PDT (11:05 UTC): overcast from 1,500 ft to 7,000 ft, remarks: during the descent runway 26R. At the departure end, 8 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ONT UA /OV ONT080/TM 1105/FLUNKN/TP A333/SK OVC015 - TOP070/RM DURD RY26R
```
Report
a routine report filed through ONT
Where
ONT080
Time
11:05 UTC
Height
height not given
Aircraft
A333
Sky
overcast from 1,500 ft, tops 7,000 ft
Remarks
during the descent runway 26R
B763 at 2,800 ft, 9 nm northwest, 5:05 am PDT (12:05 UTC): overcast from 1,500 ft to 6,000 ft, remarks: during the descent runway 26R. At the departure end, 9 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ONT UA /OV ONT080006/TM 1205/FL028/TP B763/SK OVC015-TOP060/RM DURD RY26R
```
Report
a routine report filed through ONT
Where
6 nm east (080°) of ONT
Time
12:05 UTC
Height
at 2,800 ft
Aircraft
B763
Sky
overcast from 1,500 ft, tops 6,000 ft
Remarks
during the descent runway 26R
E170 at 20,000 ft, 17 nm northeast, 4:49 am PDT (11:49 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZFW82. 769 nm along the route, 17 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
HOB UA /OV HOB030020/TM 1149/FL200/TP E170/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZFW82
```
Report
a routine report filed through HOB
Where
20 nm northeast (030°) of HOB
Time
11:49 UTC
Height
at 20,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
continuous light chop
Remarks
ZFW82
B738 at 21,000 ft, 48 nm south, 4:48 am PDT (11:48 UTC): light to moderate turbulence, remarks: flight level at 19,000 ft FL220 zhu. 1129 nm along the route, 48 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
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CLL UA /OV KTNV200020/TM 1148/FL210/TP B738/TB LGT-MOD/RM FL 190 FL220 ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through CLL
Where
20 nm south (200°) of KTNV
Time
11:48 UTC
Height
at 21,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
light to moderate
Remarks
flight level at 19,000 ft FL220 zhu
B737 at 20,000 ft, 48 nm south, 4:35 am PDT (11:35 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. 1129 nm along the route, 48 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CLL UA /OV KTNV/TM 1135/FL200/TP B737/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through CLL
Where
over KTNV
Time
11:35 UTC
Height
at 20,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
continuous light chop
Remarks
zhu
B738 at 18,000 ft, 30 nm south, 4:59 am PDT (11:59 UTC): light turbulence, remarks: zhu. 1169 nm along the route, 30 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
UTS UA /OV KLOA155020/TM 1159/FL180/TP B738/TB LGT CHOPN 180-230/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through UTS
Where
20 nm southeast (155°) of KLOA
Time
11:59 UTC
Height
at 18,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
light chopn from 18,000 ft to 23,000 ft
Remarks
zhu
A21N at 34,000 ft, 18 nm north, 4:37 am PDT (11:37 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: zhu. At the destination end, 18 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
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BTR UA /OV KBTR/TM 1137/FL340/TP A21N/TB NEG/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through BTR
Where
over KBTR
Time
11:37 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
A21N
Turbulence
none
Remarks
zhu
C25A at 41,000 ft, 47 nm northeast, 4:05 am PDT (11:05 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. At the destination end, 47 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
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HSA UA /OV KPCU314014/TM 1105/FL410/TP C25A/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through HSA
Where
14 nm northwest (314°) of KPCU
Time
11:05 UTC
Height
at 41,000 ft
Aircraft
C25A
Turbulence
occasional light chop
Remarks
zhu
B738 at 40,000 ft, 0 nm northeast, 4:03 am PDT (11:03 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. At the destination end, 0 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MSY UA /OV KHRV067024/TM 1103/FL400/TP B738/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through MSY
Where
24 nm northeast (067°) of KHRV
Time
11:03 UTC
Height
at 40,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
continuous light chop
Remarks
zhu
B738 at 36,000 ft, 0 nm northeast, 3:58 am PDT (10:58 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: zhu. At the destination end, 0 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MSY UA /OV KHRV339030/TM 1058/FL360/TP B738/TB NEG/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through MSY
Where
30 nm north (339°) of KHRV
Time
10:58 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
none
Remarks
zhu

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 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 11 forecast points nearest it (ONT, BLH, PHX, TUS, ELP, ROW, INK, ABI, CLL, LCH, MSY). 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	190° at 15 kt	−1 kt		121 kt	11 h 59 min	7:19 pm CDT (00:19 UTC)
5,500 ft	200° at 17 kt	−3 kt	18 °C	123 kt	11 h 47 min	7:07 pm CDT (00:07 UTC)
7,500 ft	200° at 17 kt	−4 kt	13 °C	124 kt	11 h 41 min	7:01 pm CDT (00:01 UTC)
9,500 ft	210° at 18 kt	−6 kt	10 °C	126 kt	11 h 30 min	6:50 pm CDT (23:50 UTC)
11,500 ft	210° at 20 kt	−8 kt	6 °C	128 kt	11 h 19 min	6:39 pm CDT (23:39 UTC)
13,500 ft	220° at 23 kt	−12 kt	2 °C	132 kt	10 h 59 min	6:19 pm CDT (23:19 UTC)
15,500 ft	220° at 26 kt	−16 kt	-2 °C	136 kt	10 h 39 min	5:59 pm CDT (22:59 UTC)
17,500 ft	230° at 30 kt	−21 kt	-6 °C	141 kt	10 h 17 min	5:37 pm CDT (22:37 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	230° at 31 kt	−22 kt	-7 °C	142 kt	10 h 12 min	5:32 pm CDT (22:32 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	230° at 41 kt	−30 kt	-16 °C	150 kt	9 h 40 min	5:00 pm CDT (22:00 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	230° at 47 kt	−36 kt	-29 °C	156 kt	9 h 17 min	4:37 pm CDT (21:37 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	240° at 46 kt	−38 kt	-38 °C	158 kt	9 h 10 min	4:30 pm CDT (21:30 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	240° at 41 kt	−36 kt	-50 °C	156 kt	9 h 17 min	4:37 pm CDT (21:37 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
ONT	used from 0 nm out; 17 nm from the line	250/11	200/20 4°	210/27 3°	220/26 -4°	240/32 -13°	220/52 -21°	220/67 -30°	220/72 -37°	220/65 -46°
BLH	used from 100 nm out; 61 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°
PHX	used from 250 nm out; 47 nm from the line	190/15	210/25 12°	200/34 4°	200/34 2°	220/58 -9°	220/75 -19°	220/91 -28°	220/100 -35°	220/95 -47°
TUS	used from 400 nm out; 95 nm from the line		200/12 13°	200/34 7°	210/41 4°	230/53 -7°	220/69 -19°	220/84 -27°	220/88 -36°	220/83 -48°
ELP	used from 500 nm out; 118 nm from the line		300/8	210/14 12°	210/28 6°	230/47 -6°	230/56 -14°	220/58 -27°	230/60 -38°	230/56 -50°
ROW	used from 599 nm out; 75 nm from the line		230/12	230/17 13°	220/30 7°	230/41 -5°	240/52 -17°	230/66 -28°	240/63 -38°	240/60 -50°
INK	used from 749 nm out; 51 nm from the line		220/17 21°	230/12 14°	210/13 7°	220/29 -5°	240/41 -14°	230/43 -28°	250/41 -38°	250/33 -51°
ABI	used from 849 nm out; 73 nm from the line		200/30 19°	220/12 16°	220/11 9°	230/15 -5°	250/26 -15°	250/39 -28°	270/36 -38°	280/30 -51°
CLL	used from 1049 nm out; 77 nm from the line	180/24	170/21 19°	180/10 14°	230/7 8°	230/16 -6°	260/20 -13°	290/23 -29°	320/21 -39°	340/35 -51°
LCH	used from 1199 nm out; 82 nm from the line	170/21	160/23 18°	170/13 13°	170/6 8°	300/12 -7°	280/16 -14°	320/27 -30°	330/23 -41°	340/38 -51°
MSY	used from 1349 nm out; 75 nm from the line	150/9	140/8 18°	L/V 13°	L/V 6°	320/15 -5°	310/16 -16°	320/32 -31°	340/35 -40°	350/34 -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

Airport	Where	Conditions	Wind	Visibility	Ceiling	Elevation	Reported
LAX Los Angeles, CA	departure	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,800 feet, scattered clouds at 2,200 feet, overcast at 3,500 feet	from the north (360°) at 5 knots	9 mi	3,500 ft	127 ft	4:53 am PDT (11:53 UTC)
RIV Riverside, CA	60 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,800 feet, a broken layer at 2,800 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet, a broken layer at 11,000 feet	from the southeast (130°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	2,800 ft	1,536 ft	11:55 UTC
BLH Blythe, CA	190 nm out, 12 nm southwest of the line	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 7,000 feet	from the south (180°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	7,000 ft	399 ft	11:52 UTC
SDL Scottsdale, AZ	330 nm out, 5 nm west of the line, tower	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 7,500 feet, a broken layer at 9,500 feet	from the east-southeast (110°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	9,500 ft	1,510 ft	11:53 UTC
TCS Truth Or Consequences, NM	559 nm out, 4 nm north of the line	VFR	from the west-northwest (300°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	4,861 ft	11:53 UTC
ATS Artesia, NM	699 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line	VFR	from the southwest (220°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	3,544 ft	12:15 UTC
HOB Hobbs, NM	769 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	3,660 ft	11:50 UTC
ABI Abilene, TX	939 nm out, 21 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (170°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	1,790 ft	11:52 UTC
ACT Waco, TX	1079 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the southeast (140°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	516 ft	11:51 UTC
JAS Jasper, TX	1249 nm out, 3 nm west of the line	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 2,300 feet	calm	7 mi	2,300 ft	212 ft	11:55 UTC
LFT Lafayette, LA	1359 nm out, 13 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	40 ft	11:53 UTC
MSY New Orleans, LA	destination	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet	calm	10+ mi	none	3 ft	6:53 am CDT (11:53 UTC)

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 MSY when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:30 pm CDT (21:30 UTC)

Wind from the southeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR

The whole forecast for MSY

From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

The forecast for LAX, the departure

From Mon 5:00 am PDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,500 feet
At times between Mon 5:00 am PDT (12:00 UTC) and 9:00 am PDT (16:00 UTC): visibility 5 miles, light rain showers
From Mon 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,500 feet
From Mon 6:00 pm PDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the west at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Tue 1:00 am PDT (08:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

4/3635 DISNEYLAND THEME PARK, ANAHEIM,, CA 6 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · ZLA
6/8722 ALAMOGORDO, NM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, 629 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB
6/0543 MCGREGOR, TX 13 nm from the route, 1069 nm along the route · security · ZFW

Daylight

Sunset at LAX 6:22 pm PDT (01:22 UTC), at MSY 6:33 pm CDT (23:33 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:57 pm CDT (23:57 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 · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the southern Rockies · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the southern Plains · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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, Louis Armstrong New Orleans International.