Long Beach (Daugherty Field) to Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International LGB → ATL
1,676 nautical miles (1,929 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 081°, about 067° magnetic at the departure end (variation 14E). At 120 knots that is 9 h 38 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 54-knot tailwind), arriving about 4:40 pm EDT (20:40 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: 1 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 70 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 40 to 429 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 230 to 359 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 249 to 339 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 34,000 ft to 43,000 ft. Over the route from 319 to 639 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). Over the route from 349 to 459 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the route from 868 to 1058 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 LGB.
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 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 14 forecast points nearest it (ONT, BLH, PRC, ABQ, TCC, AMA, SPS, OKC, FSM, LIT, MEM, HSV, BHM, ATL). 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 | 250° at 20 kt | −19 kt | 139 kt | 12 h 03 min | 7:05 pm EDT (23:05 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 250° at 20 kt | −19 kt | 139 kt | 12 h 03 min | 7:05 pm EDT (23:05 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 230° at 20 kt | −17 kt | 11 °C | 137 kt | 12 h 14 min | 7:16 pm EDT (23:16 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 230° at 19 kt | −16 kt | 9 °C | 136 kt | 12 h 19 min | 7:21 pm EDT (23:21 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 230° at 20 kt | −16 kt | 5 °C | 136 kt | 12 h 19 min | 7:21 pm EDT (23:21 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 230° at 23 kt | −19 kt | 1 °C | 139 kt | 12 h 03 min | 7:05 pm EDT (23:05 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 230° at 27 kt | −23 kt | -3 °C | 143 kt | 11 h 43 min | 6:45 pm EDT (22:45 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 240° at 30 kt | −27 kt | -7 °C | 147 kt | 11 h 24 min | 6:26 pm EDT (22:26 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 240° at 31 kt | −28 kt | -8 °C | 148 kt | 11 h 19 min | 6:21 pm EDT (22:21 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 240° at 41 kt | −37 kt | -18 °C | 157 kt | 10 h 41 min | 5:43 pm EDT (21:43 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 250° at 54 kt | −53 kt | -29 °C | 173 kt | 9 h 41 min | 4:43 pm EDT (20:43 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 250° at 53 kt | −54 kt | -38 °C | 174 kt | 9 h 38 min | 4:40 pm EDT (20:40 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 250° at 48 kt | −49 kt | -49 °C | 169 kt | 9 h 55 min | 4:57 pm EDT (20:57 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; 11 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; 57 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° |
| PRC | used from 200 nm out; 65 nm from the line | 200/37 6° | 200/35 0° | 220/60 -11° | 220/71 -20° | 220/88 -29° | 220/98 -35° | 220/94 -45° | ||
| ABQ | used from 449 nm out; 103 nm from the line | 220/19 9° | 220/35 3° | 230/50 -8° | 240/64 -19° | 230/83 -26° | 230/85 -36° | 230/80 -48° | ||
| TCC | used from 649 nm out; 53 nm from the line | 240/20 | 230/22 13° | 230/27 6° | 230/40 -7° | 240/55 -18° | 240/74 -27° | 240/68 -37° | 250/64 -49° | |
| AMA | used from 748 nm out; 47 nm from the line | 230/32 | 230/28 14° | 230/27 7° | 230/38 -6° | 230/50 -17° | 250/69 -28° | 260/62 -37° | 270/65 -49° | |
| SPS | used from 898 nm out; 75 nm from the line | 220/35 | 220/31 18° | 230/16 14° | 230/10 8° | 250/18 -5° | 250/32 -16° | 260/51 -28° | 280/46 -38° | 300/50 -50° |
| OKC | used from 998 nm out; 35 nm from the line | 220/43 | 230/31 17° | 260/13 16° | 270/11 7° | 240/20 -6° | 250/32 -17° | 260/60 -28° | 280/50 -37° | 290/45 -50° |
| FSM | used from 1098 nm out; 67 nm from the line | 230/33 | 260/23 15° | 240/23 11° | 230/18 8° | 230/20 -8° | 250/31 -17° | 280/51 -30° | 280/52 -39° | 300/47 -51° |
| LIT | used from 1247 nm out; 17 nm from the line | 250/22 | 250/25 18° | 240/23 12° | 240/20 7° | 250/17 -6° | 260/25 -17° | 300/45 -29° | 300/49 -40° | 310/43 -51° |
| MEM | used from 1347 nm out; 48 nm from the line | 250/19 | 260/19 17° | 270/20 12° | 270/16 6° | 270/21 -6° | 290/27 -17° | 300/37 -30° | 300/49 -40° | 310/40 -51° |
| HSV | used from 1447 nm out; 90 nm from the line | 300/20 | 310/14 16° | 310/18 10° | 310/15 4° | 320/19 -5° | 290/16 -18° | 320/36 -32° | 320/47 -41° | 330/42 -50° |
| BHM | used from 1497 nm out; 47 nm from the line | 310/19 | 310/15 16° | 320/19 11° | 330/15 5° | 330/23 -5° | 320/14 -18° | 320/36 -32° | 330/44 -40° | 340/36 -51° |
| ATL | used from 1597 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 330/32 | 340/36 17° | 350/34 10° | 340/25 6° | 330/27 -6° | 350/35 -18° | 330/49 -32° | 340/47 -41° | 340/27 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LGB Long Beach, CA | departure | no report just now | 60 ft | ||||
| RAL Riverside, CA | 40 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 818 ft | ||||
| PRC Prescott, AZ | 289 nm out, 12 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 5,045 ft | ||||
| SJN St Johns, AZ | 439 nm out, 9 nm south of the line | no report just now | 5,736 ft | ||||
| ABQ Albuquerque, NM | 579 nm out, 14 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 5,354 ft | ||||
| AMA Amarillo, TX | 818 nm out, 19 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 3,606 ft | ||||
| LAW Lawton, OK | 978 nm out, 17 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,110 ft | ||||
| ADH Ada, OK | 1068 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 1,015 ft | ||||
| LIT Little Rock, AR | 1287 nm out, 13 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 266 ft | ||||
| TUP Tupelo, MS | 1457 nm out, 5 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 346 ft | ||||
| BHM Birmingham, AL | 1567 nm out, 23 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 650 ft | ||||
| ATL Atlanta, GA | destination | no report just now | 1,026 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 ATL when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:40 pm EDT (20:40 UTC)
ATL 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 0 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · ZLA
- 6/8891 Bullhead City, AZ, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local 24 nm from the route, 190 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZLA
Daylight
Sunset at LGB 6:21 pm PDT (01:21 UTC), at ATL 7:07 pm EDT (23:07 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:32 pm EDT (23:32 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: Long Beach (Daugherty Field), Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International.