Long Beach (Daugherty Field) to Daniel K Inouye International LGB → HNL
2,230 nautical miles (2,566 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 261°, about 247° magnetic at the departure end (variation 14E). At 120 knots that is 17 h 01 min at the quickest height in today's winds (18,000 ft, a 11-knot tailwind), arriving about 4:03 pm HST (02:03 UTC). Right now LGB is marginal VFR, wind calm; HNL is VFR, wind from the northwest (310°) at 6 knots. 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: 1,472 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 0 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the route from 140 to 210 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
- UAL1723 at 33,000 ft, 31 nm southeast, 11:23 pm PDT (06:23 UTC): -37 °C, wind 150° at 5 knots. 1530 nm along the route, 31 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
ARP UAL1723 2600N 14610W 0623 F330 MS37 150/005KT
- Report
- a routine report filed through ARP
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 westbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: even thousands plus 500 ft; above 18,000 ft the forecast levels), with the wind averaged along the line from the 4 forecast points nearest it (ONT, SBA, SFO, FOT). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,500 ft | 040° at 7 kt | −7 kt | 127 kt | 17 h 34 min | 4:36 pm HST (02:36 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 020° at 9 kt | −7 kt | 3 °C | 127 kt | 17 h 34 min | 4:36 pm HST (02:36 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 360° at 12 kt | −5 kt | 0 °C | 125 kt | 17 h 50 min | 4:52 pm HST (02:52 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 350° at 20 kt | −5 kt | -1 °C | 125 kt | 17 h 50 min | 4:52 pm HST (02:52 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 350° at 29 kt | −5 kt | -4 °C | 125 kt | 17 h 50 min | 4:52 pm HST (02:52 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 350° at 37 kt | −7 kt | -6 °C | 127 kt | 17 h 34 min | 4:36 pm HST (02:36 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 350° at 45 kt | −9 kt | -9 °C | 129 kt | 17 h 17 min | 4:19 pm HST (02:19 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 350° at 51 kt | −11 kt | -12 °C | 131 kt | 17 h 01 min | 4:03 pm HST (02:03 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 350° at 55 kt | −11 kt | -23 °C | 131 kt | 17 h 01 min | 4:03 pm HST (02:03 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 340° at 46 kt | −3 kt | -37 °C | 123 kt | 18 h 08 min | 5:10 pm HST (03:10 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 320° at 33 kt | +8 kt | -42 °C | 112 kt | 19 h 55 min | 6:57 pm HST (04:57 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 270° at 26 kt | +21 kt | -45 °C | 99 kt | 22 h 32 min | 9:34 pm HST (07:34 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; 55 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° |
| SBA | used from 50 nm out; 50 nm from the line | L/V | 220/9 2° | 240/16 1° | 240/19 -3° | 260/25 -13° | 260/27 -24° | 230/37 -31° | 220/54 -37° | 220/52 -45° |
| SFO | used from 500 nm out; 447 nm from the line | 090/9 | 050/12 4° | 010/17 -2° | 350/34 -3° | 360/70 -11° | 360/75 -22° | 350/57 -38° | 330/37 -42° | 280/25 -44° |
| FOT | used from 1650 nm out; 1533 nm from the line | 020/14 | 010/18 4° | 010/27 0° | 360/45 -1° | 350/59 -12° | 350/66 -23° | 350/79 -39° | 350/73 -48° | 330/40 -48° |
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 | marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 2,100 feet, a broken layer at 2,600 feet, overcast at 4,800 feet Weather: rain, mist | calm | 4 mi | 2,100 ft | 60 ft | 1:53 am PDT (08:53 UTC) |
| AVX Avalon, CA | 20 nm out, 23 nm south of the line | low IFR Sky: sky obscured at 200 feet Weather: fog | from the west-southwest (240°) at 12 knots, gusting to 17 | 0.25 mi | 200 ft | 1,602 ft | 08:51 UTC |
| HNL Honolulu, HI | destination | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,500 feet | from the northwest (310°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 13 ft | 10:53 pm HST (08:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,602 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At HNL when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:03 pm HST (02:03 UTC)
Wind from the east at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 3,000 feet, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for HNL
- From Sun 11:00 pm HST (09:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet
- From Mon 11:00 am HST (21:00 UTC): wind from the east at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 3,000 feet, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet
- From Mon 6:00 pm HST (04:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet
The forecast for LGB, the departure
- From Mon 1:00 am PDT (08:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility 3 miles, light rain, mist, a broken layer at 2,500 feet
- From Mon 3:00 am PDT (10:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 3,000 feet
- 30% chance between Mon 3:00 am PDT (10:00 UTC) and 5:00 am PDT (12:00 UTC): light rain showers
- From Mon 5:00 am PDT (12:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 3,500 feet
- 30% chance between Mon 5:00 am PDT (12:00 UTC) and 10:00 am PDT (17:00 UTC): light rain showers
- From Mon 10:00 am PDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 3,500 feet
- From Mon 12:00 pm PDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 4,000 feet
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
Daylight
Sunset at LGB 6:21 pm PDT (01:21 UTC), at HNL 6:09 pm HST (04:09 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:32 pm HST (04:32 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), Daniel K Inouye International.