Long Beach (Daugherty Field) to Ketchikan International LGB → KTN
1,411 nautical miles (1,624 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 340°, about 326° magnetic at the departure end (variation 14E). At 120 knots that is 11 h 51 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 1-knot headwind), arriving about 1:37 pm AKDT (21:37 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: 4 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 60 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 199 to 755 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 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 10 forecast points nearest it (WJF, FAT, SAC, RNO, RBL, SIY, OTH, PDX, AST, SEA). 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 | 020° at 2 kt | +1 kt | 1 °C | 119 kt | 11 h 51 min | 1:37 pm AKDT (21:37 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 010° at 3 kt | +2 kt | 0 °C | 118 kt | 11 h 57 min | 1:43 pm AKDT (21:43 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 360° at 6 kt | +5 kt | -3 °C | 115 kt | 12 h 16 min | 2:02 pm AKDT (22:02 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 360° at 12 kt | +11 kt | -4 °C | 109 kt | 12 h 57 min | 2:43 pm AKDT (22:43 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 360° at 20 kt | +18 kt | -7 °C | 102 kt | 13 h 50 min | 3:36 pm AKDT (23:36 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 360° at 28 kt | +25 kt | -10 °C | 95 kt | 14 h 51 min | 4:37 pm AKDT (00:37 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 360° at 36 kt | +33 kt | -13 °C | 87 kt | 16 h 13 min | 5:59 pm AKDT (01:59 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 360° at 41 kt | +38 kt | -15 °C | 82 kt | 17 h 12 min | 6:58 pm AKDT (02:58 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 350° at 51 kt | +49 kt | -25 °C | 71 kt | 19 h 52 min | 9:38 pm AKDT (05:38 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 350° at 47 kt | +46 kt | -38 °C | 74 kt | 19 h 04 min | 8:50 pm AKDT (04:50 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 340° at 40 kt | +39 kt | -45 °C | 81 kt | 17 h 25 min | 7:11 pm AKDT (03:11 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 310° at 22 kt | +18 kt | -45 °C | 102 kt | 13 h 50 min | 3:36 pm AKDT (23:36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WJF | used from 0 nm out; 32 nm from the line | 210/26 4° | 210/28 2° | 230/23 -4° | 240/28 -13° | 220/47 -23° | 220/57 -30° | 220/65 -37° | 220/59 -45° | |
| FAT | used from 99 nm out; 70 nm from the line | 140/11 | 180/15 3° | 150/14 -3° | 200/14 -6° | 240/17 -16° | 320/25 -23° | 270/22 -31° | 240/29 -37° | 230/36 -44° |
| SAC | used from 248 nm out; 71 nm from the line | L/V | L/V 4° | 340/9 -4° | 340/22 -8° | 360/71 -12° | 360/82 -23° | 350/58 -37° | 310/30 -40° | 270/25 -44° |
| RNO | used from 298 nm out; 50 nm from the line | 010/6 | 270/12 -3° | 220/26 -10° | 280/13 -19° | 350/44 -24° | 320/30 -32° | 260/22 -36° | 240/24 -42° | |
| RBL | used from 398 nm out; 49 nm from the line | 350/14 | 320/9 4° | 290/7 -3° | 350/22 -7° | 360/75 -13° | 350/79 -24° | 350/74 -39° | 340/49 -43° | 280/23 -43° |
| SIY | used from 447 nm out; 52 nm from the line | 060/14 -1° | 030/21 -4° | 010/29 -8° | 360/75 -13° | 350/77 -24° | 350/74 -39° | 340/57 -45° | 300/20 -42° | |
| OTH | used from 596 nm out; 59 nm from the line | 020/7 | 020/13 1° | 010/26 -4° | 360/41 -4° | 350/60 -13° | 350/65 -24° | 350/72 -40° | 350/68 -48° | 340/43 -47° |
| PDX | used from 696 nm out; 61 nm from the line | L/V | 340/8 0° | 360/12 -6° | 010/30 -7° | 360/62 -15° | 360/67 -26° | 360/68 -40° | 350/61 -48° | 340/26 -44° |
| AST | used from 745 nm out; 28 nm from the line | L/V | 340/6 1° | 350/17 -2° | 360/32 -3° | 360/50 -14° | 350/55 -26° | 350/58 -40° | 350/62 -49° | 340/40 -47° |
| SEA | used from 944 nm out; 177 nm from the line | 350/5 | 010/6 0° | 010/9 -4° | 010/27 -6° | 010/51 -15° | 360/58 -26° | 360/60 -41° | 350/55 -48° | 340/30 -45° |
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 | ||||
| WHP Los Angeles, CA | 30 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,003 ft | ||||
| FAT Fresno, CA | 189 nm out, 12 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 335 ft | ||||
| TRK Truckee, CA | 348 nm out, 24 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 5,904 ft | ||||
| LMT Klamath Falls, OR | 527 nm out, 18 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 4,095 ft | ||||
| EUG Eugene, OR | 666 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 373 ft | ||||
| PFC Pacific City, OR | 735 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 10 ft | ||||
| CYAZ Tofino, | 974 nm out, 25 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 80 ft | ||||
| CYZT Port Hardy, | 1093 nm out, 10 nm east of the line | no report just now | 71 ft | ||||
| CYPR Prince Rupert, | 1332 nm out, 8 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 116 ft | ||||
| KTN Ketchikan, AK | destination | no report just now | 92 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 5,904 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At KTN when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:37 pm AKDT (21:37 UTC)
KTN 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 9 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · ZLA
- 6/8783 38NM NE BAKERSFIELD, CA, Saturday, October 10, 2026 through Friday, October 23, 2026 UTC 25 nm from the route, 109 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 23 October · ZLA
- 6/7094 45NM NE MERCED, CA, Sunday, October 4, 2026 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 UTC 5 nm from the route, 229 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 20 October · ZOA
Daylight
Sunset at LGB 6:21 pm PDT (01:21 UTC), at KTN 5:52 pm AKDT (01:52 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:29 pm AKDT (02:29 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), Ketchikan International.